Computers
Last month computer manufacturers have pleased us with a miniature but powerful builds. This time, Acer, ASUS, and MSI introduced the heavier and more powerful artillery. Apparently, the company is preparing for the Back to School season.
MSI Aegis
- Briefly about the product: interesting “barebone” with customization
- The released: may 2016
- Price: depends on the configuration
- Counterparts and competitors: Acer Predator G1 or Samobor
MSI has long been released a compact gaming computers. At the time a testing laboratory experienced a “barebone” MSI Nightblade. Last month I wrote about a tiny Vortex (waiting to test, by the way). The Aegis model has similar features, but the manufacturer claims that the design of the computer developed from scratch.
MSI Aegis
The basic idea is the compact size (433×376×170 mm). Stand “Aegis” at the same time plays the role of the power supply is only 350 watts. However, the platform supports the installation of the processor Intel Core i7-6700 and one of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.
As for the disk subsystem, Aegis supports setting drive form factor M. 2, and two 3.5 inch and one 2.5-inch storage devices.
MSI Aegis
MSI Aegis
ASUS GT51CA
- Briefly about the product: very fast computer, in the maximum configuration — with the two most powerful graphics cards and water cooling
- The released: may 2016
- Price: depends on the configuration
- Counterparts and competitors: Samobor or computer from the store collector
ROG GT51 beautiful. Aggressive and beautiful appearance adds backlight support manual settings with a range of eight million colors. Another interesting thing: along with the computer comes the ROG overclocking bracelet Band. The gadget allows you to remotely control the overclocking mode, and also to access the hidden disk space Shadow Drive.
ASUS GT51CA
Depending on the configuration in the GT51 can be installed processors Core i7-6700K or Intel Core i5-6600K overclocked without a reboot, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970/980/980 Ti or GeForce GTX Titan X. including in SLI. Supported the installation of up to 64 GB of RAM standard DDR4-2800, two drives form factor M. 2 and traditional 3.5-inch hard drives.
ASUS GT51CA
For cooling the Central processor responds to single-section maintenance-free water cooling system. It is unlikely that the automatic overclocking function offers high performance frequency for Core i7-6700K or Intel Core i5-6600K. Manually all iron overclocked better.
ASUS GT51CA
Acer Predator G1
- Briefly about the product: relatively compact, but fairly powerful gaming desktop
- The released: June 2016
- Price: from 170 000 rubles
- Counterparts and competitors: MSI Aegis or Samobor
G1 Predator comes along with a suitcase (though not in Russia). Such an original way the manufacturer alludes to the compactness of the computer. Like, if you want you can always take with you. Indeed, the dimensions have a small G1 — 114x348x418 mm.
Acer Predator G1
However, the Acer engineers have managed to “cram” a very powerful iron. The basis of processor Intel Core of the sixth-generation (read — Skylake) and a set of RAM DDR4 up to 64GB. The video card will be from NVIDIA until the GeForce GTX TITAN X.
Acer Predator G1
In sale in Russia G1 Predator will appear in June of this year. Only here at the same time AMD and NVIDIA will already introduce a new generation of graphics cards with chips from Polaris and Pascal. It may well be that existing solutions GeForce will become irrelevant.
Acer Predator G1
Platform PC
In January, February and March were mostly motherboards for AMD platforms. Now, apparently, it is relatively quiet to the presentation Zen. But ASRock pleases overclockers for the second month in a row, a releasing device to disperse the Skylake chip without the unlocked multiplier.
ASRock Pro4 H170/Hyper
- Briefly about the product: a budget Board with overclocking processors powerbrokers
- Outlet on sale: already on sale
- Price: $ 160
- Counterparts and competitors: ASRock Fatal1ty Performance H170/Hyper Gaming and Fatal1ty B150
So, last month showed the ASRock Fatal1ty Performance H170/Hyper Gaming and Fatal1ty B150 K4/Hyper. These boards are used in precision generator called BCLK Hyper Engine. With its help, the bus frequency is adjustable in increments of 0.06 MHz. H170 Pro4/Hyper — the same. What gives? For example, I was able to overclock the Core i5-6400 from 2.7 GHz to 4.9 GHz. The pleasure from the work done received the money on buying a cheaper motherboard and processor savings.
Otherwise H170 Pro4/Hyper is a typical fee for LGA1151 platform.
ASRock Pro4 H170/Hyper
Graphics card
All we are waiting for the firstborn Polaris AMD and NVIDIA Pascal. Be patient for another month. In April came a large number of custom versions of the GeForce GTX 950 (review), which no longer require additional power.
Colorful iGame GTX 980 Ti is the best academic atmosphere
- Briefly about the product: the fastest version of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- Outlet on sale: already on sale
- Price: $ 1,000
- Counterparts and competitors: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+
Graphics card Colorful iGame GTX 980 Ti is the best academic atmosphere is a contender for the title of the fastest versions of GeForce GTX 980 Ti. The accelerator received analog key Overclocking, with it, the CPU frequency increases with 1203 MHz 1304 MHz. The memory operates at the speed of 7000 MHz.
Colorful iGame GTX 980 Ti is the best academic atmosphere
The power supply meets the whole block with fourteen phases. Naturally, the iGame GTX 980 Ti in the best academic atmosphere is designed for extreme overclocking. For the hybrid cooling is responsible cooler with three 90 mm fans. Special tube pass directly through the radiator, so if you want to graphics card you can connect the circuit of the water cooling system.
Colorful iGame GTX 980 Ti is the best academic atmosphere
Colorful iGame GTX 980 Ti is the best academic atmosphere
Drives
Drives with TLC memory flooded the market. It’s very simple — they are cheap, but because of high demand this SSD is assured.
Intel SSD 540s
- Briefly about the product: a cheap drive from a reputable manufacturer
- Outlet on sale: already on sale
- Price: 70 Euros for a model with a volume of 120 GB, 370 Euros for a model with a capacity of 1 terabyte
- Counterparts and competitors: Plextor M7V, Blast Patriot, OCZ Trion 150 and many others
Drives 540 series very much. The line includes as standard the SATA version 2.5-inch enclosure and the SSD with the M. 2 socket. Common in the 2016 practice. The initial volume is 120 GB, followed by models 180 GB, 240 GB, 360 GB, 480 GB, and, finally, 1 TB. All devices used a memory SK Hynix, produced on 16 nm process. Type — TLC. Controller — Silicon Motion SM2256. Exactly the same chip used in the drives Crucial BX200 series. The speed of a standard SSD for this class: 560 MB/s in the linear read and 480 MB/s in write operations. Of course, it comes with a performance mode SLC caching.
Intel SSD 540s
Other iron
The largest category this time. However, an interesting power supply units, cases and cooling systems every month is a lot. Even a separate category created.
Antec EarthWatts Series EA-PLATINUM Rev2
- Briefly about the product: cheap power supplies compliant with 80 PLUS Platinum
- Outlet on sale: already on sale
- Price: $ 110 for 550 W, 118 $ for 650 watts
- Counterparts and competitors: for the price no
The only aspect due to which power supply series EarthWatts Series EA-PLATINUM Rev2 got to our category — it support platinum standard 80 PLUS. At the same tsenik devices at this level is very, very humane. Otherwise, before you ordinary power supply units. Management of cables — tower. For cooling meets the 120 mm fan. Dimensions are mm. 510х140х86 In General, are excellent options for a home gaming system with a single graphics card.
Antec EarthWatts Series EA-PLATINUM Rev2
II codenamed Morpheus Core Edition
- Briefly about the product: ultra-efficient VGA cooler
- Outlet on sale: already on sale
- Price: 55 Euro
- Counterparts and competitors: Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme IV
Alternative cooler for graphics card — the device itself is rare. An experienced user before purchase of the accelerator carefully studying the reviews, but then only buys a certain model. The rest just put up with the noise and cooling efficiency of the cooling system of your graphics card. For those with the layouts does not agree, the company Thermalright has released a very powerful cooler II Morpheus Core Edition.
II codenamed Morpheus Core Edition
“Morpheus” is a real giant. Radiator size 254х98х44 mm consists of 12 copper cooled heat pipes to transmit with a diameter of 6 mm each. They planted 129 aluminum fins. Cool cooler two 120mm fans. In the end, II Morpheus Core Edition is able to cope with any single-chip graphics card, because it takes up to 360 watts of power. The memory is further cooled 24 self-adhesive heat sinks.
Attachment II Morpheus Core Edition universal. Supports both AMD and NVIDIA, including GeForce GTX models 970/980/980 Ti, GeForce GTX 770/780/780 Ti and Radeon R9 290/290X/390/390X/Fury. Of course, for full compatibility it is better to use the reference version of 3D-accelerators.
II codenamed Morpheus Core Edition
Thus, the maximal POWER COMBO
- Briefly about the product: a device that combines two power supplies in one
- Outlet on sale: already on sale
- Price: 40 Euro
- Counterparts and competitors: no
Phanteks takes care enthusiasts. At the time the company released a device called POWER SPLITTER, allows you to power from a single power supply from two systems. POWER COMBO, on the contrary, brings together two power supplies in one system.
Thus, the maximal POWER COMBO
The maximum power transmitted by two 8-pin connectors, is 456 watts per channel with a current of 38 A. +5V and +3.3 V transmit 16 A. the Maximum total capacity POWER COMBO is 1176 watts, so to combine in a single system, for example, two blocks of 1 kW will not work.
The only question is: how to accommodate POWER COMBO and two power supplies in one housing? Here at the Phanteks, for example, there is the Enthoo series. It will fit.