EK Water Blocks is about to put on sale its VGA waterblock, designed specifically for Asus ROG Matrix HD 7970 graphics card. Codenamed EK-FC7970 Matrix, the product will become available in retail sale already on 8 March and will cost approximately €110. Such price is justified by the utmost heat management facilities that ensure 100% percent reliability.



EK-FC7970 Matrix belongs to the echelon of waterblocks with full coverage. Its base is made of nickel-plated copper, its rear backplate – of anodized aluminum, and its lid – of acetal. The model shows compatibility with all standard fittings of G1/4 dimensional type.


It should be mentioned that EK Water Blocks furnished its new creation with all necessary fastenings, a backplate, and a mounting plate; the latter takes only two slots, unlike a nominal Asus ROG Matrix HD 7970 plate which takes three slots. Such switch of plates will be useful on simultaneous installation of several expansion cards.


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Eizo chose the path that is pretty close to the solutions of ASUS and Acer. The monitor is equipped with the 27-inch IPS panel with 2.560 x 1.440 resolution, so you do not need such a powerful video card as for a 34-inch display with a resolution of 3.440 x 1.440 pixels and UHD monitors. The maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz is quite high, in combination with AMD FreeSync technology the user gets a very smooth gameplay. The bottom bar of FreeSync is 35 Hz. But Eizo has other trump cards in the sleeve. For example, a customer can manage the Foris FS2735 using a smartphone, communicating with the cloud. And it is possible to share your own settings with other gamers.


Of course, the price is appropriate: a customer will have to give 1.099 euros for the given monitor. Service support for Eizo is also the best, as you get a five-year warranty and a replacement on the spot in case of a damage or inappropriate work.



Specifications

Screen Size — 27"
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Hardware solutions from Fatal1ty series have been enjoying great popularity among gamers and overclockers since the first product came out. ASRock continues gladdening its fastidious devotees by introducing one more representative of Fatal1ty series – motherboard Fatal1ty Z87 Killer. It attracts potential customers by a powerful VRM system, prime-quality hardware base, and the implementation of KillerLane 2200 network chip that eliminates lags in online games.



ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer is designed in ATX form-factor and is based on Intel Z87 chipset, targeted Intel Haswell processors (Core i3/i5/i7, Celeron, Pentium) for Socket LGA1150 platform. Memory subsystem supports up to 32 GB of two-channel DDR3 memory chips that run at the maximal 3050 MHz frequency. Power subsystem is organized according to 8-phase scheme; it consists of special MOSFET-transistors that are characterized by a low TDP level.


To continue, this motherboard accommodates three high-speed PCIe 3.0 x16 …