Today, more affordable prices on video cards series AMD Southern Islands for desktop PCs come into effect. The formal reason for reducing the cost of these solutions is the start of selling single-chip flagship Radeon HD 7970 GE. The most significant price reduction ($ 50) affected the high-end Radeon HD 7970, HD 7950 and HD 7870. Their new recommended price is now 430, 350 and 300 dollars respectively. At 10-20 dollars dropped Radeon HD 7850 (new price $ 240), Radeon HD 7770 ($ 120) and Radeon HD 7750 ($ 100).



Among the manufacturers of the disbanded Tahiti XT will be at least three companies — XFX, Sapphire and PowerColor / Club 3D. Radeon HD 7970 and HD 7950 have a cuddle GeForce GTX 670, Radeon HD 7850 is now $ 10 cheaper than GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon HD 7750 is the same as and GeForce GT 640 DDR3.


So, the developer of Advanced Micro Devices has established a new suggested retail price for the video cards Radeon. Before those price tags will be seen in shops it will …

There are plenty of good monitors nowadays. Nonetheless, not all of them offer a comprehensive list of much-thought facilities. BenQ decided to fill up the gap by introducing BL2711U display. The model boasts not only a remarkable image presentation but also an improved functionality. Let’s review BenQ BL2711U in more details.



Highlights


BenQ BL2711U features the following specifications:

— panel type: IPS with W-LED backlight;

— dimensions: 639x411(551)x240 mm with the stand, 27-inch diagonal;

— aspect ratio: 16:9;

— resolution: 3840x2160 pixels;

— viewing angles: 178/178 degrees h/v;

— maximal brightness: 300 cd/m2;

— contract index: static — 1000:1, dynamic – 20M:1;

— response time: 12 ms, 4 ms in GtG environment;

— amount of displayed colors: 1.07 billion;

— power consumption: maximal – 42 W, idle/standby mode – 0.5 W;

— audio: onboard speakers, 3 W each;

— interfaces: video – DisplayPort 1.2, DL …

Gigabyte is glad to announce a real godsend to advanced gaming or business-oriented systems in the shape of its newest mainboard. The X299 Aorus Ultra Gaming Pro model is developed in ATX form-factor. It is based on Intel X299 chipset, supporting Intel Core X CPUs for Socket LGA2066 platforms. The core is accompanied by 8-DIMM slots for the installation of up to 128 GB DDR4-4400 MHz memory which is able to operate in 4-channel mode.



Gigabyte X299 Aorus Ultra Gaming Pro motherboard offers the possibility to install RDIMM memory modules; their volume might be increased up to 512 GB. Storage subsystem consists of three M.2 Socket 3 connectors as well as eight SATA 6 Gb/sec ports. Expansion facilities are ensured by 5x PCI Express x16 slots; all of them are predestined for powerful graphics adapters (3-way configurations). The PCB brags about Dual Armor, Ultra Durable and Server-class Digital Power design.  


Network subsystem is introduced by Intel I219-V LAN controller …