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ThermalTake Frio OCK CPU Cooler

Thermaltake has been in the business of producing CPU heatsinks and their related accessories for quite a while now. As we've seen in past reviews, Thermaltake's engineers generally know what they're doing. Today we'll be taking a look at their Frio OCK CPU cooler, a souped-up version of the Frio cooler already reviewed here.

iBUYPOWER BTS11 Budget Gaming Rig

This system is packed with some of the custom components featured in their sale and weighs in at $999. But can a sub $1000 rig assembled professionally really be considered a "gaming rig"?

Jetway NC85-E350-LF Mini-ITX AMD Fusion Motherboard

The Jetway NC85-E350-LF packs a lot of power into a very small space and may be ideal for many users. See why all that power may come at a price as we explain some of the issues we found with the Jetway NC85-E350-LF.

Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 DiRT 3 Edition

The AMD Radeon HD 6950 has been out for nearly 7 months now, yet we are still seeing new releases with tweaks and minor changes. This fact really says something about AMD's 6900 series. They are powerful cards capable of trading blows with Nvidia's lineup while staying affordable. Sapphire builds off of the solid base of the 6950 with their DiRT 3 Edition card and make some much welcomed changes that really allow it to stand out. Sporting a custom PCB, a new dual fan cooler, 2GBs of RAM, and of course the bundled DiRT 3, the Sapphire HD 6950 DiRT 3 Edition proves that you can teach and old dog new tricks.

Asus F1A75-M Pro Motherboard

Asus never fails to bring a quality product to the table, and the F1A75-M Pro motherboard is no exception. With SATA 6.0, USB 3.0, and HDMI added into the mix of the APU era, I have no doubt this motherboard will be the favorite among media enthusiasts. However, Asus made it obvious they weren't just aiming at HTPC and media-boxes with the addition of UEFI Bios and AI-Suite. This motherboard truly is dynamic enough to be owned by a first-time-builder or a performance-chaser.

Arvina by Sentey Inc. Computer case

The first impressions looking at the case out of the box is the color really catches your eye with its bright red color. The rest of the construction is really well built and has quite a few desired features built into the case that normally one would have to add on with aftermarket accessories which would take up a drive bay.