HardwareHell

by Krimson
Specifications
First Looks
It arrived to me in its retail package, the typical purpleish packaging I am used to from them. Inside, you will find the pump, the radiator, the hoses, the cooling block, the flow meter/alarm, and the mounting hardware for a variety of CPU and VGA cooling setups, and a syringe-like tool for filling [...]

by Jager
Introduction
Noctua is a company that while it originally hedged in obscurity, has become a name synonymous with extreme and quiet cooling.
Today I have the pleasure of checking out two of their offerings The 1200rpm and the 800rpm 120mm fans. Not only do these bad boys sport custom designed fins, and a very distinct color [...]

by Slaymate
Introduction
Once again I have a new product on my desk for evaluation. The GeminII Heat Sink from Cooler Master is similar to Toyota entering the NASCAR Circuit, you know Toyota is a good car manufacturer; you just never put the two together. Same with Cooler Master, you know they make good cases (I’ve always [...]

Introduction
The home theater PC (HTPC) market has really exploded over the past few years. As more and more people have switched from dial-up connections to broadband and more people have learned to convert their media into electronic files, the amount of data stored on personal computers is getting to be quite large. Because of the [...]

Powering The Future
author: “Slaymate”
Introduction
Today I have the pleasure of testing out the newest member of the Cooler Master Real Power Pro series of Power Supplies. This model (RS-C50-EMBA-D2) brings the wattage up to an amazing output capacity of 1250W with a peak capacity of 1375W. This thing might be able to start my car up [...]

Introduction:
Product: Enzotech CNB-R1 Northbridge Heatsink
Manufacturer: Enzotech
Market: PC Enthusiasts and Overclockers
Cost: $19.99
Reviewed By: Walter Jane
Enzotech has been around for many years manufacturing heatsinks for computer cooling applications. They recently launched a series of products for northbridge heatsinks that can also be used on southbridge (if motherboard allows). Enzotech uses the process of forging with copper alloy [...]

On the menu today, we have a nice new product from OCZ; their Rally2 Turbo 4gb USB Drive. OCZ is widely and well known for their quality memory products, so I would think that we could safely assume that they would apply the same level of quality to their other products. We shall see.
What exactly [...]

Following the rip-roaring success of our recent Nintendo DS Accessory Roundup, we approached the fine accessory-loving folks at Lik-Sang.com with the aims of writing a varied product roundup for Sony’s PSP. We said, “Please can we?” To which they replied, “Sure thing.” We then yelled, “Great!” Then they asked, “Well, what would you like to [...]

Sunbeam Rheobus with 4 Blue And Red LED’sIntro: Many of you know that as you over clock your PC the need for more fans and better airflow become a major concern. Over the course of 2 years, I went from 1 a 92mm intake and 2 80mm intakes, to a 120mm blowhole, 2 120mm hard [...]

The road to the 1000 watt power supply was a long one. Through the years of increasing performance, hardware, and accessories, power supplies have stayed one step ahead of the demand. With the current trend of today’s technology, 1000 watts may hold up for awhile. CPU dies are shrinking but are growing in number of [...]