Intel Z97 based motherboards will be making their appearance very shortly and, once again, ASRock seems to flexing their muscle. If you remember their release of the Z87 series, they literally blew away competitors by releasing the Fatal1ty Killer AMD board with the worlds first native PCIe x2 M.2 socket, accomplishing the task of breaking that infamous SATA performance barrier …
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OCZ RevoDrive 350 PCIe SSD Review (480GB) – LSI SandForce Driven Once Again
OCZ was the first to introduce a PCIe SSD solution to the consumer with their original RevoDrive PCIe SSD way back in 2010, this updated by the RevoDrive X2 PCIe SSD the following June and the RevoDrive 3×2 a few months later. There was no question that OCZ had struck gold with the RevoDrive 3×2 PCIe SSD as it was …
Read More »How Does an SSD Work – Learning To Run With Flash
‘How Does An SSD Work’ is the fourth article in our series entitled ‘Learning To Run With Flash’. In this series, we take the time to try to explain the ins and outs of SSDs to you the reader, as well as doing our best to provide an understanding of how this amazing technology will benefit you. If you are …
Read More »OWC Mercury Accelsior_E2 PCIe SSD Wicked Media Transfer Times and Price Drop
Of all the e-mail we receive, perhaps the most surprising are the number that are dedicated specifically to PCIe SSD Cards. Which has the most capacity? Will this work for such and such? Would you trust this for the long-term? What is the best bang for the buck? Questions with respect to PCIe SSDs continue to hit our inbox daily, …
Read More »ASRock Z87 Extreme11/ac Mobo Reaches 6 GB/s & 850K IOPS
Our report today will demonstrate single and RAID tests when we combine the newest ASRock Z87 Extreme11/ac motherboard with eight HGST SSD800MM SAS 12Gbps 400GB enterprise SSDs. Our charts will display how the HGST SSD800MM scales as it is tested on its own, as well as in RAID 0 at X2, X4 and X8 combinations. We can validate right off …
Read More »TSSDR Affiliate Reviews for February 14, 2014
A day of Love, that is what Valentine’s Day is supposed to be. Some believe it is for sweethearts and I’m not saying it isn’t, but I think it’s about love. For me, I love having and sharing adventures, big or small. I’m happy to say the little adventures today were perfect. Now, time to watch The Notebook. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW …
Read More »ASRock Z87 Extreme11/ac Motherboard SSD Storage Overview – ASRock Develops Into an Industry Leader
SSDS AND MOTHERBOARDS It’s no secret that SSDs have been a major force in tech advance and the force in which they’ve impacted could never be covered in a single report. Eyeing the enthusiast or home user alone, SSDs are now a main staple of any PC build. They enable quicker PC start times, increase system performance and reduce scene …
Read More »TSSDR Affiliate Reviews for January 28, 2014
It’s cold outside! Interesting how the world is experiencing all these temperature changes. For those of us in the cold, it gives us more time to work on things on the inside or just surf the internet. So, while you are at it, why not check out Technology X’s current contest. HIGHLIGHT REVIEW InWin Releases New 901 Mini-ITX PC Chassis …
Read More »OCZ Vertex 460 SSD Review (240GB) – Enterprise Performance With an Amazing Price
Only hours after the OCZ Storage Solutions has been announced as the newest member of the Toshiba Group Company, , OCZ is releasing a brand new 460 Series SSD, relying on new partnerships and Toshiba NAND flash memory. If anything, the OCZ story is sure to make an interesting novel one day but, the release of this SSD shows us …
Read More »KingSpec SATA M.2 NGFF Ultrabook SSD Review (128GB)
Only a few hours before we hit the hustle and bustle of the 2014 Consumer Electronic Show and our friends at KingSpec threw in a loop with the ok to go ahead and post our review on their newest M.2 ultrabook SSD. Add to that the fact that I am writing this at 6:30 am and a Northern Canadian snow …
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