March 12, 2012
Cases, Highlights-new
The computer chassis market is one of the most competitive in the tech industry with many companies fighting for market share. Today we are looking at the Enermax Fulmo GT … a high cost case which offers ultimate cooling performance with multi GPU support. When I first got involved in …
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February 29, 2012
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
After the success of the original Cooler Master CM 690 II it is no great surprise that they have released a new and improved version. The reason for the success of the 690 II is that Cooler Master were able to fit full tower features into a mid tower chassis …
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February 27, 2012
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Today we have a newcomer on our test bench, the Anidees Al 6 Mid Tower. This is the first offering from Anidees … a very stylish chassis with a brushed aluminum finish and plenty of features to capture the attention. Anidees is a small independent company with staff in Europe, …
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February 21, 2012
Cases, Featured Announcement
The Media PC market has been thriving in the last year with leading manufacturers such as Lian Li releasing a raft of capable, attractive chassis designs specifically for this audience. Today we are looking at the Silverstone Grandia Series GD06 Chassis which builds on the GD04 and GD05 heritage. Silverstone …
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February 20, 2012
Cases, Featured Announcement
BitFenix have taken the market by storm over the previous 18 months and after a somewhat rocky launch period, we have seen their quality control and construction materials consistently improve. Today we look at their Merc Alpha Chassis, which is set to offer high value for money with strong cooling …
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February 10, 2012
Cases, Highlights-new
Today we will be focusing on a new Mid Tower chassis from Xigmatek, the MidGard II. This is the second case released in the MidGard series, following up on the popular original MidGard model. Can the new MidGard II match the success of it's predecessor? One of the main talking …
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February 2, 2012
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Sharkoon have been in existence for nearly 10 years and have recently expanded their market significantly. Their product range is rather extensive but they do focus quite heavily on the production and design of PC cases. They currently have around 25 cases on the market and while this product – …
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January 29, 2012
Cases, Featured Announcement
Today we have the Bitfenix Raider Mid Tower chassis in our test lab. The Raider is the latest offering from Bitfenix and going on past experiences, we hope this is a quality case at a competitive price point. Bitfenix have become well known for the special surface treatment they use …
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January 25, 2012
Cases, Featured Announcement
Today we are looking at the latest offering in the Antec Performance One lineup … the P280 chassis. We have reviewed many Antec cases in the past and have generally been impressed with their combination of cooling efficiency, build quality and wide ranging component support. Antec are marketing the sleek …
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January 22, 2012
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Today we are looking at the Arc MIDI chassis, which is one of newer offerings from Fractal Design. We have looked at other cases from Fractal Design in the past and they have proven to provide high build quality at an affordable price. The new Fractal Design Arc Series of …
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January 3, 2012
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Today Cooler Master are launching their successor to the ever popular Cosmos computer case, an enthusiast favourite now for many years. The Cosmos II is an updated version, brought screaming and kicking into 2012 with a radical new design. The Cosmos II is classed as an ‘Ultra Tower' measuring a …
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December 19, 2011
Cases, Featured Announcement
Akasa are well known for producing a wide range of products for the enthusiast market, such as fans, laptop cooling pads, power supplies and CPU coolers. They have had good sales success with their range of cases and today we are looking at the Venom Toxic, a full ATX design …
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November 16, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
In 2008 NZXT released the original Tempest case, at the time it was considered one of the finest ventilated cases available in the budget sector. Recently NZXT decided to update the range with the new Tempest 410 and 410 Elite. NZXT has incorporated a clear acrylic window and a large …
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November 8, 2011
Cases, Featured Announcement
The new Cooler Master Storm Trooper is a case that is getting a lot of attention. It is a full tower chassis able to handle an array of hard drives, graphics cards and XL ATX motherboards. It also has full dust filter coverage, a fan controller, an external SSD drive …
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November 7, 2011
Cases, Featured Announcement
Antec have produced many cases over the years, and are continually bringing out new and improved versions of previous models. Continuing the focus of quiet sophistication from the original Antec SOLO case the SOLO II aims to deliver a new standard for quiet, high-performance cases. The Antec SOLO II is …
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October 19, 2011
Cases
Competitive gaming is becoming increasingly popular and an ever expanding audience frequent LAN meetings such as Multiplay's Insomnia 43 in Telford. Anyone who has attended an event such as Insomnia 43 will know that it is a pain lugging around a full size tower case PC. As a result, small …
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October 7, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech News
Over the years Lian Li have built up a staggering reputation for creating some of the finest chassis on the market, many of which we have reviewed on Kitguru. When it comes to the quality of aluminum they are really in a class of their own. Today we are looking …
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October 4, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech News
Cooler Master are one of the longest established brands in the computer case sector and as such they have a huge range of products to choose from. For example, the Silencio cases are designed for those who want the quietest possible system. The HAF or ‘High Air Flow' series of …
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September 29, 2011
Cases, Featured Announcement
We recently received a case from a company called Raidmax who have apparently been around since 1988, in some shape or form. They have quite a large range of products which includes cases, power supplies and a CPU cooler. Today we are going to look at the Raidmax Blackstorm Mid-Tower …
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September 27, 2011
Cases, Featured Announcement
LEPA may not be a well known brand, but we have reviewed a handful of their products on Kitguru before. LEPA is Enermax's ‘mid-range' brand, developing products directed towards the price sensitive consumer audience. That said, some of LEPA's products are simply rebranded Enermax models, including some of their power …
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September 24, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech News
The most popular cases on the market are mid-tower models as they offer a good compromise between size, features and price. There is a large amount of competition in the mid tower market, especially around the £50 – £60 mark. This is the point at which we start to see …
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September 14, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
BitFenix have made a big move into the chassis market over the past year, starting with the release of the Colossus full tower chassis. Today we are going to look at a mid tower, the BitFenix Shinobi Window version. The Shinobi aims to provide all the high end features at …
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September 6, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech News
Today we are looking at a Special Edition Antec One Hundred Case … a window version. These are proving to be popular alternatives to standard cases as they allow you to show off that fabulous gaming rig with the latest water-cooling system, or new LED ram. The Antec One Hundred …
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August 28, 2011
Announcements, Cases
NZXT really hit the headlines when they released their stunning Phantom case last year which won numerous awards including our most prestigious ‘Must Have' award. In terms of design, it broke new ground and remains one of the best looking cases out there today. NZXT don't just produce high end …
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July 21, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Xigmatek have been earning a solid reputation among the enthusiast community for their high quality range of products. Today we are looking at the gargantuan Elysium case, which on paper looks to be possibly one of the best value and most capable cases on the market. The Xigmatek Elysium is …
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July 11, 2011
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
Corsair is a relatively new player in the case market as they've only been selling cases for about two years. But every case they've produced to date has been very well received by enthusiasts and most have won a number of prestigious awards. In fact, their Graphite 600T case won …
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June 22, 2011
Announcements, Cases
Lian Li produce some of the most beautiful cases on the market. Today we are going to look at one of their newest designs – the PC-Z70. Designed for the serious enthusiast, this case features ventilated PCI expansion slots, support for graphics cards up to 390mm long, nine 3.5 inch …
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May 27, 2011
Cases, Component, Featured Announcement
A few months back we looked at Fractal Design's range-topping Define XL case which impressed us with its great build quality and near silent operation. So we are excited to see what they can deliver at a lower price point where there is much more competition. Today we are going …
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May 23, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
Enthusiast users with a constrained budget often have to make compromises in regards to quality, building a PC around a chassis that emits a lot of fan noise due to thin panel design and the inclusion of low quality fans. Enter Cooler Master with their new Silencio 550, a case …
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May 17, 2011
Cases, Featured Tech Reviews
I remember vividly when Silverstone released the Raven RV02. It has been one of the stand out products for me in the last decade, utilising the simple theory that ‘heat rises' as the foundation of the design. Until then I had been astonished that no chassis designer had built a …
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