It doesn't happen very often but when a power supply fails you often unaware that anything is wrong until it is too late. This can be especially troubling when you are left troubleshooting random lockups or system crashes and can't tell what the problem is. For issues like this it is sometimes best to "chase the power" and make sure your power supply is operating correctly.
As enthusiast, we tend to focus on our hardware and make sure we have the best system we can afford and will often push aside, and often ignore, anything less expensive thinking that we can't use it. But what if you are building a system for a friend/family member on tight budget or want to give that store bought PC a new look?
In this motherboard preview we will be looking at a new motherboard from Gigabyte called the X79 UD7. This motherboard is designed to take advantage of the new Sandy Bridge E processors, quad channel memory controllers and 32x Lanes PCI Express.
The PC-6 is a mid-tower design that incorporates all of the core elements you would expect into a beautiful black brushed aluminum chassis. While the PC-6 is more expensive than its steel and plastic peers, the weight reduction and thermal advantages add additional value that can easily justify the stretch.
In this review we will be looking at a new chassis from Silverstone called the RV03 Raven 3. As the name indicates this is the third case in the Raven series and shares many of the same fundamentals established by the original. The increasing trend with the Raven is to make the chassis more compact without losing the features that made it popular to begin with.
The EVGA Z68 FTW joins an elite group of motherboards aimed at satisfying the needs of overclocking, gaming and hardware enthusiasts. While this group is small by comparison the things they look for in a motherboard can be rather specific and often difficult to plan for.
