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AMD X570 Chipset Layout Diagram Slide Leaked
A Few Days Ahead of Official Announcement An AMD X570 chipset layout diagram surfaced via Chinese ChipHell forums a few days ago. However, that one looked like a low-effort fake or even if it was real, it looked poorly recreated from the source. Now a supposedly official slide from AMD…
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AMD Promises Ryzen Security Flaws Fix Within Weeks
AMD Provides Comprehensive Response to Ryzen Security Flaws Since launch last year, AMD’s new Ryzen processors have been a great success. Last week, however, a major hurdle popped up. A new report from security firm CTS revealed a series of 4 new exploits focused on Zen. At the time, CTS suggested that…
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AMD 400 Series Chipset Spotted on PCI-SIG Integrators Listing
A list of PCI-SIG integrators has unofficially confirmed the upcoming 400-series chipset revision for AMD Ryzen motherboards. It does not reveal much beyond just listing the product. In fact, it is not even using the chipset’s codename. Simply using the same “promontory” placeholder as with previous early, pre-NDA PCI-SIG listings.…
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MSI First to Introduce Motherboards With Brand-New ASM3142 Controller
MSI announced that they are continuing their close cooperation with ASmedia. MSI will also be the first to introduce motherboards with the brand new ASM3124 USB 3.1 controller chip. The new ASM3124 doesn’t just deliver the fastest USB 3.1 performance. It also reduces the power consumption by as much as…
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SilverStone Releases ECU03 USB 3.1 Expansion Card
USB 3.1 is the newest generation and it brings quite a few improvements over the previous generation, such as the double bandwidth capabilities. The trouble with new generations of connectors is that you’ll also need to upgrade your system to use them, at least if you got an older one. Luckily…
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SilverStone TS11-C USB 3.1 Docking Station Review
Introduction We have tested quite a few of SilverStone’s storage solutions in the past and while the new TS11-C external hard drive docking station might look like previous models, it is special as it comes with the newest technologies. In the past, we have been limited by the USB 3.0…
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Sharkoon Releases USB 3.1 Docking Station and Add-In Card
There can be many reasons why you would want to add some external storage to your system and there are about as many different possibilities as there are reasons. One of the easiest ways to connect storage to your system is via a USB docking stations. Whether you have a…
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SilverStone Releases SATA and USB 3.1 Add-In Cards
SilverStone has been on a frenzy lately, releasing a lot of new products. Among them are two new PCI-Express add-in cards that could come in very handy and add some modern features or extra functionality to your system. The two new PCI-Express cards are the ECS03 2-port Hardware RAID SATA controller…
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Inateck FD1005 Top-Loading HDD Docking Station Review
Introduction Inateck probably has the widest array of docking stations and enclosures for hard drives and solid state drives and today I’m pleased to be able to take a look at another sweet looking on. The Inateck FD1005 is a single-bay top-loading docking station for SATA hard disks that connects…
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Thecus N5810 Pro Zero-Crash 5-Bay High-Performance NAS Review
Introduction Thecus have created a new NAS that is something just a little bit special, if not a lot of special. It looks pretty normal on the surface, but it comes packed full of great features, plenty of storage abilities, and with connectivity options as they’re rarely seen. The new…
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ASUS P9X79-E WS LGA 2011 Motherboard Gets Launched
The ASUS WorkStation (WS) series of motherboards have taken off in popularity recently as they offer consumer platforms (such as LGA 1155/2011 with Z77/X79) but with workstation features and reliability. ASUS’ latest motherboard is no exception and they have just recently announced the P9X79-E WS motherboard for the LGA 2011…
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ASMedia Preparing USB 3.5 “10Gbps” Standard
ASMedia’s USB 3.0 controllers were a huge success in the PC market and we have seen the USB 3.0 standard take off in recent times. ASMedia were the main provider of USB 3.0 controller chips for a long time as chipset manufacturers (mainly Intel and AMD) took a while to…
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