Western Digital is replacing the entry-level WD Blue SN550 PCIe 3.0 SSD with the new WD Blue SN570. Designed as an affordable solution for creators that want to speed up their system, the SN570 will be available with 250GB, 500GB and 1TB storage capacities. Coming in an M.2-2280 form factor, …
Read More »Acer announces Predator memory modules and M.2 NVMe SSD
Acer is getting into memory and SSDs, teaming up with Biwin to produce Predator-branded RAM modules and M.2 SSDs. Through this partnership, we'll see Acer Predator Apollo and Talos memory modules, as well as the GM3500 M.2 SSD. We'll start off with the SSD. The new Predator GM3500 uses a …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3080: PCIe 4.0 vs 3.0 scaling analysis
Does PCIe Gen4 make a difference for the RTX 3080? Were we wrong to use Intel's Comet Lake-S platform for our RTX 3080 review data? Let's answer that question by directing comparing RTX 3080 performance on AMD's X570 platform with PCIe 4.0, versus Intel Z490 and PCIe 3.0.
Read More »Zadak announces the Spark RGB M.2 PCIe SSD
Zadak has just introduced a new M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD featuring RGB lighting and an aluminium heatsink. The Spark RGB SSD is Zadak's first M.2 PCIe storage solution, aimed at PC enthusiasts and is compatible with both Intel and AMD systems thanks to its PCIe 3.0 interface. Featuring rated sequential …
Read More »Next-gen AMD platform: processor-direct NVMe storage, USB 3.1, Promontory PCH
Next year Advanced Micro Devices plans to introduce not only all-new accelerated processing units and central processing units, but also fresh platforms for client PCs. While AMD will do a lot to unify its next-gen platforms, there will still be major differences between systems powered by different microprocessors. AMD’s client …
Read More »Samsung’s tiny M.2/PCIe SSD sports massive 2.15GB/s read speed
Samsung Electronics announced this week that it has begun mass production of its SM951 solid-state drive. The new SSD uses M.2 form-factor and PCI Express 3.0 interface to deliver massive performance improvement over the vast majority of consumer-grade solid-state drives available today. Unfortunately, it is unclear whether Samsung’s SM951 will …
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