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The RTX 3000 series graphics cards are finally here! This time NVIDIA is really pulling out all of the stops! With the RTX 3000 series it appears that NVIDIA is really bringing value to consumers, pricing their RTX 3080 at only $699 and saying the performance will be up to 2x that of the RTX 2080!
Read more @ ThinkComputers
Tastes vary, but I have to say, the new industrial design from NVIDIA for the RTX 3080 Founders Edition is as good as any consumer computer product I’ve ever seen. It’s a solid, futuristic design that weighs in at a solid 3.0 lbs. You may not agree, but I think an in-person demo might convince you.
Read more @ PC Perspective
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The Z490 Steel Legend motherboard comes all of ASRock’s renowned featured such as SuperAlloy, Dr.MOS,10 Phase Power Design, PCIE steel slots, 6 x SATA ports, 2 x Ultra M.2 slots for SSDs (with 2 full coverage M.2 heatsink). There’s also 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type-A+C), 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (4Front, 2 Rear, 1 Front Type-C), 7.1 HD audio, and of course the Polychrome RGB, and well as Dragon 2.5 GB/s LAN.
Read more @ FunkyKit
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang officially unveiled the GeForce RTX 30 series based on the company’s Ampere architecture a couple of weeks back, to much fanfare. According to Jensen, who owns more spatulas than any human realistically should, the GeForce RTX 30 series represents the greatest generational leap in the company’s history.
Read more @ Hot Hardware
Meet the Gigabyte B550 Vision D motherboard. This product from the Vision series (which includes also a Z490 motherboard) is an AMD AM4 socket product targeted at creators. Built-in the ATX form-factor, the design resembles GB’s Designaire models. Make no mistake, this is a high-end prduct.
Read more @ Guru3D
Well today we are taking a look at one such B550 motherboard that might not exactly fit that criteria as it comes in at $299. It is ASRock’s B550 Taichi, which sits as a premium offering in the B550 space with a 16-phase digital VRM, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6, USB 3.2 Gen 2, and possibly one of the best board designs we’ve seen from ASRock. Does it live up to its premium price? Read on as we find out!
Read more @ Think Computers
The TONOR Q9 uses a cardioid condenser capsule which is ideal for calls, voice-overs, and other spoken word, but can be used for music recording as well. It features a 16mm diaphragm, adequate 20Hz to 20KHz response, and an integrated sound chipset.
Read more @ Hot Hardware
HP has released a new M.2. SSD in the value series, the new EX900 Pro is an SSD in that 2 GB/sec range, the rather properly volume sized 1024 GB (1TB) model which we review certainly is a capable one with no TLC write holes to detect.
Read more @ Guru3D
With that out of the way the Falcon may not be the fastest M.2 NVMe around when it comes to writes but it does exceptionally well in reads and that along with its heatspreader, higher endurance and the 5-year limited warranty is why it gets our Golden Award.
Read more @ NikKTech
We’ve said it time and time again that it is hard to find a solid DDR4 memory kit that does not have RGB lighting. Well Patriot wants to change that with their new Viper 4 Blackout DDR4 memory. This modules feature an all black design (hence the Blackout name), which will more or less match any build out there. The kit we are taking a look at today is the PVB464G360C8K which is a 64GB (2x16GB) kit running at 3600 MHz with timings of 18-20-20-40 at 1.35V.
Read more @ ThinkComputers