The general concept behind effectively cooling your PC is, usually, tossing as much airflow at your components in an effort to keep it from overheating which generally works fine but once you start looking into smaller systems you’re left with poor case choices. Lian Li’s PC-A04 microATX case pops a pair of 120mm fans up front […]
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If you’re in the market for a low-powered machine to slot into your home theater setup, or just want an energy efficient computer, going for a low-end discrete graphics card gives you quite a bit of flexibility compared to integrated solutions. The AMD Radeon HD 6450 offers most of the video cleanup and filtering technology found […]
The reasons for owning a full-sized desktop, for most users, is dwindling since the majority of miniITX motherboards provide everything you need aside from extra expansion slots that few people take advantage of anyway. Gigabyte’s H67N-USB3-B3 features the Intel H67 chipset so you can expect Sandy Bridge CPU support and it also manages to pile on […]
Read more Gigabyte H67N-USB3-B3 has more connectivity than most full sized boards
Intense competition between graphics chip manufacturers, well the two of them anyway, has created some very favorable pricing points for the budget gamer. The new AMD Radeon HD 6790 is slotted into the $150USD price point which, normally, meant anemic performance at best but the current low to mid-range offerings from both sides means they’ll […]
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When a company becomes known for certain product lines it’s always weird when they come up with something new. The Polaris 120 is Swiftech’s attempt at a higher end air cooling solution which is somewhat odd for a company that’s well known for their high end liquid cooling gear. You’ll come to find their design […]
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Getting the best out of your storage system means steering clear of on-board solutions and going with an add-on card that lets you harness the power of a much speedier interface. The LSI MegaRAID 9265-8i supports Serial Attached SCSI setups and 6Gb/s SATA drives in very handy RAID configurations across a nice and wide PCI […]
That brand new mini PC you have planned probably won’t accept a tower cooler design and, unfortunately, the low profile cooler market isn’t exactly large so your options are limited. Thankfully the Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 is around with its focus on low-noise operation and taking up as little space as possible. Its two heatpipes aren’t […]
If you weren’t already aware that a power supply can effect how much energy your system draws well become acquainted since it can be a serious drain on the pocket especially if you’re a frequent gamer or leave your system(s) on. The Amacrox Free Earth 88PLUS touts up to 88% efficiency which means less power is being wasted […]
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Multi-GPU setups are becoming quite a bit more palatable with the improvement of driver support and the possibility of combining two “inexpensive” mid-range cards two out perform a more expensive single high end card. The Palit GeForce GTX 550 Ti is clad in some seriously clashing colors but once it’s paired up with its sibling they […]
Read more Palit GeForce GTX 550 Ti SLI redefines the mid-range performance concept
If you’re any sort of power user you’ve come to realize that air-cooled heatsinks can’t always handle the heat load you like to throw at your PC’s processing elements so you’re going to have to step up your cooling solutions. Universal water cooling blocks are a cheaper way to get your graphics chip cooled efficiently […]
The trend has been to come up with a completely new case design and market it as the greatest thing since sliced bread but it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense when you have a design that already works well. Antec’s Six Hundred V2 works on that principle by adding a hot-swap bay up […]
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