The same holds true with electricity, which are a bit like icebergs: it’s what you DON’T see that can kill you. Most people have no idea exactly how much electricity they use, even when the monthly bill comes.
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NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller
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 [...]
Sentey Optimus GS-6000 PC Case
So, you’re an Incredibly Cheap Bastard and decided that you need a brand-spanking new PC case instead of screwing Ebay sellers for brand-name quality merchandise for a fraction of the cost. Since you’re an Incredibly Cheap Bastard, then not just any old inexpensive case will do: you have to have a really cool-looking case without [...]
How to Etch a Printed Circuit Board
The first question that I can hear u thinking is what’;s a PCB? PCB stands for Printed Circuit Board, for example your motherboard is one big PCB (just multilayered) obviously a motherboard is way out of our league, however with some household equipment and some chemicals we can make ourselves some great casemodding PCB’;s. Just [...]
Hacking the Mio C220 GPS
I’ve never owned a pocket knife. I discovered long ago when my grandfather gave me my first Coleman multi-tool that a simple blade that tucks into its own handle is nothing compared to a nice multi-tool with screwdrivers, blades, saws, ect… So when I bought my Mio C220 GPS unit for my geocaching hobby, I [...]
Evercool HPK-10025EA Heatpipe Cooler
Now that we are all out from under the watchful eye of the IRS and have successfully cashed our income tax checks, it’s time to put some of that stimulus money back into the economy. I was nice to myself and bought a few creature comforts. A new hi-def, and Xbox 360, and some cushy [...]
Noctua NF-S12 FLX Fan Review
Generally I’m a big fan of international products. My favorite band is from Finland, my favorite television personality is from Scotland, and my favorite actor is from England. It seems that things made in the USA these days don’t really last as long as they used to. Of course, if Toyota keeps things up the way they have [...]
How to Check Fiber Optics Like a Pro
What are Fiber Optic Inspection Microscopes? Fiber optic inspection microscopes are used to inspect the end face of a optical connector or cleaved fiber. Two types of fiber optic microscopes are popular on the market: fiber optic connector termination inspection and fiber patch panel ferrule inspection. Magnification levels of fiber scope are available at 200X [...]
Choosing Fiber Optic Patch Cables
What is a fiber optic patch cable Fiber optic patch cable, often called fiber optic patch cord or fiber jumper cable, is a optical cable terminated with connectors on both ends. It has two major application areas: computer work station to outlet and patch panels or optical cross connect distribution center. They are for indoor [...]
Evercool Transformer 4 Heatsink
I don’t know if anyone else here watches ”Ace of Cakes”. It seems like every single one they make is bigger than the last. I’m always sure that they’re going to topple over and cover an entire block with icing. He makes the coolest looking stuff, and his motto is; “Make it bigger, make it badder, make it [...]
Enermax Apollish Case Fans
Enermax is constantly impressing me with their case fans. When I reviewed the Enermax Twister a few months ago, I was so impressed by their quiet cooling power that I left them in my case and put my NZXT fans in a server case. And now I get the pleasure of checking out the Apollish [...]
ATEN VS481A 4-port HDMI Switch Review
We have reviewed ATEN products before, as they make great KVM switches. The last one we reviewed was geared towards the PC gamer and included DMI and audio switching. Anyone who has been around home theater for the past twenty years has seen the industry change the video cables from RF cables, RCA, S-Video, component [...]
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 [...]
Turtle Beach EarForce p21 Headphones
There was no shortage of gaming headphone vendors at PAX 09. Not only were Astro, Dolby and Tritton there, but Turtle Beach was showing off some of their headsets designed for gamers. The one PC headset they had was the EarForce p21. This headset offers high fidelity and is incredibly lightweight for an “around the [...]
NZXT Beta Case Review
Remember when Batman Begins came out? He was having to run across the city and was getting his ass kicked by every building he scrambled down. And then… that tank thing came along. The best piece of butt-kickery to grace a superhero with no powers. How awesome would it be to run around the city [...]
Enermax Twister 120mm Fans Review
There are numerous options out there for cooling your case. The last I checked everyone and their mother had a fan that was meant to “optimize” the effective cooling by having different blade shapes, or floating magnetic movement opposed to ball bearing movement. And then there are sizes… LOTS of sizes. Everyone’s fan is better [...]
Razer Carcharias Headset Review
Today we`ll be looking at the Razer Carcharias, a self-proclaimed “Professional Gaming Headset”. We all know Razer for their gaming mice, but recently they have also began making audio related products, of which the humble gaming headset can’t be left out. The box claims that these headsets deliver ”True-to-Life Gaming Audio, Superior clarity and deep, thumping [...]
Sapphire Radeon HD4670 Video Card Review
The gaming industry is a competitive market these days. Everyone has to have the latest thing to keep up with the demanding, hardware sucking games that are being churned out every day with little hesitation. And the video card makers are making a killing off of us. Not just a killing, a freaking massacre. Sure, [...]
Noctua NH-C12P CPU Heatsink Review
We here at OCMS have reviewed several products from our European pals at Noctua and I was very pleased to hear they contacted me again for some new products up for review this time is the “Noctua NH-C12P” CPU cooler. Ding dong! Oh, Jolly! The frigging mail dude arrived with a nice big package that [...]
Coolink GFXChilla VGA Heatsink Review
I’m always looking for the right balance between proper cooling and noise output. Remember the old cases and cpu coolers you used to get that where so loud it was plain stupid, luckily things have gone a long way and we have abandoned 40/60mm screamer fans (remember the old Deltas? ) but today still I have [...]
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