KOLINK Observatory RGB, Case color white, Internal: 2x 2.5"/3.5" (transverse, HDD rails) • Front I/O: 1x USB-A 3.0, 2x USB-A 2.0, 1x microphone, 1x headphone • PCI-slots: 7 • Fan(s) (front): 3x 120mm (RGB illuminated) • Fan(s) (rear): 1x 120mm (RGB illuminated) • Radiator sizes: 240mm front, 240mm top • Motherboard: to ATX (279mm wide) • Power supply: ATX • Power supply position: bottom • CPU Coolers: to max. 160mm height • Graphics Cards: to max. 380mm • Colour: black, inside black • Dimensions (WxHxD): 201x435x435mm • Capacity: 38.03l • Weight: 6.80kg • Special features: dust filter, cable management, integrated LED control, incl. fan control, remote control, side panel window made out of glass.
Kolink is pleased to introduce the incredibly stylish Observatory Midi-Tower with its fantastic tempered glass side panel and transparent front. The inclusion of a total of four pre-installed RGB-LED fans allows the case to unlock its full cooling potential. The lighting can also be controlled via the included controller and remote control. The Observatory's spacious interior offers capacity for a wide range of hardware and components. Some of the highlights of this case include pre-installed dust filters, extensive space for watercooling as well as practical cable management options. These are just some of the strong points of this case, and all that in spite of the extremely competitive price point.
The Features of the Kolink Observatory at a Glance:
Case designed for motherboards up to E-ATX
4 mm tempered glass side panel and front
4x 120 mm RGB fans include controller and remote
I/O panel with 2x USB 2.0 / 1x USB 3.0 & HD Audio In/Out
Support for two 240 mm radiators
2x 3,5/2,5" drive slots
Graphics cards up to 38 cm long & CPU coolers up to 16 cm in height
Tempered Glass Side Panel and Front & Four Pre-Installed RGB Fans
The robust chassis consists of one millimetre strong SECC steel and is equipped with a four millimetre thick tempered glass side panel and front. The interior interior has a black coating and is also kitted out with a shroud for the power supply to ensure an incredible clean look. There is also a hard drive cage with brackets for two 3,5- or 2,5-" drives.
The visual highlights of the case include three 120 mm fans pre-installed in the front and an additional fan in the back. The fans come with 16 individually addressable RGB-LEDs. Their lighting can be controlled by the bundled RGB controller and fan hub which can be placed in a location of your choosing as well as the infrared remote control. This allows you to choose from over 300 dynamic lighting effects! Two further 120 mm fans can be mounted in the top.
Dust Filters Keep the Kolink Observatory Clean
The motherboard tray and the power supply shroud offer numerous cable openings. A 240 mm radiator can be installed in the front and the top of the Observatory case. The case's air vents come equipped with fine dust filters that are located in the top and underside of the case. These can be removed without the need for tools and even come complete with a smart honeycomb design.
Graphics cards up to 38 cm long and CPU coolers up to 16 cm high are compatible. Furthermore the I/O panel located on the front also comes with two further USB 2.0 connectors as well as a USB 3.0 Type A port. There is also a slot for a USB type C connection, but this is not included in the case and must be retrofitted separately. The same applies to a switch for controlling the RGB lighting on the I/O panel.
INTEL Core i5-10400F, clock frequency @ 4.30GHz, Socket 1200 (LGA), code name Comet Lake-S, TDP 65W, cores 6, threads 12, base clock 2.90GHz, turbo clock 4.30GHz, SMT yes (Intel Hyper-Threading), memory controller Dual Channel PC4-21300U (DDR4-2666), CPU functions Optane Memory Support, Turbo Boost 2.0, Hyper-Threading, VT-x, VT-d, VT-x EPT, Intel 64, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, Idle States, EIST, Thermal Monitoring, IPT, AES-NI, Secure Key, SGX, OS Guard, XD Bit, Boot Guard, L2-Cache 1.5MB (6x 256kB), L3 cache 12MB, chipset interface DMI 3.0, 8GT / s (PCIe 3.0 x4), PCIe lanes 16x PCIe 3.0, memory max. 128GB, memory bandwidth 41.6GB / s.
The Intel Core i5-10400F with six cores and Hyper-Threading is the expected big leap compared to its direct predecessor, the performance increases in some cases significantly. Together with its low price, this makes the CPU the most interesting solution in Intel's Comet Lake S portfolio for the LGA 1200 socket.
The leap in performance is most evident in applications. In the best case, this is up to 35 percent more. The new CPU is also faster than its predecessor in games and overtakes AMD's 6-core Zen 2 competitor, which was recently faster than the Intel Core i5-9400F on average. The new Intel Core i5-10400F is on par with the old top model Core i7-8700K. How clear the gain over the Core i5-9400F is depends on the title. If a game addresses more than six or eight threads, the lead can quickly turn into double digits, thanks to Hyper-Threading.
INTEL Boxed cooling. All models, whether K or non-K, rely on a cooler that is very similar to that of the Clarkdale and Lynnfield versions. However, Intel has decided against radially oriented cooling fins and uses instead again curved aluminum fins. This cooler we liked in terms of smoothness in idle quite well and should be absolutely sufficient for most users.
ASUS Prime H510M-E, Intel 1200 socket, Intel H510 chipset, RAM 2x DDR4 DIMM, dual PC4-25600U/DDR4-3200, max. 64GB (UDIMM), expansion slots 1x PCIe 4.0 x16, 2x PCIe 3.0 x1, 1x M. 2/M-Key (PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA, 2280/2260/2242) external connections 1x VGA (iGPU), 1x HDMI 2.0b (iGPU), 1x DisplayPort 1.4a (iGPU), 2x USB-A 3.0 (5Gb/s), 2x USB-A 2.0 (480Mb/s), 1x Gb LAN (Intel I219-V), 3x jack, 1x PS/2 keyboard, 1x PS/2 mouse Header lighting 1x 4 -Pin RGB (+12V/G/R/B, max. 3A), Audio 7.1 (Realtek ALC897), BIOS 1x 16MB (128Mb), special features Audio+solid capacitors, onboard TPM 2.0 support.
ASUS Prime series motherboards are expertly engineered to unleash the full potential of 10th and 11th Generation Intel® processors. Boasting a robust power design, comprehensive cooling solutions and intelligent tuning options, PRIME H510M-E provides daily users and DIY PC builders a range of performance tuning options via intuitive software and firmware features.
Comprehensive controls form the foundation of the ASUS Prime series. The Prime H510 motherboard packs flexible tools to tune every aspect of your system, enabling performance tweaks to perfectly match the way you work, to maximize productivity.
Prime H510 series is engineered with an array of hybrid fan headers to ensure your rig stays cool and stable under intense workloads.
Prime H510 series features comprehensive cooling controls that are configurable via Fan Xpert software or via the UEFI BIOS.
Each header can dynamically reference three thermal sensors. Fan Xpert allows you to map the temperature of supported ASUS graphics cards to optimize cooling for GPU- and CPU-intensive tasks.
Prime H510 series adds the nuanced details that improve every experience, exclusive codecs that provide pristine audio quality let you customize your system to create a uniquely personal look.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX PLUS (1-Click OC), 4GB GDDR6 128-bit DP / HDMI / DVI-D, 128-bit, connections 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, chip TU116-300-A1 "Turing", chip clock 1410MHz, Boost: 1635MHz (OC Mode), memory 4GB GDDR6, 12000MHz, 128bit, 192GB / s, shader units / TMUs / ROPs 1280/88/48, cooling 2x axial fans (90mm ), Special features H.265 encode / decode, NVIDIA G-Sync, NVIDIA VR-Ready, backplate, HDCP 2.2, boost clock overclocked, interface PCIe 3.0 x16, DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.1.103, Shader model 6.3.
The graphics card is a heavily upgraded version of the Geforce GTX 1650. The new model calculates about twice as fast as the older Geforce GTX 1050 and is roughly 50 percent faster than the previous Geforce GTX 1650.
The Geforce GTX 1650 Plus slides between the Geforce GTX 1650 and the Geforce GTX 1660, but is technically much closer to the big model. The TU117 chip used in the Geforce GTX 1650 has 1,024 shader units, of which Nvidia only uses 896, and a 128-bit interface with 4 GBit / s fast GDDR5 memory. The Geforce GTX 1660, on the other hand, uses the larger TU116 with 1,402 ALUs from 1,536 possible shaders, plus a 192-bit interface.
For the Geforce GTX 1650 Plus, Nvidia relies on this TU116 and unlocks 1,280 calculators of the existing cores. The memory bus remains 128 bits wide, but is combined with 6 GBit / s GDDR6. The Super variant has 43 percent more computing speed and a 50 percent higher data transfer rate, which leads to a significant increase in performance.
Benchmarks in 1,920 × 1,080
The GeForce GTX 1650 Plus gains significantly with the cropped TU116 instead of the fully active TU117 GPU. The new graphics card is 36 percent faster on average than the GeForce GTX 1650, which is a good jump. This brings the graphics card fairly close to the GeForce GTX 1660, which only remains 11 percent faster.
The comparison to the GeForce GTX 1060 is interesting because it has the same number of shader units and an identical memory bandwidth as the GeForce GTX 1650 Plus. This means that only the clock and - even more important - the performance differences per ALU between Pascal and Turing make the difference. In the adapted test course, the new graphics card works six percent faster than the old middle class. It's not quite enough for the Radeon RX 590, although the difference is only marginal percentage points.
In contrast, the GeForce GTX 1650 Plus has to give up a bit in the frame times. In our test, the super model is only one percent ahead of the GeForce GTX 1060, so the Radeon RX 580 suddenly cuts off at the same speed and the Radeon RX 590 is ten percent better.
With the GeForce GTX 1650 Plus, Nvidia's entry-level Turing significantly increases in performance as long as there is enough memory. The super version comes pretty close to the GeForce GTX 1660 and can usually handle Full HD well, even if the details need to be reduced occasionally. The graphics card is faster than a GeForce GTX 1060 on the go. But there is a disadvantage: The 4 GB of memory is too scarce in this class these days, so the most beautiful textures cannot always be called up.
FSP Hydro K Pro 750W ATX 2.52, fan 120mm, fixed cable management, connectors 2x 4/8-pin ATX12V, 4x 6/8-pin PCIe, 8x SATA, 2x IDE, 1x floppy, 1x 24-pin Average efficiency 88%, certificates 80 PLUS Bronze (manufacturer, 230V EU), +3.3V 20A +5V 20A +12V 62.5A -12V 0.3A +5Vsb 2.5A Number of 12V rails 1, PFC active, specification ATX 2.52, special features ErP Lot 6, supports Haswell C6/C7 low-power states, color black.
The new Hydro K PRO PSUs comply fully ATX12 v2.52 standard and the latest safety 62368 regulation as well and comes with high-grade ribbon cables, give your PC a polished look. The Hydro K PRO series is designed as a powerful single +12V rail that continually delivers maximum performance for the most demanding graphic cards, while FSP’s custom DC-DC design provides safety and power efficiency. Besides, with an 230V 80 Plus® rating, delivers over 88% high efficiency and low noise levels thanks to its hydraulic bearing fan design, where a large 120mm fan takes care of cooling duties when required, making it excellent for situations that are sensitive to size and noise.
Latest CPU ready
Global safety approved
Active PFC ≥ 0.9
High efficiency ≧ 88%
Powerful +12V single rail design
Hold up time ≥ 17ms @ 80% load
Double layer EMI filter
120mm hydraulic bearing (HYB) fan
+5V & 3.3V DC to DC module design
All black cables
Complete protections: OCP/OVP/OPP/SCP
MEGA Electronics Fastro MS150 SSD 1TB, Solid State Module (SSM) design, form factor M.2 2280, interface M.2/M-Key (PCIe 3.0 x4), reading 2400MB/s, writing 3200MB/s SLC-Cached, IOPS 4K read/write 240k/250k, memory modules 3D-NAND TLC, TBW 1.2PB, reliability forecast 1.5 million hours (MTBF), controller Silicon Motion SM2263XT, 4 channels, cache 2GB (DDR4), SLC cache, protocol NVMe 1.3, Power consumption 6W maximum.
Fastro MS150 SSD is a large storage solution that offers read/write speeds of up to 2,400MB/s / 3,200MB/s. That's 6 to 8 times faster than a SATA-based SSD and even 50 times faster than a traditional hard drive. The SSD works with high performance, lower heat and faster loading time. The efficient performance and the M.2 2280 design make the MS150 SSD ideal for slim notebooks and systems with limited space.
NVMe is leading the new standard for SSDs, and NVMe SSDs are designed to provide a range of storage solutions that are ideal for new PC builds, laptops/notebooks, and storage system upgrades. Improved systems and higher PC performance also mean better performance in software and applications such as 3D rendering, gaming and media creation.
No HDD chosen !
No optical disc drive in the system!
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 x Type-A)
2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x D-Sub port
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x Intel® I219-V 1Gb Ethernet port
3 x Audio jacks
1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port
1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port
Monitor connections can be found in the detailed description of “GRAPHIC CARD(S)”
Front ports of the PC / Cases can be found in the detailed description of “CASE“
No WLAN chosen!
The ultimate pleasure for your ears thanks to Creative Sound Blaster Cinema.
MSI, the world's leader in motherboards and graphics cards has chosen Creative Sound Blaster Cinema audio technology for its new motherboard lineup. Sound Blaster is the leading brand in PC gaming audio and MSI is excited about the prospect of providing class-leading audio technology with its motherboards. Thanks to the Sound Blaster Cinema suite of audio technologies, gamers can enjoy upgraded surround sound through their stereo headphones, enhanced gaming sound effects and Smart Volume control for long gaming sessions.
When using Sound Blaster Cinema, gamers will be able to hear their opponents more clearly and easily while enjoying the competitive advantage of accurate positional audio to reveal the precise location of their opponents.
Sound Blaster Cinema
Armed with the technology of the biggest name in PC gaming audio, gamers can leverage Sound Blaster Cinema to get the best sound enhancements for today's games powered by Sound Blaster SBX Pro Studio technology. Each of the five technologies of SBX Pro Studio is focused on delivering a more immersive gaming experience:
-SBX Bass - SBX Bass technology dramatically improves the sound experience by expanding the low frequency tones
-SBX Crystalizer - Ensures that every audio detail is heard by restoring the "highs" and "lows" that are compromised with audio compression
-SBX Dialog Plus - SBX Dialog Plus intelligently enhances voices in games and moves for dramatically clearer dialog
-SBX Surround - Goes beyond 7.1 surround sound creating unprecedented levels of audio realism including stunning surround effects that produce virtual speakers around, above and below you
-SBX Smart Volume - Address the problem of abrupt volume level changes in games by intelligently applying gain and attenuation to deliver consistent volume levels
Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64Bit, pre-installed with all necessary device drivers. Switch on and get started!
The launch of Windows 10 and the associated developments are among the most important market launches in Microsoft's corporate history. Windows 10 not only brings a new version of the operating system onto the market, Windows 10 enables a new platform generation:
"We want to ensure that we offer developers the largest and most vibrant user base for their applications," said Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at BUILD 2015 in San Francisco. Windows 10 is now available in 190 countries and 111 languages.
The browser is really new in Windows 10: Edge replaces Internet Explorer. The new browser doesn't just have the cooler name. It is also much faster. In almost all browser benchmarks, Edge depends on IE 11 from Windows 8.1. It can almost double its pace in Mozilla's Kraken benchmark. It looks the same in Google's Octane 2.0 test. Its pace remains roughly the same in the Sunspider test and the Peacekeeper benchmark. Conclusion: When it comes to the browser speed, Windows 10 with Edge catches up a lot. In Kraken and Octane, Edge overtakes the competition, in the Sunspider he stays ahead. The old conditions are only preserved in the Peacekeeper test.
Windows start
Microsoft already shortened the start times of Windows extremely with Windows 8. If the computer is switched off using "Shut down", it does not switch itself off, but only goes into hibernation - from which it can wake up more quickly. Even with a real Katlstart or restart, Windows 8.1 is slightly slower: However, over time, Windows remembers the files that it needs for the start: The start time is shortened with repeated starts. After ten starts, the two operating systems were almost on par with 20 seconds (Windows 10) and 22 seconds (Windows 8.1).
System performance
Windows is actually getting faster and faster the older it gets: For most components, manufacturers are releasing ever more up-to-date drivers that accelerate the hardware. Windows feels like it is getting slower and slower: This is mostly due to the fact that the autostart folder is filling up with more and more entries, more and more tools are running in the background and more and more programs that are no longer used are littering the memory. The performance tests show hardly any difference between Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Sometimes one system is faster, sometimes the other. But all the results are so closely related - with less than three percent difference - that no difference is noticeable in practice. This also applies to tests such as Cinebench R15, which primarily check the processor performance. Even if we repeated the tests several times, nothing changed: When saving and buffering frequently used files, nothing seems to have changed between Windows 8.1 and 10. Conclusion: When it comes to hardware performance, Windows 10 is as fast as Windows 8.1 - or vice versa. So that Windows 10 stays fast, the same rules apply as always with Windows: Install the latest drivers and keep the system clean.
3D performance
Windows 10 comes with the new Direct X12 3D interface. DX12 is designed to allow game programmers to use the capabilities of the GPU more efficiently. Computers with less powerful graphics cards can also benefit from this and display graphically complex games more smoothly. At the moment, the potential of DX12 can only be demonstrated using synthetic benchmarks such as the API overhead test. Conclusion: Windows 10 has the potential to accelerate games on weaker systems thanks to the DX12. But the concrete results will only show games that use DX12. The first should appear at the end of the year.
Windows 10 lays a good foundation: the hardware manufacturers have to use this to tease out a performance plus with improved drivers. Or in the case of Direct X12 game programmers who use the capabilities of the new interface in games.
HI-TECH anti-cucumber guarantee (already included in full when purchasing a HI-TECH PC and / or notebook)
a) Complete assembling of the PC system or notebook including serial number management
b) Optimization of the cabling between the individual PC components for the purpose of optimal air flow in the system
c) Optimization and performance enhancement of various hardware components (GraKa / CPU etc.)
d) Installation of the latest BIOS updates (motherboard, GraKa)
e) Complete configuration of the BIOS settings to provide the maximum performance and reliability of the PC system + storage of the settings in order to be able to reload them later (e.g. after changing the BIOS battery)
f) free hotline
g) 24-hour long-term test for quality control of the PC components
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