The product line of Slovenia-based EKWB vendor’s water units is broadened by the EK-FB ASUS ROG ZE RGB monoblock, which is aimed at ASUSTeK Computer motherboards, built on the AMD X399 logic sets.



The specialty is the first all-in-one (processor and mother card) liquid cooling solution for the AMD HEDT platforms, drawing heat away from the CPU and power system components. The list of compatible cards includes ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme, Prime X399-A and ROG Strix X399-E Gaming.


EKWB representatives claim, the new product adopted several design elements from the popular processor EK-Supremacy EVO water block. The base of EK-FB ASUS ROG ZE RGB is performed out of nickelized electrolytic copper, and its cover is made of the transparent acrylic material and supplied with the RGB LED-backlighting, which makes it compatible with ASUS® Aura Sync. An array of microplates inside enhances heat dissipation.


The supply kit offers all necessary mounting components, the EK-TIM …

MSI has taken its fans by surprise by introducing two lineups of video cards simultaneously. The lines (which embrace 10 models in total) are based on Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1050 & GeForce GTX 1050 Ti adapters. The new-comers feature either one or two fans and differ by the operational performance as well as functional. It stands to reason that the company has enlarged its Gaming series with 4 new products.



One-fan video cards are distinguished by the implementation of Military Class 4 hardware base, whereas the two-fan versions boast the incorporation of MSI Twin Frozr VI cooling system (TORX 2.0 fans), three operational profiles and overclocking features.


The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 series is introduced by the following models (Nvidia GP107-300 GPU, Pascal, 640 CUDA, 2GB GDDR5, 128-bit bus, DVI-D, HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4):

— MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G: base GPU frequency – 1354 MHz, dynamic GPU frequency – 1455 MHz, efficient memory frequency – 7.0 GHz;

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Zalman has long been deprived of a full-tower flagship PC chassis, after it discontinued the line of GS1200. The anticipation of a new etalon was accompanied by an overall market uncertainty as for the future of desktop platforms. Luckily, laptops and tablets couldn’t fully satisfy the customers’ growing needs, so Zalman decided to fire off with a new top-tier case, entitled H1. Stylish and magnetic from outside, this model has a lot of interesting options in the bins. Let’s have a look at them.



Key Features


Zalman H1 is a full-tower case, featuring 561x238x570 mm dimensions. The chassis is made of steel, aluminum and a high-quality plastic, with exterior and interior totally painted black. Internal layout allows for the installation of motherboards with elongated PCBs, including E-ATX and XL-ATX models. The model houses three external bays for 5.25-inch drives, seven internal bays for 2.5-/3.5-inch drives as well as nine expansion slots.


The case boasts some …