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Crucial Ballistix 1600MHZ MOD
Crucial are a big name in the memory industry and in particular, their high performance Ballistix kits. The latest addition to this line of DDR3 performance Random Access Memory comes in the form of the BL2KIT25664FN1608 4GB kit rated at 1600MHz. However, Crucial has added temperature sensing capabilities to the DIMMs with an in-built sensor integrated into the SPD chip reporting information back to the Memory Overview Display (MOD) software.Whilst CPUs are very much geared up to provide accurate temperature data, it’s rarely seen with memory kits. Crucial has seized upon this gap in the market with MOD offering a USP. Let’s check it out…
Antec DF 35
The colossal company that is Antec has recently released its Dark Fleet range of cases optimised for high performance cooling with a hot-swappable SSD and swish styling throughout. The DF-35, the particular model we are focusing in on today, completes our trio of reviews on the initially released Dark Fleet enclosures. Read on for a closer look, in detail, at the DF-35.
Roccat Kone Review – Whoopty
While there are many firms that come and go in the PC hardware word (Vvikoo being one of them) XSR has always done it's best to represent the new guys as fairly as the more established. While this does give us a warm glow in our bellies it also allows us to watch future high end players grow from a small startup to something massive; Roccat is one such company. Delivering solid products at almost every turn and despite huge delays on certain hardware, they've managed to carve themselves a nice share of the the already heavily populated gaming peripheral market.Today I take a look at their latest mouse, a revamp on what has become a classic. It adds all the new innovations that Roccat has come up with since the rodent's initial outing, as well as updating the sensor to bring it to a rediculous 6000DPI. Ladies and gentleman feast your eyes and palms on the Roccat Kone , a monster of a mouse with an impressive feature list.
Geil Ultra 2000MHZ
There is a large market for memory modules. Ranging from standard value ones to high speed, low latency overclocking modules for extreme benchmarkers looking to break world records. Today I've gotten my hands on some overclocker oriented RAM, the GeIL Ultra Plus DDR3-2000 CL9. This kit should offer speeds that aren't achievable by normal motherboards on stock settings. Let's see if GeIL can live up their promise for decent overclocking memory.
Cryo PC Helix
While everyone is aware of the big players in the gaming PC market, there are plenty of smaller firms also looking to make a name for themsleves. One such firm that has impressed us in the past is CryoPC, a custom enthusiast rig maker from the UK. Today we're taking a look at their mid-range Helix system which features an i5 CPU, P55 motherboard, a 5870 and Corsair's CPU water cooling kit. Let's see how it handles our benchmarks.
Antec DF 30
Antec’s new line of high performance chassis’ are aimed at gamers and professionals alike offering exceptional cooling combined with flexibility and functionality.Indeed, the Dark Fleet DF-85 has already been granted high praise here at XSReviews so how will this cheaper, mid tower Dark Fleet offering shape up? Introducing the DF-30…
Zowie G-RF and G-TF Review – Whoopty
Following on from our review of the Zowie EC1 mouse endorsed by pro gamer Heaton, we have another couple of products from the same firm also backed by professionals. Again Heaton lends his name, but so does Spawn and these aren't mice, but mats. Packing an interesting stitching technique as well as some clean-cut styling, let's see how these mousing surfaces hold up to our testing procedures.
Zowie HeatON EC1 Gaming Mouse Review
While XSR does review a bit of everything, the one thing we've looked at more than anything else is peripherals; specifically mice and their counterpart mats. Today we're taking a peek at the latest offering from Zowie Gear, a company backed by several professional gamers who fully endorse their products. This one's called the EC-1, and it's championed by pro gamer HeatON. Lets see if his endorsement was worth what it cost.
NZXT Tempest Evo Review
To conclude our trio of NZXT enclosure reviews, we bring you the Tempest EVO. As with so many of NZXT’s cases, the product has undergone some sort of evolution whereby the original design has been adjusted or altered to improve its functionality leading to the addition of the EVO part of the name.How has the chassis been changed though and is it for the better? Let’s get stuck in and find out.
Coolermaster HAF 912
While less than a decade ago the name on everyone's lips for the highest of the high end gaming chassis would be Coolermaster, in recent years the firm has seen far more competition from the likes of Antec, Thermaltake, Lian Li, NZXT and more. No longer can they ride the coat tales of the much lauded Stacker, they have to diversify.The company's most recent range of cases is known as the HAF series and there's a variety of different models. Today XSReviews is proud to take a peak at an unreleased, low end case known as the HAF 912. Let's see how this semi-budget offering stacks up.
