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Opera GX

The 7 best features of Opera GX

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 14.06.2023
If you’re a gamer, you might want to take into account Opera GX, the web browser designed specifically for gaming. What makes it stand out are its features, like the ability to control how much CPU and RAM it uses, or its deep customization, unlike...
OneDrive

Turn off OneDrive Memories (On This Day) in Windows

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 13.06.2023
Many OneDrive users, including myself, rely on this cloud-storage service for backing up pictures and videos taken with their smartphones or digital cameras. However, there’s one feature of this service that some may find annoying: OneDrive automatically creates albums with past pictures you’ve taken on...
Intel NUC 12 Mini PC Enthusiast Kit

Intel NUC 12 Mini PC Enthusiast Kit review: Good for gaming!

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 29.05.2023
The market for mini computers seems to be growing year after year, and more and more manufacturers are designing and creating such devices. Fortunately, there’s a niche for small gaming PCs too, and one of the largest hardware companies in the world, Intel, is focusing...
AMD Radeon RX 7600

AMD Radeon RX 7600 review: 1080p gaming for all

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.05.2023
The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is the latest entry in Team Red’s mainstream range of graphics cards. According to AMD, this mid-range GPU offers excellent performance in 1080p gaming and should be a great choice for those who want an upgrade over their two-generation old...
Intel NUC 13 Pro

Intel NUC 13 Pro & NUC 13 Extreme: Business or gaming?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.05.2023
Intel recently launched two new series of Mini PCs in the Intel NUC family. These are the Intel NUC 13 Pro and Intel NUC 13 Extreme, two types of small form factor PCs designed and aimed at different audiences, but both offering high computing performance...
Opera GX

Opera GX review: Do you want a gaming browser?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 17.05.2023
If you’re a gamer and you usually keep your browser open even when you’re playing games, you might want to check out Opera GX. It’s a unique web browser, designed especially for gamers, and full of tools, features, and personalization options. If you’ve seen it,...
Razer Stream Controller X

Razer Stream Controller X review: Hotkeys on your desk

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 01.05.2023
Over the last decade, streaming has turned from something curious to something that’s now mainstream. :) As such, more and more specialized applications and devices have surfaced on the market. Such is the case with desktop controllers that aim to offer a faster and more...
Sony WH-CH520

Sony WH-CH520 review: Attractive on-ear headphones

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.04.2023
If you’re looking for a pair of wireless headphones that don’t require you to break your piggy bank, you might want to check out the Sony WH-CH520. The company advertises them as lightweight, comfortable, and easy-to-use headphones with good sound quality and long battery life....
Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 43″

Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 43″ review: Impress(ive) in many ways!

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 13.04.2023
Samsung is investing a lot in Mini-LED technology. They’ve recently launched their first flat Mini-LED smart gaming monitor, with an impressive size of “just” 43 inches. Yes, you read that right: Odyssey Neo G7 model G70NC (S43CG702NN) is a huge monitor that requires a lot...
AMD FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution)

Which is better at FSR: AMD or NVIDIA?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 11.04.2023
Are you a gamer? If you are, I bet you know about the game-changing technology called AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). It’s meant to boost your graphics performance, and it works on almost any GPU, even your old one! With FSR, you can enjoy higher...
Facebook

How to turn Facebook’s Dark Mode on or off

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.04.2023
The Dark Mode feature offered by many websites, apps, and even operating systems like Windows, allows you to experience these in darker colors than usual. This can theoretically help reduce eyestrain, as well as increase battery life for your device. Facebook, too, has a Dark...
ASUS ROG Strix XG32UQ

ASUS ROG Strix XG32UQ review: A fast 4K IPS gaming monitor

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 14.03.2023
I recently decided to change my main monitor and replace it with a new one with a 4K resolution. As I also wanted something that offers excellent performance in gaming, I chose to try the ASUS ROG Strix XG32UQ. Featuring a 4K IPS panel with...
Sony WH-1000XM5

Sony WH-1000XM5 review: Almost perfect!

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 09.03.2023
Sony’s most popular consumer-class noise-canceling headphones lineup recently expanded with a new model, the WH-1000XM5. Building on the foundation laid out by the previous models, the Sony WH-1000XM5 promises even better audio quality and noise-canceling efficiency than the older WH-1000XM4. Does it really manage to...
ASUS ROG Destrier Ergo

ASUS ROG Destrier Ergo review: The Sci-Fi ergonomic chair!

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.03.2023
Even though I’ve been using gaming chairs for years, I’m not generally too fond of them. That’s because some of their features, like lumbar and neck support, are usually poorly designed and don’t really help in improving your health and posture. They’re mostly marketing gimmicks,...
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB GDDR6X OC Edition

ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition review

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.02.2023
The latest family of NVIDIA graphics cards, the RTX 4000 series, includes so far three GPUs: the RTX 4090, RTX 4080, and the RTX 4070 Ti. There will be an RTX 4060 too, but we don’t have any official information about it when writing this...
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX review: A champion of gaming!

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 22.02.2023
At the time of writing, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the top-end graphics card from AMD. Promising to offer top-notch performance in any game, including in 4K resolutions, this GPU looks like one of the best choices you can make in 2023. Aiming...
ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023)

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023) review: The ultimate power!

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 17.02.2023
Back at CES 2023, ASUS revealed a new line-up of powerful gaming laptops packed with all the latest hardware. One of the most impressive models is the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18, which features the newest high-performance processor from Intel and the most powerful mobile...
Desktop icons

8 websites with free desktop icons for Windows

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 02.02.2023
Personalizing the icons of your shortcuts can be a great way to make your PC look better. You can replace the icons for those boring folders you’ve been looking at for so many years, and others will admire how well-organized and good-looking your desktop is....