Akasa, a global manufacturer of chassis, PSUs, and PC peripheral components, introduces its new low-profile cooling system, codenamed Nero LX. The new product is intended specifically to provide the maximal cooling effect to CPU and its surrounding elements. Nero LX might be employed in HTPC and slimmer PC systems. Detailed specifications about this cooler have just appeared at the manufacturer's official website, however pricing info has not been revealed yet.



Akasa Nero LX features 120x120x59 mm dimensions and weighs 298 g. The overall cooler's framework consists of a 120 mm fan, a large base, and four copper heat pipes that pierce an aluminum heatsink. The cooler employs an advanced scheme of direct contact of heatpipes with CPU surface which promotes for the utmost cooling environment.


This model is compatible with a majority of processor sockets developed by AMD and Intel. Hence, it supports Socket FM1, AM2, AM2+, AM3 from AMD, and LGA 1366, 1156, 1155, and 775 from …

Recently the Gigabyte presented its newest external box, equipped with the discrete 3D GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card. This is a fully ready product, called Aorus GTX 1080 Gaming Box.



The latest Gigabyte solution is performed in a modest-sized framework (212 × 96 × 162 mm only) and weighs 2.4 kg. Inside the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 graphics accelerator, featuring 8 GB of the GDDR5X memory, is installed. The chipset core base clock reaches 1,632 MHz in the OC Mode and 1,607 MHz in the Gaming Mode. The turbo boost is therefore 1,771 MHz and 1,733 MHz. Memory operates at the 10,010 MHz frequency.


Aorus GTX 1080 Gaming Box can be linked up to the computer via the Thunderbolt 3 interface with the USB Type-C connector, ensuring the 40 Gbps rate of transmission. There are also four USB 3.0 ports, one of which supports the Quick Charge 3.0 technology. The graphics card as such has HDMI and DVI-D connectors, as well as three DisplayPort interfaces.


The specialty is fitted …

Following in-house traditions of success, Asus has developed a new graphics card on the basis of a renowned GeForce GTX 780 Ti Poseidon model. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti Poseidon Platinum boasts an original design, seasoned with factory overclocking and a hybrid cooling system. The new-comer is thought to satisfy the needs of high-performance systems with powerful CPUs and multitasking environment. Pricing is unknown so far.



Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti Poseidon Platinum is based on Nvidia GK110 GPU (Kepler), equipped with 2880 CUDA cores, 48 ROPs and 240 TMUs. All system components are soldered on an offbeat black PCB with PCI Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card features a reinforced power supply subsystem that is designed according to 10-phase configuration with the employment of Super Alloy Power components.


The connection with the PSU is realized through a pair of 8-pin sockets. The maximal TDP level does not go beyond 250 W. The interface panel consists of DL DVI-I, three …