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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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The M998 brings several great features to the table like an aluminum chassis, 11 drive bays, removable motherboard tray, casters, and offers complete accessibility to your hardware just to name a few.
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Friday, December 21, 2007
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Ultra makes fantastic products. Its cases, power supplies, fans, and such are top-notch and quite affordable. The Ultra m998 PC Case is no exception to this. It's one of the company's newest high-end enthusiast cases. It's solidly built and easy to install and modify-Ultra's exclusive Power Bar makes power cable management incredibly easy and simply fantastic. It's also the first case I've seen with a front eSATA port. ThinkComputers takes a look at the m998 in this review.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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In terms of build quality, the m998 excels with its brushed aluminum finish and steel reinforced structure. Ultra has really put a lot of thought into the case as seen by the removable motherboard tray which includes part of the back panel, allowing you to install your expansion cards without struggling inside a cramped case. The interior is spacious and should satisfy pretty much everyone. One of my favorite features is the ability to attach casters to the bottom; every heavy case should have these!
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Overall, Ultra Produts has made a very nice case with the M998. The case is easy to work with and for a midsize tower, and it was found to have plenty of room to accommodate aftermarket coolers, extended length expansion cards, and large body PSU units. Ultra provides black mounting hardware for the drive bay devices to aid the end user obtain the 'clean' look by keeping everything the same color. Once a system is installed into the case, it really does look slick as you can see in the picture above...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
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The last power supply we reviewed from Ultra Products was their X3 - 1000 watt unit, today we are down-sizing slightly as we look at its smaller brother the X3 - 600 watt. After we ran our stress tests on this unit the rail voltages were a complete surprise. You will need to read the review to see what they were.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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The Ultra Products m998 Mid-Tower ATX Case offers a number of innovative features that make it extremely appealing. In addition to things you may have seen before, like a removable motherboard tray, a matching paint job inside and out, and the use of casters on the bottom, it has another trick up its sleeve... The Power Bar power distribution system.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
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I am fast becoming an Ultra fanboi. Over the last few months, I've had the chance to review enough Ultra products that I've quickly developed admiration for their company. One after another, Ultra releases quality cases, power supplies and hard drive enclosures and many other computer peripherals. From a reviewers point of view, Ultra seems to be dedicated to providing the computer enthusiast community with the highest quality products money can buy. Not long ago, I had the chance to review the Ultra X3 1000 watt power supply and I was blown away. Today, I'm working with his little brother, the X3 600 watt. Let's see how he fares in his big brother's shadow.
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The Ultra m998 is so named for the exalted m998 HMMWV (better known as the Humvee): a lightweight, high performance, four wheel drive, air transportable & droppable, land mobility system. For comparison: the Ultra's m998 is constructed mainly of lightweight aluminum and plastic parts, sports four optional castors (wheels), a removable motherboard tray, the ability to remove every panel, and also boasts a roomy interior. In concept at least the m998 sounds akin to its name sake's description. Benchmark Reviews however wants to see if Ultra's m998 Aluminum Mid-Tower ATX Case ULT40069 can live up to this legendary reputation, so we've taken this baby for a test drive.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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The Ultra Products X3 600 Watt modular power supply has a lot going for it. They have a very high-end look to them with the high-gloss finishes. Along with that they add in the 100% modular design that allows for easy installation, and excellent cable routing.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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The Ultra Power Partner is a 325 watt auxiliary power supply that fits into an optical drive bay. It works in addition to your current PSU, for example, if you have a 500 watt power supply, install the Power Partner, and now you have 825 watts, plenty enough extra juice to power that pair of 8800GTs. Is the Power Partner the answer to your power problems? Read on.
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Ultra Products has introduces something rather unique in hardware accessory area, these products fall under the name of the Ultra STAQSeries which consist of a P-ATA HD enclosure, the E-SATA enclosure we are looking at today, 26-in-1 card reader and 6-port USB Hub and finally a 12-volt power module that can power all of the modules we have mentioned as well as 3-more.
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The aluminum hard drive cooler from Ultra is not just eye candy and, as stated on the box, it is highly efficient. The cooler preformed better than I thought it would and in doing it should extend the life of the drive thanks to the lower temperatures. The performance comes at a price though, the MSRP for the cooler is $43, now granted, for that amount of money you're getting a nice part that looks as good as it performs. With a little shopping you should be able to find it for less as PriceGrabber has them starting at $19.99 thanks to a $5 rebate...
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Monday, December 3, 2007
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Anyone familiar with the old fighting game Primal Instinct knows the significance of hearing that word. Much like Mortal Kombat, primal instinct used a combo system and the Ultra Combo was the best one. By the time you finished off the combo, your opponent was so beaten and bruised, your victory was all, but assured. I remember jubilantly celebrating when I would pull one of those combos off as I finished local rivals. Now, I'm older, but when I heard I was given the chance to review the X3 1000 watt power supply by Ultra, I celebrated like I did of old with a fist pump in the air for good measure. For the last few months, I've been considering a SLI setup with dual 8800 GTX's, but I knew my 650 would probably have problems with providing the needed power. I already have one GTX, but I also have 3 SATA II hard drives, a DVD-RW, CD-RW, 3 USB hard drives, and about 4 other USB devices plugged into my computer. Another GTX might take it over the edge. Just from reputation, I knew the Ultra X3 1000 has what it takes to handle SLI without breaking a sweat. Not to mention, Ultra is very well known for the quality of its hardware. I wasn't going to miss out on the opportunity to put this thing through its paces.
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The Power Strip is a pretty cool feature that can come in quite handy. It really serves as a power HUB spreading out power to more peripherals efficiently. The users that will purchase this case will most likely want to install some form of light such as LEDs, Cold Cathode Tubing, or Neons. All of those extras will need power and that Power Strip will work great for quick connections. You won't have to go digging through your power supply wires to find power. This feature will hopefully show up in future revisions.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Perfection comes in many packages. There is the perfect sunset, the perfect moment and then there is the perfect case. Like beauty, perfection is all in perception. We're all too varied in tastes and experiences to ever agree 100% on anything. With that said, the Ultra m998 is about the closest you can come to a perfect case. During the review process, I found little middling things here and there that can be improved on, but none of them rate enough to knock it off its throne as the best case I've ever reviewed. Read on to find out how a reviewer became a fan boy.
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