Larger radiator and a large 140 mm fan, fortified pump and longer tubing, user-friendly software for management and monitoring – will that be enough to outperform the best air cooler ?

<p><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp; &nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px;">I had a chance to check out the NZXT H630 in its prototype stages a couple of months back, and I was suitably impressed. It seems simple to think about, but understand that breaking with accepted tradition can be a very unusual thing. Companies like SilverStone have their own traditions in and of themselves, and they live on the fringe of design, and NZXT is slowly plotting a course to those same outer reaches. What I'm getting at here is something I don't feel like other vendors have seriously considered: a silent case...without a door.</span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/6951/nzxt-h630-silent-case-review" target="_blank" style="line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; font-family: Arimo, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Read more...</span></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 13px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">We've been looking at a lot of smaller enclosures lately, but some of you have pointed out, and probably correctly, that these Micro-ATX towers still aren't particularly small. They're smaller than the full ATX and super ATX monsters we've reviewed and certainly you could fit about thirty of them inside Corsair's gargantuan Obsidian 900D, but what if you want to go smaller? The BitFenix Prodigy is a popular option, but it's also on the large side for a Mini-ITX build.</span></span></span></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 13px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">As it turns out, SilverStone takes their small form factor designs pretty seriously.The&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Sugo SG09</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;we reviewed is a Micro-ATX case with roughly the same volume as the Prodigy, but how small can we go without sacrificing too much performance? The&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Sugo SG05</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;was a good start, but for those of you looking for a little more horsepower, the enclosure we have on tap today may be the way to go.</span></span></span></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 13px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/6944/silverstone-sugo-sg08-miniitx-case-review" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Evercool designed a cooler with a dual-array tower heatsink and one unique peculiarity. However, this wasn&rsquo;t the reason why we really liked it.</span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/evercool-silent-shark.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></span></div>

We are already well familiar with two generations of Seasonic X Series power supply units, which are 80 PLUS Gold certified. But the manufacturer doesn’t stop at that and today we are going to talk about the most powerful product in this series as well as a couple of refreshed PSUs of slightly lower capacity.

Today we are going to check out two pairs of “Platinum” power supply units with capacities of 760 and 860 watts, which belong to two different series: AX and AXi. Which one should be a preference for those who are looking for the most efficient power source for their systems ?

<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">There's no right way to describe it; we're testing the Cooler Master Seidon 240M along with two new Noctua coolers in a new testbed.</span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><br /> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/6916/cooler-master-seidon-240m-and-12-more-coolers-the-retest-and-megaroundup" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></span></div>

<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">Corsair's Obsidian 350D is the company's first micro-ATX case, and it's a heck of an entrance.</span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/6917/corsair-obsidian-350d-case-review" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></span></div>

<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">Good micro-ATX enclosures have actually been frighteningly rare of late; manufacturers seem to be going big or going home, and only letting either beefy XL-ATX cases or diminutive mini-ITX cases out to play. It's a weird situation when the micro-ATX form factor seems to be ideal for the majority of end users. Enter Fractal Design and their Define Mini.</span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><br /> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">The Define Mini has actually been on the market for about a year, but with few contenders really materializing in recent months outside of&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">SilverStone's SG09</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Rosewill's Line-M</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);">, good options for micro-ATX builders have been somewhat wanting. That's why I sought out the Define Mini; Fractal Design's Define line of enclosures has always been a little wanting for air cooling performance, but they're attractive and popular, and they're easy to build. Getting some of that sweet acoustic padding in a smaller package is an enticing proposition.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><br /> </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(246, 246, 246);"><a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/6909/fractal-design-define-mini-case-review" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></span></div>

An enclosure built from the ground up for custom liquid cooling loops is actually a fairly rarefied thing. Why wouldn't it be ? Building a custom loop is expensive and time consuming, which would make that type of enclosure the very definition of niche. Yet Corsair has come forward with the Obsidian 900D for one big reason: to fill that niche.

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