Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Corsair, a longstanding and esteemed manufacturer in the PC components industry, initially built its reputation on memory-related products. However, nearly two decades ago, Corsair began diversifying its product line. This expansion started cautiously, with a limited number of products, but quickly proved to be highly successful, propelling Corsair into the industry powerhouse it is today. One of Corsair's most triumphant product categories is all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers. This success is particularly notable given that their initial foray into liquid cooling in 2003 did not meet expectations. However, Corsair didn’t throw in the towel. Undeterred, they re-entered the market years later, leveraging the growing popularity of user-friendly, maintenance-free AIO designs. This gamble paid off handsomely, as AIO coolers are now one of Corsair’s flagship product lines...
Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 Case Review: You Asked For It, You Got It
When I reviewed the BitFenix Ghost, some of you requested we take a look at the Nanoxia Deep Silence 1. Nanoxia isn't selling on American shores yet, but there's...
75 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/27/2012Fractal Design Node 304 mITX Case Review: Paving the Way to the Future
We've said it before but it bears repeating: desktop systems are getting smaller. ATX is becoming less and less necessary, and mini-ITX-based machines more and more offer the same...
80 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/23/2012BitFenix Ghost Case Review: Begging for the Premium Treatment
In the short time that they've been around, BitFenix has consistently proven an interest and willingness to design cases that are at the feature curve while being price competitive...
34 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/10/2012Cougar Challenger Case Review: Is Competitive Performance Enough?
It's fun to review the big enthusiast-class cases like the NZXT Phantom 820 and the Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX custom marvels like the BitFenix Prodigy and SilverStone SG09, but the...
40 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/29/2012120mm Radiator Fan Roundup Part 2: Fan Harder
It's funny, when I did the first 120mm radiator fan roundup two months ago, I wasn't expecting quite the response it got. It was an interesting exercise that seemed...
81 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/22/2012SilverStone Sugo SG09 Case Review: Someone at SilverStone Loves Tetris
You've seen it here: small cases are getting big. Mini-ITX boards are becoming both more common and less expensive, and there's been a bit of a renaissance for small...
45 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/20/2012NZXT Phantom 820 Case Review: Everything, Everything
NZXT is an interesting manufacturer. Each company that designs and manufactures cases has their strengths and weaknesses, things they're good at and things that need work, but NZXT is...
24 by Dustin Sklavos on 10/15/2012Lian Li PC-A76X Case Review: The Limits of Aluminum
As a case designer and manufacturer, Lian Li has built their entire business around aluminum. It's one of those materials that seems to have a real marketing draw, that...
61 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/30/2012Thermaltake Armor A30 Case Review: Opening the Puzzle Box
It's pretty clear on our side of the fence that smaller enclosures and leaner builds are increasingly becoming the way to go for most users these days, with even...
26 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/24/2012In-Win GRone Case Review: Do Features Make the Case
It's been a very long time since we've had an In-Win case in house for review. In fact, the last one we checked out was the BUC, an affordable...
31 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/18/2012Rosewill Fortress Platinum 450W
Rosewill is a familiar name here at AnandTech. It's Newegg's in-house brand, through which they sell products such as notebook accessories, peripheral equipment, cases and power supplies. Their stated...
26 by Martin Kaffei on 9/14/2012Antec ISK 110 VESA Case Review: Just About As Small As It Gets
We've been having a good run of Mini-ITX cases lately, but most of those cases are designed to still be able to support what are essentially fully-powered systems: standard...
54 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/31/2012Choosing the Best 120mm Radiator Fan: Testing Eight Fans with Corsair's H80
As an enthusiast it can be difficult to just "set it and forget it," to assemble a system and decree "this is as good as it's going to get."...
113 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/23/2012SilverStone Sugo SG05: The Mini-ITX Standard Bearer
We've been looking at a few mini-ITX enclosures as of late, an interest sparked largely by the surprise success of the Bitfenix Prodigy and the general industry tend towards...
70 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/19/2012Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Case Review: Little in Almost Every Way
At the risk of sounding foolish, more and more it seems that Mini-ITX is very much becoming the new Micro-ATX. Each subsequent hardware generation crams a little more performance...
65 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/26/2012Fractal Design Define R4 Case Review: Evolution, Not Revolution
Around November of last year we had a chance to take a look at one of the most popular enclosures from up-and-comer Fractal Design, the Define R3. Impressions were...
54 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/20/2012AZZA Genesis 9000 Case Review: Building It Every Way
AZZA is a relatively new company when it comes to enclosures. Their major splash came with the Fusion 4000 enclosure (which we're still slated to review at some point...
30 by Dustin Sklavos on 7/13/2012350-450W Roundup: 11 Cheap PSUs
Today we're looking at some inexpensive ATX power supplies with a low output power. In most cases there is no need for a 1KW power supply when 350W to...
67 by Martin Kaffei on 7/3/2012Corsair Carbide 300R Case Review: Corsair For the Masses
Ostensibly, Corsair's Carbide line of enclosures are their budget cases; the Obsidian and Graphite lines both start where the beefy Carbide 500R leaves off. Corsair's least expensive entry is...
44 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/29/2012BitFenix Shinobi XL Case Review: Something is Lost in the Process
We've had a remarkably heavy backlog of cases in house in desperate need of review over the past couple of months, and one of the standouts has been BitFenix's...
29 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/26/2012