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31 Oct 2003, 09:58pm
<b>If this mornings motherload of halloween reviews didn't spook you, what about this little lot??!</b>
"Microsoft's long awaited port of their popular xBox title has finally arrived! Does it cut the mustard as a PC Game? Did it lose anything in translation like many titles we've seen? Let's find out!"
<a href="
http://www.futurelooks.com/display.php?i=221&p=1" target="_new">HALO for the PC Platform @ Futurelooks</a>
"The PowerQube Zero-One from CCL Computers certainly looks the part with a brushed silver finish and a bright blue power LED on the front. It’s slightly larger than other cube systems like the e-Style II from Evesham, but it’s not what you’d call large. Unlike the the Evesham which is based on a Biostar chassis, the PowerQube is built on a Soltek platform. There was a time when your only choice in the cube PC arena was Shuttle, so it’s good to see that there’s more variety available now."
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=110" target="_new">CCL PowerQube Zero-One (Soltek Qbic EQ3702A) @ TrustedReviews</a>
"With not a single corner cut, the great looks and industry leading cooling technology coupled with great performance and a great software and accessory package makes the FX-71 an excellent videocard to put on your short list if you are considering a mainstream targeted videocard."
<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/fx71/" target="_new">Chaintech FX-71 Geforce FX5600 Ultra Videocard Review @ Tweaknews</a>
" I have no reservations about awarding this product the 3dXtreme Editor's Choice Award...."[Short but sweet! - Ed]
<a href="http://www.3dxtreme.org/Bytecc_UsbHD.shtml" target="_new">Bytecc Aluminum 3.5" USB2.0 HDD Mobile External Enclosure Review @ 3dXtreme</a>
"Now as you can see, the Volcano 11 is a really good cooler. Just a couple of degrees higher than the almighty SLK-800 combo with a Vantec Tornado, but not as loud but you still would not want to use these in a home theater pc, or in a room with people trying to talk or watch TV. Other than that I can't think of anything negative about the Volcano 11. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good solid heatsink to cool the ever rising temps of the Athlon series of CPU."
<a href="http://www.furioustech.com/volcano11/index.php" target="_new">Thermaltake Volcano 11 Heatsink Review @ Furioustech</a>
“Not everybody has empty 5-1/4" bays, with CDRW drives, HDD coolers, and reservoirs, there's little room left. With the decline of the aging floppy drives most 3.5" bays have been left empty. Even though I did have 2 empty 5-1/4" bays, I decided to go for the 3.5" Rheobus because, well, because it was cheap. To be honest, I normally don't let price effect my buying decisions, but seeing as how this rheobus was intended for my "spare" computer I found the cheapest one I could. I don't need it to be able to handle that many watts, I don't need it to light up, and I don't need to mess with it that much. So the only factor left is price.”
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/controllers/35fanbus_usb/index.php" target="_new">Multi-Function 3.5" Fan Controller Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"Are you looking for a pre-modded computer case? Don't have the time or skill to do it yourself? Well today we take a look at the newest pre-modded case from Thermaltake the Lanfire Xaser III VM2000A."
<a href="http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/lanfire.html" target="_new">Thermaltake Lanfire Xaser III Case @ TechTastic.ca</a>
"Microsoft's long awaited port of their popular xBox title has finally arrived! Does it cut the mustard as a PC Game? Did it lose anything in translation like many titles we've seen? Let's find out!"
<a href="
http://www.futurelooks.com/display.php?i=221&p=1" target="_new">HALO for the PC Platform @ Futurelooks</a>
"The PowerQube Zero-One from CCL Computers certainly looks the part with a brushed silver finish and a bright blue power LED on the front. It’s slightly larger than other cube systems like the e-Style II from Evesham, but it’s not what you’d call large. Unlike the the Evesham which is based on a Biostar chassis, the PowerQube is built on a Soltek platform. There was a time when your only choice in the cube PC arena was Shuttle, so it’s good to see that there’s more variety available now."
<a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=110" target="_new">CCL PowerQube Zero-One (Soltek Qbic EQ3702A) @ TrustedReviews</a>
"With not a single corner cut, the great looks and industry leading cooling technology coupled with great performance and a great software and accessory package makes the FX-71 an excellent videocard to put on your short list if you are considering a mainstream targeted videocard."
<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/fx71/" target="_new">Chaintech FX-71 Geforce FX5600 Ultra Videocard Review @ Tweaknews</a>
" I have no reservations about awarding this product the 3dXtreme Editor's Choice Award...."[Short but sweet! - Ed]
<a href="http://www.3dxtreme.org/Bytecc_UsbHD.shtml" target="_new">Bytecc Aluminum 3.5" USB2.0 HDD Mobile External Enclosure Review @ 3dXtreme</a>
"Now as you can see, the Volcano 11 is a really good cooler. Just a couple of degrees higher than the almighty SLK-800 combo with a Vantec Tornado, but not as loud but you still would not want to use these in a home theater pc, or in a room with people trying to talk or watch TV. Other than that I can't think of anything negative about the Volcano 11. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good solid heatsink to cool the ever rising temps of the Athlon series of CPU."
<a href="http://www.furioustech.com/volcano11/index.php" target="_new">Thermaltake Volcano 11 Heatsink Review @ Furioustech</a>
“Not everybody has empty 5-1/4" bays, with CDRW drives, HDD coolers, and reservoirs, there's little room left. With the decline of the aging floppy drives most 3.5" bays have been left empty. Even though I did have 2 empty 5-1/4" bays, I decided to go for the 3.5" Rheobus because, well, because it was cheap. To be honest, I normally don't let price effect my buying decisions, but seeing as how this rheobus was intended for my "spare" computer I found the cheapest one I could. I don't need it to be able to handle that many watts, I don't need it to light up, and I don't need to mess with it that much. So the only factor left is price.”
<a href="http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/controllers/35fanbus_usb/index.php" target="_new">Multi-Function 3.5" Fan Controller Review @ GruntvillE</a>
"Are you looking for a pre-modded computer case? Don't have the time or skill to do it yourself? Well today we take a look at the newest pre-modded case from Thermaltake the Lanfire Xaser III VM2000A."
<a href="http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews2/lanfire.html" target="_new">Thermaltake Lanfire Xaser III Case @ TechTastic.ca</a>