KFA2 comes out to the European market with a shortcut version of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 adapter. The GTX 960 OC 2GB features 193x124.3x41.5 mm dimensions, compatible with small-sized PC cases (mini-ITX form-factor). Despite an unusual design, the model offers five video outputs: three DisplayPort, one DVI-I and one HDMI 2.0. The new-comer will be available from retailers at 199 EUR price tag.



KFA2 GTX 960 OC 2GB is based on GM206 GPU with 1280 stream processors, 10 SMM, and 64 ROPs. It operates at heightened clock frequencies – 1165 MHz (nominal) and 1228 MHz (dynamic). The core is supported by 2 GB of GDDR5 memory (128-bit bus) that runs at the reference 7010 MHz clock frequency. Power supply is organized by means of a 6-pin connector.


As for cooling system, it is represented by three copper heatpipes and a pair of low-noise fans. It should be noted that in standby mode the cooler totally switches off the fans in order to minimize the noise level.

The Samsung vendor has reported start-up of the high-volume production of the world most capacious SAS SSD – namely Samsung PM1643. Its volume comes to 30.72 TB, which is twice bigger than the figure, assigned to the previous leader in the field (15.36 TB), introduced in March 2016.

 

To reach such capacity the manufacturer utilized 64-layer 3-bit V-NAND chipsets of 512 Gb, packed into 1 TB stacks, consisting of 16 pieces. There are 32 stacks inside Samsung PM1643. Total capacity allows storing 5,700 movies, each taking the volume of 5 GB.

 

The novelty features the enhanced performance rate due to the usage of the 12 Gbps SAS interface and 40 GB DDR4 memory as cash. Thus, sequential read and write speeds reach 2,100 and 1,700 MBps, which is 3–4 times higher, than in the case of standard 2.5-inch SATA SSDs. Random read and write velocities stay at the level of 400,000 and 50,000 IOPS in respect.

 
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Last month Evga announced the release of its new motherboard of mini ITX form-factor based on Intel Z77 chip. Currently, there is no information concerning the exact release date, although the company keeps the suspense by providing more data about the future product. The motherboard will be codenamed Evga Z77 Mini ITX and will be compatible with LGA 1155 socket. The board will own unmatched properties to provide for the extreme overclocking facilities.



Evga Z77 Mini ITX is developed on eight-channel power supply subsystem that employs DrMOS IR3550M components. Additional power is supplied by 8-contact EPS12V socket. The motherboard is equipped with Marvell controller that takes responsibility for the operation of eSATA 6 Gb/sec interface on the rear panel. This interface is represented by a couple of eSATA ports. In addition, the rear panel accommodates video slot HDMI, Thunderbolt port, RJ-45 slot (gigabit Ethernet), optical S/PDIF, five Mini-Jack slots (under control of …