The Xigmatek company introduces the Glare 7A PC case, intended for assembling gaming desktops, based on the ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards.



The specialty is performed in the Mid Tower form factor with such dimensions: 495 × 452 × 200 mm. One of its side panels is made of acrylic material, providing the full sight of inner system components. On the front one can see a tempered glass panel.


The Xigmatek framework allows mounting of seven expansion cards. The maximum length of discrete graphics accelerators equals 390 mm.


This chassis is equipped with four 120 mm fans (3 on the front and 1 at the rear) featuring red LED illumination. Besides, at the top it’s possible to locate three 120 mm or two 140 mm coolers. If using the liquid cooling system one may involve 120, 240, 280 or 360 mm heatsinks. The height of the CPU cooler is not to overcome 160 mm.


Glare 7A is ready to house two 2.5”/3.5” drives, as well as four 2.5” devices. Connectivity …

Enermax has designed a new PC case, targeting demanding customers. The Ostrog ADV is differentiated from all rival chassis by the implementation of a brand MaxBriteTM LED Technology backlight. It ensures bright and even illumination along the outline of the case. Enermax offers models with three colors of backlight (green, red & blue) which can operate in six different modes (All on, Off, Flash, Sparkle, Vegas, Dimmed).



The new-comer is developed in a mid-tower form-factor, featuring 516x493x215 mm dimensions. The layout is estimated for the mounting of mini-ITX/micro-ATX/ATX motherboards with the maximum of 7 expansion slots. There is a possibility to install quite long videocards (up to 414 mm), standard ATX PS/2 power supply units, and a quite high CPU cooler (up to 174 mm).


Enermax Ostrog ADV is able to accommodate three external 5.25-inch drives as well as six internal 3.5-/2.5-inch drives. Cooling is ensured by a set of pre-installed/optional air fans. A pair of …

The market of displays is full of models with the 16:9 height-to-width aspect ratio, what can't be said about 16:10 models which go in quite scant supply. Still, the latter are of great demand among computer enthusiasts. The inventory of monitors produced by Asus includes models of various height-to-width aspect ratio. Currently, the company is introducing exactly 16:10 product, codenamed PA248Q. The chief peculiarity of Asus PA248Q is seen in the availability of USB 3.0 hub that offers advanced facilities for customers.



Design


Design of monitor Asus PA248Q greatly resembles that of its predecessor, PA246Q. The frontal panel contains a red stripe and vertical control buttons. The display is dull and void of loud dirtying. The swivel gear allows the customer to rotate the display 92 degrees clockwise. The stand contains measurement marks with digits that show the degree to which it's possible to raise or rotate the monitor. Vertical control buttons are located on the right …