Scythe Big Shuriken 3 Review

Scythe’s Big Shuriken 3 (Rev. B) is 67mm tall low profile cooler with comparable performance to the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost Edition. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL Scythe Big Shuriken 3 (Rev. B) DIMENSIONS L: 122 x W: 122 x H: 67mm (including 15mm fan) MATERIALS 5x copper heat-pipes & copper base (nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins COMPATIBILITY Intel: 115X/1200/1700AMD: AM4 FANS 1x Kaze Flex II Slim PWM (1800RPM) RAM CLEARANCE 39mm TEST SYSTEM Testing is carried out on BC1 Mini v2 (open testbench), …

HZMOD XQ69 (Sentry 2.0 Clone)

HZMOD XQ69 is steel Mini-ITX at 7.5L in volume. The XQ69 is a near one for one clone of the popular, yet discontinued Dr Zaber Sentry 2.0. The current revision of the HZMOD XQ69, is the v4.1. SPECIFICATIONS DIMENSIONS 323 x 69 x 339mm (L x W x H) VOLUME 7.55L (including stand) MATERIALS Galvanised Steel EXTERNAL I/O 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, Power Button (LED) MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT Mini-ITX MAX CPU COOLER HEIGHT 50mm EXPANSION SLOTS 2 MAX GPU LENGTH 320mm …

IQUNIX ZX-1

IQUNIX ZX-1 is CNC aluminium Mini-ITX case starting 9.2L in volume for the air cooling version and 10.6L for the liquid cooling version. Case pricing starts at US$219 and ships to most countries. Use our affiliate link and code ITX-L91 at checkout for $20 saving. IQUNIX ZX-1 AIR COOLING WATER COOLING DIMENSIONS 330 x 149 x 217mm (L x W x H) 330 x 149 x 250mm (L x W x H) VOLUME 9.2 Litres (internal) 10.6 Litres (internal) MATERIALS …

FORMD T1

The FormD T1 is a modular Mini-ITX case under 10L in volume. FormD comes in two variants, reference and sandwich kit. Case pricing starts at US$195 for sandwich kit and is available in multiple colours. Optional accessories, include the T1 Essential Pack and Fittings Pack. Check the FormD webstore for more info. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL FormD T1 v2.1 (Sandwich Kit) OVERVIEW T1 – Sandwich Kit allows for better graphics card compatibility & more build configurations vs. reference kit. MATERIALS 1.5~15mm CNC …

Noctua NH-U12A Review

The NH-U12A chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s award-winning NH-U12A premium-quality quiet CPU cooler. it uses the same proven asymmetrical single-tower heatsink design and state-of-the-art NF-A12x25 PWM fans, it stays true to the NH-U12A’s successful formula of fusing best-in-class cooling performance with superb quietness of operation and outstanding RAM, case and PCIe compatibility. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL NH-U12A chromax.Black DIMENSIONS 125×112×158mm (L×W×H) COMPATIBILITY Intel: 115X/1200/1700AMD: AM4/AM5 MATERIALS 7x 6mm copper heat-pipes, copper base (nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins WEIGHT 1220g (with fan) FANS …

Alpenfohn Black Ridge Review

Alpenfohn Black Ridge CPU cooler is 47mm in height and features 6 copper heat pipes for cooling. The Black Ridge only supports Low Profile RAM with max height of 35mm. An additional 120mm fan can be mounted on top of the Black Ridge cooler, giving a max height of 62 / 72mm dependant upon the top fan thickness. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL Alpenfohn Black Ridge (rev.C) DIMENSIONS L: 122 x W: 122 x H: 47mm (including 15mm fan) MATERIALS 6x copper heat-pipes, …

Noctua NH-L9a Review

Noctua NH-L9a is a 37mm tall low profile cooler with no motherboard or ram compatibility issues. The NH-L9a is specific to AMD and NH-L9i to Intel. This is one of the few 37mm tall low profile coolers. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL NH-L9a-AM5 DIMENSIONS 114×92×37mm (L×W×H) COMPATIBILITY AMD: AM4/AM5 MATERIALS 2x 6mm copper heat-pipes, copper base (nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins WEIGHT 390g (heatsink only) FANS 1x Noctua NF-A9x14 HS-PWM,600~2500 (+/- 10%) RAM CLEARANCE N/A TEST SYSTEM Testing is carried out on BC1 …

Noctua NH-L12S Review

Noctua NH-L12S is a high performance low profile CPU cooler at 70mm in height. The height can be increased using an additional slim 15mm fan or 25mm thick top fan for slight increase in cooling performance. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL NH-L12S DIMENSIONS 128×146×70mm (L×W×H) COMPATIBILITY Intel: 115X/1200/1700AMD: AM4/AM5 MATERIALS 4x 6mm copper heat-pipes, copper base (nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins WEIGHT 390g (heatsink only) FANS 1x Noctua NF-12×15 (SSO-Bearing),450~1850RPM (+/- 10%) RAM CLEARANCE 32mm TEST SYSTEM Testing is carried out on BC1 …

Noctua NH-C14S Review

Noctua NH-C14S is a top-flow CPU cooler, featuring deep fin stacks and uses Noctua’s NF-A14 fan. This is single fan CPU cooler that provides similar cooling performance to its dual fan predecessor. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL NH-C14 DIMENSIONS 140×163×140mm (L×W×H) COMPATIBILITY Intel: 115X/1200/1700AMD: AM4/AM5 MATERIALS 7x 6mm copper heat-pipes, copper base (nickel plated), aluminium cooling fins WEIGHT 1015g (with fan) FANS 1x NF-A14 PWM (SSO2-Bearing),300~1500RPM (+/- 10%) RAM CLEARANCE 70mm (45mm in Low Profile Mode) Installing the fan on top of the …

Velka 3-RL (EOL)

Velka 3-RL is an aluminium HTPC case at 4.4L in volume. The Velka 3-RL EOL and no longer available. VOLUME 4.4 Litres MATERIALS Aluminium I/O N MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITY Mini-ITX MAX CPU COOLER HEIGHT 70mm GPU COMPATIBILITY N POWER SUPPLY COMPATIBILITY FlexATX (150 x 80 x 40mm) 2.5″ / 3.5″ DRIVES SUPPORTED 1x 2.5″