Upgrade time
As Chris explains in his Two Bits column on page 18 of this issue, we’re switching out the main testbed PC used in the APC Labs from Intel to AMD. The main reason is to take advantage of the PCIe 4 support that AMD’s AM4 platform offers, and has offered long enough for it to be mature, stable and reliable. Intel will surely get there in time too, but with an increasing number of PCIe 4 SSDs being released it’s important we have a platform we can trust for those reviews. “A simple little upgrade can often be a big deal, and sometimes it’s just nice to get something new.” We change the testbed platform once a year or so. Unlike my main gaming / desktop rig at home, which hasn’t been…