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PC Cases and Modding

Zalman HD160XT Plus HTPC Chassis review

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/18/2008 02:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

A PC in your living room however has to look nice, be silent and functional; and that's quite a challenge as today's computer parts are often noisy and create lot's of heat. Building a HTPC surely isn't an easy task as you need to carefully handpick all components used. For optimal cooling and nice looks today we land at the premises of Zalman. They recently released their Zalman HD160XT Plus HTPC chassis. A seriously gorgeous looking HTPC chassis, made out of aluminum and with a small 7" Zero Defect LCD touch screen (no dead pixels).
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NZXT Rogue SSF chassis review

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/26/2008 02:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

NZXT released their first SSF chassis under the name Rogue. Quite an interesting name as is has several meanings, in biology however Rogue equals "a usually inferior organism, esp. a plant, varying markedly from the normal". I think it's safe to apply that description to the chassis we are testing today. A chassis that for the bigger part is a aluminum chassis guaranteeing optimal cooling, low noise levels and since it's NZXT .. looks to die for.
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SunBeamTech UFO Acrylic Cube Case review

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 11/01/2007 02:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Face it, it's short from stunning how many cases there are out there to pick from. So why Acryllic you ask ? Well .. ehm I dunno. it's just looking so damn cool. See if you forget about the fact that kit's the worst material to use as a chassis cooling wise, incredibly "not" handy to work with, scratchable, smears everywhere and oy .. the fingerprints. But all that aside .. if you get the wiring and lighting right, an Acrylic chassis might be one of the coolest things you've ever built.
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SunBeamtech Tuniq 3 chassis review

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/28/2007 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Today we'll peek at Sunbeamtech's Tuniq line of products (Tuniq is actually a subsidiary product series of Sunbeamtech). They have the new Tuniq 3 out, an aluminum looking and styled chassis which in our photo lab was one of the hardest things ever to photograph!
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Gigabyte Mercury Pro review (water-cooled )

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/14/2007 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

When a team is creative and the will is there to actually produce something which meets the variables for the mainstream market then you can have a small success on your hands, for today's product I believe that's the case. We'll be reviewing their pre-installed PC Chassis with built in water-cooling. With a design that is esthetically pleasing, innovative functions and some really great ideas over the next pages you'll be strolling through the product that is called the 3D Mercury.
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Revoltec Zirconium PC chassis review

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/22/2007 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Guru3d will peek at a new casing from the guys at Listan. Who you ask ? Listan .. the guys behind the beQuiet series power supplies and .. Revoltec. This is the second line Listan is promoting aside from their BeQuiet! PSU lineup, is their Revoltec brand. This brand sells coolers, case-mod gear, fans but also cases. This is the new RT-101 Zirconium chassis.
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Tagged as: Revoltec, Zirconium, chassis, review

Spire Pininfarina SP-ATX-PALU Chassis

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/18/2006 02:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

So once I was on the Spire website to have a peek at that PSU I noticed that they were about to release another product... a PC chassis and it's designed by Pininfarina. So I shouted out; "YES!". Now again let's talk about chances and statistical anomalies. Chances are that 70% of you know who Pininfarina is, yet statistically 83% has heard of the name Pininfarina at the very least.
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Tagged as: Chassis, Pininfarina, SP-ATX-PALU

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 review

Posted by: George Panayiotou on: 10/23/2006 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Gigabyte is not only making PC hardware like motherboards and 3D cards you know. They are also into PC cases. How are their PC cases I hear you cry! Well, check the full article to get an idea.
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Alphacool Ready2Go Stacker (Passive)

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/15/2006 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Alphacool can deliver pre-fitted and modified PC Cases with water-cooling (prefilled and leak tested) installed. Today Guru of 3D will test the Coolermaster Stacker Silver with preinstalled water-cooling from their Ready2Go series of products. Pretty much install your components and you are good to go. The beauty of this beast is the fact that it is passive water-cooling, the only thing connected to the power circuit is an inaudible pump. That means this system just does not make any noise, at least not that we can hear.
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Tagged as: (Passive), Alphacool, Stacker

Ultra Aluminus ATX Mid-Tower Case

Posted by: Dave Crewe on: 04/21/2006 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

This particular case design has been around for a long while now and has been highly successful. Whilst previous incarnations may not have been particularly fantastic feature wise, and weren't particularly appealing aesthetics wise, they were extremely well built, large, and had great airflow. The main downside was that they were mostly made of steel and weighed an absolute tonne! They could also be considered a little boring, but it depends what you're looking for. Now, what Ultra have done with their Aluminus case is to take an old favourite and revamp it.
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Ultra X2-Connect 550w Power Supply

Posted by: Dave Crewe on: 04/14/2006 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

This PSU is the successor to the original X-Connect and Ultra is hoping it's going to be just as successful. This PSU will appeal to all the majority of the modding freaks out there as it has a flashy look to it, windows, blue illumination and a modular cable system. There aren't too many PSUs out there that can boast such features.
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Three-way ATX PC case shootout

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/03/2006 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

The products tested today will be the dreamy looking X-Cruiser from fun company Aspire. Then XG, a division of MGE, recently launched a new all-aluminum chassis based on a snakehead design, and the reason for it's name, Viper 2. And from iCute / Casepower.com.tw we will have a look at the cutest little mid-tower called the Coolive with some incredibly interesting features.
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SilverStone 600 Watt ATX Power Supply

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/31/2006 07:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

It carries the label "Strider" and this model comes with a fantastic 600 Watts rating. It's supposed to be a a high-end PSU which is ready for SLI and Crossfire as it has quad 12 volts rails and active PFC, silent fan. We'll explain all that to you over the next pages though.
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ThermalTake Mozart With Media Lab

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/26/2006 02:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Today we are entering the mysterious world of the HTPC .. the Home Theater PC. A PC that has been built for the sole purpose of playing back music, movies and or media files, basically a multimedia center. And that is not an easy mission, as everybody has different goals, budgets and tasks for such a PC. Essentially this is a review about the Thermaltake Mozart. Look at the choices and building part of the HTPC as an additional bonus in this review.
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Aspire X-Qpack (mATX casing)

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/15/2006 08:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Today we'll take a look at the X-QPack from Aspire. A Micro-ATX PC casing with included 420 Watts PSU. It's designed for the gamer, has great looks and comes in several colors: red, yellow, green, blue, black and silver.
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SunBeamtech 'Silent Storm' ATX mid tower

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/31/2006 08:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

This PC case is made for the people who like silence, good cooling yet do not want to own a screamy flashy lit PC. And the guys from SunBeamtech did a very nice job in designing a mid-tower PC case like this.
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Enermax Liberty 620 Watt PSU

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/02/2006 08:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

It carries the label "Liberty" and this model comes with a fantastic 620 Watt rating. It's a high-end PSU which is ready for SLI and Crossfire as it has dual 12 volts rails with high ampage, active PFC, silent fan and dual-core CPU ready. We'll explain all that to you over the next pages though. This Liberty PSU is manufactured by Enermax and is model ELT620AWT.
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ThermalTake PurePower PST520W ATX PSU

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/05/2005 08:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Thermaltake has taken moddable PSU's to the next level ... and in a very clever way, I must add. The PSU we will be testing today is a truly hefty SLI/Crossfire ready piece of gear. It carries the label "Pure Power P.S.T. Series" and this model comes with a 520 Watt rating.
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The Lexa - Mid Tower ATX PC case

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/31/2005 08:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

You've all seen, heard and some of you even bought a case designed by NZXT based on our reviews right ? And there's no reason not too as they make seriously intriguing PC cases targeted at the enthusiast PC community. Can you remember some of them ? The Guardian, Nemesis and their last one was Trinity. We reviewed all these cases as NZXT makes some pretty impressive stuff that we just love to take a deeper look at. Today we bring you a review on, once again, a new case ... the Lexa and despite the fact you and I figured out that it must be getting harder and harder to design some original yet functional for the gamer, NZXT once again have outdone themselves, ladies and gents .. the Lexa is what we'll be reviewing today and it's by far one of the best cases ever reviewed here on Guru3D.com
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Lian Li PC777B The Anniversary Casing

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/21/2005 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

The PC-777 series casing is a mid-sized tower with in it 6x5.25, 6x3.5" internal with a FDD bezel and 1x CD-ROM bezel. There's more to the Lian-Li case though, this model has 2 additional 120 mm fans located internally in the front and rear of the casing. Not your regular fans, nope we'll show you in the photo shoot how weird (in a mostly good way) everything is with this PC case.
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Tagged as: Anniversary, Casing

Thermaltake Tai-Chi Super Tower Case

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/21/2005 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Thermaltake recently released a new PC case. Targeted at the high-end and enthusiast consumer with a diminutive amount of money to spare, Thermaltake offers a new series of PC ATX/BTX ready casings. It's widely compatible with all mainboards and has a certain balanced feel to it. It's huge, it's heavy, it's impressive, it's beautiful and it's called the Tai Chi.
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CaseBuy A.I-01 series PC case

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/09/2005 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

The product we'll be testing today falls in that budget segment of mainstream pre-modified cases. For not a lot of money CaseBuy can offer you a product that (if it fits your style of course) really looks attractive. So all you guys and girls out there with two left hands when it comes to modifying a case yourself .. good news. No more bleeding hands and chopped of fingers from sawing and cutting into that big can .. it's all done for you.
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EZ PowerSupply Tester 2

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/08/2005 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Suffice to say that the most of us would like to quickly test a PSU before installing it, or after you smelled a burning sensation originating from that PSU, and want to investigate. Here's where Casebuy comes in. For a few bucks you can buy this little EZ Power Supply Tester 2. Honestly the name says it all .. it does exactly that and nothing more.
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Vapochill Micro Ultra Low Noise

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/05/2005 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Although the new design did catch some attention, the technology behind it is even more interesting. See they call this product the VapoChill Micro, it's slightly based on the technology we know from that refrigerator in your kitchen.
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NZXT Trinity Pre-Modified ATX PC case

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/30/2005 06:00 AM [ 0 comment(s) ]

The Trinity PC casing series is setting a new trend, cheaper priced PC casings from the new NZXT classic line, yet pre-modded and with a certain look and feel to it that makes it very interesting. I say cheaper as the cases you will see today are priced at only 59,00 and that includes VAT/Taxes thus budget wise making it a mid-range product. For that money you'll receive a lovely PC casing with slide in HD mounts, transparent side windows with LED fan, back fan, front door, one temperature probe with LCD display on the front of the casing and all that in a beautifully painted casing. Sound interesting eh ?
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Tagged as: Pre-Modified, Trinity

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