Published: Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Power Supply
As overclockers we often look at the highest capacity PSUs for our systems, not because we need them but because we want to make sure everything we run has adequate power. 80+ Gold edition PSUs deliver on those desires and do so with less heat, better overall efficiency and in some cases, peak loading conditions above the rated power specs.
Published: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - Cooling
Even though we try to concentrate on enthusiast level cooling solutions we are often called on to look at more mainstream heatsinks to see just how good they really are. In the case of the SilenX EFZ-120HA5 we are pleasantly surprised to see some good C/W numbers from a heatsink that would normally get overlooked by the community.
Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Motherboards
In this review we will be looking at a mainstream motherboard offering from Gigabyte called the Z68X-UD3H B3. This is a motherboard built around the Intel Z68 chipset supporting LGA1155 processors and just the right amount of onboard features for any purpose.
Published: Friday, February 17, 2012 - Cases
The Overseer represents the VN700 Series and the influence of Thermaltake's popular eSPORT line is clearly visible in the design. The all black SECC steel case is accented with a touch of blue that matches the blue accent lighting extremely well.
Published: Thursday, February 16, 2012 - Cooling
In this review we will be looking at the NZXT Havik 140 heatsink. This is a tower style heatsink that features dual 140mm fans and six heatpipes in a non-traditional configuration. We say non-traditional because they run perpendicular to the cooling fans for maximum exposure.
Published: Monday, February 13, 2012 - Motherboards
In this preview we will be looking at one of the latest motherboards in the Quantum Force lineup the Quantumian-1 X79. The Quantumian-1n is an enthusiast level motherboard designed for high-end gaming and overclocking using the full set of features common to Quantum Force motherboards.