The All in One water cooling market’s move towards 140mm form factors has been a tentative one but with their new Hydro H90 and H110, Corsair is plunging in head first. Both offer different performance levels, sizes and price points and are ultimately supposed to combat NZXT’s successful Kraken series. |
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NZXT’s Phantom series is both popular and polarizing but there’s no denying these cases are also well designed. The latest iteration, the Phantom 630, incorporates the DNA of past designs but does so at a lower price point, making it infinitely more accessible for budget minded gamers. |
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SanDisk’s Ultra Plus 256GB is a different type of SSD. It uses a new Marvell Van Gogh controller and advanced 19nm NAND which combine to make an extremely advanced design with a price of under $215. But it needs to overcome some serious competition in order to make any headway in this cut throat market. |
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Cooler Master’s Seidon 240M is a closed loop water cooler which uses a dual 120mm design and is supposed to compete against the likes of Corsair’s Hydro series and NZXT’s new Kraken units. It does so by using a custom design and a price that significantly undercuts similar products. |
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Many cases claim to offer a combination of style, substance, size and price but Fractal Design’s new Define XL R2 is one of the few to actually deliver on its promises. It uses a full tower form factor that offers plenty of interior space and advanced features wrapped into a neutral but striking exterior design. |
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With the release of Windows 8, Dell has quickly followed up with their XPS 12, a notebook which can also moonlight as a 12″ tablet by way of an innovative flip mechanism. However, is Dell trying to cover too many bases at once? Can the XPS 12 offer the best of both worlds or is [...] |
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NVIDIA’s new GK110-based GeForce GTX TITAN has taken the PC gaming world by storm but actual benchmarks of its performance against the competition remained elusive. Now, we’re finally able to publish our full review and take the lid off of this incredible graphics card’s prowess. |
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NVIDIA’s GK110 has finally made its way into the GeForce lineup with a graphics card aptly named “TITAN”. In this first look, we delve into the TITAN’s architecture, features and specification to set the stage for our upcoming review of NVIDIA’s new $1000 monster. |
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NZXT’s Kraken X40 and X60 all in one water coolers are meant to go head to head against some of the best offered by Corsair, Thermaltake and Cooler Master. In order to accomplish this, NZXT has avoided using typical 120mm and 240mm form factors and instead upsized their new X40 and X60 to 140mm and [...] |
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The value-oriented SSD market is currently filled with similar drives but Kingston’s new SSDNow V300 dares to be a bit different. It may use the same SF2281 as many of its competitors but it runs a custom firmware and ONFI NAND which allows for excellent performance despite its relatively low price. |
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