The novelty by ID-Cooling – namely the Dashflow 240 liquid cooling system – is compatible with AMD and Intel processors. To be more specific, the device can be utilized with the AM4/FM2+/FM2/FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2 and LGA2066/2011-3/2011/1366/1151/1150/1155/1156 chipsets. The manufacturer claims, its product is able to chill CPUs, while disseminating up to 350 W of heat energy.

 

The latest ID-Cooling solution consists of a water block and an aluminium heatsink, being blown around by two 120 mm fans, rotating at the 900–2000 rpm speed. Dashflow 240 received a high-level pump and 350 mm long connecting hoses. The service life reported equals 50,000 hours.

 

The specialty supports the multi-colour RGB-backlighting, alongside with ASUS AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion and MSI Mystic Light Sync technologies.

The dimensions are the following:

heatsink – 274 × 120 × 27 mm;
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All PC enthusiasts and overclockers are now able to enjoy all the privileges of a wireless connection thanks to a new release from MSI. The company’s latest addition to Z87 motherboard series – the Z87 MPower MAX AC – might boast the incorporation of Intel Dual Band module that supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0 connections. Moreover, due to the employment of two frequency bands (2.4/5 GHz), the speed of wireless data transfer achieves 867 Mb/sec.



It goes without saying that MSI Z87 MPower MAX AC is based on Intel Z87 Express chipset that supports Intel Haswell CPUs for socket LGA1150. All system components are soldered on a black-and-yellow 6-layer PCB; hardware base is implemented according to MSI Military Class 4 concept. Here, one may find Solid CAP capacitors, Dark Choke throttles, and DrMOS voltage regulators.


The PCB contains four DIMM slots for the installation of DDR3 memory modules (up to 16 GB) with the maximal clock frequency of 3000 MHz. …

Good overclocking facilities are what the majority of customers look for in contemporary motherboards. In this light, the manufacturers establish various price ranges, depending on the product’s overclocking potential. As usual, boards from budgetary lines cannot boast such potential, though there are some exclusions. Biostar A55MD2 is considered to be one of the cheapest solutions for FM2 platforms. Still, its layout marvels by the availability of CPU boost facilities, as well as gigabit network interface.



Design and Layout


Motherboard Biostar A55MD2 distinguishes itself by rather compact dimensions: 226x178 mm (uATX form-factor). The model accommodates an amplifying board that is made of a metallic fusible element. The chipset is cooled down by a small-sized aluminum heatsink, while field transistors are avoid of any cooler. This might signify about some inconsideration pertained to thermal environment. Power supply activity is realized by means of 24-contact and …