Gigabyte's 3D Mars enclosure
Better known for its mobos, Gigabyte recently started producing cases. The company's latest 3D Mars combines a brushed aluminum full tower with five cooling fans and your choice of window treatments. Keep reading to see what it's like. Read more...
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Last post by Rakhmaninov3 at 1:40 AM on October 9, 2008
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Rosewill's Conqueror enclosure
Rosewill's determination to make an enclosure people will notice is apparent with the new Conqueror case. Can an attractive price tag along with plenty of fans and customization options make it a smart buy for enthusiasts? Read more...
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Last post by Aphasia at 1:50 PM on September 13, 2008 -
Hiper's Osiris enclosure
Egyptian deity meets brushed aluminum in Hiper's Osiris, a formidable new contender among high-end PC cases. Will its upside-down design and understated good looks win us over? Let's have a look. Read more...
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Last post by moose17145 at 2:06 PM on August 21, 2008 -
The Beast chews through seven new PSUs
PC Power & Cooling's Silencer has reigned as our enthusiast PSU of choice for ten months now, but how does it stack up against the latest crop of 600-800W PSUs on the market? We round up seven units from BFG, ePower, Enermax, Mushkin, OCZ, Thermaltake, and Zalman to find... Read more...
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Eight power supply units encounter The Beast
Enthusiasts know there's much more to a PSU than wattage; we're looking for consistent DC voltages, minimal AC ripple, high efficiency, low noise, and effective cooling—and those are just the basics. So which ones measure up? Join us as we run eight PSUs through The Beast to find out. Read more...
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Cooler Master's Cosmos 1000 enclosure
Back in the day, an imposing full-tower enclosure loaded with noisy fans was the mark of a true PC enthusiast. Full-tower enclosures have somewhat fallen out of favor since, but Cooler Master's near-silent Cosmos looks set to bring them back. Read more...
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Last post by eitje at 8:13 AM on October 26, 2007 -
AMD aims to unify SFF PCs with DTX spec
Ever since we laid eyes on Shuttle's first cube, we've been enamored with the concept of small, quiet, yet capable PCs. AMD's proposed DTX standard could bring some harmony to the chaotic world of SFF PC components. Read on to see what DTX is all about. Read more...
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Last post by cbxbiker61 at 9:46 AM on October 25, 2007 -
Eleven enthusiast power supplies compared
Enthusiasts know the value of a quality power supply, but picking the best one isn't easy. We've pushed 11 PSUs between 500 and 750W to their limits to find which ones rise to the top. Read more...
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Shuttle's XPC SG33G5 SFF barebones system
OVER THE YEARS, Shuttle's XPC lineup has been whittled down from a vast array of small form factor barebones systems based on wildly different form factors to a handful of models built on only a couple of chassis. Power-hungry... Read more...
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Last post by azenz at 1:18 AM on August 27, 2007 -
Shuttle's XPC SD39P2 SFF barebones system
THE POPULARITY OF small form factor barebones systems has faded of late, and that's really a shame. Shuttle practically invented the breadbox form factor with the seminal SV24, and in the months and years that followed, we were treated... Read more...
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MSI's mPC 51PV small form factor barebones system
MSI'S SMALL FORM FACTOR SYSTEMS have traditionally been tardy, arriving to market a little too late in the life of the chipsets and sockets they sport. That tendency toward more dated hardware has been made even more apparent by... Read more...
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Last post by Nelis at 7:19 AM on December 15, 2006 -
Shuttle's XPC SN27P2 mini-barebones system
SHUTTLE ESSENTIALLY CREATED the market for small form factor barebones systems, but lately, the company has become more of a system builder. That shift in focus has slowed Shuttle's once-constant stream of new XPC designs with the latest... Read more...
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Last post by indeego at 7:24 PM on August 2, 2006 -
A pair of water coolers compared
FOR YEARS, WATER COOLING has been reserved for the most committed overclocking and silent computing enthusiasts. Piping water around a PC's internals definitely isn't for the faint of heart, and generally only those with supreme confidence in their... Read more...
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Last post by sativa at 10:40 AM on April 20, 2006 -
Shuttle's XPC SN21G5 barebones system
SHUTTLE GOT THE small form factor barebones party started way back in 2001 with the SV24. In the years that followed, the company rode the bleeding edge, integrating the latest sockets and chipsets into its evolving breadbox-sized chassis.... Read more...
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