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PC Case Modding News and Events
NETWAR 35 Mod Contest
NETWAR is Omaha, Nebraska’s biannual LAN party, and the most recent event ran from September 7th-8th at the Baxter Arena. The BYOC isn’t just the biggest in the state, it’s the…
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Storage Devices
Intel 660p NVMe M.2 SSD Review
Introduction For as long as solid state drives have been a thing, Intel has been known for making some of the highest quality SSDs on the market. However, this usually…
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Storage Devices
ASUSTOR AS1002T v2 NAS: Redefining Home Storage
Recently I had an opportunity to take a look at one of the most affordable entry-level NAS devices available on the market, AS1002T by Asustor. I liked this device so…
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PC Case Modding
QuakeCon 2018 Staff vs. Staff Modding Contest: Case #4
After a few years of attending QuakeCon, I decided that 2018 would be my chance to participate in our Staff vs. Staff contest. This internal contest is meant to be…
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PC Case Modding News and Events
Winners of the US Case Modding Championship at Quakecon 2018
Every year when we start talking about Quakecon I get excited because of the folks in the BYOC (bring your own computer) that haul in their labors of love…
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Storage Devices
Gigabyte UD PRO 512GB Solid State Drive Review
With the release of Gigabyte’s UD PRO line of SATA SSDs, Gigabyte is moving towards being a one-stop shop for everything PC, sans CPU. Gigabytes line of SSDs is aimed…
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PC Cases / Accessories
Cougar Conquer Essence Mini Tower Case Review
I love open design cases. Cases like Core P1-3-5-7 (Thermaltake) and Paean (Raijintek) offer a lot of customizable options for anyone who is trying to put together a custom rig.…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
Intel Launches 8th Generation Y and U series Mobile Processors
We live in a very fast paced society in which everyone is connected by some kind of device. With how powerful phones and tablets are now, its no surprise that…
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PC Cooling
Swiftech H240 X3 All in One Cooler Review
As reviewers, we tend to swap out hardware on a very regular basis. Because of this, as test bench is a must for any serious reviewer. Not too long after…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
HyperX Launches New Predator DDR4 RGB and Predator DDR4 DRAM
HyperX was recently at GAMESCOM in Cologne, Germany where they announced new DDR4 kits in its Predator RGB and Predator memory lineup. Speeds for the new kits go up to 4,000MHz…
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Storage Devices
Kingston UV500/480G SSD Review
Prices on Solid State Drives are dropping very quickly and with this drastic change in the industry it is time to think of replacing your junky ‘ol spinning drives. It’s…
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DDR Memory Reviews
Ballistix Elite 32GB Kit (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3466 Review
The Ballistix series of memory, from Crucial (Micron) represents a step up compared to the run-of-the-mill (fab?) stick of green stuff that you put in an aging Macbook to slightly…