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High End Downdraft – How Does the Noctua NH-L12 Compare?
Sometimes, downdraft cooling is the best option for a SFF build. Tower coolers don’t cool memory, chipset or any other board components particularly well. Downdraft coolers also have the added advantage of being able to act as an intake for slimmer cases – enabling you to use one less fan – making for a quieter …
NH-D9L – Mini Tower for your Mini Tower
Sometimes, you just need a tower cooler. Maybe the airflow design of your case needs front to back cooling, or maybe you just need to get the heat out of the top of the chassis. The problem we come across in the world of SFF is that a full sized tower cooler will quite likely …
Low Volume #5: Focus
Navigate to lowvolu.me to listen, download the podcast here, or watch on YouTube! Today’s hosts: Joshua Ramirez, James Schell, and John Morrison. Thanks to James Mattison, this and future episodes of Low Volume will have an accompanying video that illustrates what we discuss! Furthermore, listeners (and now viewers!) can expect podcasts to land every other Wednesday, …
GEEEK A10 – Plastic Fantastic
Case manufacturers today have a litany of materials available to them to build a computer chassis with. They vary from the common steel and aluminum boxes, to more exotic wood and acrylic ones that have risen in popularity. And with today’s product review, of the GEEEK A10, we find a case made from the latter material …
Corsair SF600 Review – A New Player Has Joined
Welcome to this review of the highly anticipated Corsair SF600 SFX power supply! The SF600 is a 600W SFX form factor power supply, with Gold-rated efficiency, fully modular cables, all-Japanese capacitors, and a semi-passive 92mm fan. The SF600, along with the SF450, is part of the new SF Series of power supplies from Corsair, hopefully the first …
Redux and Industrial PPC, Not Your Usual Noctua Fans
Noctua’s fans have been produced in the same shades of Coffee and Cream since the company launched in 2005, much to the chagrin of many within the PC enthusiast community. While some saw the colours as a distinct brand, and thus a signature fitting for a premium product, many saw the colours as not particularly eye-pleasing, if …
Low Volume #4: LOSIAS
Navigate to lowvolu.me to listen, or download the podcast here! Today’s hosts: Joshua Ramirez, James Schell, John Morrison, and Jay Mattison. Our special guest this episode: Craig Brugger, of LOSIAS fame! A reminder: Supporters that subscribe to SFF Forum can now listen to live shows, interact with us, and join in on “The Aftershow” where we answer …
ASUS GTX 950 with no power plugs
PC Perspective has a news post on a recently announced variant of the GTX 950 video card, the GTX950-2G. What makes this version special is what it doesn’t have, any power connectors! The standard GTX 950 cards have a single 6-pin PCIe power connector since they draw around 90-100W under load, which is a bit …