Cases, Cooling & PSU News - Page 29

Thermaltake recently invited twelve extremely talented case-modders, from twelve different countries (Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to participate in Thermaltake's 2017 Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational Season 1. With a prize-pool featuring $15,000USD, there is plenty of motivation for these modders to display their craft.

Contestants were required to use an array of Thermaltake products (obviously), including The Tower 900 E-ATX Vertical Super Tower Chassis, Toughpower Grand RGB 850W Gold fully modular power supply, Tt Certified liquid cooling components and an unlimited selection of other Thermaltake products to transform their build.

The scoring was categorized on three aspects of the participant's build, originality, style (inside and out) and LCS loop. Community voting was allocated 25%, with 25% by Thermaltake, 25% by expert modders, and 25% by sponsors, to help the panel of judges declare a winner.

be quiet! know a thing or two about power supplies, for 11 straight years they have been a market leader for power supplies in Germany. So when be quiet! release a new product series, you know it's going to be a winner, the SFX L Power series is no exception!

SFX L Power series does not make the SFX Power 2 series obsolete, but rather compliment be quiet!'s catalog as the highest performing alternative amongst compact form factor PSU's.

Featuring high durability, 92% peak efficiency performance with 80PLUS Gold certification and Japanese capacitors to increase longevity, the SFX L Power range was clearly designed to meet the rising demand for high efficiency and silent cooling in small form factor computers.

Are you a water cooling enthusiast that owns a X299 GIGABYTE motherboard? EK Water Blocks have some good news for you, having recently announced their latest monoblock and 3rd LGA-2066 socket based monoblock exclusively for compatible GIGABYTE motherboards. The EK-FB GA X299 GAMING RGB Monoblock ticks every box, performance, style and price.

Supported GIGABYTE motherboards include:

To ensure maximum cooling efficiency, EKWB and GIGABYTE have teamed up to design and engineer this fantastic all-in-one (CPU and motherboard) monoblock. Using award-winning EK-Supremacy EVO cooling engine and a new redesigned cold plate, ensuring precision contact with the processor's IHS to achieve amazing cooling performance for those high overclocks.

To celebrate their 31st anniversary, Antec have released their latest mid-tower case from their award winning Antec Performance One Series, The Antec P8. This is as good reason as any to release a sleek and outstanding tower.

The Antec P8 offers a stylish design that is packed full of excellent features and terrific cooling performance. The chassis is made from steel/ABS and features an attractive tempered glass side panel. This mid-tower is compatible with micro-ATX / ATX/ ITX motherboards and supports up to 390 mm VGA cards. Boasting two convertible tool-less 2.5" / 3.5" HDD drive cages, four 2.5" SSD drive cages as well as seven expansion slots, the Antec P8 offers great value at only $84.99.

The Antec P8 features two pre-installed 120mm white LED fans at the front as well as a 120mm white LED in the rear. If you require additional airflow, the P8 has room for 3x120mm or 2x140mm case fans in the front, 3x120mm or 2x140mm at the top and 1x120mm fan in the rear. A PSU chamber is used to isolate the PSU from the other components, this is to minimize heat production, system noise and to create a the perfect build. Water cooling is welcomed for this mid-sized tower, allowing installation of a 240mm radiator on top, a 360mm radiator in the front and a 120mm in the rear.

Thermaltake will expand their View Series lineup this month with the launch of the beautiful View 71 Tempered Glass RGB Edition Full Tower Chassis and the View 71 Tempered Glass Edition Full Tower Chassis.

Featuring an elegant four-side tempered glass and swing door design, the View 71 series is not only fascinating in appearance, multiple pre-installed 140mm Riing Blue or Riing RGB fans deliver outstanding ventilation and superior performance. With seven drive trays with modular drive racks, the View 71 TG series can deliver outstanding storage capabilities and liquid cooling expansion.

Supporting the latest PC hardware, the only limitation of Thermaltake's View 71 TG series, is the user's imagination. Thermaltake View 71 Tempered Glass Edition Full Tower Chassis Series will be available for purchase on the TT Premium online shop in late August.

Thermaltake have introduced their latest RGB radiator for advanced watercooled gaming systems; the Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator.

Built for 120mm high-static pressure fans, this 360mm radiator is manufactured from premium-quality German zinc alloy aluminium and aerospace-grade materials that provide exceptional performance, unrivaled reliability.

The exclusively designed LED strip utilizes cutting-edge thermal techniques with a 16.8 million colours LED that is controlled by the Riing Plus RGB Software and an exclusively designed mobile app. This software is not only capable of customize the lighting effect, users can also monitor fan performance and track CPU temperature. Integrated G1/4" threads allow for a pleasurable installation, while rigid connections ensure leak-resistant measures are in place.

Lian Li have unleashed their flagship full-tower PC case, the PC-V3000. This case certainly lives up to Lian Li's vision of being the ultimate aluminium and tempered glass full-tower case. The PC-V3000 takes full advantage of Lian Li's traditional dual chamber design and is the first Lian Li chassis that is capable of housing four radiators, bringing its liquid cooling capacity to an unrivaled level for its class.

The PC-V3000 exudes the true style of a high-quality class-leading chassis without holding back on features or functionality. External panels are made of high-quality brush aluminium featuring Lian Li's patented rivet locking mechanism for easy installation or removal of panels while combining Lian Li's largest tempered glass panel to date .

As you can imagine, the PC-V3000 is not short on space, in fact this case can house up to twelve drives, nine of them being removable 3.5" drives in addition to three 2.5" drives. Designed for E-ATX motherboards, the PC-V3000 also features subtle RGB lighting and access to HDMI and USB 3.1 Type-C through the front panel connectors.

EK Water Blocks has dived right into the deep end when it comes to their new Supremacy EVO Series, a new water block made specifically for AMD's next-gen HEDT processors, Ryzen Threadripper.

The new EK-Supremacy EVO water block covers the entire IHS of Ryzen Threadripper, with EKWB building a new water block for the much larger than normal IHS. EKWB has used a dense micro-fin structure that has 52 grooves, with 0.25mm of spacing.

The water block itself uses the EK-Supremacy EVO cooling engine with specialized jet inserts and jet plate combination to provide the best cooling possible on X399.

Enermax today revealed its new compact Platimax D.F. PSU that offers big power in a small package.

Like the rest of the PSUs in the series, Enermax's Platimax D.F. 1200W of power supply is fully modular, offering versatility to gamers and users, and is rated 80 Plus Platinum for high efficiency. Enermax's new PSU is sized at only 160mm in depth, making it one of the most compact 80 Plus Platinum 1200W power supplies on the market. The PSU comes with premium Sleemax individually sleeved cables and built-in DFR (Dust Free Rotation) Tech to reduce dust, and also features the company's smart semi-fanless control for silent operation.

Platimax D.F. is now available on the market with 4 models: 750W, 850W, 1050W and 1200W, all of which come with a 5-year warranty. Pricing has yet to be revealed, and full specifications can be found below.

For over 30 years, Lian Li has been a staple in the computer hardware industry as a supplier of premium PC chassis. During Computex 2017, we had the opportunity to interview Jameson Chen, who is destined to take the reins from his father and lead the company into a new era.

Lian Li chassis have always embodied quality materials and craftsmanship, and their future plans are going to stay on that path while also offering a bit more variety. Instead of extremely expensive brushed aluminum chassis, Jameson has a vision for well-built cases constructed with steel, with integrated RGBs, and tempered glass. He wants to focus on the needs of gamers as well as premium builders.