Thermaltake Technology has just annunciated the release of yet another representative of Urban series: Urban R31. The chassis features mid-tower form-factor with 511x206x490 mm dimensions. It might boast a minimalist design concept with totally black coating, steel case, and aluminum frontal facet. The company offers the model in two framework variations: with an onboard side window and with a blind side facet. Unfortunately, there is no news so far concerning the pricing and an exact release date.



Thermaltake Urban R31 is ready to accommodate ATX or micro-ATX motherboards. Its internal layout comprises three 5.25-inch drive bays, six 3.5-inch drive bays, and one 2.5-inch drive bay. In addition, the chassis comes with a built-in dock-station on the top facet, ready to house one more 3.5/2.5-inch drive. Closer to the rear facet one can find seven PCI expansion slots.


To continue, spacing within the case allows for the integration of rather lengthy graphics cards (up to 410 …

Introduction

Firstly, we are to note that there is no difference between Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 Nitro + and other Radeon RX Vega 64 video cards either in terms of architecture or clock speed. Thanks to the modern mechanisms of the Boot, video cards change clock speeds depending on several parameters. In the case of the reference design of the Radeon RX Vega 64, the clock frequencies rested on the temperature limits, so more efficient cooling should help.

 

But Sapphire went further and installed two versions of the BIOS on the graphics card, which can be selected with the help of a toggle switch.

 

Main Specifications

GPU (Codename) - Vega 10

Shader Units - 4096

Base & Boost Clocks - 1423 MHz / 1630 MHz

Memory Size & Type - 8GB HBM2

Memory Clock - 1.89 Gb/s

Memory Bandwidth - 484 GB/s

Fans - (2) 9.7cm Axial, (1) 8.7cm Axial

Ports - (2) DP 1.4, (2) HDMI 2.0

Power Connectors - (3) 8-pin

Dimensions (LxHxD) - 31 x 13 x 4.8 cm (+0.5 …

Arctic Cooling AG, a well-known Swiss developer of cooling solutions, has recently introduced its newest CPU cooler, Freezer, in two modifications: i11 and A11. Both versions have got tower-like framework, featuring 108x90x130 mm dimensions. The Freezer i11 is compatible with Intel LGA 2011/1156/1155/1150 socket platforms, whereas its companion is intended for AMD Socket FM1, FM2, AM3, AM3+, AM2, and AM2+. To say more, this pair is able to cool down the ‘blaze’ of CPUs with 150 W TDP.



Arctic Freezer i11/A11 consists of an aluminum heatspreader with forty-five plates, three U-shape copper heatpipes, and one 92 mm fan. The heatpipes are thought to support direct contact technology that dramatically improves heat transfer process.


The implemented fan is developed on a fluid dynamic bearing and is equipped with a PWM controller. The latter assures that the blades could change their rotational speed within the ranges from 500 RPM to 2000 RPM. Herein, the maximal airflow …