On the threshold of CES 2018 exhibition opening the Asus company announces a number of specialties анонсировала ряд новинок, among which one may notice a new docking station for an external graphics card connection. The device is called XG Station Pro.

 

The outer appearance belongs to the minimalistic style. The aluminium (in its most part) framework is equipped with two 120 mm fans with removable dust filters. There is enough space for one flagship 3D accelerator with the massive cooling system, taking 2.5 slots area. To make the process of video card installing more convenient the manufacturer has produced this device with two (side and upper) dismountable panels.

 

The video accelerator is powered from an EPU of the 330 W capacity, which is supposed to be quite enough for any 3D card. The Thunderbolt 3 interface and a suitable cable 1.5 m long allow linking this device to a PC or a laptop.

 

For now, the Asus XG Station Pro cost …

In June, at Computex 2012 exhibition Chinese manufacturer of Colorful graphics cards announced its plans to release GeForce GTX 680 model with a passive cooling system. These «monsters», of course, require careful laboratory testing, so retail sales of iGame GTX 680 will not be performed at least until upcoming autumn.


Meanwhile, the upcoming release collects more and more of new details. According to the manufacture, graphic card is equipped with a reinforced VRM and dual memory — 4 GB of GDDR5. The power connectors PCI-E Power 8-pin made are located on the back of the PCB.



There are only three video outputs, as opposed to the reference, but all of full-size — DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort. The exact code name of the model looks like following «GK104HA-D32». Information on the frequencies is unknown so far. The presence of mini-PCIe slot for connecting the mains board PowerKit is generally an indirect sign of a factory overclock and overclocking orientation of …

The creation of a powerful gaming platform is an art rather than experience or set of advanced components. Each and every component in such platform should fit ideally and be ready to demonstrate an outstanding performance twenty-four hours a day. Those who do not have time or command in PC hardware can acquire ready-made solutions offered by multiple companies. Asus introduces its own gaming solution in the form of PC ROG CG8580 with utmost facilities and dramatic design.



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Asus ROG CG8580 design speaks of a high-end gaming platform from the first sight. It is characterized by a unique submarine-like shaping with strict hashed lines and titanium color of the casing. It seems that there is no access to the interface panel of the chassis, but it's definitely not true. The frontal lid can be moved downwards to give access to the multi-format card reader, and three bays for the installation of 5.25-inch drives. One of the bays is initially destined for Blu-Ray …