Sapphire Technology, a renowned supplier of graphics solutions, has added an alternative model of AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition to its graphics cards model line. The new model is primarily notable by the integration of a two-slot Dual-X cooler that facilitated the process of entitling: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Dual-X Edition. This cooler consists of a voluminous aluminum heatsink, a couple of large fans, and a few copper heat pipes which are covered by a plastic lid.



Graphics card Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Dual-X Edition is based on Pitcairn chip with 1280 current processors; it is developed under 28 nm technological process and Graphics Core Next architecture. The core is able to operate at the nominal 1000 MHz frequency. Blue printed circuit board is the heart of the adapter. PCB is designed particularly for PCI-e 3.0 x16 bus and houses 2GB of GDDR5 memory with 256-bit interface. The memory is capable to achieve the clock frequency of 4800 MHz.


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Ever-increasing popularity of mini-ITX mainboards is accounted for the augmentation of small-sized PC systems, work- and multimedia stations, as well as gaming platforms. The latter lay down specific demands towards hardware base, requiring the combination of high performance, durability and price-efficiency. MSI is ready to satisfy those demands, by offering ‘mini, but mighty’ Z97I Gaming AC system board. Being a part of Intel Z97 chipset family, this tiny tot owns all ‘Gaming’ series facilities, despite compact dimensions. Let’s check them out.



Specs Overview


MSI Z97I Gaming AC is based on Intel Z97 chipset targeting Haswell-based CPUs for Socket LGA1150 platform (Celeron, Pentium, Core i3/i5/i7 series). The implemented PCB accommodates a pair of DIMM slots for DDR3 SDRAM modules (16 GB volume) with the clock frequencies from 1333 MHz to 3300 MHz. Expansion facilities are introduced by a single PCI-e 3.0 x16 slot with no backup from PCI slots. The board comes …

FSP began selling its CMT510 chassis, performed in the Mid Tower form factor. The novelty is designed for assembling gaming desktop systems with the austere, though, rather spectacular exterior.



CMT510 obtained three tempered glass panels (the front one and both side panels). It also got four fans with multicoloured LED-backlighting. Three 120 mm RGB coolers are installed in the front section, and one – at the rear. Several operating lighting modes are supported.


Dimensions (491 × 208 × 448 mm) let this PC case house a liquid cooling system, featuring the 360 mm heatsink. The CPU chilling device must be not higher than 165 mm. The specialty is compatible with motherboards of the ATX, Micro ATX or Mini-ITX form factors. One may mount seven expansion cards maximum. The length of discrete graphics accelerators should not overcome 400 mm. The latest framework by FSP is able to hold two 3.5” storage devices and a pair of 2.5” drives. The upper panel possesses audio jacks …