During the last Computex event, the Galax vendor exhibited its external graphics card version. As distinguished from most other manufacturers, showing dock stations for GPUs, Galax displayed the ready-assembled device, which is so small that you can take it to be a mini PC.



The product is called Galax SNPR External Graphics Card Enclosure. It has already been equipped with the GeForce GTX 1060 graphics accelerator, which is more likely than not built on a special printed circuit board with the express aim of being utilized in such a dock unit.


To minimize the ready-made solution dimensions to the greatest possible extent Galaxy elected not to install an internal power supply. The product is powered by a 45 W outer unit. On the back side of SNPR External Graphics Card Enclosure one can notice DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, alongside with Thunderbolt 3, enabling users to link this device to a computer. On the front panel there’s a power button, which indicates when …

Gigabyte has released the first motherboard form factor microATX, equipped with two ports Thunderbolt — GA-Z77MX-D3H TH. Taking into account the availability of the precursor (Z77MX-D3H), it’s interesting to compare the design and price of these models. First, about the cost of the product. The novelty is estimated at € 150, and its «little sister» — at € 108,50. If to subtract 10 euros from each of two amounts, there will be the minimum for which the cards will be available soon.



Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H TH


What causes the difference in more than 40 euros? In general, the presence of two ports Intel Thunderbolt 10 Gb / s, which are implemented by the controller Intel DSL3510L. A high-speed connection can simultaneously serve several drives and a monitor. Minor changes were made to the design of the CPU power supply subsystem, which, nevertheless, remained a 6-channel. One of the long PCI Express slots was replaced by the second PCI-E 2.0 x1.


By and large, …

Introduction 

There is a popular thought that large physical dimensions are a sign of a powerful gaming PC. The extended desktop towers with unbelievable exteriors meant the presence of serious equipment inside. But nowadays, everything has changed. Have a look at Origin PC Chronos Desktop.

 

 

Packaging and Design

The model is available in two color variations: black with red elements and vice versa. The chassis can be oriented horizontally or vertically, and the front Origin PC logo can be turned whichever way your prefer.

 

The novelty is made in the case of SFF (small form factor), which means fairly compact dimensions - 298.5 x 101.6 x 394.3 mm. But at the same time it has a very efficient electronic stuffing.

 

The Origin PC Chronos comes with a branded t-shirt and a card box filled with all necessary stuff and instructions (including the power cable and Wifi antennas).

You are to pay attention that besides the high cost you need …