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Crucial’s 4TB PCIe NVMe Gen 5 T700 Can Deliver Speeds Of Up 12,400MB/s, But Only If You Pair It With An ASRock X870 Motherboard; Bundle $50 Off On Amazon

Motherboards shipping with an M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 5 slot have only recently started to get traction, and thanks to hardware upgrades provided by the newer standards and AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series processors, you can bring out the true potential of your components. It would be fairly easy to become the proud owner of Crucial’s T700 4TB SSD, which can reach a maximum speed of 12,400MB/s thanks to the Gen 5 standard. However,

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Intel Investigating Core Ultra 200S Shortcomings, Says Gaming Performance Fell Short of Expectations & Will Be Fixed

Intel is investigating the possibility of its latest Core Ultra 200S CPUs performing better than what independent reviews showed in gaming. Intel says that there are multiple issues at the OS and BIOS level that have led to inferior gaming performance of desktop Arrow Lake chips, but the fix is on the way We all saw Intel's Arrow Lake, aka Core Ultra 200S CPU's performance results in gaming and productivity. Unlike what we previously expected, the processors brought a regression in gaming performance. Even

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M4 Mac mini SSD Has Already Been Modded To A 2TB Upgrade, With New Video Showing Two 1TB NAND Chips Soldered To Ensure Optimum Performance

Apple has most certainly put its competitors to shame with the pricing of its base M4 Mac mini, as the $599 amount is a figure that the majority of buyers can easily undertake. The only downside to this hardware is that you only get 256GB of storage, which cannot be upgraded unless you are proficient in micro-soldering, which is not the case for a large percentage of Apple’s consumers. In this scenario, you have to be extra responsible when it comes to storage

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The Latest M4 Mac mini Teardown Shows A New Cooling Solution With A Spiraling Heatsink, A Separate Board Sporting The Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Chip & More

Apple had to bring upon some ‘magic’ engineering to make sure that its latest M4 Mac mini becomes significantly smaller than previous-generation models. Getting a closer look inside the compact machine, we find numerous internal changes and a revamped cooling solution that allows the redesigned computer to run cool while flaunting a smaller footprint. User-replaceable storage and a single heatpipe solution make up the M4 Mac mini internals, but be careful when removing the bottom panel One of the hosts of the YouTube channel Max Tech learned the

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Apple's New Mac mini Comes with Removable Storage

Both pictures and videos of a partial teardown of Apple's recently launched Mac mini with the M4 SoC have appeared online courtesy of various Chinese sources. There are at least two interesting parts to these partial teardowns and they're related to storage and WiFi. On the storage front, Apple has moved away from having soldered NAND chips straight on the main PCB of the Mac mini, to instead having them on a custom PCB which is similar to M.2, but a custom Apple design. The PCB pictured
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Apple turns to Foxconn and Lenovo to build new AI servers based on Apple Silicon


According to a recent Nikkei report, Apple first approached Foxconn to produce the new servers in Taiwan, then engaged Lenovo subsidiary LCFC to assist with design. Apple is aiming to reduce its reliance on Chinese manufacturing plants and specifically requested that Foxconn and LCFC conduct their server production in Taiwan.

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M4 Mac mini offers modular SSD storage, faster base model speeds

Along with the dramatic external design, the new M4 Mac mini also features multiple internal changes. According to early teardowns and user reports, the new Mac mini features a removable SSD. This doesn’t mean, however, that you can buy a new Mac mini and upgrade the storage after the fact.

On the , user KianWee Lim posted a picture of the M4 Mac mini’s internal design showing that the SSD is not soldered to the logic board. This suggests that the SSD is modular and relatively

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M4 Mac mini Is A Capable Machine For Running Older AAA Games Like Death Stranding; Base Configuration Pushes The 60+FPS At Very High Quality Settings

Apple might be late to dive into the gaming market, but its M4 is definitely a capable SoC that can push respectable framerates in somewhat older AAA titles such as Death Stranding. When running the game on the new Mac mini at the ‘Very High’ settings, the robust cooling solution of the compact machine likely comes in handy, making it an enjoyable experience. It remains to be seen how relatively modern games would perform on the latest Mac mini, but first, let us take a look at Death Stranding.

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M4 Macs launch day: Same-day availability, trade-in deals, more

The new MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini powered by M4 are officially here. After being announced last week with pre-order availability, Apple’s new M4 Mac lineup can is now available for purchase at Apple Stores around the world.

Here’s everything you need to know about M4 Mac launch day…

As a refresher, here’s what’s new powered by M4 and M4 Pro:

  • New Design: Significantly smaller than the previous model, now 5 by 5 inches
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AM5 Motherboards Are Now Selling More Than AM4 Motherboards In Korean DIY Market With 65% Share

Not only AM5 motherboards but AM5-compatible CPUs are selling the most in South Korea versus older AM4 platforms. With almost 30% share, AMD Ryzen 5 7500F is the best-selling CPU in South Korea Apart from AM5 motherboards, AM4 sales see downward trend Danawa has published the latest market report on motherboard and CPU sales. According to this report, the AM5 motherboards have successfully outsold the AM4 boards in the DIY Market of South Korea. This is not
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