Asus has added to its product line a graceful black-and-white videocard, based on GeForce GTX 950 adapter. The heart of the model is an overclocked GM206-250 GPU. Its key differentiation is the possibility to operate in two modes: Gaming – 1076/1188 MHz (base/dynamic) clock frequency & OC – 1102/1279 MHz (base/dynamic). The customer is free to switch between the profiles where relevant.



The GPU, featuring 768 CUDA cores, 32 ROPs and 48 TMUs, is paired with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory that runs at reference 6610 MHz frequency (128-bit rail). The interface panel consists of three video outputs: HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort and DVI-I.


The PCB boasts the implementation of Super Alloy Power II components as well as totally automatic hardware assembly line. The latter became possible thanks to Asus Auto-Extreme technology.


As far as cooling is concerned, Asus GeForce GTX 950 (codename: GTX950-OC-2GD5) is equipped with a two-slot cooler. Its framework embraces an aluminum heatsink …

Introduction

Raijintek company has a newcomer in the range of their cases: meet Raijintek Metis Plus. It is compact and is made in the form of a cube what is quite unusual. The weird novelty has such dimensions: 277 х 190 х 254 mm and fits Mini-ITX motherboards.

The model can suit to anyone: there are seven different color variants available. Let’s see if there is anything new about it besides its design.

 

Main Characteristics

Type - Mini Tower

Motherboard Support - Mini-ITX

Dimensions (HxWxD) - 10.0 x 7.5 x 10.9" (254 x 190 x 277mm)

Space Above Motherboard – absent Card Length - 6.7" (170mm)
Power Supply Format - PS/2

Weight - 4.6 lbs (2.1kg)

External Bays – absent 

Internal Bays - (2) 3.5/2.5", (4) 2.5"

Card Slots - 2

Ports/Jacks - (2) USB 3.0, Headphone/Mic

Other – absent

Front Fans – absent

Rear Fans - 1 x 120mm

Top Fans - (1 x 120mm)

Bottom Fans - absent

Side Fans – …

Intel named the end of August to be the period of its Core i9-7920X processor retail start period, however, the novelty wasn’t available until now. Still, at the moment it is being sold by selected stores in Japan and by some western online resources.



Core i9-7920X has 12 cores and is able to handle up to 24 threads concurrently. This Skylake-X processing unit is performed in conformity with 14 nm technology-specific rules and supported by Intel X299 chipset based motherboards.


The specialty from Intel operates at the 2.9 GHz rated frequency, and its ultimate Turbo Boost clock makes 4.3 GHz. The modern CPU features 16.5 MB of L3 cache, the 140 W TDP, as well as the four-channel DDR4-2666 RAM (max 128 GB) controller. Besides, this product is equipped with the PCI Express 3.0 (x44 lanes) interface controller контроллер.


The Core i9-7920X processor by Intel is on sale at the price of $1,199.