When it comes to choosing a case fan your options certainly aren’t limited. There’s options a plenty in the world of PC case fans, so can this 120mm fan from Hiper stand out from the crowd?

Sometimes PC cases need additional ventilation just to bring those temperatures down a few degrees. This is especially common where clear plastic windows are fitted. If you need additional vents in your side window then read on and then put them in yourself.

In the quest to perfect the ideal HTPC (Media PC) minimising noise is essential. Akasa now have available a completely passive heatsink for the AM2 socket which is low profile and can fit inside the tiny ITX SFF cases. Akasa only rate it for a CPU of up to 45W though.

A Media PC or Home Theatre PC as they are often referred to as, is a great addition to any lounge. You can use a Media PC to record TV with full timeshifting functionality, play music (mp3, CD etc), play DVDs, view photos, watch videos and more. This article will take you through what to consider when building a Media PC and show you practically how I built mine.

Fancy a new modular power supply that has secure connectors that won’t get knocked out, has enough PCIe connectors for a pair of GTX295s or four 4850s and looks good to boot. Then this Kingwin Mach 1 900W might just suit your needs.

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Have you got an ASUS P5E3 Deluxe motherboard? Does the graphics card slot resort to 8x PCIe on return from standby mode requiring a reboot to get back to 16x? If so then read on and fix it easily…

It’s come to my attention while on various forums that this is something many people struggle with. It’s easy to connect up your PC via D-Sub, DVI or HDMI to a modern LCD HD-TV but for those of us with an older but perfectly good widescreen Cathode Ray Tube TV the process can be a bit more difficult. Follow these steps and you should be OK…

With the increasing popularity of small form factor PCs and Home Theatre PCs, Akasa have just announced a new range of products designed specifically for that market. There’s a new mini-ITX case with an 80W PSU and a pair of low profile coolers one each for Intel 775 and AMD AM2 mounting brackets.

Everyone likes to know how far they can expect to be able to overclock a certain graphics card. This is especially true if they are in the market to buy one. Most people will attempt an un-modified overclock first and this is just what I’ve done here. So exactly how much further did I manage to take it?