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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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PC Water Cooling
Silverstone TD03-SLIM CPU Cooler Review: The Fit (Almost) Anywhere AIO
One of the good things about AIO CPU coolers is that you do not have to worry about component clearance for the most part on your motherboard. Since memory manufacturers…
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CPU Cooler
Cryorig H5 Ultimate CPU Cooler Review: A Matter of Perspective
It was accepted for many years that Large CPU coolers were something you simply had to compromise with in terms of clearance, versatility and difficulty of installation. Thankfully, CRYORIG thinks…
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Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte X99 Phoenix SLI Motherboard Review
With the release of Intel’s Broadwell-E CPU, motherboard manufacturers are starting to release their refreshed X99 motherboards. Gigabyte’s G1 motherboards are geared towards gamers, and the latest addition to…
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Storage Devices
Drobo 5N review: Protection with BeyondRAID
It is pretty easy to get lost in the vast sea of storage devices. Personal storage really picked up about 10 years ago and every since been growing at an…
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PC Cases / Accessories
Thermaltake CORE P5 Open Air Mid Tower Case Review
Every once in awhile something new comes out that changes how the PC world looks at things. Thermaltake has put a new spin on computer cases with the CORE P5…
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PC Mouse
XSOUL XM8 Predator Gaming Mouse Review
Gaming peripherals such as mice, keyboards and headsets have certainly come a long way. Once a simple tool to enhance you comfort during those long gaming sessions, have become weapons…
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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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Featured Case Mods / Modders
Temple of Fusion Case Mod
Modder Alias: 6-BoltReal name: Darren BertanzettiAge: 35Live: Thornton, COOccupation: Electrical Engineer for AMDYears in Computers: 27Length of time Modding: 1 year and 2 monthsModded cases: Temple of FusionWebsite: www.templeoffusion.com M-I…
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Events and Trade Shows
QuakeCon 2014 Events Schedule and Exhibtors
QUAKECON 2014 Events Schedule and Exhibtors Remember, that this is subject to change and all times listed are in Central Time. Thursday, July 17th The Elder Scrolls Online PvP Tournament…
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PC Case Modding
MSI Red Dragon Mod
It is a big modding world out there and this epic piece of art from Russia Ukraine certainly deserves some attention. It appears to be fully scratch built, primarily of…
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Featured Case Mods / Modders
Old Man Logan Case Mod Monday
Case Mod Mondays is a way for us, Modders Inc, to help start your week off in the right direction. This Monday we have a case mod that does not…
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PC Case Modding News and Events
2016 Thermaltake CaseMod Invitational Season 2 Voting Begins
Twelve top modders compete in the second season Thermaltake’s 2016 CaseMOD Invitational and the competition is as hot as ever showing off some of the biggest and most ambitious projects…