Category: New Products
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Testing new power supply: Corsair VS450
We got a new unit in-house that we’re trialling – the new Corsair VS450 entry-level PSU. Featuring 450W of output, a single 12V rail, two PCI-E connectors and a 3-year warranty it provides an interesting option for builds with a single midrange graphics card. We’ll post back if we find anything interesting in our…
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Right-angled SATA cables
Having trouble with routing SATA cables in a tight space? Don’t forget that you can get SATA cables with connectors at a variety of angles, including 90 degrees to the side: This can make routing cables quite a bit easier – sometimes allowing you to avoid pressing the cable in at an…
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Palit GTX 650 Ti – A visual overview and mini review
One of the best gaming cards for those on a budget at the moment is the GTX 650Ti, and one of the most cost-effective models is the Palit version. Clocked at 928MHz with a memory clock of 2700MHz, it supports up to 2560×1600 resolution (or 2048×1536 over VGA). As you can see it’s…
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Asus Pike 2008 SAS card
We have finally got one of these cards in-house for testing; We’re particularly interested in how it compares to cards like the M1015 in IT mode as an inexpensive way of adding 8 SAS/SATA ports to a storage server. Expect a post soon reporting on what we find! You can buy the Asus…
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New MFC in-house: Brother MFC-J825DW
Our Canon MFC kicked the bucket recently and we’ve chosen to go with a Brother replacement this time around; it’s hopefully going to be around for a while so if you have any questions about it, drop us a line. Depending on how it fares we may do a write-up of it down the track…
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New Product: LED Bulbs!
Are you interested in saving money on your electricity bill? LED bulbs use around 20% of the power of a regular halogen bulb, while producing an equal or greater amount of light. Considering that room lighting is one of the hardest things to cut back on, this is a great way of saving money each…
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Fractal Design Define R4 Review – Part One
If you’re in the market for an understated, quiet case that performs well and leaves plenty of room for expansion the Fractal Design Define series is quite likely to be on your list of cases to investigate. The latest revision of the case is R4, which draws upon user feedback on the R3…
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Fractal Design Define R4 vs. R3: Size Matters
Here is a comparison of the Define R3 and R4, side by side – the R4 is the larger, black case and the R3 is in white. When the front panels are lined up like so… The rears meet like so: Same length! As for the width: As you…