Intel's answer to PCIe 6 heat concerns is a driver that throttles bus speeds
Higher transfer speeds come at a cost
New CopprLink standard extends PCIe reach over wire for 64GT/s connections
CopprLink for PCIe 7.0 technology at 128.0 GT/s is also in the works
RISC-V SSD controller provides 14GB/s transfers without a cooling solution
Reaching peak performance with no need for a heatsink?
Western Digital's latest entry-level SSDs offer decent performance but there's a catch
They affordable SSD market gets a new contender
Custom data center reaches 64 gigatransfers per second through optical PCIe 6.0
PCIe 7.0 also made an appearance
Samsung's new 990 EVO PCIe SSD offers both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2 connectivity
It is Samsung's first new mid-range consumer SSD launch in nearly five years
Intel 15th-gen Core 'Arrow Lake' might support 120 Gbps Thunderbolt 5 and 20 PCIe 5.0 lanes
New Intel processors and Thunderbolt 5 are coming later in 2024
Samsung's 990 EVO SSD could support both PCIe 4.0 x4 and PCIe 5.0 x2
The 990 EVO will be Samsung's first new mid-range consumer SSD launch in nearly five years
MSI Spatium PCIe 5.0 SSD skirts high temps with towering heatsink
A passively cooled tower with heatpipes
Asus unveils an RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot for PCIe 5.0 SSDs or external GPUs
Not that you would, but you could: When details regarding a graphics card with an integrated M.2 slot emerged earlier this year, the purpose of the unusual feature was unclear. This week, a proper unveiling from Asus shed light on the advantages of connecting additional motherboard components to a GPU.
New SD card standards could double speeds with move to PCIe 4.0
Possible maximum transfer speeds of 2GB/s
Dual-slot storage card holds eight E.1 SSDs and can reach 55GB/s
First-ever dual-slot storage AIB allows improved heat dissipation
Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 SSD gets upgraded to 12,000 MB/s
A 20 percent boost over the model released in April
Grab a 1TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD for just $74
If you're in the market for new storage for your PC or PlayStation 5, the Samsung 990 Pro offers blazing fast performance at a more than fair price. Available in 1TB and 2TB models.
MSI's M450 1TB SSD is on rebate, down to just $27
The MSI Spatium M450 is a PCIe 4.0 SSD with decent real-life performance despite its DRAM-less design. Today's pricing at Newegg is a real no-brainer.
New 12v specification could mean the end of melting RTX 4090 power connectors
The draft connector design is intended to safely support cards drawing upwards of 675 watts
PCIe 7.0 draft specs become available, detail 4x bandwidth gains over PCIe 5.0
New specification quadruples PCIe 5.0 bandwidth, with supporting hardware coming after 2025
Adata shows off 14GB/s SSD with enormous liquid cooling system at Computex
This will definitely have trouble fitting on some motherboards
Users report melting 16-pin RTX 4090 power adapters, again
Here we go again: Half a year after Nvidia's last official statement regarding damaged RTX 4090 cable adapters, new cases indicate the problem hasn't faded. The blame has been passed between Nvidia, user error, and the specification publisher. Switching to ATX 3.0 power supplies is still the safest bet.
The Inner Workings of PCI Express: How Hardware Works
PCI Express has been around for 20 years, and with no sign of it being replaced any time soon, we dive into the technology to see what makes it so special.
Crucial's T700 PCIe 5.0 SSD can throttle to HDD speeds without a cooler
Go ahead and get that optional heatsink
Blazing-fast WD Black SN850X 2TB is down to a record-low price
The WD Black SN850X is a PCIe 4.0 SSD with read speeds of 7,300MB/s and 1,200 TBW endurance. It's down to a record-low $149. The heatsink version, which is PS5-compatible, is also on sale at $159.
Icy Dock's PCIe card lets you swap M.2 SSDs without opening your case
No more fiddling with tiny screws
The ultrafast Gigabyte Aorus 10000 Gen5 SSD gets reviewed
Gigabytes' Aorus 10000 is the first PCIe 5.0 SSD and, as expected, the speeds are nothing less than amazing. You'll need the latest hardware to take advantage of it though, and look at that gargantuan passive heatsink.