Looking to expand (literally) on the original Mid-Tower Shinobi, BitFenix has introduced the Shinobi XL. The XL version now supports E-ATX and XL-ATX form factor motherboards, promises to be water cooling friendly, and makes the leap to Full-Tower status.
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5/22
2012
2012
Antec sent one of their new mid-range units, the Earthwatts Platinum 650 W. The Earthwatts “family” is focused on ecological power for everybody, with a minimalistic philosophy, all with an impressively low price tag for 80+ Platinum efficiency.
Read More5/17
2012
2012
Kingston has recently released their new HyperX 3K line of solid state drives, which aim to give users a high-performance storage solution while keeping the cost low. Kingston’s 240 GB HyperX 3K solid state drive has been put to the test over the past few weeks, so let’s see how it performed.
Read More5/7
2012
2012
We are going to explore the NZXT Phantom 410, a mid-tower computer case. Early this year, NZXT polled the facebook community to see what color combinations were most demanded by gamers and enthusiasts, selected the top choices and made them a reality.
Read More5/3
2012
2012
Whether used for a budget gaming system or an office workstation, the Source 220 Mid-Tower case by NZXT offers a classic design that should fit the bill in either situation.
Read More4/18
2012
2012
In this review, we’re looking at Cubitek’s latest incarnation in the Magic Cube series, called the AIO (All In One). It’s an all-aluminum case with loads of potential. Let’s get this show on the road and see what it’s made of.
Read More4/12
2012
2012
If you do not own a Z68 platform motherboard but the idea of hard drive caching piques your interest, don’t run out and buy a new Z68 motherboard quite yet! With the release of the Synapse Cache SSD’s by OCZ, you can bring SSD caching to just about any modern system.
Read More4/11
2012
2012
The Green Me series is aimed at a very tough market indeed, the mid-range wattage mid-range efficiency market. It sports 80+ Bronze certification and comes in power outputs of 550 W, 650 W and 750 W. Along with being aimed at a market best described as “tough”, the Green Me is also aimed at being green.
Read More4/6
2012
2012
After checking out the SilverStone PS07 a few weeks ago, we now have another mATX case from SilverStone, the TJ08-E. The Temjin series of cases are considered “premium” and the Precision series are “high-value” according to SilverStone. So, as we look through this case, I’ll be making comparisons to the PS07 to see what makes the TJ08-E fit in the premium line-up.
Read More4/4
2012
2012
Today, we’re looking at InWin’s new Glacier 900 W power supply. It’s an 80+ Gold rated, modular cabled unit with a nice looking spec sheet and a staggeringly long seven year warranty. Sounds pretty good to me! I’ll give it a taste of hell with my load tester, peer into its secret high frequency workings with my oscilloscope, and lastly crack it open to see if any wooly mammoths are inside the glacier. If I don’t find frozen mammoths, I’ll look at the build quality and see what components were used.
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