Wilk Electronic SA has just released a new line of solid-state drives under Goodram brand name. Entitled CX100, the drives are available in four capacities: 120 GB, 240 GB, 480 GB and 960 GB. All of them feature 7 mm depth and support 2.5-inch form-factor. Besides, they employ SATA III interface with 6 Gb/sec bandwidth. As far as pricing is concerned, the junior model (120 GB) costs 55 EUR, the two medium models – 84 EUR and 162 EUR respectively, while the senior one (960 GB) – 348 EUR.



The nominal delivery kit contains a dedicated adapter to fit 9.5 mm slots. These SSDs are known to support TRIM & SMART options as well as Garbage Collection technology. The latter protects the drive from the failure of power supply, optimizing the boot time and ensuring overall operational stability.


Goodram CX100 models are estimated to operate some 2 million hours in a failure-proof mode. Average power consumption makes up 0.105 W (and 0.3 W in idle mode). The new-comers also support …

Asus introduces to the European market its newest graphics card Asus GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU Mini (codename GTX760-DCMOC-2GD5) that is distinguished by compact dimensions. The model is based on a shortened PCB with PCI-e 3.0 x16 interface, featuring 170x120x40 mm dimensions. This provides for its employment in the cooperation with small-sized mini-ITX motherboards. The new-comer is equipped with a two-slot cooler, embracing a vapor chamber and a high-efficient CoolTech Fan of an original framework.



The heart of the adapter is GK104 GPU that contains 1152 CUDA cores, 32 ROPs, and 92 TMUs. The core is factory-overclocked to 1006 MHz (nominal index) frequency with the peak point at 1072 MHz on GPU Boost 2.0 activation. Memory subsystem is represented by GDDR5 modules with 256-bit interface; its overall capacity makes up 2 GB. The modules run at overclocked frequencies as well, reaching an effective point of 6008 MHz.


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Recently SilverStone has announced widening of its budget-friendly Essential power supplies line with three new 80 Plus Gold certified units – namely the ET550-G, ET650-G and ET750-G models, featuring the 550, 650 and 750 W capacity respectively.



The three specialties are enclosed into frameworks being 140 mm long, 150 mm wide and 86 mm high. They are equipped with nondetachable cables, as well as one 12-volt line with critical 45–62 А load depending on the nominal rate. Power supply units comply with ATX12V v2.4 and EPS 2.92 standards, are over-voltage, overpower, short circuit and overheat protected.


Active cooling of these novelties’ inner components is ensured by a 120 mm fan with self-adjusted rotation velocity. The manufacturer provided the 3-year warranty for all the devices.


The retailing start of SilverStone Essential ET550-G, ET650-G and ET750-G power supply units is planned for the 11th of October. The recommended price equals €62, €72 and €82 …