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Heatsink News |
Wednesday, 28.11.2007 |
Rosewill RCX-Z5 CPU Cooler Review
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Today we take a look further up the Rosewill product family tree and put the RCX-Z5 in the T.E.C.C. Last month we started using the Thermal Environment Control Chamber for our CPU Cooler Testing and have been very satisfied with the results. To follow up from the initial article we tested the Rosewi...
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Apack ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler Examined
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If you're Apack, how do you surprise the rest of the cooling industry? Release a tower-style CPU cooler that doesn’t look like a butterfly. The new ZEROTherm Nirvana NV120 is that cooler, and luckily, it impressed. Could the Nirvana NV120 be our newest air-cooling champion?
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Scythe 120mm Slip Stream Fans Review
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Today for review I've got five of Scythes new Slip Stream 120mm fans ranging from 500rpms to 1900rpms. Do they live up to Scythes excellent reputation? Scythe is very well known for excellent cooling solutions, many of the CPU coolers are sought after for their excellent cooling abilities.
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Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Water Cooling System Review
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We take a look at the Thermaltake Bigwater 760i am om bay complete water cooling solution for your PC. We answer the question Is the Bigwater 760i able to keep our overclocked Core 2 Duo beast running at 3.2Ghz cool?
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Nanoxia Silent Case Fans Review
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All in all, despite the one DOA fan these fans performed very well. The noise levels were decent and the fan controllers provided with each unit was a nice touch. I have had four of these fans running in my main PC for almost a month now and I honestly couldn't be happier with a fan.
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Zalman ZM-MCF2 Multi Fan Controller Tested
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After the initial OMG that's so cool reaction, the novelty wears off pretty quickly after we had used it for a while. It looks fantastic but any long term usability is destroyed by the fact we simply couldn't read it. It got extremely frustrating to continually have to contort myself every time I wa...
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Thermaltake iXoft Lapinator Plus Comparison Review
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Both these products have a primary goal and secondary goal. The main target is to protect the users lap from the heat build up of newer and hotter laptops and both these products perform that job admirably.
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Gigabyte G-Power 2 Pro Heatsink Review
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Gigabyte recently announced its new G-Power 2 Pro CPU heatsink which adds additional airflow to the CPU Mosfets. This airflow helps to provide additional cooling for those Mosfets, making it easier for the motherboard to provide stable power for hungry CPUs. The G-Power 2 Pro has some nice features,...
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Tuniq TX-2 Thermal Compound Review
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All thermal paste is relatively the same, and as long as you use something between your processor and heatsink besides a thermal pad you're good.
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ASUS, Foxconn, GlacialTech, Thermaltake and Titan AMD Cooler Roundup
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Thus it's time to review some new products, namely 16 coolers from ASUS, Foxconn, GlacialTech, Thermaltake, and Titan. The market of budget coolers for AMD processors is still saturated despite growing manufacturing costs, high competition, price erosion, and serious pressure from boxed CPUs.
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OCZ Vanquisher CPU Cooler Tested
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The OCZ Vanquisher HSF can be found online for under 20 USD, and it offers good performance, low noise and is a decent choice to replace your stock cooler. If you are looking for an extreme performance cooler, you'll have to look elsewhere, but for mainstream users and mild overclockers, it should b...
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Thermal Paste Roundup
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I decided to test each product on my main PC, a pretty hot overclocked Core 2 Duo. In the testing, each thermal paste was applied carefully and the CPU and waterblock were thoroughly cleaned between applications. To measure CPU idle temperatures, the machine was cold booted (30 mins between tests) a...
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Zalman CNPS8700 LED Review
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If you are looking for a heatsink to help push that processor overclock a little farther, than look elsewhere, that is not the aim of the CNPS8700. But if you are looking for a cooler to keep your home theater pc cool without also being heard, the 8700 is just what you are looking for. Zalman has on...
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OCZ Technology Vendetta CPU Cooler Review
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As I mentioned earlier, the base is designed so that the three heatpipes will directly touch the CPU's heatspreader. I'm not a thermal engineer, but I do realize that there is some efficiency loss when transferring heat from one substrate to another, such as from the heatsink base to the heatpipes c...
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Misc News |
Tuesday, 27.11.2007 |
Pioneer DVR-LX70D HDD DVD Recorder Review
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Pioneer has come out with all guns blazing with the DVR-LX70D and really hits the target. The array of features on offer is mind-blowing, the superb user interface makes it a joy to use and the quality of recordings is second to none. There are a few minor grievances and omissions but nothing that s...
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Albatron Blue Ray Decoder Card Review
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The front of the box is where the magic really begins. Now we can see that VGA is printed down the left side but it doesn’t exactly stand out. Of course Blue Ray Decoder Card is what you see initially. Everything becomes a little clearer as you read the press release though; this Blue Ray Decoder Ca...
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Creative Gigaworks T40 speaker Review
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We got a set of Creatives latest creation named T40 to test. They are small speakers that seem to have new features that we are going to look at. Do you need a subwoofer to get a bass out of your system? Maybe not, according to Creative these things might do the trick so stay tuned in tonights revie...
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Ideazon Merc Stealth Illuminated Gaming Keyboard Review
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Ideazon has wowed us before with their unique products like the Z-Board, the Merc Gaming Keyboard and the Fang Gamepad. Today we are taking a look at the Ideazon Merc Stealth, a backlit version of the Merc Gaming Keyboard. Following the likes of Saitek and Logitech, Ideazon delivers a unique Gamers ...
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Maximo iM-490S iMetal Earphones Review
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The Maximo iM-490S iMetal earphones are acoustically engineered and tuned to provide optimal audio quality for your MP3 player. Featuring high fidelity 9mm neodymium drivers and a gold plated 3.5mm stereo plug these earphones produce powerful sound while providing a comfortable listening experience....
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M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Desktop Speaker System Review
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There's a reason why these speakers look so familiar. The AV40 speaker system is the bigger brother to the M-Audio Studiophile AV20 Portable Desktop Speaker System that I reviewed last month. As their names imply, the AV20 came with a pair of 10-watt speakers for a total output of 20 watts, whereas ...
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Sony DAV-IS10 DVD Home Cinema System Tested
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After first whipping it out of the box, we were sceptical about the DAV-IS10's ability to produce the sort of power needed for an awesome home cinema experience. But after hearing the loud and sophisticated sound bursting from these diminutive speakers, our cynicism proved unfounded. It's a remarkab...
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Case News |
Tuesday, 27.11.2007 |
NZXT Rogue SFF Gaming Case Review
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NZXT has sent over one of their latest cases, the NZXT Rogue SFF Gaming Case. Although they list it with their Crafted series, the smooth clean lines of this SFF case I feel more appropriately fits the Classic series. But the Rogue doesn't exactly match either of their two categories, most of which ...
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Thermaltake Xaser VI Super Tower Chassis Review
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The recently released Xaser VI is a chassis designed with aggressive lines, and certainly makes a bold statement. Xaser is pronounced Zzzzaser and it comes in various color configurations from silver, blue, black and red to mention a few, with this particular model being black with red trimmings. Lo...
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Ultra m998 Case Tested
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This Ultra m998 case is a very high quality mid-tower case that features an aluminum frame and sides as well as a removeable motherboard tray. It also has some pretty sweet cable management features that must be seen to be truely appreciated. If you're looking for a nice mid-tower case and don't wan...
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Silverstone Kublai Series KL01 Case Review
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Out of all of the cases I've had, I don't have to stop and think which one was my favorite. Hands down, the case I liked the most was a Silverstone Temjin TJ-05, the original model. It is big and beautiful, and I used words in my review like elegant and regal about it. It was the first large case I ...
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Ultra m998 Case Review
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The Ultra m998 shows us that classic good looks never die. Ultra Products has done an amazing job of updating a truly great case. They had the sense to keep what works while updating with extras and innovation where need be. The Ultra Power Bar is in no small measure a bonus to the m998 case.
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CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 Enclosure Review
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CoolerMaster has come up with some very unique and target-based products through the years. Some of those unique items include enclosures and extremely large, over-the-top type enclosures. The CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 is one of those enclosures. The Cosmos 1000 is large enough to house the family pe...
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Thermaltake DH-101 VF7001BNS Reviewed
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The Thermaltake DH-101 VF7001BNS is a great looking HTPC chassis with LCD display. The chassis has a large bridging support between the back and the 5 1/4" Drive bays. This support runs across the CPU so your large passive coolers may have problems fitting, if so you can remove this bridge and ...
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iStar S-9-H34 Elegant Storm Case Review
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Featuring a hot-swappable SATA enclosure, iStar's Elegant Storm S-9-H34 sports a feature that most enthusiasts are not accustomed to seeing in a Mid-ATX tower.
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Ultra m998 Mid-ATX Case Tested
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But the desktop case is special. It's a completely different and independent entity that fulfills its function just by existing around other stuff. It's a sculptural centerpiece that everyone notices, and it's always flaunting some visual personality for your rig. For the artistically inclined modde...
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Thermaltake Soprano DX Mid-Tower Case Review
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Although not the first of its kind, with overlapping, curved lines and a reflective metal-flake finish, it absolutely makes a show of combined elegance and stature. The black is accentuated by chrome lines and blue lighting, neither subtle nor minimalistic, but far from overstated. It's a good-looki...
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Hiper Anubis Mid-Tower Review
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Today, we are adding a new company to our personal list. Hiper. If their Anubis mid-tower had to be summed up in a single word, it would be Quality. Not too bad for their first showing
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Gigabyte iSolo 210 Case Review
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Sleek and stylish, simple and affordable. These are words not often used together to describe a computer case, and many regard the case as just a metal box to hold the real goodies inside. Yet, when crafted right, the chassis can be the eye catcher of the room, setting itself up to be a real showpie...
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