Compact motherboards have become frequenters in the computer hardware market since the tendencies of the past years diligently dwindle to the diminution of devices in dimensions. Thus, mini-ITX boards are currently implemented in the layout of desk-size gadgets and walk with vigorous strides to the market penetration. Developers from Asus company have put their ambitions into practice and introduced a new mini-ITX motherboard F1A75-I Deluxe. This mini-board can boast a number of options which are absent even in some full-length motherboards and offers excellent performance facilities.



General Peculiarities


Asus F1A75-I Deluxe is distinguished by the suitability of framework. Irrespective of its compact dimensions, the localization of all components on the board is rather suitable. The user won’t find any difficulties with reaching the necessary sockets in order to enable the drives, as far as they are located on the board edge. The same convenience is observed with the …

A new graphics card of an average efficiency has appeared in the arsenal of HIS manufacturers. Codenamed HIS 7770 iCooler (H777FN1G), the card is targeted those gamers who would like to receive a dual effect: the possibility to play all up-dated games and to satisfy all other graphics requirements for a reasonable price.



Model 7770 iCooler is based on AMD Cape Verde TX GPU, developed under 28 nm technological process and built on Graphics Core Next micro-architecture. It involves ten computing blocks and 640 current processors. The processing unit is expected to operate at the reference 1000 MHz clock frequency. The integrated GPU is accompanied by 1GB of GDDR5 memory which employs 128 bus; its nominal clock frequency starts at 1125MHz, while its effective frequency might achieve the margin of 4500MHz.


HIS 7770 iCooler employs PCI Express 3.0 x16 internal interface. A set of external video interfaces consists of HDMI, D-Sub and Dual-DVI ports that are able to ensure the …

New-day PC monitors are called to boggle the imagination with advanced facilities and unbelievable effects. However, their price tag is way too high for average customers who long for a high-quality visual solution for their home offices at an affordable cost. Samsung has always managed to satisfy the needs of various customer audiences, so this time it elaborated S24D590P – an etalon version of main-line monitors.



Chief Specifications


Samsung S24D590P features the following specifications:

— general: dimensions – 541.8x421.2x169.2 mm (with stand), CRT size – 23.6 inch, aspect ratio – 16:9, PPI – 93.34, coating – frosting;

— panel: type – PLS, resolution – 1920x1080 (Full HD), ultimate brightness level – 250 cd/m2, static contrast – 1000:1, dynamic contrast – mega ∞, amount of displayed colors – 16.7 m, response time (GtG) – 5 ms, ultimate viewing angles – 178/178 degrees, sRGB color gamut – 99.9%;

— I/O panel: 2x HDMI ports, …