The Cooler Master Taiwan Company has reported availability of Full-Tower Stryker SE and Trooper SE PC cases, introduced during the CES 2018 exhibition. The novelties represent renovated versions of the Storm Stryker and Storm Trooper frameworks, released over 5 years ago.

 

Stryker SE and Trooper SE obtained the side panel out of tempered glass and differ mostly in their colouring. The Stryker SE model is performed in black and white, while Trooper SE is entirely black. These specialties offer enough place for the XL-ATX motherboard, nine expansion cards, ATX compatible power supply, a two-slot video card, being installed vertically, five 2.5” and two 3.5” drives, alongside with one 5.25-inch device. The length of graphics adapters is not to overcome 322 mm, and the maximum height of the CPU cooler is 186 mm.

 

Customers have a possibility to mount four liquid cooling system heat sinks (one of the 360/280 mm, one of the 140 mm and two …

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The Cooler Master Co. has announced the MasterAir MA620P CPU cooler, designed for powerful desktops, built on the base of AMD and Intel processing units.

 

The cooler has an extraordinary construction, being performed in the shape of a “skyscraper”. It possesses two aluminium heatsinks and two 120 mm MasterFan MF120R RGB fans. It is possible to install the third fan and, thus, enhance the forced-air cooling. Eventually propellers intersperse with heatsink assemblies to form the final framework.

 

The novelty features six copper heat pipes (6 mm in diameter), being directly connected to the CPU cover. The Continuous Direct Contact 2.0 (CDC 2.0) technology is applied, improving the efficiency of heat dissipation.

 

Fans’ rotary speed is PWM regulated in the range of 600–1800 rpm. The ultimate noise level equals 31 dBA, and the average time to failure declared is 160,000 hours. Propellers are equipped with RGB …

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Foreword

American company Corsair starts taking orders for a four-channel Vengeance memory set of SO-DIMM DDR4 standard. The given set is consisted of four modules in volume of 8 Gbytes, it is calculated for work in DDR4-4000 mode and according to the manufacturer's idea it will be in demand among owners of hi-end laptops, mini-PCs, and also compact HEDT-systems using boards like ASRock X299E-ITX/ac.

 

Corsair claims that its new memory Vengeance SODIMM DDR4 4,000 MHz 32 GB (4 × 8 GB) is "the fastest in the world". 
Being on the market since 1994, the company can really boast of high-qua

lity products.

 

Design

A customer will find a kit in the black and yellow card box.

The modules are black with the black stickers that tell the name of the company and of the series in white and yellow colors. Corsair didn’t forget to add its sign – a ship. In general it makes an impression of powerful, reliable and professional …

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The ASRock Company has reported the release of new compact desktop devices under the DeskMini GTX/RX name. These mini PCs are intended for utilizing Intel Coffee Lake processors and are supplied with the Z370M-STX MXM motherboard built on the Intel Z370 logic set. However, it is also fine to use Intel Core CPUs of the 8th generation (LGA1151), featuring maximum 65 W of thermal energy dissipated (TDP).

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The novelties, equipped with the MXM graphics accelerator, will be produced in several versions – DeskMini GTX 1060, DeskMini GTX 1080 and DeskMini RX 580 namely.

The system may have two SO-DIMM DDR4 (3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2666/2400/2133) RAM memory modules preinstalled of the total capacity up to 32 GB. Two standard SATA3 6.0 ports and three М.2 connectors ensure drives linking.

 

ASRock has supplied its mini computers with the Gigabit Ethernet network controller, the Realtek ALC233 audio codec, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A and USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C, …

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Introduction

Last year was pretty rich with the gamer’s monitors. On the CES 2018, conducted every year in Las Vegas, the MSI Company has announced two monitors with 27 inches curved displays which represent a new series Optix MPG — Optix MPG27C and Optix MPG27CQ. Let’s have a look at «fresh blood» in our today’s review.


Characteristics

Size/Curvaturem - 27"/1800R

Panel Type - VA

Resolution - FHD (1920x1080) (for MPG27C), WQHD (2560x1440) (for MPG27CQ)

Pixel Pitch - 0.3114(H) x 0.3114(V) (for MPG27C), 0.2331(H) x 0.2331(V) (for MPG27CQ)

Aspect Ratio - 16:9

Brightness (nits) - 250 (for MPG27C), 400 (for MPG27CQ)

Contrast Ratio/DCR - 3000:1/10000000:1 (for MPG27C), 3000:1/10000000:1 (for MPG27CQ)

Refresh Rate - 144 Hz

Response Time - 1ms (MPRT)

Video Interface - 1 x DisplayPort (1.2) - Up to 144 Hz

2 x HDMI (1.4) - Up to 120 Hz

USB Ports - 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A

1 x USB 2.0 Type-B (PC to Monitor)

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Kolink has announced the Observatory chassis, aimed at assembling desktop systems with rather strict, though eye-catching outer appearance.

 

The novelty, performed in black, possesses the front and one side panels out of smoked tempered glass 4 mm thick. The case encloses four 120 mm fans, supplied with the multi-coloured RGB-backlighting, three of which are located on the front, and one – at the rear. Users may also add two 120 mm coolers in the top part.

 

This framework presupposes the utilizing of E-ATX (up to 279 mm wide), ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards. There also are mounting seats for seven expansion cards. The length of discrete graphics accelerators should not overcome 390 mm. Besides, the Observatory chassis is able to house two drives of the 3.5” or 2.5” form factor. In the case of liquid cooling system applying one may install 240 mm heatsinks at the front and atop, while the CPU cooler is …

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The MSI company plans to refresh the mini PC MSI Cubi N line by substituting preinstalled Intel Braswell series processors for Intel Gemini Lake CPUs. To be more particular, we are speaking about Intel Celeron N4000 (2/2 х 1.1 – 2.6 GHz), Intel Celeron N4100 (4/4 x 1.1 – 2.4 GHz) and Intel Pentium N5000 (4/4 x 1.1 – 2.7 GHz). Regarding the capacity of the devices, we may conclude, that these solutions are intended mostly for office or multimedia systems.

 

Customers should look forward to the appearance of two MSI Cubi N versions. The first one is of the 117 х 112 х 46 size and is compatible with the M.2 drive exclusively. The second variant is 56 mm high, while having inside enough space for housing a regular 2.5-inch drive, which can be accompanied by M.2 SSD.

 

Other specifications are the same: one SO-DIMM slot for 8 GB DDR4-2400 memory installing, …

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MF120 was one of the most attractive Deepcool showpieces at the last year Computex and CES events. On a recent day the manufacturer reported, that in the nearest future this device is going to become an object of European retail.

 

Deepcool MF120, built on the base of the fluid bearing, possesses a 9-blade 120 mm propeller and is advantageously distinguished against similar solutions due to its modern bezel-less design. The specialty is enframed by two aluminium posts, supplied with the LED RGB-backlighting.

 

The fan has the function of speed regulation (rotary velocity may be adjusted in the range of 500–2,200 rpm) and ensures the air flow of up to 56 CFM (95 m³/h), while holding the noise level at the 37.9 dBA maximum. One may manage the fan rotary speed either via appropriate motherboard means or with the help of a mobile app, however, MF120 must be connected to a special controller in this case. The same programme lets perform the …

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While prices for RAM memory rise, Chinese semiconductor makers are forced to intensify at producing their own DRAM chipsets. A short while ago the Xi’an UniIC Semiconductors company began to accept orders for certain DDR4 mem modules and microchips, which made this vendor the first Chinese chipset manufacturer, producing DRAM of this type in its home country.



Among its products Xi’an UniIC Semiconductors offers 4 GB and 8 GB DDR4 memory modules, performed in the DIMM and SO-DIMM form factors, as well as DIMM modules of 4 GB capacity, supporting ECC. All the devices are aimed at operation at the 1.2 V voltage in the DDR4-2133 mode, and feature CL15 delay time.

 

One ought to remember, though, these DDR4 modules are destined for internal market and currently it’s not clear if they will go further. Anyway, a new entrant at the DDR4 memory market should improve the situation with the RAM kits and modules retail pricing.

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It’s here!

Finally! Among the huge variety of cases the Corsair Obsidian has introduced the model 500D, made in the form factor of Mid-Tower. The novelty is remarkable for its strict and simple design, it is made mainly of steel and aluminum, and the side faces are covered with panels of tempered glass.

The new model is one of the most expensive of the Corsair cases.

 

Main Points

Case Type - Mid-Tower

Material - Steel, aluminum, and glass

Weight - N/A

Slots - 7+2

Drive Bays - 2x Internal 2.5/3.5"

3x Internal 2.5"

Motherboard Form Factors - Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, and ATX

Dimensions - 500 x 237 x 507 mm

Front Door/Cover - N/A

Front Fans - 120/140 mm x 3 (1x 120 mm pre-installed)

Rear Fans - 120 mm x 1 (pre-installed)

Top Fans - 120/140 mm x 2

Bottom Fans - N/A

Side Fans - N/A

I/O - 2x USB 3.0

1x USB 3.1 Type-C

1x Headphone

1x Microphone

Fan/LED Controller - N/A

Compatibility - CPU cooler: 170 mm

GPU - 370 mm
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