MSI has made a pleasing presentation for all builders and enthusiasts who would like to create a small-sized but highly efficient gaming or multimedia system. The MSI H87I AC is designed in mini-ITX form-factor, featuring 170x170 mm dimensions only. The core of the board is Intel H87 Express chipset that supports all Haswell CPUs with LGA1150 socket. According to the latest data, the model is already available in the European market for approximately 102 EUR.



The H87I AC accommodates two DIMM slots, available for the incorporation of DDR3 modules with the maximal frequency of 1600 MHz. The latter might work in a two-channel mode and reach 16 GB capacity. Disk subsystem is organized by means of four SATA III 6 Gb/sec ports, which allow for the creation of diverse RAID configurations (i.e. 0, 1, 5, 10, AHCI).


Expansion is realized due to a single PCI-e 3.0 x16 connector and one mini-PCI-e (half-size) connector for network modules. Network abilities are supported by one …

AOC unveiled its plans to put on the market the entry-level 31.5-inch gaming monitor under the Q3279VWF code name.



This monitor possesses the MVA matrix with the 16:9 aspect ratio and 2560х1440 pixels resolution. The colour depth is 8 bit per channel, however, due to the FRC tech realized this sample is able represent 1.07 bln of shades and cover 88% of the NTSC colour gamut. The AOC device features the 5 ms GtG response time, 178° viewing angles (horizontally and vertically), 250 cd/m² brightness and 3000:1 static contrast ratio.


The specialty supports the AMD FreeSync tech, allowing dynamic refresh rate changing in the range of 48–75 Hz, and the Flicker Free tech, reducing image blinking as well as impact on users’ eyes.


An image source can be connected via the VGA, DVI Dual Link, HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 interfaces.


AOC Q3279VWF will hit the shelves in November with the $300 recommended price.

The inventory of PC cases and enclosures designed by Lian Li is constantly replenishing with new products. Some of them resemble each other in design or framework, but some stand out from the line due to their non-standard elaboration. Chassis Lian Li PC-V750 can be boldly attributed to non-stock solutions, primarily thanks to unusual internal layout. This model is ready to demonstrate multiple attractive peculiarities, but they’ll be reviewed all in good time.



Design


The first point to be mentioned about PC-V750 design is that it comes in three color variations: Silver (PC-V750A), Black (PC-V750B) and Internal Black (PC-V750WX). The latter is notable by the availability of a transparent acrylic side window, absent with other two models. In total, Lian Li PC-V750 is developed in Full-Tower form-factor, featuring 230x440x586 mm dimensions. It might be truly regarded as classic and laconic because of its rectangular shapes, square corners and relatively modest design. The …