Cooler Master announces an official release and starts a batch production of two new liquid cooling systems that join Seidon series. Codenamed Seidon 120XL and Seidon 240M, these two models will become a real smile of fortune for the devotees of up-dated technologies. Compact size and affordable price are the key advantages of Seidon representatives. Both liquid coolers demonstrate compatibility with such platforms, as Intel LGA 775, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011, and AMD FM1, FM2, AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+.



According to Cooler Master, Seidon 120XL and Seidon 240M are quite independent systems which require minimal efforts while mounting or maintenance. They are a perfect choice for those people willing to provide enough room around CPU socket and simultaneously get the utmost cooling effect.


The first model, Seidon 120XL, is a refined version of Seidon 120M. It consists of a quite thick aluminum heatsink, copper micro channels, and a single 120 mm fan. In its turn, Seidon 240M …

The Kingston Company has announced the release of KC1000 solid-state drives, which are equipped with the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface and support the latest NVMe protocol. These products feature the MLC NAND flash memory and the Phison PS5007-E7 controller.



The KC1000 sequential read speed achieves 2,700 MB/sec; and the ultimate sequential write velocity is 900 MB/sec with the smallest capacity model and 1,600 MB/sec with other samples. The novelty supplies up to 290,000 IOPS. During the period of service Kingston solid-state disks, being available in 240, 480 and 960 GB, endure 300, 550 and 1000 TB of data respectively. In addition, we should remark, the SSD provides enhanced endurance and power saving.


Delivering of this M.2 2280 type device starts in the middle of June. The cost is unveiled yet, however, it is reported, that specialties are protected by a five-year warranty and intend Kingston support.

Gigabyte has enlarged its line of motherboards with a sleek model – the X299 Designare EX. The greenhorn is developed in ATX form-factor and boasts black-and-silver design. The reverse side of the PCB employs a single base plate. The heart of the item is Intel X299 chipset, compatible with HEDT CPUs (Intel Core X family) for Socket LGA2066.

 

Gigabyte X299 Designare EX is fitted with 8x DIMM slots for the installation of DDR4-4400 MHz RAM (up to 512 GB, if using buffered memory in 4-channel mode). The manufacturer has provided for 5x slots for the expansion cards (PCIe 3.0 x16); herewith, the amount of lanes and operational mode of sockets depend upon the chosen CPU. The model brags about an integrated Thunderbolt 3 controller.

 

Furthermore, storage subsystem is backed by 6x SATA III (6 Gb/sec) interfaces, 3x M.2 Socket 3 ports as well as 2x SATA III ports, realized thanks to ASMedia ASM1061 chip. A pair of LAN-controllers, regulated by Intel, …