Today we’ll have a glance at one of the ASUS Prime series motherboards. The model having A- index has all the necessary basic features, when nothing has yet been simplified, the power subsystem seems to be good enough and there are no additional controllers of any sort.


Technical characteristics

We can see that the PCI, and SATA-E interfaces are already renounced, and the M.2 is increasing its presence. All the other main characteristics are listed below:


• 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*/3733*/3866* (OC), a maximum of 64 GB • PCI-E Slots – 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x16 + x0, x8 + x8) 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 (x4)4 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 • M.2 – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x4 (Key M, 2242/2260/2280/22110) 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x4 (Key M, 2242/2260/2280) • …

The Cougar Panzer is the Panzer Max chassis younger brother. They look similar and are built using the same principles. With the original design and unusual mix of materials, this chassis can become a perfect choice for the gamer or enthusiast, but let’s make hustle and see what it can offer!


Specifications

Cougar Panzer

Case Type — Mid-Tower

Material — Steel & plastic

Weight — N/A

Slots — 7

Drive Bays — 2x Internal 2.5/3.5"

4x Internal 2.5"

Motherboard Form Factors — Mini ITX / Micro ATX / ATX / CEB

Dimensions — 208 x 565 x 520 mm

Front Door/Cover — N/A

Front Fans — 140 mm x 2 / 120 mm x 3 (optional)

Rear Fans — 120 mm x 1 (pre-installed)

Top Fans — 140 mm x 2 / 120 mm x 3 (optional)

Bottom Fans — 120 mm x 1

Side Fans — N/A

I/O — 2x USB 3.0

2x USB 2.0

1x Headphone

1x Microphone

FAN/LED Controller — N/A

Compatibility — CPU Cooler: 160 mm

GPU: 425 mm (400 mm with front fans)

PSU: No …

Extrememory, a German manufacturer of versatile memory drives and PC components, has just announced the release of a new flash-drive series USB Xtasy. There would be nothing special in this release, but the company decided to amaze average customers, as well as IT professionals, by the unprecedented compact dimensions of their new drives. The drives have got solid aluminum casing of 39mm x 12mm x 4mm in size and are designed with the note of refinement and style in mind.



Extrememory USB Xtasy are based on COB technology which presupposes the aggregation of the circuit board and memory chip into a single unit. The drives are able to develop the reading and writing speed up to 18 Mb/sec and 6 Mb/sec correspondingly. They are equipped with the integrated USB 2.0 socket and have the backward compatibility with USB 1.1 sockets. USB Xtasy series will go in 8, 16, 32, and 64 GB of volume capacity to comply with the needs of different target groups.


Despite the heightened demands …