Tim Verry | PC Perspective

Ampere Expands Altra Lineup to Include 128 Core Altra Max Processors

Tim Verry — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 02:40:37 +0000

Ampere recently revealed plans to expand its ARM-based cloud native processor lineup to include Altra Max processors with up to 128 cores that are socket compatible with the existing…

ARM-Based Fugaku Supercomputer Now World’s Fastest Supercomputer

Tim Verry — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 20:02:51 +0000

The Fugaku supercomputer located in Kobe, Japan and developed jointly by RIKEN and Fujitsu Limited recently took the top spot in several supercomputer rankings making it the first time…

Raspberry Pi Foundation Launches $50 High Quality Camera Module Supporting Interchangeable Lenses

Tim Verry — Sat, 02 May 2020 11:00:16 +0000

The Raspberry PI Foundation unveiled the High Quality Camera module today. The $50 camera accessory features a larger sensor and CS-type lens mount that allows users to change out lenses as…

JEDEC Announces UFS 3.1 Standard with Performance And Power Efficiency Improvements

Tim Verry — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 03:44:11 +0000

The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association recently published an updated standard for Universal Flash Storage bring the technology up to UFS version 3.1 with JESD220E and an optional JESD220-3: UFS Host…

Samsung Launches Third Generation “Flashbolt” HBM2E

Tim Verry — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:17:31 +0000

Samsung announced its 3^rd generation of HBM 2E memory today aimed at accelerating AI analytics, advanced graphics, and other high performance computing (HPC) and supercomputer workloads. The new 16GB memory packages utilize…

Kioxia Unveils 112-Layer 5th Generation BiCS Flash

Tim Verry — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 05:56:41 +0000

KIOXIA Corporation (formerly Toshiba Memory Corporation) announced that it will begin sampling the fifth generation of its BiCS 3D NAND flash technology for select applications in Q1 2020. Developed in…

NZXT Launches Kraken X-3 and Z-3 RGB AIO Coolers

Tim Verry — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:56:52 +0000

NZXT has released several new RGB LED-equipped All-In-One liquid coolers under its X-3 and Z-3 series. The new AIO coolers feature a copper base waterblock, aluminum raditors, a seventh generation Asetek…

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Yearly 2019 Financial Earnings

Tim Verry — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 07:52:36 +0000

AMD recently reported its fourth quarter and annual 2019 earnings in a press release and conference call on Tuesday. While its stock price has since slumped from its 2019 highs ($47.51 at…

ASUS Releases ROG Bezel-Free Kit for Multi-Monitor Setups

Tim Verry — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:56:58 +0000

First teased at CES 2018, the ASUS ROG Bezel-Free Kit ABF01 is now available. Aimed at gamers with multi-monitor setups (the kit is not recommended for general computer usage like office…

Noctua Launches Low Profile NH-L9a-AM4 Chromax Black CPU Cooler

Tim Verry — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:06:42 +0000

Noctua recently launched a chromax.black edition of the low profile NH-L9a-AM4 cooler aimed at small form factor (SFF) AMD “Ryzen” systems. Clad in all-black down to the screws and anti-vibration…

Upcoming Windows 10 19H2 Update Adds Optimizations for Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0’s Favored Cores

Tim Verry — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:43:01 +0000

Microsoft’s imminent Windows 10 19H2 update (bringing the OS to version 1909) is set to rollout later this month and is set to bring bug fixes, UI tweaks, and performance optimizations to…

Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X Tablet Powered by Microsoft SQ1 Processor from Qualcomm

Tim Verry — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:31:15 +0000

In addition to the Surface Laptop and prototype devices, Microsoft debuted a new Surface Pro X tablet powered by a Microsoft SQ1 processor based on a customized Qualcomm ARM-based processor.…

Microsoft Launching AMD Powered Surface Laptop 3 15″

Tim Verry — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 02:42:24 +0000

Microsoft made its new 13” and 15” Surface Laptop 3 thin and light notebooks official today at an even in New York. The new 15-inch version is particularly interesting because Microsoft has…

BitFenix Launches Refined NOVA MESH TG Case With ARGB Fans

Tim Verry — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:11:32 +0000

BitFenix recently launched a new midtower NOVA Mesh TG case that refines the clean if a bit boxy NOVA chassis adding a large dust filtered mesh front panel, noise dampening material, four…

Western Digital Using EAMR Technology In 18TB DC HC550 Enterprise Hard Drive

Tim Verry — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 03:44:15 +0000

Western Digital recently announced two new CMR hard drives to its enterprise Ultrastar DC HC500 series. Coming in at 16TB and 18TB capacities, the DC HC540 and DC HC550 are aimed at…

AMD Announces Faster EPYC 7H12 Processor Aimed at HPC

Tim Verry — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:03:56 +0000

AMD unleashed a new flagship EPYC “Rome” server processor at its European launch event in Rome, Italy earlier this week. The new AMD EPYC 7H12 is a 64 core (128 thread)…

Samsung Begins Production of 100+ Layer Sixth-Generation V-NAND Flash

Tim Verry — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 05:28:50 +0000

While Samsung continues to push its current fifth-generation 3D V-NAND flash to its limits with products like the PM1733, the company is not resting on its laurels with production of a…

Samsung Readies PM1733 PCI-E 4.0 SSD and High-Capacity Memory for AMD EPYC Servers

Tim Verry — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 17:27:13 +0000

Following AMD’s launch of EPYC “Rome” server platform earlier this week, Samsung announced that its upcoming PM1733 PCI-E 4.0 solid state drive and new high capacity memory modules are fully compatible.…

Marvell Announces Low-Power PCI-E 4.0 SSD Controllers

Tim Verry — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:12:03 +0000

Marvell has begun sampling a new series of SSD controllers supporting PCI-E 4.0 and NVMe 1.3c that are aimed at the data center market with lower power and lower cost than…

ADATA Readies XPG GAMMIX S50 PCI-E 4.0 M.2 SSDs

Tim Verry — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 00:50:31 +0000

ADATA recently announced two new M.2 2280 form factor NVMe solid state drives under its XPG brand. The new XPG GAMMIX S50 SSDs come in 1TB and 2TB capacities and sport…