The Chinese Jonsbo Co. is a pro at highlighting its cooling systems solutions design particulars with the help of extraordinary outward appearance and the backlighting embedded. The novelty, available in a black and white version, weighs 890 g, has the dimensions of 128 × 138 × 135 mm and the 135 W TDP rate.



CR-301 is built on the two-section heatsink with fins perpendicular to the base. Fans blow over а CPU connector area. The contact plate and 6 mm heat pipes are made of copper, and the radiator is manufactured out of aluminium.


Speaking about fans we should note, they are mounted on the heatsink pieces through the use of screws. The PWM adjustable rotary velocity of these 120 × 120 × 25 mm devices lies in the range of 600–1600 rpm. The noise level claimed is 18–25 dBA. On top of everything, fans are backlighted.


The Jonsbo CR-301 supply kit contains the necessary installation hardware for Intel and AMD platforms, a screw key and a portion of thermal grease. …

The well-known in IT-maker Company MSI announced about appearance of new videoadapter based on GPU Tahiti XT chipset. Its diversity from the other Radeon HD 7970 can be seen with the naked eye, instead of an air cooler practically the entire surface of the PCB is covered with waterblock brand EK. It differs markedly from the original version, since it is designed specifically for the MSI R7970 Lightning model. Relation of adapter to the Lightning series is easily determined by the inscription at the interface connector PCI-E 3.0 x16, as well as non-standard set of video outputs (2x DVI, 4x Mini DisplayPort) and configuration of additional power connectors (2x PCI-E Power 8-pin).



Obviously, the accelerator is positioned as the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition and has a nominal frequency of at least 1050 MHz. Will MSI risk, like Sapphire did, and provide the card with 6 GB of memory? Probably not. The «advanced» composition of the printed circuit board and water block of full coverage …

Seasonic Electronics has already indulged the community with its PSU solutions of M12II and S12II series. Currently, all the models included to those lineups are marked by 80 Plus Bronze certificate that testify their belonging to the high-end echelon. This year the company has completed the modernization of S12II series to add some advanced characteristics to its products. PSU S12II-520 Bronze is delivered with the nominal power of 520 W and is primarily designated to be employed in gaming PCs with a single high-performance graphics adapter.



Design Peculiarities and Cable Set


Power supply unit Seasonic S12II-520 Bronze goes in ATX 12V form-factor and boasts 80 Plus Bronze standards. The nominal delivery kit is not differentiated by any peculiar components, since the manufacturer included only a detailed user manual, four screws, network power cable, power adapter from PATA to a couple of sockets for FDD connection.


PSU casing is developed in black coloring with the …