Patch Update: Google's Pixel Buds Can Now Track Skip and Improves Bluetooth Device Switching

The Pixel Bud was released I want to say last Fall of 2017, though the audio device is a practical, it did received some mixed reviews. Those who purchased the Pixel Buds all uttered similar complaints, like the charging case that is somewhat abstract,a very confusing Google Assistant experience, and a  single Bluetooth connection. Now at $160, you would think praises for Pixel Buds should outweigh the negatives. Changes are indeed coming, Google will begin rolling out an update that should address some glaring issues.

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The first change you should notice once you install the update is an adjustment to tapping actions. You can now manually turn on or off your Pixel Buds by simply triple-tapping right directly on the right side of your earbud. If you just happen to be listening to music, the double-tap motion will allow users to skip tracks instead of always viewing notifications on your smartphone.

Finally,  the update from Google will make it simpler to switch between Bluetooth devices. You can now go from your smartphone to computer,  just go directly to the Bluetooth menu on the device you want to connect to and then choose the Pixel Buds. From there you can switch to a new device.

If you're a current owner of the Pixel Buds you should now start to see these updates readily available. 

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My Top Three PC Cases I Would Buy and You Should Buy Also

Topic: recommended listing

What makes a good PC build aside from hardware of course, it's a good case that houses that hardware. The case is what stands out the most when you want to show off your latest creation. An aesthetically pleasing PC case is certainly appealing to the visuals and usually a good indicator that there's top notch hardware within. But design should have minimal impact in your decision making. Three main selling points I look for in a good case are proper cooling, cable management capabilities and spacious interior. 

 Assuming that some of my readers are in the process of building a brand new PC, whatever your set standards are, let me strongly recommend three PC cases you should include in your next system build.

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PC Case Number #1: Meshify-C

A while back I did a profile on the Fractal Design Meshify C and underlined their most impressive features that's in the front of the case, it's entirely constructed out of mesh ( hence the name Mesh-ify).  The mesh vent is sectioned off into a unique diamond shape pattern. With the front portion of the case  being so mesh dominant, you should have an increase amount of airflow. Overall, the Meshify-C case have nice compact build, but that shouldn't deceive your eyes from thinking that the interior is constraint, far from it. There's plenty of room to spare, giving users the option to install a full blown water cooling setup that includes a pump and  radiator.

Key Selling Point:   Abstractly mesh front.

Retail Price: $89.99

Vendor: NewEgg.com

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PC Case Number #2: Fractal Design Define R5

 Add another Fractal Design case to this list, better known as the Define R5. If you have in mind to construct a ATX system that doesn't require an over abundance of cooling or graphics cards, then this particular case is definitely ideal. 

I just love how the metal on this case is kept to minimum yet its intelligently used. The side panels are coated with sound dampening material that will decrease any levels of noise. Even the cases fans is acoustically  designed to minimize noise, speaking of which, the fan speed can be adjusted with a three-stage controller. 

Key Selling Point: Sound dampening material,  minimalist compact design

Retail Price: $148.45

Vendor: Amazon.com

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PC Case Number #3: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M

I actually own the Enthoo Pro M PC case and it definitely meets the three selling points I talked about in the intro. Its spacious enough to accommodate any type of water cooling setup. In fact, there are specialize brackets and mounts that make it easy for builders to install any type of radiator and water pump. The power supply units and hard drives are nicely hidden, making it very easy for builders to properly manage cables.  Like with the Meshify C, this particular case have an abundant amount air that flows through the front, top and rear.

For me, the biggest selling point got to be the left side panel which is completely covered in Acrylic  glass.

Key Selling Point: The Acrylic glass side panel, spacious interior

Retail Price: $69.99

Vendor: NewEgg.com

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Rumors and Leaks: The Sansung Note 9 Will More Than Likely Feature a Virtual Fingerprint Scanner

Topic: Rumored devices

OK, you know how it goes, flagship smartphones  that's within sights of a launch you should almost always expect rumors and leaks to follow. I for one think these rumors are a concerted effort from manufacturer to heighten anticipation, but digress. If Samsung sticks to the usual script, we should see a Galaxy Note 9 launch in four months, Sept to be exact, and right on Que there are already the rumors and leaked features.

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The latest rumor that's buzz worthy is Samsung's upcoming flagship device is expected to sport a virtual fingerprint recognition which will be placed directly underneath the display.  Now I've read rumors in the past that major manufacturers was going to introduce such feature onto their flagship devices,  but we have yet seen it materialize.

 But then there is Vivo, a few months back the company debuted an actual under-the-display finger print reader,  the fist in the industry to achieve such feat. Will Samsung actually be second to Vivo to introduce such feature, that remains to be seen

Other features that is rumored to be on the Galaxy Note 9 is a new S-Pen, Crown UX, Bixby 2.0, a 3850mAh battery with 18W fast charge, and upgrades to the camera. Samsung adds a new color option, dubbed "Teddy Brown", interesting color scheme to say the least.

The virtual finger print recognition for me would definitely be the devices main selling point, as with the added battery power. I'm also hoping that maybe, just maybe we'll get something out of Bixby version 2.0, because lets face it,  up until now the digital assistant serves me no useful purpose. 

 Just a reminder, these are just rumors, half the mentioned features may never appear on the Galaxy Note 9. Still I'm rather stoked with excitement what Samsung have coming down the pipes. Let me know what you think, drop a comment in the box below.

More rumors to come, stay tune....  

Credit Source: Ice Universe, Wcctech, Frobes

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Hardware Breakdown Presents: AMD Ryzen 2700X Processor

AMD's newest 2nd gen Ryzen processors (Codename Pinnacle Ridge) has now come to fruition and is ready to be installed into your trustee systems as it recently made its market launch two weeks ago to be exact. AMD has released a slew of processors to consumer market, but in this new installment of Hardware Breakdown, lets direct our focus on AMD's top end flagship, the Ryzen 2700X.

 Lets use our imagination a bit and get out our virtual tools and crack up open the Ryzen 2700X and examine the entire make up of the processor.

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The Processors Overall Architecture

As with all of AMD's 2nd gen processors, the 2700X constructed on the Zen architecture, dubbed Zen+, I'm assuming the plus represents incremental improvements to the processor. It offers up higher clock speed, lower latency, more intelligent Precision Boost 2 algorithm which improves performance , system responsiveness, and power efficiency. Though the processor is using a more advanced technology from its last gen variant, still present is the AM4 infrastructure which is still compatible with the same socket, chipset and motherboards, users of course will have to update their BIOS/UEFI if you so desire to upgrade. Alongside the new processor comes an entirely new chipset, the X470.

The Frequencies

The base clock frequency on the Ryzen 7 2700X have increased by about 100MHz coming in at 3.7GHz with a boost clock at 4.3GHz . Much faster than the previous gen processor which should definitely enhance overall performance.

The Cache

Splitting the Cache each have a significant bump up in numbers, L1 cache have 768KB, L2 cache 4MB and L3 cache 6MB. Higher cache numbers means there should be a reduced amount of energy output and rapid access to data from the computers main memory.

Smaller Nanometer FinFet

Smaller nm (nanometers) means components within the chip are made smaller, in the  case of the Ryzen 2700X it have a 12nm process, minus 2 from last years model which was 14nm.

Much Higher TDP by Default

Probably the one drawback with the Ryzen 2700X is the thermal design power wattage by default exceeds up to 105, thus causing the temperature within the processor to max out at 85' C ( 185' F) .

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Google's New Gmail: Lets Talk About The Key Features I Like

I had no inclination that Google was about to give Gmail a totally new look, nor did I know that Gmail, the new and improved Gmail that is would launch the app soon, but here it is. Sure there were the whispered rumors, yet as I pen this post I'm actually engaging in some of Gmails many new features.

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Now I don't want to describe every single feature Gmail now have, instead outline some of its most impressive features. 

 For instance...

You have the email self destruct, this basically is Confidential mode with added features. If users are sending sensitive information or wonder into a state of paranoia and worried about any scathing written emails that might come back to haunt you years down the line, you have the option to choose a day on when you want the emails to disappear. The actual recipient will no longer have access to those emails---unless they just so happen to take a screen shot. Access Unseen message will simply take back any access emails and will be sent to confidential mode at anytime right before it is set to expire. Simply go directly to sent folder, find the message, and then click "renew access" The recipient on the other end will see that you sent them an email, including the actual subject line, but if they try to click the email, you'll be met with a "You don't have access to this email" message. Pretty slick to say the least. 

You don't have to open your emails , instead just hover directly over the  message in your inbox, a series icons ( four to be exact) will appear. User have the option to select snooze, read,unread, all without even opening that particular email you're viewing. If you just so happen select choose, you can pick a certain day or time to be reminded of its existence or you can select the "someday" as a option.

Just when you thought you're impressed with some of Gmail new features, even more impressive is users will now have the ability to Make Room for your inbox . Google adds a collapsing left navigation bar which makes room for your list of unread emails. Just simply tap the menu icon on the very top left corner, a whole stack of lines will will disappear right next to the Google logo.

The sidebar on the right side of Gmail allows you to Access your task, displayed is the min version of Google Calendar, Task and Keep, you also have the option to add-on  which you can acquire from Google's Suite Marketplace. Speaking of which, Task is now a standalone mobile app which was launched right after Google unveiled the new Gmail.

Those are just some of the more impressive features within the new Gmail. If you're still stuck on the old interface and want to give the new Gmail a shot. Open up your Gmail, go directly over to settings, click, drop down window will follow, on the very top you should see Try the new Gmail. This will instantly enable the new Gmail.

If you so desire have have the urge to go back to the old Gmail, because lets face it, change is always not the best for everyone, go back to your settings and on the very top ans click on go back to the classic Gmail.

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AMD's New Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 2600X Whats Improved and Whats Still The Same

AMD last year put the entire tech industry on notice, that notice being we're here to stay and we're aren't going anywhere. That was more evident when they launched their new Zen CPU architecture better known as the Ryzen 1000 series. The multi-colored CPU gained positive reviews by the masses, so much, Intel in an unconventional manner altered their release schedule and even made changes to their pricing. As you well know for a long time Intel were the dominant players in the chip industry, AMD being viewed as "Oh yeah, they make processors also" a hint of sarcasm from me because AMD past gen processors weren't well received from mainstream system builders.   

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The Ryzen 1000 series processors was what consumers like myself was waiting for from AMD, produce a processor ( or processors plural) that rivals Intel in terms of performance and reliability. Giving consumers optional choices.  

So what does AMD do for an encore this year? Breakout the Ryzen 7 2700X and 2700, and Ryzen 5 2600X and 2600 processors, code name Pinnacle Ridge.

So instead of breaking down the entire spec sheet on each processor, lets outline some of the changes and improvements made,  and have some features remain the same. 

Image Source: AMD

The Improvements and Changes

Seemingly with Pinnacle Ridge AMD is following Intel's tick-tock processor development model by slightly tweaking the new Ryzen 2000 series, the entire chip itself is produced on a 12nm process instead of the 14nm process.

The implemented changes from the Ryzen 7 1800X to Ryzen 2700X include a 100MHz increase in both base and boost clocks, and now supporting DDR4-2933 memory. The TDP on the Ryzen 2700X also is increased by 10W, with the core clock frequency increased, a slightly higher TDP wattage is expected.

With the  Ryzen 5 2600X, its boost clock frequency is up about 200MHz with DDR-2933 memory support all while maintaining the same 65W TDP . 

There's also a big improvements in Latency, the L1 cache is much improved by about 13%, as with the L2 cache which have the biggest latency boost at 34%, and finally with the L3 cache the latency improves by about 16%. The system DRAM is also improved at 11% . Pricing on the new Ryzen processors are up by about $30 dollars, retailing for $329 is the Ryzen 7 2700X  from $299 with the Ryzen 7 $299, the Ryzen 5 2600X $299 from $199 with the 2600.

So Whats Remained The Same?

Though there are improvements to AMD's newest gen processors, remaining the same is the AM4 CPU socket, the Cores and Threads numbers also stays the same ( Ryzen 7 2700X 8/16 and Ryzen 5 2600X 6/12). And what about the  PCIe lanes ? Yes that too remains the same at 16 lanes.

All and all....

Once again it looks like we have a another processor from the Ryzen that will seemingly garnish some positive reviews from many hardware reviewers and consumers. The features are more refined and sticks to the competitive pricing script. I definitely will include the Ryzen 7 2700X or 2600X in a future build. Update to follow.

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Whats On My Android ( The Galaxy Note 8)

It seems as though every web publication and YouTuber wants to let everyone know what's on their smartphone. This of course is a cool way to recommend those in mobile tech community the most impressive applications used on the daily basis. Applications on both iOS and Android are indeed plentiful, literally by the millions. Admittedly, I'm guilty of having the itchy swipe finger where I unnecessarily install apps I end up not using, valuable storage space wasted.  Since acquiring my Note 8 six months back, I have matured  ans stayed away from installing a bevy of apps just because I can, instead I only install apps I know will get full usage.

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First off how do I have my apps arranged on my smartphone

I try not to clutter my home screen with every single app I've installed. Taking the minimal approach, I only place apps on my home screen that serves a valuable purpose. In using this method I'm able to easily access my most used apps. As you can see in the screenshot below this paragraph, this is my actual home screen setup. I have all of my streaming apps listed in the first row, then there's my social media and messenger apps in the second row.  In the last row I call this my default apps which includes Gmail, camera,  the Chrome web browser, and the phone icon. Then there's the app drawer icon situated in the middle, we'll discuss what that is later on in this post.

So with that said, what's on my Android? (Note 8) Read on.

Music Stream

Spotify is probably everyone's music stream service by default,  its definitely my first choice amongst the other service I have installed on my smartphone. I'm a go out on a limb and say the Sweden base music service has definitely impacted the way we all access and listen to music on the go. There is the honorable mentioned services such as Tidal and Apple Music, but for me, Spotify have features that make it much easier to create playlist and sync music offline. 

The other streaming music I constantly use on the go is SoundCloud. What Google is to search, SoundCloud is to music search. You find just about any song on the planet on this stream service, no matter the genre or artist. You'll also find a whole catalog of podcast on SoundCloud.  

Social Media

 Instagram and FaceBook have become ingrained into our daily lives despite its underlying use of your personal data (cough!  cough! can you say Cambridge Analytical? ), to say that they're my favorite social media apps is an under statement, for the most part I use both apps to conduct business and post random goofball foolery. But there is no third party solution for both the gram and FB, at least none that I know of that leaves me impressed. There is though a bevy of third party Twitter apps on both iOS and Android platforms. By far the best Twitter app for Android is Fenix and Flamingo. Often times I don't know which app to engage in during my round of tweets. Importantly, both Fenix and Flamingo have a fluid clean interface.   

Note Taking

Evernote takes the lead here and needs no warranted praise, its by far the best and only note taking app I use daily. Here's an admission, without Evernote the feeling of emptiness subsides in my mind, seriously it does. Bit over dramatic I know, but I think you get the point on how important this app is to me. Not only do I use it for note jotting, you can also clip articles from websites, uploaded images, record audio and video and much more. Evernote multifaceted capabilities are limitless. Here's another admission, I pen this entire article on Evernote.

Photo Editing

All Samsung Galaxy series smartphones have a built-in photo editing app created by default made by Samsung. But the features are minimal and at best lackluster. For me the photo editing app I almost always resort to using is Adobe's Lightroom CC. Its loaded with features I like and it gets the job done.

Cloud Storage

Everyone cloud base storage of choice is DropBox, the go to app I myself use on the constant. I store just about everything on Dropbox, from music and video files to pictures and documents. The beauty of Dropbox is you can seamlessly share files with other Dropbox users. My other cloud base storage app I use as a backup because you can never have enough sources of storage backup, that would be Google Drive. Both these apps can also be used on a PC or Mac. 

Weather

 The best weather app for both Android and iOS platform hands down its Dark Sky.  The app accurately gives hyperlocal weather data with down to the minute forecast. Loves how it blasts rain notification and alerts, keeping you abreast to any changes in current weather conditions in your local area.

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Other noted apps that gets daily usage are stored in the app drawer, for those who aren't  familiar with that Android terminology, the app drawer is a icon present on your home screen that opens up a list of every single you have installed on your smartphone. The beauty of this feature is it thwarts clutter on your home screen, any app you install onto your smartphone goes directly into the app drawer by default.  

The most used app have in the app drawer is the Amazon app, I mean who doesn't shop at Amazon nowadays, then there's  ClearFocus which is a time management app that keeps you productive within a 25 min time frame, allowing users to alternate work sessions with minimal breaks. For movie tickets,  Fandingo has me covered when I want to reserve seats at a movie theater of my choice. I rely on the Bleacher Report for the latest scores and overall sports coverage and so on and on. That's just the gist on what apps I use from the app drawer.

Tell me what's on your smartphone, what is your go to app you use on the daily? Drop a comment in the box below or via social media.

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Hyper X Reveals and Launches The New PulseFire Surge RGB Gaming Mouse

Kingston gaming division brand Hyper X have something in store for you would be gaming nerds, the new PulseFire Surge RGB gaming mouse have what you probably should expect in a gaming mouse, that's beautiful aesthetics and impeccable hardware specification. From what I've read on the mouses spec sheet, it seems as though it's definitely a hardware upgrade from the previous generation PulseFire mouse. The measured dimensions of the mouse goes as follows, 120.24 x 40.7 x 62.8mm weighing 130g with the included attached cable.  

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Hyper X implements a technology call a Pixart 3389 sensor, its rated up to 16,000 DPI with a  50G accelerating power. The mouse also uses the Omron switches for the buttons which is rated at 50 million clicks. Its a wired connecting mouse that have a 5.9 ft braided cable which you insert directly into a USB port.

There are six programmable buttons on the mouse, left, right, a click wheel, DPI selector, and two left side buttons with added macros, users can adjust up to five DPI settings that the DPI button will cycle through. User's can also adjust sensor performance and configure the RGB lighting on the LED ring, and even the Hyper X logo with up to 16.7 million colors and four brightness levels, all made possible using Hyper X NGenuity software. The actual Surge RGB have a on board memory that allows any users up to three configured profiles that you can actually save on the mouse itself.

In comparison to the Hyper X previous gen mouse, the upgrade is noticeable. It adds a much better Pixart sensor 3310 to 3389, more programmable buttons and RGB lighting. The PulseFire Surge RGB gaming mouse surprisingly retail for just $69.99 backed by a 2-year warranty. This gaming peripheral is readily available for purchase at Amazon.com waiting for those credit card digits to be dropped. 

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Why I Want To Purchase The Fractal Design Meshify C PC Case

I often don't display signs of desperation when penning my articles on this website but this time I may have to make an exception. The Fractal Design Meshify C Tempered Glass case is making me conjure up feelings of admiration to the point of me wanting to drop the credit card digits and make a purchase. 

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Fractal Design PC cases needs no intro, they by far they make some of best PC cases around.  It have standout design, infinite amount of room inside and cable management capability. The case definitely meets my overall standard.

Lets explore this PC case in depth, shall we.

The design, especially the frontal portion is pretty interesting, its completely covered in mesh, having an indented asymmetrical pattern from top to bottom, which should prove beneficial as the interior will definitely be bombarded with continuous airflow that will ensure any incoming hardware won't succumb to any overheating issues. 

Though compact, the Meshify C PC case is spacious enough inside to support seven fan mounts and capable of supporting multi-raditors. Speaking of which, while we're on the topic fans and cooling, this case comes pre-installed with two Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-12 120mm fans which according to Fractal is suppose to deliver maximize airflow with minimal noise. In looking at the cases interior in depth, there's absolutely no obstructed path from the front intake to rear exhaust. 

If  you have cable management in mind then the Meshify C PC case is definitely ideal for system builders. Behind the motherboard plate there's up to 35mm (1.4-inches) of space with a grommeted pass-through for a nice clean cable routing. You can also conceal any excess cabling in the power supply shroud for added clean interior.

If you have followed my posts in the past, I always bring up that one standout feature on a device that gives it the main selling point. With the Meshify C, the selling point is the design. Aside from having a beautifully compact build and  stealth black color scheme, for me its the tinted tempered glass side panel the main selling point. I know it's a rather mundane especially with the bevy of impressive features  present on this PC case. But the idea of having a full viewing access to the PC cases interior is rather appealing. I mean you literally can see every working component within the case.

The Meshify C other noted features are the easy-to clean filters that's placed in the front, top and the base that have a full PSU coverage. Then there's the drive cages which have a flexible storage options with room for up to five drives. These steel drive cages are implemented with vibration dampening rubber grommets which should cushion against sudden movements. Also the audio jacks, power and reset buttons and USB ports are situated on the top-front of the case making it easily accessible. In my opinion this type of setup should be standard on all PC cases.

So as you can see, this PC case is loaded in terms of it having a good number of standout features. But none of these features I would say is revolutionary or innovative as most PC cases on the market that fall in the unique category have cable management capabilities, roomy interior and a nicely compact design and yes, that tempered glass. The Meshify C PC case is worthy of a purchase mainly because it have a defining look that's appealing to the visuals and potentially offering unparalleled cooling.

 Meshify C PC retail for just $89.99 on Newegg.com. When I do gain access to this case, there will of course be a review within the near future, stay tune.

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Scythe Launches a Very Unique 120mm Choten Top Flow Down CPU Cooler

When it comes to overall structural design with CPU coolers, I've seen my share of uniqueness, yet here we  have the Choten Top Flow Down Draft CPU cooler, made by Scythe who by the way is a reputable Japanese manufacture who make some of the finest coolers in the game.  The lead image above the passage tells the whole story on what you have with this cooler, its oddly unique abstract design is something I've never seen before in all my years of PC building.

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The Top Flow design main purpose is to push air downward towards the motherboard. The circulated air is suppose to preserve longevity in PC's were airflow is not as free flowing in optimal small factor PC's or PC's that have limited fans, all is made possible by heatsink asymmetric design, like I said,a very odd design. The Choten CPU cooler comes bundled with the specialize Scythe Kaze Flex 120 PWM fan, assuring it can fit in most PC cases thanks in part to its minimal total height that measures just 120 millimeters ( 4.7-inches). 

 The Scythe Choten uses a combine total of four quality 6mm copper heatpipes that connects to a solid copper baseplate that have an attached fin-stack. The actual copper parts, which is the base plate and heatpipe are layered in nickel, this prevents cooler from being corroded, improving overall quality. The aligned heatsink is parallel to the base plate attached fan actually guides air directly towards the motherboard. The components that surrounds the CPU socket benefits tremendously from continued air circulation.

The Choten CPU cooler comes bundled with an axial Kaze Flex 120 PWM series fan. The PWM fan speed ranges from 300 RPM to 1200 RPM. Users will have the option to adjust the fan speed accordingly to the motherboards fan controller. The fan supplied outputs a steady flow of air with measured noise level that comes in at 28,2 to 86,93 m3/ h at a low noise levels from 4 to the max at 24,9 dB. Potentially equating to a much quiet system. The Kaze Flex 120 PWM fan features a long lifespan of about 120.000 hours (MTTF) and it have a high-quality Seal Precision FDB. The fan is outfitted with an shock absorb rubber that's placed on the corner of the fan preventing any sort of vibration that may take place.

Scythe didn't just develop this CPU cooler for the experts in mind, its "Easy Clip Mounting System" will be appreciatively welcome with first time PC builders. The Choten CPU cooler will come with pre-installed clips for Intel sockets, which have a easy-mount Push Pin clips. For AMD sockets, it will use the original retention module on the motherboard. The listed compatible Intel sockets goes as follows: LGA775, LG1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156. LGA1366. With AMD sockets: AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+ and AM4. The product package itself comes bundled with mounting clips, thermal grease.

The price of the Choten CPU cooler will go for 29.30 EU, convert it to US dollars it will be $36.00, which is rather reasonable. The cooler is expected to hit consumer market in a few weeks. Once an accurate date is announced,  I will post a update on social media.

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NVIDIA Launches The Quadro GV100 Volta-Powered Graphics Card

It was at GTC is where Nvidia unveiled and announced their newest graphic card, the Quadra GV100 powered by Volta graphics processor, the newest addition to the Quadra lineup. 

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Not your run of the mill consumer base graphics card as its GV100 GPU is made solely for workstation level applications. Consumers can still go with current Titan V which can still handle the same resource intense workload. But the Quadra drivers gains a big advantage in performance over the Titan V. 

The Volta powered graphics card according NVIDIA is suppose to provide a special professional driver code path for applications that includes CATIA, Solidedge, and much more. 

One word describes the Quadro GV100 overall specs, beast, the better word would be astounding. It has 32GB of HBM2 ( high bandwidth memory) on board, which is scalable up to 64GB addressable frame buffer using a two-way NVLink interconnect technology ( we'll closely examine NVLink technology later on in this post), basically what you have here is two GPUs combined onto one graphics card. When it comes to performance, it falls nothing short of being impressive, the Quadro GV100 produces 7.4 teraflops of precision performance or 14.8 teraflops of a single performance. Deep learning task can enable Teraflops to balloon up to a scary 118.5. There are a total of 10,240 CUDA cores ( yes you read right, 10,000) and 236 TFLOPS Tensor cores.

The standout technology within this graphic card is NVLink. What is NVLink you ask? Its a new wired based semiconductor technology created by NVIDIA, its main purpose is to code transfer and data control a processor system between the CPU and GPU. NVLink puts together point-to-point connection with measured data rates of about 20 and 25 Gbit/s.   NVLink primary goal is to focus on high performance,data transfer between lanes will be more efficient and faster than the PCIe that's currently in your computer.

Earlier I mentioned that the Quadra GV100 is not for the average PC builder who's looking to just game or partake in mundane computer related task, the $9,000 price point most certainly dictate it's market target. It's mainly for users looking for powerful workstation that can handle complex 3D rendering and science applications. The standout feature for me is the NVIDIA RTX Technology, developers can now put Quadro GV100 to full use with real time ray tracing. The technology (Ray Tracing)  will take 3D applications to a whole new level.

Owning a graphics card like this of its powerful magnitude brings about many benefits. You can implement deep learning development with ease, a supercharge more fluid rendering performance,  a much faster double precision combine with memory scaling up to 64GB and we certainly can't leave out  its VR capability which features a massive on-board memory capacity.  

The Quadro vDWS is now readily available for over 120 systems from 33 vendors. The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 discrete graphics card can now be purchased immediately on NVIDIA's website.

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ASUS and Acer Displays Featuring 144Hz 4K G-Sync HDR Expected To Launch In April

Nvidia's 144Hz 4K G-Sync HDR technology made its debut last year at CES 2017, demonstrated on an 27-inch Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ display. Then months later Acer exploited the same technology on its Predator X27 display. Since making its debut last year, we have yet seen any displays with this new technology drop to market. 

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That's all about to change as there are reports of a soon to be launch of these mentioned bad ass displays. Both these displays will be implemented with G-Sync technology. Originally these displays were suppose to be launched last Summer 2017, but as reported by AnandTech, we should expect a April market launch.

Aside from the mentioned features, the monitors will include LED lighting featuring 34 zones and 1000-nits brightness thanks in part to the AUO M270QNO2.2 AHVA panels. 

Both the Asus ROG Swift and Acer Predator X27 featuring 144Hz + G-Sync technology more than likely will make its way to consumer market not as a test prop but an actual consumer products that you can purchase. The ROG Swift monitor alone packs some heavy duty pixels at 3440 x 1440 resolution. With such great visual technology means you'll need a graphics card to match, preferably a GeFrce GTX 1080 Ti is highly recommended. Both displays will definitely run you an considerable amount of money, with the whole cryptocurrency craze, 1080 Ti will also be an added drain to the wallet.

The benefits of having a display featuring G-Sync 144Hz refresh rate is far greater than the negative of course. You'll be granted with a much more fluid  gaming experience without any image distorted tearing.

Though acquiring a display that will eature 144Hz 4K G-Sync technology will come at a hefty price tag, you got be excited about these monitors which will soon land in the hands of gamers and PC enthusiast a like.

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The How To Series Presents: How To Properly Install a CPU Cooler

So you want to learn how to properly install a CPU cooler huh. Well assuming you never in your entire life build or upgraded a computer, here's a some few pointers from yours truly. Now in this quick tutorial I'm going to use a stock AMD CPU cooler as an example, the series of steps is the same and still applies to all CPU coolers. Let us begin, shall we?  

Tools Needed

Aftermarket CPU coolers consist of a heat sink and fan, there are four mount screws on each side, so it's not required that you need an over abundance of tools. You just have to have the right set of tools. One to be exact, proverbially a flat or Phillips head is needed. If there just so happen to be any brackets that may have came with the cooler,  put that off to the side for now, we'll talk about what to do with that later on in this tutorial. 

The Cooler

Carefully take the CPU cooler out of the box and place it on top of the table. Here's a brief reminder, you want to have a nice clean work space. Situate all tools or any screws in a organize fashion so that the installation process is made easy. If you have a plastic Dixie cup, place any loose screws into that cup . You need a clean work space and clear mind when upgrading or building a computer. 

The Installation

Once out the box, the CPU cooler is ready to be installed on the processor. Importantly, some CPU coolers may come with pre-applied Thermal paste already attached to the bottom of the heat sink, most don't. In any case, make sure you purchase a tube Thermal paste which you can get from any respective vendors.  It's very important that you not remove the thermal paste, leave it as is. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally removed the paste from the heat sink. Another reminder, there should be a thin layered plastic seal over the paste, when you're ready to place the cooler over the processor, remove the plastic seal. 

Now let's begin the installation process. Take the CPU cooler and place it directly over the processor, but before you do that, assuming that you purchased your tube of Thermal paste, squeeze a pea size amount directly on the middle of the processor, then carefully place the CPU cooler directly the processor. Thermal paste ensures proper heat transfer. Keep in mind, Intel and AMD have different CPU sockets, the installation process maybe a bit different mainly because AMD CPU sockets may need brackets to hold the cooler in place. The brackets itself goes on the other side of the motherboard, the bottom part of the CPU socket.

The Connection

Once you place the CPU cooler on the processor, push down until you hear a click, then screw all four mount screws in place. Screw the screws from the opposite sides of each other until it locks in place. The installation process is now complete, just make sure the CPU cooler is locked in place, give it a gentle nudge, this ensures the cooler is secured in place.

Now we're complete, but wait, what did we forget? We have to power up the cooler as it needs a separate power source to get the fan up and running. That cable you see dangling from the CPU cooler is an actual power cable  you connect that to a four pin CPU fan header that's on the motherboard, its usually situated right next to your CPU socket or not far from it. Connect the cable to the header, once done you may power up the PC. Make sure you see the fan actually spin. There are all sorts of CPU temperature monitoring applications you can download right off the Internet if you want check and see if your CPU cooler is operable. One app I always use is CPU Core Temp, its fairly easy to use, just download the app from its homepage: WARNING!!!!! be very careful and try not to install any bundled software that maybe attached to this app.

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One quick note, over time dust can accumulate over top your heat sink and fan, which then can cause the processor to overheat, impeding the overall performance of your computer. Just simply blow the dust off your heat sink and fan using a can of dust blower. This will alleviate any dust build up and thwart any issues that might arise.  Add this to your monthly PC maintenance task list. 

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The Newly Launched Sythe Ninja 5 Cooler With Two Kaze Flex 120mm Silent Fan

I tell you what needs to be included in my next PC build, the new Ninja 5 CPU cooler which includes two Kaze Flex 120mm silent fans. Scythe is a Japanese manufacturer who's expertise is cooling processors and have a reputation for producing some of the best aftermarket CPU coolers in the business. This behemoth size fifth generation CPU cooler in profile in this post comes fully bundled with two Kaze Flex 120mm PWM fans which is said to offer users a more silent solution, all while still maintaining ultra-high performance.

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In detail, the Ninja 5 comes equipped with high quality dual Kaze Fllex 120 PWM fans, compared to early gen models which have just one fan, the dual fan setup should aid in decreasing noise levels. The fans that's mounted in line have a very unique function, the first fan pulls air into the heatsink, while the other fan pushes air out. Both these fans are supported by PWM function and can be controlled via the motherboards controllers with speeds ranging from 300 to the max 800 RPM. The low fan speed range means inaudible noise levels are measured at 4 to 14,5 dBA.

According to Smythe, the lifespan of the Kaze Flex 120 PWM fan series should give you 120.000 hours (MTTF), the produced quietness is attributed to a high quality sealed-Precision FDB. The  Shock absorbers is made from rubber and is located directly in the corners, preventing any sudden vibration. 

The overall design of the Ninja 5 is tweaked to have an entire new black top fin layer offering a much improved aesthetics. There are six shortened fin-layers on the very bottom of the stack compatible to most RAM modules, thanks in part to a gap that's built on both sides of the heatsink. The Ninja 5 compatible RAM modules have a total height of about 55mm. Heat transfers directly from the nickel-plated copper base right onto the aluminum fins that uses a total of 6 copper heat pipes, which are also plated in nickel. 

Like you have with most aftermarket CPU coolers, the pricing for the Scythe Ninja 5 is fairly reasonable at just $55 US and is available at your respective vendors. 

Before I conclude this post, its important to note that the socket compatibility list will feature the following Intel Sockets LGA775, (1150, 1155,1156,1366, 2011, 2011-v3, 2066), with the AMD Sockets AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2+, and AM4. 

The entire kit will include mounting clips, two Kaze Flex 120mm PWN fans with clips and Thermal grease. One PWN - Y adapter is also supplied with the CPU. One screwdriver is needed to install this CPU cooler. 

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Source images and information: Sythe

The new Samsung Galaxy S9-Plus, Is It Worth The Upgrade?

If you closely follow what's going on in the mobile tech realm, you know every February-March is right around the time of year Samsung are the first out the gate to unveil their newest market impacting flagship smartphone,  the Galaxy S series. Well it seems Samsung has stuck to script when they unveiled their new Galaxy S9 and S9-Plus a few weeks. Now If you're the current owner of the Galaxy S8 series you may feel compelled to upgrade to the next gen iteration, but should you? 

 Not everyone feels the need purchase a smartphone every 12 months.  With smartphones now crossing the $1,000 price tag barrier (Ahh Apple, yes you), it's safe to say the average consumer would rather extend the smartphones life cycle that goes beyond year.  

For the sake of this post, lets assume at this moment you're the current owner of the Samsung Galaxy S8-Plus, which by the way is still an impressive smartphone, but will the new features and hardware upgrade entice you to purchase the new Galaxy S9+?  Maybe outlining the smartphones design, hardware and features might impact your decision. Read along.

About that Design

 It seems as though Samsung has made incremental changes to Galaxy S9-Plus design, those changes are still noticeable to the naked eye. If you turn the device around,  the rear is quite similar to the Galaxy S8-Plus. As far as the fingerprint sensor goes, which by the way did draw some controversy, it seems as though Samsung listened  to consumer outcry's as it is now correctly centered directly under the camera, making it easily accessible.

The Galaxy S9-Plus entire structure is somewhat different from the last generation device. The glass portion of the device is said to be 20% thicker, and metallic casing is made from 7000 series aluminum, making it more structurally sound, still, I'd advise you purchase a smartphone case, you just never know when disaster will unfold.

In terms of overall dimensions, the both S9-Plus is a tad short and narrower than last year's model, with the height being reduced by 1.2mm and a half millimeter thick. If you really take a keen examination of the bezel, it is also reduced by about 0.48 mm, with the  bottom bezel being reduced by about 1mm.  All and all, with the S9-Plus you have a more compact smartphone.

Then there's the hardware

When it comes to the Galaxy S9-Plus hardware, I'd say the biggest upgrade is the processor. It's powered by Qualcom's newest SnapDragon 845 processor (US and China) other market participates will receive the Exynos 9810 processor. The processor upgrade of course means you should overall have increased performance. Unfortunately the only real upgrade is the processor, there is still 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage (SD Card slot expansion up to 400GB).

Big changes to the camera

Probably the biggest changes to Galaxy S9-Plus and even the S9 is the camera. Seriously,  the camera alone can make a good case to upgrade to next generation device as the image capturing technology is impressive. In examining the specs in depth,  the primary rear camera features a fast Dual Pixel 12MP sensor with industry standard optical image stabilization (OIS). The camera also features dedicated image processing engine that can actually combine 12 images into one high quality image which should improve noise reduction. 

With all the camera specs and features I just mentioned,  probably the most standout is Samsung's own Dual Aperture f/ 1.5 - f/ 2.4 lens that's featured not only on the S9-Plus, but also on the S9. How this feature operate,  instead of having a fixed aperture, which is found on just about every smartphone on the market, the Dual Aperture setup can automatically adjust to allow more light through the lens when shooting images in dimly lit areas, or less light when there's too much light or over exposure. This all ensures that users capture sharp crisp images. 

Adding to what's already stacked with impressive features, Samsung introduces the new Super Slow-mo capture mode to its camera, enabling users to record footage as high as 960 fps. The automatic Motion Detection feature that's present can a setup shot that's already captured by the user and then automatically begin to record.

  The Display is still best in the business

 If there's one thing Samsung have the edge in this competitive world of mobile gadgetry is it's display. Quite honestly I don't know any smartphone manufacturer that comes even close. The iPhone X beautifully bright display believe it or not is courtesy of Samsung. The Super AMOLED Infinity display on Galaxy S9-Plus still retains its 2960 x 1440 screen resolution, which by the way is a good thing.

Well the bottom,  should you upgrade to the Galaxy S9 Plus? 

 If you currently own the Galaxy S7 or other branded smartphones that's much older, upgrading to the Galaxy S9-Plus makes a lot of sense, the smartphone brings a ton a features to the table that includes Dual apertures, which if I'm not mistaken it is an industry first, a much faster and new Snapdragon 845 processor and a fingerprint sensor that's placed right below the camera where it should have been all along. But if you're the casual consumer who's currently rocking the Galaxy S8-Plus or even the Note 8-Plus as your daily driver, features on the S9-Plus in comparison don't really standout as much, for me I basically view it as minor improvements. 

Are the features and hardware upgrade (processor and camera) enough to make the immediate purchase of the Galaxy S9-Plus ?  Tell me what you think, your comments are welcome in the box below or via social media.

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The New Huawei MateBook X Pro: Lets Talk About Its Specs, Features and Design

At Mobile World Congress 2018 Huawei has raised the curtains and revealed their newest ultra-portable laptop, dubbed the MateBook X Pro. From all of my gathered information detailing specs design and features, here's what you need to know, lets talk about it. 

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The design of the Mate X-Pro closely resembles the latest device from Apple, you know, the current generation MacBook Pro. The entire laptop construct is made out of aluminum, weighing just 1.33kg (3.0 pounds), measuring 304mm x 217mm x 14.mm ( 12-inch x 8.5-inch x 1-inch). Consumers as an option have a choice between Silver and Space Grey color schemes.

 From a hardware perspective the MateBook X Pro is pretty impressive, under the hood you'll find the latest 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8550U and or a Core i5-8250U processor. For your viewing pleasure the 13.9-inch display is an LTPS ( Low temperature polysilicon)  panel that have a compactly thin bezel yielding a 91% screen to body ratio, making it much smaller than Dell's own XPS 13 which have a Infinity Edge display. The display which is touchscreen comes pixel packed at 3000 x 2000 resolution, a 178-degree viewing angles that can reproduce a 100% sRGB color gamut. The contrast ratio is 1500:1, a maximized brightness at 450nits, supporting a 10-point multi touch with a anti-fingerprint coating. Powering the MateBook Pro X is a lithium polymer 57. 4Wh battery, when fully charged, users can squeeze out 12 hours of video playback as claimed Huawei. 

Like most laptops that fall in the high end category, consumers have the option to upgrade hardware upon purchase. With the MateBook  X Pro, you can get a system that have both the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 and GeForce MX150 with 2GB of GDDR5. The RAM choices are 8GB or 16GB, either way you still have plenty of system memory. On the storage front, consumers can choose between 256GB or 512GB  NVMe PCIe SSD.

Image Source: Huawei

Other noted features on the MateBook X Pro are two USB-C ports,  both ports acting as a charger, one port supporting Thunderbolt 3 upon boot.  WiFi connection is made possible by a integrated supported IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless frequencies and 2x2 MIMMO access points. Whats a laptop without Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity which the MateBook X Pro have. For me the quad split speaker setup on the MateBook X Pro is probably the most impressive feature on the laptop. It uses a Dolby Altmos 2.0, the sound technology itself is known for giving mobile devices that immersive 3D sound experience.

Image Source: Huawei

 Oddly enough, the 1MP webcam is discreetly placed on the keyboard, pops up upon activation by simply placing your finger on the webcam. The webcam placement is understanding if you take into consideration you're dealing with a laptop that have a very thin bezel. What should be standard on all laptops is a finger print sensor which in the case of MateBook Pro X it is integrated right into the power button. The fingerprint sensor as claimed by Huawei can power on the laptop and log users into a computer in over 7.8 seconds.

According to various published reports, the Huawei MateBook X Pro is schedule to be available this upcoming Spring priced at 1,499 euros ($1842 US). So basically not only is the laptop itself comparable to the latest gen MacBook, but so is the price.

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Samsung Unveils The PM1643 SSD With a Monstrous 30TB Storage Capacity

When is having an excessive amount of storage in a hard drive enough? The answer to that question is never. But to have an excessive Gigabytes of storage space to go along with speed, I'm sure most will make a purchase no matter the cost. Then again isn't that what you now have with SSD's ? Some bordering around 4GB. Samsung's newly unveiled PM1643 Serial Attached SCSi  (SAS for short) SSD not only grants you speed, but offers a monstrous amount of storage space at 30.72 terabytes.

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Even though Seagate's 60TB have yet to ship, for now Samsung's PM1643 take the mantle as being the worlds largest SSD in terms of storage capacity. Internally the drive is incorporated with some serious components, it uses 64-layers 3-bit 512-gigabit chips that uses V-NAND technology. Samsung do have a similar drive in their storage line already on the market, the PM1633a  which contains half the amount of storage space measuring in at 15.36TB,  launched in 2016. 

 There are 16 stacked layers of 512GB VNAND  creating a 1TB NAND flash. Ingeniously, the engineers at Samsung were able to squeeze 32-1TB packages right into a 2.5-inch form factor,  structurally making the PM1643 much thicker than most SSD's on the current market. The core technology that makes the  PM1643 so fast is its  12GB/s SAS interface. The drive is said to offer a read write speeds of approximately 400,000 IOPS and 50,000 IOPS respectively. Sequential read and write speeds is clocked at 2,100MB/sec and 1,7000MB/sec.

In comparison to their current model, the PM1633a have a random read/writes that goes as follows, 200,000/32,000 IOPS and sequential read of 1.2GB/sec.

The drives high level performance is all due in part to a excessively high storage capacity placed in one entire package that integrates 9 controllers and a Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology providing a faster interconnect for the 40GB of DRAM. The PM1643 can handle one full drive write per day and offers a MTBF of 2 million hours that's attached with a five year warranty.

Samsung have not set a price point yet for the PM1643, the storage drive will definitely not be cheap, the 15.36GB PM 1633a alone retails for a whopping $11,600. So just imagine the pricing of the PM1643 SSD times 2. Clearly this particular drive is made for enterprising business that uses servers. But if you so desire to purchase this storage drive for a future build, start saving your money. 

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G.Skill Unveils Its 4700MHz Trident Z DDR4 Memory Kit, With RGB Lights I Might Add

G. Skill is a reputable manufacturer that make some the finest memory kits around. In fact, most of my PC builds include their RAM sticks. So when I read from various published reports that G.Skill just unveiled their new Trident Z DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) memory kit, I was stoked with excitement.

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Why so excited you ask? G.Skill's Trident Z clock speed measures an insane 4700MHz, making it one of the fastest memory kits around. To add to its uniqueness, the Trident Z memory kit will be laced up with tri-color RGB lighting. The memory kit will be fitted with a Samsung B-die ICs and will  support XMP 2.0 memory profiles. 

The timings on the G Skill Trident memory kit will definitely improve to a CL 19-19-19-39, needing only 1.45V of power. With it being energy efficient this for me certainly is the biggest selling point. And those GB lights gives the memory kit sex appeal. 

There is no mention of pricing from G.Skill as of yet, but there are memory kits on the market comparable to the Trident Z, the Corsair 16GB Vengeance LPX DDR4 kit comes to mind which is also have a insanely fast clock  speed at 4600MHz clock speed but will retail is very pricey at $589.99, so expect G.Skill's flagship memory kit to have the same expensive price point. The Trident Z 4700 is expected to hit the market for purchase in Q2 2018. Stay tune.

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Info Nugget: What exactly is XMP?

XMP is acronym for   Extreme Memory Profile, is Intel technology that allow users to change multiple settings by selecting different profiles, taking full advantage of higher memory speeds. This is basically simplified way to overclock your memory without going into your BIOS settings. 

Hardware Breakdown Presents: The Samsung New 860 Pro SSD

These days NVMe storage drives is top choice among the PC enthusiasts and premium market laptops with good reason, they are miniature and compact, with it literally being the size of a stick of gum. More importantly, NVMe storage drives are superbly fast. Just check out the insane read/write numbers when you get a chance. Yet still you have a bevy of PC systems today outfitted with legacy SATA ports. With that said, Samsung just released a new band of SATA based solid state drives that's implemented with the company's latest 64-layer 3D NAND flash memory and brand new controller into their SSD 860 PRO and 860 EVO Series drives.

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As always in this monthly edition of Hardware Breakdown we get out the virtual screw driver and crack open any particular device or hardware of interest and examine the core technology that makes it uniquely functional. As claimed by Samsung, the SSD 860 PRO is fast and reliable, lets find out why. 

In cracking open the 2TB SSD 860 PRO, below the PCB you'll find 8 pieces of flash memory, a DDR4 DRAM cache and controller which is the drives core technology. Samsung MJX controller that's used is newly instituted and suppose to improve its host communication performance, also improving compatibility with Linux OS. The actual LPDDR4 cache itself will vary in size depending on the capacity of the drive, which maxes out at 4GB.

Another core technology of interest on this drive is the 64-layer 3D Vertical NAND (VNAND in short) flash memory. The NAND uses Samsung's proprietary vertical cell structure based on a 3D Charge Trap Flash (CTF) technology and uses a vertical interconnect process technology that links a 3D cell array. Infusing these technologies together, 3D V-NAND will provide much better scaling than planar NAND flash. Charge Trap Flash technology  in itself is very unique.  It consist of complex set of semiconductor memory circuits that is used to create a  non-volatile NOR and NAND flash memory. The the technology as a whole functions differently than the more conventional floating-gate MOSFET technology using a silicon nitride to store electrons instead of using polycrytsalline silicon. This technology does have several benefits, it can process much smaller geometric's reducing cost and chip size, multiple bits can be stored on just one single flash memory cell making its more reliable, a much higher yield charge is less susceptible to any form of defects within the tunnel oxide layer, and finally, fewer process steps are required to form a single charge stored in a node.

Not only is the SSD 860 PRO constructed for the sole purpose of speed and reliability, the drive endurance rating is boosted up to 4,800 TBW on the max capacity 4 TB drive and 2,400 TBW on the 2 TB drive. 

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What Does a Water Cooling Setup Look Like In a PC and What Are The Benefits

If you aren't the novice PC builder who just so happened to stumble upon this post then I'm assuming you have no vague idea what a water cooling setup looks like within a computer, or how it operates. If you are one of those individuals, then you found yourself in right place, let the knowledge dropping begin. 

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 Water cooling functions similar to what you have with a  heat-sink and fan. The primary goal still is to draw heat away from the processor, but the setup is quite different, there's the  radiator which have a fan attached, a long tubing that flows a special liquid coolant that runs directly onto a water block which you then place right on top of the processor. 

Installing heat-sink and fan is a simplified task,  basically all you to do is (carefully)  place the heat-sink directly over the processor and then attach the fan onto heat-sink. Requiring power source you then need to connect the fan power cable to a CPU fan header that's embedded on the motherboard. Like a said, a very simple task.

The sum of all parts, the radiator, pump, tubing, reservoir, and fan. 

 With water cooling setup, you're dealing with a whole different animal altogether. You have to contend with a network of tubing which flows the liquid that's connected to a radiator and fan which moves heat from liquid to air, then there's the pump which moves the liquid, and finally there's the reservoir, it filters air from the liquid and stores excess coolant. So yes,  you have a great sum of parts to deal with. 

There is the pros and cons in using a water cooling setup, first the pros. Water transfers heat more efficiently than air. Also you'll have improved acoustics as liquid cooling will enable a quieter system even under heavy workloads, canceling out the need to stuff your PC case with a bunch of fans. Cooler temperatures will also be sustained over a longer period of time.

Then there's the issue with space, a much larger heat-sink and fan will definitely perform well comparable to some water cooling apparatuses, but expect a depletion of space within your PC case, there are some after market coolers that are so large you can barely install certain key components into your PC, such as your RAM and graphics card. 

The cons though, yes there is the con as custom water coolers constantly need regular maintenance and can potentially leak as gaskets and seal can wear out in time. Then there's the money aspect of it all, implementing a water cooling can be quite expensive, ranging in cost between $200- $500. You can though as a option go with the close loop solution which is cheaper in price starting at $60. Quick note, there are close loop water coolers who's price do exceed over $200.

This right here is a close loop water cooler.

Speaking of which, close loop water coolers is the best option if you don't want to contend with excessive tubing and that oversize reservoirs. Close loop water coolers operate the same as the much bigger water cooling setups. You have the pump which is positioned on top of the CPU and it to circulates fluid through a soft tubing. Heat is then transferred from the CPU to the liquid via copper plate which is on the base of the pump. Importantly, less maintenance is required when using a close loop water cooler. 

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