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Q: How many fans can you daisy chain on a 230w sfx PSU? A: More than you should need.

Here at the Evatech offices we have accumulated a large box of OEM case fans and before we tried to sell them or even give them away, we wanted to make sure they were all working first.

In order to test them all, we could have just plugged them all in one by one, but it’s Friday afternoon and where’s the fun in that? We decided answer the question that no-one was asking, how many fans can a cheap old PSU power at once? So we dragged out a 230w sfx PSU we had we had lying around the office and start daisy chaining every fan together until they simply wouldn’t start to spin. (more…)

September 5, 2014
Build Log (Sirin Intel / Nvidia Custom Gaming PC in Corsair 350D)

CPU: Intel Haswell i7 4790 4-Core 3.5GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel 1150 GA-H97M-D3H
RAM: Mushkin Silverline 8GB 1600MHz 1.5v C9
Case: Corsair Obsidian 350D ATX with Window
Power Supply: Cooler Master Thunder 700W 85+
Primary Storage Device: Samsung 120G 840BW EVO
Second Storage Device: Seagate 2TB Barracuda
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX770 4GB OC
Optical Drive: Pioneer Internal Blu-Ray Writer
Network Card: TP-Link WDN3800 N600 Wireless Dual Band PCI-E
120mm Fan: [1x] Cooler Master 120mm Sickleflow Blue
Packaging: Internal Packing Foam for Secure Shipping
Custom PC Warranty: 24 Month On-Site Nation Wide System Warranty
Service: Full Assembly, Burn in Testing & Setup
Total: $1,851.95
Customise your next gaming PC with hardware you choose now.

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September 4, 2014
Gigabyte R9 285 OC Unboxing, Hands On & Benchmarking [GV-R9285WF2OC-2GD]

Not being released to retail until next week, Evatech has got its hands on AMDs brand new 28nm Tonga XT GPU this afternoon and is bringing you what might be a world first, hands on with the R9 285!

So without further ado, lets get to it. Keep in mind we are not professional reviewers, just enthusiasts who got a new toy early, so we apologize in advance for the limited amount of testing & details.

UPDATE : BENCHMARK RESULTS ADDED – 02/09 12:05pm
UPDATE : [Correction] R9 285 not R9 285x

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September 1, 2014
Build Log (Sirin Intel / Nvidia Custom Gaming PC in NZXT Phantom 530)

Pairing an Intel Haswell 4790 quad-core CPU with 16GB of quad-channel memory and a factory overclocked Gigabyte GTX780 3GB video card, this beast of a gaming PC just shipped out to its lucky new owner last week in the stylish 530 Phantom Black case by NZXT. Check out the photos below.

CPU: Intel Haswell i7 4790 4-Core 3.5GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel 1150 Z97X-GAMING 3
RAM: Mushkin BlackLine 16GB 1600MHz 1.5v C9 Quad-Channel
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Black
Power Supply: Cooler Master G Series 700W 80+
Primary Storage Device: Silicon Power 7mm 120GB S55
Second Storage Device: Western Digital 1TB Blue
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 780 3GB OC
Optical Drive: Samsung Internal DVD Writer
Network Card: TP-Link WDN3800 N600 Wireless Dual Band PCI-E
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
Anti-Virus: Norton Internet Security 2014 OEM
140mm Fan: [2x] Noctua 140mm NF-A14 ULN 800RPM Fan
Packaging: Internal Packing Foam for Secure Shipping
Custom PC Warranty: 12 Month On-Site Nation Wide System Warranty
Service: Full Assembly, Burn in Testing & Setup
Total: $2,247.95
Make your custom gaming PC online now.

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August 31, 2014
Build Log (Promotional Storm Enforcer GT7 Gaming PC)

Our current promotional sale gaming system, finally with pictures.

Designed for high end PC gaming, the Storm Enforcer GT7 by Evatech is powered by the latest Haswell Refresh series of CPUs and a factory overclocked Nvidia GTX760 capable of delivering smooth 1080P gameplay in all the latest, and even yet to be released blockbuster PC games coming soon.

Grab your very own today or customise your own hardware with our powerful PC builder.

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August 30, 2014