Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Iceberg Thermal Inc. is one of the newer players in the PC cooling market. The company was founded in 2019 by an experienced team of designers and engineers setting off on their own, aiming to deliver a wide range of PC cooling products to industrial and commercial users alike. They only have a handful of retails products currently available, with the vast majority of them being CPU air coolers, but they have just launched their first liquid cooler products, the IceFLOE Oasis series. In today’s review, we are having a look at the IceFLOE Oasis 360mm AIO (All-In-One) CPU cooler, the larger of the company's two recently-released liquid coolers. The IceFLOE Oasis CPU cooler targets the high-performance PC cooling market with a sub-$100 price point...
The Zalman ZM1200-EBT 1200W Power Supply Review
It has been many years since we last had a review of a PSU from Zalman, even though they currently are offering dozens of models. In this review we...
16 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/10/2016Lian Li PC-Q37 Announced: Two-Stage Mini-ITX Chassis with Tempered Glass
On Tuesday Lian Li introduced its PC-Q37 mini-ITX chassis designed for performance and modding enthusiasts based around small-form factor systems. The miniature PC case can accommodate high-end hardware and...
20 by Anton Shilov on 11/2/2016Enermax SteelWing Small Form Factor PC Chassis: Aluminum and Glass, $160
Enermax has started shipments of its new SteelWing chassis this week, designed specifically for small form-factor desktop PCs. The new PC case is made of aluminum and tempered glass...
26 by Anton Shilov on 11/1/2016The Alphacool NexXxoS Cool Answer 360 DDC/XT Liquid Cooling Kit Review
Despite the convenience of all-in-one liquid cooling solutions, hardcore enthusiasts still prefer customizable “open loop” systems, even with their overall complexity and cost. In this review we are testing...
86 by E. Fylladitakis on 10/24/2016The In Win 303 Case Review: Minimalist ATX with Tempered Glass for $93
Today we are having our first encounter with one of the oldest PC case designers, In Win. The company supplied us with the 303, one of their most anticipated...
46 by E. Fylladitakis on 10/12/2016The SilverStone SX700-LPT SFX 700W PSU Review
In the interest of minimizing space and noise, living room gaming PCs often require compact, high performance PSUs. Today we are taking a look at the SX700-LPT from SilverStone...
48 by E. Fylladitakis on 9/30/2016The Phononic HEX 2.0 TEC CPU Cooler Review
Today we are having our first contact with Phononic, a newcomer in the PC cooling market. Their first and currently only CPU cooler, the HEX 2.0, is a very...
48 by E. Fylladitakis on 9/26/2016NZXT Unveils Fully Customizable Aer RGB LED Fans
For system builders looking for a bit of extra flair, NZXT has announced a new family of computer fans with RGB LEDs, whose lighting can be customized using the...
32 by Anton Shilov on 9/21/2016Enermax D.F. Vegas: Self-Cleaning Fans with LEDs
Enermax has announced that they have expanded their lineup of fans with its DFR (dust free rotation) technology, which can clean themselves up from dust, with two new models...
6 by Anton Shilov on 9/19/2016The Corsair Carbide 600Q Case Review: Upside Down But Right On
The concept of reversed and rotated motherboard tray cases is not new. Such designs primarily received attention with the introduction of the BTX form factor, when manufacturers were trying...
46 by E. Fylladitakis on 9/12/2016SilverStone Introduces VT01 Mini-STX Chassis for $35
At Computex, SilverStone started to show off its early mini-STX prototype cases. This week it introduced its first commercial product, the VT01. The new PC case inherits classic design...
22 by Anton Shilov on 8/29/2016The BitFenix Pandora ATX Case Review
BitFenix owes a lot of their recent success as a company to the Pandora. It is a case that was loved for its design and price to performance ratio...
26 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/11/2016Thermaltake Releases New SFX PSUs: 450W and 600W, rated at 80 PLUS Gold
Thermaltake has introduced its first SFX power supplies designed for gaming PCs. The new Toughpower SFX series of PSUs will have two models, both of which are 80 Plus...
17 by Anton Shilov on 8/2/2016The Alphacool Eisbaer 240 CPU AIO Liquid Cooler Review
Alphacool has been a known manufacturer of liquid cooling products for many years but had virtually no presence in the mainstream market until recently. In this review we are...
69 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/1/2016The SilverStone ST60F-TI Strider Titanium 600W PSU Review
SilverStone joined the 80Plus Titanium PSU bandwagon with three new units recently, all with reasonable outputs and interesting specifications. In this review we are having a look at the...
22 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/29/2016Battle of The CPU Stock Coolers! 7x Intel vs 5x AMD, plus an EVO 212
End users need to be aware of the performance of their current cooling solutions in order to reasonably assess the upgrade that will fit their needs. In this review...
82 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/22/2016GIGABYTE Releases Xtreme Gaming XP1200M 80PLUS Platinum Power Supply
GIGABYTE has quietly released its new high-end power supply designed for expensive gaming PCs as well as workstations. The new PSU belongs to GIGABYTE’s Xtreme Gaming family of components...
8 by Anton Shilov on 7/7/2016The Raidmax RX-700AT 700W 80Plus Titanium Power Supply Review
Raidmax, despite being that common a name in the west, is actually one of the oldest PC case and PSU manufacturers. Over recent years, they have focused on cost-effective...
22 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/7/2016ASUS at Computex 2016: The 10 Years of the Republic Of Gamers (ROG) Booth Tour
For anyone following our Live Blog coverage at Computex this year, ASUS had two large press events in quick succession in different parts of town. The first focused on...
43 by Ian Cutress on 6/22/2016The NZXT Manta mITX Case Review
Many companies have brought their prowess to design cases for Mini-ITX motherboards, with the usual approach being the minimization of their external dimensions as designers are striving to fit...
48 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/16/2016