The Cougar Panzer is the Panzer Max chassis younger brother. They look similar and are built using the same principles. With the original design and unusual mix of materials, this chassis can become a perfect choice for the gamer or enthusiast, but let’s make hustle and see what it can offer!


Specifications

Cougar Panzer

Case Type — Mid-Tower

Material — Steel & plastic

Weight — N/A

Slots — 7

Drive Bays — 2x Internal 2.5/3.5"

4x Internal 2.5"

Motherboard Form Factors — Mini ITX / Micro ATX / ATX / CEB

Dimensions — 208 x 565 x 520 mm

Front Door/Cover — N/A

Front Fans — 140 mm x 2 / 120 mm x 3 (optional)

Rear Fans — 120 mm x 1 (pre-installed)

Top Fans — 140 mm x 2 / 120 mm x 3 (optional)

Bottom Fans — 120 mm x 1

Side Fans — N/A

I/O — 2x USB 3.0

2x USB 2.0

1x Headphone

1x Microphone

FAN/LED Controller — N/A

Compatibility — CPU Cooler: 160 mm

GPU: 425 mm (400 mm with front fans)

PSU: No …

The MSI vendor’s video cards model line-up is widened by another high-end specialty – MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Air Boost 8G OC.

 

The device is built on GPU AMD Vega 10 XT, supporting 4,096 streaming processors. Its reference frequency equals 1,272 MHz, and dynamic frequency reaches 1,575 MHz. We should remind, though, that the benchmark formula suggests a bit lower speed rates: 1,247 and 1,546 MHz in respect. In its turn, the 8 GB HBM2 memory operates at the 1,890 MHz reference effective velocity and due to the 2048-bit bus ensures the bandwidth capacity of 484 Gb/s.

 

MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 Air Boost 8G OC hardware components conform with the Military Class 4 company concept. Chilling is provided by a two-slot cooler, possessing one radial-type fan, which draws air outside the chassis. The video adapter has one HDMI and three DisplayPort ports, and it requires linking of two 8-pin PCIe connectors for stable work.

 

The cost and the shipping …

After several years of domination at the solid-state drives market Samsung 850 Pro and 850 Evo models take well-deserved rest. Today the South Korean manufacturer comes up with their successors –860 Pro and 860 Evo to be exact.

 

Samsung Electronics novelties are performed on the base of the 64-layer 3D V-NAND flash memory. The key difference between the two lines devices lies in the type of flash mem: Pro SSDs are built on the MLC microchips, and Evo products – on the TLC microchips. Samsung 860 Pro and Evo devices, equipped with the SATA 6 Gb/s interface, are available in the versions of various capacity (from 256 GB to 4 TB). 860 Pro models are produced in the standard 2.5-inch form factor, and 860 Evo solutions are also available in the M.2, as well as mSATA formats.

 

The sequential read/write speeds reach 560/530 MBps (520 MBps in the case of 860 Evo) respectively, and the max IOPS figure is 100,000 …