Tech News
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Viper Venom RGB DDR5 2x16GB 6200MHz @ LanOC Reviews
Published: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | By: DennisDDR5 was in short supply when it launched with Alder Lake which has prompted memory makers to re-think how they position their DDR5 products. Patriot Viper has decided to release the halo version at 6200Mhz in hopes of taking advantage of the extra performance.
LanOC has a review of the new Viper Venom and we will have our review launched later this week.
With Intel’s 12th generation Core CPU launch alongside the new CPUs, CPU Socket, and Motherboards/Chipset it also brought DDR5 into the mainstream market. Initially, DDR5 was hard to come by, but things have gotten better and along with that we are seeing some of the companies who didn’t have memory available at the launch getting their kits introduced. A good example of that is Patriot with their Viper Gaming lineups first DDR5 kits. They have named the new kits Venom which goes well when you combine it with the Viper branding. They have standard and RGB kits available and the kit that they sent over for us to check out is the Viper Venom RGB in a 2x16GB configuration running at 6200 MHz.
What kind of performance could you get from modules like this??
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ARCTIC Freezer A35 A-RGB CPU Cooler Review @ APH Networks
Published: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | By: DennisIt is strange to think that aircooling is still a thing in the custom PC world but, it will likely never totally die out. In fact, these coolers are getting brighter than ever with all sorts of Addressable RGB lights.
The ARCTIC Freezer A35 A-RGB is a solid-performing CPU cooler with neat looks to match at a very affordable price.
Personally, I have only reviewed an Arctic product once during my time at Ninjalane and Hardware Asylum and, I'm gonna tell ya, it didn't go so well. But, this product looks pretty good so, check out the review.
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Corsair K70 RGB Pro Mechanical Keyboard Review @ APH Networks
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2022 | By: DennisCorsair has been taking the hardware world by storm lately and doing their best to occupy every aspect of the gaming PC from top tier streamers on Twitch to the sponsorship hungry techTubers on the YoubeTubee.
In this review APH Networks is checking out the popular K70 Keyboard from Corsair. This is one of them glowy keyboards with the underkey glow and overall design that we have seen on 100's of other keyboards any day of the week.
The legend continues with the Corsair K70 RGB Pro with its excellent design, solid build quality, powerful hardware, and great features.
Be sure to check out the review and decide if you really trust your fingers to a keyboard with great features.
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Funky Kit Review - DeepCool AK620 CPU Cooler
Published: Thursday, April 14, 2022 | By: DennisI am humbled when I find a CPU cooler that isn't huge but still cools at a decent rate. The dual tower design of the AK620 is a welcome change to the cheap single tower designs who lack surface area but make up for it with noisy fans.
The DeepCool CASTLE AK620 performs very well even under the harshest workloads. You can rest assured this cooler will keep, even the hottest CPU from throttling!
Be sure to check out our review of the DeepCool AK620, you will be glad you did.
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EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED LGA1700 Motherboard Review @ Madshrimps
Published: Thursday, March 31, 2022 | By: DennisThis might be one of the coolest LGA 1700 motherboards I have ever seen and yet, it looks almost exactly like the EVGA Dark series. Same coolers, same PCB layout, same benchtop controls and even the same audio solution.
In fact, the only thing that seems to be unique is the lame arse RGB implementation.
The Z690 CLASSIFIED motherboard from EVGA is a fine example on how a high-quality mainstream to enthusiast board should look and be equipped, if money is not the main concern when building a system. It comes with a solid 10-layer PCB, a 19-phase VRM in order to handle overclocks, plenty expansion slots for both VGA/sound cards/other but also for M.2 storage, no less thank two 2.5Gbps LAN interfaces, a very well built audio interface which incorporates the proven Realtek ALC1220, integrated WiFi 6E via Intel’s AX211 adapter, dedicated voltage measuring points, a four-digit display for detecting init faults, which also doubles as a CPU temperature display, many PWM headers for system fans but also pumps and more…
Despite this, I am looking forward to checking out the new batch of EVGA motherboards though it seems the supply issues have finally started to catch up to them.
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Funky Kit Review - Thermaltake Floe RC Ultra 240 CPU & Memory AIO Liquid Cooler
Published: Thursday, March 31, 2022 | By: DennisThis AIO cooler was shown during CES 2022 and while it is nothing more than a standard AIO with additional memory cooling block it does come with a very special feature
OLED Screens! and lots of them.
Thermaltake Floe RC Ultra 240 CPU & Memory AIO Liquid Cooler not only offers good cooling performance for both CPU and memory, the 2 large colour LCD displays make it a unique feature that modders will love. You can monitor CPU and memory frequency, temperatures, memory speed, CPU/Memory load, as well upload your own GIFs and photos for extra personalization!
To be honest the memory cooler is a total waste of time and money BUT, when you consider that it was only added to give you MORE screen space I can see why they included it. Plus, its not like you have to use the memory cooler, you just need to place it and enjoy the magical screens.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Launch Day
Published: Thursday, March 31, 2022 | By: DennisI have been a little "lax" when it has come to posting news about the RTX 3090 Ti launch and from what I have seen there wasn't much to say. However, TechPowerUp made this comment in their ASUS Strix 3090 Ti Review and seems to tie things up nicely.
The ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 3090 Ti "Ampere" is being launched today, as a finale for the Ampere graphics architecture and the fastest graphics card from ASUS. The RTX 3090 Ti is designed to be a double-digit percentage faster than even the RTX 3090, and improves in several areas we didn't even think NVIDIA could tap into. It enables all shaders physically present on the GA102, the largest graphics silicon based on Ampere, and pairs it with even faster memory than the one powering the RTX 3090, along with higher clocks and power limits. The RTX 3090 Ti targets those who want to play any of today's games at 4K native resolution with maxed out details, including ray tracing, and even explore higher resolutions such as 8K with the help of the DLSS 8K feature NVIDIA debuted with Ampere. ~TechPowerUp
This quote from the PR post also helps to fill in the blanks
With the ASUS STRIX LC, ASUS is betting big on their liquid cooled thermal solution. The card itself is more compact than other RTX 3090 Ti models, because the cooling magic happens in the radiator. A large factory overclock is included, too, and the power limit adjustment range goes up to 525 Watt.
Web Reviews
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 Ti STRIX Liquid Cooled @ TechPowerUp
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X @ TechPowerUp
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Ultra @ TechPowerUp
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 Ti TUF Gaming OC @ Guru 3D
Zotac GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Amp Extreme @ TechPowerUpThe way I see it, the gist of this release is that to take full advantage of Ampere you need a 4 slot cooler and at least a 1000w PSU. This reminds me of the SLI recommendations from back in the day. What is most interesting is that despite everything most sites are reporting a 10% performance boost which tells me that we are more than CPU bound and it takes a very special Hardware Enthusiast to take advantage of this GPU.
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Mushkin Launches New Vortex Series Solid State Drives
Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | By: DennisAustin, TX, March. 15, 2022 -- Mushkin Enhanced MFG – An industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance and high-reliability computer products, today launched its new Redline VORTEX Series of high-performance NVMe solid-state drives.
Featuring a carbon nano heat dissipating label, the Redline Vortex delivers colossal throughput of up to 7,415 MB/s sequential read and up to 6,800 MB/s sequential write. In combination with Dynamic SLC Caching and DRAM Cache Buffer, the Redline Vortex gives you a performance boost needed for content creators, gaming, and professionals alike.
Redline VORTEX:
The Redline VORTEX series, powered by Innogrit’s IG5236 series (Rainier) controller, features the next evolution of the PCI-Express Gen4 interface offering an impressive range of performance, security, and reliability. Delivering up to 10 times the sequential read and sequential write speeds of some SATA SSDs and up to 50 times the speed of some traditional HDDs.
- Capacities: 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB
- Max Sequential: Up to 7415MB/s (Read) / 6800MB/s (Write)
- 4KB Random: 730,000 IOPS (Read) / 1,500,000 IOPS (Write)
- Dimensions: 22mm x 80mm X 2.25mm
- Warranty: 5 Year Limited Warranty*
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Lexar Adds a Professional USB-C Dual-Slot Reader to Its Workflow Solutions
Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | By: DennisSan Jose, USA, March 15, 2022 — Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory solutions, is proud to announce the new Lexar® Professional USB-C™ Dual-Slot Reader. This reader is perfect for professional photographers and videographers who want to speed up their workflow with high-speed file transfer on the go.
The Lexar® Professional USB-C™ Dual-Slot Reader works with SD™ and microSD™ UHS-II cards and offers creatives fast transfer speeds up to 312MB/s1 read. It also features a USB-C™ connector which is reversible for convenient plug-and-play functionality making it perfect for USB-C™ computers.
Key Features
- Read speeds up to 312MB/s
- Backwards compatible with SD™ and microSD™ UHS-I cards (up to 170MB/s)
- Supports USB3.2 Gen1 (Type-C)
- Compatible with USB 3.1 and 2.0 ports
- LED activity light to indicate working status
- Two-year limited warranty
Designed with a USB 3.2 Gen1 interface, the Lexar® Professional USB-C™ Dual-Slot Reader is also backwards compatible with USB 3.1 and 2.0 ports to make your creative process more versatile. It is also built with a LED activity light, so you know when the transferring of your content is completed.
The compact design of the Lexar® Professional USB-C™ Dual-Slot Reader also makes it easier for photographers and videographers to slip it in their pocket and go.
“We are excited to announce the new Lexar® Professional USB-C™ Dual-Slot Reader to our line of workflow solutions. This reader is made for USB-C™ computers and will make your workflow and files transfer much faster, even when on the go." said Joel Boquiren, General Manager of Lexar.
Lexar® Professional USB-C™ Dual-Slot Reader is available this month for purchase online at an MSRP of $29.99.
Availability:
- Amazon
- B&H
- Adorama
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Lexar Announces Development of 2000x 256GB SDXC UHS-II V90 Card GOLD Series
Published: Monday, March 14, 2022 | By: DennisSan Jose, USA, March 8th, 2022 – Lexar, a leading brand of flash memory solution, is proud to announce the Lexar® Professional 2000x SDHC™ /SDXC™ USH-II Memory Card GOLD Series in the 256GB capacity option. With speeds up to 300MB/s read, the Lexar® Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II Card GOLD Series is design for DSLR and cinema-quality video cameras.
Key Features:
- High-speed performance—leverages UHS-II technology for a read transfer speed up to 300MB/s
- Captures high-quality images and extended lengths of Full-HD and cinema-quality 8K video
- Designed for durability
- Backwards compatible with UHS-I devices
- High capacity of 256GB
- Limited lifetime warranty
The cards can leverage the UHS-II technology that allows you to handle sequential burst mode of RAW footage effortlessly, and provide users with super-fast file transfers for expedited post-production.
The new Lexar® Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II Card GOLD Series 256GB fully meets the growing demand for larger storage capacity, which helps users save time and dramatically accelerates workflow from start to finish.
The Lexar® Professional 2000x SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-II Card GOLD Series provides the performance you need to capture and store valuable data in a variety of elements which is water-proof, temperature-proof, shockproof, vibration-proof, and X-ray-proof3. For added versatility, the cards are also backwards compatible with UHS-I devices, performing up to the maximum thresholds of UHS-I speed capabilities
“We are excited to announce the Lexar® Professional 2000x SDHC™/SDXC™ UHS-II V90 Card in 256GB. The new larger capacity will dramatically help professional content creators capture more of what they love while maintaining the top performance known from our 2000x Series of Professional SD Cards.”
~ Joel Boquiren, General Manager of Lexar.Lexar® Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II Card GOLD Series 256GB is available this month for purchase online at an MSRP of $299.99.
Availability
- Amazon
- B&H
- Adorama
