Gigabyte has expanded its line of overclocking solutions by a new motherboard, codenamed GA-Z170X-SOC Force. The greenhorn is based on Intel Z170 chipset, supporting Skylake-S CPUs for LGA 1151 socket (14-nm technological process). The PCB is distinguished by the inclusion of fiery-orange components and a sophisticated allocation of hardware.



Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force features 22-phase VRM system and three power connectors: ATX12V, EPS12V & OC PEG. The PCB incorporates such high-quality component as DrMOS PowIRstage from International Rectifier. All power elements might be paired with hybrid cooling; for this purpose, the customer has to acquire G1/4 fittings.


The motherboard accommodates 4 slots for DDR4-3300 MHz RAM with the maximal capacity of 64 GB. Storage subsystem might be organized thanks to 9 SATA III ports, 3 SATA Express ports (10 Gb/sec bandwidth index), 3 M.2 Socket 3 ports (32 Gb/sec bandwidth index), and a pair of USB 3.1 Type-A/Type-C ports. Graphical …

BitFenix, the Taiwan PSU and cases vendor, has announced the launch of a new low-budget Nova chassis version, namely the Nova TG sample. The specialty, made of steel and plastic material, obtained a side panel out of 4 mm tempered glass.



The latest BitFenix case supports Mini-ITX, microATX and ATX motherboards. It offers enough space for seven 280 mm long expansion cards, ATX-compatible power supply unit, as well as a CPU cooling system, which is not more than 160 mm high. The novelty can house three 3.5”, three 2.5” drives, alongside with one 5.25” device.


There are four seats for 120 mm fans, and the supply kit contains two fans (one is LED-lighted). The I/O panel has two USB 3.0 ports and a couple of 3.5 mm audio jacks. Other highlights include the presence of a dust filter, diminishing noise and extending the the power supply lifetime.


BitFenix Nova TG is 465 mm long, 201 mm wide, 437 mm high and weighs 5.3 kg. It has already being delivered to official …

  Introduction

The manufacturer of LCD displays AOC, as a rule, prefers simple, but rather elegant design of their monitors. The company is interested in attracting customers, for whom the appearance of image output devices is as important as the quality of the picture. Aiming to turn the attraction to the new products, AOC has arranged the cooperation with the design studio F. A. Porsche. Today we will get acquainted with the result of the of AOC and Studio F. A. Porsche specialists partnership. A new series of AOC PDS monitors, which included models PDS241 and PDS271 with a screen diagonal of 23.8 and 27 inches respectively.

The recommended prices for the new products are € 219 and € 299.

 

Specifications of AOC PDS271

Panel Type & Backlight - AH-IPS / W- LED, edge array

Screen Size & Aspect Ratio - 27" / 16:9

Max Resolution & Refresh - 1920x1080 @ 60Hz, Density - 81ppi

Native Color Depth & Gamut - 8-bit (6-bit+FRC) / …