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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…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
Thermaltake Retro Series Brings Classic PC Style Back
Thermaltake just dropped something fun — the new Retro Series, a pair of cases that…
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PC Cases / Accessories
Is the In Win Prism Worth It? Full Review, Airflow Test
Bottom line: the In Win Prism is just a killer case. It looks insane on…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
G.SKILL DDR5 Memory Kits Confirmed as Intel XMP 3.0 ‘Ready’ for Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus Series Processors
G.SKILL announced that its existing and new DDR5 memory kits have gained Intel Extreme Memory…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
BIOSTAR INTRODUCES THE BITWL-IHT MINI INDUSTRIAL MOTHERBOARD
BIOSTAR introduces the new BITWL-IHT, a Thin Mini-ITX industrial motherboard engineered to deliver stable and scalable performance for modern intelligent infrastructure. Built to smoothly run with the Intel® Alder Lake-N,…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
New Case by Antec and Noctua the Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition PC Case
PC case specialist Antec and Austrian quiet cooling expert Noctua have teamed up to create a custom, further refined Noctua Edition of Antec’s award-winning Flux Pro chassis. Upgrading the Flux…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
Kingston New Next-gen XTS-AES 256-bit Hardware- Encrypted USB Drive
Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., announced the launch of the next-generation IronKey™ Locker+ 50 G2 (LP50 G2) hardware-encrypted USB flash drive. The drive…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
The Audio Ecosystem Powering a New Era: Elgato Unveils Wave Next
Elgato, a brand of CORSAIR, has announced Wave Next, the company’s next generation of audio products and the most significant evolution of the Wave platform since its debut in 2020.…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
Phanteks Drops the New 360M25‑LCD AIO
Phanteks is pushing into the large‑screen AIO arena with the new 360M25‑LCD, a 360mm liquid cooler built for high‑end Intel and AMD systems. This thing doesn’t just cool — it…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
CORSAIR Adds Two New Limited‑Edition Cases to the FRAME 4000D Lineup
CORSAIR is expanding its FRAME 4000D series with two limited‑edition models: Nova and Galaxy. Both cases use a new color‑shift paint finish that changes tone depending on how the light…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
AMD Rolls Out New Ryzen Chipset Driver 8.01.20.513
AMD has pushed out a fresh update for its Ryzen™ chipset drivers, landing at version 8.01.20.513, and it’s mainly focused on tightening things up under the hood. While this isn’t…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
NZXT H2 Flow Mini‑ITX Case, C850 SFX PSU & H2 Mini PC — Compact High‑Performance SFF Gaming Gear
If you’re looking to build a powerful small form factor PC, NZXT’s latest lineup delivers everything you need for a compact, high‑performance setup. The new H2 Flow Mini‑ITX case and…
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DDR Memory Reviews
Team Group 16 GB Vulcan Z DDR4 3200 MHz Kit Review
We all love seeing the over the top builds that cost upwards of five to ten thousand dollars. We all strive to own such a system. However, in the…
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Storage Devices
Patriot P200 512GB SSD Review
SSD Storage is getting cheaper all the time and you can find decent storage for pretty much any application. Some of us seek only the premium performance storage and some…
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PC Cases / Accessories
Silverstone Lucid LD03
When Silverstone offered to send over their new Lucid LD03, we were immediately intrigued. In a market dominated by downsized versions of popular mid-tower cases and uninspiring cube cases, the…
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Network Hardware
EnGenius ESR580 Dual Pack Home Mesh Network Review
A few months ago I reviewed the newest WiFi Mesh system by EnGenius, ESR530. Home Mesh networking is becoming an affordable solution that provides great coverage to a multi-floor dwelling.…
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PC Gaming Headphones / Audio
Creative Stage Bluetooth Sound Bar with Subwoofer
I’ll never forget the first home theater system I set up in my living room. This was when smart TVs were first a thing. Now, in place of going to…
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Storage Devices
ADATA 1 TB SU750 2.5″ SSD Review
Gone are the days where an SSD was purely a luxury. With advances in NAND technology, prices have drastically reduced, making an SSD more of a standard in most pre-built…
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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
ECS Announces Case Mod Contest Winners
They still need to announce the top winner so keep checking at http://www.ecsmodmen.com/
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Featured Case Mods / Modders
The Psychedelic Machine
Steven Ellis created a case that brings me back to the 60′ and 70′ with the black light and neon colors. The great thing about using UV lighting in a…
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QuakeCon
DOOM to be revealed at QuakeCon 2014
Bethesda and idsoftware will be revealing DOOM at QuakeCon 2014 Watch the DOOM trailer below and be prepared to experience more at QuakeCon. I hope they have a playable demo there!…
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Case Modding Tools
Modder’s Tools: Big Praise for Tiny Bags
The more modding work you do, the more clutter you begin to accumulate. Small items like fasteners, fittings, plugs, etc. can be quickly lost or forgotten if not properly stored.…
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PC Case Modding News and Events
Case Mod Contest Winners of the QuakeCon at Home Event
The Modders Inc Case Mod Contest for QuakeCon at Home came to an end with the announcement of the winner on August 9th, 2020 right before the Quake Championship. We…