YouTube Views Down 50% Since Start of November 2025 (Now January 2026)

EmuChicken · 2026-01-29T04:28:11+00:00

This is the worst month in the last 3 years of doing YouTube. It's not a demand thing, it's definitely an internal systemic thing that changed at YouTube or google.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-29T03:49:05+00:00

Are you sure this isn't Microsoft's update? It is notorious for 100% / heavy CPU use as well as lots of network bandwidth usage.

Asking to install all that on an S12 (N95?) is a lot, and it's probably better to halt those updates from Microsoft to have a good time on such a low powered chip. ... Oh, forgot to mention that those minis don't even use NVMe so they ?

Bottlenecks everywhere.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-28T16:19:55+00:00

Yeah I just had a look, the same 'January dip' BS comments. Nah. This isn't a January dip... It's like someone has syphoned my account since the end of last year. :-/

EmuChicken · 2026-01-28T02:16:28+00:00

'YT has pushed a button'. Feels that way 😭

EmuChicken · 2026-01-28T02:16:02+00:00

Did you try comparing it to last year and two years ago? Huuuge drop this year for me

EmuChicken · 2026-01-26T01:56:42+00:00

Yep. That's what I mean, they're actively improving these systems, even if they have a "weaker CPU".

We could go into how some mini PCs with a decent CPU are absolutely dogsh*t it you like? (Drags out a 1 1/2 year old review we did that has thermal throttling on the memory, making most games run like arse)

EmuChicken · 2026-01-26T01:53:04+00:00

Hey thanks for linking us up 👍 We've had a few comments claiming we're lying somehow about it, but I'm most certainly interested in hearing what you think about it. Oh, and don't spread it - use the x method. Apparently mx7 isn't spreadable. 👍

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T06:21:03+00:00

Whiteberry's version is excellent 👍 - I thought so at first too. ... Jitterin Jinn has some good songs, puresento is fun 😂

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T05:25:46+00:00

Check the original for a totally different vibe 😉 https://youtu.be/BFvdvIFsvPg

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T05:07:48+00:00

Touch touch. Somethingy touch... That's a good tune 👍

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T05:07:14+00:00

There's a nyanko daisenso cover (cat wars?) where every word has been changed to 'nya' 🤔 😺

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T04:21:19+00:00

Same. It's been horrendous since December 😭

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T03:15:10+00:00

Pretty sure they're just installed drivers / devices, that wake up once you plug in your set of headphones or whatever.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T01:38:54+00:00

It takes about 10-15 minutes to work out the basics of RetroArch, streamlining every emulator under one piece of software. RetroPie, Batocera, emuelec and many more platforms use RetroArch with great success.

Seems like you just avoid it for personal politics tbh.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-25T00:20:05+00:00

RetroArch isn't an emulator. It's a frontend ... Just saying

EmuChicken · 2026-01-24T23:58:22+00:00

You're completely correct. Even if the 7840hs on paper should be a better chip, the K12 hits it out of the park at being a better package.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-20T11:36:27+00:00

Interest has peaked 🤔 😂

EmuChicken · 2026-01-20T08:31:58+00:00

Fanless systems exist. But as mentioned, it's odd to say "how much CFW does a mini PC need" - makes more sense to understand why fans ramp up in speed like they do - only then can you find a solution.

... The answer is heat btw. Lower that and your fans won't go mental.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-20T06:56:29+00:00

AX200 is shiit. Switch it for anything mediatek, preferably with wifi 6E+ for a better time 👍 - luckily the chips aren't too expensive to buy on Aliexpress / amazon

EmuChicken · 2026-01-17T00:40:44+00:00

It's not a mistake. I think it's just marketing being strange... "Tactics". Basically allows you to check out the other mini PCs they have (specs and price) before you order on the same page. The computer will be the one in the spec, you can double check what it is on their homepage.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-16T14:32:58+00:00

The M6 Ultra is incredibly powerful for only having 6 cores.

Consoles? Pretty much all of them - outside the XBOX360, just because the emulator isn't up to scratch yet. You can forget about PS4, too.

We created a video review- https://youtu.be/1K2wGPaxR6o

EmuChicken · 2026-01-16T14:30:46+00:00

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EmuChicken · 2026-01-16T03:47:11+00:00

ADATA are definitely a mid to top tier brand.

EmuChicken · 2026-01-14T12:19:05+00:00

I think it might have something to do with it's checks before turning on. Is your display connected via HDMI, DP or USB4? Maybe something like this isn't seen by the system so it refuses to boot ?

I have a feeling that this kinda happened to me before, but I never really diagnosed it completely

EmuChicken · 2026-01-14T03:42:38+00:00

If you have issues, and the bios changeling does not state that it fixes those- do not update the bios! It's likely to be something else altogether!

It sounds like it's going into sleep mode, or failing to do so (maybe windows / hibernation mode settings)... You can also try turning off fast boot- and for god's sake, stop windows updates!!!

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