ADATA is no stranger to the DRAM market, they’ve been making high quality memory kits for both the consumer and enterprise markets for years, as well as consumer flash storage such as flash drives, SSDs and memory cards. Today we’ll be reviewing the latest in their XPG gaming and enthusiast series: the ADATA XPG Z1 DDR4-2400 quad channel memory kit; which …
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NZXT S340 Mid Tower Chassis Review – Best Case under $70?
Today we have privilege of looking at the NZXT S340 case, which while the original Phantom cases were less then impressive, we were looking to the S340 to make a bold statement. The S340 is a case that wants to make a statement about what you can get in a value case. NZXT has recently been making a strong push into the …
Read More »Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-2666 Memory Review – Stylish Design and Exceptional Performance
In our review of the Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4-2400 memory kit, we found it to be a top value for DDR4 memory, while still delivering excellent performance, and even some overclock-ability. It remains one of our favorite DDR4 memory kits, in fact we still use it as our base memory kit for our X99 test system. So naturally when Crucial asked if …
Read More »Phanteks PH-TC12LS CPU Cooler Review – Quiet and Low-Profile Ready
Last week we reviewed the Phanteks PH-TC14S, a slimline dual-tower CPU cooler, which proved to offer performance that rivals even the largest air coolers on the market. This week, we’re taking a look at an even smaller cooling solution from Phanteks, the PH-TC12LS, a low-profile ready 120mm cooler aimed at mini-ITX systems. Does the PH-TC12LS live up to the Phanteks name? …
Read More »Phanteks PH-TC14S CPU Cooler Review
Over the years, Phanteks has created quite a name for itself among PC enthusiasts for creating some of the best air coolers and fans available. Last month at CES we got to check out their suite and get an early peak at some of their latest products. Today, we’re bringing you a review of one of the products we saw, …
Read More »Build a 1440p Gaming PC Under $900 – Our Build of the Week
Last week we brought you a gaming build for under $900, featuring Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 960, which is a card best suited for playing games at resolutions up to 1080p. This week, we decided to one up ourselves, and bring you a gaming build capable of playing games at 1440p for under $900 USD. Please note as prices are listed …
Read More »G.Skill Ripjaws 4 DDR4-2666 Memory Review – Exceptional Overclocking Performance
G.Skill has created quite a reputation for itself over the years among gamers, overclockers and enthusiasts alike, for creating exceptional memory kits, which are highly capable of overclocking for very competitive prices. So, it is no surprise that their latest in their flagship Ripjaws line, the Ripjaws 4 has been used to set the world record for DDR4 overclocking at an …
Read More »Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate CPU Cooler Review
System cooling is very important in high end systems. Gamers and enthusiasts are always looking for another way to push their system to its limit, whether it be by operating system tweaks or overclocking their CPU for every last bit of performance. With CPUs hitting overclocks in the 4.5GHz to 5GHz range, CPU cooling is very important. High performance air …
Read More »Cougar M600 Gaming Mouse Review
When it comes to PC gaming, the most important part of your system is easily your graphics card as it actually renders the game, a better graphics card means better gaming performance. However, for many gamer’s the second most important component will be your mouse. A quality gaming mouse can be the difference between pulling off a clutch head-shot to …
Read More »4K Gaming PC Under $1500 (USD) – Our Build Of The Week
With the recent arrival of relatively inexpensive, high quality 4K ultra high-definition displays, 4K gaming is becoming more common and a lot easier to get into. The only problem is, many users don’t know exactly what kind of hardware they’d need in order to push their games at 4K. What’s worst is that many also think a 4K capable machine …
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