Scythe has replenished the line of its products by a new water-cooling system Apsalus III 120. This enclosed cooler is considered to be self-contained and compatible with all contemporary CPUs from Intel and AMD. It should be mentioned that this time Scythe has joined its technological forces with the other cooler supplier. Thus, Apsalus III 120 is a modified version of one of the CPU water-cooling platforms (Gen4) developed by Asetek Inc.



The framework of Apsalus III 120 consists of a copper water block with an integrated pump, two opaque connecting tubes, a heatsink of 119x150x27 mm dimensions, and a single 120 mm fan (Scythe GlideStream 120). The latter is known to have a fixed speed of 1200 RPM; nevertheless, the noise level never exceeds the margin of 24 dB.


This water-cooling system supports the following CPU sockets: Intel (Socket LGA1155, 1156, 1366, 2011) and AMD (Socket FM2, FM1, AM2/(+), AM3/(+). The most beneficial peculiarity pertained to the new model is …

Xigmatek, a renowned Taiwanese designer of prime-class PC hardware, has launched a follower of the well-known Midgard case series – the Midgard III. It features 409(d)x515(h)x260(w) mm dimensions, always ready to accommodate mini-ITX, micro-ATX, and standard ATX motherboards. The case has got a sleek stern design, though is peculiar by the availability of a unique wireless charger station (Qi standard), leaving all competitors way behind (in terms of connectivity).



Xigmatek Midgard III comes with three external 5.25-inch bays, eight internal 3.5/2.5-inch bays, and seven expansion slots for add-ons. The framework is predestined to accommodate standard ATX/EPS power supply units, CPU coolers of 160 mm in height, graphics cards of 330 mm in length, and heatsinks of 300x50 mm dimensional type. The hidden in the top-front facet I/O panel houses Reset button, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, the same number of USB 2.0 ports, and two audio in/out sockets.


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The ASUS company has officially introduced its new ProArt PA27AC monitor, being up to the requirements of the DisplayHDR 400 spec.

 

The novelty presented got a 27-inch IPS panel, featuring the WQHD (2560 × 1440) resolution. The device ensures the 100% coverage of the sRGB colour gamut at the 8 bit colour depth. The ultimate image brightness index equals 400 nit. Other key specifications include the 60 Hz refresh rate, the 5 ms (GtG) response time, alongside with the AMD FreeSync technology support.

 

DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0a and two HDMI 1.4 interfaces are suitable for signal sources connection. Besides, this display is supplied with two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C, USB 3.0 Type-A, USB 3.0 Type-C ports and the 3.5 mm audio jack. The stand utilized allows adjusting height, tilt and swivel, as well as using portrait orientation.

 

No info is reported as of the ASUS ProArt PA27AC price and retail start date yet.