The EK Water Blocks manufacturer released a water block meant for EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 video cards, equipped with the GDDR5X memory, operating at the 11 GHz QDR rated frequency.



Like other EKWB products, the novelty is compatible with liquid cooling systems utilizing pumps of an average efficiency. The liquid can flow directly and inversely. According to modern tendencies, EK Water Blocks supplies a hook-up terminal with a plastic overlay, reporting a graphics accelerator’s model name.


The water unit base is performed out of nickel-plated copper and connected to a GPU, memory chips and power components. The decorative part of this product can be made out of black or transparent polymeric material. The transparent element presupposes the presence of two LED locations.


Both EK-FC1080 GTX Ti FTW3 water block versions cost 122.95 EUR, a black fastening plate is available at 29.95 EUR, and a nickelized variant costs 37.95 EUR. These products will hit the shelves …

Buffalo Technology is about to release its newest line of wearable hard drives. Codenamed HD-PCFU3-C, the products will be available in three capacity versions: 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB. All of them allow as pure black so pure white exterior design. The models will be backed by 1 year limited warranty.



The Buffalo HD-PCFU3-C external HDs are housed in solid aluminum cases and equipped with a high-speed USB 3.0 interface. The latter might be used both for data transfer as well as charge-in purposes; put it otherwise, the user will be saved from the necessity to buy an additional AC adaptor.


Pricewise, the cheapest solutions are 500 GB HD-PCF500U3-BC and HD-PCF500U3-WC with the price tag of $90. The HD-PCF1.0U3-BWC and HD-PCF1.0U3-BBC of 1 TB capacity will cost about $110, whereas their senior companions, the PCF2.0U3-GBC and HD-PCF2.0U3-GWC of 2 TB capacity, will go as high as $165. Shipping is to start in early January 2015.

Palit has officially claimed that a long-awaited kick-off of GeForce GTX 780 JetStream graphics card with 6 GB memory will take place in mid-April. The model is differentiated not only the doubled video memory capacity, but also by the incorporation of an offbeat three-slot cooling system and factory overclocking. The privileges offered by the card will be available for the customers with about €600 in their pockets.



Palit GeForce GTX 780 JetStream 6 GB is based on GK110-300-A1 GPU with 2304 CUDA cores, 48 ROPs, and 192 TMUs. The core operates at the basic 902 MHz frequency, still it might be overclocked to 954 MHz level. The implemented GDDR5 modules employ 384-bit bus and run at an effective 6 GHz frequency (1.5 GHz nominal index).


Power supply is delivered through one 8-pin socket and one 6-pin socket. The estimated TDP level makes up 250 W. Video connectivity is realized by means of four dedicated ports: HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2, DL DVI-I, DL DVI-D. In addition, …