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Pink is the new Black by Enermax
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisIn the early days of computer chassis design everything was beige because beige was a neutral color that went with almost everything, it is also where the phrase "the beige box" came from. Modding changed the landscape somewhat and introduced a rainbow of colors applied to a variety of cases from mild customs to inexpensive pre-mods. They all had something to offer and usually in a color that suited your tastes.
Of those colors you don't normally see Pink, and when you do its usually in conjunction with a cartoon or part of a custom mod done by an end user. That is, until now.
Enermax has released the new Ostrog Pink chassis which is pretty much your standard mid tower chassis featuring a soft Pink exterior and glossy white center. USB and power controls are located at the top, it comes with a removable HDD cage for longer graphics cards and features a varity of filters and screwless ODD kits (the 5.25 drive bays).
Pink may not be the color of the hardcore gamer and color matched components may be difficult to source but any fan of pink, ladies included, may find this case the perfect alternative to modding a chassis themselves.
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Pink is the new Black by Enermax
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisIn the early days of computer chassis design everything was beige because beige was a neutral color that went with almost everything, it is also where the phrase "the beige box" came from. Modding changed the landscape somewhat and introduced a rainbow of colors applied to a variety of cases from mild customs to inexpensive pre-mods. They all had something to offer and usually in a color that suited your tastes.
Of those colors you don't normally see Pink, and when you do its usually in conjunction with a cartoon or part of a custom mod done by an end user. That is, until now.
Enermax has released the new Ostrog Pink chassis which is pretty much your standard mid tower chassis featuring a soft Pink exterior and glossy white center. USB and power controls are located at the top, it comes with a removable HDD cage for longer graphics cards and features a varity of filters and screwless ODD kits (the 5.25 drive bays).
Pink may not be the color of the hardcore gamer and color matched components may be difficult to source but any fan of pink, ladies included, may find this case the perfect alternative to modding a chassis themselves.
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SilverStone Tundra TD02 & TD03 Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisWhen is a cooler, *not* a cooler? Well, I'm not sure such a thing exists. In fact the new Tundra chillers from Silverstone are quite good though feature some interesting design decisions.
With the Tundra TD02 and TD03, SilverStone has officially entered the water cooling market with two extremely competitive all in ones. They compete well against the likes of Corsair's H100 series and NZXT's Krakens.
There is only so much you can do with an AIO watercooler before you run into bottlenecks either in pump power, radiator size, fan speed and even the diameter of the hoses can impact performance.
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SilverStone Tundra TD02 & TD03 Review @ Hardware Canucks
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | By: DennisWhen is a cooler, *not* a cooler? Well, I'm not sure such a thing exists. In fact the new Tundra chillers from Silverstone are quite good though feature some interesting design decisions.
With the Tundra TD02 and TD03, SilverStone has officially entered the water cooling market with two extremely competitive all in ones. They compete well against the likes of Corsair's H100 series and NZXT's Krakens.
There is only so much you can do with an AIO watercooler before you run into bottlenecks either in pump power, radiator size, fan speed and even the diameter of the hoses can impact performance.
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Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 @ Modders-Inc
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | By: DennisThe nice thing about being part of the "trusted" hardware media is that you get to see the genesis of products from their first concepts to the pre-launch displays. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker is one such case that I first saw at CES.
To be honest I wasn't really a fan of the design but it has potential, especially in the modding community.
I think we have all thought at one time or another that if we could just build a case that we wanted it would bee so cool. Or not having to cram in all your hardware, water cooling setup, hard drives and all the wires and cables that go with it. Cooler Master must have been thinking the same thing and came up with a totally new idea for the computer case market. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 is like nothing you have every seen before.
Now for the real question, why didn't we get one for review??
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Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 @ Modders-Inc
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | By: DennisThe nice thing about being part of the "trusted" hardware media is that you get to see the genesis of products from their first concepts to the pre-launch displays. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker is one such case that I first saw at CES.
To be honest I wasn't really a fan of the design but it has potential, especially in the modding community.
I think we have all thought at one time or another that if we could just build a case that we wanted it would bee so cool. Or not having to cram in all your hardware, water cooling setup, hard drives and all the wires and cables that go with it. Cooler Master must have been thinking the same thing and came up with a totally new idea for the computer case market. The Cooler Master HAF Stacker 935 is like nothing you have every seen before.
Now for the real question, why didn't we get one for review??
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(Getting Out from) Under the Surface @ Techgage
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | By: DennisOur friends over at Techgage have an interesting article about the new Surface. By now most of you know that the Surface 2 has been announced and that from a hardware standpoint it is much better than the original. The problem is the device is still being released by MS and is hurting the hardware OEMs that use the Microsoft operating system.
Microsoft has been making a lot of weird moves lately, but the strangest of all has been its release (and now re-release) of the Surface tablet. With Steve Ballmer now out of lives, we take a look at his strange vision of Microsoft’s future – and how it has affected the company.
Techgage has their own take on the MS direction and Surface. An interesting read to say the least.
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(Getting Out from) Under the Surface @ Techgage
Published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | By: DennisOur friends over at Techgage have an interesting article about the new Surface. By now most of you know that the Surface 2 has been announced and that from a hardware standpoint it is much better than the original. The problem is the device is still being released by MS and is hurting the hardware OEMs that use the Microsoft operating system.
Microsoft has been making a lot of weird moves lately, but the strangest of all has been its release (and now re-release) of the Surface tablet. With Steve Ballmer now out of lives, we take a look at his strange vision of Microsoft’s future – and how it has affected the company.
Techgage has their own take on the MS direction and Surface. An interesting read to say the least.
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NL: Review Block - AMD Radeon R9 Launch Week
Published: Friday, October 11, 2013 | By: DennisI guess flying a bunch of hardware reviewers to Hawaii for a press launch is a good way to ensure ample media coverage.
Web Reviews
- Sapphire Toxic R9 270X @ LanOC Reviews
- MSI Radeon R9-270X Gaming review
- AMD Radeon R9 270X & Sapphire TOXIC R9 270X Video Card Reviews @ Legit Reviews
- MSI Radeon R9 270X Hawk Edition Video Card Review @ HiTech Legion
- Gigabyte R9 270X Windforce @ LanOC Reviews
- AMD Radeon R9 280X / R9 270X from ASUS and MSI review: R9 in practice
- GIGABYTE Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC Graphics Card Review @ HardwareHeaven
- MSI R9 270X HAWK @ PureOverclock
- Will it Crossfire? R9 280X & HD 7970 Scaling Tested @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD Radeon R9 280X Graphics Card Review @ Techgage
- MSI R9 280X GAMING 3 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD Radeon R7 260X, R9 270X, and R9 280X Tested @ HotHardware
- AMD's Radeon R9 280X and 270X graphics cards
- AMD Radeon R9 270X & R7 260X Review @ Hardware CanucksBe sure to check out our review of the MSI R9 270X Gaming card. A Hawk or Lightning edition would have been more fun to review but, what can you do.
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NL: Review Block - AMD Radeon R9 Launch Week
Published: Friday, October 11, 2013 | By: DennisI guess flying a bunch of hardware reviewers to Hawaii for a press launch is a good way to ensure ample media coverage.
Web Reviews
- Sapphire Toxic R9 270X @ LanOC Reviews
- MSI Radeon R9-270X Gaming review
- AMD Radeon R9 270X & Sapphire TOXIC R9 270X Video Card Reviews @ Legit Reviews
- MSI Radeon R9 270X Hawk Edition Video Card Review @ HiTech Legion
- Gigabyte R9 270X Windforce @ LanOC Reviews
- AMD Radeon R9 280X / R9 270X from ASUS and MSI review: R9 in practice
- GIGABYTE Radeon R9 280X WindForce 3X OC Graphics Card Review @ HardwareHeaven
- MSI R9 270X HAWK @ PureOverclock
- Will it Crossfire? R9 280X & HD 7970 Scaling Tested @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD Radeon R9 280X Graphics Card Review @ Techgage
- MSI R9 280X GAMING 3 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD Radeon R7 260X, R9 270X, and R9 280X Tested @ HotHardware
- AMD's Radeon R9 280X and 270X graphics cards
- AMD Radeon R9 270X & R7 260X Review @ Hardware CanucksBe sure to check out our review of the MSI R9 270X Gaming card. A Hawk or Lightning edition would have been more fun to review but, what can you do.
