Archive for February 28th, 2008

Stock fans do their job, but most enthusiasts out there will toss those stock fans and replace them with higher airflow ones or quieter ones depending on the need. The one problem though is that the majority of fans out there today don’t come with any type of fan controller, sure you could get PWM fans or you could control them through a software program but that’s not always the best way to do it. Some of us out there like to have full control over our fans, allowing us to turn them to full speed when we feel the need to or even slow them down to quiet our systems.

Scythe is a very well known manufacturer of cooling products and lately they’ve ventured more into accessories as well, we’ve reviewed some of their fans before. Today I’ve got the new Kaze Master 3.5” Multi-Channel Bay Fan Controller for review, but it does more than control fans it includes temperature probes to help you monitor temperatures of things in your case. The Kaze Master features a VFD display that shows the fan speeds and temperatures of two fans and two probes, it has two knobs as well to adjust the fans speed and even a shut-off function as well. The Kaze Master is very well made as is can be expected of a product from Scythe, and can be a valuable and informative addition to anyones system.

Read Full review HERE 

Title:
Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G Type

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Apevia/X_Jupiter_Junior_G_Type

Brief:
The Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. is a very cool looking case at a very low price point. This means you can expect a flashy exterior with a traditional interior, making it a great budget LAN party case. The case comes features a door with integrated LCD temperature display and is available in a wide range of colors.

First and foremost, this review is a long time coming, why? Because, I had to buy a CPU and memory just to test the darn thing. But once I did, I finally got up and running quite quickly. I purchased a Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 and 1 gig of appropriate memory. I then placed this equipment into my favoritest (and my wifes) case, the Antec P180b.

But the board itself is quite affordable for any level of computer builder. Gigabyte has provided us a board that has big time functions but not a big time price. A newer series board with all the bells and whistles for a new operating system (Vista), a host of easy to use BIOS menus and some other extras that you don’t find in more expensive boards. Yes, the GA-945P-S3 is a value at the price.

Review URL ::
http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=801

TechwareLabs has published a review of the CE-Secure Vault Edition. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: “CE-Secure Vault Edition is a software released by CMS Products and is aimed at assisting users with securing files and information. With the urgent rise in the need for security software CE-Secure Vault Edition is an easy to use software that does what its meant to do. See why we feel this software is an excellent value.”

LINK:
http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/security/ce-secure_vault_edition/

Title:
CE-Secure Vault Edition Review @ Techwarelabs

Title: APEVIA X-Telstar Jr Review @ FusionMods.Net

Link: http://www.fusionmods.net/index.php?theCase=viewThread&threadID=1320

Quote: “Today I will be reviewing the X-Telstar Jr computer case from Apevia. “

Title: Thermaltake BigWater 760i Liquid Cooling System Review @ Virtual-Hideout

Review link: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/Thermaltake_760i_BigWater/index.shtml

Quote: “Overall, the Thermaltake 760i BigWater Liquid Cooling System is one efficient compact liquid cooling system. Not only does it integrate nicely in to your chassis, it’ll also compliment most any system you want to assemble. Thermaltake took the time to preassemble some things and make the installation process much simpler. All these factors have made it a very easy system to use and should be simple enough for any and every user wanting to make a change in the way the CPU is cooled.”