Thermaltake first showed us their Mini-ITX The Tower 100 case during a virtual Expo that replaced Computex in 2020 and we were intrigued, especially when we learned the price was around the £90/$90 mark. Fast forward six months and as we prepared for a virtual CES, and the delayed launch of The Tower 100, we… Read more
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Thermaltake The Tower 100 Snow Edition – World Exclusive Review
Chieftronic PowerUp 850W in the test – compact gold power supply with good equipment
Page 1: Chieftronic PowerUp 850 W in the test – compact gold power supply with good equipment Chieftec now has the second with the PowerUp series after PowerPlay Series of gaming power supplies brought to the market with powerful technology, 70 PLUS Gold efficiency and fully modular cable management should convince. How the PowerUp perform,… Read more
read more...A first look at the ATX12VO standard
At the beginning of the year there were indications that Intel would introduce the Single Rail Power Supply Desktop Platform Form Factor ATX 12 VO wants to introduce more broadly. It is already used in many complete systems by numerous manufacturers. But such systems are rarely screwed on and so the contacts with this type… Read more
read more...Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 650W Power Supply Review
Our Verdict The Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 650W achieves high performance and has also a dead silent operation. For Full power at 47 degrees Celsius High overall performance Efficient Highly efficient 5VSB rail Silent operation Long hold-up time Low inrush current with 115V Fully modular Adequate distance between the peripheral connectors 10-year warranty Against Mediocre transient… Read more
read more...Seasonic AURA MODDED Build (Part 4)
In the final instalment of the Seasonic Aura custom build project, we take a look at how to make custom power cables, mod the Fractal Define 7 XL front panel cables and put the finishing touches on the system by installing all the wiring. We also build the custom loop and add a few final modifications… Read more
read more...Razer Tomahawk ATX in the test: midi tower with Razer Chroma RGB and swing doors
Page 1: Razer Tomahawk ATX in the test: Midi-Tower with Razer Chroma RGB and swing doors Razer is entering the case segment – and we are testing the company’s first midi tower with the Tomahawk ATX. This gaming case already attracts attention visually with its Razer Chroma RGB lighting and glass swing doors. But does… Read more
read more...KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020 Day 15: Win a Seasonic PSU upgrade!
Matthew Wilson 52 mins ago Competitions, Featured Announcement For Day 15 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with SEASONIC to give away THREE prizes today. We have three excellent power supplies up for grabs – one 1000W model, one 850W model and a 650W model. The prize list begins with the Seasonic… Read more
read more...The Hardwareluxx XXL Advent Calendar 2020
It’s Christmas time – and of course, a real Christmas time on Hardwareluxx includes our annual Advent calendar. Instead of chocolate, we fill our this year’s XXL Christmas calendar with great prices, as every year: many current products from Aerocool, Alpenföhn, Alphacool, Antec, Arctic, ASRock, ASUS , AVM, be quiet !, Cablemod, Cherry, Chieftec, Cooler… Read more
read more...Liquid cooling Be quiet! Pure Loop 240 Review
Introduction to Be quiet! Pure Loop Although it is not the first time that we have seen a liquid cooling system with the pump located in the tubes, and not in the contact block, the truth is that they are still a “ rare bird ”in the world of fully integrated liquid refrigeration. In the… Read more
read more...SteelSeries Aerox 3 and Aerox 3 Wireless Review
Christina Munro 1 day ago Featured Tech Reviews, Mouse, Reviews If you’re a fan of lightweight gaming mice then you will want to check out our comparison review of SteelSeries’ Aerox 3 and Aerox 3 Wireless gaming mice. These both feature a holey design to keep the weight as low as possible. The Aerox 3… Read more
read more...Seasonic AURA MODDED Build (Part 3)
It feels like a long time has passed since we last brought you an update on the Seasonic Aura custom build project, in typical 2020 fashion we have been hit with some unexpected delays which seem to be the norm these days. However, today we have a big update with the project, and you can… Read more
read more...Review – Seasonic Focus GX-550
Seasonic Focus GX – 550 Seasonic Focus GX is the successor of the Focus Plus series (released in 2017 – a review of the model W you can find here), this benefiting from improvements over time from engineers – a an example in this sense is the removal of capacitors mounted on modular cables. Like… Read more
read more...KW47 / 2020: Our articles from the last week
During the past week, once again, numerous exciting articles went online on Hardwareluxx.de. We not only have the Gigabyte AORUS 15 P subjected to an extensive practical test in everyday gaming, but also the Seasonic SYNCRO Q 704, the be quiet! Silent Base 802 and the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Suprim X tested. The highlight… Read more
read more...AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Review
Introduction to AMD Radeon RX Features 6800 XT Seeing this new model and its “little” sister the Radeon RX 6900 , we can even easily confuse them since the reference models are identical except when we put them in profile that we can see as this model Radeon RX 6800 XT is somewhat wider, the… Read more
read more...Kolink Big Chungus V2 Unit Edition Review
Big Chungus is one of the most interestingly named PC cases we have seen in a long time. In a market where a series of letters and numbers often make PC cases sound more like a robot from a sci-fi movie rather than somewhere to house your expensive hardware, having an actual name is refreshing…. Read more
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