
Tag : Realtek
Inateck KT9001 USB 3.0 and AC Wi-Fi Expansion Card Review
Introduction You might be short of some extra USB ports in your system, or maybe you just want another host controller to keep up the transfer speeds on multiple devices at once. Maybe your system doesn’t…
Realtek DRAGON LAN Chip Spotted
The onboard Local Area Network (LAN) is a massively overlooked part of your system; most users tend to buy on the impulse of shiny heatsinks, colour scheme or maybe because it has so many USB 3.1…
Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXi5H-5200 Review
Introduction Today we are taking a look at Gigabyte’s Intel i5 5200U powered BRIX. Gigabyte has an impressive array of BRIX models that come in at all different performance levels with many CPU options and even options…
Club3D Multi Streaming Transport Hub and Docking Station Review
Introduction There is no doubt that playing games and working is filled with a lot more joy and pleasure when you have more than one monitor connected. You need to use ALT+TAB a lot less to…
ASRock Announced a mITX-board With LGA2011v3 and Quad-Channel Memory
A powerful server doesn’t necessarily need to be a huge monster of a beast and ASRock proves that once again by cramming not just an Intel LGA2011 v3 socket and a C612 chipset onto a tiny…
Thecus N5810 Pro Zero-Crash 5-Bay High-Performance NAS Review
Introduction Thecus have created a new NAS that is something just a little bit special, if not a lot of special. It looks pretty normal on the surface, but it comes packed full of great features,…
Gigabyte Rolls out the 990XA-UD3 R5 Socket AM3+ Motherboard
Gigabyte has announced that it has recently added a new socket AM3+ motherboard to its lineup. The motherboard is set to support all AMD AM3+ FX processors and AM3 Athlon/Phenom II CPUs, while also supporting 2-way…
Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Intel’s Z97 platform feels like it has been here forever; since its official launch in early May 2014 we’ve ploughed through a sizeable 13 Z97 motherboard reviews here at eTeknix. Yet in the grand-scheme of things…
Biostar Hi-Fi Z97WE (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging Biostar aren’t a brand of products we review that often as their main presence is within the Asian market, however, every now and then we do get a motherboard from them which they…

ASRock Z97 Extreme6 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging ASRock’s Extreme series of motherboards offer a nice balanced and more well rounded alternative to their Fatal1ty series, which are geared towards gamers, and their OC Formula series, which are geared towards…
MSI Announces The H81M-E35 V2 Motherboard
MSI has released the H81M-E35 V2 motherboard, an M-ATX board featuring a LGA 1150 socket and support for Intel’s Haswell processors. The main feature of this motherboard is its Military Class 4 components, having Humidity Protectionm…
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction Intel’s Z87 chipset may be aimed at high end consumers and power users but the reality is the majority of people who use the Z87 chipset don’t need as much connectivity as is offered by…
GIGABYTE Launches the Z87X-SLI, A Low-Cost Gamer Oriented Motherboard
GIGABYTE has announced a new motherboard supporting the LGA1150 socket for Haswell CPUs, the Z87X-SLI. What makes this motherboard different from all the other gaming-oriented motherboards is that GIGABYTE is targeting gamers who just want to…
ASRock Z87 Extreme6 (LGA 1150) ATX Motherboard Review
Introduction Despite Z87 being present on the market now since June it is still Intel’s newest consumer desktop platform and offers consumers a lot of cutting edge functionality. Today we have a rather fine looking motherboard…
Overclockers UK ‘Ultima 460i Scimitar’ Watercooled Gaming System Review
Introduction Our look at pre-built systems continues today as we take a step up and look at a fully water-cooled system from the guys over at Overclockers UK. We’ve had a look at a range of…
Gigabyte Z87-D3HP (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Introduction Gigabyte’s range of Z87 motherboards have already been a big hit with system builders. In particular two motherboards from that series that we checked out – Z87X-UD3H and Z87X-UD4H which we reviewed here and here – have…
Computex: Gigabyte Display Z87 OC and OC Force Overclocking Z87 Motherboards
For Z87 Gigabyte has a couple of high end motherboard series in addition to the usual UD3/UD4/UD5 and UD7 models. We have already taken a look at the Z87 G1.Sniper motherboards Gigabyte have on show at…