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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Ranty Round-Up!

Well, we're well into 2021 now, but you may have noticed that over the Christmas period the management at eTeknix kept me well caged in attempting to fill the social media void the season usually presents. Well, this is largely ...

4 years ago

PC New Year Resolutions That You Probably Won’t Keep!

It's 2021 people! So just in case no one has said it to you yet, Happy New Year! - Yes, we've finally seen the back of 2020 and I think most would agree that we depart it with a firm handshake and a good riddance. In terms of new ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – 5 Tech Predictions for 2021

Let's be honest, putting technology to one side, 2020 has been a bit of a crap year. All going well though, 2021 will (generally speaking) prove to be a lot better. And not only in terms of new releases, but also the basic fact of ...

4 years ago

Retailer Briefly Lists Nvidia 30XX Laptops For Preorder

January is set to be a pretty exciting month for new tech announcements and releases and particularly so for laptop designs with new models anticipated to be launched featuring both AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs and Nvidia 30XX mobile GPUs. ...

4 years ago

Epic Games Launcher Releases Hotfix for CPU Usage Bug

Earlier this week we reported on a rather concerning issue surrounding the Epic Games Launcher. Specifically, that even when running in the background, the application would have the rather unfortunate habit of tapping into some ...

4 years ago

EKWB Unveils Water Blocks for ASUS 3070 ROG STRIX GPUs

EK Water Blocks (EKWB), a leading computer cooling solutions provider, is ready to offer its premium high-performance GPU water block for ASUS ROG 3070 Strix graphics cards. This new block is named EK-Quantum Vector Strix RTX 3070 ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – What I Got Right/Wrong in 2020

I'm certainly not afraid to have opinions. Just ask anyone who knows me. In something of a Christmas tradition here at eTeknix, however, when the year comes to a close I put my supposed expertise and knowledge on the line and make ...

4 years ago

Creative Outlier Air V2 True Wireless Headphones Review

Creative has been leading a charge when it comes to mobile audio hardware, backup by their decades of experience in the PC audio market. Over the last few years, they've continued to deliver innovative technologies, such as ...

4 years ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Beats the 4900H by 20%

As one of the key product reveals at CES 2021, we fully expect new laptop designs to be announced featuring both AMD's new Ryzen 5000 processors as well as Nvidia's mobile 30XX graphics cards. In regards to the former, however, ...

4 years ago

MSI Unveils AMD 500/400-Series Motherboard BIOS Updates

MSI, a world-leading gaming motherboard brand, has today announced the release of its new and latest BIOS update for their AMD 500-series and 400-series motherboards. The latest AGESA Combo PI V2 1.1.9.0 beta BIOS has initially ...

4 years ago

Gigabyte Unveils its AORUS C700 Glass Chassis

I will freely admit that Gigabyte isn't the first name I think of when it comes to PC chassis designs. While that shouldn't, of course, diminish anything from their excellent range of products, I think many would agree that there ...

4 years ago

Thermaltake Launches the TOUGHFAN 12 Turbo Fan

Thermaltake, a leading PC DIY premium brand for Cooling, Gaming Gear, and Enthusiast Memory solutions, has today announced that the new TOUGHFAN 12 Turbo High Static Pressure Radiator Fan is available for purchase. The ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – 5 Tech Losers of 2020

So, at the risk of telling you something you probably already know, 2020 has, by and large, been a pretty crummy year. While COVID-19 has been used by many companies as the primary excuse for delays, lapses, or downfalls, I still ...

4 years ago

Intel i7-11700K Beats Ryzen 5950X on Geekbench

Within the next 2-3 weeks, Intel is expected to formally confirm the launch of its brand new 11th-gen Rocket Lake-S processors, and, quite frankly, of the news that has leaked about them so far, I have to admit that I haven't been ...

4 years ago

ASUS Accidentally Leaks 20GB 3080 Ti and 12GB 3060

It is definitely something of an open secret at the moment that Nvidia will, in the very near future, officially announce the launch of its 3080 Ti and 3060 (non-ti) graphics cards. With the former set to feature 20GB of VRAM and ...

4 years ago

Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Offers Optimization for ‘Low-End’ PCs

Putting all of the Cyberpunk 2077 controversies to one side, and we'll admit that there have been plenty of them to talk about since it's December 10th release date, it's hard to deny that in terms of visuals, it's one of the best ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The 5 Tech Winners Of 2020

There are many reasons why 2020 may have been more than a little disappointing to you, but despite the overwhelming negative feeling most people will have in wishing good riddance to 2020, that doesn't mean to say that it's been ...

4 years ago

Epic Games Launcher Significantly Increases CPU Temps?

With their recent (and still ongoing) December promotion seeing a new free game given away every 24-hours, there's a good chance that you have the Epic Games Launcher app installed on your PC and, more so, that it may even be ...

4 years ago

Tecware Q5 HD 7.1 RGB Gaming Headset Review

I've become a fan of Tecware in a very short time here at eTeknix. I've only tested three other products from them so far. The Tecware Phantom TKL Mechanical Keyboard, the Torque+ RGB Gaming Mouse, and the Exo Elite RGB ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The 5 Worst Games Of 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many of us to stay at home, it's hard to deny that one of the biggest winners of the year has been the gaming industry. Does that mean every title that came out this year has been a 10/10 ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – Top 5 Games Of 2020

Well, it's that time of year where it's somewhat traditional in the industry to start throwing 'best of' lists together and despite all the problems that COVID-19 may have caused to society as a whole, I think we can agree that ...

4 years ago

The eTeknix Christmas and New Year Message – 2020

Well, 2020 is (nearly) over and I think it would be fair to say that we've all been living in 'interesting times' this year. And for those of you unfamiliar with the connotations of that Chinese proverb, that doesn't necessarily ...

4 years ago

CyberPunk 2077 Hotfix 1.06 Available now on PC and Consoles

It's Christmas Eve and you'll no doubt be busy as I am, so we'll keep this one short and sweet. It seems CD Projekt Red are still putting in the hours this week, and a new hot fix has been released for CyberPunk 2077. It's not ...

4 years ago

Thrustmaster eSwap Pro Controller Review

For many games, millions of them actually, the stock controller that comes with their computer is more than enough. They're often built to last a few years, don't cost too much money to replace, and you know that pretty much ...

4 years ago

Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – Craziest News From 2020

There is something of a tradition here at eTeknix that if a completely bizarre piece of news pings up on our radar, it's usually me that writes about it. Not that I'm complaining, incidentally, as while I love writing about ...

4 years ago

KFC’s KFConsole – A Gaming PC that keeps your Chicken Warm

It might sound a bit crazy, and it does, but KFC has always had something of a habit of teasing some pretty weird releases in the world of technology. For example, back in 2017, they announced the launch of their 'internet escape ...

4 years ago

Viper Gaming Steel RGB 32GB 3600MHz Memory DDR4 Review

When it comes to high-performance gaming memory, Patriot are one of the most respected brands on the market. Their latest memory kit falls under their more high-end and gaming focused brand, Viper Gaming, which basically means ...

4 years ago

Watercool Launches Heatkiller V for 3080/3090 GPUs

Watercool has today announced the launch of its brand new Heatkiller V water block cooling solution designed specifically for Nvidia's new high-performance GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 graphics cards. - If you are, therefore, in the ...

4 years ago

Overwatch is Free to Play on PC Until January 4th

Say what you will about the recent history and actions of Blizzard, but it's hard to deny that despite its age, Overwatch still remains one of the best team-based first person shooters around. - If you haven't yet tried it out ...

4 years ago

Cyberpunk 2077 Still Sold 13 Million Copies After its Launch

The launch of Cyberpunk 2077 has proven so far to be an exceptionally difficult matter for developer CD Projekt Red. With a particular focus being placed on the exceptionally poor quality of the PS4 and Xbox One versions, it's ...

4 years ago

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