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XSPC AX Radiator Desk Stand Review
One of the biggest limiting factors in what you can do with watercooling is how much room you have in your case. With so much equipment to pack in for watercooling alone, space ends up being one of the chief concerns for builders and modders. And the single biggest limiting factor: how much radiator one can fit. Radiators are large, bulky, and inflexible in how they need to be installed. This can easily lead to the builder having to sacrifice cooling surface for space. There is a solution to this problem though; external radiator stands. And if you have chosen to use XSPC’s AX series of radiators, then you’re in luck. Today we will be looking at the AX Radiator Desk Stand from XSPC.
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Win a NZXT Phantom 630 Case!
It is summer time and it is the perfect time to give you, our readers some free hardware! We have teamed up with our friends at NZXT to give away a brand new NZXT Phantom 630 Case! This Ultra Tower not only looks good it has room for quite a lot inside like long graphics cards, XL-ATX Motherboards, 8 hard drives and a lot of watercooling! Like many of our contests we will be running this one on Facebook and it is extremely easy to enter!
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Case Mod Friday: ReactorMod
Welcome to another Case Mod Friday showcase! This week we have a builders ReactorMod build. Here is what he had to say about it: It's a modded Chieftec BX-03 case. I wanted to make it look like it's quite old and kinda shabby. I was thinking about this build for quite a long time, so I managed to collect some cool stuff that I've found on a nearby scrap yard (e.g. switch or steel sheet that I used to make the radiator cover). I also used some spare parts that I had lying around.
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Enermax Triathlor FC 550W Power Supply Review
Enermax is a brand whose strong product is their power supplies, especially when it comes to the high-end spectrum. Their Platimax and MAXREVO units are some of the best out there. But these units are not cheap in terms of cost. Enermax knows not everyone has a ton of cash to throw at a new power supply so they have created the Triathlor series of power supplies. There are actually the Triathlor and Triathlor FC units. The Triathlor units are lower wattage and non-modular and the Triathlor FC units are higher wattage and are modular. Today we are checking out the Triathlor FC 550W unit which is 80PLUS Bronze certified and offers quiet operation.
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SilverStone ARM22SC ARM Two Dual LCD Monitor Mount Review
We mainly know SilverStone for their cases and for good reason, they are high quality and look great. What if SilverStone took that same quality and put it into a LCD monitor mount? Then you would have what we are reviewing today which is the ARM Two ARM22SC dual LCD Monitor Mount from SilverStone. LCD arms are a great addition to any computer setup, especially if you are using a multi-monitor system. The ARM22SC is constructed with robust aluminum alloy and steel so this is a heavy duty piece of hardware. It will support two displays with VESA mounts. Read on as we get this installed and see how it transforms our desk.
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Win a Pivos XIOS DS Media Player!
Pivos is a company we have been working with lately and they make some pretty cool little media players. We have already reviewed their XIOS DS media player and it is a very unique device. Pivos was nice enough to give us one to give away to our readers! Just like all of our contests this one is very easy to enter and we will be running it on Facebook? So what are you doing get out there and get your entry in!
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Case Mod Friday: Black and White
Welcome to another Case Mod Friday showcase! This week we have Christian Black and White build. Here is what he had to say about it: Well this is the first time I do something like this, and it really is interesting the world of case modding the project is BLACK AND WHITE and really was a design chosen because I began to paint the cabinet only and one thing leads to another as in all cases and was thinking of some ideas for covers.
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The History Of The Hard Drive
In 1953, engineers in IBM's California-based laboratory invented the very first hard drive. Since that first disk drive, technological advances have been made at an astonishing rate, with data capacity increasing and size and price decreasing exponentially, year on year. 60 years on, the hard drives of today are unrecognizable from the first models, which took up an entire room. Hard drives today are measured in terms of gigabytes and terabytes, rather than megabytes-an amount of data that would have been almost unimaginable in the early history of computers. Here we take a look back at the evolution of the hard drive as it grew from 5MB to 4TB.
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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 Review
Lenovo has been making headlines with their IdeaPad Yoga. It is a tablet convertible that can be used as a laptop as well. There are 11-inch and 13-inch models. While the larger 13-inch model has the choice of Intel Core processors, the 11-inch does not and is rather powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 3 platform. Today we will be taking a look at that unit which does offer a very sleek and slim design, responsive 11.6-inch touchscreen, Lenovo’s patent-pending hinge design that allows the screen to flip completely over and it is running Windows RT. Let’s check it out!
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Case Mod Friday: ViRoiD
Welcome to another Case Mod Friday showcase! This week we have Ben's ViRoiD build. Here is what he had to say about it: Pictures speak louder than words. Getting a 690 to fit in a prodigy is not a big deal until you start thinking about watercooling it, and a cpu, and ram. I wanted a color that matched the p8z77-i, and blue was the ticket. The orange case was chosen because of its location opposite of blue on the color wheel. Modding the front of the case to fit the 200mm rad was fun, plus it gave me some extra materials to make some psu covers with.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Non-Reference Models Pictured

ASUS GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC

NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce GTX 760 is rumored to be announced very soon and we have seen some early pictures and listings of the card that show us just some of the models that will be released by AiB partners. These models include the Galaxy’s GeForce GTX 760 GC, MSI’s GeForce GTX 760 Gaming Edition, and ASUS’s GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC.

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MSI Launches The GE40 Gaming Laptop

MSI GE40 Gaming Laptop

MSI has announced their latest gaming laptop in the GE40. It is the perfect combination of Ultrabook portability and deadly gaming capability. The portable gaming laptop features a Intel Haswell Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M. What’s even better is that the unit itself only weighs 4.4lbs and measures less than 1-inch thick.

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MSI Teases Upcoming GTX 780 Lightning Graphics Card

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MSI has a little teaser at their booth at Computex. While all of their other graphics cards are displayed on the wall the upcoming GeForce GTX 780 Lightning card is covered in a clouded clear box so you really cannot see it. We do not know when MSI will be releasing this card, but it should be their best GeForce GTX 780 offering to date.

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MSI Intros Three Mini-ITX Haswell Motherboards

MSI Mini-ITX Haswell Motherboards

The Mini-ITX form factor has been extremely popular lately since it is so compact, but still offers great features. MSI has introduced three new LGA1150 Haswell mini-ITX motherboards that are basically the same, but they will be running on different chipsets. These motherboards include the Z87I, B85I and the H87I.

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MSI Z87 XPower Motherboard Unboxed and Detailed

MSI Z87 XPower Motherboard

MSI’s Z87 XPower overclocking motherboard has been one of the Z87 motherboards we have been most excited about. MSI has been teasing this board all month and now we have even more details on the board as Chinadiy has unveiled a full preview of the board which gives you all of the details of what the Z87 XPower Overclocking motherboard has to offer. Read on to check it out!

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MSI Unveils Z87A-GD65 Gaming Motherboard

MSI Z87A-GD65 Motherboard

MSI has not said much about their Z87 line of gaming motherboards. All of the information about the gaming motherboards is already up on their website, but MSI has been busy promoting and teasing their Z87 XPower and MPower boards. Well the Z87A-GD65 gaming motherboard has won the Best Choice Award, the official award of COMPUTEX TAIPEI. The Best Choice Award has always focused on Functionality, Innovation and Market Potential as the main judging guideline.

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MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning Spotted

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning Spotted

As we keep on getting closer to the launch of NVIDIA’s 700 Series more and more cards keep on getting spotted. MSI’s upcoming GeForce GTX 770 Lightning graphics card has been spotted. This card will feature a custom PCB and MSI’s Twin Frozr IV cooling solution. Read on to check out the photos!

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MSI Announces Z87 MPower MAX and Z87 MPower Overclocking Motherboards

MSI Announces Z87 MPower MAX and Z87 MPower Overclocking Motherboards

After the past few weeks of teasing us MSI has officially announced their Z87 MPower MAX and Z87 MPower motherboards. These boards feature a very cool black and yellow design and are built specifically for overclockers and enthusiasts. Read on for all the details on each board.

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MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Motherboard Pictured and Detailed

MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming Motherboard Pictured and Detailed

Besides’s MSI’s high-end Z87 MPower Max Motherboard and their Z87 XPower Motherboard MSI has a whole line of Z87 Gaming motherboards. Their upcoming Z87-GD65 motherboard has been pictured and detailed by CoolEnjoy. This board is made for gamers and latest notable addition includes the Sound Blaster Core chip which provides enhanced audio quality through the 7.1 channel audio jack.

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MSI Z87 MPower MAX Motherboard Unboxed and Detailed

MSI Z87 MPower MAX Motherboard Unboxed and Detailed

MSI’s upcoming Z87 MPower MAX motherboard has been fully unboxed and detailed by EgyptHardware. MSI has been teasing this board as well as the Z87 XPower board over the past few weeks. These two boards are the top of the line Haswell motherboards MSI will be releasing for overclockers and enthusiasts. Read on to see all of the photos and information about the upcoming Z87 MPower MAX motherboard.

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