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Having a reliable and speedy SSD is essential in any modern PC build, especially if you plan on playing games. Mechanical drives still remain king of capacity and overall value, but in terms of performance, you simply cannot beat an SSD. PCIe M.2 drives are taking speeds to a whole new level with PCIe Gen 4.0 and Sabrent has a new Rocket 4 Plus series that is out of this world.
If you re using AMD s B550 or X570 chipset-touting motherboards you ll be able to enjoy the full speeds of the Rocket 4 Plus. Intel is catching up with 11th Gen processors that should come with PCIe 4.0 support, allowing those in the team blue camp to follow suit. We ve already looked at Sabrent s Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 SSD, but this is a whole different ball game.
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There are quite literally thousands of PC cases out there, but not all of them are a good choice for designing and building a custom water-cooling loop inside. Something like the NZXT H210i may look great with an all-in-one liquid cooler, but you ll struggle to put together a loop yourself when factoring in the pump, reservoir, tubing, and more. It s possible but not ideal if you re just starting out.
Even though we re using liquid and radiators to transfer and dissipate heat from components, it s important to factor in airflow since it s what will be required by the blowers you install on the said radiator. Other components on your motherboard will also require some active airflow, including VRMs, RAM, chipsets, and more.
Alienware teases a collaboration with Cherry MX in a new video.
The company shared more details about the collaboration on its Twitch channel between 3-5PM today.
The teaser video features a DeLorean, as seen in Back to the Future.
Alienware teased an upcoming collaboration with Cherry MX in a new video. The teaser video features a DeLorean, the iconic car from Back to the Future with gull-wing doors. The video concludes with an icon for Project X but doesn t include any other details.
To find out more about the teased Project X, you ll have to tune into Alienware s Twitch channel, which had an announcement between 3-5PM today.
AMD continues to ramp up the pressure on Intel and the Ryzen 9 5950X is but another nail on the company's bat. It's super-fast, comes rocking 32 threads, and is incredibly energy-efficient. It's a win, win, win if you can take advantage of all the available performance.
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If you have plans to build your own PC for the New Year (don t miss our guide on how to build your own PC in 2021 the right way if you re looking for tips), you should plan to do so
very soon. This is because of the Trump administration s List 3 tariffs that are intended to tax various Chinese products now include graphics cards and motherboards. Previously, these components were exempt from the tariffs, but these exemptions were not extended and thus expired at the start of 2021, according to a report from The Verge. As a result of this, GPUs and motherboards made in China are soon to be taxed 25 percent.