Huge Honkin' Heatsink & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 20, 2005 - 11:56 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Tuniq tower is monstrous, it weighs in at 798g, and is 131mm (W) x 108mm (H) x 153mm (D), so you may want to take measurements before you run out and buy one.  All that heatsink does serve a purpose though, so head over to Big Bruin to see how well it cools ... and what it looks like installed.

"The overall size no doubt plays a significant role in the Tuniq Tower's performance, but I think it may actually be too big.

Gaming Cases, Economical Cases & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 18, 2005 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Gaming Bomb 2 is a full size aluminium case with a huge list of features inside, including integral handles for carting it to your next LAN party.  Read the review at Bjorn3D to get the full list of cooling and assembly tricks incorporated into it.

"When Chenbro released its design for the second generation Gaming Bomb, I wasn't interested in it because I figured it would only be a slight change from the first GB. Much to my surprise, I was totally wrong.

All in one Watercooling & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 15, 2005 - 11:50 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Koolance's new Aquian ICM looks to be a powerful, self contained, all in one watercooling setup.  It may be a little loud at it's higher settings, but it will keep your CPU cool.  If you don't believe it, head on over to SystemCooling and read the review.

"The Aquian ICM-505+CPU is an all-in-one liquid cooling system designed to provide quick and easy installation inside your favorite case.

Tall, cool one for your CPU & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 13, 2005 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Cool Scraper SX1 is a CPU cooler than speaks softly, and is like a big stick, being the better part of 6" tall (15cm).  Read the review at Xtreme Resources to see how it performs.

"Summer usually brings many kinds of pleasures, but it also brings something really unpleasant for computer enthusiasts; heat.

Cooler Master Musketeer 3 Giveaway

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 11, 2005 - 10:24 PM | Chuck Smith
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Cooler Master is giving away 30, Musketeer 3 sound quality controllers in their Creative Idea Contest & Lucky Draw.

To introduce such wonderful invention to the public, Cooler Master has prepared 30 free Musketeer 3 for giveaway! Simply answering a few questions and sharing your most creative ideas on function panels with us, you will be eligible to participate in the lucky drawing to win an all new Musketeer 3.

Gigabyte tries cases & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 11, 2005 - 11:50 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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You may not thing of your PC Case when someone mentions Gigabyte, but you may keep them in mind after reading the review at Bjorn3D.  3 120mm fans keep the case cool and quiet, and it has enough room to easily fit a watercooling rig, if that is your preference.  The installation of components is completely tooless, and it has blue LED projector so you can show off a logo if you wish.

"Lately, it seems like I have been changing my computer cases almost as often as I have been changing my oil.

DIY Brazing & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 8, 2005 - 11:42 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you've heard the term brazing before, but aren't sure how to do it, perhaps this article from PimpRig can give you the basics.  Brazing is usually used in phase change, but it could certainly make a water cooling system look unique.

"Zennzzo, our resident phase-change expert, has written up a really quick intro guide to brazing and the process involved.

Revenge of the Golden Orb & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 6, 2005 - 11:41 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Time for take 2 of the Golden Orb, aptly named the Golden Orb II, and reviewed at Overclockers Cafe.  It is much bigger, as it is based around a 100mm fan, but it is also almost silent.  Read on for more...

"A successful product or movie cannot go long without a sequel. Sporting a similar design but much larger body size, the Tt Golden Orb II looks to make an effort to continue the Orb's name here in 2005.

New CS Stacker speaks BTX & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | July 4, 2005 - 12:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The CoolerMaster Stacker or CM Stacker has been around for quite a while in various forms.  It has always been one of the better choices to build a high powered 'puter in, but the price is steep ($200 +).  The newest incarnation is on the dissecting table at X-Bit Labs, and it is able to work with both ATX and the new BTX form factor.

"We reviewed an interesting system case for wealthy PC enthusiasts from CoolerMaster.

2 fans quieter than 1 & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 29, 2005 - 12:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Overclockers Online reviews the Ultra Fire from Ultra Products.  A heatsink with 2 fans, one pushing and one pulling mean that you get reasonable airflow with very little noise.  It was designed for AMD retention clips only, Socket

A, 754, 939 & 940, and seems reasonably easy to install. 

"Ultra Products still has a bit of refinement left for the Ultra Fire; more fins would definitely be an advantage.

Cheap, good looking case & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 27, 2005 - 11:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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How about a $50 case which includes a side fan, a blow hole and a back exhaust that can accomodate an 80, 92 or 120mm fan? The Rosewill that 3DXtreme reviews has all of that, and some style in it's design too.  Plus, a mouse which will help rid you of any sweat on your plams from fragging all night.

"I'm sure if you asked anyone these days what brand of computer case they wanted, they would probably tell you Lian Li, Thermaltake, Silverstone, CoolerMaster or maybe even Antec.

Pump up your H<font size=1>2</font>0 & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 24, 2005 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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C-Systems is replacing their aging CSP-750 pump with a newer more powerful pump, the CSP-MAG, and SystemCooling has the review.  While not the most powerful pump available, it does have several things to recommend it, including it's small size, and it's small price tag $49.99US on the manufacturers website (C-systems.ca), and it's even cheaper if trade in an old 750.

"The C-Systems CSP-MAG is a next generation brushless DC pump that replaces the original CSP-750.

AMD to officially sanction overclocking

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 23, 2005 - 06:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The FX57 is geared towards gaming and the X2 will cater for those engaged in Content Creation. AMD will put even more emphasis in the future on this segmentation so that there is no overlapping of the two products in people's minds. The FXers will always be the best for gaming: designing games, distributing them and playing them.

Cooling the GeForce 7800

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 22, 2005 - 12:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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AMDGamer has some pictures of Innovatek's brand new Cool-Matic G70, and a link to Innovatek for more info.   The G70 is a water based cooler (block) for both the GPU and the memory on the just released 7800.  Before you ask, there are pictures of what look to be a 2 card SLI setup, so the G70 takes full advantage of the card's smaller footprint to make sure both cards can be cooled with 2 seperate G70's.

"Parallel to the upcoming Launch of the new Nvidia G70 Graphic Card -Monster (Geforce

Cooling Cramped Cases & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 22, 2005 - 12:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Coolermaster has re-imagined the classic Hyper 6 into a Hyper 6+, and it is put through some testing at Insanetek.  Not only does it provide some respectable cooling power, but it is small enough to fit into most cases, unlike many of the other high performance heatsinks that have come onto the market recently.  If it's your videocard that's overheating, you can find help here too!

"The Hyper 6 is probably considered Cooler Master's first high performance cooler.

Actively Cool Case & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 20, 2005 - 11:45 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Maybe you have heard of Sytrin, and their Nextherm ICS 8200 airconditioned case, but if you haven't InsaneTek has a review you should read.  The Nextherm has a thermoelectric cooler sitting on its intake, and has a significant impact on the temperatures in the case, including the video card.  Of course, the case will also have a significant impact on your wallet, but think what you can save by overclocking.

"Summer is around the corner an

Phase Change in the air & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 17, 2005 - 11:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Extreme Cooling Technologies new Mach II GT might sound like a razor, but it is the coolest thing in phase change technology.  It will let COC run an A64 3500 at a stable 2991Mhz, and do it with an average core temp of -18C!  It's not cheap though, the MSRP is $949.  If that's a little too rich, a review of Titan's economically priced Bianca is just b

Extreme GPU Chillin' & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 15, 2005 - 11:44 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Battlefield 2 is just around the corner, and so are summer temperatures.  If you don't want to turn your expensive new PCI-X card into melted slag at the bottom of your case, and are unwilling to back off even a little on the overclock that was stable in the middle of February, then has SystemCooling got a review for you!  The ThermalRight V1.  With 2 fans on this heatsink, you will get temps that are comparable to a watercooled card.  Only two caveats, one being that 6800 users may find the HS doe