What you’re looking at is an enthusiast PC case that looks like it was pulled right out of a Transformer movie (the second one). PC peripheral and accessory maker Auzentech has just unveiled a white version of its previously “black-only” R-4 Bulldozer mid-tower chassis that looks as cool as the original, but… in a different color.
Before you say that you’ve “already seen a USB-powered light before,” let’s clear things up: those dime-a-dozen lights that we’ve all seen are LED lights. This is an actual lightbulb that they’ve connected to a flexible stalk, (“and powered solely by a USB connection!” says Captain Obvious). How is it different? This gives off a more natural-looking light. LED lights are ugly.
With the advent of bigger, better, and faster graphics cards to handle, well, bigger, better, and more demanding games, cooling has become quite an issue. PC accessory manufacturer Thermaltake has recently come out with an aftermarket VGA cooler to help with heat issues on the newest graphics cards from Nvidia and ATI.
PC component and accessory-maker Antec has just announced a mini-ITX version of the revolutionary Skeleton open-air PC chassis. Mini-ITX boxes are usually designed for casual users that need energy efficiency and a compact footprint for offices and home entertainment systems, as opposed to full tower rigs that can store bigger, better components (along with all the accessories to keep them cool). This tiny Skeleton begs to differ, giving the enthusiast enough room for expansion and a large cooling fan on top for setting up “a compact PC with attitude”.
Memory maker Kingston has just announced a new enthusiast-class fan kit to cool down performance memory, namely their HyperX DDR3 triple-channel kits. Featuring an anodized aluminum body and a pair of silent, low-powered 60mm fans, the HyperX fan slots right above and around the DIMM slots, with enough space to fit in up to three memory modules plus their heatsinks.
