Guests of the Tokyo Game Show 2017 event saw the presentation of a flagship MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO video card. At present it is about to be globally distributed together with the latest MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING TRIO model.



Both specialties are performed with the same PC-board design, Military Class 4 hardware components of high quality and an effective 3-fan cooler, which is able to draw away up to 300 W of heat power. The cooling system consists of a 2-section aluminium heatsink and six nickel-plated copper heat pipes. Besides, these samples are supplied with the MSI Mystic Light LED-backlighting.


The basic difference between the two models lies in GPU clock rates and in 11 GB of the GDDR5X memory. One should note, that MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X TRIO features the 1,544/1,657 MHz (“Gaming”) or 1,569/1,683 MHz (“OC”) GPU clock rates, and the 11,016 MHz («Gaming») or 11,124 MHz (“OC”) video memory clock speeds. MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti …

The emergence of 4K displays marked the beginning of a new era in PC monitors market. Despite the unquestionable viewing facilities, those products so far remain beyond the budget for many customers. So, the development of more affordable but ultra-modern solutions is at the height today. Asus was always differentiated by offbeat approaches to the design and framework of all products. Hence, the appearance of MX299Q monitor was quite an expected move. This model is peculiar not only by an unusual ‘cine’ design but also by striking facilities. Let’s get proof of it.



Specifications


Asus MX299Q boasts the following specifications:

— panel: type – AH-IPS (LM290WWI-SSAI), coverage – Hard Coating 3H (anti-glare), backlit – W-LED, diagonal – 29 inches, aspect ratio — 21:9, response time – 5 ms, resolution – 2560x1080, viewing angles – 178/178 degrees (H/V), brightness – 300 cd/m2, number of displayed colors – 16.7 m, contrast – 1000:1/80M:1 …

Shuttle, a renowned Taiwanese designer of mini-PCs and barebone systems, has unveiled its newest NAS – the XPC KS10. It is housed in a solid aluminum case, featuring 124x60x205 mm dimensions. One of the major peculiarities pertained to the model is the support for WEP 64/128-bit encoding, as well as for WPA and WPA2 standards.



Shuttle XPC KS10 is developed on SoC Marvell 88F6707 processor (800 MHz frequency) on the basis of ARM Cortex-A7 cores. It is accompanied by 256 MB RAM, 1 GB flash-memory, and SD/SDXC/SDHC card reader with automatic copying option. The manufacturer insists that this NAS might be employed not only as network storage but also as a media server with DLNA support, FTP server, iTunes server, or print server.


Network subsystem is represented by gigabit Ethernet adapter and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n adapter. A pair of USB 2.0 ports ensures external connectivity facilities. Besides, the model supports Wake-on-LAN functions, automatic IP location and the work …