Xigmatek was started in 2005 with the idea of producing quality products at an affordable price in the case & cooling market. Today, Xigmatek has a new batch of products to the table with the XAF Series of case & cooling fans. Today we have the chance to look at the XAF-F 140mm series of cooling fans from Xigmatek; take a look as we judge them based on advertised specifications and performance.
Noctua, an industry leader in cooling solutions which focuses on silent performance, has brought a new model of their style of fans to the market with the Focus Flow moniker. Focus Flow products are focused on airflow and static pressure while still maintaining silence with Noctua’s brand new SSO2 bearing, NE-FD1 PWM IC and iconic styling with vibration dampening rubber mounts. Read on to see how this fan performs.
Back in 2006, Zaward implemented a patent for dimpled surfaces on the impeller of a cooling fan, and followed up with the release of their Generation 1 Golf Fans to the market. The distinctive shape of the GOLF FAN has become a trademark of Zaward products and has been reused by companies like Sharkoon & Rosewill with cooling fans, heatsinks, and power supplies. Today we get to look at the brand new Generation 3 Golf fans from Sharkoon and test their performance for ourselves!
Almost 2 years ago, XL-ATX set out to be the defining standard for enthusiast grade motherboards. Some early successes came about since EVGA and Gigabyte released boards using the standard, but it never became mainstream. With that said, today we get to look at another XL-ATX case design for gamers with the Rosewill Thor v2; which is an update to the original Thor that we reviewed back in March 2011.
NZXT is a rather new contender to the cooling market, with just in the past year’s time releasing both a new fan series and a new CPU cooler. Today I’ve had a chance to look at and extensively use their new FX-120LB, FX-140LB & FS-200LB-RLED fans. We’ll find out if NZXT has what it takes to contend in the cooling market, what they have done in the case market and find out if these fans are really worth your buck.
Today is another chance to look at one more keyboard from the Thermaltake eSports line up. Thermaltake’s Meka G1 Keyboard is the top of the line product from the eSports division of Thermaltake, featuring NKRO, a USB Hub, Audio Pass through ports, and a built in wrist wrest, we get to put this heavy duty, military grade mechanical keyboard to the test to see if it’s build and features justify the price tag.
Today we get a chance to look at another product from this Thermaltake eSports line up, with the Challenger Gaming Keyboard. With an extra USB Port, braided cable, cooling fan, and 14 programmable macro keys; this is obviously a keyboard aimed at pleasing gamers on a budget. Read on and see our thoughts on this new gaming peripheral.
Delivering the first dual-core processor in a home router, the Netgear N600 DGND3700 offers 2 USB ports, CD-less installation and an Ethernet WAN option for Fiber/Cable broadband access (with a cable/fiber modem needed), or a built in ADSL2+ Modem for DSL connections. With both Wireless N 2.4GHz and Wireless N 5GHz signals available, this router can broadcast over a long range or a short range with incredibly fast speed. Today we’ll be benchmarking this router against some common routers on the market.
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Today is a day that many gamers have waited for. Read all about it at the VGVN’s press release on the matter while I jump up and down the street screaming in victory. In its Continue reading “Video Games Protected Under The First Amendment”.
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As a rather new turn of events, compared to what the author (JK Rowling) said before, Harry Potter will be available in the e-Book format for your reading pleasure on the go. While I was, Continue reading “Harry Potter Coming to an e-Book Reader Near You”.
While this technology is about 30 years off; it’s still a revolution, as their is nothing like it on the market right now. It also may be an innovative solution for computer cooling in the Continue reading “New Alloy Can Convert Heat Direction Into Energy”.
AZZA is a relatively new player in the computer market, not being around as long as some other case giants like Thermaltake or Antec, but made big waves with their Solano 1000 and Hurricane 2000 cases in their high end selection. Today we get to look at one of the mid-range budget options from Azzatek, the Toledo 301. Coming with standard case features like black interior and bottom mounted PSU, let’s look at how well this case holds up to our testing.
Today we have the spiritual successor to the Lanbox in the Thermaltake eSports Armor A30 LAN Gaming Case. The Thermaltake VM70001W2Z Armor A30 Case supports Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards as well as high-end graphic cards up to 13” in length. With two 60mm, one 90mm blue LED and one 230mm blue LED fans, the Armor A30 should also provide enough cooling despite being only 10.5-inches tall and 18-inches deep.
