Office opinion of this CPU cooler is quite distinctly polarised between 'very cool' and 'a camp as a boy-scout's outing'. There's no denying, that if you pack one of these into your rig, it'd be the kind of thing that would draw a crowd at a LAN party

This may seem like a lot ofmoney to pay for a PSU that you're not going to show off. It does haveone trick up its sleeve though - it's very quiet. This is moreimpressive when you consider its 550W maximum output.

So you know the score by now - greater surface area means a greater ability to dissipate heat, and the Silent Knight CPU cooler has the surface area of a football pitch. All right, that might be a wee bit of an exaggeration

If this case had any more surface area in fan-blades, it might actually achieve lift-off. And while the thought of a component-packed chassis hovering around at eye level ?lls us with a certain degree of terror, the cooling that such a case provides just isn't in doubt.

Unlike some of the other PSUs from Hiper, this lacks modular connectors and does not come packaged with unnecessary frivolities such as plastic tool cases. The package does, however, have all the required splitter leads...

While there's no modular cable system, this Hiper model boasts a whopping 730W output, with Active PFC circuitry built-in. You're getting a lot of punch for your money here - easily enough for a dual 8800GTS system.

You really can't beat setting up a water-cooling kit for that Doc Brown feeling of kerrrazy scientific endeavour. Especially when that kit comes with water colouring and UV-reactive dye.

When we think of Trio, we can't help but think of the chocolate bars, the ones that were like a Club, but not as popular. There's no confectionery inside this PSU, Trio refers to the fact it has three 12 volt rails

Standing on the ground, the Reserator 2 is almost the same size as a PC tower, resembling a portable radiator in both appearance and functionality. Using a liquid cooling cycle, heat is transferred from your CPU and video card...

Zalman uses a pro-gamer to brand this heatsink at the enthusiast looking for better gaming performance. However, 3D rendering is more GPU bound than affected by the CPU, so the association is not an obvious one.

The Freezone CPU cooler combines the best things about other cooling mechanisms, while producing as little noise as possible. The combination of a peltier, liquid pipes and an active 120mm fan to cool the massive heatsink...

This case, which hails from the little-known manufacturer In-Win, is a reasonably handsome beast. Three coldcathode halos decorate the sturdy front door and the case itself, we're reliably informed by the box, is fashioned from Japanese ECO steel.

The packaging claims that this is a 'charming looking' case fan. We beg to differ, unless, by 'charming', Asus means 'boasts an eye-bleeding colour clash'. The eye-watering bright green fan aside...

Requiring the manipulation of six tiny screws to get inside, it's clear that OrigenAE is aiming its X range at HTPC purists who prefer to build and go, rather than tinker with their PC over time.

Marking a departure from its previous HTPC efforts, Antec has finally produced a case that doesn't scream 'I'm a PC!' quite so loudly. However, if you did have any intentions of hiding the fact that there's a PC hanging out with your hi-fi...