Fractal Design Define 7 Chassis Review: Versatility and Refinement

Our Verdict

For enthusiasts looking for an extremely versatile chassis with a dual-layout interior, the Fractal Design Define 7 is a feature packed case with outstanding thermal and acoustic performance.

For

  • Tempered-glass side panel
  • Filtration system
  • Good thermal performance
  • Low noise
  • Water cooling support
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
  • Versatility

Against

  • No RGB lighting

Fractal Design's Define series has long

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Phanteks’ MetallicGear Brand Launches NEO Qube Chassis

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MetallicGear has just announced the launch of its latest budget oriented, Phanteks powered case, the NEO Qube. Launching at $100 / £90 for both the black and white variants, this dual compartment cube chassis packs in a lot of value for the money. Despite the fact it is clearly heavily inspired by two very notable predecessors the Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic , and Corsair’s Carbide Air 740 Cube case, there’s a bit more

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AMD EPYC 7662 and EPYC 7532 7nm Processors Join Team Red's Rome Family

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AMD EPYC Processor (Image credit: AMD)

Product diversity is important, and AMD knows that. With the objective of offering its customers the best performance at the right price point, the chipmaker has expanded its EPYC 7002-series (codename Rome) product stack with two new models.

The EPYC 7662 and EPYC 7532 are made of the same ingredients as AMD's other EPYC Rome offerings. They leverage the company's own Zen 2 microarchitecture and TSMC's groundbreaking


Intel

Gigabyte Refreshes Brix Lineup With 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake-U CPUs

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As per a tip from hardware sniffer @momomo_us , Gigabyte has listed four new Brix mini-PCs that leverage Intel's latest 10th Generation Comet Lake-U (CML-U) processors.

The latest Brix comes inside a pure black chassis that measures 46.8 x 119.5 x 119.5 mm. Gigabyte includes a VESA bracket with 75 x 75 and 100 x 100 mounting holes

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Kaspersky Blames Microsoft For Buggy Windows 10 Patch

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Kaspersky has put the blame squarely on Microsoft after a recent Windows 10 update ( KB4524244 ) meant to further protect against an attack that exploited a vulnerable version of the Kaspersky Rescue Disk software has caused more system crashes. The security company claimed that it had already patched the vulnerability in August 2019.

Microsoft recently had to cancel a Windows 10 update after it caused issues and broke features on users’ computers. According to Kaskpersky, Microsoft


Grand Theft Auto IV Will Return to Steam, but Without Online Multiplayer Support

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Rockstar Games recently updated the Steam page for Grand Theft Auto IV to announce that the game, which was pulled from the platform in January, will return on March 19 as Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition . But there are some caveats.

GTA IV: Complete Edition won't support Games for Windows Live, online multiplayer or leaderboards. That makes sense--Rockstar Games blamed GTA IV's removal from Steam on Games for Windows Live in a statement to


Intel

Intel Core i7-10700F Cinebench Figures Surface: Performance Near i9-9900K

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By now, it's no secret that the next-generation Comet Lake CPUs for desktops are coming, as plenty of leaks have made their way onto the internet. Today is another day with yet another leak surfacing, and this time it's about the i7-10700F, courtesy of Korean Quasarzone .

The Intel Core i7-10700F is expected to be an 8-core 16-thread chip, with the

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Nvidia Stock Hits All-Time High Despite Coronavirus Fears

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Nvidia's share price reached an all-time high of $311 (at time of writing) today after Bernstein upgraded the stock to an Outperform rating on Tuesday afternoon.

Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon said that not upgrading Nvidia's stock earlier was an "error," Seeking Alpha reported, because of Turing's rising popularity and increased hyperscale cloud spending. She was also said to be excited about the prospect of the Mellanox acquisition--which was valued at $6


Report: TSMC's Reducing Its Reliance on Huawei Amid US Government Scrutiny

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Huawei might need to find a new chip supplier. DigiTimes today reported that TSMC is "reducing its chip capacity support for Huawei," one of its biggest clients, "to avoid relying too much on Huawei's orders" due to increased U.S. government scrutiny.

We probably don't need to recap all of the conflicts between Huawei and the U.S. government over the last few years. Perhaps the most important bit was the U.S. Department of


US District Court Judge Rules Against Huawei's Equipment Ban Lawsuit

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U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant ruled yesterday that Huawei can't sue over the decision to ban federal agencies from buying its telecommunications equipment.

That decision arrived with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2019 that barred federal agencies from purchasing equipment from numerous China-based companies, including Huawei, over concerns about Chinese surveillance.

Huawei sued the U.S. government in March 2019 to contest the restrictions. The company accused the decision of