Zalman is glad to introduce its fresh PSU series, entitled GV. Pursuant to the manufacturer, these power supplies are intended for the support of high-efficiency components. Taking into account the demands of contemporary PCs, Zalman equips the GV units with a single +12V bus that is able to endure high current capability. Upon the whole, the new series embraces three models: ZM500-GV (500W), ZM600-GV (600W), and ZM700-GV (700W).



All Zalman GV PSUs employ non-modular cable design and high-quality Dual-Forwarding Switching schemes. Those schemes allow for the decrease of losses on switching and for the lowering of operational temperatures. Thanks to this innovation, an overall efficiency of all units approximates 88%; such index is vindicated by 80Plus Bronze certificate.


Cooling of all internal hardware pieces is organized by efforts of a sole 120 mm fan. A comprehensive set of protection options saves all components from a variety of glitches (OVP, SCP, OPP, OCP, UVP), …

Introduction


ASRock Inc was founded in 2002 and became popular due to producing motherboards. ASRock wanted to create its own brand. The logo of the company is 3C: creativity, consideration, cost-effectiveness. Also the products of the given company are featured by being environmentally-friendly.

Time flows and now ASRock is among the largest motherboard producers in the world having its offices in Europe, the USA and Asia. The company is known as reliable and proficient and has got the respect both from non — professional and professional users.

In this review we are going to talk about its ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac motherboard.



Main Characteristics

Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge) and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge)

Supports DDR4 2933+(OC)

2 PCIe 3.0 x16, 4 PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 M.2 (Key E)

NVIDIA Quad SLI, AMD Quad CrossFireX

Graphics Output: HDMI

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

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The Swiftech Company releases innovative Apogee SKF Heirloom waterblocks, compatible with all modern central processors and aimed at users paying extra attention to PC’s components layout. The unit utilizes the latest cooling system, performed out of 125 micron thick fins.



There are five colour versions of this product available. Moreover, upon purchase one can select among six cover plates and two types (black and chrome-plated) of mounting brackets. Two lines of RGB LED lights are embedded into this waterblock, thus, making it fit any colour scheme.


The base of the Swiftech novelty is produced out of copper, and the upper part – out of anodized aluminium. In the middle, there is a transparent acrylic window.


Apogee SKF Heirloom waterblocks cost approximately $95. The supply set contains one element, framing the window, as well as one piece in the shape of the company’s logo. To make a waterblock unique the manufacturer is ready to engrave any text (not more …