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Framework's Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition now costs less than before, but a CPU price hike might be coming — Cheaper PCIe 5.0 drives from Adata upgrade customers from 500GB to 1TB for free (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: framework, amd, pcie 5.0

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Solidigm VP talks PCIe 6.0 SSDs, next-gen floating gate NAND, liquid cooled storage and more — Avi Shetty, VP of AI, Solutions & Market Enablement discusses the future of enterprise storage tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Anton Shilov | tags: pcie 6.0, floating-gate nand, solidigm

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Get the fastest 8TB Gen4 SSD around for less with this WD SN850X deal — $1199 sale makes it the cheapest big drive around (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-25 | by Jeffrey Kampman | tags: wd black sn850x, pcie gen4, woot

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Framework has good news and bad news (theverge.com)

2026-06-25 | by Jay Peters | tags: framework, framework laptop 13 pro, pcie gen 5

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The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price I’ve Seen in 2026 (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: samsung 990 pro, ssds, nvme

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The Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is on Sale for the Lowest Price You’re Likely to See This Year. (wired.com)

2026-06-24 | by Scott Gilbertson | tags: samsung 990 pro, ssd, nvme

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Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals live on day two — PC hardware deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-24 | by The Editors Of Tom'S Hardware | tags: amazon prime day, thermaltake, rtx 5090

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Acer's 4TB GM7 PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to $470 for Prime Day — 2TB and 4TB models are both on sale for up to 23% off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | tags: acer predator gm7, pcie 4.0, wd black sn850x

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Get a 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD for just $459 in blockbuster Prime Day sale — remarkable deal shaves $900 off PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive to bring it below MSRP [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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Get a 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD for just $459 in blockbuster Prime Day sale — remarkable deal shaves $900 off PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive to bring it below MSRP (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | tags: samsung 9100 pro, pcie 5.0, nvme

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WD's 2TB Black SSD price drops by nearly 20% ahead of Prime Day sale — grab the 2TB SN7100 for $242.96 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Kunal Khullar | get WD Black SN7100 SSD → | tags: wd black sn7100, pcie 4.0, sandisk

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Woot slashes up to 46% off these WD Black SN850P SSDs for PC and PS5 — 1TB for $189, 2TB for $299, and 4TB for $549 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Stewart Bendle | get WD Black SN850P SSD → | tags: wd black sn850p, ps5, pcie gen 4

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AMD confirms next-gen Threadripper with Zen 6 cores, PCIe 6.0, and new TR6 socket (techspot.com)

2026-06-18 | by Rob Thubron | get AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPU → | tags: amd, ryzen, threadripper

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First official details of AMD's next-gen 'Mustang Peak' Threadripper CPUs come into view — chips feature DDR5, PCIe 6.0, and a new socket (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Zak Killian | get AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPU → | tags: amd, threadripper, zen 6

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Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Stewart Bendle | get Samsung 990 Pro 1TB SSD → | tags: samsung, 990 pro, pcie gen 4

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SMI says Nvidia is driving its consumer PCIe 6.0 roadmap, not AMD and Intel — RTX Spark agentic AI platform fuels a hunger for storage bandwidth (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Anton Shilov | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, silicon motion, pcie 6.0

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SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 8TB SSD Review — the undisputed king of high-capacity PCIe 5.0 SSDs (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Shane Downing | get SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 → | tags: sandisk, optimus gx pro, ssd

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SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion PCIe 6.0 SSD → | tags: pcie 6.0, silicon motion, nand shortages

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AGI AI858 2TB SSD Review — High-end PCIe 5 speeds on a budget (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Shane Downing | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: agi, ssd, pcie 5

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42% slashed off Samsung's 990 Pro SSD, 2TB now $369 — $270 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Joe Shields | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie 4.0, newegg

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The PCIe 5.0 tax: Intel's Z990 chipset for Nova Lake runs hotter and uses more power despite shrinking (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Skye Jacobs | get ASUS ROG Strix Z990 Motherboard → | tags: chipset, higher, millimeters

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Intel's Z990 chipset could use more power than Z890 despite a smaller footprint (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Skye Jacobs | get ASUS ROG Maximus Z990 Motherboard → | tags: chipset, higher, millimeters

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Intel's upcoming Z970 and Z990 flagship chipsets will reportedly consume up to 14W at peak load, courtesy of more PCIe 5.0 support — Nova Lake motherboards may feature a 22% smaller PCH than Z890 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get ASUS ROG Strix Z990 Motherboard → | tags: area, base, base power

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Intel's upcoming Z790 and Z990 flagship chipsets will reportedly consume up to 14W at peak load, courtesy of more PCIe 5.0 support — Nova Lake motherboards may feature a 22% smaller PCH than Z890 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get ASUS ROG Strix Z790 Motherboard → | tags: area, base, base power

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Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite Wifi7 Plus Motherboard Review: Cost-conscious refresh board delivers (almost) all the fixens (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-06 | by Joe Shields | get Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Motherboard → | tags: future, gbps, image

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Phison's next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it's doing it at just 7 watts (techspot.com)

2026-06-03 | get PCIe 6.0 SSD Controller → | tags: phison, pcie 6.0, nvme 2.3

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Computex 2026 Day One Wrap-Up: Arm makes a bold play for Windows PCs, PCIe 6.0 SSDs are coming, Asus embraces black and gold for ROG 20th (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Brandon Hill | get ASUS ROG Black Gold Laptop → | tags: arm, windows on arm, qualcomm

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Phison shows PCIe 6.0 X3 SSD controller with 28 GB/s of bandwidth and 6.8 million IOPS, supports 2 petabytes per drive— also new power-sipping E37T SSDs for PCIe 5.0 systems consume a mere 4.5W (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Paul Alcorn | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: pcie 6.0, phison, x3 controller

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Intel Xeon 7 ‘Diamond Rapids’ CPUs officially launching in 2027 on Intel 18A-P — next-gen P-core Xeon features PCIe 6.0, 50% higher core counts, and twice the memory bandwidth (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Xeon Processor 2027 → | tags: intel, xeon, diamond rapids

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Creative launches Sound Blaster AE-X for PC audio enthusiasts (techspot.com)

2026-05-29 | get Sound Blaster AE-X → | tags: creative, sound blaster ae-x, pcie