[H]ardNews 2nd Edition

WaterCooling:

Watercooling may be coming to a CPU near you sooner than you think. Especially if we see CPUs getting smaller and hotter as they go. FastLaneHW reviews the Corsair HydroCool 200. I am personally a fan of the Koolance Exos as we never had the problems that we did with the HydroCool. It seems though since then Corsair has gotten a lot of their issues figured out though as we have had test units since our review that worked correctly. I still like the Exos form factor a bit better though.

The HydroCool is not a WWR-killer, and it shouldn't be regarded as one. While the HydroCool does not deliver earth-shaking performance (but enough to solidly beat our aircooling setup), it has advantages that no other watercooling system has-- it's extremely easy to install and transport, low maintenance, and doesn't require a gigantic case just to install it.

GFFX Roundup:

The ModFathers have a full testbench today. They cover a 5700U, a 5900XT, and a 5950U all in the same review. Quite a nice spread and one that will be of interest to many of you as you are looking for that mainstream card that gives great performance but will not break the bank. My money is on the 5900XT! They do use all canned benchmarks, but since there is no ATI in the mix, the results should be somewhat reliable. The graphs are so small and full of artifacts I found the hard to

decipher though.

So I have to throw my hands up and let you draw your own conclusion as I do not have a solid answer to give.

Etc.:

Enermax

PSU @ ViperLair - MouseMat @ MTB

Modding:

LED Case Feet @ CreativeMods - Super LanBoy @ SystemCooling