Published: Monday, June 25, 2012 - Motherboards
The EVGA Z77 FTW joins an elite group of motherboards aimed at satisfying the needs of overclocking, gaming and hardware enthusiasts. While this group is small by comparison the things they look for in a motherboard can be rather specific but really make the product better and well suited for the average user looking to build a solid system.
Published: Sunday, June 3, 2012 - Input Device
In this mini review we are looking at the new NZXT Aperture M multi media panel that features a USB based card reader and two native USB 3.0 ports. The Aperture M fits in any 5.25" drive bay and will connect directly to your motherboard using motherboard header plugs.
Published: Friday, June 1, 2012 - Cooling
As hardware enthusiasts we are always looking for better and more efficient ways to keep our systems cool. In the early days this usually included things like elaborate case mods to increase chassis cooling and exotic hardware cooling methods such as powerful CPU fans and even, the often mis-understood, watercooling loops.
Published: Monday, May 28, 2012 - Cooling
In this review we looked at a new cooler from Arctic called the Freezer Xtreme Rev2. The cooler appears to be designed to provide a good cooling base over a stock cooler and yet remain relatively silent under full load operation. This saves on fan noise, and to a lesser degree power.
Published: Friday, May 25, 2012 - Motherboards
Sandy Bridge, and now Ivy Bridge, has helped to define a new style of enthusiast system by providing top end performance for a fraction of cost. Another benefit is lower overall power consumption, and let's face it enthusiast systems aren't running 100% all the time so why not save some power in the process.
Published: Thursday, May 17, 2012 - Systems
In this review we will be looking at a new gaming system build from Cyberpower PC called the Gamer Xtreme 2000 SE. This is an Ivy Bridge based system designed to be an inexpensive and yet powerful gaming PC with a total price tag around $1200US.