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Heatsink News |
Wednesday, 31.10.2007 |
Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Water Cooling Kit Review
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Thermaltake touts the 760i as an easy-to-install, high performing, high quality, and high reliability kit. To achieve those goals, it will first have to step out of the shadow cast by its predecessor, the Bigwater 745, whose performance was marred by it's propensity to spring leaks during installati...
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ZEROtherm BTF92 Overclocker Edition Review
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Today we are checking out the BTF92 Overclocker Edition CPU cooler. The BTF92 is the big brother to the BTF90, which we took a look at a while ago. It is a little bit bigger than the BTF90 and features manual fan control, but besides that it is just about the same. Let's check it out and see if it c...
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Glacialtech Igloo 7311 Silent Heatsink Review
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In this review Frostytech will be examining the Glacialtech Igloo 7311 Silent AMD Athlon 64 heatsink. Can this simple extruded aluminum heatsink keep the Athlon64-class processor below running cool?
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Thermaltake DuOrb VGA Cooler Review
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It's a brand new DuOrb VGA Cooler that Thermaltake presented at Computex. It's compatible with some of the latest VGA products on the market from both AMD/ATI and NVIDIA. What is so cool about it? It has two 80mm fans. It's made of copper. It has nice blue LEDS. It provides support for many current ...
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Zerotherm BTF92 Overclocker Edition Reviewed
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Zerotherm has just announced an new all-copper CPU heatsink based on their classic butterfly design, the BTF92 Overclocker Edition. This heatsink features 92 copper fins, eight effective heat pipes and a shiny copper base. Add a 92mm fan with blue LEDs and a fan controller, and the BTF92 is ready to...
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ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium CPU Cooler Tested
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The ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 shows us a different style right off the bat with its black finish on the cooling fins. Using a 120mm fan coupled with a heatpipe design, we should see some pretty decent numbers produced by the Nirvana NV120 CPU cooler.
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Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler Review
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This time out, we'll be looking at another ZEROtherm cooler, the Nirvana NV120. It's a vertical style heatpipe cooler with a large fan, a very nice finish and an included fan speed controller. I've been impressed with the other ZEROtherm products that have come through the lab, and I expect similar ...
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Glacialtech Igloo 7222 Light Review
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The Glacialtech Igloo 7222 Light heatsink is ideal for energy efficient Socket AM2 AMD processors, or older socket 754, 939, 940 CPUs. Its 15x70x70mm fan operates at a single speed, and is not temperature responsive. The Igloo 7222 Light has a nice tool free clip mechanism, making a reassuring posit...
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Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 Premium Tested
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Zerotherm launches the new Nirvana NV120 Premium tower style heatsink, which features a copper base and four U-shaped heatpipes with aluminum fins. Over the entire surface of the Nirvana Premium is a dark gray mirror finish like no other heatsink I have seen. Included is a 120mm blue LED fan with a ...
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ZEROtherm Hurricane HC92 CU8800 VGA Cooler Review
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ZEROTherm has been kicking out high end CPU and VGA coolers for a couple of years now. We have seen some great performance out of their previous products such as the BTF90 and GX815 coolers. Will their newest VGA cooler rise to the challenge of todays demanding VGA cards? We are going to see how the...
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ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Cooler Review
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ZEROtherm doesn't shy away from challenges in the cooling industry, taking on the big dogs in a crowded cooling ring. Today's arena is the HardwareLogic test bench, and the heavyweight competition is the Zalman CNPS9700LED. This should be a great match up between two heavyweight contenders, so sit r...
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ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Review
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ZEROtherm is not a name that is really associated with PC cooling, but it soon will be. The last 2 products we have seen from them performed very well and received our Recommended Award. This week they are releasing a slew of new products and we got our hands on 2 of them. Today we will be looking a...
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Thermalright IFX-14 CPU Cooler Review
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If you have not heard of Thermalright they make some of the most unique and powerful CPU coolers on the market today. They really specialize in heatsink design, a lot of their coolers perform great without fans. Most of them don't even ship with fans. Their latest offering is the IFX-14 Inferno Fire...
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Rosewill RCX-Z4 CPU Cooler Tested
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Today we will be looking at the Rosewill RCX-Z4, the first in a series of CPU Coolers that will be tested in the T.E.C.C Thermal Environment Control Chamber. If you missed the introduction article you should read it before moving forward. For those of us that gawk at computer hardware all day Rosewi...
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Thermalright HR-11 VGA Backside Cooler Review
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The Thermalright HR-11 VGA Backside Cooler is a backside VGA cooler. While we spent the better part of an evening trying to understand the value of the HR-11, we came away with an idea, even if we weren't overwhelmed by its performance.
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Akasa Revo CPU Cooler Review
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Akasa has just introduced a new CPU cooler called the Revo, which features their new SilentFlux technology. This cooler utilizes a bubble pump to move the heat from the base through a radiator where it can be cooled by a fan. We put the Revo to the test to see how well this new cooling technology pe...
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Misc News |
Tuesday, 30.10.2007 |
Logitech G15 Keyboard Revision 2 Review
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The original Logitech G15 was meant to cater to a niche group of gamers and enthusiasts, and attempting to make it more mainstream by toning down some features totally defeats the original purpose. Added to this, the MSRP of the new G15 is 100 USD, compared to only 80 USD for the original G15 when i...
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Logitech G51 Surround Sound Speaker System Review
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There is another piece to the puzzle that many gamers totally overlook and skimp on: audio. A decent 2.1 system is more than enough to get you by, but if you really want to hear the game as it was intended to be heard, surround sound is a must. Surround sound totally immerses you in the game you are...
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Shure SE110 Earphones Reviewed
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The SE110s are a decent pair of headphones and, for the price, they're definitely worth considering and trying out if you're thinking of straying into the higher-end in-ear headphone market. The difference is definitely noticeable if you compare them to the type of headphones that most people will i...
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Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse Review
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High definition is the motto of today's electronics. Everything has got to be high def: from your home theater's TV to the LCD monitor hooked to your PC to – who knew? – the mouse you’re using right now. The newest gaming mouse from Logitech, the G9 model, reaches an impressive resolution of 3200 dp...
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Sling Media Slingbox Pro Review
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The Slingbox Pro has improved on the original in every respect. It's smarter on the outside, and smarter on the inside too. The increase in inputs adds flexibility, specifically the addition of component input. The increase in maximum quality is tangible, and platform support is good too, on Windows...
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JVC TH-L1 Home Theater System Tested
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At roughly 299 USD, the TH-L1 supports HDMI and component pass-through and has iPod and USB memory key inputs.
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Case News |
Monday, 29.10.2007 |
Apevia X-Jupiter G Jr. Case Review
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The pros on the other hand are a laundry list of what to have and what to do in order to make a case right. Apevia's cost conscious X-Jupiter Jr. is a fine example of how to get the most for your case upgrade dollar. A suggestion I'd offer to anyone looking to upgrade with this case would be to opt ...
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Revoltec Zirconium Reviewed
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Revoltec has made a simple, yet attractive case for not too much money. The Zirconium is currently sold for around 60 euro's. The front of the case is sleek and the I/O ports on top are a nice addition for easy access. The blue led's in the front lit's up nicely. Although the case is a bit cheaper, ...
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Gigabyte Triton 180 Case Review
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For a price of 70 USD, it will be difficult to find a better case than the Triton 180. It's solidly built and roomy inside but not so large that it takes up too much desk space. Instead of using windows, lights, or other flashy things Gigabyte went for a nice and sleek, sophisticated appearance with...
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Kingwin Z1 External HDD Enclosure Review
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Overall these Kingwin Z1 hard drive enclosures are of good quality and the kit includes everything you need to get up and running other than the hard drive itself. The ability to use wither USB 2.0 or e-SATA is a nice option if you're switching between maybe a main rig with e-SATA and an older rig w...
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ACRyan AluBox Reviewed
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The ACRyan AluBox is a very nice addition to the already crowded market of external storage devices. You can choose your own setup, make a choice out of three colors and a couple of different versions. ACRyan has made a beautiful storage device, but the more powerful the hard drive, the warmer it ge...
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Gigabyte iSolo 210 ATX Chassis Review
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Gigabyte has been around for some time and is widely considered a top competitor in the enthusiast motherboard market. However in recent times they have expanded their product line to cover video cards, powers supplies, CPU cooling and chassis. Today I have a chance to review the Gigabyte iSolo 210 ...
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Lian Li PC-B25B Black Aluminum Mid-Tower Case Review
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There's a good reason as to why Lian Li has been at the very top of the computer chassis industry for the past seven years. They have upheld a tradition of producing well designed products. Just as popular for their craftsmanship, the Lian Li company has a history of ingenious application of aluminu...
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Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G Type Case Review
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The Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G Type Case, a mid-tower case, is surely not as manly as its full tower case. or is it? This gaming case has a ton of options that you don't normally see in other gaming cases. If you get annoyed like me whenever using screws for everything you'll love this case because prac...
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Lian-Li PC-A12 chassis Tested
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After nearly 15 years of producing high-quality, beautifully-finished, aluminium system cases, Lian-Li has the sort of fanatical following that money can't buy. We're checking out the company's latest range, starting with the 'budget' model, the sub 90 GBP PC-A12, to see if the reputation is still d...
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Cooler Master CM690 Chassis Review
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Cases are kind of an anomaly in the world of computer hardware. Some people won't pay more than USD 50 for a case because, all in all, it's just a metal box. Others pay USD 300+ for thorough cooling solutions, complete PC silence, or professional aluminum styling. There is yet another group, though:...
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Apevia X-Jupiter Type G Tower Case Review
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Along with the release of the mid-tower X-Jupiter Jr. comes the full tower aluminum X-Jupiter chassis. With more fans, more space and less weight it's like the little Junior grew up.
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