Scot Strong

Scot Strong is an automotive parts professional with 30 years experience in proprietary dealership computer systems, as well as a technology freak. He has been repairing, upgrading, and building personal and business computers for over ten years, has written articles for automotive parts management publications, and is a regular contributor at our sister site, TheSSDReview.com

HyperX Announces New Headsets, Microphone, and DDR4 RGB 16GB Memory Modules — CES 2019 Update

HyperX, the widely-renowned and award-winning gaming division of  Kingston Technology, is using CES 2019 to announce a new lineup of products that will take gaming performance and comfort to new levels.  The HyoerX Quadcast Standalone Microphone, HyperX Predator DDR4 RGB 16GB memory modules, and new HyperX Cloud Orbit and Cloud Orbit S Headsets featuring Audeze™ and Waves­® Technology were unveiled, …

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Samsung Announces Industry’s First 10nm Class 8Gb LPDDR5 DRAM

Samsung is announcing that they have succeeded in developing the industry’s first 10-nanometer (nm) class 8-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR5 DRAM.  This newly-developed 8Gb LPDDR5 is the next addition to Samsung’s premium DRAM product lineup, which includes previously-announced 10nm-class 16Gb GDDR6 DRAM that has been in volume production since December of 2017, and 16Gb DDR5 DRAM that was developed in February of …

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Cougar Sponsors Mad City $10,000 Chicago CS:GO Open

Cougar Gaming is announcing sponsorship of the 2018 Mad City $10,000 Chicago CS:GO Open.  The event is being held 3/9 through 3/11 at Chicago Gaming Coalition #1 in St. Charles, IL.  This is the first of several events that are the result of Cougar’s recently announced sponsorship agreement with N3rd Street Gamers (NSG) that will bring Cougar state-of-the-art gaming gear …

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Samsung Press Conference CES 2018 — Helping Consumers Realize the Benefits of a Seamless and Simple Connected Life

One of the most coveted tickets at CES every year is for the Samsung press conference, which always receives huge coverage from all forms of media, including live streaming.  Thanks to an excellent business relationship with Samsung, TechnologyX was able to be front and center for this important event.  Once again at CES 2018, there is a large presence for …

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Cooler Master Brings Four Essential Elements of Performance PC Building to Life — Computex 2017 Update

Cooler Master is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a strong presence at Computex 2017.  Cooler Master is even devoting an entire section to modding, building and tutorials.  And let’s not forget Case Mod World Series 2017! There are four “essential” elements to building a performance PC these days — design, customizability, software and functionality.  This is especially true for gamers.  …

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TechX Builds a new Z170 Test Bench

The time has come for a much-needed system upgrade of our testing system.  Thanks to some key relationships, a little sponsorship, and some outright purchases, we have amassed a sweet group of components for this build.  Let’s see what is going to make up this new test system: COUGAR PANZER MAX CHASSIS Cougar touts the Panzer Max as their ultimate …

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