Cases and Cooling | PC Perspective

The All New Noctua NH-D15 G2

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:28:20 +0000

If you like what brown can do for you, the announcement of the Noctua NH-D15 G2 likely excited you and made you wonder if you were going to be trading your first…

2024 CPU Cooler Test Bonanza – Five Air Coolers Compared

Kent Burgess — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:45:11 +0000

Have you ever had one of those great ideas that you’re certain will improve things, but ends up being a massive headache? That’s where I’ve been for the last few months with…

Lian Li HydroShift LCD 360S, A New AiO For Your CPU

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:46:03 +0000

Lian Li would like you to think of them as more than just a computer case company, and hope their HydroShift LCD 360S will convince you. It is a hefty size, and…

Montech Continues To Improve Their Reputation With Their Titan Gold 1000W

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:36:54 +0000

Montech is still a relatively new name in power supplies and have generally received good reviews since they started out. This is likely in part because the internals are straight from CWT…

Fractal Mood Vertical Mini-ITX PC Case Review

Kent Burgess — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:37:18 +0000

In one of my reviews from a couple of years ago, I mentioned that I had never actually built in a Fractal enclosure to that point. I had nothing against the brand,…

The ID-Cooling FX360 PRO CPU Liquid Cooler Is All Business

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:10:24 +0000

The FX360 PRO AiO CPU cooler from ID-Cooling is perfect for those that prefer an understated system, without the light show so common nowadays. It is also great for large cases, as…

The DeepCool Assassin 4S Provides Cooling That Cubists Would Love

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:52:47 +0000

DeepCool's Assassin series of CPU coolers have always been known for their quiet performance and the Assassin 4S is no exception. The FPS Review never managed to get it to produce more…

Thinking Of An All White Build? Take A Peek At The Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 850W

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 24 May 2024 20:07:10 +0000

As long as you aren't running a new Core i9 and an RTX 4090 the chances are 850W will serve you well. Enermax, partnered with OEM RSY, have released the fully modular…

The Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO XL For Those That Love Big Cases

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 24 May 2024 18:44:42 +0000

If you like the look of the CORSAIR 6500X Mid-Tower Dual Chamber case Sebastian reviewed but need something a little larger, check out Lian Li's O11 Dynamic EVO XL. This case…

Video Review: CORSAIR 6500X Mid-Tower Dual Chamber PC Case

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 22 May 2024 22:46:19 +0000

We last looked at one of Corsair's iterations on their dual chamber mid-tower design with the tempered glass-infused Crystal Series 680X RGB. But that was five years ago, and now we…

Montech Chooses A New Direction With The Sky Two GX Case

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 07 May 2024 17:58:59 +0000

The Montech Sky Two GX differs from their original case in several ways, but they kept the price in the same range. The case ships with three 140mm fans in the front,…

Cooler Master V850 Gold SFX, ATX 3.0 80 PLUS Gold PSU For mITX Systems

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:43:21 +0000

The Cooler Master V850 Gold SFX offers all the new feature of ATX 3.0 and 80 PLUS Gold efficiency in a tiny package. It is a mere 100 x 125 x 63.5mm…

Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE OASIS 360, Great Performance And Price

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:27:10 +0000

To get the bad news over with, some might find the 47.4 dBA produced by the Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE OASIS 360 at full speed a little loud for their tastes. However at…

Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Mid Tower Case Review

Kent Burgess — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:04:30 +0000

Thermaltake and I have a long history, and I’ve been a bit rough on many of the review samples I’ve received. Hopefully they keep sending me cases, or at least take some…

Stop The Magic Smoke From Escaping With The SilverStone IceMyst 420 AiO Cooler

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:17:26 +0000

SilverStone have upscaled their IceMyst 420 AiO CPU cooler with three 140mm fans, for those cases that can fit the larger fans. If you can't quite fit this model there are also…

Enermax Launches World’s Smallest ATX 3.1 Power Supply – the REVOLUTION D.F. 12

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:52:05 +0000

The latest power supply series from Enermax is the REVOLUTION D.F. 12, which the company claims is “the world’s smallest ATX 3.1 power supply”. This claim is based on current data from…

The Seasonic VERTEX GX-850, Because Not Everyone Needs 1600W

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:28:57 +0000

The trend for lower power and lower heat components seems to have reversed, with many high end CPUs and GPUs requiring serious wattage to run at full speed. Still, the number of…

The be quiet! Shadow Base 800 Is One Cool Case

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:50:09 +0000

The be quiet! Shadow Base 800 is designed with cooling in mind, offering an impressive array of mounting options. The case ships with three 140mm Pure Wings 3 PWM fans, two in…

CORSAIR A115 CPU Air Cooler Review – A Massive New Contender

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:57:59 +0000

Corsair is a big name in liquid cooling, of course, but they aren’t strangers to the CPU air cooler market, either. Remember the A500? Ok, so that one wasn’t especially popular…

Two Fans Help Make The Scythe Fuma 3 Cool

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:41:15 +0000

It is a fact that over the years processors have become hotter, which means CPU coolers have gotten larger. Not every case can handle a kilo of metal standing almost 170mm tall. …