Intel 3D Xpoint memory is a non-volatile memory (NVM) technology announced by Intel and Micron in July 2015 and today we are finally getting to see that technology come to market in a data center Continue reading “Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X – Most Responsive Data Center SSD”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 19, 2017 at 4:29pm
ADATA XPG SX8000 – 3D MLC NAND NVMe SSD Aimed At Gamers If you are looking for a new M.2 PCIe NVMe you are in for a treat today as we will be looking at Continue reading “ADATA XPG SX8000 PCIe NVMe 512GB SSD Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 16, 2017 at 1:59pm
The folks over at Guru3D appears to have mixed embargo dates and announced AMD Ryzen 5 series processors yesterday (opps)! AMD long ago said that the Ryzen 5 series was coming in Q2 2017 and Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 Processors Start At $169 and Launch on April 11th”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 15, 2017 at 2:32pm
CPU Bottleneck Exposed By GeForce GTX 1080 Ti? Last week, NVIDIA released the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition graphics card. This is the fastest desktop consumer graphics card in the world and we were Continue reading “CPU Bottleneck? GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Tested on AMD Ryzen versus Intel Kaby Lake”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 13, 2017 at 10:10pm
HyperX Cloud Revolver S Gaming Headset Looks like the HyperX team is at it again and has come out with a new improved version of the HyperX Cloud Revolver S Headset. This is their flagship Continue reading “HyperX Cloud Revolver S Gaming Headset Review”. …more
By bgiacoletti •
Mar. 13, 2017 at 4:23pm
If you’ve looked at building an AMD Ryzen 7 system you’ll find that the processors are pretty easy to find, but good luck finding a motherboard. Most of the AMD motherboards based on the X370 Continue reading “One Motherboard Maker Explains Why AMD AM4 Boards Are Missing”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 10, 2017 at 2:45pm
NVIDIA Turf Effects Finally Arrive in Ghost Recon: Wildlands On March 7, 2017 Ubisoft released the latest Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon game title, Ghost Recon Wildlands ($59.99 for PC). The game was developed by Ubisoft Continue reading “A Look at NVIDIA Turf Effects in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands”. …more
By brian •
Mar. 9, 2017 at 12:49pm
Answering What DDR4 Clock Speed is Best For AMD AM4 Platforms AMD Ryzen processors are here and the number of people buying AMD platforms has spiked as a result. Those that are running out to Continue reading “DDR4 Memory Scaling on AMD AM4 Platform – The Best Memory Kit For AMD Ryzen CPUs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 6, 2017 at 9:10pm
Is The Ryzen 7 1700 8-Core Processor For $329 The Best Value? On Thursday, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched their Ryzen 7 processor series and we looked at all three processors in our launch article. Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Overclocking – Best Ryzen Processor?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 3, 2017 at 10:57pm
AMD Ryzen – Ready To Put The Pressure On Intel Today marks AMD’s grand re-entry to the high-end processor market after abandoning it years ago when they found that they were no longer competitive in Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X and 1700 Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 2, 2017 at 2:01pm
X370, B350 or A320 – Finding The Right AMD AM4 Chipset For Your Needs Tomorrow, AMD will be launching the Ryzen 7 processor series and this is a hard launch with product availability happening that Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Motherboards Explained – What AMD AM4 Chipset To Buy”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 1, 2017 at 11:03pm
Just moments ago at GDC 2017, NVIDIA announced the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti after months of anticipation. The GeForce GTX 1080 features the GP102 ‘Pascal’ GPU with 3,584 CUDA Cores and it topped of with Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Video Card Brings The Muscle”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Mar. 1, 2017 at 4:00am
Introduction to the Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct Thermalright is a company that has been around for more than a decade, and theyve been dedicated to making high quality performance cooling products for the enthusiast. Continue reading “Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct CPU Cooler Review”. …more
By Brian Nyhuis •
Feb. 28, 2017 at 2:55pm
ASUS ROG STRIX Z270G Gaming mATX Motherboard Review Most enthusiast look at the standard ATX motherboard because it usually includes more features than their little brothers mATX or mITX. Over the past several generations of Continue reading “ASUS ROG STRIX Z270G Gaming mATX Motherboard Review”. …more
By Steven Kean •
Feb. 24, 2017 at 2:52pm
AZIO Armato Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Designed in City of Industry, California, Azio products are known for their unique, visually appealing designs that don’t trend towards normality. Their MK Retro keyboard is a great example Continue reading “AZIO Armato Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review”. …more
By Sean Sinha •
Feb. 23, 2017 at 1:03pm