I see your point. However, if the hardware was an unknown quantity, I’d agree with you fully. But at a heavily discounted price and with the the fact that BiWin is also using the same product/hardware in other trusted more known/expensive brands via Sabrent etc, I’d be comfortable taking a punt...
Meh. I happens all the time. Power Supplies for example made by Superflower/FSP/Seasonic for EVGA, Corsair etc/ AIO coolers made by Asetek/CoolIT for Corsair, NZXT, Fractal etc. There are only a few original manufacturers, yet the quality/value can still be great if made by a good company. If...
Yeah, it seems to be better for the price now. Against the WD SN850X and Samsung drives at $250, its value seemed off to me given the competition in that price bracket. I think it'd make a good drive for a lower price, not the best, but very practical.
Not upgrading the my 4090 for the foreseeable future. I tend to upgrade when I feel an actual need. For instance, I was happily running things on my old Dell 1600p @ 60hz with my 3080 FE. Then bought a 4k 120hz LG OLED TV as a monitor. GPU needed a bump, hence a 4090. I tend to find that an...
Makes sense. I was getting tired of having to delete games from the drive all the time. An annoyance more than anything. I stopped myself from picking up the 990 Pro 4TB simply because of the price of this WD again. Other than that, nothing much in it. The only thing I can think of is that...
First "GPU" I ever bought, the GeForce 256. Around the time of my first personal build. Jammed it in a ready built Gateway 2000 PC with a AMD Athlon K7. Loved it. Wish I'd kept it. Next would definitely be the ATI 9700 Pro. The mad box-art needs to come back!!