Recently 3DXtreme has been taking a look at high end air coolers. Products like Thermaltakes' Big Typhoon, Blue Orb II and the Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro have all been reviewed within the last few months. Air cooling with products like these allow for some great overclocks - however would a high end air cooler ever be able to keep pace with an entry level water cooling setup? How about a one piece unit from the likes of Cooler Master? Today that?s just what we are going to set out to see.
Silverstone Strider ST60F 600W Power Supply Unit Review @ NGOHQ
600W might seem like a lot to many people, but for the high end user there is no doubt that a good power supply is a must have. High end users often have dual graphics cards, multiple hard drives, a high end CPU, two optical drives and several fans involved in their current setup. With specs like that a 600W PSU is desirable if you want a completely stable system. The ST60F is capable of maintaining 600W of continuous power output at 50°C. The ST60F has quad +12V rails, for extreme performance and giving the Silverstone ST60F a total of 42 amps.
MVKTECH Reviews Razer Copperhead Mouse
Razer has been one of the leading competition input devices on the market. Since the Boomslang models to the latest and greatest Copperhead High Precision Gaming Mouse,Razer has been used and endorsed by the best gamers on the planet. Continuing the legacy of award winning products, Razer introduces the latest laser technology powered by Laser Precision. Razer Precision? redefines performance and precision with the new 2000 DPI Laser optical smart sensor.
ATI's Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition Graphics Card
If you're longing to see a $1200 Radeon graphics subsystem under the Christmas tree this year, you will need a Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition graphics card. This magical device will allow you to sync up with a regular Radeon X1800 XT or XL graphics card for nearly double the rendering power of a single card. This new CrossFire card also sweeps away some of the limitations of the first-generation CrossFire hardware introduced just a couple of months ago, allowing mega-high-res gaming, among other things.
Thermalright V-1 Ultra Review
OCIA.net takes a look at the Thermalright V-1 Ultra GPU Cooler in their latest review.
The overall thinness of the V-1 Ultra is designed to minimize intrusion of the cooler into adjacent components. The portion on the front of the card is thinner than most stock coolers, however the addition of the fins and fan on the back of the card may inhibit its use in an SLI configuration.
The overall thinness of the V-1 Ultra is designed to minimize intrusion of the cooler into adjacent components. The portion on the front of the card is thinner than most stock coolers, however the addition of the fins and fan on the back of the card may inhibit its use in an SLI configuration.
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro @ PureOverclock
The results clearly show the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro to be one of the best CPU coolers on the market for noise/performance. It's impressive to see it handle the overclock without dipping into unsafe temperatures, too. I'll also add here that it is the quietest cooler i've ever used and for the price it's astounding.
OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel Memory Kit Review
OCIA.net takes a look at the OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel Memory Kit in their latest review.
After opening the package, the first thing you notice about the memory is the fit and finish of the heat spreaders. It is flawless and almost looks too good to stick inside a closed computer case. The heat spreaders have a polished gold mirrored finish on the outside edges with a large OCZ "Z" logo in the middle. The centers of the heat spreaders have a round honeycomb perforation finished in polished silver.
After opening the package, the first thing you notice about the memory is the fit and finish of the heat spreaders. It is flawless and almost looks too good to stick inside a closed computer case. The heat spreaders have a polished gold mirrored finish on the outside edges with a large OCZ "Z" logo in the middle. The centers of the heat spreaders have a round honeycomb perforation finished in polished silver.
OCZ EL Gold PC3500 GX Review
OCZ is a company well known among the enthusiast and overclocking crowd. We recently got a 2x512mb set of some Gold PC3500 GX, which uses UTT-BH chips, and is rated for 2-2-2-6 at stock speeds. It was quite fun to play with, go have a look! Eclipse OC
PCCLUB Nitro Extreme Review
SLI on a socket 939 board for under $1000? We give PC Club another look and see what SLI can do for gamers with a mid-range budget. Is one video card or two better when the options are the same price?
[H]ardOCP
[H]ardOCP
Corsair Voyager 4GB Thumb Drive Review
Thumb drive not providing you enough space for your needs? Corsair's Voyager thumb drives are very well respected because they are fast and very durable. This one is no exception, except that it offers you a full 4GB of space! Let's take a look at this spacious drive, and see how it stacks up to the competition.
Techgage
Techgage
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
If you are a gamer that takes gaming bit more seriously, likes to have latest toys and is willing to pay for them; Join us for a closer look of their latest gaming keyboard. Built-in LCD screen, 18 gaming buttons and two port usb hub should get one interested.
MetkuMods
MetkuMods
XFX GeForce 6800 GS XXX Edition
Nope ... not X-Rated at all, but this card is certainly very special. A couple of weeks ago we reviewed a GeForce 6600 from that wicked company called XFX. One week later NVIDIA however decided to throw in their Christmas release and lifted up the spirit by releasing yet another new graphics card, the GeForce 6800 GS.
Turtle Beach Montego DDL Review
We all have the desire to have the cleanest sound on our computers, but like everything else, there are far too many sound cards to choose from. Turtle Beach has been known for their high quality audio products, so we are taking a look at their top of the line Montego sound card. It looks good, but how does it perform for our audio junkie?
Techgage
Techgage
Overclocking Intel Pentium 4 660
Intel has found themselves in the wake among enthusiasts after the launch of the Prescott core that shocked everybody with its enormous heat dissipation and lack of increased performance. Intel thought that they could increase the clock frequencies and therefore gain what was lost by adding another pipeline-step. Since then, Intel?s engineers have worked hard with refining the manufacturing technique and to reduce the current leakage in order to increase the frequencies. The stepping is now at its third edition and despite the fact that it still have problems with the heat dissipation; they have managed to get the CPU up to higher frequencies.
Samsung 970P LCD Display Review
For some time now it has generally been accepted that Samsung has been leading the LCD monitor industry. There is a lot of competition in this field but Samsung has done a good job of staying a bit ahead of their competitors, usually in terms of product specifications, but also design. With the ever increasing prevelance of LCD displays Samsung's advantage has been tougher to maintain and the margin by which they lead the industry has slimmed.
OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC 2GB Kit Review
Developed with gamers in mind, the new OCZ PC-3200 1024MB Gold GX XTC Edition, provides excellent performance and stability for todays applications and gaming titles. The OCZ PC-3200 1024MB Gold GX Edition is part of the OCZ's high performance Gold Series and today we are going to take the 2048MB Dual Channel Kit for test drive. The product promises unprecendented performance and value for its mid-high end offering and is said to offer blazing speeds under the most demanding game titles at a reduced cost over the Platinum Series.
NZXT Lexa case review @ Xtreme Resources
Xtreme Resources Grace takes a look at the newest offering in computer case solutions from NZXT, the Lexa.
Sky Hawk GM670SC Power One Power Supply Review
Sky Hawk aka Eagle Technologies, has upped the ante on their GM-SC power supply series. The most powerful model in that series, the GM620SC specified Peak Power from 640W ~ 680W. Extrapolating from Sky Hawk's Peak Power formula in theory the GM670SC will offer Peak Power between 690W ~ 730W. Find out how it performs