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PrimoChill CTR (Compression Tube Reservoir) System Review

Gilgamesh — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:29:13 +0000

Introduction:

The enthusiast market for ‘Liquid Cooled’ computers has been in danger of stagnating this last year, with various attempts to bolster enthusiasm failing miserably on the side-lines such; as the Thermaltake Chaser MK1 LCS system and the original ‘Zalman Rocket. However a few companies have tried to turn this declining trend around, such as Koolance, EKWB, E22 and now we can add another contender to this crown and that being Primochill.

The writer of this article is getting rather jaded, with little progress and creativity currently employed by the enthusiast market today and with more of the so-called ‘innovations’ being a small improvement based upon an existing design.

Enter Primochill; now we all have heard of this company as they have produced coolant fluids for a long time, but now it seems that they have branched out into flow meters, the new dyes and fluids and compression fittings. However in this review we ill not be speaking of the above products, rather that of the CTR Compression Tube Reservoir.

Company Background

PrimoChill has been providing innovative cooling solutions and modifications to the masses since 2001. A family owned and operated company based in Rio Rancho, NM USA takes pride in continuous development and correspondence within the community, in order to keep up with the ever changing world of computer modifications. Whether it be tubing, fluids, dyes, or reservoirs, trust in the PrimoChill name sold all over the planet. Some of our earliest accolades were centered around our “Pre-Built” watercooling cases which the likes had not been or even seen since.

(Note the US Spelling, rather than English-English format)

(http://www.primochill.com/ last accessed 04/04/2013)

Without further ado let us move on to covering the reservoir itself.

Primochill Strikes back

Gilgamesh — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:59:39 +0000

Primochill : A supplier of quality hardware that caters for the PC ‘Water Cooling Enthusiast has just released a new form of reservoir, well a reservoir with a twist that is. Instead of the old style screw on caps, Primochill have employed the ‘compression method’, This is akin to compression fittings and promises a nice revolution in computer cooling.

If the above wasnt enough they have also added their new line of Intensifier dyes that looks rather good, with the UV Orange and Electric blue being the best we have ever seen!

Overclockers Tech just took delivery of these products today and a review will be with you shortly, as well as a nice epic contest for our readers.

If you cannot wait, please check out the image below.

Review on the reservoir will be available next week.

author:

Gilgamesh

OCZ Vector 128GB SSD Review

Lvcoyote — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:54:54 +0000

Introduction

Always looking to push SSDs to the next level of performance, OCZ has rolled out their newest Vector line of SSDs. This is OCZ’s first major release that is completely captive, except for the NAND flash. According to OCZ; quality, reliability, and stability were the number one goal in mind when the Vector series was designed.

Armed with OCZ’s own in-house Indilinx Barefoot 3 controller and the promise of groundbreaking performance, we’ll run it through our suite of tests and find out first hand if it lives up to its advanced billing! I’m sure our readers are very familiar with the OCZ brand, so we won’t go into great detail here. Below is a small snippet about OCZ and what they are about.

About OCZ

“Founded in 2002, San Jose, California-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a dominant player in the manufacturing and distribution of solid state drives (SSDs), a disruptive, game-changing technology that is replacing traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, run cooler, and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise class power management products and industrial power accessories.”

Coolermaster Centurion 6 Chassis Review

Gilgamesh — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:52:18 +0000

Introduction

Here at Overclockers Tech towers we review a great many cases in which many companies claim that their products are ‘Water Cooling Ready’, however reality often differs from this. Drilling holes in the back of the case for tubing in/out does NOT constitute a liquid cooling compatible chassis.

Overclockers Tech are a liquid cooling specialist website, however our frustration is apparent when a myriad of companies are vying for the top spot-erstwhile skimping out on essential features, such as water cooling control, lack of a eight-pin EPS hole and so on. At the risk of repeating ourselves we will send a general message to chassis manufacturers out there.

Drilling holes in the back of your product and then installing rubber grommets inside of them does NOT make a chassis water cooling ready!

Enter Coolermaster

A company with a great reputation in listening to its customers and in all honesty this company has not produced a single ‘Lemon’ in all its time that we have been reviewing their products. Granted we want to see more Coolermaster case products support water cooling from the outset, however the former-mentioned company looks like it is doing very well.

CoolerMaster Introduces the Wakeup Folio MINI For the Apple I-PAD Mini

Gilgamesh — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:19:05 +0000

Venlo, the Netherlands January 29^th, 2013 – Cooler Master launches the Wake Up Folio mini for the iPad mini today, which is our first folio made for the iPad mini. With its full cover with carbon texture it protects both the back as well as the display of the iPad mini in style.

Size doesn’t matter

Although the smaller size, the impression the iPad mini makes is massive. Such a device needs proper protection, since owners wouldn’t like scratches on their device. This is where the Wake Up Folio mini comes in play. With its inlay it protects the back of the iPad mini in every situation. The folio protects the display when closed and functions as a stand when opened. Due to the carbon texture, the Wake Up Folio mini has a great sophisticated look and feel which adds to the visual value.

Like stated previously, the Wake Up Folio mini doesn’t only provide protection, but also adds functionality. Thanks to the foldable folio, the Wake Up Folio mini also provides a stand function to the iPad mini. The folio can be folded in two different ways which adds three different angles of use to your iPad mini. One for typing purposes and two for viewing with a higher angle.

The recommended MSRP of the Wake Up Folio mini is £29,99 and it will be available from the beginning of February. This release applies only to Europe. Please consult your local Cooler Master Representative for more information.

Wake Up Folio mini: http://www.coolermaster-mobile.com/ipad/wake-up-folio-mini

Corsair Nova 30GB Review

yahlex — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:16:00 +0000

Introduction.

The Nova series of SSDs were released by Corsair in 2011 and remains to be the cheapest SATA II SSD on the market today. Designed for the budget market this SSD comes in two different flavours, 30GB and 60GB. (We have the 30GB here for review). So, with drives of this capacity it goes without saying that you will need a larger mechanical drive to hold any reasonable number of files, never mind a good steam library! If used in a PC that will be used for only surfing the net and that won’t hold many files then it could service as a standalone drive, then the benefit of the silence and low power consumption of solid state would be felt. Otherwise the only benefit of the upgrade is speed.

With the average sequential read write speeds of a standard mechanical drive coming in at about 70Mb/s and 60Mb/s respectively and the Nova SSD claiming 270Mb/s and 220Mb/s it could prove to be a worthy upgrade. Lets see how it fairs.

Coolermaster Releases the Centurion 6 Chassis!

Gilgamesh — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:45:01 +0000

Announcing the Cooler Master Centurion 6:

A Featured Packed, Economical, Long Lasting Mid-Tower

Venlo, The Netherlands–15/1/2013 –Today Cooler Master announces the all new Centurion 6. Centurion 6 is the latest mid tower in the Centurion line, a mid-tower series famous for being economical and feature packed.

Air Cooling & Water Cooling Drops Temps Instantly

Centurion 6 promotes extreme air cooling or water cooling. It includes pre-cut mounts for a liquid cooling radiator on top (240mm) or back (120mm). There is support for up to 9 fans, including two optional 120mm fans on the side panel to cool graphics cards. A 140mm blue LED fan comes preinstalled behind the metal mesh front panel. This metal mesh is easily removable and allows for lots of airflow to cool your components.

There’s plenty of room for long graphics cards, tons of drives, and cable management. High-end graphics cards, up to 405mm/15.9″, can be installed thanks to the removable HDD cage.

Looks like Coolermaster have produced a fairly good product at the budget range here. Let us see how good it really is (or not) in a review coming your way soon.

Coolermaster Storm Sonuz Gaming Headphones Review

Gilgamesh — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:05:21 +0000

Introduction

There are a great many headphones in the world today, ranging from the budget range that sounds akin to a myriad of peas in a tin (whilst being violently shaken) to that of the ear drum rupturing kind. Being a self confessed audio boffin this reviewer likes to check out these sort of things and examine any given product for quality of sound reproduction. We at Overclockers Tech appreciate a wind range of music from Mike Oldfield to that of Heavy Metal so it is with some curiosity we review the latest product from Coolermaster Storm.

Company Background

Normally here we would copy and paste (with Havard referencing ofcourse) the company profile that is standard on their site. However let us be honest with each other, we all know whom Coolermaster are and even their multiple award winning ‘Storm’ products. However as a general rule Coolermaster have produced some solid products and here at Overclockers Tech, we have reviewed a great many with all of them either obtaining a Gold or a Silver. It is expected that a company shall produce a lemon every once in their history, however so far we have yet to encounter that. As usual with our ‘blunt’ charm and honesty we take a look at the Coolermaster Storm Sonuz headphones.

Spire Corp Savit 6003 Chassis Review

Gilgamesh — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:40:35 +0000

Introduction

There are as many differing types of computer chassis as there are stars in the sky. Then to add to this there are a myriad of differing styles, formats and methods of cooling the aforementioned cases. Gone are the days when all a computer case used to be was a drab beige box! Where if an enthusiast chose to upgrade/install their system then the chances were that nasty cuts would occur due to the sheet tin/metal employed within the said chassis. We have also seen the end of the infamous turbo-button and LED speed indicator display, which in all intents and purposes was a ‘brag-tool’ utilised to show off how fast your computer was. What most didn’t know at the time is that one could simply change the numbers of this indicator by the use of jumper switches.

Cases have moved on a great deal since then and on the while perform well. However not only are the consumers requiring performance as others simply want ‘killer’ looks was well. Today however we review Spire Corp’s Savit 6003 offering.

Company Background

Spire, founded in 1998 in The Netherlands, is a leading premier brand for computer thermal solutions, power supplies and enclosures. In order to meet the requirements and demands of the global market, we have established our production facilities in ShenZhen, China. Our corporate office is based in The Netherlands and sales offices in Japan and Brazil. All locations are strategically located to better work with the customers we serve.

Spire Products are dedicated to bringing you the latest technology in computer cooling as it becomes available and to offer a variety of solutions to combat the growing concern of overheating. With todays high-speed processors functioning at an unprecedented speed and output, the demand for better and more reliable cooling solutions has become one of the most important issues in the computer industry today. As a premier manufacturer of high quality cooling solutions, we are able to meet the demands of the computer industry by providing competitively priced products, next day delivery and up to 5 years of warranty. With reliability of products having such high precedence in the business, Spire has earned the loyalty of many well known manufacturers and distributors throughout the world. We have maintained close business ties with international names in the computer industry.

( http://www.spire-corp.com/main/aboutus_company_profile.asp accessed 19/08/2012)

Genius Traveler 9010LS Mouse review

Lvcoyote — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:08:31 +0000

Genius recently released the new Traveler 9010LS mouse as a new addition to their popular Traveler series of products. Armed with Genius’ DarkEye technology, the mouse is said to work on just about any surface, including glass. Before we get started having a close look at the Traveler 9010LS, here is some information on Genius, which is part of KYE Corporation.

KYE Mission

“To envision and to fulfill our goal of creating an agile wireless world, KYE has dedicated its major resource in core wireless technology to design and innovate a totally free environment of personal interface products. Since the boundary between IT industry and consumer electronic field is not as clear as before, our target market is not only in the IT field but also in the mobile phone segment. Therefore, KYE stipulates “Create a Totally Free Enjoyment & Environment” as its mission.

Based on this mission, KYE has numerous product and marketing plans this year so you will see many new innovative products (wireless input device, digital camera, home theater, .etc). We expect these new products will bring more fun to the user, so all of us can benefit from it.”

KYE Vision

“Competition is everywhere in the IT industry. To cope with this challenge, KYE will keep enhancing its core technology not only in Pointing Devices, Digital Imaging and Gaming products for PC, but also developing more accessories and components for mobile phones.

KYE has envisioned this trend, and will “Create Infinite Value with a Magic Touch”. We believe this can be accomplished through the Magic Touch of KYE products, which can bring convenience, efficiency, and entertainment to all of us.”