Along with other AMD partners, PowerColor has elaborated its own version of Radeon R9 270 adapter. The PowerColor Radeon R9 270 OC is differentiated from rival products by an improved cooling system and factory overclocked frequencies. Its release is scheduled for late November and the retail price won’t hit over $180.



To begin with, this graphics card is naturally based on AMD Curacao Pro GPU, developed under 28 nm technological process. It consists of 1280 current processors, 32 ROPs and 64 TMUs. The core runs at 930 MHz frequency and is able to gain 955 MHz frequency on overclocking. The incorporation of GDDR5 memory (2 GB) with 256-bit bus interface ensures some striking bandwidth of 180 Gb/sec; this provides for the support of gaming applications with high resolution. Memory chip operates at 1400 MHz nominal frequency but might gain the index of 5600 MHz of effective frequency on overclocking.


Cooling system, implemented within Radeon R9 270 OC, cannot be called …

The cases model range of the Cougar Co. has been replenished with the Panzer Evo chassis of the Full Tower format. The novelty is big and rather expensive, costing around $195.



The huge size (556 х 266 х 612 mm) lets Panzer Evo house a CPU cooler of up to 170 mm height, a graphics card of up to 390 mm length and a system board of the E-ATX typical size. It’s possible to utilize a liquid cooling system as well. 360 mm heatsinks may be mounted on the front and upper sides. However, the core system is not very simple and features four red LED illuminated 120 mm propellers (three on the front and one at the rear). All in all, eight 120 mm or six 140 mm fans may be installed. 6 mounting seats are intended for two 3.5” and four 2.5” drives. The back panel holds 8 expansion slots.

 

All panels of this specialty are performed out of tempered glass. There’s a handy hook for headphones and there are …

NZXT has just announced the release of a new PC chassis for gamers, entitled Source 530. The model belongs to NZXT’s Classic series and is designed in a Full-Tower form-factor, featuring 507x235x510.5 mm dimensions. The case is made of steel with an aluminum finish and a black paint. In accordance with the manufacturer, the chassis is ideal for a mighty gaming platform, due to a spacious internal layout and optimal airflow.



NZXT Source 530 supports various motherboards, including standard ATX, mini-ITX, micro-ATX, and E-ATX ones. The frontal facet cannot boast the variety of inputs/outputs (a couple of USB 3.0 ports and the same number of audio slots), although its internal layout strikes by rich facilities. Thereby, the model boasts the availability of three external racks for 5.25-inch drives and six internal racks for 3.5/2.5-inch drives, which are characterized by tool-free fixture. Additionally, it’s feasible to install one more 2.5-inch drive on the rear side of the …