Fans from Noctua have been enjoying great popularity among customers with no financial constraints for a long time already. Austrian manufacturer gets used to offer only qualitative and exclusive products, ensuring the maximal operational effect. Its new fan models, combined under a single codename NF-S12A, are a bright evidence of quality and performance. The series has been elaborated with each and every detail in consideration, thus the price tag is corresponding: $22.



Noctua NF-S12A series belongs to the third generation of PC chassis fans. Developed in 120 mm dimensions, the series is introduced by three models: ULN 600/800 RPM, PWM 300-1200 RPM, and FLX 700/900/1200 RPM. All three fans employ a self-stabilizing oil bearing SSO2 as the basis. Its assumed time of foolproof work is estimated as 150 thousand hours.


Their framework is distinguished by a 7-blade impeller with 'drops' on vanes; these drops are called to prevent the fans' cessation on slow operation. The …

Nvidia is going to release a new graphics card for professional use from Quadro series. Entitled Quadro K6000, it is targeting high-performance workstations, due to an uncommon computing efficiency with 5.2 TFLOPS single precision. This graphics adapter fully utilizes the computing possibilities of GK110 GPU and accommodates 12 GB(!) memory to lead across the segment.



Nvidia Quadro K6000 is based on GK110 graphics core (Kepler 28 nm architecture). As distinct from mainstream customer-oriented versions with neutered core – Titan, GeForce GTX 780/770 – this model employs a full-fledge core. This results in the augmentation of CUDA cores up to 2880 items, ROPs — up to 48 items, and TMUs — up to 256 items. GK110 here runs at 900 MHz.


In reference to GDDR5 video memory, its overall capacity makes up 12 GB, which is twice more than mainstream processors have. Its nominal clock frequency equals to 1502 MHz, while its effective index rises up to 6008 MHz. The connection …

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Nowadays Asus has the widest range of consumer electronics. In the catalog of its products you can find motherboards and video cards, as well as smartphones, laptops and smart watches. In the group of traditional desktops, it presents several series of solutions of various formats, the same as monoblocks. The most powerful products focused on the game segment are ROG (Republic Of Gamers), which features both: a classic-format and compact devices.


VivoPC and VivoMini series solutions are available for home-office applications. Moreover, the first ones are in the format of the tower and mini-tower, as well as compact form factors, such as the recently considered VivoPC VM60.


The representatives of VivoMini series boast of features such as Intel Core i7 processors, DDR4 memory, vPro technology, 802.11ac wireless controller, and up to four 2.5" storage drives. In this review, we will get acquainted with the VivoMini VC65R.

The manufacturer names the key …