Author: Thomas Soderstrom
Feature Packed & OC Friendly: ASRock Z690 Taichi Review
Is this ASRock’s best Taichi-series motherboard ever, or just the highest priced? We put ours on the bench.
Samsung Credits Taxpayer Incentives in Texas Fab Announcement
Groundbreaking for the ~$17B fab is expected in early 2022, with completion anticipated by mid 2024.
Death Knell For DDR4? Crucial DDR5-4800 Review
Is standard DDR5 fast enough to beat high-end DDR4? Bandwidth and latency are not the only factors!
Single-Sided? Double? DRAM Memory Ranks Explained
What are memory ranks, and how do they impact system performance? We take a closer look at DIMM organization.
Texas Instruments Plans Sherman Fab For 2022
Getting automotive chips out of the way: The new 300mm Sherman TX fab follows opening of new Richardson TX facility and equipment revisions in Lehi UT.
Goldilocks DDR4 For Intel’s Alder Lake? Mushkin Redline Lumina DDR4-4000 Review
Our recent review of Mushkin’s DDR4-4400 C19 showed it falling behind DDR4-3600 C16 in some apps. Is its DDR4-4000 the perfect middle?
Still Running A 7700K? Intel Security Bug Impetus To Upgrade!
The choice of whether to upgrade firmware or hardware will often depend on how well a motherboard manufacturer still supports its out-of-warranty products.
Faster DDR4 For Core i9-12900K? Mushkin Redline Frostbyte DDR4-4400 C19 Review
Muskin’s P/N MRC4U440KRRP16GX2 comes with incredible CAS 19 timings at DDR4-4400. Can this much speed overcome the added controller latency of Intel’s Gear 2 mode?
UL Adds 3DMark Storage Benchmark For Gamers
The $2.99 Upgrade to 3DMark Advanced Edition measures file retrieval performance for multiple games.
ASRock Z690 Extreme WiFi 6E, Tested & Overclocked
The Z690 Extreme WiFi 6E starts our LGA 1700 journey with a twist, by way of DDR4 support. Will it impress?