The Lite-On Co. has demonstrated the CV6 line solid state drives, aimed at the consumer market. The devices are designed for utilizing with desktop PCs, nettops, laptops and ultrabooks.



The family mentioned incorporated 2.5-inch form factor and М.2 2280 format solutions. The dimensions in the first case are 100 × 69.85 × 7 mm, in the second – 22 × 80 × 3.65 mm. The novelties weigh 60 g and 10 g respectively.


Drives of the 2.5” typical size will be made in 128, 256 and 512 GB modifications. The sequential read speed comes up to 520 MBps, and the sequential write speed reahes 450 MBps. The IOPS (input/output operations per second) ratio in read/write modes stands at 58 th/26 th with the low-end model and at 85 th/45 th with the two samples left.


М.2 2280 solutions are produced as 128 and 256 GB capacity options. The read and write speeds are 520 and 450 MBps. IOPS values while performing reading/writing tasks are 55 th/30 th with the entry-level and up to 70 …

Lian Li Industrial Co. gets ready to start retail sales of two extraordinary PC cases: PC-O5 and PC-O5S. Designed in mini-ITX form-factor, both new-comers boast an open-air design concept where one of the side panels has a totally transparent facet from a hardened glass. The other distinctive feature is an irregular internal layout: the integrated graphics adapter is located in the bottom section and joined with the motherboard by a dedicated card; the PSU is located on a par with the adapter.



Lian Li PC-O5 features 384x390x133 mm dimensions and weighs 5.4 kg. It is able to accommodate one thin ODD, up to four 3.5-inch or five 2.5-inch drives as well as three PCI expansion cards. The maximal length of compatible graphics adapters makes up 190 mm, the ultimate height of compatible CPU coolers – 70 mm, whereas the maximal length of compatible PSUs – 140 mm. The model is delivered with a pre-installed 140 mm fan, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, and HD Audio connectors.


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Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 has just basic features, of the additional controllers there is only ASM2142, which brings two last-generation USB sockets to the rear panel, which means that today it will be possible to concentrate completely on the manufacturer’s innovations. The letter K in the model name helps to identify the latest version of the Killer adapter from Qualcomm Atheros in the network controller.


Of the bright features, the presence of two SATA-E sockets and only one compact type M.2 can be identified. The configuration of NVIDIA SLI is not provided here.


Features

Chipset: Intel Z270

Processor socket : Socket 1151

Processors: Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, Pentium, Celeron (Skylake-S, Kaby Lake-S)

Memory: 4 DIMM DDR4 SDRAM 2133/2400* /2666* /2800* /3000* /3200* /3300* /3333* /3400* / 3466* /3600* /3666* /3733* /3800* /3866* (OS), A maximum of 64 GB

PCI-E slots: 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x16)

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x4)

3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1
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