Month: September 2012

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Cooling

Zalman CNPS9900DF CPU Cooler Review

September 25, 2012 Dino DeCesari 5

The CNPS9900DF is armed with composite designed heatpipes, cross bending fin technology, dual fans, and the Cooler Noise Prevention System (CNPS). So, let’s take this cooler for a test drive and see how all of these designs come together, and more importantly, how well it cools the CPU!

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Memory

Kingston HyperX Predator DDR3-2666 8GB RAM Kit Review

September 24, 2012 Joe Shields 4

Kingston has long been in the memory and flash storage business; and like most other organizations, has kept up with market demand and the wants/needs of enthusiasts. The release of Ivy Bridge CPUs brings an even more robust memory controller on the chips and subsequently, even faster potential memory speeds. To that end, Kingston has brought to market a set of 2666 MHz rated chips within their Predator series of memory. It’s time to test these speedsters and see how they do.

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Reviews

EVGA SuperNova NEX1500 W Classified Power Supply Review

September 18, 2012 Bob Nova 25

Here we have it folks, EVGA’s entry into the “Ultimate PSU” market. EVGA has gone above and beyond the usual even for this market segment. 1500 W isn’t enough, so they put in eight rails (that can be set to a single huge rail via software or a DIP switch), fan controls, software to monitor and adjust the unit, 16 PCIe cables. It’s an impressively excessive PSU, really.