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DirectStorage, the API that supercharges data processing in Microsoft's Xbox Series X, is coming to Windows to optimize high-speed PCIe 4.0 SSD speeds. Today Microsoft re-confirmed DirectStorage is ...

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Recently, I decided to replace the PC on which I write most of my articles. The aging system was starting to lock up a lot and just wasn't reliable any more. My new computer runs Windows 8.1 and ...

The HP Omen 15 is already a powerful gaming laptop, but if you need more oomph here's how to change out the M.2 SSD, RAM, and HDD. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Your PS4 probably takes too long to load, but if you can't afford a PlayStation 5, all is not lost. Install an SSD into your gaming console and start playing quicker ...

I have a friend Steve (not his real name) who still installs his PC games on a large, slow, noise hard drive. You know, the old-school kind that spins up before it can read or write data? I keep ...