Listan GmbH & Co. KG, a well-known German manufacturer that releases its hardware products under Be Quiet! brand, is going to introduce the second revision of Pure Wings series of system fans. Entitled Pure Wings 2, the new series includes two models: 120 mm model, featuring 120x120x25 mm dimensions, and 140 mm model, featuring 140x140x25 mm dimensions. Both fans are characterized as entry-level low-noise solutions, which can easily cope with the cooling of all vital system components.



Fans Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 differ from their predecessors by the doubled number of blades. The latter have got original salient framework that considerably reduces the noise and produces efficient airflow. The fans are based on slide bearings and are estimated for 80.000 hours of trouble-free operation.


Both new-comers draw power via 3-pin connectors and are mounted by means of four screws. The 120 mm model rotates at 1500 RPM speed, producing up to 51 CFM airflow and not more than 19.2 dB …

Continuing to develop and improve its line of gaming products, MSI has invaded a previously unexplored part of the market – CPU cooling. MSI strive to make its Gaming series coherent, including in it all the necessary components: motherboards, graphics cards, gaming peripherals, and, now, even a CPU cooling system. The debut of the coolers was named Core Frozr L.


Equipment

The MSI Core Frozr L package, apart from a radiator and a fan, includes the following:

• Installation guide; • Syringe with thermal interface; • Black upper cooler pad to change; • Two additional fan brackets; • Four rubber damper for the second fan; • Universal reinforcement plate; • Mounting bracket for the cooler; • Universal mounting frame for all socket types; • Four threaded metal stands with rubber pads; • Four long screws; • Four threaded stands with thumbscrews for the Intel LGA2011 socket; • Four short screws; • Four large plastic pads; • Four small plastic pads; …

ECS has officially introduced a new mini-STX motherboard, entitled H110S-2P. Featuring 147x140 mm dimensions, the greenhorn is based on Intel H110 chipset for Socket LGA1151 platform. The most peculiar thing about the mainboard is the availability of a full-sized LGA socket which allows for the installation of desktop CPUs (Intel Pentium/Celeron/Core i3/Core i5/Core i7) with the maximal TDP of 65 W.



Upon the whole, the model is targeting small-sized PCs. ECS H110S-2P accommodates a pair of SO-DIMM slots with support for 32 GB of DDR4-2133 MHz memory modules. Storage subsystem is backed by a single SATA 6 Gb/sec port & a single M.2 slot for SSD. There is also another M.2 slot but it is intended for the integration of wireless Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules.


Audio subsystem is developed on the basis of Realtek ALC662 controller, whereas network facilities – on the basis of Realtek 8111H controller. The motherboard comes equipped with a couple of 3.5-mm audio ports, one RJ-45 …