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Intel Product Schedule Till Mid 2018 Leaked
Next month, Intel will launch their new 8th generation lineup. The new Coffee Lake processors will come with the new top end Z370 chipset and new motherboards to go with it. To start things off Intel is releasing a total of 6 SKUs for the mainstream platform. As this latest…
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Zotac Announces ZBOX M and ZBOX P Series Mini-PCs
ZOTAC is a well-known name in the video card game, but they are most well-known for their ZBOX mini-PCs. The new M-series and the P-series ZBOX models which were seen at Computex 2017 are finally available. Both sport elegantly compact designs and house the latest hardware technologies from Intel such…
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ASRock Rolls Out Intel Optane Support via BIOS Updates for 200 Series Mobos
Intel’s Optane memory storage products have been released, available for purchase by the public this week, delivering advanced storage performance via caching compatible with all Intel 200-series motherboards. To enable full support for these Intel Optane memory products for their existing line, ASRock has released BIOS updates so users can…
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MSI Introduces OPT BOOST Motherboards with Included Optane
Now that Intel has released its new Optane modules, it’s time for system builders and component manufacturers to include it with their products. As such, MSI announced three new motherboards that come bundled with an Intel Optane 16GB drive. The three new motherboards are the Z270 TOMAHAWK OPT BOOST, B250M BAZOOKA…
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Intel Optane Memory Accelerator Now Available for Purchase
Intel announced the lower-cost variant of its fresh new Optane Memory technology last month, promising a significant performance boost that is a lot more affordable than the DC P4800X SSD (which costs $1520 USD for the 375GB model). The new Optane Memory accelerator is available in 16GB or 32GB single-sided…
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MSI Updates Intel 200-Series Motherboard BIOS for Optane Memory Support
The latest cutting edge Optane non-volatile memory technology from Intel is finally here and MSI has released a BIOS update to help users get the most out of its performance on their 200-series motherboards. Intel Optane is currently only supported exclusively in 200-series chipsets which include the flagship Z270, the…
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Intel Kaby Lake Pentium and Celeron Lack Optane Memory Support
Earlier in the week, Intel revealed their first Optane Memory storage product. Built with the use of 3D XPoint, their new storage medium, Optane Memory utilizes a small cache SSD to help speed up disk accesses. Since there are also Optane SSDs as well, Optane Memory appears to be meant…
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Intel Releases Optane Memory SSD Storage Cache Solution
Earlier in the month, Intel released their first Optane SSD. Using the new 3D XPoint memory technology, the new Optane storage devices are orders of magnitude faster than traditional NAND yet are non-volatile unlike DRAM, filling a niche between the two. Intel has two new products, the Optane SSD which…
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MSI Releases New Z270 Gaming M6 AC Motherboard
The last couple of weeks, all the hype has been on AMD and their new Ryzen platform, but that doesn’t mean that we forget what’s going on in the Intel corner. In that regard, MSI launched their newest Z270 motherboard and it’s both a looker and a feature packed bundle. The…
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Intel Confirms Kaby Lake and 200 Series Chipset Required for Optane Memory
With 3D XPoint, Intel is creating two different storage solutions with their new flash storage. Optane memory is meant to be used as a system cache while Optane SSDs will obviously be SSD type traditional storage. Prior to launch, there was some ambiguity about the systems Optane memory would support. Intel…
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Intel Optane DC P4800X 3D XPoint SSD Leaked
Since the early days of SSDs, the storage medium has always been NAND flash memory in its various forms. One of the movements away from this medium has been Intel and Microsoft’s IMFT 3D XPoint storage tech. Since its announcement, we’ve seen various glimpses at its potential at filling the…
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Intel Kaby Lake Systems With Optane SSDs Just Over Horizon
One of the most watched developments of the year has been Intel and Mircon’s new 3D XPoint technology. With its new innovative design, the memory technology bridges the gap between DRAM and NAND, sitting somewhere in between in terms of both cost and performance. While some products have been announced, the…
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Intel Demos 3D XPoint at IDF Shenzhen
First unveiled mid last year, 3D XPoint has been hailed as the next step for memory. Created in cooperation between Intel and Micron, the new memory technology is expected to serve as both a DRAM and NAND replacement in the future. While we all knew it would be crazy fast…
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