Motherboards intended for gaming systems are developed and supplied by several reputable companies. ASRock belongs to their army and frequently releases motherboards with outstanding parameters. Its latest creation ASRock Z77 Extreme9 model is designed specifically for LGA 1155 socket and Intel Z77 processor. It is able to provide the users with appropriate efficiency and multiple opportunities to create a really high-performance gaming system.



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Design of motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme9 is not peculiar for the implementation of bright colors or excessive ornamental elements. Only gold yellow capacitors and decorative stripes on radiators add some glamor to the board. One of the stripes is lighted up by white LED; this option is provided by LED Heatsink Design facility. The motherboard is developed in ATX form-factor. Power supply is realized by means of Digi Power digital system that works by 8+4 scheme. All hot converter components are covered by a solid …

Raijintek has released a new version of Mini-ITX chassis, called Metis Plus. There are several colour solutions of this specialty: red, black, silver, white, blue, green and gold. The motherboard plate, dust filter and other parts are black.



The framework is manufactured out of 1.5 mm anodized aluminum, 0.5 mm SPCC steel and acryl (the side panel window).


According to the specification, this chassis can hold four 2.5-inch and one 3.5-inch drives or two 2.5-inch and two 3.5-inch SSD/HDD and a 120 mm liquid-cooling system heatsink, which can be mounted only at bundled 120 mm backlit fan disassembly. The max size of the motherboard to be installed is 170 × 170 mm (Mini-ITX), of the graphics card – 170 × 160 × 40 mm, of the CPU cooler – 160 mm. The interface panel on the top has two USB 3.0 connectors, as well as headphone and microphone jacks. To minimize hardware overheating developers designed this cube-type model with a grid-covered vent on the top.


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Aerocool adds a new sample to its PC cases model line, namely CyberX. This specialty, intended for gamers with the limited budget, is already available in Europe at the price of €45.



CyberX with the 435 х 205 х 424 mm dimensions and the 4.3 kg weight is in its most part manufactured out of 0.6 mm steel. This chassis holds motherboards of the ATX, Mini-ITX and microATX form factors. Inside there is enough room for seven 360 mm expansion cards, two 2.5” and a couple of 3.5” drives, ATX-compatible power supply unit and a 5.25-inch device, behind the front cover.


Moreover, in the front one can install the 240 mm water cooling system heatsink. The case offers four mounting seats for 120 mm fans, as well as space for the 165 mm high CPU cooler. The I/O panel contains USB 2.0 (x2), USB 3.0 ports and a pair of 3.5 mm audio jacks.


Optionally, for €55 customers can purchase the CyberX Advance model with acrylic side panel and two 120 mm fans with the red LED …