Cover Stars

On the front cover of the December issue, dead- center, under the headline for the lead story, “Today’s Best Upgrades,” was a picture of a Corsair ML120 Pro case fan. Except for an enlarged photo of the cover shot printed on page 27, I found no mention in that article of the Corsair ML120 Pro case fan, case fans in general, or any mention of the Adata XPG, or Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4, also in the photo.

So, my question is: Did parts of the article that may have covered these components end up on the cutting- room floor, or was this photo picked because the color red in these components went nicely with the yellow and red theme of the cover?

Also, I’d like it if your writers could mention what the cut- off dollar amount is for the budget, mid- range, and turbo builds for “The Builds” section located at the rear of the magazine. They seem to never mention what that magic number is that they’re trying to stay beneath.

– Michael Knight

EXECUTIVE EDITOR ALAN DEXTER RESPONDS: We originally had the ML120 Pro shortlisted to be included in the feature, because it is certainly the case cooler we recommend, but then realized it didn’t fall under the remit of being released in the last year. So, we still definitely recommend it, but it didn’t make the feature on a technicality.

As for the prices we aim for on the builds at the back of the issue, they’re not actually set in stone, but more nebulous ideas that we feel are right for the current market. Today’s prices for RAM and SSDs mean that systems are a little higher than we would like, so we tend to fight harder to find good deals there, but the figures we’re aiming for are definitely subjective. Of course, if there’s a price you really want us to build to, drop us a line to let us know.