Gigabyte has expanded family of graphics cards WindForce 3X with two new models

The Taiwanese company manufacturing of motherboards, video cards and other consumer electronics Gigabyte Technology prepares to enter the market two models of graphics cards based on Radeon HD 6870 . The main feature of these new products is the non-reference cooling system WindForce 3X, which is represented by copper heat pipes and three low-noise fans. New items were named GV-R687UD-1GD rev. 1.0 and rev. 2.0. Both cards performed on the blue PCB.

The graphic chip includes 1120 stream processors, 56 texture units, 32 blocks ROP, as well as 1GB of GDDR5 standard bus access width of 256 bits. The graphics core video works at 900 MHz and memory - at 4200 MHz. Video outputs are available Dual Link DVI, DisplayPort and HDMI, which allows you to connect multiple monitors simultaneously. It should be noted the use of a card set of measures to improve the reliability of Ultra Durable VGA, which is characterized by the use in the construction of the PCB copper layers of double thickness, Japanese solid capacitors with ferrite cores and transistors, Low RDS MOSFET. Video cards support DirectX 11 standards and OpenGL 4.2, as well as proprietary technologies AMD: connect multiple displays Eyefinity, stereo HD3D and the combination of multi-GPU CrossFire X.

The cost of the components of the iPhone 5 was estimated at $ 270

Publication Bloomberg received insider information about the next Apple smartphone , scheduled for launch in the autumn. According to the report, entitled «iPhone 5: Analysis of gross hypothetical margin, "the cost of components of the new" apple "the phone will be $ 270.

The document includes information on the price of the unit, only, contrary to usual practice, this is not done after the release of new items, and before its official announcement on the basis of preliminary information, rumors and speculation. In the picture below you can see a list of hypothetical costs of Apple's iPhone component 5:

It turned out that the details of which are expected to comprise the iPhone 5, "pulled" at $ 270. This is more than the iPhone 4, as Bloomberg based his more advanced components. Thus, the publication suggests that the device is based on a 1 GHz dual processor Apple A5, equipped with 16 GB of flash memory and 512 MB of RAM, and 8-megapixel camera. These traditional components such as touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS were also included in the document.

The list focuses exclusively on new hardware components and does not include costs for design, transportation, advertising, etc. The cost of the device in the American retail valued at $ 620.