Thermalright Inc. has managed to design and supply a whole galaxy of cooling solutions for the entire period of its existence. The prototype of the cooler codenamed Thermalright Archon SB-E was announced last spring and its original version has reached the market this autumn. This model is characterized by some outstanding efficiency and noise level showings, as well as high compatibility with diverse platforms.



General Peculiarities


This air cooler is delivered in a traditional for this manufacturer cardbox. The box contains the cooler itself and a set of key components, featuring a universal backplate, a set of screws, a screwer, fan frames, and brand thermal compound — Thermalright The ChillFactor III. Archon SB-E features 175x155x79.5 mm dimensions and weighs 940 g. It is compatible with Intel and AMD platforms and supports sockets LGA 775/1155/1156/1366/2011 (Intel) and 939/FM1/FM2/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+ (AMD).


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The implemented heatsink accommodates …

The Japanese electronics Iiyama company has replenished its displays model range with the ProLite XB2779QQS product, which demonstrates the fair combination of cost and performance data. The novelty is aimed at professional users, involved into websites design and media content creation.



The display is designed on the base of the 27-inch IPS panel with the 5120 x 2880 pixels resolution, featuring the 440 cd/m² max brightness, 1200:1 static contrast ratio, 60 Hz refresh rate and the 4 ms (GtG) response time. Viewing angles are quite typical for IPS panels and make 178° in horizontal and vertical directions.

 

One may utilize DisplayPort (x2) and HDMI (x3) ports to connect Iiyama ProLite XB2779QQS to the computer, however, only DisplayPort can be used for image output, while applying native resolution. The device is also supplied with 2 W stereospeakers and the 3.5 mm audio jack.

 

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Kingston Digital Inc., an outstanding developer of memory and storage solutions, has recently launched its newest SSD series, which is totally compliant with Trusted Computing Group Opal 1.0 (hereinafter TCG). Codenamed KC300, the drives are mainly targeted the companies that are looking to upgrade and enhance their security systems. Among others, these SSDs support such options as password recovery, automatic update, automatic encoding (AES 128-bit), creation/removal of clients, registration according to certain criteria, management of settings and data.



Kingston KC300 are designed in 2.5-inch form-factor and incorporate SATA III interface (backwards compatibility with SATA II). The list of available items includes models of 60 GB, 120 GB, 240 GB, and 480 GB capacity. All of them are based on SandForce SF2281 controller and are estimated for 1 million hours of foolproof operation. To vindicate such longevity, Kingston offers 3-year’s limited warranty and free technical …