At the moment one of the biggest trading platforms offers a new PC framework, namely Cooler Master MasterCase H500P, for preorder. The product was announced in June during the Computex 2017 event. It looks very stylish and has a transparent side window, as well as exoskeleton-like elements.



The novelty, performed in the Middle Tower form factor, is intended for E-ATX, ATX, microATX and Mini-ITX mother boards and allows vertical installation of two graphics cards. There are four mounting seats for drives (2 х 2.5" plus 2 х 3.5"). The CPU cooler should not be higher than 190 mm, and the graphics accelerator is not to be longer than 412 mm.


The Cooler Master MasterCase H500P chassis can house 120/140/240/280/360 mm fans, alongside with the water cooling system on the front and upper panels, and 120/140 mm fans at the rear. This product is supplied with a pair of preinstalled 200 mm LED-backlit fans on the front and one 140 mm fan on the back.


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Last month Evga announced the release of its new motherboard of mini ITX form-factor based on Intel Z77 chip. Currently, there is no information concerning the exact release date, although the company keeps the suspense by providing more data about the future product. The motherboard will be codenamed Evga Z77 Mini ITX and will be compatible with LGA 1155 socket. The board will own unmatched properties to provide for the extreme overclocking facilities.



Evga Z77 Mini ITX is developed on eight-channel power supply subsystem that employs DrMOS IR3550M components. Additional power is supplied by 8-contact EPS12V socket. The motherboard is equipped with Marvell controller that takes responsibility for the operation of eSATA 6 Gb/sec interface on the rear panel. This interface is represented by a couple of eSATA ports. In addition, the rear panel accommodates video slot HDMI, Thunderbolt port, RJ-45 slot (gigabit Ethernet), optical S/PDIF, five Mini-Jack slots (under control of …

Despite the fact that Intel Z97 chipset appeared in the market long ago, mainboards on this platform have not lost their vitality till nowadays. The MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC is an acknowledgement of this. Being a representative of top-tier segment, this product is supposed to be an ideal match for gamers and enthusiast overclockers who look for stability and unbelievable facilities. Let’s see what kind of benefits this model can offer to the army of sophisticated users.



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The full-format ATX MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC motherboard is based on Intel Z97 chipset that supports Intel Core Haswell/Haswell Refresh CPUs with LGA1150 socket. Wisely-elaborated printed circuit board (PCB) accommodates four DIMM slots for DDR3 modules of 32 GB overall capacity (with XMP profiles). The integration of expansion and graphics cards becomes possible due to three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots & the same amount of PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots. If equipped with two videocards, the board …