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NZXT Phantom Case, The Best Choice for Your Computer

NZXT designer has launched a new case that is known as Phantom. Phantom has come up with all the hype surrounding its conception. NZXT has launched more cases in the past.

Phantom is available in Whit and Black color. The glossy finish of NZXT phantom is the new black in the market because of its looks. The inside of the case is combined of black trimmings. The side panel is little flimsy, which is not good.  But the company is working on it. They have said that it was the problem in the earlier version of the case now it has been rectified.

It has weakly magnetic door with 5.25 in drive bays. Just beside the door it has a large vent. It has two side mounted fans with 120 mm that will filter the dust from the incoming air flow and the other two will work as exhausts. It also include a giant fan of 200 mm. So we can say that the mother board of the computer will be safe from the heat sink issues and from the dust.

There are plenty of features including the cable whole around the mother board, 3.5 in bays, each of then mounts 2.5 in drive. The 3.5 in drive has split in to two cages and the rear cage is also removable.

Two USB port and the SATA port has been located at the top of the Phantom with the microphone and speaker jacks. So the structure of Phantom is not bad and also useful for the users.

Let’s have a look at the specifications.

Dimensions (mm) 222 x 623 x 541mm (W x D x H)
Material Steel
Color  Black
Weight 11kg
Front Panel Power and reset switches, 2 x USB 2, 1 x eSATA, Stereo, Mic
Drive Bays 5 x external 5.25in drive bays, 7 x internal 3.5in/2.5in drive bays,
Form factor(s) E-ATX, ATX, micro-ATX
Cooling 1 x front 140mm fan mount (fan not included), 1 x rear 120mm fan mount (fans included), 2 x 200mm roof fan mounts (1 fan included), 2 x 120mm side fan mounts (fans included)
PSU Not supplied

For any kind of computer services, talk to a tech support expert.

How to fix Stuck Pixel Problem?

It is certainly quite annoying to have a stuck pixel on an LCD screen or TFT. How to fix stuck pixel problem? This article will help you to resolve the issue. You can also get in touch with a computer services company in this regard. We are going to talk about dead pixels or stuck pixels on the screen. It is usually due to transistor malfunctioning or uneven distribution of liquid on the liquid crystal display. This can be fixed.

Let’s have a look how to fix stuck pixel issue.

• Software method - Try to run any software which will help you to resolve pixel issue.

• Hardware method - Turn off monitor, plug in and turn on pixel tune up, then turn on the monitor, now wait 20 minutes, turn off and unplug pixel tune up.

• Pressure Method - Turn off your computer’s monitor, Now wash the screen with a clean cloth, when you put pressure on the screen with the cloth then turn on the screen, now check the stuck pixels will be gone.

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• Tapping Method - Turn on the screen and then make the background black and then take a pen or a pencil to point out the stuck pixel on the screen and then try to use any cloth remove the pixels.

These are some of the methods that will help you to remove the stuck pixels from the screen. If it is a leakage internally then there is no point to resolve it. You need to take the computer to a computer repair shop or to the vendor to change the LCD to replace it.

Tips to buy a desktop computer

Are you planning to buy a computer? Wondering whether you should go for a branded one or for an assembled one? Whatever you choose, make sure the components of the computer are good and branded. You must also consider your requirements as well. Why do you need the computer? Is it only for surfing internet and perform simple task? Or you want to buy one for performing multimedia task or run programming language. Remember, depending upon your requirements, the configuration of the computer needs to be decided. 

Some technical information that you must know for buying a desktop computer is given below. For more assistance on PC buying, you can talk to a computer services company.

•     Processor – If you are buying computer for some simple tasks, you can go for an AMD or Intel processor which are available at an affordable price, while for running programming or multimedia programs, you should choose a high-end one, like the 64-bit Intel iCore or Athlon CPU.

•     Motherboard – Another most important key component of a computer system is motherboard. This is part where the CPU and RAM will be placed. So, it is always suggested to opt for a good motherboard. You also need to ensure about enough amount of memory, PCI slots so that you can upgrade the system in future.

•     Ram – Since RAM is a very important component of a computer, you must opt for a good one with high speed. Remember, faster hertz of the memory ensures better performance. Minimum 1 GB of RAM should be installed.

•    HDD - The hard drive is the place where you will install OS and other software and save important data as well. Choose a renowned brand like Barracuda, Sandisk, Samsung, etc. with minimum 100 GB memory.

•     Monitor – You can opt for a TFT monitor which are available in the market in affordable price. These are of various brands and of various sizes as well. Choose any one of them according to your budget and requirements.

There are many other components such as a DVD writer, sound system, UPS, SMPS, etc. that are also important part of a desktop computer.

GRAPHICS CARD, WINDOWS7 AND 2D PERFORMANCE

Graphics card manufacturer ATI has come up with the driver version 10.4(Catalyst 10.4) for it ATI Radeon 5870 which is in close competition with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 and a lot is being talked about the 2D or the two dimensional performance that the two deliver but we are more interested with the 3D performance because we want a better performance in our games. However, 2D rendering is not less important when we complain about the slow performance in opening windows, folders and working with Word in Vista and Windows 7 being faster if we compare. Apart from the internal memory management of Windows 7, the graphics card installed in your computer will make a difference to the system performance in addition to the RAM present in it. In programming language jargon the Graphics Device Interface for the Application Programming Interface takes care of the “display” speed of the windows 7 and the redrawing of lines, polygons color-depth and pixels are involved in the 2D display speed.

The ATI has gained some good responses with reference to benchmark testing for 2D performance but still NVIDIA which is another giant is doing well with its GTX 480 product. These can handle high refresh rate for the screen as well which is again another factor to good 2D acceleration. Windows 7 has added a separate hardware 2D acceleration rate but with a question mark from the experts. Windows XP still competes in terms of 2D rendering speeds.

 

So we can conclude by saying that if most of your computer usage is related to office work which is related to 2D performance of the computer then go for a graphics card which offers you good 2D performance. The cards that I mentioned at the beginning of the article offer you good 3D performance as well if you are still concerned with the 3D performance factors. Windows 7(using direct X 11) should be the choice for over all system performance and for 2D performance as well since we are focusing more on the 2D performance issues. Windows XP is still good in 2D performance.