Intro

Here comes a new ViewSonic VP2768 monitor for professional photographers, video editors and graphic designers. It is equipped with a 27 "SuperClear IPS panel with a WQHD resolution of 2560x1440 pixels and provides coverage of 99% of the sRGB color space.


ViewSonic VP2768 Specifications

Screen Size: 27 Inches

Resolution: 1440p QHD

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Panel Technology: In Plane Switching (IPS)
Refresh Rate: 60Hz

Response Time:14ms

Contrast Ratio: 1000:1

Brightness: 350 cd/m²

Built-in Speakers: Yes 2 x 2Watts

Stand: Height – Yes (5 Inches)

Stand: Tilt – Yes (-5º/+21º)

Stand: Swivel – Yes

Stand: Pivot – Yes

VESA Compatibility: Yes (100 x 100)

Connectivity: DisplayPort 1.2 x 1 DisplayPort Out x1, Mini DP 1.2 x 1, HDMI 1.4 x 2, USB 3.0 x 5, 3.5mm Audio Jack

Dimensions With Stand(WxHxD): 24.1″ x 21.3″ x 8″

Weight: 15.17lbs

 

Design
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Gigabyte has released the first motherboard form factor microATX, equipped with two ports Thunderbolt — GA-Z77MX-D3H TH. Taking into account the availability of the precursor (Z77MX-D3H), it’s interesting to compare the design and price of these models. First, about the cost of the product. The novelty is estimated at € 150, and its «little sister» — at € 108,50. If to subtract 10 euros from each of two amounts, there will be the minimum for which the cards will be available soon.



Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H TH


What causes the difference in more than 40 euros? In general, the presence of two ports Intel Thunderbolt 10 Gb / s, which are implemented by the controller Intel DSL3510L. A high-speed connection can simultaneously serve several drives and a monitor. Minor changes were made to the design of the CPU power supply subsystem, which, nevertheless, remained a 6-channel. One of the long PCI Express slots was replaced by the second PCI-E 2.0 x1.


By and large, …

The state of business in graphics market is becoming more intense, due to a prompt increase of new items and a violent rivalry between the two major players: AMD and Nvidia. Each of them regularly gladdens customers with new adapters, as well as with new technologies, which make video and gaming experience a pleasure. In their turn, graphics cards manufacturers try not to lag behind in implementing these technologies into their own products. Asus, is one of such manufacturers. Its card HD7790-DC2OC-1GD5 is a bright evidence of a skilful incorporation of all novelties offered by an improved GCN architecture.



Layout


Graphics card Asus Radeon HD7790-DC2OC-1GD5 is delivered in a small-sized cardbox stuffed additionally with CrossFire bridge and DVI/D-Sub adapter. The length of PCB equals to 17 cm, while the overall length of the adapter achieves 22 cm. Power supply socket snap is turned upwards in order to prevent the hanging heatsink from interfering with power cord …