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PC News, Hardware, Software
H6 & H6 RGB+ — NZXT’s New Design Direction Starts Here
The H6 is NZXT’s new compact dual‑chamber mid‑tower, and it’s clearly the foundation for…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
Fractal New Dynamic 3 Case Fans — A Cleaner, Smarter, More Modern Take
Fractal just rolled out the Dynamic 3 series, and it’s basically the next evolution of…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
NEW LIAN LI O11 VISION-M Dual-chamber Micro-ATX Case
Dual-chamber Micro-ATX case with three-sided tempered glass The top glass panel features a mesh cutout…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
SAMA S50 Rethinks Compact ATX Cases
The SAMA S50 is one of those rare compact ATX cases that doesn’t force you…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
CORSAIR LAUNCHES OPEN WIDGET PLATFORM FOR THE XENEON EDGE ON ELGATO MARKETPLACE
CORSAIR announces that widgets for the XENEON EDGE 14.5″ LCD Touchscreen are now on the Elgato Marketplace. This gives XENEON EDGE owners a new and growing platform to browse, download,…
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PC Case Modding
Winners of the 2026 Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational are Announced
This year, Thermaltake invited 8 modders from around the world, including Thailand, Greece, the United States, Pakistan, the Philippines, Italy, and France, to compete in the annual CaseMOD Invitational. Using…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
New Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 chromax.black 120mm fans
Noctua presented the much-anticipated black version of its award-winning NF-A12x25 G2 120mm flagship fan. Available in single-fan and speed-offset dual-fan packs, the new chromax.black variants provide the same state-of-the-art quiet…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
LIAN LI DK‑07 WOOD — A Motorized Walnut Desk That Doubles as a Full PC Case
LIAN LI is leveling up the desk‑PC concept again with the DK‑07 WOOD, a motorized standing desk wrapped in real dark walnut and built around the DK‑07 chassis platform. It’s…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
be quiet! Unveils Dark Rock Pro 6 & Dark Rock 6
be quiet! is rolling out the next generation of its flagship air coolers, and both models land exactly where high‑end builders want them: more performance, better compatibility, and quieter operation…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
World’s First Infinity Mirror Gaming Memory by XPG
XPG Unveils NOVAKEY DDR5 — A New Look, a New Identity, and a Wild Infinity‑Mirror RGB Effect XPG is kicking off a fresh chapter in its design language with the…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
NEW LIAN LI VECTOR V150 INF PC CASE
LIAN LI announced the VECTOR V150 INF, a compact mATX chassis featuring a tempered-glass infinity-mirror front panel, two pre-installed 140mm ARGB PWM front fans, and a 120mm rear fan. The…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
HYTE Teams Up With SQUARE ENIX for a Limited‑Edition FINAL FANTASY XIV Y70 Case
HYTE’s limited‑edition FINAL FANTASY XIV Y70 case, featuring panoramic character art and a serialized “Warrior of Light” plate. Pre‑orders are now live.
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DDR Memory Reviews
Crucial Ballistix DDR3 PC3-12800 Memory
Far from being anyone’s whipping boy, Crucial’s Ballistix line of memory modules are designed with the enthusiast in mind. From appearance, to performance, to rock solid stability, Crucial has stood for quality and performance.…
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Graphics Card Reviews
SAPPHIRE HD 6950 2GB Radeon Video Card
Following closely behind the release of the 6800 series of video cards AMD is releasing their next and more powerful set of cards, the 6900’s. Using the Cayman GPU we are hoping to…
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CPU Cooler
Zalman VF3000N NVIDIA GPU Cooler
Introduction We mostly think about changing the stock cooler that comes with our new CPU but how often do you think about changing the stock cooler on your video card?…
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Storage Devices
500GB SuperSpeed USB 3.0 2.5in External Hard Drive Geek Kit
The new USB 3.0 standard is becoming one of the common options found on the newer motherboards coming out. For those of us that are not quite ready to upgrade…
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Graphics Card Reviews
SAPPHIRE HD 6850 1GB Video Card
We will be taking a look at one of the newest graphic cards from AMD and Sapphire, the HD 6850. This card has the second generation of GPU in it,…
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PC Water Cooling
CoolIt ECO A.L.C. Liquid CPU Cooler
Liquid cooling use to be for those that were on the cutting edge of tricking out there PC’s and was looking to get the best cooling solutions. Then came along the heat pipe coolers with great…
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Americanfreak
DOOM BFG Case Mod
2019 brought another QuakeCon and another case mod that needed to be created for our booth for the US Case Modding Championship. Since this years QuakeCon was about DOOM Eternal,…
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Case Modding Tools
Basic Tools for Case Modding
Before you can even start making your case mod you need to have some tools and some knowledge on what they are and what they do. You don’t need to…
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Featured Case Mods / Modders
Project: HAVOK Case Mod
Here is a nice clean case mod that is in our forums. This case mod started off life as a plain Jane black case, but with a few passes some…
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Featured Case Mods / Modders
CENTURION: CM Silencio 650 Case Mod
For a select few, limited options is not a cause for concern but rather an opportunity to showcase creativity. Absent access to a CNC machine or a complete tool set,…
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Lessons of Painting a PC Case
Harsh Lessons of Paint: Undoing with Mineral Spirits
The astute reader may notice that my HLOP articles carry a theme: paint is hard. People (especially me) make mistakes. Imagine you botch a spray paint job; is the piece…
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PC Case Modding News and Events
MSI PRO MOD Season 3 Winners Revealed
The winners for MSI’s PRO MOD season 3 have been selected by a panel of pro modder judges consisting of Black MOD, Mike Petereyns, Jim Weist, Random Design, and Ronnie…