Through careful component selection and routing there’s still no way you’ll fit most of the massive gaming hardware into a run of the mill mid-tower case thus the huge current massive full-tower trend we’re all seeing. The Thermaltake Armor A60 cuts down on those silly 5.25″ external bays in favor of lots more internal harddrive […]
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It’s difficult to say what a PC user will do with their system once they put it together so many manufacturers pile on the features to entice use over to their camp. The ASRock X58 Extreme6 might just pull you in with its 12 SATA ports, six of which are SATA 3.0, or its USB […]
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When building a budget machine there are some sacrifices to be made in order to splurge on the things that matter the most…such as processors and graphics cards leaving the PC case funds a little lite. The Cooler Master Elite 370 is built with the gamer in mind meaning you have plenty of clearance for […]
Read more Cooler Master Elite 370 accepts your oversized hardware
If you’ve ever been near a PC with high end hardware you’re all too aware of the sort of noise those performance heatsinks can put out with their over the top fan speeds. Thermaltake’s Jing heatsink goes for a different approach with open frame fans pushing air through its not-so-densely packed fins which minimizes the […]
Read more Thermaltake Jing somehow accomplishes cooling performance and silence
Finesse has been the name of the game in many of the high end cases being made today which doesn’t always cut it especially if you load up on a bunch of high end hardware. The AZZA Hurrican 2000 is practically bulging with fans, as can be noted by its side panel, which sports two […]
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The mid-range has seen its fair share of quality products as of late with processors and chipsets showing some hefty feature sets but the advance of technology means new standards show up just to annoy you. The ASRock P55 Extreme4 brings along with it SATA 6G and USB 3.0 ports (four USB 3.0 ports to […]
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Water cooling processors has become a great way of keeping temperatures down and have become more accessible with pre-assembled water cooling kits that are priced about the same as high-end air coolers. The CoolIT Vantage A.L.C. takes the now familiar setup and adds in a second fan to improve cooling efficiency even more. The company […]
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Slow gaming performance leads a while heck of a lot of enthusiasts into upgrading their systems with a heavy focus on graphics performance but games are now making better usage of multiple cores beyond the usual quad-core setup. PC Games Hardware has twenty four of the latest and greatest, and not so new, games and […]
There are those brands that put out respectable products that work well for the average PC build but, eventually, manufacturers yearn for that performance badge that sets them apart. The ECS P55H-AK Black Series is jam packed with with Triple SLI and CrossFireX support to go along with SATA 6G, USB 3.0, and dual Gigabit […]
Read more ECS P55H-AK Black Series grabs for the performance edge
Small cases mean some trade offs especially when it comes to the graphics card since space saving means you have to live with third rate graphics options right? The Palit GeForce GTS 450 low profile model saves the day by squeezing into locations most graphics cards don’t dare: half height enclosures which have, no doubt, […]
Normally all of that tweaking and overclocking is best left to enthusiasts…on their desktop machines… but MSI has worked their magic on their new FX700 and FR700 notebooks which can boost the system’s performance at the touch of a button. The two models sport Intel Core i5 processors and 17.3″ LED backlit displays which should […]
Read more MSI FX700 and FR700 come with their very own turbo buttons
