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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 basically take the old‑school beige PC vibe we grew up with and give it a…
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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 Profile (Intel XMP) 3.0 overclock readiness to support the new Intel® Core™ Ultra 200S Plus…
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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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Keyboards
Cooler Master Devastator II Keyboard+Mouse Combo Review: Working-class Gaming Hero
While gamers are often obsessed with the latest and the greatest hardware, the economic realities of life can often put a damper on enjoying those comforts or even in dreaming…
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Storage Devices
Synology DiskStation DS216+ NAS Review
The Synology DiskStation DS216+ is the newest member of Synology’s plus series. It also happens to be the cheapest of the series as well. The plus series of NAS typically…
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Network Hardware
QNAP TAS-268 Dual Bay NAS review
Network storage is becoming more and more popular with the home user. As their data needs change, so does they way in which they store their data. More and more,…
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Storage Devices
ADATA XPG SX930 240GB SATA SSD Drive Review: Value Beyond Speed
Like luxury cars, sometimes components not only have to perform fast but have to look the part as well. Since ADATA is aiming for the gaming and enthusiast segment with…
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Keyboards
Little Tikes kidBoard Keyboard: An Industry Standard
The Little Tikes kidBoard: the name says it all. An undisputed titan of computer peripherals, the engineers at Little Tikes have set the bar higher than ever with their newest release.…
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Power Supply Pin-out Guide
Silverstone SX500-LG PSU Overview and Pin Out Guide
Silverstone released the SFX format with an initial hardwired series. While the new form factor was a godsend to the small form-factor community that was just welcoming in the ITX…
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QuakeCon
Modder’s Tools: Planning for LAN-ing
LAN parties are a lot of fun, especially if you’re showing off your latest case mod. This fun comes at a cost however, and the experience can be pretty harsh on both…
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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
CyberMods 24Hrs Live Modding Event at Computex
CyberMedia and TAITRA is hosting a worldwide modding event at Computex 2017 featuring some of the world’s best top modders showcasing their skills LIVE and running workshops which gives the…
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Featured Case Mods / Modders
The Red Dragon Case Mod by JJ_Sky5000
While at CES this year I took in all the sites, hardware and all the normal stuff you do, but being the case modder that I am I had to…
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PC Case Modding News and Events
An Epic LAN Event Celebrates An Even More Epic Anniversary
In late July 2019, Grapevine Texas will transform from a rather toasty suburb that’s practically hugging the tarmac of DFW into the epicenter of PC gaming for a long weekend.…
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PC Case Modding How To
Plexiglass Basics: What you need to know
Plexiglass comes in many different names, colors, and thicknesses. The types are very important as some are more flexible, scratch resistant or heat retardant. Most Plexi comes with a protective…