At present not every gamer can enjoy benefits of Radeon RX Vega cards, as far as RX Vega 64 samples are sold at an overvalued price, and the only Gigabyte RX Vega 56 adapter announced is not even put for preordering.



In the meanwhile, AMD partners add to their webpages their latest models, able to act as Radeon RX Vega 56 competitors. Hightech Information System Ltd. Developers decided to take advantage of AMD groundwork and release a reference product under the HIS brand name. It’s code designator is HS-VEGR8GSNR.


HIS Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Black 8GB operates at the recommended 1,156–1,471/800(1600) MHz (core and mem clock). This model is chilled by a 2-slot AMD cooler and features 3,584 5th gen GCN stream processors, a 2,048-bit memory bus, 8 GB of the HBM2 buffer storage, alongside with two connectors for 8-pin PCI-E Power cables and HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4 (x3) ports.


The dimensions of the accelerator are 28.0 x 12.7 x 4.0 cm, and its recommended price is …

Gigabyte is set to unveil in the European market its latest mini-ITX motherboard, codenamed GA-J1800N-D2PH. Featuring 170x170 mm dimensions, the greenhorn is targeting small-sized entry-level desktop PCs. It boasts Ultra Durable 4 Plus hardware base with high-quality components on board. European customers will be able to acquire this model for a price tag of 50 EUR.



Unlike the majority of rival solutions, Gigabyte GA-J1800N-D2PH already comes equipped with a CPU: Intel Celeron (Bay Trail-D), 2.41 GHz nominal frequency, 2.58 GHz dynamic frequency, 1 MB cache L2, integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 with 792 MHz frequency, 10 W TDP. Due to low power consumption, it might be cooled by a passive cooler.


The motherboard accommodates two SO-DIMM slots for the installation of two-channel DDR3L-1333 MHz memory modules (up to 8 GB). Its other facilities include a pair of SATA II 3 Gb/sec ports, a single PCI slot, one USB 3.0 and four USB 2.0 ports, one gigabit Ethernet port, …

Eizo Nanao Corporation, a well-known Japanese manufacturer of visual solutions, has just introduced its newest Full HD monitor, intended for inveterate gamers and movie fans. The Foris FG2421 features 23.8-inch display with a standard 16:9 aspect ratio and the resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It is based on VA panel and supports a wide variety of advanced technologies.



The VA panel is characterized by wide viewing angles (176/176 degrees H/V), dramatically fast response time – 1 ms, good refresh rate – 240 Hz, and static contrast of 5000:1. The model is able to display up to 16.7 million colors with the maximal brightness of 400 cd/m2. The incorporation of Turbo 240 technology allows for the conversion of two 120 Hz signals into a single 240 Hz signal, due to the adjustment of LED.


In addition to Turbo 240, Eizo Foris FG2421 supports Smart Insight technology with five pre-installed gaming profiles for RTS and FPS. Moreover, it goes with a set of standard profiles for a …