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Preview: Cool Master Elite 120 Advanced ITX Case

When the temptation strikes me to build a new ITX rig, the first thing I look for is a case to house it. There’s new mini-ITX hardware dropping regularly these days and it’s fast becoming a viable format for many PC gamers. Sadly, finding a quality case with the features most gamers want is still …

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So, you want to build a scratch mod? Part 2

When I last left off, I had just finished covering a little bit of the case’s interior layout. As I stated last time, I like to work from the inside out. I was pretty happy with the placement of the parts in the concept. There was minimal wasted space, and I felt I had a …

Low end cooler on left: The heatsink portion is made from solid aluminium, extruded and then machined. It measures 19mm thick, and 89mm at the widest point. The solid core is 29mm across, and this is the part that makes contact with the CPU heatspreader. The fins start at around 0.8mm thick, then split to two fins of approximately 0.4mm thickness. The entire assembly weighs 168 grams.

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Intel 1155 Stock Cooler Comparison

Sometimes the most appropriate cooler solution for a SFF rig is in fact the stock cooler. With this in mind, we set out to see which stock cooler for Intel’s socket 1155 was the better option, and by how much. Specifically designed by the CPU manufacturer for your CPU, the stock coolers are commonly derived …

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Asrock H61M-ITX Motherboard Review

ASRock, originally a spin off of ASUS, has been making inroads into the mainstream market since it’s inception in 2002. While originally viewed as the budget ASUS arm, the quality and innovativeness of ASRock products has only become better over the years. Today we will look at the ASRock H61M-ITX motherboard. While the product has …

Al Shuryan's awesome build in planning stage

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PCS4VETS – Alfred Shuryan’s Purple Heart “Merit” Build

Alfred A Shuryan, although being a newer member of our community, has been hard at work (an understatement!) getting the parts together and beginning the work on the Purple Heart “Merit” casemod. Raising awareness of a cause so close to the hearts of many is an admirable task. Many LOSIAS members are vets themselves, and/or …

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So you want to build a scratch mod – Part 1

So, you want to build a scratch mod? It’s something a lot of enthusiasts have thought about tackling over time. You reach a certain point and you’re no longer satisfied with simply modding existing cases. You want to get a little more creative, and as a result, a little more personal. The modding community is …

Powercolor HD6850, Huge power in a small space

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Single Slot Graphics Cards – Space Saving, But Rare

In the world of enthusiast computing, we’ve come to a crossroads. Crossfire and SLI performance is such that it’s not quite worth it (yet) to run dual graphic cards, over a big single. The sacrifice many of make now is losing a slot to a dual (or even partially triple) slot graphics card. While many …

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Why Use a standard motherboard in you mods

I’ve been a case modder for over a decade now, and whilst I am relatively unknown, some of my designs are not. I have made many entries into design contests around the world. Having been involved with the casemodding world for so long, I’ve seen the community begin to stagnate. Everyone wants a feature …

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Archives – Page 3 – SFF.Network

Preview: Cool Master Elite 120 Advanced ITX Case

So, you want to build a scratch mod? Part 2

Intel 1155 Stock Cooler Comparison

Asrock H61M-ITX Motherboard Review

PCS4VETS – Alfred Shuryan’s Purple Heart “Merit” Build

So you want to build a scratch mod – Part 1

Single Slot Graphics Cards – Space Saving, But Rare

Why Use a standard motherboard in you mods