http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:21:50 GMT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:21:50 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoxia-Launches-Full-Tower-and-Mini-ITX-Cases-359564.shtml Computex 2013, taking place in Taipei, Taiwan, has become the launch pad for products from a whole bunch of companies that at least half the world has never heard about. Nanoxia has added its name to the list.

To be fair, Computex is a show held in Asia, and welcomed many companies from China that seldom send products out of that coun... (read more)]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2013 09:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoxia-Launches-Full-Tower-and-Mini-ITX-Cases-359564.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nanoxia-Launches-Full-Tower-and-Mini-ITX-Cases-359564.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Company-Revolutionizes-Liquid-Cooling-359535.shtml Liquid cooling is quite popular among enthusiasts with cash, especially when said enthusiasts already have one of those dual-GPU, overpowered graphics adapters, or the best Intel/AMD processor on the market.

Apistek knows where the money is, even though it is a young company. The Chinese manufacturer has introduced a huge, full-cover water... (read more)]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2013 08:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Company-Revolutionizes-Liquid-Cooling-359535.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Company-Revolutionizes-Liquid-Cooling-359535.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Computex-2013-Xigmatek-Intros-Strange-CPU-Cooler-Orthrus-359400.shtml We've seen lots of dual-fan or multi-fan coolers, and we've also seen lots of them that have more than one heatsink, and some that have both, but that still leaves room for creativity, as Xigmatek has only just revealed.

Basically, as people who dropped by Taipei, Taiwan, might have already found out, Xigmatek has created th... (read more)]]> Fri, 7 Jun 2013 14:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Computex-2013-Xigmatek-Intros-Strange-CPU-Cooler-Orthrus-359400.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Computex-2013-Xigmatek-Intros-Strange-CPU-Cooler-Orthrus-359400.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-GX-PSU-Series-Released-for-Gaming-PCs-358877.shtml PC power supply units come in many varieties, but they share the basic structure and core component types, and that goes for Cooler Master's new GX line of mainstream PSUs.

That may be why the product didn't garner more attention than most other things currently on display at Computex 2013, in Taipei, Taiwan.

Verily... (read more)]]> Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-GX-PSU-Series-Released-for-Gaming-PCs-358877.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-GX-PSU-Series-Released-for-Gaming-PCs-358877.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/X2-6019-XMOD-Chassis-The-New-Enclosure-from-X2-356352.shtml As far as PC cases go, most people usually buy mid-tower models, because they are large enough to hold all essential hardware, plus a few things more, but not so large that they end up being more empty than full.

And yet there are loads of full-tower enclosures out for sale, like the 6019 MOD Series that X2 has just introduced to the ... (read more)]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 08:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/X2-6019-XMOD-Chassis-The-New-Enclosure-from-X2-356352.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/X2-6019-XMOD-Chassis-The-New-Enclosure-from-X2-356352.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Node-304-A-Small-and-White-Case-With-Modular-Interior-355060.shtml Every once in a while, a company will release a sort of product that stands out among all the rest, either through a ludicrous amount of top-end features or a skillful blending of the essentials.

A good case may be made for proving that the Node 304 from Fractal Design is one of the latter. After all, it is supposedly made for ... (read more)]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Node-304-A-Small-and-White-Case-With-Modular-Interior-355060.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Node-304-A-Small-and-White-Case-With-Modular-Interior-355060.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-80-Plus-Gold-EVGA-Power-Supply-Released-353102.shtml EVGA makes several different things, like motherboards and graphics cards, but its collection of power supply units is more than decent too, especially on the high-end front where cost isn't an issue.

It just so happens that a power supply unit (PSU) is precisely what the company released just a short while ago.

Even among h... (read more)]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 09:24:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-80-Plus-Gold-EVGA-Power-Supply-Released-353102.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-80-Plus-Gold-EVGA-Power-Supply-Released-353102.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kama-Panel-3-1-Scythe-s-New-PC-Chassis-Enhancer-350795.shtml A case's 5.25-inch drive bays are seldom used for things besides optical disk drives (ODDs), and even when an ODD is present, the majority of the bays remain unused. Japanese company Scythe is not impressed.

Then again, had this not been the case, the manufacturer would not have had a market for things like the Kama Panel series.
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Case fans are a curious thing really. They are available in a great variety, but they aren't really necessary for a PC to run.

CPUs and graphics ca... (read more)]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 08:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/PWM-Version-of-Noctua-Case-Fan-Released-350746.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/PWM-Version-of-Noctua-Case-Fan-Released-350746.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Highly-Efficient-Power-Supplies-Released-by-Cougar-349621.shtml One can never say there are too many power supplies on sale, so Cougar figured it might as well launch a new collection, especially since it managed to give them a high enough energy efficiency that they earned 80 Plus Gold rating.

80 Plus Gold is basically synonymous with high-end in the power supply industry. Sure, 80 Plus P... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Highly-Efficient-Power-Supplies-Released-by-Cougar-349621.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Highly-Efficient-Power-Supplies-Released-by-Cougar-349621.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Obsidian-350D-Micro-ATX-Case-from-Corsair-Finally-Released-348634.shtml It was just under two weeks ago that we learned of the desktop case that Corsair was supposedly getting ready to release and, sure enough, the latest addition to the Obsidian series is now out.

The Obsidian line really only lacked a micro-ATX model, which the Obsidian 350D is. The others are in mid-tower form factor (650D ... (read more)]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:36:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Obsidian-350D-Micro-ATX-Case-from-Corsair-Finally-Released-348634.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Obsidian-350D-Micro-ATX-Case-from-Corsair-Finally-Released-348634.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Releases-Premium-Waterblock-for-AMD-Radeon-HD-7990-347971.shtml Advanced Micro Devices has officially launched the Radeon HD 7990 Malta dual-GPU graphics card, which means that everyone with a potential stake in the market is reacting.

And by everyone we don't just mean AMD's partners, like Origin PC whose own-brand HD 7990 Malta appeared just a short time ago.

No, we also mea... (read more)]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Releases-Premium-Waterblock-for-AMD-Radeon-HD-7990-347971.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Releases-Premium-Waterblock-for-AMD-Radeon-HD-7990-347971.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tow-Compact-PC-Cases-Released-by-Lian-Li-346828.shtml
It has to, if it is to stay in the game and make enough money on the side to fund its more crazy projects. That is why the PC-Q27 and PC-Q28 came to be.

They are compact, more or less cube-shaped enclosures that measure 200mm x 300mm x 240mm (7.8... (read more)]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tow-Compact-PC-Cases-Released-by-Lian-Li-346828.shtml Cases & Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tow-Compact-PC-Cases-Released-by-Lian-Li-346828.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Clean-CSQ-EK-Supremacy-EK-s-New-Flagship-CPU-Waterblock-Released-346207.shtml Since another week has passed, EK Water Blocks saw fit to release a new waterblock for central processing units, one that, supposedly, sits at the summit of all the others: EK Supremacy.

EK-Supremacy isn't a new product. This is more of a revision of the original, based on what buyers said of the first batch.
<... (read more)]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Clean-CSQ-EK-Supremacy-EK-s-New-Flagship-CPU-Waterblock-Released-346207.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Clean-CSQ-EK-Supremacy-EK-s-New-Flagship-CPU-Waterblock-Released-346207.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Releases-Waterblock-for-ASROck-Z77-Extreme11-Motherboard-344616.shtml EK continues to release water cooling products for PC hardware, the latest being aimed at a motherboard instead of CPUs or graphics cards, a motherboard from ASRock.

The mainboard in question, as we have said in the title, is the Z77 Extreme11, and the name of the waterblock is EK-FB ASR Z77 Extreme11.

It dir... (read more)]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Releases-Waterblock-for-ASROck-Z77-Extreme11-Motherboard-344616.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Releases-Waterblock-for-ASROck-Z77-Extreme11-Motherboard-344616.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Enermax-COENUS-PC-Case-Released-343279.shtml Anyone who though Enermax would take a break from launching new products after releasing the Fulmo ST was grossly mistaken: the company has just formally released another one.

Not another Fulmo ST though. The new enclosure is called COENUS and uses the mid-tower form factor, which is sort of synonymous with mainstream to high-end enclosures nowadays... (read more)]]> Fri, 5 Apr 2013 11:55:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Enermax-COENUS-PC-Case-Released-343279.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Enermax-COENUS-PC-Case-Released-343279.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Unveils-More-GeForce-GTX-Titan-Waterblocks-340262.shtml
One of them is called EK-FC Titan XXL Edition incl. Backplate and is an extended variant of the original. The other bears the name of EK-FC Titan – Nickel (Original CSQ).

EK-FC Titan XXL Edition incl. Backplate covers the whole GeForc... (read more)]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Unveils-More-GeForce-GTX-Titan-Waterblocks-340262.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Unveils-More-GeForce-GTX-Titan-Waterblocks-340262.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Enermax-Fulmo-ST-Chassis-Officially-Released-Video-340036.shtml While Thermaltake has the mid-range market covered with its Urban S31 and similar cases, Enermax is tackling the high-end consumer market, having updated its Fulmo line.

The first Fulmo case was launched back in 2011, and there wasn't any update to the series until earlier this year, in February.

It was precisely the... (read more)]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Enermax-Fulmo-ST-Chassis-Officially-Released-Video-340036.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Enermax-Fulmo-ST-Chassis-Officially-Released-Video-340036.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Urban-S31-the-Newest-Case-from-Thermaltake-339982.shtml If we didn't know better, we would be tempted to believe that Thermaltake has decided to release an Urban or Chaser series PC enclosure every other week. We've already seen the Urban S21, the Chaser A31, Chaser A41, and even the Chaser A71 Full-Tower.

One might even say that the company seeks to bring the Urban series to the same level as... (read more)]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Urban-S31-the-Newest-Case-from-Thermaltake-339982.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Urban-S31-the-Newest-Case-from-Thermaltake-339982.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thermaltake-Launches-Chaser-A71-Full-Tower-Chassis-337114.shtml Since gaming systems always need good-looking cases, unless buyers decide they like understated looks better, companies like Thermaltake periodically launch such things, like the Chaser A71 in this case.

Thermaltake won't quite be competing with Gigabyte's Luxo K10 and IF 400 enclosures, even though they are both made for gaming P... (read more)]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thermaltake-Launches-Chaser-A71-Full-Tower-Chassis-337114.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thermaltake-Launches-Chaser-A71-Full-Tower-Chassis-337114.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-Sued-by-Asetek-Over-Liquid-Coolers-336106.shtml LG and Samsung may have ended their patent war, but the Apple-Samsung battle is still going strong, as are some others, which means that the IT industry already has enough of them.

Sadly, this did not prevent the start of yet another fight of this type, so we may be looking at another round of courtroom brawls, figuratively speakin... (read more)]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-Sued-by-Asetek-Over-Liquid-Coolers-336106.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cooler-Master-Sued-by-Asetek-Over-Liquid-Coolers-336106.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/NiC-Series-CPU-Coolers-Released-by-Thermaltake-335587.shtml Like more or less every other cooler maker in the world, Thermaltake has been doing its best to figure out of how to get around the issue of interfering RAM slots. The NiC line of coolers may have finally provided the answer.

Coolers can be unsuited to motherboards and desktop cases for several reasons, usually because they are too tal... (read more)]]> Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/NiC-Series-CPU-Coolers-Released-by-Thermaltake-335587.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/NiC-Series-CPU-Coolers-Released-by-Thermaltake-335587.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CeBIT-2013-Cooler-Master-TPC-612-and-V8-GTS-CPU-Coolers-335546.shtml Having already checked out the 80 Plus Gold V-Series PSUs, we can now look at the other products that Cooler Master brought to CeBIT 2013, the trade show taking place in Hannover, Germany.

Of the three products, the JetFlo 120 case fan is the most straightforward, with a diameter of 120 mm (as one might have guessed from the n... (read more)]]> Fri, 8 Mar 2013 10:38:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/CeBIT-2013-Cooler-Master-TPC-612-and-V8-GTS-CPU-Coolers-335546.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/CeBIT-2013-Cooler-Master-TPC-612-and-V8-GTS-CPU-Coolers-335546.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Readies-a-Full-Water-Cooling-Kit-Series-334462.shtml After seeing so many waterblocks, it was about time EK actually launched a water cooling kit for desktop computers. The EK-KIT L series “value orientated water cooling kits” is now out.

There are three new water cooling kits ready to sell, called EK-KIT L120, EK-KIT L240 and EK-KIT L360.

In that order, they are p... (read more)]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2013 10:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Readies-a-Full-Water-Cooling-Kit-Series-334462.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/EK-Readies-a-Full-Water-Cooling-Kit-Series-334462.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Mid-Tower-Case-from-In-Win-Released-334170.shtml Since it can't just let time pass without launching a new case every once in a while, In Win is securing its continued existence by introducing the newest mid-tower PC chassis.

In Win seems to be trying to enthrall as many consumers from the mainstream and high-end markets as possible, with the G7 mid-tower case.

Made of aluminum... (read more)]]> Mon, 4 Mar 2013 13:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Mid-Tower-Case-from-In-Win-Released-334170.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Mid-Tower-Case-from-In-Win-Released-334170.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Urban-S21-Case-Launched-by-Thermaltake-333832.shtml Thermaltake could have gone out of its way to turn its newest Urban enclosure into an unusual contraption positively loaded with uncanny design and usability features, but it didn't.

Instead, the company figured it was high time a mid-range, more modest case appeared, so it made sure the Urban S21 could qualify as such.

The chassi... (read more)]]> Sat, 2 Mar 2013 10:17:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Urban-S21-Case-Launched-by-Thermaltake-333832.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Urban-S21-Case-Launched-by-Thermaltake-333832.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Sharkoon-PSU-Is-Perfect-for-Low-to-Mid-Range-PCs-333537.shtml There was a time when the quality of a power supply unit was determined by the energy output alone, but efficiency regulations and other advancements over the past two decades have changed that.

Sharkoon's newest power supply unit is clear evidence of this, as it has a low output but certain features that even some high-end ones... (read more)]]> Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Sharkoon-PSU-Is-Perfect-for-Low-to-Mid-Range-PCs-333537.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Sharkoon-PSU-Is-Perfect-for-Low-to-Mid-Range-PCs-333537.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spire-Diablo-a-PC-Case-for-Those-Who-Don-t-Want-Embellishments-333072.shtml One would think that case makers would know better than to forget to install USB 3.0 ports on their products, but this seems to be precisely the pitfall that Spire has fallen into.

We don't really know why Spire's new Diablo PC case does not have USB 3.0 connectors on its front I/O panel (input/output).

Ma... (read more)]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spire-Diablo-a-PC-Case-for-Those-Who-Don-t-Want-Embellishments-333072.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spire-Diablo-a-PC-Case-for-Those-Who-Don-t-Want-Embellishments-333072.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thermaltake-Chaser-A41-Released-for-Mid-Sized-Desktops-331757.shtml Since the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays have passed, the IT industry has gone back to normal, which is to say companies aren't silent and inactive anymore. Thermaltake has just launched a new product.

Thermaltake is actually picking up where it left off just before the New Year week started. Having launched the Chaser A31, t... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thermaltake-Chaser-A41-Released-for-Mid-Sized-Desktops-331757.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thermaltake-Chaser-A41-Released-for-Mid-Sized-Desktops-331757.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Magnetic-Cooling-Technology-Developed-For-Processors-331676.shtml This week has turned into one of unusual but very promising research milestones. We've seen a storage technology that uses sound to enhance magnetic capacity, and now we get to see magnetism used for something else.

We'll cut right to the chase: a group of scientists from the University of Cambridge has reached the conclusion th... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Magnetic-Cooling-Technology-Developed-For-Processors-331676.shtml Cases &amp; Cooling http://news.softpedia.com/news/Magnetic-Cooling-Technology-Developed-For-Processors-331676.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop)