Gen 2
- Motherboards
MSI MEG X399 Creation Threadripper Motherboard Review
MSI MEG X399 Creation I often get excited with the launch of a new motherboard, but there are certain motherboards that aim to stand out from the crowd. The latest motherboard from MSI, the MEG X399 Creation, is certainly one of those motherboards. It comes equipped with an extreme set…
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor Review
Ryzen 7 2700 The second generation of AMD Ryzen CPUs launched with a mighty bang last month. They propelled the performance of the Ryzen CPUs to new heights, breaking the 4 GHz barrier with ease, and delivering greatly improved performance. Not only that, they’re rubbing shoulders with Intel in the…
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ZADAK511 Showcases SHIELD RGB Series DDR4 Modules and SSDs
There might be a good chance that you’ve never heard of ZADAK511 or Z511 LAB and that’s nothing to worry about – most haven’t. The company was founded by a group of enthusiasts from various areas and they’ve now shown off their unique DDR4 memory modules and Solid State Drives. These…
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MyDigitalSSD Boost 1TB USB 3.1 Portable SSD Review
Introduction The joys of traveling, may it be far or near, can be highly increased when you have all your data with you where you go. Portable storage usually has the downside and that it that it isn’t as fast as internal storage. As such, it can be a pain…
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- News
SilverStone Releases TS231U-C Dual-Bay 3.5″ RAID Enclosure With USB-C
SilverStone only just released the DS223 USB-C enclosure for 2.5-inch drives and now they’re ready with the next and slightly bigger one designed for the use with 3.5-inch drives. The new TS231U-C otherwise resembles the little brother in both features and design. The SilverStone TS231U-C utilizes the latest USB 3.1…
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SilverStone Releases DS223 USB-C 10Gbps RAID Drive Storage
We’ve seen quite a few external drives utilize the USB 3.1 Gen.2 protocol which allows for up to 10Gbps throughput, but none of them were really able to fully use the available bandwidth as they essentially were coupled with a single SATA drive. That is about to change with SilverStone’s…
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Plextor EX1 128GB Portable USB-C SSD Review
Introduction Plextor hasn’t just embraced the new generation of storage drives when it comes to internal drives, they have equally embraced the latest generation of external drives with their new EX1 portable SSD. The Plextor EX1 portable SSD utilizes USB Type-C Gen.2 which is capable of up to 10 Gbps…
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New Controller Allows for 5TB Solid State Drives
A common problem with current SSDs, or rather nuisance, is their limitation of 1TB storage. Sage Microelectronics has developed a new controller chip that will allow for drives with up to 5TB capacity. According to the company, the chips are already shipping in volumes so new products with this chip might…
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