Gigabyte / Aorus is well known for their reliable motherboards and video cards.  Like most companies, they are slowly diversifying their catalog branching into other markets; today they are expanding their product line into memory.  I believe they are the first motherboard manufacturer that is daring to step into the memory market. As it is …more

Last week, HyperX released a Gaming microSD Card series in North America aimed at mobile gamers who need additional storage space to store and play games. The HyperX Gaming microSD Cards are available in available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities and feature read speeds of up to 100MB/s and write speeds of 80MB/s. HyperX Gaming microSD cards also meet UHS-I, …more

A couple months back, Samsung introduced the Samsung PRO Endurance microSDHC/microSDXC memory cards. This new series was designed for use in devices that have continuous video recording such as surveillance and security cameras, body cameras and dash cams. The Samsung PRO Endurance microSD cards are available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities and have a 1080P endurance rating of 17,520 …more

Adata XPG Spectrix D40 DDR4 RGB Memory Years ago picking out memory was fairly easy, as long as it was compatible with your motherboard you were good to go.  Now there are many things to take into consideration, such as the heatsink, speed, timings, overclockability and design.  The recent trend is to put RGB LEDs …more

Legit Reviews attended an Intel Data Center Group (DCG) tech briefing this morning where Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory was announced. Intel Optane DC persistent memory is a new class of memory and storage technology architected specifically for use in the data center, where more and faster memory is needed to drive innovation. Intel Optane DC …more

We have been reviewing HyperX memory for nearly 16 years, but today we are looking at our first HyperX memory kit that features RGB lighting. RGB RAM has been around for some time, so HyperX knew they had to bring something innovative to market this late in the game and that is exactly what they …more

When AMD announced the new Ryzen 2000 Series processors along with the new X470 platform on April 19th, 2018 many might have missed that G.Skill released new Trident Z RGB and Sniper X DDR4 memory kits custom tailored for this platform. Clock frequencies on these kits start at DDR4-3200MHz CL16-18-18-38 and go up to DDR4-3600MHz 18-22-22-42. …more

4K video recording is quickly becoming a standard on all new recording devices, we also know that 8K is just around the corner.  The SD Association announced faster SD specifications to support the speed needed for up to 8K recording a couple of years ago with the UHS-II speed class, and while we have seen …more

HyperX Predator High Performance Memory For Enthusiasts When it comes to memory, Kingston is one of the first names people bring up.  HyperX is Kingston’s high-performance division, that focus’s developing the best peripherals for gamers and users that demad the best performance.  They are constantly updating their product line to meet the needs of gamers …more

Kingston Digital recently refreshed its microSD UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) with the introduction of the Kingston Gold microSD UHS-I U3 series of memory cards. These microSD Flash cards are ideal for 4K recording devices such as GoPro or drones due to the small form factor and high level of Read/Write performance. These new microSD …more

G.Skill Flare X DDR4 Memory For AMD Ryzen Platforms Picking out the right DDR4 dual-channel memory kit for an AMD Ryzen processor can be a daunting task as there are hundreds of kits on the market to pick from and not all work well with AMD’s latest AM4 platform. The good news is G.Skill has …more

When the Samsung 128GB Pro+ Class 10 microSDXC memory card came out in March 2016 it had wicked fast sequential speeds of 95 MB/s Read and 90 MB/s Write with an MSRP of $129.99. Over the past year the price on that card designed to be used by prosumers in action cameras, DSLRs, high-end smartphones, …more

AMD Ryzen – Single-Rank Versus Dual-Rank DDR4 Memory Performance After finishing up our DDR4 memory scaling article on an AMD Ryzen processor with an AMD X370 chipset powered board we were left wondering if memory performance and scaling was similar on different AMX X370 motherboards from different manufacturers. We gathered up the MSI X370 XPOWER …more

Answering What DDR4 Clock Speed is Best For AMD AM4 Platforms AMD Ryzen processors are here and the number of people buying AMD platforms has spiked as a result. Those that are running out to buy Ryzen 7 series processor will need to also purchase the new AMD AM4 platforms using the B350 or X370 chipset with possibly …more