The Spire X2 Products company adds a novelty, called Pirate 8031, to its PC cases product range. This Mid-Tower model, performed in black (mostly out of 0.6 mm SECC steel), is aimed at construction of gaming systems, based on ATX or Micro ATX mother boards.



Pirate 8031 weighs around 5.4 kg and possesses such dimensions: 450 × 200 × 490 mm. The front tempered glass panel hides three 120 mm fans with red LED-backlighting behind it. A big side window lets clearly see all inner components.


Inside of this computer case there’s enough room for seven expansion cards. Discrete graphics accelerators of up to 390 mm length can be installed. The chassis can also hold two 3.5-inch storage devices and two 2.5-inch drives. Apart from fans provided customers may mount three 120 mm coolers in the upper part and one 120 mm cooler at the rear. The ultimate CPU cooler’s height reaches 180 mm.


Connectivity options include jacks for headphones and a mic, one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 …

Asus is about to release another addition to the GeForce GTX 970 series of adapters – the GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Black. This videocard is differentiated by a totally black exterior (including PCB, fans and heatpipes) with bright-red details. Besides, it might boast the implementation of a factory overclocking as well as an advanced cooling system. Asus recommends selling the new-comer at the price tag of about 400 EUR.



Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Black is based on Nvidia Maxwell GM204 GPU with 1664 stream processors, 64 ROPs, and 104 TMUs. It runs at 1114 MHz (nominal)/1253 MHz (dynamic) clock frequencies. The card is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory (256-bit interface), operating at 7000 MHz frequency. The integrated rear panel accommodates three DisplayPort video ports, one DVI and one HDMI 2.0 ports.


This adapter is thought to support all standard Nvidia’s technologies, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4 standards, 4-way SLI technology (2x Nvidia SLI …

Xigmatek, a multi-profile Taiwanese company, is about to launch its second version of Dark Knight CPU cooler – the SD1483. Featuring 120x50x159 mm dimensions, this tower-like device comes in two color variations: black and white (Frostbourne). The model supports processors with the utmost TDP level of 160 W, designated for AMD AM2/AM3/K8 & Intel LGA 775/1155/1156/2011 platforms.



Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1483 consists of a small-sized heatsink with fifty-five aluminum thin fins; the latter boasts ceramic coating that is called to enhance heat dissipation area. The heatsink is pierced by three 8 mm heatpipes which support direct contact technology.


The framework also accommodates a single 140 mm fan, based on slide bearing. It is estimated for 150.000 hours of foolproof operation. The integration of PWM technology enables the variation of rotational speed from 800 RPM to 1200 RPM. The blades produce up to 90.3 CFM airflow at the maximum 18 dB noise level. According to the …