The ELSA vendor has introduced the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB LP video card, intended for compact systems with tight inner space, like home media streamers. Its dimensions are defined to be 169 × 68.9 × 33 mm.



The novelty is a low-profile product, taking two expansion slots and featuring the cooling system with a couple of fans. This graphics accelerator is based on the 14 nm Pascal GP107 chipset. It offers 768 streaming processors, 48 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the 128-bit bus is utilized.


The specialty by ELSA operates at reference frequencies. Its base clock equals 1,290 MHz and its boosted clock is 1,390 MHz; the memory frequency reaches 7,000 MHz.


One should note, that this graphics card doesn’t require auxiliary power. It is supplied with three connectors, providing image output – namely the DisplayPort 1.2, Dual link DVI-D and HDMI 2.0b interfaces.


GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB LP will be available on sale at the beginning of November. It is …

ASRock places itself on record with an offbeat solution – the first ever mini-ITX mainboard for Socket LGA2011-v3 platform. The X99E-ITX/ac is developed for the most efficient Haswell-E CPUs (Intel Core i7-5000 series). The Intel X99 chipset ensures the board’s functionality, though it was limited due to compact dimensions.



ASRock X99E-ITX/ac accommodates two slots for two-channel DDR4 memory modules. Storage subsystem offers four SATA III 6 Gb/sec ports, a single SATA Express, and one Ultra M.2 slot that uses four PCI-e 3.0 x16 lanes. Expansion is supported by one PCI-e 3.0 x16 slot only.


This mainboard comes equipped with mPCIe 3.0 x1 socket as well as a modular unit for Wi-Fi 802.11 ac and Bluetooth network connections. They are accompanied with a pair of gigabit Ethernet controllers from Intel. A set of external interfaces boasts two ultra-new USB 3.1 Type-A ports. Four USB 3.0 ports, a couple of USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port, and five 3.5 mm mini-jacks for the …

Biostar is ready to launch its newest motherboard that is notable for the support of Windows 8.1 OS platform and availability of Windows Hardware Quality Labs certificate. Entitled Biostar Hi-Fi Z87W, it features a standard ATX form-factor and is relied on Intel Z87 Express chipset. Thereby, the board is ready to accommodate LGA1150 Intel Core processors (Haswell architecture).



The motherboard houses four slots for the installation of DDR3 memory modules that run at the maximal 2600 MHz (up to 32 GB). Power subsystem is organized according to 8-phase scheme to provide enough power to the CPU and other key components. Expansion facilities are secured by means of two PCI slots, the same number of PCI-e 2.0 x1 slots, one PCI-e 2.0 x16, and one more PCI-e 3.0 x16 slot. Storage facilities are represented by six SATA III 6 Gb/sec ports, which can be combined into diverse RAID configurations.


Gigabit Ethernet port takes responsibility for network connectivity, while Power, Reset …