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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 News, Hardware, Software
Levelplay New Combat Liquid HUD and Combat Liquid SE AIO CPU Coolers Press Release
Combat Liquid HUD features an integrated digital display with real-time CPU monitoring, while Combat Liquid SE delivers streamlined high-performance liquid cooling for modern PC builds
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PC News, Hardware, Software
One Controller to Rule Them All: CORSAIR COMMANDER DUO
For PC builders and tech enthusiasts, a clean and organized rig is a point of pride. But managing multiple fans and lighting systems can turn a dream build into a…
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Tech News and Articles
COUGAR Ultimus Pro: The Wireless Keyboard for the Digital Multitasker
A keyboard is no longer a simple input device. It’s the central hub of their digital life—a single tool that must seamlessly navigate between gaming, content creation, and professional work.…
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PC News, Hardware, Software
Noctua makes the Framework Desktop PC Quieter
Have you heard about the new Framework Desktop PC? It’s pretty cool because it’s the first desktop to use a laptop processor—specifically, the AMD Ryzen AI Max APU. This chip…
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Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P Motherboard Review
Gigabyte has one of the largest selections of X99 motherboards. A quick search on their website yields a result of 16 motherboards across three lines. Gigabyte recently released their Champion…
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PC Cases / Accessories
Origin Genesis PC Chassis Review – Part 2
A few months back we brought you Part 1 of the Origin Genesis PC chassis. Part one is mainly an overview of the chassis while part 2 details the installation…
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Keyboards
Tesoro Lobera Spectrum Review: Gaming in Style
What makes a keyboard a “gaming” type does not always come down to features that are necessarily useful while playing. Although not exclusive to gaming keyboards, aggressive designs, mechanical switches,…
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Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte X99M Gaming 5 Motherboard Review
There is no doubt that the Haswell-E and X99 are high-performance computing platform parts. With 40 lanes of PCIe available on all but the lowest Haswell-E CPU, quad x8 SLI…
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PC Hardware Reviews
NZXT Doko: Your PC Anywhere (Sort of…)
What took center stage at famed case manufacturer NZXT’s suite at CES 2015 was not a chassis or even enclosure related but a small device barely larger than a 120mm…
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PC Hardware Reviews
Kingston HyperX Predator PCIe SSD
“Traditional” or mechanical hard drives have long been a huge bottleneck in overall PC performance. A mechanical hard drive consists of magnetic rotating platters, read & write heads, electrical motor…
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PC Case Modding
EK-Vulture Case Mod-Off
You might have seen some of these builds going around social media for several weeks now but the time has come for people to vote for their favorite in the…
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Modders Inc Recognition
The 2013 Modders-Inc Staff vs Staff Mod-Off sponsored by Thermaltake final results
The Modders-Inc Booth at Quakecon 2013 and the Staff vs Staff Mod-Off mods on display! That’s right folks CPUMag.com / Computer Power User magazine, has been graciously covering our…
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Case Modding Tools
Modder’s Tools: Flames and Frays
Fabric-covered cords are a ubiquitous material used in computer peripherals, and they have a unfortunate habit of fraying. This fluffy form of wear is unsightly and hard to fix, and the fray can slowly grow…
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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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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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QuakeCon
Game Front takes a look at the Case Mods at QuakeCon 2014
One of the highlights for a lot of people who attend QuakeCon is the vast number of case mods that show up in the BYOC. Some can be way over…