There are all sorts of ways to tame the noisy array of fans within your PC case. Some of them are rather fancy, but have a higher learning curve. Some cases come with very basic fan rheostats that control all of your fans at once. Sometimes you want a no-nonsense direct way to control each [...]
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Silverstone 2.5-inch SATA Hot-Swap Adapter
Solid State Drives are the hottest thing in PC storage right now. Even the cheapest of SSD drives are at least twice as fast as some of the most expensive magnetic hard drives, and their access times are practically instant. Many PC enthusiasts are utilizing these fast drives as their primary boot device for a [...]
Lian Li WB-01 Metal Case Wheels Review
Every time I go to a LAN party, I get asked the same question: “Where did you get wheels for your case?”. You see, my favorite case is one I’ve had for several years, the Lian Li V-1000 (click to see a shot of this wheeled case), which comes with great-looking aluminum metal casters. My [...]
Vantec SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI-e Host Card Review
Computer technology never stands still for long. It wasn’t that long ago that USB took over as the de facto standard for PC computer peripherals, and has evolved into the standard data path for hard drives, cameras, and just about everything else you can think of. USB 2.0 is well and good, but it still doesn’t [...]
Acoustipack Ultimate Case Soundproofing Kit Review
One of the ultimate goals of a Home Theater PC enthusiast is to achieve a completely silent appliance. There are several ways to achieve this by using low-power motherboards, solid-state drives, and cards that only require passive cooling. Although the components you choose in your system plays a significant part of its silence, the next [...]
Sharkoon Magnetic Anti-Vibration Fan Gasket Review
Every computer needs a good cooling system, and the bare minimum is a good air intake and exhaust system. Unfortunately, most cases and fans vary on the quality of airflow and the amount of noise they produce. The design of the case may constrain effective airflow strategies. For example, some home theater cases use several [...]
Acoustifan AFG Series 120mm Anti-Vibration Fan Gasket Review
There are a lot of issues with computers that, when not addressed, can lead to either minor annoyances or major malfunction. If your motherboard melts, or your power supply explodes into a fiery ball of death, those are major freaking malfunctions. But what about the minor stuff, like vibration noise issues? There are several options [...]
NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller Review
I am a firm believer in cooling. I don’t care what you are running, how powerful or how weak your system is, adequate cooling is a must for your computer to live a long and happy life. With all the options available so cheap these days, who can really come up with an excuse as [...]
I-Star T5F-SS Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bay Review
I love storage. It doesn’t matter what kind. I have stock in those plastic dresser-style drawers, and I keep ‘em chock full of crap I’ll never use or at the most very rarely. Any time I look at a car I check out the trunk first, and try to estimate how many bodies would fit [...]
Antec Veris Multimedia Station Premium Review
We’ve reviewed many Home Theater cases over the years at OCModShop. Some of them have multimedia features that are seamlessly integrated with the case, while many others are nothing more than standard desktop cases with a fancy front panel. There are several cases I have owned that were awesome, but converting them into Home Theater [...]
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