Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Just over 18 months ago, Intel launched their significantly revised ATX v3.0 power supply standard, and with it, the 600 Watt-capable 12VHPWR cable to power video cards and other high-drain add-in cards. The release of the standard came with a lot of fanfare and excitement – the industry was preparing for a future where even flagship video cards could go back to being powered by a single cable – but shortly after, things became exciting again for all the wrong reasons. The new 12VHPWR connector proved to be less forgiving of poor connections between cables and devices than envisioned. With hundreds of watts flowing through the relatively small pins – and critically, insufficient means to detect a poor connection – a bad connection could result...
Lian Li's PC-6070 Aluminum Case
Lian Li's PC-6070 improves on its PC-6xxx series with sound-dampening foam and many other features.
19 by Purav Sanghani on 3/25/2004SilverStone Nimiz Temjin III
SilverStone Technology, one of the newest competitors in the case market, introduces yet another mid-tower design in their line of desktop cases. We take this aluminum behemoth apart and...
11 by Purav Sanghani on 3/16/2004Thermaltake's Xaser III Skull Series - A Case For the Tough Guy
Thermaltake has done it again, improving on the original design of the Xaser III. The VM3000A is redesigned and packed with an onslaught of new features. Take a look...
15 by Purav Sanghani on 3/11/2004Balanced Technology eXtended (BTX) Form Factor - The Future of Cases & Motherboards
Known previously as the "Big Water" form factor, Intel has finalized and branded the next-generation case/motherboard form factor specification and it's called BTX. Learn everything you wanted to...
99 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2003Kingwin KT-424 Aluminum Case
Kingwin produced an incredibly successful high-end case several months ago. Today, we look at their mid-range case, which actually packs more features and performance than their high-end counterpart.
18 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/18/20032003 Power Supply Roundup Part II: Better Faster Cheaper
Several months ago, we published our first power supply roundup. With a little more experience we took our second stab at the power supply industry, with over 18 units...
70 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/31/2003ClearPC, C3 and BeanTech: The Clear Chassis Comparison
Acrylic PC cases have gained popularity over recent months. Fortunately, we were able to get our hands on some of the more mainstream clear enclosures. Its time...
0 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/15/2003Xaser III Aluminum: ThermalTake drops Chenming
ThermalTake completely redesigned their Xaser II series cases with their newest Aluminum chassis revision. No longer do they rely on the Chenming chassis platform, but a new and...
1 by Kristopher Kubicki on 2/20/20034-Way Power Supply Shootout: Vantec, Enermax, ThermalTake, Antec
2002 brought us several new power supplies each with a competitive edge. Today we take a look at a few of these units in our first installment of...
6 by Kristopher Kubicki on 1/17/2003Cooler Master ATC-201A: High performance Aluminum
Cooler Master's ATC-201A has been getting a lot of publicity because of its high performance design. We take a look at why it performs so well and where...
1 by Kristopher Kubicki on 1/11/2003Ahanix dBox: Standardizing LCD Case Controls
Ahanix devoted a lot of resources into their latest case, the dBox. Attempting to become the first case that comes standard with an LCD control panel, the dBox...
1 by Kristopher Kubicki on 1/9/2003PC-9300 Aluminum: Lian Li Enters the Small Form Factor Race
As Shuttle reigns primarily uncontested in the small form factor market, Lian Li follows suit with Cooler Master and jumps headlong into the small form factor market.
0 by Kristopher Kubicki on 12/2/2002Comdex 2002 - New Meaning To The 'Cold Show'
Many are calling this the last and probably most uninteresting Comdex ever, but the cooling and case companies beg to differ. Get ready for an indepth analysis of...
2 by Kristopher Kubicki on 11/21/2002Kingwin KT-436-WM Case: The Mod Dream
Kingwin takes a stab into the case market with an Al-Mg alloy behemoth based on the same design as the ever popuplar Lian Li cases. Is the beauty...
4 by Kristopher Kubicki on 11/12/2002ThermalTake A6000B Aluminum Case: Quiet Cooling
Its been a long time since we did cases at AnandTech. To welcome case reviews back to AnandTech, we bring to you ThermalTake's first attempt at an aluminum...
1 by Kristopher Kubicki on 10/11/2002Low Profile Socket-A/Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - December 2001
With server rack space at a premium, building low profile 1U servers is an endeavor many are undertaking. But how do you cool Athlon MP processors in a...
0 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 12/19/2001Socket-A Cooler Roundup: September 2001
If you've got a Socket-A processor then this is the guide to read. Our largest cooling roundup to date. Read on as our resident cooling expert, Tillmann...
0 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 9/7/2001Socket-A & Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - March 2001
Quite a lot has happened since our last cooler roundup in November of last year. Not only did we see new products from previously unknown manufacturers, we saw the...
2 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 3/7/2001Socket-A & Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - November 2000
With the Athlon running hotter than ever one of the most common questions we're asked is "What is the best CPU cooler on the market?" Our resident cooling...
2 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 11/21/2000Socket-A / Socket-370 Cooler Roundup - July 2000
AnandTech takes a look at 9 of the best Socket-370 / Socket-A coolers on the market right now. Whether you're looking to overclock your CPU or just want...
0 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 7/14/2000
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