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Want to take your CPU cooling to the next level and adopt a self-contained liquid cooler? The market at the moment is packed with such offerings, and Thermaltake just padded it further with its WATER2.0 series. Available in three flavors, we're taking a look at the Performer and Pro variants...

User of GIMP? You'll want to check out the first issue of GIMP Magazine (free): http://gimpmagazine.org/issue1/ http://ostatic.com/blog/first-issue-of-new-gimp-magazine-released Looks to be pretty damned good for free, and especially nice if you are a GIMP user, given there are many...

NikKTech and BIOSTAR are ready to show their big appreciation for their fans. Therefore you all get a chance to win one of three of BIOSTAR’s top-notch high-end Hi-Fi motherboards: the BIOSTAR Hi-Fi Z77X. This newest ATX form factor motherboard supports all Socket 1155 CPUs and offers native...

Well this is rather interesting. In order to help solve a case of a murdered 15-year-old, Dutch police have singled out 8,080 men who lived in the area at the time and has asked them to donate a DNA sample. While a direct match might not be found, a partial match could be, leading the police to...

Intel's CPUs currently dominate the enthusiast market, and for good reason. But has the company been able to carry the mojo that makes its Ivy Bridge processors so drool-worthy over to its motherboard line-up? With the company's DZ77GA-70K in-hand, that's just what we're here to find out...

Can't get enough ASUS in your system when opting for the pre-built route? Well believe it or not, ASUS has got you covered with its just-launched "Powered by ASUS" program that some of the biggest system builders have begun adopting. The goal of "Powered by ASUS" is to make sure your new PC has...

The latest incarnation of the world's most popular anti-terrorist game series, Counter-Strike, has just arrived. Global Offensive brings many changes to core mechanics, adds new game modes, and improves visuals. Will these changes help bring back old players, or has the bomb finally detonated on...

Torrent that latest Hollywood blockbuster and think you must be one of those who can slip through the cracks? Think again. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK have discovered that "most" people downloading torrents will be monitored by at least one agency at some point, and the...

One of the hottest rumors in gaming this past year has been Valve's go at a console, and those rumors only have more reason to heat up today as a new job posting confirms the company's desire to produce 'computer hardware'. It goes without saying that 'computer hardware' is a very broad term...

Thermaltake turned heads when it first released its artsy Level 10 chassis, and it hopes to have the same effect on people again with its soon-to-be-released Level 10 M mouse. Like the chassis, this mouse also results from the company's collaboration with BMW DesignworksUSA, and to say that it...

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I was just visiting Thermaltake's global site, and at the bottom is a Facebook ticker of sorts, where it shows recent news and also a collection of people who are "fans" of the company on Facebook. Well, if people on your own Facebook happen to be fans, then it will show them before it shows...

Just when you thought you had all the buttons you could ever need, along comes an MMO that slaps you in the face with a combat rotation thought up by a guy with three arms. Enter Logitech's 20 button monster, the G600. Read on as we attempt to find out if it's possible to tame even the most...

For interest's sake, I decided to load up HD Tune and see what the oldest-running drive I have is, and it turns out to be Seagate's 1TB Barracuda, running for a total of 32574 hours (~3.7 years). What have you guys got?

Just keeping y'all abreast of how the Japanese are doing things: http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/08/27/japanese-charity-breast-squeeze/

This is kind of interesting. Researchers have found that when you drink beer out of a curved glass, chances are you'll end up drinking more because of the illusion it creates (that you aren't drinking as much as you actually are). As such, you end up not pacing yourself like you would with a...

... coming from a woman who inherited her wealth: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-richest-woman-20120830,0,3323996.story There's a lot of truth to what she says, but she comes off as crazy ignorant.

It's a sad day for the MMO world; NCsoft has announced the closure of Paragon Studios, effective immediately. Responsible for City of Heroes and all of its related expansions, Paragon was responsible for being the first to deliver a super hero MMO, and one that many consider to be unmatched by...

Introducing the GIGABYTE Classic Challenge II Compete on Classic Benchmarks for the Chance to Win a GIGABYTE Z77X-UP7 City of Industry, California, August 31, 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the GIGABYTE...

With mass storage being available at reasonable prices, the desire to build home servers, NAS boxes and so forth has never been stronger. Some might choose the pre-built NAS route, but for those pro-DIY, Fractal Design has its Array R2. Interested in a mini-ITX chassis that can support up to 6...