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 …

Fractal Design, an outstanding Swedish PC cases developer, decided to update its mini-tower Core 1000 chassis model with the purpose to heighten its competitive power. Released in 2011, this case has not undergone major design renovations but its layout has been a bit modernized: the manufacturers integrated a single super-speed USB 3.0 port to provide for a better performance.



Codenamed Core 1000 USB 3.0, this chassis features 175x355x420 mm dimensions and supports mini-ITX/micro-ATX motherboards. It’s housed in a totally black, austere casing and has got a grid-like frontal panel with removable anti-dust filters. Internal layout is predestined to accommodate two 5.25-inch drive bays, two 3.5-inch HDD bays or three 2.5-inch SSD/HDD bays, four PCI expansion cards, CPU coolers of up to 148 mm in height, PSUs of up to 185 mm in length, as well as graphics cards of up to 350 mm in length (without HDD bay) or up to 210 mm in length with an installed HDD bay.


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Listan GmbH & Co. KG, a well-known German manufacturer that releases its hardware products under Be Quiet! brand, is going to introduce the second revision of Pure Wings series of system fans. Entitled Pure Wings 2, the new series includes two models: 120 mm model, featuring 120x120x25 mm dimensions, and 140 mm model, featuring 140x140x25 mm dimensions. Both fans are characterized as entry-level low-noise solutions, which can easily cope with the cooling of all vital system components.



Fans Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 differ from their predecessors by the doubled number of blades. The latter have got original salient framework that considerably reduces the noise and produces efficient airflow. The fans are based on slide bearings and are estimated for 80.000 hours of trouble-free operation.


Both new-comers draw power via 3-pin connectors and are mounted by means of four screws. The 120 mm model rotates at 1500 RPM speed, producing up to 51 CFM airflow and not more than 19.2 dB …