Cases/Cooling/PSUs
DeepCool is one of the few veterans in the PC power & cooling components field still active today. The Chinese company was first founded in 1996 and initially produced only coolers and cooling accessories, but quickly diversified into the PC Case and power supply unit (PSU) markets. To this day, DeepCool stays almost entirely focused on PC power & cooling products, with input devices and mousepads being their latest diversification attempt. Today's review turns the spotlight toward DeepCool’s PSUs and, more specifically, the PX850G 850W ATX 3.0 PSU, which currently is their most popular power supply. The PX850G is engineered to balance all-around performance with reliability and cost, all while providing ATX 3.0 compliance. It is based on a highly popular high-output platform but, strangely...
Thermaltake Tsunami: A Complete Visual Overhaul
Thermaltake does a number on the standard look of their case, throwing in curves and a shiny new paint job.
31 by Purav Sanghani on 9/10/2004Cooler Master Centurion 5: Simplicity Meets Functionality
The Centurion 5 from Cooler Master looks great on the outside with the internal features that will appeal to any user.
21 by Purav Sanghani on 9/1/2004SilverStone Technology Temjin 5
SilverStone Technology brings us a new chassis loaded with features and stamped with a new look, curves and all. Read on to see what makes this unique case so attractive.
32 by Purav Sanghani on 8/25/2004Enermax Sea Hawk
We have seen Enermax at its best with its line of power supplies for desktop and server applications, but that isn't all they have under their name. We open...
8 by Purav Sanghani on 8/14/2004Chenbro Xpider II
Like many case manufacturers, Chenbro claims to have designed a themed gaming chassis packed with features that will wow its customers. Check out what we think of this spider-themed case.
33 by Purav Sanghani on 8/10/2004Thermaltake XaserV Damier V6000A
As we wait for Thermaltake's upcoming fanless hardware, we spend some time with their Damier V6000A series aluminum chassis. Take a look at the changes that Thermaltake has made...
16 by Purav Sanghani on 7/22/2004BeanTech, ClearPC, SunBeam, and Logisys: Another Look at the Acrylic Arena
One year after our first look at acrylic cases, we go back and look at how 4 clear case manufacturers have improved their products to compete with the rest.
2 by Purav Sanghani on 7/6/2004Computex 2004: Cases and Cooling - A Look at What's to Come
Computex 2004 brought with it many innovative products including new graphics technologies and upcoming processors. There have also been many advances in cases and cooling technologies, which were showcased...
10 by Purav Sanghani on 6/26/2004Super Flower X-Mask: Mild-Mannered or Superhero?
Super Flower slaps a Spiderman-like theme on this gaming chassis. Will a superhero look bring about superhero characteristics? Take a look at how the X-Mask performs against its foes...
21 by Purav Sanghani on 5/20/2004Lian Li's PC-V1000: A Case Exclusive
It's always exciting to see a case manufacturer do something different with their designs. Take a look at how Lian Li has changed the standard layout of the ATX...
32 by Purav Sanghani on 4/29/2004Opus Technologies' Titanium MT-200 Mid-tower Chassis
The MT-200 from Opus Technologies is a carbon copy of Thermaltake's VM3000 as far as its internal design goes. Take a look at our analysis of this titanium-shelled chassis...
10 by Purav Sanghani on 4/23/2004NZXT Guardian
We have seen many cases that have been taken to the extremes of modding and the Guardian is no exception. Take a look at our review of this gaming...
10 by Purav Sanghani on 4/5/2004Case and Cooling Spring 2004: Upcoming Products
Each spring we see dozens of new products for case and cooling. We haven't had an update on power supplies or heatsink fans for a while, so here...
22 by Kristopher Kubicki on 4/3/2004Ahanix Black Knight X195
We put the Ahanix Black Knight to the test. Take a look at how it performed in our benchmarks.
8 by Purav Sanghani on 3/29/2004Lian Li's PC-6070 Aluminum Case
Lian Li's PC-6070 improves on its PC-6xxx series with sound-dampening foam and many other features.
19 by Purav Sanghani on 3/25/2004SilverStone Nimiz Temjin III
SilverStone Technology, one of the newest competitors in the case market, introduces yet another mid-tower design in their line of desktop cases. We take this aluminum behemoth apart and...
11 by Purav Sanghani on 3/16/2004Thermaltake's Xaser III Skull Series - A Case For the Tough Guy
Thermaltake has done it again, improving on the original design of the Xaser III. The VM3000A is redesigned and packed with an onslaught of new features. Take a look...
15 by Purav Sanghani on 3/11/2004Balanced Technology eXtended (BTX) Form Factor - The Future of Cases & Motherboards
Known previously as the "Big Water" form factor, Intel has finalized and branded the next-generation case/motherboard form factor specification and it's called BTX. Learn everything you wanted to...
99 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2003Kingwin KT-424 Aluminum Case
Kingwin produced an incredibly successful high-end case several months ago. Today, we look at their mid-range case, which actually packs more features and performance than their high-end counterpart.
18 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/18/20032003 Power Supply Roundup Part II: Better Faster Cheaper
Several months ago, we published our first power supply roundup. With a little more experience we took our second stab at the power supply industry, with over 18 units...
70 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/31/2003