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Was I Wrong? – AMD Ryzen 9700X Re-Review!
On Wednesday, the Ryzen 7 9700X reviews dropped, and for the most part, it wasn’t great news for AMD. The 9700X launched with a $360 price tag, which put it 24% more expensive than the current pricing of the Ryzen 7 7700X, the CPU that it was set to replace,…
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How to Use Thermal Grizzly’s PhaseSheet PTM
Sponsored Article Thermal Grizzly is a name synonymous with cutting-edge thermal solutions. They have continually pushed the boundaries of thermal management technology, developing products that cater to the needs of both enthusiasts and professionals. One of their most notable innovations is the KryoSheet graphene thermal pad, which offers a superior…
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Can the Arctic Freezer III AIOs Run Cooler and Quieter Than the Best Air Coolers?
Arctic is one of the best-known and most respected brands in the world when it comes to PC cooling hardware. Over the years, we’ve seen them as a gold standard for air cooling and liquid cooling, and their Liquid Freezer series has long been a popular choice for PC enthusiasts…
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MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD – The Ultimate PC Gaming Monitor?
Sponsored by MSI When it comes to getting the latest and greatest PC gaming hardware, it all falls short if you don’t have a monitor that is capable of taking full advantage of it. Having an RTX 4090 or AMD RX 7900 XTX, paired with the latest processors from Intel…
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Can You MAX a Philips Evnia 5K2K 240Hz Monitor with an RTX 4090?
It’s only been a week since I published my review of the truly astonishing Philips Evnia 49″ 5120×1440 240Hz QD-OLED HDR Ultrawide Gaming Monitor Review. It’s certainly not a monitor for the faint of heart, with its enormous price tag, and absurd size. It’s big, it’s heavy, and its specifications…
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MSI RadiX AX6600 WiFi 6 Gaming Router
Sponsored by MSI MSI is one of the biggest and the best when it comes to high-end PC hardware, having a broad range of class-leading and award-winning gaming monitors, graphics cards, CPU coolers, and much more beyond! However, if you are building yourself a flagship gaming PC you’re going to…
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Netflix Introduces New ‘Play Something’ Shuffle Feature
Let me paint a scenario for you. It’s Friday night, the wife fancies a takeaway and suggests that we watch something on Netflix. I say ‘sounds good, go find something for us to watch’. I return 30 minutes later, food in hand, to find that my wife is still poking…
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$2500 Gaming PC Timelapse Build – Red Avenger
If you had a budget of $2500 to build a system today, what would you go for? We’ve had a look and the obvious choices point to the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and 5700XT graphics card. So we took those parts and built a devilishly good looking system. Antec DA601…
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Older PC Cases that are Still Awesome Today!
The PC case market moves as fast as any other technology these days. However, with almost 10 years of case reviews under my belt, and several hundred having passed through my fingers, I thought I would take a look back at some of the big hitters from my earlier eTeknix…
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AORUS X570 I Pro WiFi Motherboard Preview & Unboxing
AORUS X570 I Pro WiFi Have you been waiting for the new AMD X570 chipset? The wait is almost over! We have a few of the new motherboards kicking around our office as we get ready to review them. Of course, that means we’ll also be testing the new CPUs…
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Five RPGs That Really Deserve a Remake/Remaster!
Ultima I can’t really narrow down which one of the Ultima games really needs to be brought back. However, I don’t think the series got better with age, despite my personal favourite being Ultima 9, as it’s one of the first PC RPGs I ever played… so I didn’t know…
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AMD Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT Buying Guide
Radeon 5700 Please note, this Radeon 5700 article will be updated as more information, prices, reviews and other information become available. Last updated 14/06/2019 The latest AMD 7nm CPU’s and GPU’s are almost here. Of course, if you want to know more about the new CPU range, you can check…
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DDR5 – The Definitive Guide!
Updated: 14/01/2021 DDR5 The next-generation of high-performance memory isn’t here just yet. However, we certainly hoped it would be. The jump from DDR3 to DDR4 brought higher speeds, improved efficiency, and helped keep the pace with modern PC gaming and workflow demands. Of course, we expect DDR5 to do the…
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