The MSI vendor has announced a compact work station under the Vortex W25 name. The novelty is equipped with the 8th gen Intel Core i7 processor, performed according to the 14 nm technology. This computer obtained a motherboard based on the Intel Z370 logic set.

 

The graphics subsystem is represented by the professional NVIDIA Quadro discrete accelerator. Top configuration presupposes the presence of Quadro P5200 adapter and 16 GB of memory. There are four slots for SO-DIMM RAM modules, while the ultimate RAM volume supported is 64 GB (DDR4-2400). The storage subsystem may contain two high-speed NVMe M.2 SSD solid-state modules and one 2.5-inch drives.

 

The work station is supplied with Wi-Fi 802.11ас and Bluetooth 5 wireless adapters. Besides, there is a Gigabit Ethernet network controller for wired connection to computer network. The interface kit includes USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0 Type-A ports and an audio jack. The specialty by MSI …

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All over the world this company is well known to computer enthusiasts, first of all, as a professional manufacturer of RAM. In the assortment of the company, we are interested in the DDR4 Super Luce modules from the Gaming Series. In the design of these kits, iLUCE Thermal-beaming technology is used, the main purpose of which is to visualize the temperature regime of the modules. The rate of pulsation of the illumination varies with the increase of the temperature. The models are equipped with illumination of various colors.

The manufacturer has kits from two or four modules with a volume of 4, 8 and 16 GB. The frequencies of the sets are from 2133 to 3866 MHz. Also, you can choose options for highlighting: blue, red, white or RGB. But this is not all: there are modules with both black and white textolite. In addition, the radiator itself can be black or white. These options within a single line can not be found at all manufacturers.

 

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Gigabyte Technology adds another mainboard to its inventory: this time it’s GA-ABN350N-Gaming WiFi model, designed in Mini-ITX form-factor. The greenhorn is compatible with AMD AM4 platform as well as APU Raven Ridge provided that UEFI firmware is updated. It houses AMD B350 chipset that is eligible for overclocking.



Gigabyte GA-ABN350N-Gaming WiFi accommodates a 6-phase VRM system, allowing to install up to 32 GB of DDR4-3200 MHz memory modules. Expansion facilities are backed by a single PCIe 3.0 x16 bus, whereas storage subsystem is represented by four SATA III ports & one M.2 slot.


Furthermore, the back panel features a pair of USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, in addition to DisplayPort & HDMI video outputs. Network facilities are supported by Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11 adapters; besides, there is a wired gigabit controller, developed by Realtek.


Some other peculiarities of the motherboard include the integration of RGB Fusion LED backlight …