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I recently discovered a problem when trying to transfer large files on my PC. I have been running this rig for over a year now without issue, however I'm not sure how long the problem has been there since I don't frequently transfer large amounts of data. My primary/boot drive is a Samsung 950...

Let's say you have an M.2 SSD like the Samsung Pro 950. This means that you are running gen 3.0 x4 for maximum performance. Let's then say you have two ways to connect this SSD to your ASRock Z97 OC Formula. You can use the M.2 PCIe slot that is right on your motherboard, but there is bad...

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ASRock Z97 OC Formula I7- 4790k Samsung Evo 850 GB Boot Drive 2x WD Green 4TB Drives 1x Seagate 3 TB Drive 2x EVGA GTX 780's My typical usage is video games, photo editing, moving editing, internet browsing, etc. There are times when I move 300+ GB between drives on the computer. During an...

I have an ASRock Z97 OC Formula, that has 6 Intel SATA 3 ports and 2 ASMedia SATA 3 ports. I have read that secondary, i.e. ASMedia controllers often use converted PCIE (x1) lanes which explains their supposed lack of performance. I have done tests on my system and can prove that sequential...

I've been looking at ways to get data out of my computer onto a RAID enclosure, and the 20Gb/s number on this Thunderbolt 2 AIC card looks good. However, I'm trying to figure out if there is a catch. I am running an ASRock Z97 OC Formula, with EVGA GTX 780 cards in SLI. I am big into gaming...