Data interface Thunderbolt from Intel company entered the market in February 2011 in the Apple MacBook Pro laptop. By combining in the one interface PCI Express and DisplayPort, it now offers data rates up to 10 Gbit / s. On the more common personal computers the interface began to be applied recently, as part of the laptop and PC top price category.



Intel plans to introduce a new controller interface Redwood Ridge Thunderbolt for use in personal computers in the second quarter of next year. It is likely that the new controllers will form the platform of the Shark Bay for next generation processors under the name of Haswell.


Controllers Redwood Ridge will support completely the same data rate 10 Gb / s, interface DisplayPort v1.1 and function DisplayPort v1.2 Redriver. At present, even the cheapest chips Thunderbolt, 2-channel Cactus Ridge, cost motherboard manufacturers at about $ 20, and many consumers expect that emergence of new generations of controllers will reduce …

Though Brix is well-known due to its devices, which do not require powerful processors and discrete video cards, new Brix Gaming VR products – GB-BNi7HG6-1060 and GB-BNi5HG6-1060 – allow running default apps and at the same time enjoy high frame rate while playing latter-day games.



Brix Gaming VR models of the new generation feature the Intel HM175 Gigabyte motherboard, Intel Core i7-7700HQ (GB-BNi7HG6-1060) and Core i5-7300HQ (GB-BNi5HG6-1060) CPUs of the Kaby Lake-H family, a GeForce GTX 1060 graphics accelerator, offering 6 GB of GDDR5 memory. Other specs include Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth) and Intel I219-LM (Gigabit Ethernet) network adapters, and also a Realtek ALC255 audio controller. The external power supply is meant for the ultimate 9.23 А/180 W capacity.


Brix Gaming VR systems are performed in identical cases, being 110 mm long, 110 mm wide and 220 mm high. Air flows from the bottom upwards; and the cooling system is low-noise, …

The ViewSonic vendor released XG3202-C, which is a 32-inch curved (1800R) monitor possessing a Full HD (1920 × 1080 pixels) SuperClear VA panel.



This monitor delivers the full presence effect and has the following key specifications: 178 degrees viewing angles, 6 ms response time and 144 Hz refresh rate. The novelty also features the 300 cd/m2 brightness, 3000:1 contrast ratio and 120 000 000:1 dynamic contrast.


The specialty by ViewSonic supports the AMD FreeSync technology, effectively eliminating picture failure, flickering or frame bounce and providing smooth gaming experience. The gaming mode selection button allows applying precalibrated settings, ensuring best colour rendering, alongside with other options for particular gaming scripts.


For connection one can use DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and D-Sub ports. Audio is supplied via 2 W stereophonic speakers.


The ViewSonic XG3202-C monitor costs approximately 550 EUR.