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Eleven enthusiast power supplies compared
A bevy of PSUs encounter The Beast
Enthusiasts know the value of a quality power supply, but picking the best one isn't easy. We've pushed 11 PSUs between 500 and 750W to their limits to find which ones rise to the top.
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Last by VILLAIN_xx at 11:14 PM on 11/28/07 -
Shuttle's XPC SG33G5 SFF barebones system
Glamming up the toaster
OVER THE YEARS, Shuttle's XPC lineup has been whittled down from a vast array of small form factor barebones systems based on wildly different form factors to a handful of models built on only a couple of chassis. Power-hungry...
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Last by azenz at 1:18 AM on 08/27/07 -
Shuttle's XPC SD39P2 SFF barebones system
Still the daddy?
THE POPULARITY OF small form factor barebones systems has faded of late, and that's really a shame. Shuttle practically invented the breadbox form factor with the seminal SV24, and in the months and years that followed, we were treated...
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Last by staunch1 at 4:49 AM on 09/07/07 -
MSI's mPC 51PV small form factor barebones system
On time, but on par?
MSI'S SMALL FORM FACTOR SYSTEMS have traditionally been tardy, arriving to market a little too late in the life of the chipsets and sockets they sport. That tendency toward more dated hardware has been made even more apparent by...
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Last by Nelis at 7:19 AM on 12/15/06 -
Shuttle's XPC SN27P2 mini-barebones system
On the cutting edge again?
SHUTTLE ESSENTIALLY CREATED the market for small form factor barebones systems, but lately, the company has become more of a system builder. That shift in focus has slowed Shuttle's once-constant stream of new XPC designs with the latest...
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Last by indeego at 7:24 PM on 08/02/06 -
A pair of water coolers compared
Corsair's Nautilus500 and Zalman's Reserator 1 Plus duke it out
FOR YEARS, WATER COOLING has been reserved for the most committed overclocking and silent computing enthusiasts. Piping water around a PC's internals definitely isn't for the faint of heart, and generally only those with supreme confidence in their...
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Last by sativa at 10:40 AM on 04/20/06 -
Shuttle's XPC SN21G5 barebones system
NVIDIA's IGP comes to the XPC
SHUTTLE GOT THE small form factor barebones party started way back in 2001 with the SV24. In the years that followed, the company rode the bleeding edge, integrating the latest sockets and chipsets into its evolving breadbox-sized chassis....
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Last by T-Dawg at 9:19 PM on 02/23/06 -
Zalman's CNPS9500 LED CPU cooler
Delicately cool
IT'S RARE THAT WE review CPU coolers at TR, but every so often one comes along that we can't resist. OK, every so often one comes along that I can't resist. It seems I've developed something of a...
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Last by Dissonance at 8:06 PM on 10/24/05 -
Biostar's iDEQ 330P small form factor system
Open wide
SINCE SHUTTLE STARTED the small form factor craze with the seminal SV24, other manufacturers have been eager to carve themselves a slice of the market. Rather than simply releasing XPC clones, these new entrants have usually offered interesting...
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Last by Damage at 6:51 PM on 03/02/08 -
Lian Li's PC-V800 enclosure
Power HTPC?
FOR YEARS, ENTHUSIASTS have drooled over Lian Li's high-end PC cases. Carefully designed and immaculately manufactured, the all-aluminum towers have undeniable sex appeal and enough practical features to back up the their visual flair. You see, while aluminum...
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Last by geester at 4:20 AM on 06/28/08 -
Zalman's VF700 GPU coolers
Dustbuster begone!
ENTHUSIASTS HAVE ALWAYS sought to improve performance. Traditionally, we've measured these improvements in terms of computational power, pixel pushing prowess, and the like, but noise levels are becoming an increasingly important performance metric. As PCs become "fast enough,"...
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Last by Usacomp2k3 at 11:58 AM on 05/06/05 -
Shuttle's XPC ST20G5 mini-barebones system
XpressPC
ALTHOUGH ATHLON 64 processors undoubtedly deliver an attractive price/performance ratio, the platform's lack of a competent integrated graphics chipset makes it less appealing for budget and business systems. That changed with the introduction of ATI's Radeon Xpress 200...
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Last by Blade_CC at 10:17 PM on 02/02/08 -
SilverStone's Temjin TJ06 full tower case
Standing ATX on its head
THE ATX specification was first introduced to the PC world ten years ago. Since then, it has had no problems keeping the latest and greatest processors cool, at least on the AMD side of things. However, Intel's portable space heater, er, Prescott has pushed the cooling capabilities...
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Last by lusonico at 9:00 AM on 04/06/05 -
AOpen's XC Cube EY855-II mini-barebones system
(Pentium) Mmmmmm good
INTEL HAS BEEN HAVING an interesting time of it lately. Things were going well until Prescott came along with its mile-long pipeline, light-dimming power demands and silo-tall heatsinks. Since then, many have begun to wonder if Intel is...
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Last by mule at 1:42 PM on 03/03/05 -
Shuttle's XPC SN25P mini-barebones system
At long last?
WITH EXPANSIVE INTERNALS that can accommodate up to three hard drives, a trio of temperature-controlled cooling zones, tool-free drive rails, and a robust 350W power supply, the P series is undoubtedly the pinnacle of Shuttle's XPC chassis line....
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Last by jennyfur at 10:02 AM on 03/17/05 -
Shuttle's XPC SB95P V2 mini-barebones system
XE meets XPC
SHUTTLE'S P-SERIES CHASSIS is easily the best small form factor enclosure on the market. In fact, the chassis' meaty power supply, multiple cooling zones, support for up to three hard drives, and largely tool-free internal layout rival mid-tower...
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Last by Toasty at 9:34 AM on 02/16/05 -
Shuttle's XPC SB86i mini-barebones system
BTX gets cubed
SHUTTLE HAS PUSHED the limits of small form factor design more than any other manufacturer, and they should. After all, they virtually invented the genre. Shuttle's pursuit of cubed perfection has led it to adopt new core logic...
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Last by Koly at 1:35 AM on 02/09/05 -
Soltek's Qbic EQ3901MAY-300P mini-barebones system
Aesthetically unique
IT SEEMS LIKE everyone and their mother is trying to get into the small form factor business these days. Motherboard makers have been quick to whip up barebones cubes, but few have deviated from Shuttle's popular XPC mold....
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Last by thebluesgnr at 4:02 AM on 01/22/05
