Chieftec Industrial Co. Ltd., a global supplier of PC chassis and versatile power supply units, has replenished its line of enclosures with a new series, codenamed Libra. Chieftec LF-01B is a worthy representative of this series, targeting primarily gamers and enthusiasts. The manufacturer equipped the product with branded fixture for voluminous graphics cards to imply its gaming predestination. Besides, this model features high-quality layout to provide for functionality and versatility.



General Peculiarities


Enclosure Chieftec LF-01B is developed in Midi-Tower form factor and goes with the bottom-like PSU localization. There are no color variations of the casing, as it is delivered in totally black coverage. This model is compatible with the motherboards of up to ATX standards and with rather long graphics cards (up to 428 mm in length). Chieftec LF-01B accommodates two HDD bays, one of which is located in the bottom part of the casing; it is intended at a single 2.5-inch …

Introduction

 

In the continuous flow of gamer monitors’ announcements, the fact that they are a rather narrow segment of the market is practically lost - the ordinary buyer is more interested in universal models that are suitable for all tasks, and at the same time will not cost the amount exceeding the cost of the system unit. One of such "multimedia" monitors, as they are also called, is the ASUS Designo MZ27AQ, whose distinctive feature is an external subwoofer. And just have a look at its delicate forms – a real pleasure.

 

Designing solution

 

ASUS MZ27AQ belongs to the "designer" line of ASUS monitors, in which the appearance was always given special significance - it is not surprising therefore that it looks really good, although it is quite traditional for this line. Very slim body (about 7 mm in the main part and about 5 cm at the bottom block with electronics), frameless screen design (in the included view …

Much rumored reference graphics adapter from AMD has been recently officially introduced. As it was suggested before, Radeon HD 7990, codenamed ‘Malta’, employs two Tahiti XT2 GPUs, each of which contains 128 TMUs, 32 rasterization blocks (ROPs), and 2048 current processors (GCN architecture). Smooth work of both graphics cores is synchronized by means of PLX PEX8747 controller that supports 48 lines of PCI Express 3.0. Nominal clock frequencies ascribed to GPUs operation equal to 950 MHz, but Turbo mode enables the increase of frequencies up to 1000 MHz.



Video memory is represented by GDDR5 memory modules, the overall capacity of which equals to 6 GB (3 GB per each graphics core). Memory modules utilize 384-bit bus and run at 6000 MHz frequency with bandwidth of 288 Gb/sec per core. The incorporated PCB accommodates a single CrossFireX socket for the creation of various graphics configurations, including Quad-CrossFireX. Video interface panel boasts the availability of …