Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...
If you’ve ever opened a PC case and stared inside, or looked at a bare motherboard, you may be taken aback by the number and variety of connectors, pins, and slots that exist on a modern PC ...
In brief: The combination of Western Digital's Black SN850 SSD and an X570 chipset may sound appealing, but be careful how you set it up. A report has highlighted a problem in which the SSD's write ...
I'm having a problem that I am not sure how to even begin to troubleshoot. I want to determine which component is most at fault and/or easiest to fix. I have a couple Plextor SSDs, model M3P and M5P, ...
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Several users of AMD’s X670E motherboards are reportedly facing performance issues when using PCIe Gen 5 and Gen 4 SSDs. Instead of the blazing-fast read and write speeds PCIe Gen 5 promises, users ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When building a PC, it's easy to treat the motherboard as a means to an end. Often called the "mobo," this must-have component for a PC ...
Facepalm: A significant number of X670E owners have been dealing with an annoying issue where their PCIe 5.0 drives are being severely throttled down to prehistoric Gen 1 speeds. Worse yet, the ...
Both Intel and AMD are pushing new tech upgrades along with their CPUs in 2024, including extended PCI-E 5.0 compatibility and better DDR5 support. Both of these ...