Since Fractal Design has jumped into the component market, they have done a great job of bringing us affordable cases that look great. Today we look at a refinement of their venerable Define XL, the Define XL R2. Did they make the right changes to make an already solid case a top contender? Let’s find out together, shall we?
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2/14
2013
2013
For most of you, the name Zalman will conjure up visions of quiet CPU coolers, and for good reason. They’ve been at the cooler game for many years now. Zalman’s product offerings have blossomed into a wide array of items over the past few years, and today we’ll be looking at one of their new cases; the MS800 to be exact.
Read More2/8
2013
2013
During our recent visit to CES in Las Vegas, we stopped by to see the folks from NZXT. They were proudly displaying the next generation Phantom design, this time called the 630. The Phantom 630 falls within the Crafted series of chassis, which is where most of their higher end cases are grouped. Let’s find out how well NZXT did with the newly designed Phantom, and if it’s a worthy contender in the competitive full tower case market.
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2013
2013
Shortly after arriving in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, we paid a visit to Enermax’s suite at the beautiful Aria Resort. On display were of course power supplies, fans and cases of all colors, shapes and sizes.
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2013
2013
NZXT, known for quality and design, is showing off several new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Read More12/13
2012
2012
Computers are shrinking. Even enthusiast computers are getting smaller & smaller. We’ll look more in-depth at the shrinking ability of the power-user in the coming weeks when we publish a review of EVGA’s mITX Z77 Stinger. However, before that, we’ll have a look at the case in which it will reside – the BitFenix Prodigy.
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2012
2012
Cooler Master, never a company to sit around and do nothing, seems to have spent some time thinking outside the box. The result is this HAF XB case. It’s shaped like a box, I assume they didn’t do their thinking inside as it’s too small to fit a standardized engineer inside it.
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2012
2012
Now, you may be thinking, “Fans? …What’s so interesting about fans?” Or you may not even be that fussed, just a tad curious. Whatever guys, fans are incredibly versatile. Hopefully this review will show a bit about how diverse the fan market is and what’s on offer for people.
Read More10/31
2012
2012
The Challenger is a new case from Cougar. When you see it you are to think about missile firing switches. It is designed to accommodate large graphics cards and to facilitate cooling as well as looking cool. And though they don’t advertise this, Cougar has clearly gone to some lengths to make the Challenger easy to work in. So did they succeed? Let’s go exploring and see.
Read More10/8
2012
2012
Nanoxia, who brings us fine fans, has taken the plunge and brought us their first case: the Deep Silence 1. Is this a silent monolith? Let’s see – and hear. Nanoxia is a German company best known for their green bladed fans and nanotechnology fan bearings. You can hear the composite in their name. They pride themselves on their “German Engineering.”
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