No doubt, many gamers are taken with the idea of purchasing a high-end gaming monitor, however, far from everyone may afford the luxury of buying functional models from the ASUS ROG line. Thus, the Taiwan IT giant has introduced another reasonable alternative variant – ASUS VP228QG.

 

The novelty got a 21.5-inch TN panel with the Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, the ultimate 250 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 static contrast and 170°/160° viewing angles. The major peculiarity of this display is the high matrix response rate (1 ms) and the AMD FreeSync technology support, allowing synchronizing refresh rate with the image rendering speed of compatible AMD graphics cards in the range of 48–75 Hz. Besides, gamers will be pleased to try out benefits of GamePlus modes.

 

Additionally, ASUS VP228QG obtained a couple of integrated speakers of the total 3 W capacity, a fine set of external interfaces (HDMI, D-Sub, …

Swiss manufacturer of cooling systems, Arctic Cooling, has recently released a new cooler developed specifically for graphic adapters from AMD. Earlier this year the company launched the cooling system which is compatible with graphic adapters from Nvidia developers. The new product, codenamed Accelero Hybrid 7970, distinguishes from its predecessor also by the foot of water block which is upgraded to be compatible with AMD HD 7900 series.



Cooling system Accelero Hybrid 7970 consists of two parts which boast as air, so water cooling standards. It is able to manage up to 320W of hot air. The water block is cooled down by the 120 mm fan which is able to achieve the speed in the measures of 400-1350 rpm. The block, that is installed on the board, is equipped with 80 mm fan and is able to achieve from 900 to 2000 rpm speed. The noise level is dwindled down to the minimal index.


Arctic representatives claim that their new water block is 200% more efficient than the nominal …

Be Quiet!, an outstanding designer of cooling solutions, is ready to release its newest CPU cooler – the Dark Rock Pro 3. The model is distinguished by an offbeat design, a voluminous heatsink section, and an invidious efficiency. Moreover, it is characterized by the support of practically all up-dated socket platforms, including AMD FM1, AM3, AM2, AM2+, 940, 939, 754, and Intel LGA 1150, 1155, 1156, 1366, 775, 2011. This wonderwork will soon be available for customers at the price tag of €79.90.



Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 features Tower design (122x132x163 mm dimensions) and consists of a copper base, a two-section aluminum heatsink with ninety plates, seven copper heatpipes, and a couple of fans. In order to enhance the cooler’s efficiency and eliminate corrosive effect, the manufacturer has implemented a nickel-plated coating for all framework elements.


The manufacturers decided to incorporate two different fans within the framework, though brand ones – …