At present not every gamer can enjoy benefits of Radeon RX Vega cards, as far as RX Vega 64 samples are sold at an overvalued price, and the only Gigabyte RX Vega 56 adapter announced is not even put for preordering.



In the meanwhile, AMD partners add to their webpages their latest models, able to act as Radeon RX Vega 56 competitors. Hightech Information System Ltd. Developers decided to take advantage of AMD groundwork and release a reference product under the HIS brand name. It’s code designator is HS-VEGR8GSNR.


HIS Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Black 8GB operates at the recommended 1,156–1,471/800(1600) MHz (core and mem clock). This model is chilled by a 2-slot AMD cooler and features 3,584 5th gen GCN stream processors, a 2,048-bit memory bus, 8 GB of the HBM2 buffer storage, alongside with two connectors for 8-pin PCI-E Power cables and HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4 (x3) ports.


The dimensions of the accelerator are 28.0 x 12.7 x 4.0 cm, and its recommended price is …

Buffalo Technology, an American-based manufacturer of high-end network solutions, continues introducing its newest elaborations to the customers all over the world. This time the company showcases a new four-section NAS, codenamed TeraStation 4400. According to the developers, the product is targeting those users who would like to receive flexibility in shaping their systems and scale up the storage volume individually.



The heart of the storage is dual-core Intel Atom D2550 processor. In regards to memory, it is represented by DDR3 modules with an overall capacity of 2 GB. TeraStation 4400 accommodates a pair of gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 2 and two USB 3.0 ports, onboard DLNA media-server, onboard Bit Torrent client, and built-in Buffalo WebAccess for a remote access to data from other devices. Additionally, the item is able to operate as NAS and as iSCSI.


As vivid from the framework, the new entry allows for the installation of up to four drives with SATA III …

As part of Crucial brand, Micron Technology comes out with a new generation of RAM – the Ballistix Elite DDR4. It is developed in a pure black PCB with a powerful heatspreader and an integrated thermal sensor. Initially, the company releases planks of 4 GB and 8 GB, although in retail sale the products will be available in 8 GB, 16 GB, and 32 GB kits. Pricing is unknown so far.



Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 memory operates at 2666 MHz frequency and boasts 21 Gb/sec throughput index. Its power-efficient facilities are 40% better than those inherent in DDR3 models with analogous clock frequency. This makes gaming process a delight due to intense responsiveness, optimized latencies, and increased frame rates.


The modules support XMP 2.0 profiles as well as Ballistix Memory Overview Display utilities; the latter track the performance of each module, analyzing temperature, voltage and frequency showings in real time. Furthermore, Micron Technology makes its DDR4 compatible …