Our NZXT Guardian 921 Case and Avatar Gaming Mouse Contest is over.
The winner has been notified and as soon as we have conformation from
them we'll post their name up for you. So check your e-mail addys;
it could be you!
Sidewinder
Computers has
ThermalRight's six heatpipe GPU Cooler, the HR-03 for the GeForce
GTX260/280 in stock and on sale for $55. For you water cooling
folks, Sidewinder has a number of
new H2O
accessories in that will make customizing that rig a breeze.
Anandtech has a
go right off with the new
Foxconn Blood Rage Motherboard. The red accents on the board
are VERY tough looking. But does the board perform as well as it
looks?
We'll sum up by saying that
there's no doubt the Blood Rage has some of the finest components we've
ever seen used on a motherboard. The specifications for the CPU and
memory power supply are so outlandish that you'd expect the board to be
able to run dual processors and double the supported amount of memory
with relative ease.
Next up is this review of the
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition over at the
Hard|OCP.
If you thought
it couldn’t get any better than XFX’s well known “XXX” edition of highly
clocked video cards, then you haven’t met its “Black Edition” yet. XFX
has a new line poised to take the performance crown sporting the latest
GeForce GTX 260 specifications. Six games played and A2A as well.
Here's a clean little HTPC rig at
Bjorn3D.
Check out the
Glacial Altair A381 (iMon) Case.
It is easy to
purchase a pre-built system for recording and playback HD contents. TiVo
and Apple TV are a couple of example. Users can even add a TV tuner card
to an existing system to convert it to an HTPC setup. For many computer
enthusiasts, building their own system tailored to their needs is half
the fun. Choosing the right case, one which offers ample expansion slots
and good cooling, is essential for any HTPC. Of course, if the system
can run at near silence, that would be a great plus when you immerse
yourself in that digital enjoyment.
These
ButtKicker LFE Kits are all well and good unless you live in an
apartment. See OCModShop for more.
Sitting under
the back of the couch, fed by wireless bass from the from the core of
your audio system is the Guitammer ButtKicker. What better way to let a
girl know you love her than by giving her the gift of a vibrating couch?
I hope you bought one for the bed too.
Several case reviews today. First
up is CaseUmbau (German) and the
Lian Li Super-Case X-2000B Case. That is one sleek looking
unit!
SilverStone Fortress FT01 Case is next up and
Hardware
Secrets is the server.
FT01 is a high-quality
all-aluminum mid-tower case from SilverStone, targeted to the very
exigent user. Its superior quality is achieved by using a “unibody”
chassis, i.e. the top, front and bottom panels of the case are made by a
single aluminum sheet (very thick, by the way) that was bent using
automotive-level press machines, a concept that was introduced by the
Tejmin TJ07 case from the same manufacturer.
Motherboards.org
brings us another case with this review of the
NZXT Tempest Case. Check it.
NZXT calls their
Tempest case the Airflow King and I would agree with that. With two
front 120mm fans, a 120mm fan on the rear, a 120mm fan on the side panel
and two top 140mm fans, this case has more cooling fans and airflow than
any other Med-Tower case I've ever seen.
This and that.
Perixx Periboard-306 Keyboard at Technic3D.
Hitachi's Deskstar E7K1000 HDD at The Tech Report.
Thermolab Baram Heatpipe CPU Cooler at the Hardware Bistro.