SilverStone Technology is about to release a new PC chassis within the framework of Kublai series. The KL06 is a mini-tower solution, featuring 405x211x375 mm dimensions, made of stainless steel with an aluminum frontal panel and a ventilation grid. Along with a totally ‘blind’ model, the manufacturer offers a case with a side acrylic window (SST-KL06B-W). The recommended retail price will fluctuate within $92 mark.



SilverStone Kublai KL06 interior is differentiated by an unconventional location of the motherboard tray – on the left-side facet. The layout is ready to welcome micro-ATX, mini-ITX and mini-DTX mainboards with some high-performance parameters. In addition, there is space for two 5.25-inch drives, a single 3.5-inch drive, eight 2.5-inch drives as well as four PCI expansion cards.


The board supports the installation of two dual-slot graphics adapters of up to 342 mm in length and up to 177 mm in width, CPU coolers of up to 165 mm in height, and …

It’s here!

Finally! Among the huge variety of cases the Corsair Obsidian has introduced the model 500D, made in the form factor of Mid-Tower. The novelty is remarkable for its strict and simple design, it is made mainly of steel and aluminum, and the side faces are covered with panels of tempered glass.

The new model is one of the most expensive of the Corsair cases.

 

Main Points

Case Type - Mid-Tower

Material - Steel, aluminum, and glass

Weight - N/A

Slots - 7+2

Drive Bays - 2x Internal 2.5/3.5"

3x Internal 2.5"

Motherboard Form Factors - Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, and ATX

Dimensions - 500 x 237 x 507 mm

Front Door/Cover - N/A

Front Fans - 120/140 mm x 3 (1x 120 mm pre-installed)

Rear Fans - 120 mm x 1 (pre-installed)

Top Fans - 120/140 mm x 2

Bottom Fans - N/A

Side Fans - N/A

I/O - 2x USB 3.0

1x USB 3.1 Type-C

1x Headphone

1x Microphone

Fan/LED Controller - N/A

Compatibility - CPU cooler: 170 mm

GPU - 370 mm
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Introduction

 

In the continuous flow of gamer monitors’ announcements, the fact that they are a rather narrow segment of the market is practically lost - the ordinary buyer is more interested in universal models that are suitable for all tasks, and at the same time will not cost the amount exceeding the cost of the system unit. One of such "multimedia" monitors, as they are also called, is the ASUS Designo MZ27AQ, whose distinctive feature is an external subwoofer. And just have a look at its delicate forms – a real pleasure.

 

Designing solution

 

ASUS MZ27AQ belongs to the "designer" line of ASUS monitors, in which the appearance was always given special significance - it is not surprising therefore that it looks really good, although it is quite traditional for this line. Very slim body (about 7 mm in the main part and about 5 cm at the bottom block with electronics), frameless screen design (in the included view …