Foreword

American company Corsair starts taking orders for a four-channel Vengeance memory set of SO-DIMM DDR4 standard. The given set is consisted of four modules in volume of 8 Gbytes, it is calculated for work in DDR4-4000 mode and according to the manufacturer's idea it will be in demand among owners of hi-end laptops, mini-PCs, and also compact HEDT-systems using boards like ASRock X299E-ITX/ac.

 

Corsair claims that its new memory Vengeance SODIMM DDR4 4,000 MHz 32 GB (4 × 8 GB) is "the fastest in the world". 
Being on the market since 1994, the company can really boast of high-qua

lity products.

 

Design

A customer will find a kit in the black and yellow card box.

The modules are black with the black stickers that tell the name of the company and of the series in white and yellow colors. Corsair didn’t forget to add its sign – a ship. In general it makes an impression of powerful, reliable and professional …

Introduction

Last year was pretty rich with the gamer’s monitors. On the CES 2018, conducted every year in Las Vegas, the MSI Company has announced two monitors with 27 inches curved displays which represent a new series Optix MPG — Optix MPG27C and Optix MPG27CQ. Let’s have a look at «fresh blood» in our today’s review.


Characteristics

Size/Curvaturem - 27"/1800R

Panel Type - VA

Resolution - FHD (1920x1080) (for MPG27C), WQHD (2560x1440) (for MPG27CQ)

Pixel Pitch - 0.3114(H) x 0.3114(V) (for MPG27C), 0.2331(H) x 0.2331(V) (for MPG27CQ)

Aspect Ratio - 16:9

Brightness (nits) - 250 (for MPG27C), 400 (for MPG27CQ)

Contrast Ratio/DCR - 3000:1/10000000:1 (for MPG27C), 3000:1/10000000:1 (for MPG27CQ)

Refresh Rate - 144 Hz

Response Time - 1ms (MPRT)

Video Interface - 1 x DisplayPort (1.2) - Up to 144 Hz

2 x HDMI (1.4) - Up to 120 Hz

USB Ports - 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A

1 x USB 2.0 Type-B (PC to Monitor)

Audio …

Welcome the novelties from be quiet! These are 500/600 W SFX L Power line power supplies, designed for compact systems.



According to the manufacturer new devices fit the majority of small-scale frameworks, intended for mini-ITX cards. The supply kit includes a proper bracket for mounting.


As a rule, power units of the SFX typical size feature 80 mm fans, which have to rotate quicker than bigger fans to provide essential chilling. Thus, the noise level is higher. To reduce this effect be quiet! developers constructed new power supplies of the SFX-L type and utilized low-noise 120 mm fans for them. Their rotary speed depends on the temperature.


One should remark, that specialties are effectively protected from various non-routine events like over-currents, short circuits etc.


Modular cable systems allow pick cables of the optimal length and leave behind unexploitable wires, which is extremely important with compact cases. Flat black cables are attached to the set. …