Half the noise and a few extra degrees? Seems like a win. The design elements seem to come together perfectly on what – at first glance – appears to be a heat sink that would be lacking in many ways. It appears to lack surface area; it is not lacking. It appears to not have enough heat pipes; the numbers do not agree with this assumption. It only has one fan and can not keep up with dual fan coolers; it stayed within a few degrees at half the noise level…

The Dark Rock Pro 2 shows its value in design, quality, aesthetic appeal and function. It keeps core temperatures down and does not create annoying fan and air noise like many single tower coolers.

The performance is really hard to beat as there is only so much refinement that can be made where performance is concerned. Is it the best? No. The best is subjective and there are too many variables out there to be considered. What can be said is that, “The performance of the PH-TC12DX is commensurate to that of comparably priced units of similar design.”

Pass! This board took everything we threw at it and never complained. We filled every port (save the 1394) used the included USB 3.0 breakout and stressed it with no problems. We overclocked it and streamed again while benchmarking; no issues. We ran one hour of AIDA stability test while overclocked and streaming.

Introduction and Photo Gallery We thank Giada for presenting us with – for our scrutiny – the D2305, dual core i5 (3427U) miniPC. Up front we liked the look and feel (solid) of this unit and in the end came to respect its functionality and capability. What we did not like are the things that [...]

Introduction ASUS has been bringing high quality components to the PC world for the past two decades. They are not slowing down and they continue to help lead the way to a faster, more effective and efficient tomorrow. Keeping with the tradition of quality and cutting edge innovation is no small task and like few [...]

Introduction First we would like to thank Gigabyte for providing this interesting review sample that combines the features of more expensive boards with the price of a mid grade board. I would also like to dedicate all work and any awards to Drew Briggs our Managing Director @ TechReaction. A motherboard is nothing without a [...]

This week we have a review from Turtle Beach. If you are a cave dweller who has somehow never heard of Turtle Beach I will now humor you. Turtle Beach is an audio hardware company based in New York and was established in 1975. With over 25 years of experience designing drivers, headsets accessories and [...]