The Akasa vendor presented the Vegas R7 chassis fan, constructed primarily for gaming desktop computers.



This 120 mm cooling device is able to produce an air flow of 1 m3 per minute at the rotary velocity of 1,500 rpm. The noise factor specified doesn’t overcome 23.8 dBA. The fan is built on the FDB bearing and has special rubber damping pads, diminishing vibration. The lifespan reported equals 40,000 hours.


Vegas R7 is supplied with transparent blades and multicoloured LED RGB-backlighting. Being compatible with the ASUS Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync and Gigabyte RGB Fusion control technologies, it can be easily integrated into eye-catching desktop systems featuring the consistent operation scheme of components backlighting.


This 120 × 120 × 25 mm fan is linked via the 3-pin (power) and 4-pin (illumination) connectors.

Unfortunately, we are not armed with info concerning the Akasa Vegas R7 approximate price and retail starting date.

With the appearance of first SSDs in the market the battle between traditional HDDs and new products has started. Manufacturers tried to implement ever better technologies in their creations or began developing both directions at once to succeed. Today the rivalry between the two types of drives has reached its peak, since each product offers advanced facilities and embrace practically all spheres where the need for data transfer and storage is required. Verbatim marches in step with contemporary requirements and launches SSD with SATA III interface and quite voluminous capacity.



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Chieftec has recently introduced four new power supply units, replenishing Smart series. The series is supplemented by GPS-400A8, GPS-500A8, GPS-600A8 and GPS-700A8 models. It should be stated that all the models are targeted only at European customers, since their specifications allow the connection only with 220V-230V networks. Those PSUs are also directed at average customers rather than gamers due to the company's plans to expand its horizons.



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The PSUs are …