As displays’ resolutions and refresh rates increase, the bandwidth requirement for the video standard (e.g HDMI and DisplayPort) will increase. Today, VESA announces the version 2.0 of the DisplayPort, which aims to offer more performance and supports to higher resolution displays.
The new DisplayPort 2.0 will have about 3 times more payload/usable bandwidth than older versions (DP 1.3/1.4). It can provide up to 77.4 Gbps of bandwidth, compared to only 25.92 Gbps previously. It is also more efficient, which has less wasted bandwidth. This allows it to support 8K (7680 x 4320) HDR-10 video at 60 Hz and 4K (3840×2160) at 144 Hz.
With Display Stream Compression (DSC), DisplayPort 2.0 will able to push a single 16K (15360×8460) display at 60 Hz in HDR, two 8K displays at 120 Hz in HDR or three 10K (10240×4320) displays at 60 Hz in HDR. Users can choose to connect their displays through either native DP connectors or USB Type-C connectors.
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Raspberry Pi has revolutionized the single-board computer (SBC) market with its versatility and affordability, since it first launched in 2012. Today, the foundation refreshes the lineup with the new Raspberry Pi 4, bringing in more powerful hardware and features.
The whole computer is powered by a Broadcom BCM2711 SoC with four ARM Cortex A72 CPU cores inside, clocked at 1.5 GHz. For the first time ever, you can now choose to equip your new Pi with either 1 GB, 2 GB or 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. This should provide noticeable improvements over the existing Pi 3 Model B+.
The full-size HDMI port is replaced by two micro-HDMI ports, that can support two displays with resolutions up to 4K at 60 frames per second. Four USB ports stay the same, which two of them have upgraded to USB 3.0. For connectivity, the Raspberry Pi 4 has the same dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi. The Gigabit Ethernet port can run at its full 1 Gbps throughput with no limitation. Newer Bluetooth 5.0 is also onboard. You now need to power the computer using a USB Type-C port, instead of a micro-USB one.
The standard DSI/CSI display/camera ports and 40-pin GPIO header remain identical and fully backwards compatible with older boards. The base model with 1 GB of RAM costs the usual $35 USD (MSRP), while $45 USD for 2 GB RAM and $55 USD for 4 GB RAM. They should be available for purchase now on their approved sellers.
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The Noctua NH-U14S is a 140 mm single-tower model in the U-series cooler family. It has a larger heatsink, more heatpipes and bigger fan than the NH-U12S (its review here). It would be interesting to see how these two coolers compare to each other.
Unboxing
The packaging of the NH-U14S is in line with other Noctua coolers. A white and brown background is here to stay. At front, the model name, “Noctua” logo and a partial photo of the cooler can be found. Some key features with explanation are printed clearly at the back.
You can see a few specification lists about the cooler on one side, its heatsink and the NF-A15 fan. It has information like dimensions, weight and CPU socket compatibility. The other side is a brief description of the NH-U14S in various languages.
The cooler and the accessories are packed separately into different cardboard boxes.
The Noctua NH-U14S can be installed on most modern motherboards/CPU sockets, with the SecuFirm 2 mounting system. Not only Intel LGA 115x, LGA2011 and LGA2066 are compatible, but also AMD AM2 to AM4 and FM1 to FM2+ are supported out of the box. There are three user manuals and a long screw driver to assist the installation.
Apart from that, you get a set of additional fan clips and anti-vibration pads for an extra cooling fan. A tube of the NT-H1 thermal paste, a low-noise adapter and a metal case badge are also provided.
Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler
The NH-U14S’s heatsink has a dimension of 165 mm x 150 mm x 52 mm (HxWxD). It is 7 mm taller, 25 mm wider and 7 mm deeper, when compared to the NH-U12S cooler. Six 6 mm nickel-plated copper heatpipes are used to transfer CPU heat across the aluminum fin stack.
The six heatpipes are bent into three columns each side that go through the whole fin stack. Unlike the NH-U12A (its review here), the heatsink does not have to shift towards either side to offer full RAM compatibility, because of the slimmer footprint.
The nickel-plated copper CPU base is polished to a mirror-like finish.
A NF-A15 PWM cooling fan is included for the NH-U14S, which is a 140 mm fan with 120 mm mounting holes. It can be adjusted to spin from 300 RPM up to 1200 RPM, via the 4-pin PWM header. All four corners have anti-vibration pads installed to prevent rattling noise between the fan frame and the heatsink. The NF-A15 PWM has a rated MTBF of over 150,000 hours.
Review
We have updated our CPU cooler tests to more reflect real-world cooling performance of coolers.
Testing Methodology
To find out how the cooler performs, a total of three benchmarks are included. AIDA64 is used to run a CPU stress test. CPU, FPU and system cache are all stressed to create as much heat output as possible. Also, Cinebench R15 and Cinebench R20 are used to simulate real-world CPU load (like video-editing or rendering). It will be run continuously for three times. The highest CPU package temperatures are recorded. Ambient temperature is around 27°C.
Results will be taken at a 50% fan speed and 100% speed, controlled via the motherboard CPU PWM fan header. Both single-fan and dual-fan configuration of the cooler will be tested.
Idle temperature of the CPU was around 30°C. The maximum temperature was kept at 56°C in AIDA64 stress test, when both single-fan and dual-fan configurations were set to 50% fan speed. Increasing to full fan speed, it dropped to 52°C and 50°C respectively, about 7.14% and 10.71% better.
In Cinebench R15, the CPU package temperature reached 55°C at its highest point using one fan. Spinning up the fan yielded a 4°C decrease at 51°C. Adding an extra fan further dropped the temperature to 50°C.
The NH-U14S managed to maintain the temperature under 60°C in both setup. It sat at 58°C and 53°C with a single fan, while reducing to 57°C and 51°C with two fans.
Comparison
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Compared to other cooler we tested, the NH-U14S performed as expected as a 140 mm-grade air cooler. It outperformed most 120 mm coolers by 2°C to 3°C, like the GELID Sirocco, NH-U12A and NH-U12S. It managed to achieve temperatures close/similar to larger dual-tower cooler, such as the NH-D15S.
Conclusion
The Noctua NH-U14S is a excellent single-tower cooler with outstanding cooling performance. With its default single-fan configuration, you can easily beat most 120 mm/140 mm coolers in the market. It can even compete with larger dual-tower coolers, if you decide to add an additional fan. The installation is simple and quick as usual with the SecuFirm 2 mounting system. The cooler should have 100% RAM compatibility.
The included NF-A15 PWM fan ran smoothly at most RPM ranges. It spins up to 1200 RPM only, which operates extremely quietly with decent airflow.
The NH-U14S comes with a standard 6-year warranty from Noctua. It cost $74.90 USD (MSRP), when it first launched in 2013. At the time of this review, the price is dropped to around $63 USD to $70 USD. For the price, you get a flagship 140 mm cooler, that can keep your CPU as cool as dual-tower coolers from other companies. The NH-U14S is worthy of your consideration if you need more performance than a 120 mm cooler and still maintain the relatively compact footprint.
You can purchase the cooler from your local/online resellers or the links below from Amazon and Newegg.
Thanks Noctua for providing us the NH-U14S for review. (Review Sample)
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The PD400 SSD weighs in at around 100 grams. The outer aluminium casing provides decent resistances over both water, dust, shock and pressure. It has a Ingress Protection (IP) rating of IP66.
The SSD uses a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface, which has a theoretical bandwidth of 5 Gbps or 625 MB/s. It has rated sequential read/write speeds of 430 MB/s and 420 MB/s respectively, which should be far more responsive than traditional mechanical external hard drives. There are three different capacities to choose, including 240 GB, 480 GB and 960 GB.
Prices and availability have not been announced yet.
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Team Group today has announced a couple of new solid-state drives, including a NVMe SSD for its T-FORCE gaming lineup, called CARDEA II. It is the second generation of the CARDEA SSD series with much faster performance.
The CARDEA II uses the latest NVMe 1.3 protocol, and a PCIe 3.0×4 interface for data transfer. The maximum sequential read/write speeds of 3400 MB/s and 3000 MB/s can be achieved by the SSD. Random IOPS sits at 180,000 for read and 160,000 for write. Three capacities are available from 256 GB to 1 TB.
A patented cooling module/heatsink is installed on top of the SSD to reduce the temperature from 10°C to 30°C at load, according to Team Group. The CARDEA II SSD is provided with a 3-year warranty with rated MTBF of about 2 million hours. They have endurance of 380 TBW to 1665 TBW, depending on its capacity.
Prices and availability have not been announced yet.
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Apacer announces new NVMe SSD for its “Panther” Gaming series. Unlike the previous AS2280P4, the new AS2280P2 Pro NVMe SSD utilizes a PCIe 3.0×2 interface and NVMe protocol version 1.2.
The AS2280P2 Pro SSDs offer three different capacities using 3D TLC NAND flash, from 120 GB to 480 GB. It is advertised to achieve sequential read/write speeds at 1580 MB/s and 950 MB/s, with random performance of over 92000 IOPS. One interesting feature of the SSD is the “battle armor” heatsink, which the panther logo on top will change from orange to gold if temperature increases.
Similar to the AS2280P2, we can expect the AS2280P2 Pro SSD to have rated MTBF at around 1.5 million hours and a standard 3-year warranty. At this moment, pricing and availability are not provided.
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