Cases/Cooling/PSUs

Just over 18 months ago, Intel launched their significantly revised ATX v3.0 power supply standard, and with it, the 600 Watt-capable 12VHPWR cable to power video cards and other high-drain add-in cards. The release of the standard came with a lot of fanfare and excitement – the industry was preparing for a future where even flagship video cards could go back to being powered by a single cable – but shortly after, things became exciting again for all the wrong reasons. The new 12VHPWR connector proved to be less forgiving of poor connections between cables and devices than envisioned. With hundreds of watts flowing through the relatively small pins – and critically, insufficient means to detect a poor connection – a bad connection could result...

AMK LAN-0334 ATX Mid Tower

AMK doesn't actually manufacture cases, but they do take other people's cases and modify them heavily. Modifications are primarily focused at massive cooling. The LAN-0334 is designed for being...

0 by Mike Andrawes on 4/10/2000

Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX

Finding a good case is tough, so when we stumbled across the excellent FK-603, we decided to check out bigger and better things from Fong Kai. Enter the...

1 by Mike Andrawes on 4/5/2000

Senfu Watercooler Unit

As the clock speed of today's processors increases, so does the amount of heat that they dissipate. The quest for more efficient cooling techniques has lead companies to...

0 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 3/22/2000

Athlon Cooler Roundup (March 2000)

Three new heatsinks have made it into our labs since last month's roundup. Looking to cool that Athlon of yours? Read on to find out if the...

0 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 3/13/2000

Athlon Heatsink Roundup (February 2000)

A comparison of ten Athlon heatsinks available, with a special focus on high performance heatsinks suitable for overclocking

0 by Tillmann Steinbrecher on 2/21/2000

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