Recently, there has been released the announcement of the updated platform Intel LGA 1151 – to replace the processors Skylake, the model Kaby Lake has been offered to the user, and it marked the arrival of the next-generation of Intel products. Of course, this event coincided with the release of new chipsets, and then almost all manufacturers have presented motherboards on the new chipset. So, let’s have a quick glance at one of them – ASRock Fatality Z270 Gaming K6 motherboard.



Packaging and Equipment


The box is large, and therefore it is provided with a plastic handle for easy carrying on the top. At its bottom, there is a group of icons representing the support of various technological solutions. It is a special fun to see here the logos of the Intel “friends”, such as AMD and Nvidia. Three of these logos put together may cause cognitive dissonance with anyone even remotely familiar with the PC world.



Let us now look at the back side of the packaging. …

Colorful is about to launch a lineup of graphics cards within the framework of iGame series. Hence, the customers might expect to see three new iGame models: GeForce GTX 1080 Vulcan X OC, GeForce GTX 1070 Vulcan X OC & GeForce GTX 1060 Vulcan X OC. Being a part of the premium echelon, the new-comers cannot boast the implementation of overclocked memory. Yet, there are a lot of privileges, ready to grasp the attention of enthusiasts.


Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 1080 Vulcan X OC is distinguished by the availability of a LCD display which provides info about the card’s key parameters. The integrated GPU features 1759/1898 MHz frequency (+9.5% if compared to the etalon 1080 model). It accommodates 8 GB of GDDR5X video memory that runs at 10 GHz frequency. The I/O panel comes equipped with DVI-D, HDMI & DisplayPort, while thermal design boasts three efficient fans.


To continue, Colorful iGame GeForce GTX 1070 Vulcan X OC is fitted with Nvidia GP104-200 GPU, operating at …

Gigabyte is the first among AMD’s partners to introduce proprietary motherboards for an upcoming Socket AM1 platform. Initially the AM1 series will comprise only two models: the GA-AM1M-S2P and the GA-AM1M-S2H. Both feature micro-ATX form-factor and are supposed to house AMD Athlon/Sempron APUs. They employ two DIMM slots for the integration of up to 32 GB DDR3 memory with 1600 MHz frequency. The release is scheduled for March when the platform is officially introduced.



Gigabyte motherboards have got two SATA III 6 Gb/sec ports for the expansion of storage, one PCIe 2.0 x16, one PCIe x1 and one PCI connector for the connection of add-ons. Network functional consists of gigabit controller from Realtek, whereas audio functional is laid upon 7.1-channel HAD Realtek ALC 887 codec.


The differentiation between the two models lies in the set of internal/external interfaces. Hence, the GA-AM1M-S2P comes with two PS/2 ports, one D-Sub port, four USB ports (3.0 + 2.0), one RJ-45, …