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Noctua NF-P14 FLX and NF-S12B FLX – Review 1 Comment By mav2000 on March 1, 2010 Introduction After the recent review on the Excalibur, I was on the look out for a few low noise fans, specifically for the Venomous X. I was pretty happy with the results that I was getting with the Scythe Gentle Typhoons and decided to get the two Noctua brothers to test. Before I go any further, let me clarify that this was a test to see which would be the best performer with low noise as an added criteria and is not meant for someone looking for benching fans. With that out of ...
Cooler Master Excalibur Fan Review 0 Comments By mav2000 on February 18, 2010 Introduction Recently my good friends at Cooler Master gave me a call and asked me to take a good look at their new case fan. I half expected a 140 mm version of their famous R4’s or maybe a stronger version of their 200mm line up. Little did I expect to see the Excalibur. This fan is a far departure from their current units and I for one was pretty excited with the design. The Excalibur has been named after the legendary sword of King Arthur, which was said to have magical propertie...
Thermalright Venomous X – Return of the King 2 Comments By mav2000 on January 21, 2010 Introduction A couple of weeks ago I was looking for a new cooler and my mind was quite firmly set on the NH D14 from Noctua. But sometime in late December there was a bit of news from Thermalright about a new cooler and I thought that I should probably wait for it to come out before making a decision. Now, Thermalright held the performance crown for a long time with its TRUE series and it was only in the last year or so that it lost the crown to the Megahalems and then to the NH D14 from ...
Corsair H50 – A Brief Look 1 Comment By mav2000 on December 21, 2009 Introduction As some of you know, I was stuck with an H50 for a few days and I was wondering if I should give it a go myself. The price was just about fine for this piece of kit and it sure looked good. So what I did do in the end was run a few tests against the Thermolab Baram to see what all the noise was about. Let me say that I was not disappointed. Before I get ahead of myself, lets take a short look at the company that produces the H50 and also take a look at the H50 itself. Corsair, as a...
Cooler Master HAF 922 – Review 0 Comments By mav2000 on December 14, 2009 Cooler Master HAF 922 Cabinet Review Cooler Master has kindly sent us the second HAF case out there – the HAF 922. This chassis by Cooler Master is based on the same testosterone filled design as that of the HAF 932. The company has managed to impress with the great detail and very solid construction of this series in the past. The HAF 922 is smaller than the 932 and also slightly cheaper. HAF stands for “High Air Flow” and both these cases have multiple 200 mm fans to honor ...
Battle of the Titans – ASUS GTX 295 Vs. ASUS ATI 5870 5 Comments By mav2000 on December 10, 2009 Introduction Its been a while since I wrote a review and thats because I have been concentrating on completing two reviews at the same time. This along with an increased work load has meant that I have been off these pages for far too long. But enough of the chit chat, lets move along to the battle at hand. The Asus 5870 VS. the Asus GTX 295 This is a battle that has been brewing on the net for the last month or so, and I thought that I should do a shootout to find out for myself which is the b...
Thermolab Baram CPU Cooler Review 0 Comments By mav2000 on December 4, 2009 Thermolab Baram CPU Cooler Review Introduction and Specifications // // Hello and welcome to the review of the Thermolab Baram. Thermolab is a relatively little-known Korean company, that dabbles in all kinds of cooling products. The Baram and the Bada are their latest in their line of CPU coolers and today we are going to take a closer look at their 120mm tower cooler, the Baram. “Baram” in Korean means the flow of air. Lets see if this cooler can live up to its name. First, l...
Cooler Master Storm Sniper – A few mods and some cable management. 0 Comments By mav2000 on October 13, 2009 Just got a new case this weekend and worked on it. SO first off removed the HDD bays, as I only use 1 HDD as of now, and dont really need it. Secondly a nice coat of black paint for the interiors. And then finally the cooling, with a couple of add on fans. And yes the new CPU cooler is on the way. Painting and removal of HDD bays completed: And finally the finished product….just one mistake, and thats the bottom fan drawing air out instead of in…am too pooped to fix it now so will ...
Cooler Master Hyper 212 PLUS – A short review 4 Comments By mav2000 on September 22, 2009 Introduction Looking for a new heat sink in the current market is quite a job. There are a plethora of them available in all shapes and sizes and in every single price bracket that you can think of. Getting a cooler with the right price to performance ratio is even more difficult, specially when you add your requirements to that ratio. So we have people who just require a quiet cooler, to those who don’t mind their computers sounding like a jet at take off as long as the cooler can get t...
Asus Crosshair III – Review 12 Comments By mav2000 on September 17, 2009 INTRODUCTION Hello and welcome to the review of the ASUS CROSSHAIR III FORMULA motherboard. I was thinking about doing a new review for a while, and it struck me that a number of us have picked up new AM3 CPU’s over the last couple of months with the 550 BE being one of the favorites. Today, there is barely any competition for the 550 BE at that price point (especially when unlocked) and it is quickly becoming one of the best VFM processors that one can buy. Keeping this in mind, and look...

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