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ASUS O!Play: Gigabit on a TV

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AMD A8-3870K: The new APU with the "K" suffix

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and TX3 EVO

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and TX3 EVO

  As far as accessible coolers of decent performance go, we’ve been enjoying the company of Cooler Master’s Hyper 212 and Hyper TX3 models for a while now. The first mild redesign of both these model...

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and TX3 EVO

 

thumbAs far as accessible coolers of decent performance go, we’ve been enjoying the company of Cooler Master’s Hyper 212 and Hyper TX3 models for a while now. The first mild redesign of both these models happened two years ago, with Cooler Master opting for the same, well-balanced cooling bodies, but this time, with heatpipes lying directly on the CPU.
 

Cooler Master Hyper 612S: Quiet Performance

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Cooler Master has designed Hyper 612S as a CPU cooler with very good performance, but not at the expense of noise, or better yet silence. The cooler arrived in the recognisable packaging, containing the usual mounting clips for all CPU sockets, as well as a detailed manual, which is something that we always salute. Besides that, there was also room for a decent thermal paste, rubber buffers used when mounting the cooler to an AMD socket, and an extra set of plastic fan holders and the accompanying rubber buffers, so that the amount of vibrations is reduced to the minimum.

 

 

Cooler Master Turbine Master: Turbo-ventilation

TurbineMaster_intro2.jpgImageYou can never have enough enclosure fans, especially if the enclosure is situated on the floor and plays the role of the perfect dust magnet. On the other hand, bad coolers are only likely to present an additional dust accumulation location, and if they aren’t particularly quiet either, you’re in for a treat. Fortunately, Cooler Master’s more expensive models are nothing of the sort, and one of those is Turbine Master.

 

Fenrir's EVOlution

Fenrir_intro2.jpgImageAlthough its price/performance ratio made the original Titan Fenrir a very good CPU cooler, many fans of transparent side panels, enclosure neons and component modification have had negative remarks on its looks. The main issue was the colour of the cooling body, which is “generic” grey, which compelled the visually dissatisfied modders to paint the coolers and thus lose their warranties. Noise (or lack thereof) was another selling point of this cooler, but those who wished for absolute silence expected it to perform even better in this regard, which, again, left the most demanding of users dissatisfied. In order to amend this situation, the boys at Titan decided to present a new variant of this popular model, and so the model Fenrir EVO was created.

 

Cooler Master Vortex Plus: A Vortex of Good Cooling

CMVortexPlus_intro2.jpgImageSummer approaches, slowly but steadily, and with it an increased interest of PC owners for better cooling for their electronic pets. Regardless of whether a particular user is a fan of overclocking or not, a high-quality CPU cooler is always an interesting topic before hot summer months arrive, and it’s of special significance to provide good, but quiet cooling for a home theatre (HTPC) computer, which, on one hand, mustn’t have an audible noise output, and on the other hand, usually isn’t positioned in a very well-cooled place, so increased heat output is to be expected.

 

9-Way CPU Coolers Roundup

9-Way_CPU_Cooler_Roundup_intro2.jpgImageWe all like that our rigs are well taken care of and safe. Components inside the chassis are emitting heat and good cooling system will guarantee longevity and pristine condition of system as a whole. Most of us start thinking about better CPU cooler when summer heats has already arrived. A lot of users keep their rigs overclocked 24/7 and this can be a problem when temperatures during summer months raise. This can result in overheating of some components and in worst case scenario some of those components can be irretrievably damaged. In most cases CPU is the biggest problem, because default (box) coolers that came with CPUs are not too efficient. So, what cooler to choose? We are offering you a little bit longer answer to that question, but we reckon that it will be worth reading.
 

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 vs. Cooler Master 212 Plus

cooler_master_hyper_tx3_212plus_intro2.jpgImageOne by one CPU cooler manufacturers have adopted new concept of building heat-pipe coolers: heat-pipes are in direct contact with CPU heat spreader. This solution has proved to be very efficient, or at least more efficient than traditional heat-pipe coolers. Cooler Master, as one of the leading companies on cooling solution market, has also adopted this new trend and as result of their efforts we can present you two new models from Hyper series: TX3 and 212 Plus.
 

Cooler Master Hyper N520

ImageCoolers from Cooler Master Hyper product lineup have never disappointed us. Bottom line is: any cooler from this lineup always is best buy. One more characteristics of these models is simple and functional design without too much fiddling with bells and whistles. On the contrary, only “battle hardened” and well known solutions were used that always provide good results.

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Cooler Master V10

ImageFew months ago we tested Cooler Master V8 cooler and we announced that there will be more models in this new V series . This time in our test lab arrived V10 model that pretends to be top model of current line-up. This is the model that Cooler Master has hopes for becoming “king of the hill” model for some time, at least when it comes to CPU coolers.

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Titan Fenrir

ImageTo our slightly older readers brand Titan is well known for their cooling solutions. Titan coolers were always aiming at low-budget user group although there are some “serious” products in their portfolio. Titan products were always named with female names and had mythical beings on their product packages. This time in our test lab arrived Titan CPU cooler that supports Intel LGA 775/1366 and AMD K8/AM2/AM3 sockets and it is named upon mythical wolf – Fenrir .

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