m.2
-
PC News, Hardware, Software
New BIOS Offers Performance Boost for BIOSTAR 200 Series
Looking to get more speed from your existing SSD and own a BIOSTAR RACING 200 series motherboard? BIOSTAR has just released a new BIOS (F12) that will give a performance…
-
PC News, Hardware, Software
Team Group T-Force Cardea M.2 SSD Keeps Cool and Throttle-free
M.2 NVMe solid state drives are known for their blazing fast speeds exceeding SATA limitations but their performance have also been known to be affected by heat, throttling back as…
-
Storage Devices
QNAP TBS-453A 4-Bay M.2 SSD NAS Review
QNAP makes a variety of NAS devices that range from smaller desktop models with two drive bays to larger rack mount units with 24 or more drive bays. At CES…
-
Motherboard Reviews
MSI B250M Mortar Motherboard Review: Bettering the Basics
The B250 chipset represents the base level of Intel’s 200-series mainstream desktop platform. That does not mean that it offers significantly less in terms of features however, in fact it…
-
Motherboard Reviews
EVGA X99 FTW K Motherboard Review
Most of EVGA’s products are no frill, hell on wheels, performance yielding beasts. What I mean by that, is rarely do you see EVGA products with extra “features”. EVGA tends…
-
Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte X99 Phoenix SLI Motherboard Review
With the release of Intel’s Broadwell-E CPU, motherboard manufacturers are starting to release their refreshed X99 motherboards. Gigabyte’s G1 motherboards are geared towards gamers, and the latest addition to…
-
News and Articles
ADATA Launches M.2 Version of Premier SP550 SSD
ADATA has re-launched the very affordable Premier SP550 SSD in a new M.2 2280 form factor, providing users with more options for low-cost SSD storage. Pricing for the Premier SP550…
-
Storage Devices
Plextor M7V M.2 SATA SSD Review
Flash based storage can really wake up an older PC due to it’s massive increase in speed and decrease in seek time as compared it its rotating disk counter part.…
-
Motherboard Reviews
MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review
When choosing a motherboard, some users make their choice based on the extra features and overall look of the board while others choose boards based purely on speed and performance.…
-
Motherboard Reviews
ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/AC Motherboard Review
It used to be that small form factor meant you would have to trade performance for size. Over the last few generations of motherboards and CPUs that stigma is changing.…
-
PC News, Hardware, Software
Samsung Announces 950 Pro M.2 NVMe SSDs with V-NAND
Korean manufacturer Samsung has just announced their new 950 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD’s featuring Vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology. A 256GB and 512GB version will be available come October 15, sporting…
-
PC News, Hardware, Software
MSI U.2 Host Adapter Card Now Available
An interesting new product has been announced by MSI using the U.2 connector standard (formerly SFF-8639) which attaches to the available M.2 port on recent motherboards. There is only one…
