The line of graphics cards manufactured by HIS has been recently replenished by an alternative Radeon HD 7950 IceQ Boost Clock model. The card takes a modified graphics adapter from AMD and is based on Tahiti PRO chip, developed according to 28 nm technological process. This chip houses 1792 current processors which are designed under an advanced Graphics Core Next architecture.



One of the major technological peculiarities pertained to a new model is the implementation of a unique two-slot IceQ cooler that involves an aluminum heatsink, four copper heat pipes and low-noise powerful fan. As claimed by the manufacturer, the integrated cooling system exceeds the cooler applied in the reference model in terms of heat dissipation power and noise. Hence, noise level produced by IceQ does not exceed the boundary of 28 dB; at the same time, it reduces the GPU temperature at 12 degrees as compared with the reference model.


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Foreword

Now it's hard to imagine, but in 2000, hard drives with a capacity of 10 GB were considered normal. But even then the words "Seagate" and "BarraCuda" were well known and symbolized quality and reliability. Seagate retained its reputation to this day, when due to high-speed Internet access, the lack of hard disk space became a problem affecting almost all of us.

 

For those who remember ten-gigabyte times, the output of the new Barracuda hard drive is a thousand times more impressive - 10 terabytes. It's still the same usual size - all this incredible amount of information can be saved in a standard 3.5-inch desktop computer slot. It’s real magic!


Main Features

Interface - SATA 6Gbps

DRAM Cache - 256MB

Platter Rotation - 7,200 RPM
Sequential Performance - 220 MB/s
Load Cycles - 300,000

Workload Rate Limit (TB/year) - 300

Part Number - ST10000DM0004

Warranty - 5-Years

 

Closer View

The Seagate …

SilverStone announces the release of a new PC case from Petit series that is intended for Thin mini-ITX platforms only. Entitled PT13, the new-comer is differentiated by truly tiny dimensions of 186x182x42 mm. Its framework consists of a steel chassis and an aluminum flip-up cover.



The possibility to utilize the case as in horizontal so in vertical positions is thought to be the major peculiarity of PT13. Additionally, the case might be fixed to the rear facet of the monitor, due to the availability of a dedicated VESA bracket. The company estimated the price for the model at $59.


SilverStone PT13 supports the installation of a single HDD or SSD of 2.5-inch form-factor. In regards to the supported motherboards, their list involves models from Intel (DH61AGL, DQ77KB), ASRock (H61TM-ITX, Z77TM-ITX, B75TM-ITX, H77TM-ITX), and Gigabyte (GA-H61TN, GA-H77TN). The maximal height of the supported CPU coolers might not exceed the margin of 19 mm. Unfortunately, expansion slots are …