The Slovenian EK Water Blocks vendor is widely known for its liquid cooling systems components. It has recently introduced its EK-FB ASRock X299 RGB Monoblock unit, being the first EK Water Blocks product, produced for Intel X299 based ASRock baseboards.



The specialty is compatible with ASRock X299 OC Formula, ASRock X299 Taichi, ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Professional Gaming i9, ASRock X299 Killer SLI/ac and ASRock Fatal1ty X299 Gaming K6 cards. The water block's task is to draw heat away from the Intel Core X (LGA-2066) processor, as well as from powerful power supply subsystem voltage regulators.


The nickel-plated base of this EKWB specialty is made of copper and protected against corrosion. The manufacturer selected acrylic plastic as the material for the cover.


The water unit is supplied with the dismountable LED strip, which is consistent with the ASRock RGB LED illumination control system.


EK-FB ASRock X299 RGB Monoblock is already available for the pre-order at …

SilverStone has replenished its inventory with a 4-bay NAS, entitled SST-TS433-TB. The new-comer is housed in a black aluminum case with an integrated zinc handle (124x166x248 mm dimensions). The storage allows to install high-capacity 3.5-/2.5-inch drives; each bay supports hot swapping functions and features a dedicated lock with LED activity indicator.



The heart of SilverStone SST-TS433-TB is Marvell 88SE9030 controller that is responsible for JBOD and RAID 0 operational modes. In the first case the drives function independently, whereas in RAID 0 mode they operate as a unified whole, evenly distributing information across the disc space.


The connection of NAS to the PC or other computing device is realized via a pair of Thunderbolt 2 ports which are characterized by the maximal bandwidth of 20 Gb/sec. These ports are known to support Daisy Chain function. Cooling of all internal components is entrusted to a single 90-mm fan.


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Kolink has announced the Observatory chassis, aimed at assembling desktop systems with rather strict, though eye-catching outer appearance.

 

The novelty, performed in black, possesses the front and one side panels out of smoked tempered glass 4 mm thick. The case encloses four 120 mm fans, supplied with the multi-coloured RGB-backlighting, three of which are located on the front, and one – at the rear. Users may also add two 120 mm coolers in the top part.

 

This framework presupposes the utilizing of E-ATX (up to 279 mm wide), ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards. There also are mounting seats for seven expansion cards. The length of discrete graphics accelerators should not overcome 390 mm. Besides, the Observatory chassis is able to house two drives of the 3.5” or 2.5” form factor. In the case of liquid cooling system applying one may install 240 mm heatsinks at the front and atop, while the CPU cooler is …