{"id":23918,"date":"2018-11-02T11:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=23918"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:04:04","slug":"samsung-demonstrates-gaming-benefits-samsung-970-series-blizzcon-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-gaming-970-series-blizzcon-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Demonstrates Gaming Benefits of the Samsung 970 Series at BlizzCon 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"press-release-open\"><strong>ANAHEIM, CA \u2013 November 2, 2018 \u2013 <\/strong><\/span><strong>Samsung Electronics America<\/strong>, the official SSD partner of BlizzCon 2018, will be hosting Samsung Game Night featuring streamer and content creator John \u2018Swifty\u2019 Pyle in Anaheim, CA on November 2. This event is sponsored by Samsung partners and systems builders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibuypower.com\/\">iBuyPower<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.originpc.com\/\">Origin PC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowerpc.com\/\">CyberPower PC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzxt.com\/\">NZXT<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xoticpc.com\/\">Xotic PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the PC gaming industry evolves and becomes even more innovative, SSDs must have the speed, power and durability of market-leading drives,\u201d<strong> said Richard <\/strong>Leonarz<strong>, director of product marketing for Samsung Electronics America.<\/strong> \u201cSamsung is proud to provide gamers and machine builders with top-quality storage options for their projects. Partners like iBuyPower, Origin PC, CyberPower PC, NZXT and Xotic PC are integral to our success in the gaming industry and their custom builds provide a new avenue to showcase the 970 EVO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-sata-860-pro-860-evo-solid-state-drives\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14134840\/860-Series-2.5-SSD-Familyshot.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Electronics Advances SATA Lineup with 860 PRO and 860 EVO Solid State Drives Powered by V-NAND\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Memory &amp; Storage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung Electronics Advances SATA Lineup with 860 PRO and 860 EVO Solid State Drives Powered by V-NAND<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Samsung brings several popular SSDs to the gaming industry, including the SATA interface\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-sata-860-pro-860-evo-solid-state-drives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">860 EVO\u00a0and\u00a0860 PRO<\/a>, as well as NVMe interface\u00a0970 EVO\u00a0and\u00a0970 PRO. The Samsung <a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-970-pro-970-evo-nvme-ssds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">970 EVO<\/a> is the second generation of Samsung\u2019s 3-bit MLC NVMe SSDs for PC\u2019s and is specially designed for tech-savvy gamers. Both the new Phoenix controller and Intelligent TurboWrite technology for the 970 EVO transform high-end gaming and streamline graphics intensive workflows. Combining exceptional endurance powered by the latest V-NAND technology, the 970 EVO is the new standard delivering a stunning sequential read\/write performance of up to 3,500\/2,500 MB\/s respectively and a five-year limited warranty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled about the opportunity to work side-by-side with Samsung, leveraging the relationship to enhance PC builds for gaming enthusiasts,\u201d <strong>said Origin PC\u2019s Community Leader, Alexis Rosell.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During BlizzCon 2018, Samsung\u2019s 970 EVO 2TB will be used in the PCs operated by gamers at the week-long event. The Samsung Game Night event will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. PST this evening at the House of Blues in Anaheim. The event will showcase the Samsung SSD portfolio, including the 970 EVO. 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