The Gigabyte Technology Co. has prepared a new version of the Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming motherboard marked 2.0.

 

The specialty is different from its predecessor in the greatly enhanced processor socket power subsystem, featuring eleven phases (instead of seven) and ferrite-core chokes of a higher quality, which don’t squeak at high load. Besides, the supply set includes a heatsink for the M.2 drive.

 

Upon every other point the Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming 2.0 card entirely coincides with the previous version. The PC-board shows three PCI Express 3.0 x16, three PCI-E 3.0 x1 slots, two M.2 interfaces and four slots for the DDR4 RAM memory. The Intel i219-V controller secures the Gigabit network interface operation. The audio subsystem of this novelty is based on the Realtek ALC1220 codec. One may also notice the RGB Fusion LED-backlighting, which is classical for Aorus products.

 

The estimated cost of Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming in exterior …

Palit has officially claimed that a long-awaited kick-off of GeForce GTX 780 JetStream graphics card with 6 GB memory will take place in mid-April. The model is differentiated not only the doubled video memory capacity, but also by the incorporation of an offbeat three-slot cooling system and factory overclocking. The privileges offered by the card will be available for the customers with about €600 in their pockets.



Palit GeForce GTX 780 JetStream 6 GB is based on GK110-300-A1 GPU with 2304 CUDA cores, 48 ROPs, and 192 TMUs. The core operates at the basic 902 MHz frequency, still it might be overclocked to 954 MHz level. The implemented GDDR5 modules employ 384-bit bus and run at an effective 6 GHz frequency (1.5 GHz nominal index).


Power supply is delivered through one 8-pin socket and one 6-pin socket. The estimated TDP level makes up 250 W. Video connectivity is realized by means of four dedicated ports: HDMI 1.4a, DisplayPort 1.2, DL DVI-I, DL DVI-D. In addition, …

Arctic Cooling AG replenishes its line of CPU coolers with a couple of new-comers. The Freezer i32 and the Freezer A32 feature analogous dimensions (123x95x150 mm), but are targeting to work with different platforms. The first model is compatible with Intel Socket LGA 2011 and 115x platforms, whereas the second version is predestined for the CPUs targeting AMD AM2/AM2+, AM3/AM3+, FM1 and FM2 platforms.



Arctic Cooling Freezer i32 & A32 consist of an aluminum heatsink with 45 thin plates and four U-shaped 6-mm copper heatpipes which support direct touch technology. It goes without saying that these coolers come equipped with a fan. This is a 120 mm propeller that supports PWM technology; the latter enables the change of rotational speed from 0 to 1350 RPM. The maximal TDP level of the catered CPUs should not exceed 150 W.


A dedicated bearing technology with alloy/lubricant combination provides for a lower friction and higher heat dissipation efficiency. The nominal delivery …