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Threadripper 5995WX: a cool customer with water and air

This 64-core, 128 thread CPU has been out since March but, until recently, it was only available to big name OEMs and, for much of the intervening period, only to Lenovo. However, in the past month the AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 series has gone mainstream and that means we at G2 Digital, have been able to use the 5995WX to build it into our 2U PC workstation.  

Spotlight on the NVIDIA RTX A4500

The launch of the NVIDIA RTX™ A4500 professional graphics card last November was met with some bemusement, if not outright scepticism, by some reviewers. Why, with the RTX™ A4000 (16 GB) and RTX™ A5000 (24 GB) already on the market, was there a need to plug a gap for which there didn’t appear to be a ready market? But they hadn’t reckoned with a global semiconductor shortage which made accessibility of both cards sporadic, thereby pushing up the price of both.

DDR4 Vs DDR5 – What Would Benefit You The Most?

With the recent arrival of DDR5, is it worth upgrading from your current Machine? DDR5 opens the door to improved performance capabilities, however, early production pains and industry shipping delays have led to shortages and higher pricing. Is it truly worth investing in new hardware?