NZXT decided to be a little different this time around with their product release. If you recall from our Phantom 630 review, they decided to add a small box that allowed one to hub all their fans into one spot on the back of the motherboard tray. This feature was also present on their Phantom 820 which came beforehand. …
There are a number of good reasons to build your own personal computer. The one reason left out of this discussion more than anything is the “control” aspect. Everyone wants to have as much control over how their electronics work as much as possible. Fan controller software is cool, no pun intended, but there is nothing like a physical interface. The …
Today ‘s most elite PC systems feature elaborate custom cooling systems to manage CPU, GPU and occasionally even chipset temperatures. While the process has come a long way in the last 10 years, it still takes a bit of home work to choose the right parts and patience in assembling them a system properly. Fortunately, all in one liquid cooling …
Our mini ITX demo system that first appeared at the NCIX Windows 8 Launch Event is quite the conversation piece. Especially once people realize that inside the understated ANTEC ISK300 mini ITX case lies a full desktop Core i7 3770K CPU, two Kingston HyperX 120GB SSDs, 16GBs of HyperX DDR3 LoVo memory, and a discrete AMD HD 5570 low profile …
be quiet! is a company that strives to design and manufacture quiet products without sacrificing the look. For the most part this has proven successful as their products are typically right up there with the top performers, but their fit and finish is just a notch above. In retrospect, that’s very smart business since we are all drawn to the …
About two years ago, we discovered that NZXT was working on their brand new CPU cooler that didn’t have a code name. Later, we were fortunate enough to witness a prototype that cooled the hottest hexa-core processors impressively. It rivalled the Noctua NH-D14 which is still one of the best quiet, performance CPU cooler out there. This alone proved NZXT …
CPU coolers are an interesting section of the PC market. It is one of the few categories where, barring size restrictions, there is often a clear king of the mountain. Many PC enthusiasts spend hundreds on top contenders, but they often overlook the fact that they don’t need the premium performance nor do they need to pay a premium price. …
The original NZXT Phantom (reviewed here) wasn’t exactly a huge case. But it was meant for those of us with more components than just the basics. Size aside, it was also missing the all important windowed side panel and a side fan placement for GPU cooling. In an effort to appease those looking for a more compact case …
Many people are either moving away from their desktop PCs and embracing the mobile lifestyle with a suitable notebook PC or they are supplementing their desktops with a laptop. In either case, it’s important to invest in a proper notebook cooler. This can keep the temperature down and the performance up on today’s high performance machines.
You might remember the …
Part of the reason why the whole Futurelooks Team came down to PAX 2011 in Seattle this past weekend was because of NZXT’s invitation to us to come see what they were doing. While there weren’t a lot of exclusive products launching for the show, they did have a lot of great contests and giveaways going on. One of the …
Whether you like the color of their products or not, it’s clear that the company is all about fashion over function. While brown and beige aren’t the sexiest colors around, Noctua seems to overshadow that with products that are just plain awesome in performance. This makes the look of the product almost secondary and in our video above, it’s clear …
