EK Water Blocks, a well-known Slovenian manufacturer of enthusiast-level liquid coolers for GPUs, has just introduced a triplet of waterblocks for the newly arrived Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Z adapters. The EK-FC Titan Z – Nickel, EK-FC Titan Z – Nickel (Original CSQ) and EK-FC Titan Z – Acetal + Nickel models are sure to provide the maximal cooling at the highest frequencies both for dual- GPUs and memory chips. All the blocks come with a transparent acrylic cover and a lid from POM ACETAL plastic.



EK-FC Titan Z waterblocks are attributed to full-cover solutions. This implies that they efficiently remove heat not only from graphics cores, but also from GDDR5 memory chips, as well as from voltage regulators of VRM subsystem. Areas in direct contact with the GPUs are equipped with micro-channels of 0.7 mm width. The blocks maintain resistance to the coolant stream; hence, they might be employed along with low-power pumps.


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The Acer Co. has replenished its product range with the first Ryzen-operated desktop. The vendor has called its latest PC Aspire GX-281. This model is performed in several versions and costs at least $800.



The Acer novelty can be based either on Ryzen 5 1400 or Ryzen 5 1600 CPU. In all cases gaming experience is supported by GeForce GTX 1050, thus, the PC belongs to the initial class of gaming models.


RAM capacity can vary from 8 to 64 GB, and data can be stored on the 1 TB HDD. Some modifications also presuppose the presence of the 256 GB SSD.


The interface set includes five USB 2.0, three USB-C 3.1, Gigabit Ethernet connectors, as well as audio jacks. One can also utilize a card reader, a Wi-Fi adapter and an integrated Qi wireless charging. The desktop is supplied with a mouse and a keyboard.


We should note, that a few resources assume the launch of samples with more effective CPU (up to Ryzen 7 1700X) and 3D-cards (up to GeForce GTX 1070).

Model SG09 is the ninth chassis of Sugo series designed by SilverStone. Upon the whole, the series consists basically of compact parallelepiped casings that presuppose the integration of small-sized mini-ITX motherboards only. Still, Sugo SG09 features more voluminous dimensions (354x220x295 mm) and cubic-like casing that widens its compatibility area a bit. All previous Sugo models were perceived primarily as compact solutions with a quite aesthetic design. But Sugo SG09 positions itself as a reliable platform for a powerful PC system.



Layout


Chassis SilverStone Sugo SG09 has got rather unusual layout due to the need to accommodate a full-sized PSU, a lengthy graphics adapter, a voluminous CPU cooler, and some kind of data storage system in a casing of 23 liters in capacity. As a result, the developers created a one-volume casing with vertical PSU in the frontal part, vertical motherboard tray, and vertical bays for hard drives located on the reverse side of the tray. The …