Introduction: Evercool recently sent us the newest model in their Transformer line, the Transformer 3. The Transformer series is known for their consistent silver aesthetics, which can complement the theme of a wide variety of custom rigs with ease. The Transformer 3 is equipped with a single 120mm fan for heat transfer. The heatsink itself [...]

Introduction If extreme overclocking had a name, it’d be k|ngp|n. Vince Lucido (a/k/a “k|ngp|n”) is arguably the man who got such things started in the United States. Back when most people were still gawking at the extreme ventures of a few folks pushing overclocking to new heights with water cooling, this guy started to bring [...]

As a benchmarker, the biggest milestone you will come across is your first plunge below -100C. Liquid Nitrogen is -196C by nature, and to utilize this exotic cooling material, you need a fantastic evaporator, or more commonly known as a pot. Much like dry ice, cooling the processor down this cold will decrease impedance that [...]

Introduction The next review sample in our Xigmatek lineup is the AEGIR SD128264. Xigmatek has been around for a little over 5 years, and has established itself well and rather quickly in the air cooling arena. They have impressed many consumers with good quality products and performance at an affordable price level. Xigmatek’s “ICE” philosophy [...]

Introduction: Our friends at Noctua recently sent us their latest and greatest heatsink for review, the NH-C14. The NH-C14 is a top-flow heatsink of similar design to the NH-D14, which is a cross-blowing heatsink. The Noctua NH-C14: The NH-C14 supports the following processor sockets: Intel: LGA1366 LGA1156 LGA1155 LGA775 AMD: AM2 AM2+ AM3 Next: Specifications [...]

Introduction: Today we are reviewing Swiftech’s latest and greatest in air cooling, the Polaris 120. The Polaris 120 is Swiftech’s comeback to the mainstream air cooling market. Swiftech had its very successful debut into the air cooling market in 2001, and the company became public in 2005. Swiftech was founded in 1994 by Gabriel Rouchon or [...]

ASUS has sent us their version of the Radeon HD 6950 to run through the paces today. The ASUS HD 6950 2GB is factory overclocked right out of the box by 10MHz, which really is not anything to write home about, but it’s there nonetheless. ASUS does include their voltage tweak software to help gain [...]

Meet The New Kid In Town: MSI has seen the potential in the new AMD Fusion CPU. The MSI E350IA-E45 is a feature rich micro ITX board with the potential to be the heart of your next HTPC with it’s excellent integrated graphics; an effective home server with its 4x SATAIII ports, or even an [...]