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OnLogic Release Helix 401 Compact Fanless Computer
OnLogic known for industrial solution-focused computers has released its new fanless compact computer the Helix 401 powered by Intel’s 12th Gen processors. This computer is designed for use in edge computing, industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), and many other emerging applications and will make its public debut at Embedded…
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Passive Cooling Gets Taken to the Extreme With a 4kg Chunk of Copper
Whether you utilised an air cooler, AIO solution, or perhaps even a custom-loop setup, cooling methodologies within PC designs are, typically speaking, fairly uniform in their overall concept and application. – While there are, of course, passive cooling options (such as the Noctua NH-P1), however, they typically don’t tend to…
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Noctua NH-P1 Passive CPU Cooler Review
For an exceptionally long time now, Noctua has regularly teased that development was underway for an entirely passive CPU cooling solution. Yes, the giants of air cooling were working on a new design that would supposedly be capable of high-end performance without the need for a dedicated fan. Rather a…
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Retailer Briefly Lists Noctua NH-P1 Fanless CPU Cooler
It’s been well known for a couple of years now that Noctua was working on new passively cooled products. With recent reports suggesting that an official launch was imminent, following a report via TechPowerUp it seems that one major online retailer may have accidentally jumped the gun a little as,…
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Noctua’s Passive CPU Coolers Are “Coming Very Soon”
It’s been known for quite a while now that Noctua has been working on something potentially very exciting indeed. Namely, a passive CPU cooler. Just to confirm what this means for those of you unaware, this will be a CPU cooling solution that does not require dedicated fans of any…
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SilverStone Launches its Nightjar NJ700 Fanless PSU
For those in the know, SilverStone is widely represented as being one of the best manufacturers of power supplies around. As such, when they release something new to the market, you can always be pretty certain that it’s going to be worth checking out. – With the launch of their…
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Akasa Pi-4 Pro Raspberry Pi 4 Case Review
Akasa is one of the leading names when it comes to small form factor cases. They’ve been doing this kind of thing for years now, with Intel BRIX, and ATOM systems, right through to the more modern Raspberry Pi hardware and plenty in-between. Their latest is the Pi-4 Pro, and…
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Noctua Delays Launch of its Passive CPU Cooler
You may recall that just before Christmas, images appeared online teasing the launch of Noctua’s long-anticipated passive CPU cooler. Now, as the name might suggest, the key point of interest surround this new product was the fact that it would be an entirely fanless design and, coming from Noctua, it…
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Noctua’s Fanless (Passive) CPU Cooler Leaks Online
Noctua is undoubtedly one of the most respected brands in the world when it comes to CPU cooler designs. There is, after all, more than a good reason why many of us here at eTeknix use their products in our own personal systems. For around 18-months, however, it has been…
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Akasa Unleash the Maxwell Pro Silent Mini-ITX Case
When it comes to silent PC cases, Akasa is the best in the business. They have a strong history of creating premium quality cases that have integrated heatsink designs. That means that the case its self actually is the CPU cooler, meaning your system is utterly silent. Of course, that…
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Palit Releases its Passively Cooled GeForce® GTX 1650 KalmX
Palit has been one of the few companies to really explore the passively cooled market within the Nvidia 16XX range. Admittedly, in most situations, such a graphics card is never ideal. With a decent amount of airflow in a system, however, it can often be a preferable solution. Particularly for…
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PNY Launch Passively Cooled Nvidia Quadro RTX 8000 & 6000
The mere concept of a passively cooled workstation graphics card seems, quite frankly, bizarre. While admittedly not unheard of, as you probably know (presuming you own just a gaming graphics card), cooling is a key factor in their design. Put simply, if you decide to run your AMD 5700 XT…
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Zotac CI321Nano Barebones System Review
Introduction Today we are taking a look at one of Zotac’s latest ZBOX CI321 nano barebones system that is packing a dual-core 2961Y CPU. Something that makes this CI321 nano stand out of the crowd is that it carries dual Gigabit LAN and is completely silent with its passively…
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ZOTAC Silences Powerful GeForce GTX 750 Graphics Card
ZOTAC has silences the powerful ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750 graphics card with a new passive cooled ZONE Edition. The new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 750 ZONE Edition graphics card combines the gaming prowess of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 GPU with a zero noise cooling system to deliver a quiet PC…
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Shipping of ZOTAC ZBOX plus with Windows 8.1 and Bing Has Started
Zotac is most known for their great Nvidia graphic cards and barebone mini PCs. Listening to their users feedback, they’re now venturing into ready-to-use system as well. In a press release today, Zotac announced that the new “Perfect everyday computing mini-PCs with Windows 8.1 with Bing in four different flavours” have…
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