Peripherals: Corsair K100 @ TweakTown, Cooler Master MM720 @ FunkyKit, ASUS ROG Chakram Core @ TechPowerUp
Cases: InWin 925 @ ThinkComputers, Cougar MX410 Mesh-G @ KitGuru
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe 4TB @ TweakTown, Patriot P300 1TB NVMe @ TweakTown, Silicon Power Armor A62 @ [M]adShrimps
Audio: Viper Gaming V380 headset @ NikKTech
Cooling: ASUS TUF LC240 RGB LCS @ Guru3D, ASUS ROG RYUO RGB 120 @ TweakTown
Monitors: Acer Predator CG7 @ TweakTown
Storage
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Today’s Reviews: 10/27/20
Case: Cougar Conquer 2 @ Neoseeker
Cooling: Thermalright Macho Rev. C @ TweakTown, Deepcool AS500 @ Hexus, SilverStone AR01 V3 @ The FPS Review
Peripherals: SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless Gaming Mouse @ [M]adShrimps
Storage: SK hynix Gold P31 M.2 NVMe SSD @ ThinkComputers, WD My Passport SSD 1TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 @ TweakTown, Corsair MP400 2TB SSD @ KitGuru, ADATA XPG Gammix S50 Lite M.2 NVMe SSD @ Tom’s Hardware
Memory: GeIL ORION DDR4-3600 16GB Memory Kit @ ThinkComputers
PSU: GIGABYTE P550B 550W @ APH Networks, SilverStone DA1650-G @ Tom’s Hardware, Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 750W @ Tom’s Hardware
Other Reviews: 10/23/20
Networking
Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 Wi-Fi 6 Router @ TweakTown
Cases
Corsair 4000D @ Guru3D
Audio
Razer Blackshark V2 Pro Gaming Wireless Headset @ [M]adShrimps
HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headset @ ThinkComputers
Creative SXFI GAMER USB-C Gaming Headset @ NikKTech
Cooling
ID-Cooling SE-224-XT Black @ TweakTown
ID-Cooling SE-914-XT Basic @ TweakTown
Deepcool AS500 @ Guru3D
Storage
TeamGroup EX2 SSD 1TB @ Guru3D
Samsung T7 Portable SSD @ Hot Hardware
Team T-Force Delta RGB 1TB SATA SSD @ TweakTown
Phison E18 Controller – 7.4GB/s Read?
Phison’s new E18 SSD controller is currently being stamped onto some test drives somewhere in the world, and we have an exlcusive sneak peak at some early benchmark numbers. Check this insanity out. The Phison E18 SSD controller is pumping away here at 7.38GB/sec, with writes of 7GB/sec. We’ve been teased about this from Sabrent’s next-gen Rocket 4 Plus SSD screaming along at 7GB/sec but now we have some real-world results from an actual Phison E18 SSD controller at past 7GB/sec up to 7.38GB/sec.
Read more @ TweakTown
Silicon Motion Launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 Controller
TAIPEI and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 20, 2020 — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion”), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, today announced a new portfolio of PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions to address performance, mainstream and value SSD applications. The portfolio consists of SM2264 for performance, SM2267 for mainstream and SM2267XT for value DRAM-less client SSDs.
Silicon Motion’s latest controller family has been designed from the ground up with PCIe Gen4 technology and innovative hardware features especially optimized for true Gen4 performance at low power consumption, advanced error correction as well as data path and EMI protections. To date, ten of the leading global NAND makers and SSD OEMs have selected Silicon Motion’s Gen 4 controllers with 3D TLC and QLC NAND technologies.
Read more @ Silicon Motion
Western Digital SN550 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD
The performance of this drive is fantastic, and we saw that in testing with CDM pushing past marketing numbers at ~2400 MB/s read and ~1800 MB/s write. ATTO showed the amazing consistency of the drive holding both read and write performance solid through 64M while PCMark System Drive put it to the test, and it came away second only to the MP9+.
Read more @ TweakTown
9/28/20 Tech News: Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe 2TB SSD & More
Continuing along, the Rocket Q4 chewed through AS SSD like it was no big deal, and when unleashed on ATTO, the Rocket Q4 served up truly elite performances. Next and probably the most impressive for a QLC SSD, the Rocket Q4 delivered over 800 MB/s when writing 100GB of data. Rounding things out, the Rocket Q4 served up excellent user experience, as demonstrated by our PCMark 1o Quick System Disk test.
Read more @ TweakTown
Additional Reviews for 9/28:
Lexar SL200 Portable Solid State Drive @ ThinkComputers
HP S750 SSD 1TB @ Guru3D
Patriot P300 M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 1TB SSD @ [M]adShrimps
Crucial P5 1TB & 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD @ NikKTech
TerraMaster F2-422 10GbE Cloud Storage NAS Server @ NikKTech
Thermalright TA140 CPU Cooler @ TweakTown
Corsair CX750F RGB @ Guru3D
Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD – Debut Reviews
The highly-anticipated drive was tucked away in a display case in Samsung’s massive booth on the show floor, but other than the branding, some early expected performance data, and the fact that drive had a native PCIe 4.0 interface, details were scant. All that changes today, though. We’ve gotten our hands on a couple of shiny, new Samsung SSD 980 Pro drives – in 250GB and 1TB flavors – and are finally able to give you the full scoop…
Read more @ Hot Hardware, TweakTown (1TB), Guru3D, TweakTown (250GB), PC Perspective, AnandTech, Tom’s Hardware
HP EX900 PRO 1TB NVMe SSD
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
ADATA Falcon 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
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