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ASUS recently teased its GeForce RTX 4060 Ti DUAL SSD graphics card with an M.2 slot on the back, but now the team at ASUS have been toying with it... using the M.2 slot to make a GeForce RTX 4090 act as an external GPU, as well as throwing a Gen5 M.2 SSD inside and rocking huge speeds through the GPU.

We've got ASUS China Product Manager, Tony Yu, playing with the ASUS RTX 4060 Ti DUAL SSD... where he not only used the aforementioned RTX 4090 as an external GPU, but plugged in both a Gen4 and Gen5 M.2 SSD into the back side of the GPU and ran some storage tests... with some rather surprising results, I've got to admit.

The Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD was installed into the M.2 slot, because ASUS has tweaked the PCB and included a Gen5 connector on the card. The RTX 4060 Ti itself uses the Gen4 standard, but the M.2 slot on the back is ready to rock and roll with those 12GB/sec+ glorious speeds that only Gen5 can do. With the Crucial T700 Gen5 4TB SSD installed, ASUS proudly showed off an incredible 12.4GB/sec reads, and 11.7GB/sec writes... all from the back of its RTX 4060 Ti DUAL SSD graphics card.

TeamGroup has just released its new T-FORCE SIREN GD120S AIO Cooler, which is exactly what it sounds like: a new AIO cooler for your SSD, which will keep even the fastest Gen5 SSDs cool.

The new T-FORCE SIREN GD120S AIO Cooler is a unique all-in-one liquid cooling solution for PCIe 2280 SSDs that uses exclusive patented technology, with the SSD water block fitting perfectly with M.2 2280 SSDs that provides next-level cooling, allowing super-fast SSDs to maintain huge transfer speeds without throttling due to thermals.

This is perfect for new, super-fast Gen5 SSDs... TeamGroup tested its SIREN GD120 on a PCIe 5.0 SSD that was able to stay under 54C even during heavy loads. TeamGroup explains its new T-FORCE SIREN GD120S AIO SSD Cooler, saying it "boasts excellent cooling performance by equipping the precision aluminum alloy dual-tube water blocks with double-layered thermal pads, which allow the SSD controller chip and IC to be tightly affixed to the copper base of the cooler. The pump utilizes a ceramic shaft design and three silent motors to achieve silent, highly efficient, and stable liquid cooling".

Sabrent is celebrating Black Friday by putting sale stickers on a bunch of its products, where you could've scored yourself 65% off a huge 4TB Rocket 4 Plus Gen4 SSD... but now Sabrent has kicked off even more sales on their website.

We're talking about everything from USB-C multi-card readers, the wicked little Rocket nano XTRM external SSD, through to USB-C and Thunderbolt 4 hubs. Starting with the USB-C multi-card reader, which is now $20 off, down to $60 from its original price of $80 while the Rocket nano XTRM external SSD enjoys a chunkier $40 off, bringing its original price of $170 down to only $130 for Black Friday.

The most you can save on Sabrent's website with these deals is $60 off on the Thunderbolt 4 KVM switch, dropped from its original price of $300 and now just $240 for Black Friday, while a multi-port USB-C hub drops $10 from $30 to $20. There are some unique Sabrent products up for sale here, with a USB-C hub that packs a 6-port dock and M.2 SSD slot for $60, down $20 from its original price of $80.

TEAMGROUP has announced a new lineup of PCIe Gen 4 SSDs for gaming under the T-FORCE brand with the new T-FORCE G70, G70 PRO, G50, and G50 PRO. The flagship T-FORCE G70 and G70 PRO SSDs offer sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,800 MB/s and are both PlayStation 5-ready.

Outside of the T-FORCE G70 PRO offering DRAM Caching and the SLC Caching found on the T-FORCE G70, the big difference comes via heat dissipation. Both the G70 and G70 PRO feature TEAMGROUP's ultra-thin patented graphene heatsink, with the G70 PRO also available with the company's brand-new aluminum alloy heat spreader. All versions of the G70 are PS5 compatible.

The T-FORCE G70 and G70 PRO will be available in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, with the T-FORCE G50 and G50 PRO available in 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities. The full line-up is expected to become available in North America via Amazon by the end of December 2023.

Sabrent has some delicious Black Friday sales that don't just include their wicked-fast Rocket 4 Plus NVMe M.2 SSDs but also their docking stations, SD card readers, and more.

The new Black Friday savings from Sabrent run between November 20 at 12 AM PST through to November 26 at 11:45 PM PST, with Sabrent products like their 4-port USB 3.0 hub for just $12.49 down from its original price of $19.99, which is a decent 38% discount for Black Friday.

Do you need a new Sabrent USB 3.1 10Gbps Type-C tool-free enclosure for your M.2 SSD? Great! Sabrent has that exact external M.2 SSD enclosure for $23.39, down from $39.99, another fantastic 42% discount for Black Friday. If you need, like, a lot of USB 3.0 ports... Sabrent has their 10-port 60W USB 3.0 hub with individual power switches for $49.99, down from $69.99, with a discount of 29%.

Black Friday sales are here, with Sabrent celebrating with some discounts on its Rocket 4 Plus SSDs and so much more. The biggest deal that I can see is the super-fast, super-big 4TB Gen4 SSD, which is under half the price of its MSRP right now.

Sabrent's super-fast 4TB Rocket 4 Plus SSD has a price of $999, but for Black Friday, we're seeing the price drop down to just $349, which is a steal if you've been waiting for the Rocket 4 Plus in the 4TB capacity to drop. For comparison, the larger 8TB Rocket 4 Plus SSD is $999 right now, down from $1099.

If you didn't need a huge 4TB or massive 8TB Gen4 SSD, Sabrent has its 2TB Rocket 4 Plus SSD for $129 (no discount for Black Friday) as well as the 1TB Rocket 4 Plus for $79, which is down 20% from its $99 MSRP.

Silicon Motion's SM2508 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller is destined to power some of the best upcoming Gen5 SSDs thanks to it using TSMC's 6nm process. Compared to the 12nm process found in controllers from the competition, the switch to 6nm should offer a 45% decrease in power reduction for faster and more efficient performance with speeds of up to 14.5 GB/s.

The company shared more details on its upcoming SM2508 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller at the Memory Trend Seminar 2023 event in Shenzhen, China. Here, Silicon Motion announced that it will use a more advanced process node, giving it the edge over something like Phison's E26 controller. Previously, we reported on Silicon Motion's SM2508 PCIe 5.0 SSD controller during Flash Memory Summit 2023.

Silicon Motion's SM2508 features an Arm-based processor with four Cortex-R8 cores clocked at up to 1.25 GHz with a single Cortex-M0 core and intelligent power management - a decision made to hit the right balance between performance and power consumption. Silicon Motion is saying that the SM2508 controller draws less than 3.5W.

PNY has just announced its new CS3150 Gen5 SSD that offers up to a blistering 12GB/sec of read speeds, an interesting dual-fan cooler, and it comes in 3 different color options.

The new PNY CS3150 Gen5 SSD uses the very latest NVMe PCIe Gen5 x4 interface that pumps away at up to 12GB/sec (12,000MB/sec) sequential reads and up to 11GB/sec (11,000MB/sec) sequential writes. If you are an enthusiast, professional, or content creator who wants some of the fastest SSD storage you can get, you've got it here with the CS3150 Gen5 SSD.

PNY will have 1TB and 2TB capacities of its new CS3150 Gen5 SSD, with multiple models: black, white, and black with RGB lighting. The new revolutionary heatsinks have an innovative design with two ultra-quiet fans that will not only have kick-ass heat dissipation but keep it cooler and keep those huge transfer speeds at their peak. The hotter the SSD gets, the slower it will get... you don't want to lose that huge 12GB/sec speed, so the dual-fan cooler will take care of that as much as it can.

We've been following Seagate's HAMR or Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording storage tech for a while now, with this new take on the traditional HDD created to deliver customers the highest capacity and efficiency. 32TB and 40TB on a single affordable drive is impressive.

The Seagate Exos CORVAULT 4U106 system, which offers mass data storage in the petabyte realm in a single solution that can improve total rack power efficiency by up to 30%, according to Seagate, makes use of the company's high-capacity Exos hard drives. And yes, this includes a 2.5 Petabyte configuration with Seagate HAMR storage.

Seagate Exos hard drives feature self-healing technology like Autonomous Drive Regeneration (ADR) and Advanced Distributed Autonomic Protection Technology (ADAPT) to reduce downtime, maintenance, and, in turn, carbon footprints and e-waste.

Hard drive docking stations are a great way to easily access data stored on older drives that you do not need to install and connect directly to a motherboard. Pop the drive-in, fire up the docking station, and you have instant data access. But, when you add up all of the features and capabilities of Sabrent's new 5-Bay USB-C Docking Station for 2.5" SATA HDDs and SSDs - you've got a pretty powerful and affordable external storage solution.

Powered by USB-C, the transfer speed fully uses the USB 3.2 Gen 2 connection with 10Gbps on offer, bolstered by the included power adapter to ensure a stable and reliable connection while in use. Throw in an 80mm fan to keep the drives cool, and the overall look is reminiscent of a cryo-chamber or that thing Darth Vader sits in when he gets his helmet taken off in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

The Sabrent 5-Bay USB-C Docking Station for 2.5" SATA HDDs and SSDs (DS-5R15) supports up to five 2.5-inch drives, which can be used independently or simultaneously with tool-free plug-and-play hot-swappable functionality.