Cases/Cooling/PSUs
With the highly integrated nature of PCs these days, the Mini-ITX form-factor has become a very viable option for high-performance gaming system. With plenty of motherboards available for both AMD and Intel's latest platforms, equipping an ITX system with a CPU is easy enough. But the small size of the form factor means that housing an ultra-wide flagship-level graphics card remains an issue. For this year's Computex trade show, Antec was showing off their solution to the problem of giant video cards: the Performance 1M case, a Mini-ITX case with a separate chamber just for a large video card. Antec's Performance 1M is a dual-chamber Mini-ITX chassis that splits off the video card from the rest of the system. The primary chamber houses a Mini-ITX...
NZXT Nemesis and Nemesis Elite
After their first case, the Guardian, NZXT has taken some time to make various changes and improvements to create a new breed of their themed chassis, the Nemesis.
53 by Purav Sanghani on 2/5/2005Value Case Roundup: A Look at the Affordable
We've been so occupied looking at all of the new, expensive PC cases that we almost forgot about those consumers who are looking for something with the right features...
58 by Purav Sanghani on 2/1/2005December 2004 HTPC Case Roundup
In our first ever HTPC case roundup, we look at models from CoolerMaster, SilverStone Technology, Ahanix, and NMediaPC to see which will help complete that home theater look for...
34 by Purav Sanghani on 12/27/2004MGE Viper: Another Xtreme Gamer Creation
With gaming chassis rolling out in the dozens, we look past the MGE Viper's factory modifications to decide whether its features and functions will keep us happy.
41 by Purav Sanghani on 12/18/2004Chenbro Gaming Bomb II: Anyone for Upscale Gaming?
Chenbro puts out a second version of its original Gaming Bomb chassis, the Gaming Bomb II.
42 by Purav Sanghani on 12/14/2004Close Encounters of the Small Kind
Many system builders have never actually seen, let alone used a Small Form Factor (SFF) system. They've been around for over three years, but the perception is often that...
45 by Jarred Walton on 12/8/2004Intel's Long Awaited BTX Form Factor
Finally, Intel takes the blindfold off the eyes of the public to reveal their successor to the ATX form factor, Balanced Technology eXtended!
77 by Purav Sanghani on 11/15/2004SilverStone Lascala 10M: An Exclusive Look at SilverStone's Newest Creation
SilverStone Technology was nice enough to send us a sample of their unreleased Lascala 10. We take a peek to see if it's ready for the home theater environment.
8 by Purav Sanghani on 11/13/2004Logisys CS888UV: Glowing Acrylic!
Logisys brings us a variation of the CS888CL with a bright blue glow!
17 by Purav Sanghani on 11/5/2004Aspire X-Navigator: A High End Gaming Chassis
Aspire International sends us a sample of their high end gaming chassis, the X-Navigator. We run it through our testing and perform an extensive analysis on its features and functionality.
23 by Purav Sanghani on 10/26/2004MGE Sidewinder: A Look at a Gaming Chassis
We tinkered with this gaming chassis to explore the features that it brings to a gamer's desktop.
12 by Purav Sanghani on 10/16/2004A First Look at the HTPC Case Genre with the Ahanix D.Vine 4
In our first ever HTPC case review, we take a look at Ahanix's D.Vine 4 HTPC case.
21 by Purav Sanghani on 10/10/2004SilverStone Technology Temjin 6: Another BTX Style in an ATX Form
SilverStone tries its hand at the BTX look with its ATX form factor, BTX-style Temjin 6.
28 by Purav Sanghani on 9/25/2004Thermaltake Tsunami: A Complete Visual Overhaul
Thermaltake does a number on the standard look of their case, throwing in curves and a shiny new paint job.
31 by Purav Sanghani on 9/10/2004Cooler Master Centurion 5: Simplicity Meets Functionality
The Centurion 5 from Cooler Master looks great on the outside with the internal features that will appeal to any user.
21 by Purav Sanghani on 9/1/2004SilverStone Technology Temjin 5
SilverStone Technology brings us a new chassis loaded with features and stamped with a new look, curves and all. Read on to see what makes this unique case so attractive.
32 by Purav Sanghani on 8/25/2004Enermax Sea Hawk
We have seen Enermax at its best with its line of power supplies for desktop and server applications, but that isn't all they have under their name. We open...
8 by Purav Sanghani on 8/14/2004Chenbro Xpider II
Like many case manufacturers, Chenbro claims to have designed a themed gaming chassis packed with features that will wow its customers. Check out what we think of this spider-themed case.
33 by Purav Sanghani on 8/10/2004Thermaltake XaserV Damier V6000A
As we wait for Thermaltake's upcoming fanless hardware, we spend some time with their Damier V6000A series aluminum chassis. Take a look at the changes that Thermaltake has made...
16 by Purav Sanghani on 7/22/2004BeanTech, ClearPC, SunBeam, and Logisys: Another Look at the Acrylic Arena
One year after our first look at acrylic cases, we go back and look at how 4 clear case manufacturers have improved their products to compete with the rest.
2 by Purav Sanghani on 7/6/2004
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