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Thermaltake Dr Power III AXT Power Supply Tester Review
In the eTeknix office, we’re very fortunate to have an extremely advanced power supply load tester, but it has three main problems. Firstly, it weighs 150KG, secondly, it stands about 3 feet tall, and lastly, it costs around $8000 to have custom-made. Any of those factors is enough to make…
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Netac Confirms its DDR5 Memory has Completed Testing
With Intel’s Alder Lake-S platform set to release around September/October this year, while we are all clearly expecting to see big things in terms of their new (and significantly improved… in theory) processor platform, without a doubt one of the biggest key highlights will be the fact that this will…
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Capcom Is Looking for Testers for an Unannounced Game
Since the release of the Resident Evil 2 remake earlier this year, while it was received exceptionally well by both fans and critics (and rightly so), it did only seem to spark different questions. Namely, as to when Capcom would do the same with Resident Evil 3 Nemesis. Well, while…
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Denuvo Removal Improved A Number Of Games Performance
Denuvo Impacts Game Performance? For quite a period of time now, Denuvo has enjoyed a near-exclusive market in terms of providing anti-piracy protection to PC games. There has, however, largely been one problem. Namely, that it’s often found to be easily bypassed within days of the latest version hitting the…
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Malwarebytes Premium Ranked Worst Malware Protector
Malwarebytes Premium Ranked Worst Malware Protector German IT security institute AV-Test regularly publishes their rankings based on testing of the latest versions of anti-virus software. As there is rather a lot of it available to you, the more savvy consumer is clearly going to be interested in the results. Particularly…
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eTeknix GPU Retest and Testbench Upgrade 2018
GPU Test Bench Upgrade That’s right, we finally got around to a big upgrade on our GPU test bench. I was hoping to do this sooner, but recent launches didn’t provide me with enough free time to retest a lot of graphics cards. We’ve moved on from our once brilliant…
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A Potential Cure for Baldness Has Been Discovered
Scientists may have found a potential cure for male baldness For those of us folically impaired, you really only have two choices. You can either embrace the baldness or grow a terrible comb-over. I personally went bald quite young. Despite a year or so of denial, I accepted it when…
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AMD Radeon RX Vega Performance Similar to Geforce GTX 1080
RX Vega Performance AMD is currently on Tour, which we previously covered here. Landing in its first destination, Budapest. AMD is showcasing the gaming capabilities of their latest Radeon RX Vega cards. Of course, visitors to the tour can actually experience gaming on the Vega cards for themselves. Two systems…
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PlayStation VR Recognized by Other Consoles and PC
Well, that was quick, but on the other hand, it was bound to happen. People getting their hands on the PlayStation VR are plugging their new VR headset into other devices to see which can recognize it. And the result, it is recognized by almost anything. There are people who…
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Microsofts New Tool Can Get Rid of Bloatware
Bloatware has become an increasing problem for consumers as they buy new technology on an ever-increasing basis. Bloatware is a title given to any software that comes pre-installed on a system but was not requested, or even advertised. Examples of this could be a Laptop’s custom music player or maintenance…
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Tech Armor Mobile PowerBank Roundup Review
Introduction In the modern interconnected world, human beings rely on portable electronics to communicate with friends, set up business meetings, enjoy captivating video games and watch amusing videos on numerous streaming services. As a result, many of these devices contain batteries which deplete relatively quickly. This can be catastrophic if…
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The CITE That No One Will Live In
When it comes to technology, people are constantly told to test it before release. Car makers are being warned that they need to slow down the release of automated driving in order to help people find and understand the risks and dangers of having a machine make decisions which will ultimately affect…
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Elon Musks Hyperloop Construction Delayed
Everyone travels these days, be it for work or to see family and friends, we live in a world where going from A to B is as casual as breathing. You can fly or catch trains, drive or even hire a taxi with your phone, but there are still other…
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Touch Screen Devices are ‘Eroding’ Digital Skills for Children
Hands up if you own a touch screen phone? How about a touch screen laptop/tablet? How many of your devices use a touch screen these days? It would seem that this may not be amazing news if you’re handing these devices to children as an Australian educational body noted that…
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