Pulling our VisionTek kit out of the package, we instantly notice that we’re not dealing with some cheap heatsink which is always a good start. The heatsink itself is quite tall and like most companies who opt for this tall heatsink, it can cause problems with some large coolers, but most of the time you’re able to swing those coolers …

Every so often we hear about a first person shooter thats supposed to break away from the traditional Call of Duty and Battlefield style games that have dominated the market for the most part. Codemasters Bodycount was aiming just for that “ the name itself suggests that youre going to kill more people than Jim Jones in a Kool-Aid store. …

Have you ever thought that professional gaming doesnt get the coverage it deserves? E-sports industry has seen massive growth in otherwise bleak economic times. Events like UKs Insomnia or American Major League Gaming constantly announce record attendance. Videogames have become a solid part of popular culture. And yet there are people who have no idea you can earn a living …

If you are running a popular website that utilizes WordPress you may have been asking yourself how you can have the site perform better. Outside of the slew of plugins and functions you can use, you can use a CDN (Content Delivery  Network) to speed things up a notch. A content delivery network is a slew of  computers or servers …

Asus have always been a top contender when it comes to motherboards, having a good grip onto most market segments. This obviously includes the enthusiast and extreme market and they have a separate division of the company to deal with it called ROG or Republic of Gamers. They are best known for their red and black styled motherboards that offer …

Enthusiast computer systems often have a certain “look” that is indicative of their intended usage. For instance systems designed for overclocking will sit at the top of the product line and often feature over sized power delivery circuits and support a multitude of graphics cards. Full story at Ninja Lane.

The Xigmatek Elysium is a Super-tower case capable of handling even the massive 13.5 x 15 HPTX form factor. The Xigmatek Elysium doesnt stop to impress there, it is also capable of dual power supply mounting and top or bottom triple 140mm water-cooling radiator support. Up to 10 PCI expansion slots, 12 5.25 external devices and 8 3.5 drives can …

Antec is certainly well known throughout the industry for their quality power supplies at an affordable price. The units that we’ve taken a look at in the past have proven to be no exception to this and we wanted to take a look at another unit from Antec to see what they had to offer for our readers. Antec kindly …

Last month we had our first taste of an internal HyperX branded SSD. The Kingston HyperX SSD 240GB performed very well and was the fastest 240GB SSD we’d tested at the time. This product isn’t just about performance, even though it has a bunch of it. The HyperX SSD is available in what’s called an Upgrade Bundle and the Upgrade …

OCZ have always been a well respected brand in the SSD community and tend to offer up products available to the high-end market. This came in the likes of the Vertex range of drives with the Vertex 2 and Vertex 3 giving lightning fast performance but a big price tag comes attached as well. For users wanting a balance of …