Cases/Cooling/PSUs
While the all-in-one CPU cooler industry is dominated, at least in mindshare, by flagship coolers from the industry’s biggest brands, the market segment overall has grown over the years to cover a much larger gamut of users. From flagship coolers to sub-$100 specials, effective AIO coolers have become available and affordable for most mid-range and higher builds. Thanks in part to some intensive competition in this space, we’ve seen several vendors bring down even 360mm coolers to the sub-$100 market in an effort to get in an edge over their competitors, and a sale in the process. Looking at an opportunity to grow their own customer base, even the normally premium-focused AlphaCool has opted to get into this action with their Core Ocean lineup of...
Corsair Obsidian 650D: Transmuting Graphite to Obsidian
Corsair pretty much stormed out of the gate when they entered the enclosure market, starting at the top with the Obsidian 800D and gradually working their way down, and...
36 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/29/2011
Thermaltake Level 10 GT: Monument to Excess
This promised to be a good month for big stonking enthusiast-class cases, and we're delivering on the second half of our one-two punch with Thermaltake's monstrous Level 10 GT...
46 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/26/2011
Visiting FSP + Aurum CM 750W Preview
3rd June, Taipei. Many editors travelled to Taiwan to see new products at Computex. A stressful week comes to an end. This is a perfect time for sightseeing --...
15 by Martin Kaffei on 7/21/2011
SilverStone Raven RV03: Streamlined Bird of Prey
At this point, SilverStone's signature in the enclosure world is the 90-degree rotation of the motherboard. This unique engineering decision makes cases like the FT03 possible, but for a...
26 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/20/2011
Cooler Master's Storm Enforcer: The Not-So-Quiet Storm
It's a treat to get one of Cooler Master's enclosures in for review: they've been at it for a long time, and they have cases that cover virtually every...
20 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/5/2011
BitFenix Shinobi: The Budget Ninja
Compared to some of the vendors we've reviewed cases from thus far, BitFenix seems like a young pup. Antec and In-Win have been around for a long time, and...
26 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/22/2011
Antec Sonata IV vs. Progress: Round Four
Reviewing the Antec Sonata IV presented an interesting opportunity for me: while the other cases we've reviewed thus far have been experiences with new hardware, the Sonata IV is...
24 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/10/2011
In Win Commander II 1200W
With Computex having recently wrapped up, we've got quite a few new power supplies on hand for testing. First up is the Commander II 1200W from In Win. This...
18 by Martin Kaffei on 6/10/2011
be quiet! with new 80 Plus Gold and Platinum PSUs
be quiet! with new 80Plus Gold and Platinum PSUs be quiet!, a German brand from Listan, showed some interesting new products at Computex. Late this year, be quiet! [Ed: silliest...
18 by Martin Kaffei on 6/8/2011
Moneual Sonamu G100: Back to the Future
One of the joys of doing case reviews is getting to see more exotic designs from smaller vendors looking to make their mark. Some of them are like ASRock...
20 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/7/2011
Computex 2011: The ‘suit’-case from Lian Li
I had a chance to quickly go through the Lian Li booth today, and scope out what new products are on the horizon for the well respected computer case...
23 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2011
Computex 2011: Antec's Solo II for $119
Antec also showed us its Solo II case at the show. A pretty standard looking chassis the Solo II is designed to be a good balance of functionality and...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
Computex 2011: This is the Antec P280
Antec was eager to share with us its upcoming P280 chassis. The case we were shown is still a prototype but it's going to be Antec's flagship when it...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
Meet the New 5.25" Optical Drive Standard: Slimmer, Slot-loading
I was walking around the show floor today and caught a glimpse of Antec's Solo II chassis with a slightly different optical drive bay. It turns out that there's a...
48 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
Antec HCG 520W: A Good PSU for Bargain Hunters
We interrupt the Computex 2011 coverage for a full review.... In early April, we tested one of Antec's larger HCG power supplies. Today we're looking at a smaller version with...
13 by Martin Kaffei on 5/31/2011
NZXT H2: Not Quite Quiet
When we saw the NZXT H2's prototype at CES, we were impressed. The case isn't just unusually austere for NZXT, it's genuinely attractive and feature rich. More than that...
19 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/26/2011
Corsair TX750 V2: New and Improved
Today we continue with the second part of our series of 750W power supplies. The Corsair TX V2 is the second 80 Plus Bronze certified PSU with non-modular cables...
33 by Martin Kaffei on 5/16/2011
IN-WIN BUC: Just How Much $100 Can Buy
When building a new machine, it's often easy to pass by certain manufacturers in favor of old standbys like Antec, Cooler Master, SilverStone, or Thermaltake. Whenever another company becomes...
58 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/9/2011
SilverStone FT03: Nothing Else Like It
Case testing is back at AnandTech with fresher, stricter, and much more thorough testing, and we're kicking it off with a doozy. We had a chance to meet with...
82 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/28/2011
Antec HCG 750W: Built for Gamers?
After our look at some 1000-1200W PSUs, we then took a detour into the realm of the reasonable with two smaller PSUs. Now we're moving back to higher wattages...
44 by Martin Kaffei on 4/12/2011
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