Asus GTX 680 DirectCU is factory overclocked to 1201MHz (Boost mode) and with 2GB GDDR5 running at 6008 MHZ (QDR). It is said that Asus GTX 680 DirectCU II runs 20% cooler and 14dB quieter than reference design cards thanks to DirectCU II thermal design which using six all-copper pipes and an oversized heatsink.

Intel originally targeted late 2011 for Ivy Bridge, in time for launch at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but that timeframe had been pushed back by the firm owing to delays.

The new line-up include three SandForece SF-2281 based models: 60GB, 120GB and 240GB with read/write rates going 500+ MB/s and 4K randoms reaching 85 000 IOPS

Following ASrock, another world-known Taiwanese manufacture, has revealed its plans to introduce four more motherboards supporting the latest PCI Express 3.0 standard.