Cases

Bursting with features and cleverly designed, the HAF X may well trump its flashy aluminium contemporaries…

Coolermaster’s CM 690 II Advanced follows on from the massive success of the original 690, a well ventilated midi-tower case with more than its fair share of advanced gamer-centric features.

Thermaltake has been producing cases and peripherals for PC since 1999. A large part of its business is gaming cases – usually on the more elaborate side. We won’t be burning any bridges to say that its usual customer is the younger gamer looking for ‘go faster stripes’ and a somewhat more garish finish, perhaps to match their tricked-out Vauxhall Nova. The Element S is a distinct departure from this…

The Xbox 360 has had two resounding problems during its time at the top of the console market and both are intrinsically linked – noise and failure. It’s said that up to 30 per cent of its dreaded ‘red ring of death’ syndrome is down to the GPU and CPU core not getting enough fresh air around the gills. As any PC gamer knows, heat is your enemy, and more heat means more noise from cooling equipment.