WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Review

The WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD is the latest edition to the company’s portfolio of high-performance drives specifically catered to the gaming demographic. As such, the need for speedy storage is more important than ever with the growing complexity of game design; especially with the release of the newest generation of consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, both of which leverage the PCIe Gen4 interface (though the PS5 is the only one that supports 3rd-party drives). The WD_BLACK SN850 has been built to specifically meet these needs. Aside from Gen4 technology, the SSD also uses the WD_BLACK G2 controller, improved low queue-depth performance, and a new cache technology. Not only will these combined features significantly speed up level loading times in the gaming world, but
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macOS Big Sur Now Available: How to Download and Install

Apple today released macOS Big Sur as its next big macOS update. The new version comes with an updated menu bar and a redesigned Dock. It also comes with an updated Control Centre. The macOS 11 Big Sur also includes updates to preloaded Messages, Maps, and Safari apps.
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GIGABYTE Releases GPU-Centric Servers

Today GIGABYTE Technology announced the release of new GPU-centric servers. These new servers include the G482-Z53, G482-Z54, and G292-Z43 and are focused on HPC, AI, scientific simulation and modeling. The servers leverage the AMD EPYC architecture and can have up to eight GPUs in PCIe Gen 4 x16 lanes while still having room left over for storage and networking. (more…)
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Four New SonicWall Firewalls Announced

Today, SonicWall announced four new firewalls, the NSa (note that the 'a' is not capitalized) 2700, the TZ270, TZ370, and TZ470. The new firewalls are in addition to the two other x70 firewalls, the TZ570 and the TZ670, they announced earlier this year. SonicWall was founded in 1991. SonicWall was a Dell subsidiary from 2012 to 2016 and currently focuses on network security. (more…)
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