Published on March 17th, 2009 in CPU Coolers, Other Products, Reviews | Written by Joe
The CPU Cooler we have here today is a little different on the usual tower-format design; the distinctive V-shape makes this product stand out but will it be able to compete with the tried and tested tower-format that has dominated in recent times? Introducing the Scythe Kama Angle…
Published on January 28th, 2009 in CPU Coolers, Other Products, Reviews | Written by Joe
GELID Solutions was born after several key players left the company Arctic Cooling and came together to form GELID. With the high quality of products produced by Arctic Cooling, let’s hope that the standard is matching with this new brand. The CPU Cooler up today for review here at Tech-Reviews is the GELID Silent Spirit. Time to find out how well the Spirit competes…
Published on November 21st, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Joe
With an ever-increasing amount of fans being fitted to the interior of a case, to allow better stability, noise outputs begin to become a concern. Therefore to enable the user to achieve their desired levels of both cooling and noise, fan controllers have been introduced to give the user versatility. Today, at Tech-Reviews we have Sunbeamtech’s latest product. I give you the Rheobus Extreme…
Published on October 4th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Matt
This is Tech-Reviews first review for Iqua, it’s for a product called the ‘Iqua Sun’ which is literally the world’s first solar powered Bluetooth headset. Bluetooth headsets have become more common over these past few years with the new laws in the UK such as the rule which states you cannot use a mobile phone whilst driving. Read on to find out how this revolutionary product performs…
Published on July 16th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Rhys "Apollo"
When we think of thermal paste, one product immediately pops into mind, Arctic Silver 5. This paste has always been the leader of the market, but now, many companies are competing with this paste to take throne. One such company striving to take the crown is Coolink with their Chillaramic paste. Read on to see if it lives up to the daddy of thermal pastes…
Published on July 15th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Rhys
Thermal paste is probably the most disregarded part of building a PC. However, thermal grease can be a very important factor for users wanting to overclock or game heavily. One of the leading manufacturers in this field is Arctic Cooling with their Arctic Silver range. Arctic Silver 5 has always been the most favourable paste, but today, we have another manufacturer, Noctua, challenging Arctic Cooling for the title of the thermal paste king. Let’s fight…
Published on July 15th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Andrew
Case modding has become a more prominent factor in hardware junkies when purchasing cases as the need to make your computer look “cool” is important to many.
As far as case modding goes, UV cathodes are very good at making your pc’s internals look cool. With this in mind Lamptron have sent over some for me to review so lets light ‘em up and see what’s what.
Published on July 15th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Rhys
With the ever increasingly popular gaming cases – such as the Twelve Hundred which we reviewed at Tech-reviews yesterday – more and more fans are being added to cases. This is good in the way of cooling; hence better performance from components, however installing lots of fans increases the noise levels of computers considerably. To drop these noise levels, you need control over your fans and if you don’t have mystic powers, one such product that achieves this is a fan controller. Fortunately, we’ve been lucky enough to review a fan controller from reputable manufacturer Scythe. Introducing the Scythe Kaze Master…
Published on July 15th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Rhys
We’ve rambled on about silent products a lot lately at Tech-Reviews. One product we’ve tried to avoid is sound dampening – due to rumours of the rather time consuming installation this product entails. However, without using sound dampening, we’ve found it nearly impossible to silence our rig completely. Given the chance to review some of Acousti Products’ latest acoustic material kits, the AcoustiPack Ultimate, we simply couldn’t turn the offer down.
Published on June 6th, 2008 in Other Products, Reviews | Written by Rhys
Case feet aren’t the most interesting of products; however they happen to be parts of your case which can seriously reduce a lot of noise due to vibrations. Today we’ll be replacing out Lian Li V1000’s wheels with some soft AcoustiFeet in hope of reducing noise.
The Cooler Master Storm Scout is the second case to enter the ‘Storm’ series. Alike it’s big brother, the ‘Storm Sniper’, the Scout shares all the same characteristics which targets it at the gaming market. Masses of space, efficient cooling, good cable management and fantastic looks are all what makes a gaming chassis. But for a small price of just £70, is all this possible? Let’s put it to the test…
