Archive for November 2019


Guru3D Rig of the Month - November 2019

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This round in the ROTM we visit the USA, where Jonathan has submitted a rig many months ago. It's debatable how much you like the rig (or not), but it does stick and props this round for a true consumer build, meet what he names his FishTank rig.

Check the  November edition of the Guru3D Rig of the month, right here



ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore review

Mainboards 323 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 5

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ASUS brings a respin towards X299 with the new processors in mind, meet the new flagship, the ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore. It's fat, it's extreme and it will make a grown man giggle. Check 'r out, it gorgeous.



AMD Radeon RX 5500 cards available starting December 12

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AMD's Radeon RX 5500 graphics will become available in December. AMD has informed various AIB manufacturers internally that it is determined that the new AMD 5500 series graphics cards will be released on December 12, 2019.


ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti In White Spotted

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It's a trend that I figured already had passed, but much like Galax is going, ASUS not will be offering a White model ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti.


Xe GPU marketing managers Chris Hook and Heather Lennon leave Intel

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You've heard us writing about Chris Hook a couple of times already, he followed Raja Koduri towards Intel and was responsible for all AMD Marketing GPU related, with a similar position at Intel.  At the time that news was in the category 'hell froze over'. As it seems, he now left Intel, not even waiting on the Xe launch.


Review: Toshiba RC500 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD - Value at 10 Cents per GB

Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 26

We review probably the last Toshiba SSD ever, don't worry, merely a name change is inbound (Kioxia). None the less, meet the Toshiba RC500 fabbed under the OCZ label. A value proposition at NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 performance in that 2 GB/sec range. The prices? How does this sound: 500GB for 59 EUR / 49 USD. Yeah, these are BiCS 96-layer alright.

Read the review here.


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Toshiba RC500 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD review

Memory (DDR4/DDR5) and Storage (SSD/NVMe) 354 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 26

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We review probably the last Toshiba SSD ever, as a name change is inbound (Kioxia). None the less, meet the Toshiba RC500. A value proposition at NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 performance in that 2 GB/sec range. The prices? How does this sound: 500GB for 59 EUR / 49 USD. Yeah, these are BiCS 96-layer alright.



Review: MSI Creator TRX40 motherboard

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It is time to review the next TREX in line, the MSI Creator TRX40. This Threadripper 3000 motherboard is ready for anything from 24 to 64 cores really. It has a beefy 16-phase VRM, you may mount up-to six M.2 SSDs with the help of an add-in card, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, AX wifi. The list goes on and on.

Read the article right here.

 

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MSI Creator TRX40 review

Mainboards 323 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 3

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It is time to review the next TREX in line, the MSI Creator TRX40. This Threadripper 3000 motherboard is ready for anything from 24 to 64 cores really. It has a beefy 16-phase VRM, you may mount up-to six M.2 SSDs with the help of an add-in card, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, AX wifi. The list goes on and on. 



Gigabyte adds a 20Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 PCIe Expansion Card to lineup

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Gigabyte announced the release of the world’s first USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 PCIe Expansion Card, GC-USB 3.2 GEN2X2. The new PCIe x4 expansion card supports USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 for both AMD and Intel platforms and delivers up to 20Gb/s transfer speeds, doubling that of the previous generation. 


ASRock announces Mars Series compact Mini PC

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ASRock launches a new compact Mini PC – Mars Series. Supports up to Intel Core i5 Quad-Core processor, 32GB DDR4-2666MHz, PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, 2.5-inch hard drive, and wireless connectivity; all implies into 0.7-liter chassis with 26mm height.


Steam autumn 2019 sale has started

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Steam sale will last until December 3 so you have enough time to check out some discounts, and grab that special something on your wishlist for a lower price. 


CHERRY Announces Secure Board 1.0

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The keyboard also features an integrated reader for smartcards and RF/NFC-compatible cards or tags. Integrated in SECURE BOARD 1.0 is a terminal for PC/SC smart cards and cards or tags with a RF/NFC interface.