2TB M.2 PCI Drive-Samsung 980 Pro Review

Hard Drive Reviews

 

This SSD is a huge step in the advancement of hard drives. It is extremely fast, holds 2TB of data, and lasts a long time. The SSD has a dynamic buffer, which is what allows it to go as fast as it does and last so long. It uses this SLC buffer to put it further ahead of the competition.  The specs are as follows:

  • Size: 2TB
  • M.2 2280 M Key 
  • Reads up to 7000 MB/s 
  • Writes up to 5100 MB/s 
  • It has a dynamic buffer, meaning it adjusts to the size based on workload. 
  • 1,200 TBW (Terabytes Written Before Failure)
  • 5 Year Limited Warranty
  • IOPS: 1 Million
  • TLC
  • Although it may not last as long, it makes up for it by having 2TB, which means overall you will likely not use as much. 
  • 7,000 MB/s Transfer Speed

This is a great buy if you are looking for something high speed and carrying a lot of data. Personally, I have always gone for Samsung hard drives, it just feels more compatible with everything in my computer. Not to mention a ton of other hard drive creators are terrible at customer service. Overall review: 10/10, a great buy for your PC (especially if you are going to be playing games, things load uber fast!)

https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/980-pro-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-2tb-mz-v8p2t0b-am/

 

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https://www.newegg.com/

 

Western Digital Black SN850 Review

Hard Drive Reviews

Western Digital is one of the leading manufacturers of Hard drives and Solid State Drives, which is also the parent company of former companies such as SanDisk and G-Technology. one of their more notable productions of HDD/SSDs is the WD BLACK SN850 Solid State Drive. (picture below)

this SSD comes in capacities varying from 500GB to 2TB, with or without Heatsink. regardless of what combinations you’re looking for, the prices will be anywhere above $100.00 USD.

the specifications vary based on your retailer but are suggested that you look at the official website of the manufacturer’s website (i.e. Western Digital or Seagate) but are listed as follows on the Manufacturer’s site: 

 

Works Cited:
https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn850-nvme-ssd#WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0

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Samsung 970 EVO

Hard Drive Reviews
Samsung 970 EVO

This hard drive is for a gamer motherboard; it is very good for an M.2. When trying to find a hard drive this one can do the trick on what you’re trying to do with your motherboard. It has a lot of features and things that will add to your best experiences for your gaming.

Some of the specs are:

Size: 1TB

Connection Types: M.2 PCI

Read/write speeds:  Max Read: Up to 3400 MBps and Max Write: up to 2500 MBps

 

Mean time Before Failure (MTBF): 1,500,000 hours

Warranty: 3 years for parts and labor

SDDs:

Read IOPS: QD32-  Up to 500,000 and QD1- Up to 15,000 

Write IOPS: QD32- Up to 450,000 and Qd1- Up to 50,000

64L V-NAND MLC

The price of this Hard Drive is $172.65 and for a 1TB, it is at a pretty good price for all the things you want this Hard Drive to do for you.

 

Source (s):

Newegg

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HyperX Fury

Memory Reviews
HyperX Fury 16GB

This stick of memory is good for a business motherboard. When trying to find one that is compatible with my motherboard I found that this one did the job very well. It does what I need it to do as well as having enough extra stuff that just makes it a perfect fit.

What it has is an Aluminum heat spreader so it can spread out the heat so it doesn’t heat up as fast as some other memory might. It is an Intel XMP 2.0 with automatic overclocking as well as it optimized for intel 200 series and X99. Supports AMD X370/ B350/ A320; it is 100% factory tested at speed and free technical support but has no fan included.

The specs for this memory is:

Capacity: 16GB

Type: 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM

Speed: DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300)

CAS Latency: 16

Voltage: 1.20V

ECC: No

Buffered/Registered: Unbuffered

With a price of $93.99, it is not a bad price for what you are getting for a business motherboard. Overall I think that this is a very good memory for what I need it to do.

Source (s):

Newegg

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VENGEANCE® RGB PRO

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This memory kit is a good one to have. Personally, I have bought one and sure it destroyed my pockets but I think it was worth it. The quality is like OMG. 🙂

The RGB light bar with 10 integrated LEDs provides diffused lighting, and you get the ability to customize the lighting effects with iCUE. The Vengeance RGB Pro sits in the middle for both price and performance.

You get 4 sticks of 16Gb RAM which totals up to 64Gb

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (CMW16GX4M2C3200C16W) - PCPartPicker

Specs:

Type: DDR4

Speed: 3600MHz

CAS Latency: 18

Channels: Quad

Voltage: 1.35V

Overall: I think that this memory kit is good for the price of $579.99 for all those gamers out there who are willing to pay to play.

Sources:

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/Vengeance-PRO-RGB-White/p/CMW32GX4M2E3200C16W

 

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CORSAIR Vengeance LPX (DDR4 8GB)

Memory Reviews

This is a great memory that can fit your needs whether you are a gamer on a budget or using it on a home computer. This ram has an anodized aluminum heat spreader to help keep the RAM cool. Along with heat spreaders, there are decent specs of the memory itself.

Specs:

8GB

Speed of 2666

Single Channel

Generation DDR4

1.20V

CL of 16

This memory also has a limited lifetime warranty. As well as, being non-ECC and non-parity. If you are in the market for decent memory with a decent price this should be in your top five for a home pc. However, there is also a decent price for this RAM. Coming in at around $50 on Newegg. Which, makes it highly recommendable to anyone in the market for similar memory.

Source(s):

newegg.com

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HyperX 32GB 2666 Predator Review

Memory Reviews, NT IT Reviews

Overall, HyperX is a very consistent brand, they make keyboards, headsets, and ram. Personally, I have one of the headsets and two sticks of RAM. The RAM I have is the Predator 32GB 2666. There is consistent quality throughout all of their products, I am very impressed by everything that they have made. The RAM, having the following specs:

Non-Ecc

Dual Channel

CAS Latency: 13

Voltage: 1.35

works very well. The individual sticks are each 16GB, which add up to 32 for 2. Here is a picture:

HyperX Predator Black 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 CL13 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP (HX426C13PB3K2/32) at Amazon.com

This RAM makes my PC run very smoothly, just make sure your motherboard has the proper specs to support the RAM!

Works Cited:

https://www.newegg.com/

https://www.hyperxgaming.com/unitedstates/us

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CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB)

Memory Reviews
CORSAIR Vengeance

I have been working on building a PC. The PC I wanted to build is for my home, to do little tasks on like look things up and maybe watching a video every once in a while. I am not looking for this to be a gamer or anything. Saying this I still wanted a nice stick of RAM.

I purchased the Corsair Vengeance LPX. The one I bought consists of two sticks of 4GB RAM so it is dual channel.  These sticks of RAM are generation DDR4. This fit into my motherboard great it is the speed of 2666MHz. The RAM is non-ECC and the CAS Latency is 16. It also doesn’t take an unfair amount of voltage it only takes 1.20V.

This is such a good choice because it is a fast stick of RAM that may be too much for what I want to use my PC for. However I really think it is worth the money. If you buy it from newegg.com it would be $52.99. However if you go the the manufactures website it was $59.99.  These are defiantly worth the price they are put at. I believe you would be extremely happy with your purchase of the Corsair Vengeance.

Reviews from Newegg

I would for sure agree with the 87% of the people that loved these sticks of ram from Newegg and gave it a 4 egg rating or higher.

Websites

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Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Review

Memory Reviews

This memory stick comes in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB sticks in various different packages and is priced at anywhere from $103.99 to $174.99 for a 32GB stick.

CORSAIR is one of the leading companies in the production of computer components. high up on the list with big names such as Intel and AMD. Producing components such as Memory sticks, PC cases, Power Supply Units, CPU Coolers, Fans, Storage devices, and custom cooling systems for your every need. in addition, they also offer accessories such as keyboards, mice, gaming chairs, ambient lighting, headphones, and mousepads. also selling Pre-built PCs.

You can find the picture of the memory stick and the store page here

CORSAIR has posted a video explaining and demonstrating the stick. you can find it on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nujuAnZ9K50&feature=emb_log 

The video explains more about the Stick and the functions as well.

Works Cited:
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/c/Cor_Products_Memory

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD's 2nd Gen Ryzen 5 2600

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is one of the best CPUs around today, offering a high core-count, decent gaming performance, and an incredible price. The prices of this CPU have dropped far below the $200 mark, making it a good deal for sure.

Specs:

CPU Clock Speed: 3.4 GHz
Cache:  16MB
Socket Type: AM4
Processors: 6 Core 12 Thread
Wattage: 65 W

This CPU has a rating of over 13,000 on PassMark and for being for a home PC it is more than able to do the basic functions of a Home PC and maybe a little gaming on the slide.

With a price of $189.99

References:

www.cpubenchmark.net

www.newegg.com/

www.amd.com

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