The variety of motherboards designed by ASRock is able to satisfy the whims of any customer group. All models are characterized by multiple useful facilities and different price ranges. This makes ASRock products a universal means for PC integration. These days the company has proudly released a dedicated motherboard, codenamed Z77 OC Formula, developed specifically for overclockers. This is the first model of this manufacturer designed particularly with overclocking facilities in mind.



Design and Integration


At first sight, motherboard ASRock Z77 OC Formula does not distinguish itself by exceptional design and layout. However, more intense look will uncover a range of peculiarities pertained specifically to this product. This motherboard is designed in CEB form-factor, since the number of integrated facilities would be scant for ATX standard. Still, fixing holes are located similarly to ATX boards, so there won't be any difficulties during its installation.


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QNAP, an outstanding supplier of network attached storages and NVR solutions, announces the release of a new high-end NAS series TS-x69. The series is represented by five models with two (TS-269 Pro), four (TS-469 Pro), five (TS-569 Pro), six (TS-669 Pro) and eight (TS-869 Pro) disk bays. All the models support hot drive swapping activity that does not require cessation of all operations when there is a need to change one of the drives. Under the company's idea, these NAS products are targeting small and middle business as a primary goal.



All five models are based on two-core Intel Atom D2700 processor, the nominal clock frequency of which achieves 2.13 GHz. TS-x69 models are equipped with DDR3 memory type of 1GB capacity; if there is a necessity, the user is able to enlarge the volume to 3GB. All storages support the integration of hard drives with the maximal 4TB capacity and high-speed SATA III 6 Gb/sec interface. Interface set is introduced by identical ports and outputs …

AOC has just introduced yet another PC monitor, codenamed AOC e2461Fwh, intended at gamers and enthusiasts. The new-comer is differentiated by a flash-like response time (2 ms only in GtG) and comparatively low price. It features 23.6 inch display with TN panel type and Full HD resolution (1920x1080). The other distinguishing peculiarities are a quite thin screen frame and case depth of merely 13 mm.



Monitor AOC e2461Fwh boasts the implementation of a multi-functional stand with a cherry-red framing. It offers the user a possibility to adjust the height and tilting of the display. The stand can be detached from the display; in this case, the latter might be easily mounted on the wall due to VESA bracket (must be acquired additionally). In regards to the PSU, this model doesn’t have a built-in unit; nonetheless, the manufacturer provides an external PSU in the nominal delivery set.


To continue, this monitor is equipped with analogue and digital video interfaces, …