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When we speak of ultra-high class computer, we usually refer to one with motherboard having the latest chipset, multiple core processor, fast memory, video cards in SLI or CrossFire mode and fast hard drives - all of them quite expensive and power hungry. But the backbone of any computer is the PSU, and the…
External hard drive cases are hardly an innovative product, still today we choose to review one such case from our new friends - Vizo. The especially interesting thing about it is that it allows use of both PATA and SATA drives – a rare combination indeed. The particular model we'll be reviewing is named Luxon…
The last three years were kind of tough for AMD. Ever since acquiring ATI the company struggled in each and every of its major business segments. Intel Core 2 ruled over the hearths and minds of increasing mass of users (and especially the ones with more specific needs like gamers, overclockers and enthusiasts) and…
Most motherboard manufacturers nowadays create bigger and bigger motherboards loosing their sense of compactness. The current review though will focus on a micro-ATX jewel bearing the MSI product logo - namely the K9N2GM. The micro-ATX standard is relatively comfy from modder's point of view for creating quite compact…
Christmas came early for the Modreactor team, though instead by the jolly fat man it was announced by a ninja. Courtesy of Vizo in fact. Ninja?!? you say. Well, if we must be more precise the ninja is a notebook cooler/stand with unconventional design, extremely adjustable fan positioning and a 3 port USB hub. Oh,…
We all know computer cases ain't what they used to be. Comfort, function and design is whats the accent is on nowadays. In this review we'll happily play with a high end, middle tower case from Tagan, a manufacturer not too well represented in Bulgaria. Our partners from Dekada kindly supplied us with Tagan's creation…
Recently we did a review on the newest Intel processor - Core i7, powered by the Nehalem core. Now is time to look closely at the motherboard that we used with it - ASUS P6T Deluxe. And start by that a series of reviews in which we'll test the abilities of the most interesting motherboards for the new Core i7…
Nowadays nobody cares about data volume and as result, we as the end users are forced to buy bigger and bigger drives. And they do come in various forms and shapes, so we here at Modreactor reached out and grabbed with our little greedy hands one such device with capacity of 320 GB, made by Western Digital (the famous…
Every self respecting gamer must have high-end computer and gaming keyboard and mouse. But in order to be able to enjoy his mouse he must have appropriate mouse pad. Our friends from Razer were kind enough to provide us with one such pad - their new Razer Goliathus. And it is the purpose of this review to determine is…
For the complete "feel" gamers need not only extremely powerful computer, but fine peripherals too. The mouse is one of the most important factors affecting the head shot per second ratio generated by any gamers hand. And that's why today we put to the test Razer Salmosa 3G. As we all know Razer products are famed for…
DDR3 RAM will soon be replacing DDR2 as the new mass memory, for both mainstream and high-end computers. The release of Intel's Core i7 platform less than a week ago only vouched for this while being also intended as accentuation on the upcoming shift. But even now if you are assembling an older platform, obtaining…
The long awaited new generation of Intel processors - Core i7, based on the new Nehalem core are finally available. Farewell FSB, hello QuickPath. Still we need to find out how does the new architecture fares to the older quad and dual core processors in various applications an are the great expectations of the user…
The release of the new generation of AMD cards in the form of HD4800 and GT200 for NVIDIA was rather interesting event, since the both companies were preparing new cores for their cards, cores promising ultra-high performance and even better price /performance ratios. The competing models were released almost…
The last two years were extremely rough for AMD. The company began trailing a lot behind Intel with their brilliant Core 2 processor, and if that wasn't enough, upon acquiring ATI, things didn't work out with video cards either. When at the end of 2006 NVIDIA came with its G80 core and the DirectX 10 videocards based…
A little mote than a week. That's how much time i needed to test the fans and gather my thoughts in order to write this review. And the Gelid Solutions Silent 12 fan themselves (the name being derivative from the Latin „gelidus” meaning cold, ice cold) turned out to be extraordinary product that, to be honest, i liked…
Through this year we witnessed the return of a certain new class of devices – the small fully functional mobile computers or in other words the “subnotebooks”. We got to play around quite seriously with one representative of the class in question - namely the MSI Wind. Well now, impressed as we are let's see how much…
Memory is one of the three major performance factors in gaming PCs - the other two are VGA and CPU. A-Data are one of the biggest manifacturers of memory in the world with a whole line of products targeting the hardware and gaming enthusiasts most commonly reffered with the title "overclockers". One such product…
When we tested Noctua NH-U12P, we were left with the impression, that it's a great solution for all hardware enthusiasts who love silence. But now Noctua sent us NH-C12P - a cooler which targets the overclockers consumer group, but with even lower profile, with even more heat pipes, looking cooler than NH-U12P. All…
In the following review we're going to take a look at the new cooler from our old friends Evercool - Buffalo. It's a cooler with 2 heatpipes and a 100mm vent on the side. Let's find out what we're getting for the minimal sum that we have to part with to get this "Bull". Evercool as we've said in the past are…
When you're looking for a silent cooler for your high-end PC or you want to overclock your CPU to it's maximum sooner or later you'll find yourself buying an expensive water based cooling system or a huge heat pipe cooler. In these days coolers like these are becoming easier to find. Some brands are a bit more…
Here at ModReactor we got ourselves yet another pair of pads that has „gaming” in their description. This time we received products from the QPAD|CT series – hybrid mouse pads. Now let's see how do they fare compared to similar products we reviewed before. QPAD are well known manufacturer and surely their name more…
Through the last year Intel P35 became famous for its capabilities and vast overclock potential. So when in the middle of June the first motherboards with its heir - P45 became available, hardware enthusiasts all over the globe were eager to find out how is it performing. well, now with us we have an MSI P45 Platinum,…
Apparently recently, the notebook coolers are popular items in our office. Today we review yet another aluminum notebook cooling pad, this time it is the meant for 17” machine, creation of Evercool, bearing the "royal" name Royal. Evercool are well known cooler manufacturer, well represented at our market for years.…
Laptop computers are becoming more and more involved in out daily activities. Be they work machines or personal, they are everywhere. And with their increasing spreading, the variety of accessories for them is increasing too. In today's review we'll look at two coolers stands for laptops, of the Revoltec's brand. Our…
In this review we'll focus our attention on a category of products , previously overlooked. Expensive mobile toys and and computers are common nowadays, yet so far we've never even mentioned any of the great variety of products created for protecting and carrying these devices. The particular objects explored in this…
Usually when talking about extreme overclock, we are talking about extreme cooler too. The well known Austrian fellows from Noctua send us NH-U12P, a cooler that tries to supply extreme cooling while remaining silent. Well, our previous experience with this brand suggests that they know how to do it, but let's see…
Products baring "gaming" in their title are becoming more and more - keyboards, mice, headphones... There is a special type of products, that essentially are an small keyboards with weird key layout and limited amount of keys too. They are always accompanied by software for macro commands and can be named differently…
Every serious hardware enthusiast knows that a good PSU is essential for an reliable computer. And since in the last few years power demands from various computer components rose substantially, the cheap Chinese PSU market share had shrunk tangibly. Many of the well known hardware companies had stepped on to PSU…
Quite few people believe that everyday comfortable work requires a fine keyboard. Just now one such product lies before us in need of evaluation. A promising product created in such a way that not only fulfills the desires of the ones needing ergonomic keyboard, but also meets the demands of the people searching for…
It is highly likely that most of you out there use if not gaming, then at least high resolution mice. As you might well know, no matter how good is the mouse its performance depends on the surface you use it too. Today we'll be reviewing a high-class mouse pad, targeted at us, the ones calling themselves „gamers”,…