Month: May 2011

In Win BUC ATX Tower Case

The In Win BUC sports hot-swappable hard drives bays, almost tool-less assembly, plenty of cooling options, and USB 3.0 connectivity. With this eclectic feature list and a mere $100 price tag it might be too good to be true.

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Kingwin Lazer Platinum 550W Power Supply

The only 80 Plus Platinum level PSU on the market, with over 92% maximum energy efficiency, is also said to be one of the quietest. We analyze the Kingwin LZP-550 for efficiency, electrical performance and noise.

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Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs

Intel Core i3-2100T and Core i5-2400S processors have a rated speed of just 2.5 GHz, but the i5-2400S has some crazy Turbo Boost speeds, and they both have TDPs 30W lower than their standard counterparts.

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HDPLEX H3.SODD Fanless Mini-ITX HTPC Case

The new H3.SODD media case for mini-ITX from HDPLEX is a more compact version of the H10 we examined a couple of months ago. This low profile case with massive one-piece aluminum front panel exudes high end chic despite its modest price tag. Our sample also manages to be the very first completely silent commercial

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Asus P8H67-I Deluxe Mini-ITX Motherboard

The Asus P8H67-I Deluxe challenges the Zotac H67-ITX in a high-end premium Sandy Bridge mini-ITX motherboard duel. Sporting eSATA, USB 3.0, 802.11n with extended antennae, Bluetooth, and Asus’ well-implemented UEFI and second generation AI Suite utilities, it has all the right tools to be a winner.

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Thermalright Venomous X Silent Edition CPU Cooler

The Venomous X Silent Edition is a combination of a potent Thermalright heatsink and a pair of extremely low speed fans. Though not completely “silent,” it is probably the quietest actively-cooled CPU heatsink available.

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Silverstone Fortress FT03 mATX Tower: Redux

The SilverStone Fortress FT03 microATX tower is put through the wringer a second time to see how the case performs with a tower heatsink (Noctua NH-U12P) vs. a top-downer (Noctua NH-C12P).

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