Cases/Cooling/PSUs
While desktop PC power supplies receive the bulk of enthusiasts’ attention for good reasons – not the least of which being the vast selection of options that comes from being a standardized part – power supplies as a whole aren’t just a concern for big PCs. With the majority of PC sales having flipped to notebook sales some years ago, notebook power supplies already lead the market in volume. And while most laptops don’t need the kind of massively powered PSUs that dominate the desktop space, even that is slowly changing as desktop replacement-class laptops increasingly grow in performance and power consumption. Perhaps the poster-child for the high-performance, high-powered laptop is Eurocom, who has a long history of developing heavy-duty DTR laptops that are all...
Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme Rev. B: An Air Cooler for 320 W
Announcements of new high-performance air CPU coolers tend to get rare these days. On the one hand, many enthusiasts switched to closed loop liquid coolers in the recent years...
30 by Anton Shilov on 3/22/2019
The MasterAir MA621P TR4: CM's Triple Fan Tower Cooler for Threadripper
Cooler Master has introduced a new air cooler specifically designed for AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper processors. Dubbed the MasterAir MA621P TR4 Edition, the cooler features a special base for use...
7 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2019
The SeaSonic Focus Gold SGX-650 SFX Power Supply Review: Seasonic Starts off SFX With a Stunner
Today we are taking a look at SeaSonic’s new SFX PSU series, the Focus Gold SGX. The new PSUs boast some impressive electrical specifications and come with a 10-year...
38 by E. Fylladitakis on 3/7/2019
EKWB Launches EK-Annihilator Pro Water Blocks for Intel’s Xeon W-3175X
EKWB has introduced its EK-Annihilator Pro water block, a new, high-end water block that's designed for use with Intel's Xeon W-3175X extreme workstation processor. As the company is intending...
4 by Anton Shilov on 3/5/2019
Arctic Preps Freezer 50 TR: A ‘0 dB’ Cooler for AMD’s Threadripper
At an event for gamers in Leipzig, Germany, Arctic demonstrated a prototype of one the industry’s first partially-passive cooling systems for AMD’s Threadripper processors. The Freezer 50 TR is...
11 by Anton Shilov on 2/20/2019
ID Cooling Unveils IS-30 Low-Profile 30-mm Cooler for 100 Watt CPUs
ID Cooling has introduced its new CPU cooling system for ultra-thin computers, such as those that come in thin mini-ITX or mini-STX form-factors. The IS-30 cooler is only 30-mm...
13 by Anton Shilov on 2/15/2019
Akasa's Turing: A Passively-Cooled Chassis for Intel’s Bean Canyon NUC
Akasa is prepping an aftermarket chassis for Intel’s 8th Gen "Bean Canyon: NUC systems. The Turing chassis will allow Intel’s NUC 8 ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) computers to be converted...
32 by Anton Shilov on 2/8/2019
Asetek Launches 690LX-PN Cooler for Xeon W-3175X: Up to 500 W
Asetek has introduced one of the industry’s first closed-loop liquid cooling solutions specifically designed for Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X processor for extreme workstations. The 690LX-PN cooler can dissipate up...
17 by Anton Shilov on 1/30/2019
Noctua's New NT-H2 Thermal Compound
Noctua has today unveiled its new NT-H2 thermal compound, as well a new cleaning solution with the NA-SCW1 cleaning wipes. The NT-H2 looks to improve upon the already existing...
38 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/29/2019
CES 2019: Deepcool Unveils 280W Capacity Assassin III Air Cooler
In a world where closed-loop liquid cooling systems have become a default choice for enthusiast-class PCs, the evolution of air coolers has inevitably slowed down. Nonetheless, there are manufacturers...
38 by Anton Shilov on 1/18/2019
CES 2019: $900 InWin 928 Chassis for Intel's 28-Core Xeon W-3175X
The emerging category of extreme workstations has brought with it a new market for larger PC cases better suited for housing this high-end equipment. To that end, at CES...
9 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2019
CES 2019: FSP's Cannon 2000 Watt Power Supply
When you build a cannon of a system, perhaps with dual processors and four graphics cards and lots of RGB, then something needs to power it. FSP has just...
12 by Ian Cutress on 1/10/2019
CES 2019: Liquid Cooled Power Supplies from FSP, up to 1200W
A few years ago I remember visiting a company at the Computex trade show that was showing off a prototype liquid cooled power supply. At the time I said...
19 by Ian Cutress on 1/9/2019
CES 2019: Lian Li’s Limited Edition LANCOOL ONE, Champagne Edition
When a PC technology company plays in a competitive market, where margins are tight, there are kudos all around when a product becomes overly successful and gets all the...
8 by Ian Cutress on 1/8/2019
CES 2019: Riotoro’s Morpheus Convertible Case, Growing & Shrinking
One of the features of the modern PC trade show is that someone somewhere is going to show off a chassis that either does something crazy, looks crazy, or...
7 by Ian Cutress on 1/7/2019
EKWB Reveals Velocity: A Water Block for Custom LCS with RGB Lighting
Custom liquid cooling systems are built by hardcore enthusiasts who want to get absolutely no-compromise style and performance. Meanwhile, one of the trendiest features for enthusiasts introduced in the...
3 by Anton Shilov on 12/13/2018
Enermax Unveils 500W-Capable LiqTech II LCS for Mainstream CPUs
Enermax has introduced its new family of all-in-one liquid cooling systems (AIO LCS) for mainstream and high-end desktop CPUs. Capable of dissipating upwards of 500W of heat, the LiqTech...
12 by Anton Shilov on 12/10/2018
SilverStone Shrinks Depth of Strider Platinum PTS PSUs: 1.2kW at 140mm
SilverStone this week introduced a duo of short-depth high-wattage PSUs. The founding members of the new Strider Platinum PTS family, the just-launched 1000W and 1200W power supplies are only...
3 by Anton Shilov on 12/7/2018
AMD Launches Limited Edition Ryzen MAX CPU Bundles
AMD has started selling select Ryzen processors in special limited-edition Ryzen MAX bundles. This holiday season the company will offer its Ryzen 5 2600X MAX and Ryzen 7 2700...
12 by Anton Shilov on 11/26/2018
Seasonic To Increase Power Supply Prices In United States Next Month
In a bit of an unusual move, Seasonic is announcing in advance that they intend to increase the prices of most of their power supplies in the United States...
25 by Anton Shilov on 11/7/2018
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