SATA Express
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A Brief Introduction to Storage Connectors and Protocols
When it comes to storage, then there are a lot of different connector types and protocols which might confuse some. Today I will take a little look at the most common used as well as some legacy ones and the newest ones too. The most common storage connector these days…
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Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming (LGA1151) Motherboard Review
Introduction Despite the majority of recent media headlines surrounding Intel’s Broadwell-E architecture and the unveiling of new 2011-v3 motherboards sporting striking colour schemes, this is a very niche section of the market and it’s important to not overclock the mainstream Z170 chipset. This is especially the case after witnessing the…
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Colorful Releases iGame Z170 Ymir-X Motherboard
Colorful has officially unveiled their newest motherboard and it is calle3d the iGame Z170 Ymir-X and is designed for the latest Intel processor series, Skylake, comes with a default LGA 1151 socket, and supports up to DDR4 3000+ MHz dual-channel memory with its four memory slots. The iGame series is…
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MSI Unveils Turbo U.2 Adapter Card
MSI has unveiled a new U.2 host card for use with SATA-Express SSDs such as the 2.5-inch Intel 750 that can deliver up to 2400MB/s transfer speeds. While we have seen such adapters bundled with a few selected top motherboards before, MSI’s stands out a bit. The SATA-Express connector stands…
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ASUS Shows off Maximus VIII Extreme Motherboard
ASUS has shown off their newest consumer flagship motherboard ahead of the official launch, the ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard. The new Maximus VIII Extreme is naturally built for Skylake and the LGA 1151 socket and comes with Intel’s Z170 chipset. The ROG colour scheme has been changed from the old…
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OCZ Shows off Their Storage Drives at Computex 2015
Computex 2015 – A company like OCZ can’t be missed and we did of course stop by their booth to check out the latest storage drives out of their house. The Trion 100 series is a new and value oriented series for entry-level users, but that doesn’t mean that you…
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BIOSTAR Tease Gaming Z170X4 Motherboard for Computex
Computex is just around the corner and the excitement is rising everywhere. We know that we’ll see a lot of new products ranging from blazing fast NVMe storage drives to motherboards built around Intel’s newest platform. BIOSTAR is ready with a full lineup of motherboards with the new Intel 100…
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ASRock Announces the X99M-Killer USB 3.1 Socket LGA2011v3 Motherboard
ASRock has just announced its latest socket LGA2011v3 motherboard addition, the X99M-Killer USB 3.1, tailored specifically for Intel’s Core i7 Haswell-E processors. It comes in a micro-ATX form factor, featuring two 10 Gb/s USB 3.1 ports and a nice feature set. The motherboard is said to have a 24-pin ATX,…
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ASUS Announce TUF Sabertooth X99 at CeBIT
ASUS’ TuF team has taken the Intel X99 motherboard and created an awesome looking and feature rich motherboard with the Sabertooth X99. The new motherboard looks great and comes with great features such as the second generation Thermal Radar, Thermal Armor, and fortified backplate. USB 3.1 ports have obviously been added,…
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BIOSTAR Announces the GAMING Z97X and Z97W Motherboards
BIOSTAR has announced their latest flagship socket LGA1150 motherboard, the GAMING Z97X. The Z97X is designed with gamers in mind and is built with a high amount of connectivity and a little bit of overclocking rather than just being focused on the best overclocking potential. The brown-gold and black colour…
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WD Is Preparing World Fastest 4TB Hybrid Drive
Las Vegas is a busy place this time of year with the CES event. But there also are a lot of smaller events in the city surrounding CES and one of them is the Storage Visions Conference. Western Digital is presenting their new 4TB Hybrid Drive that utilises the SATA Express…
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MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Something that becomes apparently obvious with the motherboards I review on a regular basis is that most of them have too many features for the average user. That’s too many in the sense that most of them would go unused but mainly it is too many in…
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MSI X99S XPOWER AC (LGA 2011-3) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Every major motherboard brand has a particular flagship board that targets overclocking on Intel’s new HEDT X99 platform. Gigabyte have their X99 SOC-FORCE, ASUS have the Rampage V Extreme and ASRock have the X99 OC Formula. Today we are looking at MSI’s flagship OC board, the…
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ASUS Rampage V Extreme (LGA 2011-3) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging The Rampage line of ASUS motherboards are famed for their class-leading performance and prestigious reputation. With every new CPU on Intel’s High-End Desktop (HEDT) Platform we’ve seen new ASUS Rampage motherboards. The first Rampage arrived with LGA 775 and the X48 chipset, we saw the second iteration Rampage II…
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MSI X99S MPower Motherboard Gets Pictured
If the MSI X99S XPower AC motherboard is a little too expensive and feature packed for your liking then MSI will also be offering another OC series board that is a few notches down. THE X99S MPower motherboard is an ATX X99 based motherboard with a 12 phase digital power…
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