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Lian-Li PC-888 Case
January 13, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
During CES 2009 Lian-Li introduced a concept case, PC-888, shaped like a billowing sail, made of blue anodized aluminum and costing a fortune. Let’s take a look on this very different case.

CSX Cases by Cooler Master
January 12, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
CSX is a partnership between Cooler Master and Smooth Creations USA to provide professional-grade paint job and artwork for Cooler Master cases. In this article we show all artworks they were displaying during CES 2008.

Zalman Z-Machine LQ1000 Case
January 9, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the forthcoming Zalman Z-Machine LQ1000 case, a blend between their Z-Machine GT1000 case and their Reserator XT water-cooling system.

Antec Sonata III 500 Case
November 2, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Sonata III 500, a mainstream high-quality case from Antec that comes with a 500 W power supply.

Antec Performance One P182SE Case
October 16, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on P182SE, a high-end case from Antec, part of their Performance One family.

Gigabyte Mercury Pro Case
May 8, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
Mercury Pro is the latest case from Gigabyte, manufactured in aluminum and coming with a built-in water cooling system.

Zalman Z-Machine GT1000 Case
May 6, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Z-Machine GT1000, an all-aluminum high-end case that Zalman will release this month.

Enermax Uber Chakra Case
May 5, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the latest case from Enermax, Uber Chakra, which features a huge 25 cm side fan.

Antec Nine Hundred Case
October 8, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the latest case from Antec, Nine Hundred, which has a huge 200-mm fan on its top, a 120-mm fan on its rear and two 120-mm fans on its front panel.

Zalman Fatal1ty Case
September 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the new Fatal1ty case from Zalman, which will reach the market in the next few weeks.

Cooler Master Centurion 534 Case
March 29, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Centurion 534 case from Cooler Master, which has an aluminum front panel but internally is still made of steel.

XG Viper 2 Case
March 27, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Viper 2, an all-aluminum snakehead-shaped case from XG.

Gigabyte Poseidon Case
March 25, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Our first impressions on the new all-aluminum case from Gigabyte, Poseidon.

Thermaltake Tai-Chi Case
March 23, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Tai-Chi PC case from Thermaltake, which is made of aluminum and comes with a water cooling kit.



CoolIT Domino ALC Water Cooler
January 14, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
During CES 2009 we could take a look on CoolIT Domino ALC, a self-containing water cooling system for CPUs with an LCD display and that is coming with an impressive low price (USD 79). Check it out.

Corsair TEC-Based Water-Cooling Solution for Memories
January 8, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
During CES 2009 Corsair displayed their forthcoming TEC-based water-cooling solution for memory modules. We were able to take a good look on this system.

Thermaltake BigWater 780e Water Cooler
July 23, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on BigWater 780e, a water cooling solution that uses three 5 ¼” bays from your case, comes with a copper CPU block and is compatible with ESA technology.

GlacialTech Igloo 5750 Silent CPU Cooler
June 2, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a quick look on Igloo 5750 Silent from GlacialTech, a CPU cooler featuring four heat-pipes and two 92-mm fans for both AMD and Intel CPUs.

Cooler Master CM Sphere CPU Cooler
March 10, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a quick look on CM Sphere, an all-copper CPU cooler from Cooler Master featuring a radial fan and four heat-pipes.

CoolIT Water-Cooling Products
January 14, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
A quick look on current and forthcoming water-cooling products from CoolIT: Pure, Freezone Elite, Reference Series, Boreas and a prototype for rack-mount servers.

OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Prototype
October 22, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We were able to take a look on OCZ’s forthcoming Vendetta 2 CPU cooler. Check it out.

Thermaltake TMG i1 CPU Cooler
October 22, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
A quick look on Thermaltake TMG i1, a cooler for socket 775 Intel CPUs.

OCZ HydroJet CPU Cooler Prototype (2nd version)
October 17, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the forthcoming HydroJet CPU cooler from OCZ on what appears to be its final version.

Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooler
May 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
A quick look on the new rounded CPU cooler from Thermaltake, MaxOrb, which is manufactured in aluminum and features six heat-pipes.

Zalman ZM90-HP and VF1000 VGA Coolers
May 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
Zalman will release two new VGA coolers, ZM90-HP (which will be released as VNF-100) and VF1000. We had the chance of taking a quick look on them, so check it out.

Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler
May 7, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the latest high-end CPU cooler released by Thermaltake, V1 (a.k.a. CL-P0401), which is made of copper with four heat-pipes and using a very different design.

Scythe Kama Cross CPU Cooler
May 2, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Kama Cross, a new CPU cooler that Scythe is going to release in the next few weeks.

Thermaltake Bigwater 760i
May 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
A quick look on Bigwater 760i, an all-in-one water-cooling solution that Thermaltake is still thinking whether they will release or not in the US market.

OCZ HydroJet CPU Cooler
April 24, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the prototype of HydroJet from OCZ, a sealed water-cooling system made in just one piece that resembles a regular CPU cooler.

Zalman CNPS9700 LED CPU Cooler
October 13, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Next week Zalman will be releasing their latest CPU cooler, CNPS9700 LED, featuring a huge 110 mm fan and coming with a high-performance thermal grease (ZM-STG1). Let’s take a look on it!

Asetek Low Cost Liquid Cooling (LCLC)
October 10, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the latest water cooling kit from Asetek, “Low Cost Liquid Cooling” (LCLC), an entry-level water cooler solution targeted to OEMs.

OCZ V12 CPU Cooler
October 5, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
OCZ is going to release a new CPU and chipset air cooler line this month with a product line codenamed V12 (commercial name: Vindicator). We had the chance to take a look on these products. Check it out!

OCZ Cryo-Z CPU Cooler
September 21, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Cryo-Z is literally a freezer to refrigerate your CPU, allowing you to achieve a very high overclocking level. It will be released only by the end of October, but we had the chance of taking a look on it.

Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II
September 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Extreme Spirit II, an all-copper chipset cooler from Thermaltake.

Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 VGA Cooler
June 23, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on Accelero X1 from Arctic Cooling, a high-end VGA cooler targeted to GeForce 6800 series, 7800 series and 7900 GTX, providing a very low noise level.

Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 6 (Rev. 2) VGA Cooler
June 3, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
A look on NV Silencer 6 (Rev. 2) from Arctic Cooling, a VGA cooler targeted to GeForce FX 5700, GeForce 6200 and GeForce 6600 series that removes hot air from inside the computer and also provides a very low noise level.

PowerColor HeatBuster PC Cooler
June 1, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
A look on HeatBuster, a PC cooling device manufactured by PowerColor that removes hot air from inside the PC and helps the PC internal airflow.

Cooler Master NotePal Laptop Cooler
March 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on NotePal, an aluminum notebook cooler from Cooler Master.

Cooler Master Aquagate Mini
October 4, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres
A look on Cooler Master's entry-level water cooling system, Aquagate Mini.

Zalman Fatal1ty Cooler Series
September 24, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres
Take a look on the new Fatal1ty CPU and VGA coolers from Zalman, made to match ABIT's Fatal1ty motherboards.

Thermaltake Symphony
August 24, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres
Our first impressions on Symphony from Thermaltake, an external liquid cooling system targeted to home theater PCs.






Gigabyte G41M-ES2L Motherboard
November 18, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's value motherboard for Intel socket 775 processors, based on Intel G41 chipset with power saving features.

Gigabyte P55-UD6 Motherboard
November 9, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let's take a look on this socket 1156 motherboard from Gigabyte featuring a 24-phase voltage regulator, six memory sockets, 2 oz copper tracks and more.

MSI P55-GD80 Motherboard
October 30, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s take a look on one of the most overclocking-oriented socket 1156 motherboards from the market, MSI P55-GD80.

ASUS P7P55D Premium Motherboard
October 9, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s take a look on the most expensive socket 1156 motherboard from ASUS, which features SATA-600 ports, a 32-phase voltage regulator circuit, an overclocking remote control and more.

ECS A790GXM-AD3 Motherboard
October 7, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s take a look this socket AM3 motherboard based on AMD790GX, which currently provides the fastest on-board video, providing two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots and HDMI output.

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO Motherboard
October 5, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s take a look on a mainstream socket AM3 motherboard from ASUS based on AMD790X chipset with SB750 southbridge.

ASUS P7P55D PRO Motherboard
September 11, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s now take a look on an Intel P55-based socket 1156 motherboard from ASUS

Intel DP55KG Motherboard
September 11, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s now take a look on the most high-end socket 1156 motherboard available from Intel, based on their new P55 chipset.

EVGA P55 LE Motherboard
September 10, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Let’s now take a look on the simplest socket 1156 motherboard from EVGA based on the new Intel P55 chipset.

ECS P55H-A Black Series Motherboard
September 10, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
Socket 1156 motherboards based on the new Intel P55 are starting to reach the market. Let’s take a look on this model from ECS.

Gigabyte G31M-ES2C Motherboard
June 29, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's value motherboard for Intel socket 775 processors, based on Intel G31 chipset and with power saving features.

Gigabyte M61PME-S2 Motherboard
May 25, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
We took a quick look on M61PME-S2P, a motherboard based on GeForce 6100 chipset that Gigabyte claims to be a socket AM2+ model. Check it out.

Foxconn G31MV-K Motherboard
April 29, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let’s take an overall look on this value motherboard from Foxconn for Intel socket 775 processors, with on-board video based on Intel G31 chipset.

Gigabyte EP45-UD3L Motherboard
April 13, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's mainstream motherboard for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors based on Intel P45 chipset, with Ultra Durable 3 technology.

Gigabyte EP45C-DS3R Motherboard
March 30, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let’s take an overall look on Gigabyte's mainstream motherboard for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors based on Intel P45 chipset.

Gigabyte EX58 Extreme Motherboard
March 26, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
Let’s take an overall look on Gigabyte's high-end motherboard for Core i7 processors based on Intel X58 chipset.

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
February 2, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres
EVGA, a traditional nVidia partner, decided to manufacture a motherboard based on Intel X58 chipset. Let’s take an overall look on this high-end motherboard for Core i7 processors.

Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard
November 18, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
We took a quick look on MA78GM-S2H a socket AM2+ motherboard from Gigabyte based on AMD 780G chipset and targeted to HTPC and “media center” computers. Check it out.

ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition Motherboard
November 5, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition is probably one of the most fully loaded socket 1366 motherboards to arrive on the market for the Core i7 processors, based on Intel X58 chipset and featuring a small 2.5” LCD display for overclocking options, SLI support, support for SAS hard disk drives and much more.

Intel DX58SO “Smackover” Motherboard
November 3, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
Intel DX58SO (codename “Smackover”) is one of the first socket 1366 motherboards for the Core i7 processors that Intel will be launching, based on Intel X58 chipset. Let’s take a look on this board and see what you should expect from it.

Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L Motherboard
June 25, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho
We took a look on GA-EP31-DS3L, a socket 775 motherboard from Gigabyte based on Intel P31 chipset and targeted to mainstream users.

ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe Motherboard
April 15, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
The latest nVidia chipset for the AMD platform, nForce 780a, hasn’t been launched yet but we could take a detailed look on an ASUS high-end motherboard featuring this chipset, M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe.

EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard
March 18, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a quick look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 790i chipset, supporting DDR3 memories and three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI, Quad SLI and other high-end features.

Foxconn Blackops Motherboard Prototype
January 17, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on the prototype of Foxconn Blackops motherboard, a socket 775 motherboard based on the forthcoming Intel X48 chipset coming with a water-cooling solution and targeted to extreme overclockers.

X48 Motherboards from ASUS
January 16, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
A quick look on two high-end motherboards ASUS will release using Intel X48 chipset: P5E3 Premium and Rampage Formula.

Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype
January 11, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
Foxconn F1 motherboard prototype, a socket 775 board featuring four PCI Express x16 slots allowing CrossFireX using an Intel chipset, water-cooling to cool down the chipset and the voltage regulator and a thermoelectric cooler (Peltier) to cool down the north bridge chip.

EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard
December 19, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 780i chipset, featuring three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI and other high-end features.

ASUS M3A32-MVP DeLuxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard
December 4, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on this high-end socket AM2+ motherboard based on the new AMD 790FX chipset, featuring four x16 PCI Express slots supporting CrossFireX, an 802.11g access point, passive heatsinks for the memory modules and much more.

ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP Motherboard
November 6, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on this top mainstream socket 775 based on Intel P35 chipset, featuring an 802.11g access point, passive heatsinks, solid aluminum capacitors and more.

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n Motherboard
October 29, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on one of the most high-end motherboards from ASUS targeted to the socket 775 platform and based on Intel X38 chipset.

P35 Series from Gigabyte
May 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
P35 (codename “Bearlake”) is the next Intel chipset family that will be launched June 4th – which will have DDR3 support. We could take a look on some of the motherboards Gigabyte will release by then, check it out.

Abit IL-90MV Motherboard
September 22, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
IL-90MV from Abit is a socket 478 motherboard targeted to Core Duo and Core 2 Duo Viiv systems, and its main feature is having a HDMI HDTV video output.

Biostar TForce 590 SLI Deluxe
September 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Biostar TForce 590 SLI Deluxe is a high-end socket AM2 motherboard from Biostar that has just arrived at the market costing a little bit less than competing products from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI. We took a look on this new Biostar product.

DFI LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert Motherboard
March 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert from DFI, which is a high-end limited edition motherboard for socket 939 Athlon 64 CPUs based on nForce 4 SLI that comes in a jewelry box.

ECS SDGE Technology
September 3, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres
Our first look on a new technology proposed by ECS that will enable Crossfire and SLI video cards to run on the same motherboard.


Thermaltake Toughpower 1500 W Power Supply
July 30, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
Thermaltake Toughpower 1500 W is one of the most powerful PC power supply in the world – so powerful that it can’t be sold in the USA. We took an in-depth look on this monster.

GlacialPower GP-PS550BP Power Supply
August 27, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We completely disassembled GP-PS550BP, a 550 W power supply with passive PFC manufactured by GlacialPower and sold by GlacialTech. Check it out!

Young Year YP-AB Transparent Power Supply
January 15, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
We took an in-depth look on a transparent power supply manufactured by Young Year and also sold under other brands, like Aspire/Apevia and Levicom and found out that inside it is a trashy low-end “generic” unit.

HEC AcePower 480 W Power Supply
January 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
HEC, also known as Compucase, has a series of high-quality power supplies without active PFC, promising to deliver a high power at a low-end cost. We completely disassembled one of their models, AcePower 480 W. Does it live up to expectations? Read on.

Tagan TurboJet TG1100-U95 1,100 W Power Supply
December 2, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
TurboJet TG1100-U95 is a 1,100 W power supply from Tagan targeted for users with quad-SLI systems, with a terrific aesthetics. We completely disassembled this unit. Check it out.

OCZ GameXstream 700 W Power Supply
November 8, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
OCZ has launched a new power supply series, called GameXstream. We completely disassembled their 700 W model to take a look. Check it out.

HEC WinPower 480 W Power Supply
November 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
HEC, also known as Compucase, has a series of high-quality power supplies without active PFC, promising to deliver a high power at a low-end cost. We completely disassembled one of their models, WinPower 480 W. Does it live up to expectations? Read on.

Thermaltake Toughpower 750 W (W0116RU) Power Supply
August 29, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Toughpower 750 W is a high-end power supply from Thermaltake. We completely disassembled this product to take a look. Check it out.

Enermax Galaxy 1000 W Power Supply
August 21, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Galaxy 1000 W from Enermax is one of the most powerful power supplies on the market today, delivering an astonishing 1,000 W and designed for the most high-end quad-SLI systems and quad-CPU servers. We completely disassembled this PSU to take a look. Check it out.

Cooler Master iGreen Power 430 W (RS-430-ASAA) Power Supply
August 2, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on iGreen Power 430 W, the simplest power supply on the new iGreen power supply series from Cooler Master.

XG Magnum 600 External Power Supply
March 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres
Our first look on XG Magnum 600 External, an external fanless true 600 W power supply for the PC.

OCZ ModStream 520 W Power Supply
September 29, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on OCZ's ModStream 520 W power supply.

OCZ 1,100 Watts Power Supply Prototype
August 26, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres
We took a look on OCZ's 1,100-watt power supply prototype. Really amazing.

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