Thermal Compound Roundup – February 2012
We added five new thermal compounds to our previous roundup, for a total of 65 different thermal compounds from major brands. We also tried another alternative thermal compound: diaper ointment.
We added five new thermal compounds to our previous roundup, for a total of 65 different thermal compounds from major brands. We also tried another alternative thermal compound: diaper ointment.
Is it worth buying this USD 40 power supply from Antec that doesn’t have a PFC circuit or 80 Plus certification? Let’s check it out.
The Athena Power AP-MFATX40P8 400 W is a tiny FlexATX power supply targeted to small form factor (SFF) computers with Mini-ITX motherboards, coming with the 80 Plus Bronze certification. Let’s check it out.
Let’s take a look at this socket 2011 motherboard from ASRock based on the Intel X79 chipset, featuring three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, five SATA-600 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, and coming with a high-end, add-on sound card.
Let’s measure temperatures on computer hot spots with different case fan configurations in order to find out which one is the best.
Let’s take a look at the latest performance of the SATA-600 solid state drive from Intel to see how it compares to the models that competitors have to offer.
The Three Hundred Two is the latest entry-level mid-tower case from Antec. Let’s see if it deserves our recommendation.
Let’s take a look at the latest 3 TB hard drive from Seagate, the Barracuda 3 TB, and see how it performs when we put it through its paces.