Last November Nvidia 'shattered' the IT market with its Maximus platform. Currently, the company is officially presenting the second generation of the platform – Maximus 2. The new platform is based on the advanced GPUs which employ Kepler architecture. The major task assigned to the Maximus 2 is to provide an unmatched performance and efficiency in quite different spheres of enterprise, starting from computer graphics and finishing with oil industry. Besides, it has got improved facilities of virtualization and analyzing activities.



According to the data claimed by the manufacturer, workstations developed on Maximus 2 platform will be put into sale already this December. It is already known that there are a number of companies that will employ Nvidia Maximus 2 in their product lines. Hence, such companies as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Supermicro, and BOXX technologies will introduce their workstations based on this platform.


It should be stated that the second generation of …

The FriendlyELEC manufacturer has added a new NanoPi Neo Plus2 model to a huge family of boards for NanoPi developers. It is more compact than many counterparts (its dimensions are only 52 х 40 mm), however, offers attractive extension options. There is even enough room for a wireless adapter.



SoC Allwinner H5 on this board includes four Cortex-A53 cores and a Mali450 GPU. The DDR3 RAM capacity is 1 GB. Customers can use an 8 GB eMMC 5.0 Samsung KLM8G1WEPD-B031 module for durable data storage.


One may also find two USB 2.0 ports, a microSD slot, one microUSB (for power supply), two extra USB are available via hood type connectors, which enable access to I2S, GPIO, I2C, UART and SPI buses. The NanoPi Neo Plus2 card is equipped with an Ampak AP6212A adapter with Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 support; Gigabit Ethernet wire bonding is present too.


The specialty by FriendlyELEC (Ubuntu and Debian with a 4.x core distribution kits) costs $25.

Introduction
 

ASUS being the largest manufacturer of PCs, components and other electronics, does not stop pleasing its fans. Every year, and even more often, we see new, sometimes revolutionary products that other companies can not even repeat. The second quarter of 2017 was not an exception, the range of ASUS was replenished with a large number of new components. And this time ASUS introduced the motherboard under the familiar name, but completely new in terms of performance and configuration. The novelty is called ASUS ROG Maximus IX Extreme. The high-end motherboard with the widest possibilities, moreover with a water block in the complete set!

Yes, it’s true, a motherboard completed by a water block. And it is not from some little known company, but a time-tested and world-famous manufacturer - the company Bitspower. So fans of custom water cooling systems will definitely be satisfied!

The water block is cool, but it's not all surprises for you that ASUS …