Reviews
Scythe Mugen 5 SCMG-5000 CPU Cooler Review
Today we are reviewing the Scythe Mugen 5 CPU Cooler, the eighth revision of a Scythe mainstay. We reviewed the Scythe Mugen MAX CPU Cooler and it scored highly. We respect Scythe, they have been around cooling for enthusiasts from the very beginning of the modern worlds view of PCs. These days, if it doesn’t have any RGB lighting or [...]
Cryorig H5 Universal CPU Cooler Review
We reviewed the Cryorig H5 Ultimate CPU Cooler some time
ago liked it enough to give it a Recommended award and a
score of 4.1 out of 5. We now are looking at the Cryorig [...]
Anidees AI5S Windowed Mid-Tower Chassis Review
We’ve had a couple of Anidees chassis here at
Hardwareslave for review in the past, and we really liked
them. We are not just saying that because we receive rev [...]
Noctua NH-L9i L-Type Low-Profile CPU Cooler Review
If you search the internet looking for information on your
next build, maybe some advice and pointers, from the
experiences of people in your shoes, you’ll probably c [...]
Asustor AS3102T 2-Bay Network-Attached Storage Review
Network-attached Storage products are everywhere these days.
It’s still a relatively new area for the end user market,
but NASes have been around for a while. Normally the m [...]
Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Red DDR4 2666Mhz Memory Kit Review
We have had a lot of Ballistix’s DDR4 memory in the
Hardwareslave offices to review over the years, and we get
good performance, speeds, and compatibility. These mem [...]
Arctic Freezer i32 Semi Passive CPU Cooler Review
Our first CPU cooler review of 2017 and it’s the Arctic
Freezer i32. The Arctic Freezer i32 is based on the Arctic
Freezer i30, but Arctic state the i32 has several feat [...]
Ballistix Elite 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Memory Kit Review
We wrote some time ago when we first started to test DDR4
memory that it wouldn’t be long before DDR4 memory speeds
would have a 1:1 speed ratio with the CPU. Well, it did [...]
Crucial MX300 1TB SSD Storage Review
Crucial are releasing a lot of MX300 SSD including the
recent 525Gb and 2TB versions. There’s also an M.2 version
in the range as previously promised. If you can’t stre [...]
Avexir Raiden Green Tesla 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 Memory Review
Today we review the Avexir Raiden Series Green Tesla 2666MHz
DDR4 Memory 16GB Kit. There are a lot of DDR4 kits on the
market and they vary greatly in speeds, capacity, [...]
ExpressVPN Virtual Private Network Router Review
Theresa May’s controversial Investigatory Powers Bill, the
so called “snoopers charter”, has been passed despite
over 145,000 signatures on the UK government's own [...]
Inkubus 300µ mITX HTPC Personal Cube Chassis Review
We have had a couple of unusual components at Hardwareslave
but this one takes first place for unique. The Inkubus
300µ, a handmade, wooden mITX chassis designed to be [...]
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 32GB Kit DDR4 3000Mhz Memory Review
We have a nice kit of DDR4 memory for review today, and
it’s a 32Gb kit to boot, but first, the introduction! When
Hardwareslave design and build systems there’s only [...]
Lian Li Pitstop PC-T60A Open Air Test Bench Review
We’ve got a few semi-dedicated test systems in the office
and a dedicated test bench, the MicroCool Banchetto 101
chassis. So, we swap components a lot if we want to use [...]
Scythe Kabuto 3 CPU Cooler Review
Another Scythe CPU cooler on the bench and this time it’s
the Scythe Kabuto 3. We are not going to test this one on
our usual X99 test bench, it’s not compatible, instead [...]
