http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ en 10 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:51:25 +0200 http://img.bestofmedia.com/img/tomshardware/design/rss.gif http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hard-drive-cooler,review-31318.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hard-drive-cooler,review-31318.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:40:00 CEST The Vigor iSurf II Hard Drive Cooler battles Sytrin's HD Cooler to see which works better. Both take similar approaches to cooling your HDD. They both work, but which is worth the price?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu-cooler-charts,review-31078.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu-cooler-charts,review-31078.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:10:00 CEST Zalman's CNPS9700 has held the top spot in the air-cooling category of our cooler charts for the past 18 months. We tested five other big-name coolers against the incumbent and were surprised to find that it'll be forced to share the spotlight.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Cooler-Charts-Coolers-Box-Intel,review-30301.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Cooler-Charts-Coolers-Box-Intel,review-30301.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:30:00 CET The higher the CPU frequency, the higher the heat dissipation. Cheap CPUs ship with simple coolers that aren't suited to overclocking. How good are box coolers in general, though? We take a closer look and compare them to aftermarket solutions.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CPU-Coolers-Phenom-Core2,review-30238.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CPU-Coolers-Phenom-Core2,review-30238.html Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:10:00 CET In the second part of our cooler roundup we review six more products, rating cooling performance, noise and ease of installation. This time, we have a field ranging from the bargain-bin part to the water cooling setup.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CPU-Coolers-Phenom-Core2,review-30115.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CPU-Coolers-Phenom-Core2,review-30115.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:40:00 CET Keep cool! That's what CPU coolers are there for. 45 % of our candidates fail our test. We uncover weaknesses and expose false promises. Here's the first part of our buyers guide covering 80 CPU Coolers for Intel Core 2 and AMD Phenom.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-E2140-overclocking,review-29816.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-E2140-overclocking,review-29816.html Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:40:00 CET Intel's got a little secret - the Pentium Dual-Core contains a full-fledged Core 2 core that can be overclocked by up to 118%. This little processor offers top performance at absolute bargain prices.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hardware-prices-global,review-29801.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hardware-prices-global,review-29801.html Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:34:00 CET Do you know which country has the best prices for PC gear? We looked at pricing in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Australia to find out just how much prices vary from one market to another]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/comparing-water-coolers,review-29667.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/comparing-water-coolers,review-29667.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:28:00 CEST Water cooling in the PC is still pretty far removed from the mainstream, but Swiftech aims to change that with an affordable system for CPUs designed to make water cooling more accessible to the power user who wants to get their feet wet (pun intended) ...]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu-cooler-fails,review-29650.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/cpu-cooler-fails,review-29650.html Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:32:00 CEST Processors have had a long history often checkered with heat emergencies. When CPUs first broke the Gigahertz line, huge heat sinks and powerful fans were necessary to cope with the heat that these chips dissipated. Some products, such as the Intel Pent ...]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CoolerMaster,review-29609.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/CoolerMaster,review-29609.html Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:35:59 CEST Briefly after having released its Cosmos case (quite evolved, highly priced and already tested in our columns), Cooler Master has released a much more modest ATX tower, the CM 690. This not-quite-cheap tower (€ 74.99) presents a fine figure on paper, de]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thermalright-graphics-coolers,review-25355.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/thermalright-graphics-coolers,review-25355.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:34:00 CEST Thermalright is known for making some excellent CPU and VGA coolers, so of course we are always interested in seeing what new products they bring to the market. This time around we look at two of their VGA coolers: the HR-03 PLUS and the V2. Both of the]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/TAKING-THE-E6750-BEYOND-4GHZ,review-2373.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/TAKING-THE-E6750-BEYOND-4GHZ,review-2373.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:12:00 CEST Intel promises noticeable performance gains from its new FSB1333 bus, currently available on Core 2 series 6x50 processors. There have been mixed results between these and same-speed FSB1066 versions, one thing is for certain: buying the latest processo]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radical-cpu-coolers-from-coolit-uk,review-2338.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radical-cpu-coolers-from-coolit-uk,review-2338.html Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:39:06 CEST With its Freezone and Eliminator coolers, CoolIT brings hybrid Peltier/liquid cooling to the masses. How do the two coolers stand up against cooling systems using other methods?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/computex-day-1-cooling-uk,review-2322.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/computex-day-1-cooling-uk,review-2322.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:55:05 CEST The first day of Computex held some surprises for us. We saw various useful and useless cases, new cooling solutions, and a plethora of power supplies that output up to 2,000 W.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/a-beginners-guide-for-watercooling-your-pc-uk,review-2126.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/a-beginners-guide-for-watercooling-your-pc-uk,review-2126.html Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:14:01 CEST Everything you wanted to know about water cooling but were afraid to try.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/vigors-monsoon-ii-tec-cpu-cooler-uk,review-2114.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/vigors-monsoon-ii-tec-cpu-cooler-uk,review-2114.html Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:26:36 CET Overclockers constantly seek the best cooling systems available, but many still hesitate to go the water route. Vigor Gaming's thermoelectric cooler (TEC) at least merits a second look.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/four-unique-atx-cases-compared-uk,review-2108.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/four-unique-atx-cases-compared-uk,review-2108.html Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:18:44 CET Many buyers would like a case that represents a bit of their personalities, but not everyone has the skills or time needed to build a case from scratch. While modified standard cases often set a low standard for individuality, several low-volume products are available to meet finer tastes.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/making-a-custom-pc-enclosure-with-protocase-uk,review-2065.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/making-a-custom-pc-enclosure-with-protocase-uk,review-2065.html Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:52:45 CET PC customization has exploded in recent years, but it's important to remember that computer customization has always been around.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/the-gaming-case-showdown-uk,review-1875.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/the-gaming-case-showdown-uk,review-1875.html Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:01:43 CEST Four mid-size cases arrive in time for the holiday season. Which one should you buy?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/zalman-cnps9700-led-big-ups-cpu-cooling-uk,review-1862.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/zalman-cnps9700-led-big-ups-cpu-cooling-uk,review-1862.html Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:14:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/vga-heat-pipe-cooler-roundup-2006-uk,review-1807.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/vga-heat-pipe-cooler-roundup-2006-uk,review-1807.html Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:31:09 CEST A new generation of aftermarket heat-pipe-equipped VGA coolers has entered the stage. Their mission? To take the heat off the fastest, hottest GPUs on the planet.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/from-treasures-to-trash-uk,review-1698.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/from-treasures-to-trash-uk,review-1698.html Mon, 29 May 2006 13:05:00 CEST When it comes to PC gaming cases, there are huge quality gaps between what is out there. The amount of money you spend does not necessarily translate into better quality, either. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find some gems among so-called gaming boxes made too-often on the cheap.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/six-coolers-for-amd-processors-uk,review-1656.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/six-coolers-for-amd-processors-uk,review-1656.html Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:35:41 CEST Since AMD's conversion to a 90 nm fabrication process, its Athlon 64 CPUs have developed into real power misers. Their modest power intake also reduces cooling requirements. To investigate this product area further, Tom's Hardware Guides tested six current coolers for AMD CPUs.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/5-power-supplies-get-the-full-juice-treatment-uk,review-1586.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/5-power-supplies-get-the-full-juice-treatment-uk,review-1586.html Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:43:33 CET We give five new power supply units the full juice treatment after our previous stress tests laid many supposedly high-end units to rest in the scrap heap. Did vendors take heed of the hard lessons they learned during our past tests?]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/strip-out-the-fans,review-1563.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/strip-out-the-fans,review-1563.html Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:07:43 CET What happens when you seal tight a PC case, strip out the fans and add eight gallons of cooking oil? You get a totally silent and cool PC. If you don't believe us, check out our video of a working AMD Athlon FX-55 and GeForce 6800 Ultra system submerged in an oil-filled case - or should we say tank.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aspireuk,review-1551.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aspireuk,review-1551.html Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:00:00 CET Aspire's MicroATX, X-Qpack case should do any LAN partygoer proud with three, transparent windows to show off what is under the hood. While the carrying handle is flimsy, its small, cube-shaped form factor makes the case easy to carry around as well.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/out-with-atxuk,review-1532.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/out-with-atxuk,review-1532.html Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/making-a-case-for-the-lan-and-officeuk,review-1527.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/making-a-case-for-the-lan-and-officeuk,review-1527.html Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:00:00 CET http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sytrin-nextherm-ics-8200uk,review-1489.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sytrin-nextherm-ics-8200uk,review-1489.html Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:00:00 CEST http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/silverstone-lascala-lc18uk,review-1485.html http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/silverstone-lascala-lc18uk,review-1485.html Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:00:00 CEST