The Dead Silence (hereinafter DS) chassis series, developed by AeroCool, now boasts a really offbeat representative: the DS Cube. It is primarily famous for an unusual form-factor. This is not a mini-tower, since its compact exterior does not match spacious interior, ready to house full-format components. The other peculiar feature pertained to the model is a decreased noise level. Altogether, the final user receives an uncompromised PC chassis with a stylish design and contemporary layout. Let’s see what other facilities this ‘Cube’ might offer.



Basic Specifications


AeroCool DS Cube features the following specifications:

— dimensions: 411x265x391 mm, weight – 7 kg;

— chassis: cover – steel/plastic, side window (optional), detachable top panel, color variations – red, black, black-and-white, white, orange, and gold-shinning;

— supported motherboard formats: mini-ITX, micro-ATX;

— number of supported expansion cards: 4;

— storage: 1x …

Thermaltake, a well-known Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, announces an official release of a new PSU series, entitled Toughpower DPS. The series includes two models of 750 W and 850 W capacities. Their major peculiarity is an advanced monitoring system that is run due to USB-connection and Smart DPSApp application.



Both models correspond to EPS12V v2.92 and ATX12V v2.31 standards and are marked by 80Plus Gold certificate due to a high efficiency rate. Moreover, they support the newest Haswell platform and own Haswell Ready certificate.


Thermaltake Toughpower DPS power supply units are furnished with dedicated sockets for the connection of modular cables. Their cable inventory allows for supplying power to several graphics adapters simultaneously. The 750 W model houses four PCI Express Power (6+2) cables, whereas the 850 W model boasts six of them.


The layout of each power supply unit consists of heat-resistant high-quality Japanese capacitors, DC-DC converter, and …

Philips introduced its 276E7QDSB/11 product, which is a 27-inch display, covering 104.4 % of the NTSC colour gamut.



The specialty from Philips features the 1920 × 1080 resolution (Full HD), 250 cd/m2 brightness and 5 ms (GtG) response time. Typical and dynamic contrast ratios are 1000:1 and 20 000 000:1 respectively. Viewing angles claimed are 178 degrees horizontally and vertically.


The SmartImage Lite technology refines imaging significantly. Depending on the scheme selected, this system dynamically enhances image contrast, depth and sharpness, as well as text rendering in various apps. All actions are performed on a real-time basis. Low Blue Mode and Flicker-free functions are also enabled to diminish eyes strain.

Interface options include D-Sub, DVI-D and MHL-HDMI. 276E7QDSB/11 has the dimensions of 616 × 468 × 179 mm and weighs 4.33 kg.


Orders for this novelty, which costs around 200 EUR, are already being accepted.