Samsung’s PM853T and 845DC EVO have helped dispel the stigma surrounding 3-bit MLC (TLC) NAND in the datacenter. 3-bit MLC has endurance limitations, but with the correct engineering and firmware expertise, it is fully capable of addressing read-centric workloads in...
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Premium mechanical keyboards have surged in popularity in the last few years as gamers and even casual users rediscover the joys of using a keyboard with the precision and feel afforded by mechanical key switches. The Cooler Master NovaTouch TKL...
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Between the release of the latest GeForce GTX980/970 cards which currently offer the best price/performance ratio and several price drops announced by NVIDIA for their previous generation cards I’m pretty certain that most of you will be thinking about a...
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One of my favorite platforms over the past two years has been the X79. The X79 chipset was a new workstation platform designed to replace Gulftown. At launch the new processor was called Sandy Bridge-E and shared a variety of...
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All hail Corsair Gaming!, ahw yea .. you better get used to the naming. Corsair Gaming is replacing Vengeance. Corsair Gaming is a new division within Corsair that reflects their movement from being labeled as pure ‘PC Hardware manufacturer’ towards...
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With the availability of Intel’s Xeon E5-2600 v3 family of processors, a variety of server vendors are launching compute platforms that take advantage of the performance increases of the new Xeon architecture. The DL360 Gen9 is the new mainstream 1U...
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Is there always a link between technical perfection, emotional desirability, and the choices we make in real life? As I have first proposed the concept of practical consideration versus emotional desirability in the SilverStone Strider Essential Gold ST70F-ESG 700W report...
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Last week we mentioned the latest game by Bungie called Destiny which finally hit consoles after a somewhat long beta period but we failed to mention that the PC version (if it ever comes to fruition) is not available yet....
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NVIDIA tends to dominate the field when it comes to graphics processing power, leaving AMD to reduce prices across their product line to remain competitive. Recently the AMD Radeon R9 290X became AMD’s flagship graphics card, and although powerful, it...
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We review the new MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC edition. This affordable model comes with the new TwinFrozr V cooler. The GM204-200 chip is smacked onto a custom PCB surrounded with Military class components and obviously, with OC in...
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If you take a look at your family, you will find you look quite a bit like your fellow kin. Now, for those who have studied basic biology or anything related to the subject will know genetics plays a role...
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Cougar is known more for their PC cases and other computer hardware, but they have branched out to deliver a new enthusiast-level gaming mouse, the Cougar 700M. The design of the Cougar 700M has a similar “cyborg” look that new...
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I remember a time when we used to leave the door of our house wide open and the keys of our car in the ignition because we knew and trusted everyone around our neighborhood (ah the good old days). Now...
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Corsair is a well known brand in the custom PC market, with popular keyboards, AIO cooling units, and cases available for sale. Their Graphite series is one of their most popular product lines, and the Graphite 600T is arguably the...
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In this review we take the Palit GeForce GTX 750 Ti KalmX. Palit’s offering is the most silent of them all, as it uses passive cooling. That’s right, just a big heatsink is being used. The KalmX runs reference clock...
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