Month: November 2019
- Storage
Patriot Viper VP4100 1TB Gen.4 NVMe SSD Review
AMD upped the storage game with their latest generation of processors and the introduction of PCIe 4.0 motherboards. Today I’m taking the first look at a Gen.4 NVMe SSD here at eTeknix with the Viper VP4100 1TB drive from Patriot. The drive features a low-profile heatsink and an aggressive look.…
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Survey Finds 60% of Europeans Prefer AMD Processors
Since the release of the Ryzen platform back in 2017, AMD has been riding high on ever-increasing processor sales. By proxy, this has resulted in them regaining a decent chunk of the CPU market share back from Intel which currently stands at around 25-30%. Just how popular are AMD processors…
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Nintendo Switch UK Gamers Can Grab Some Great Deals!
While I absolutely love my Nintendo Switch, if there was one criticism I have to make of it, it’s that the games can often be very stubbornly expensive. With most costing at least £45, it can be genuinely difficult to build up a decent library, let alone if you have…
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GTA CyberTruck MineCraft 007 Edition? – Yup!
When Tesla revealed it’s brand new Cybertruck, one of the most common comparisons was that it looked like something from a PS1 video game. In fairness, we’ve made more than a few comparisons of our own if you want to check those out here! – One thing was clear, however,…
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- News
AMD to Launch the RX 5500 on December 12th
While AMD has confirmed the upcoming release of their new RX 5500 graphics card, to date there has been very little in terms of concrete news as to when they should arrive. Let alone, what kind of performance we can expect from it. In a report via TechPowerUp, however, it…
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HyperDisk is a Tiny Portable SSD on Kickstarter
On the surface, the HyperDisk portable SSD looks incredible, but once you dive a little more into the details, some things are a bit sketchy. At least for a storage guy such as me. But before I get to that, let’s take a look at what the Kickstarter project promises.…
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Blizzard Launches Their Black Friday Sale
Ok, I know. You’re probably already pretty skint having been mobbed by Black Friday sales from all directions. What hasn’t helped matters is that Steam just launched their Autumn sale too! If your wallet can stand the pressure though, then Blizzard is looking to tempt you into making just one…
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Intel Secures Deal with Samsung to Help CPU Supply Shortfall
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, you are probably more than aware that Intel has a major problem on its hands. Specifically, in producing processors to meet the current market demand. It isn’t necessarily a problem that’s affecting us humble consumers. Well, at least not yet. When…
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AMD CPUs Dominate Intel in the Amazon Black Friday Sales
Despite Black Friday being officially dated today, that didn’t stop most of the major online retailers launching their sales earlier this week. And, as you might expect, there has been more than a little shopping frenzy going on. Myself included! In terms of tech deals, Amazon was certainly not left…
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ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti White is GORGEOUS
Just when you think the world of graphics cards couldn’t get any more mixed up, they do. The masters of the white GPU special edition at GALAX are making a black graphics card. Then, out of nowhere, ASUS counter this with them making a white card instead of their usual…
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Roccat KAIN 200 AIMO Gaming Mouse Review
I’ve made it no secret that I’m a big fan of Roccat peripherals. I’m typing on a Roccat Horde AIMO keyboard right now, right next to my trusty Tyon Gaming Mouse, so that should tell you that I’m pretty excited to have the new KAIN 200 AIMO in for review.…
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Gets Overclocked to 5.75 GHz
With the release of the AMD 3rd-generation Threadripper processors, we were undoubtedly expecting to see some pretty impressive overclocking results as people look to push them as hard as they can go. One of the first to come out of the gates, however, is already pretty amazing. Following official confirmation…
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Oculus Rift Launches its Thanksgiving Collection Bundle Sale
Being the owner of an Oculus Rift, I must admit that despite it still being something of a fringe product (as VR still fails to really take off with consumers) I do love the experience it provides. I would also probably admit, however, that I could do with getting some…
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SETI May Ban AMD 5700 GPUs From Searching for Aliens
In looking for signs of intelligent life somewhere in the universe, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is undoubtedly one of the best-known organizations. What you did not perhaps know, however, is that if you are willing to donate your GPU’s running power, you can help them in their work. Sounds…
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Dell Directly Blames Intel For 2019 Q4 Revenue Prediction Cut
It’s hardly any secret that Intel is currently struggling to meet the demand for their processors and, in fact, are working hard to combat what is becoming an increasingly problematic issue. To date, however, while this has been a well-known issue, they have largely avoided any direct criticism from most…
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