Corsair has been taunting and teasing us for months now with the prospect of their very first foray into the 1kW jungle. And now, our waiting is over. Join me as I pit the HX1000 in a battle to the death against my hot box of doom and a SunMoon ATE.
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GlacialPower GP-PS550BP...
We continue our exploration of some of the market's lesser known power supplies today with the GP-PS550BP from GlacialTech, a budget unit featuring semi-fanless operation, passive PFC, and a promise by the company of being capable of full power to 45 degrees.
Let's see how the cookie crumbles when we roast this budget unit alive on the load tester.
Our last review took a look at a cooling solution from the Danish company NorthQ. Today, we delve further into that company's products by examining one of their power supplies; specifically the fully modular Giant Connector 850W. Will its red LED fan leave us with a feeling of warm acceptance, or be a harbinger of certain doom?
With so much stress being put on the need for ultimate
accuracy for mice nowadays it is no wonder that many companies are constantly
designing new mousing surfaces to fulfil this requirement. One such company is
Evo-G who has sent us over the MP1 to take for a spin.@ Tech-Reviews.co.uk
Hard OCP takes a look at a class of power
supplies that are house brands of one retail chain. The concept of
house brands is a familiar one to most of the purchasing public and at
times can represent a solid value when the product is of comparable
quality to that of the "name brands" but at a lower price point. On the
flip side, however, house brands can also be overpriced inferior
products that simply exist to pad the profit margin of the retail chain
while not providing users with a solid value. So today, we are going to
look at two house brands from Best Buy, Dynex and Rocketfish. @ Hard OCP
XTracPads is a company that was started by a group of
hardcore gamers in 2002 and specializes in designing high-end mouse surfaces and
accessories for mainly gamers.This leads me on to introduce today’s review, the
‘XtracPads Hammer’.The Hammer isn’t ordinary- like most of the mats from
XTracPads. This product offers a comfortable size for gaming (11” x 17”) and is
as thin as a credit card, if not thinner. @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk
Sunbeamtechs budget
case, the Quarterback, is a standard ATX case with some rather interesting
features. It has got a unique cooling option called the Core Fan Design that
helps keep temperatures down. The case is also tool less and has plenty
of room inside for today's larger video cards. @ Modders-Inc.com
It's here; Corsair's new 1000W power supply has hit the market here in Canada and overseas. We have waited a long time for this mythical product but Corsair has finally seen fit to release it and it has a laundry-list of features. But, with seemingly everything going for it, is the HX1000W really worth the wait? Review @ Hardware Canucks. Also, reviewed here @ jonnyGURU.com
Noiseblocker is a german company and has a small line-up of products
consisting of mainly products which aim to make your computer ‘silent’.
Tech-Reviews.co.uk has another product from Noiseblocker in the flavour of a
Fan Speed Controller which they have just reviewed. @ Tech-Reviews.co.uk
For this review I will be looking at a new
product from the highly respected pc hardware manufacturer SilverStone. The
product I will be looking at is a laptop hard drive enclosure, the SilverStone
TS01B, but this is an enclosure with a difference it utilises RFID security. @ XtremeComputing
As I was surfing the web, I came across this interesting tidbit on OCC.
"We are proud to announce that DIY-Street has merged with Overclockersclub. This dynamic moment offers us an opportunity to broaden our wealth of experience by combining two great and knowledgeable communities into a single, stronger community of enthusiasts. We would like to enjoin you to welcome the staff and members of DIY-Street in their transition to OverclockersClub. We look forward to a bright and positive future together in our joint quest to become the number one spot for technology enthusiasts."
Hardware Secrets take a look at the Enermax Pro82+. It is a 525W unit based on a new platform. As with so many Enermax units it load tests fairly well, but only time will tell if it is reliable or not. Check out Gabriel's take on it HERE.
Back on April 8th we broke the story of Ultra Products taking action against other power supply manufacturers that infringe on their modular DC output design.
Earlier this week it seems that the ITC has opened up an investigation against nine different manufacturers and importers of computer power supplies. Essentially, the ITC is investigating the validity of Ultra's patent as a follow up to Ultra's request to stop the importation of products from these suppliers.
Interestingly, some major brands are missing from the list. Was a deal struck?
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