Cooler Master HAF932

GETTING AIR THROUGH ALL the nooks and crannies inside your case might be a challenge. This has brought along the creationg of high airflow cases like the Cooler Master HAF 932 big tower at Hardware Zone. This case includes one 230mm intake fan, two 200mm exhausts, one rear 140mm exhaust and an additional 200mm fan on the side. Just remember to install some washable dust filters… Give it a look, here.

Think Computers had a go at Lenovo’s razor-sharp X300 laptop, the 13.3-inch, under 3 pounds, ultraportable. Roadwarriors will marvel at the communications options and the comfy keyboard. It isn’t cheap, but it’s the price you pay for the belonging to the elite. Read about it here.

Swiss site OCaholic is reviewing Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.11 640GB drive. They ran their tests under Linux with the XFS file system, as IOZone is a Linux app. This particular Barracuda isn’t aimed at business environments, though, but should make a fine install in your home rig. Performance was great, noise was low, what else do you want? Get it here.

Acer is rapidly growing into a PC powerhouse (more so) and their products make it into every PC segment. Their Aspire X1200 is a clear choice for SMBs with its low power Athlon 4850e on a GeForce 8200 chipset, ample memory (4GB – although there’s no mention of a 64-bit OS) and just about every little feature you can fit into a tiny case. You even have a PCIe x16 slot, although the case only allows it to fit low-profile cards… maybe some GeForce Boost is in order. Catch TechSpot’s review, here.

Benchmark Reviews has updated its CPU Performance table for Q3’08. The article is full of newcomers (11 in total) but you can compare them to last season’s top achievers. Thermaltake’s new V14 Pro conquered the competition, although availability might be an issue. Read it here.

ECS’ watercooled SLI kit, the Hydra got a round trip to Bit Tech. The kit includes two 9800GTX+ and a ThermalTake Bigwater cooling system. Harry was pretty disappointed with the cooling blocks and the performance is shadowed by the high price – something in the order of $549. It also draws power like a nuclear submarine… read on.

Anandtechies, lucky guys, received three HTPC Fusion cases from Antec and decided to do a single review for all three of them. There’s a little bit for everyone as the cases span the compact to the bigger, bulkier models. Antec doesn’t disappoint, says Christoph , and the pricing policy is marginally better than its more direct competitors. If you’re thinking of building a system, go here. µ