We’ve been working with PCIe Gen 4 drives since 2017. Gen 5 came along in 2019, but the pandemic caused widespread production problems with electronics, delaying widespread adoption of the new standard. Gen 5 literally doubled the lane width of its predecessor from 16 GT/s to 32 GT/
We’ve been seeing a lot more solid options coming out of China for DRAM and NVMe storage devices. This is our first time working with Netac, a flash storage manufacturer out of Shenzen, China. Founded in 1999, they’ve been providing chips for other OEMs as well as their
Like most tabletop enthusiasts, my hobby is ever-expanding. My office/game room/hobby space has as many hobby “things” as it does games. Paint, tools, 3d printers, laminators, foam cutters, and all the associated supplies and bits and bobs to turn plastic, wood, paper, and resin into game pieces, miniatures,
Mavix has become one of my go-to companies for high quality and comfortable chairs. Sure, most of their chairs don’t have the “gamer” look, but frankly, very few companies are able to offer much on that front anyway. Entirely too many companies make chairs that have the gamer look,
I’m old enough to remember when force feedback was mostly vibration and the occasional kick in one direction or another. Microsoft made mech combat better with a force feedback joystick called the Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro, and then followed with a racing wheel, the Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel, both
I recently began to dive into creating more video-based content for GamingTrend, specifically to better provide coverage while attending conventions, and quickly realized that if I wanted to create content on a semi-professional level, I would need to begin acquiring a large assortment of new tools. The first item I
Teamgroup has been knocking it out of the park with their storage and RAM solutions lately, and recently we got our hands on their latest drive, the MP44. This M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe is big, fast, and somehow still reasonably priced. There’s gotta be a catch, right?
Starting my 3D printing adventure with the Creality Ender 3 V3 SE has been an eye-opening journey from beginner to slightly-more-than-beginner. This user-friendly printer, packed with complex features, taught me the ropes of 3D printing. It’s versatile, handling everything from detailed game pieces to practical household items. The Ender
