Chieftec, a renowned manufacturer of power supply units, has recently introduced a series of new PSUs, codenamed BPS, which included five different models. The two models differ from other items in color, dimensions, applied fans, and belonging to the lower PSU segment. The other three products belong to the high-end segment and own outstanding characteristics. Chieftec BPS-650C2 belongs to the high-end echelon that is confirmed as by its internal integration, so by general specifications.



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PSU Chieftec BPS-650C2 employs modular system of cable connection and is notable by 650W of output power. The external design of the model did not outlive any dramatic changes, except for the availability of large stickers on the PSU casing. Quite the contrary, the integration has been given a completely new touch. BPS-650C2 is based on a new advanced platform developed by CWT. The manufacturer employed DC-DC converters for +3.3VDC and+5VDC channels. Those converters are …

This year at Consumer Electronics Show 2018, which is to take place in Las Vegas during Jan 9 –12, Lenovo is expected to introduce the ThinkVision trade mark, under which the vendor will demonstrate its latest progress in monitors construction practice.

 

New Lenovo samples possess the remarkable exterior with their minimal bezels and a slender stand. The company plans to show the ThinkVision X24 model in operation. This refers to a high-end general purpose type monitor, equipped with the 23.8″ (1920 × 1080) IPS panel and WLED backlighting. The specialty features the standard 250 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast, 170/178 degrees viewing angles and the 99 % sRGB colour gamma. The frequency span is 47‒63 Hz, so the novelty is supposed to support the FreeSync technology. ThinkVision X24 has HDMI 1.4 + DisplayPort ports, thin edges (1.1 mm thick only except for the lower one, which is somewhat wider and bears a logo).

 

The monitor …

Ardent gamers may start waiting for compact nettops from Shuttle, providing perfect gaming experience. We are speaking about the Gaming Nano X1 line of PCs, performed in the small form factor and possessing such dimensions: 142 × 142 × 86 mm.



Customers will be offered two different versions – one with the four-core Intel Core i5-7300HQ (2.5–3.5 GHz) processor and another with the Core i7-7700HQ (2.8–3.8 GHz) CPU. The DDR4 RAM capacity is 8 or 16 GB respectively.


The graphics subsystem includes the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 discrete accelerator, equipped with 3 (6) GB of memory. Storage can be ensured by the 1 TB 2.5-inch hard drive and the М.2 solid-state module (up to 256 GB). The novelty is operated by Windows 10 Home.


The DisplayPort, as well as three HDMI interfaces allow to hook up monitors. This powerful device is compatible with a VR-headset. Among other connectivity options one can find Wi-Fi 802.11ас and Bluetooth wireless adapters, the Ethernet …