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In this week's hardware news recap, we talk about the US banning and sanctioning DeepCool with some in-depth commentary and insights from a law firm, the USA suing Adobe, AMD getting hit with cybercrime, ASUS putting out a statement on its MicroSD card issues on the ROG Ally, & more.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:48 - Computex and ASUS Recap
04:50 - Cybercriminal Might Possess AMD Data
07:01 - EVGA X670E Classified Board Leaked
09:54 - US Sues Adobe Over Consumer Protection
15:55 - DeepCool on US Sanctions List
27:39 - Hyte's New Case, Cooler, Fans,Colors
29:20 - Xbox New Models
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We caught-up with KINGPIN, now formerly of EVGA, to talk about his plans for the NVIDIA RTX 50 series, a potential new video card company partnering with him, his claw machine, and talk shop. The video combines GPU discussion, GPU overclocking basics, and a studio or lab tour. Vince "KINGPIN" Lucido has taken over the former EVGA "gaming arena" in Taipei, Taiwan and now has his own overclocking and electronics shop there. This is the first time we've caught-up with him since the split from EVGA.
Watch our EVGA finale mini-documentary with the repair center and last GPU overclocking event: youtube.com/watch?v=Gc0YlQS3Rx4
And watch our prior EVGA KINGPIN lab tour: youtube.com/watch?v=cr3lsU718Lg
Watch our favorite video with TiN (former EVGA mad scientist) here: youtube.com/watch?v=ewkVNoMbcCc
Find KINGPIN's new YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@AllAboutKingpin (will have a video featuring us soon)
Find Gerald Undone (mentioned by KP) here: youtube.com/channel/UC09qASY4ixFS-KXIH6Nw0rg
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - KINGPIN Returns
01:04 - PNY Instantly Relevant in Gaming
02:07 - Why PNY?
06:29 - TiN's Soldering Gear
07:45 - RTX 50 Series
08:54 - Explaining GPU Boost & Overclocking
12:36 - Dream Team for KINGPIN Card Design
14:10 - KINGPIN's YouTube Career & Claw Machine
16:28 - Claw Voltage & Overvolting
18:15 - ROBOCLOCKER Liquid Nitrogen Overclocking
20:51 - Studio & Camera Setup
22:34 - Gaming Arena
24:13 - Electric Supermoto & EBikes
27:54 - The Future of KINGPIN
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This round-up looks at the best PC cases we saw for the rest of 2024 while at Computex. Many of these haven't launched yet, but are launching over the next several months. We plan to review a lot of them with our brand new case testing methodology that we debuted a couple months ago. Mesh and airflow are dominant here, but the biggest two trends in gaming PC cases right now appear to be in the budget market (mostly $60 to $80) and in the "fishtank" PC styling. We saw a lot of reverse blade fans this year, more 140s, and some uncommon fans -- like 170s in the Lian Li 217. Wood has become more commonplace as a case paneling embellishment as well.
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CASE CONTENT:
Lian Li Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=pARWmgnfcVU
InWin Signature: youtube.com/watch?v=InwWLD6l9k8
SilverStone Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=rgu-91X3Sfs
Corsair Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_2vEBv9EM
Phanteks Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BrDM-FElw
Tryx Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=Td0XORmSJp8
Montech Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=n36Yp32pHME
Fractal Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=JOXHGMQNiQ4
Antec Lineup: youtube.com/watch?v=H9ZAcK8fKf0
be quiet! & Thermaltake Cases: youtube.com/watch?v=ponWSYvnIfc
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Best Cases of 2024 (So Far)
02:28 - Best ATX Cases So Far
02:43 - Lian Li Lancool 207 Airflow Case
04:00 - Lian Li 217 with Wood Paneling
05:30 - be quiet! Light Base 600 & 900 Horizontal
07:07 - Antec Flux Pro Wood & Airflow
08:20 - Antec Flux & C8 Aluminum & Wood
08:57 - Montech's Huge Lineup
09:43 - Ultra Budget Montech XR & XR Mesh
10:38 - Montech King 65 Pro
11:02 - Phanteks G400A
12:29 - Phanteks Evolv X2
12:39 - SilverStone Alta D1
14:19 - SilverStone FARA 514X, 515X, 515XR, CW04
15:44 - CoolerMaster NCORE 600
17:17 - CoolerMaster MasterBox 500
17:42 - Thermaltake AX700 (W100 Refresh)
18:33 - Corsair 9000D (1000D Refresh)
19:31 - Tryx LUCA
20:42 - InWin Infinite Signature Case
21:51 - (ITX) CoolerMaster BTF Concept
22:27 - (ITX) CoolerMaster NR200P Concept
22:46 - (ITX) Fractal Era 2
23:54 - (ITX) Thermaltake TR1 ITX Travel Case
24:31 - (ITX) Antec Performance 1M
25:02 - Conclusion
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Our last product video from Computex is at In Win, where we wanted to revisit the creative design center to see unreleased case designs, a new Infinite "Signature" series case, modular Lynx fans, and more. The main focus was on unreleased products, particularly the Silencer case with a foam panel for sound absorption. We also featured some of In Win's designers and product managers in discussions to learn more about the process.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - A Creative Space
04:05 - In Win Infinite Signature Case
05:55 - Wood Panel ITX Case
08:05 - In Win POC1 Improvements
09:05 - Modular Lynx Fans
10:08 - Unreleased Cases & Silencer Case
14:09 - Prototyping Discussion & Insights
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In this video, we meet with ASUS physically to go over the ASUS RMA and warranty investigation. This follows our ASUS ROG Ally warranty claim series, with each episode linked below. Our objective is to see improvement for the betterment of the community, especially because ASUS is a sales leader and can set the example for its competitors.
LEARN ABOUT ASUS' COMMITMENTS & find the ASUS fast-track customer service template to be re-examined for past warranty claims, including for refunds of shipping, parts and labor, and other unfair charges: gamersnexus.net/news-features/confronting-asus-face-face (includes the fast-track customer service email address and other commitments)
Watch Part 1 (ASUS Scammed Us): youtube.com/watch?v=7pMrssIrKcY
Watch Part 2 (ASUS Says We're Confused): youtube.com/watch?v=I3DwhTc7Z4o
Watch Part 3 (ASUS On Government's Radar): youtube.com/watch?v=uYdtpU8FKO8
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Tension with ASUS
00:01:19 - Making Progress
00:03:15 - Why We're Doing This
00:05:43 - Timeline & Recap So Far
00:07:17 - ASUS at Computex
00:09:53 - Discussion 1: Global Director of Marketing
00:14:16 - Discussion 1: Apology from ASUS & First Request
00:16:41 - Discussion 1: Repair Deficiencies
00:18:50 - Escalating to an Executive of Customer Service
00:22:26 - Discussion 2: Head of Customer Service & Sr. Manager of CS
00:27:55 - Discussion 2: Is Statement 1 a Lie?
00:37:30 - D2: Making Progress
00:40:30 - D2: Refunds Promised
00:41:38 - D2: Shipping Refunds
00:43:40 - D2: Waiving Shipping for Repairs
00:45:00 - D2: Extending Repair Part Warranty
00:51:46 - D2: Changing ASUS Advance RMA Restrictions
00:56:15 - D2: KPIs & Employee Guidelines
01:01:36 - D2: Recapping the Improvements
01:07:19 - Conclusion & Results
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We love making this series of discussion videos! These are just for fun -- don't take them too seriously. Watch our "Is Intel Actually Screwed?" Round 4 with Gordon! youtube.com/watch?v=-wGd6Dsm_lo
Find our discussion with Steve of Hardware Unboxed on their own channel here! youtube.com/watch?v=uw9bbOG7F9w
This video features some unstructured thoughts and discussion about AMD's current market position, and for this one, the focus is on its GPU division. We talk about AMD Radeon vs. Intel Arc vs. NVIDIA GPUs, including topics such as pricing strategy and whether AMD needs a flagship "RTX 5090" (or whatever it'll be called) competitor.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Steves Collide
02:36 - Disappointment in AMD Radeon
05:10 - Does AMD Need a '5090' Competitor?
08:05 - How Important is Ray Tracing for AMD?
10:16 - The Price Problem
15:09 - Can AMD Repeat Ryzen on GPUs?
17:08 - AI AI AI AI AI AI
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In hardware news this week, we cover the NVIDIA antitrust investigation by the FTC and US Department of Justice, AMD's hurting GPU sales, be quiet!'s new Light Base 600 & 900 cases, Cooler Master's MasterHub and SDK, Thermaltake's TR1 and 3DVC vapor chamber air cooler, and more. Intel and Qualcomm also come into the news, as well as a brief update on the ASUS warranty situation.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:13 - ASUS Update: Promises Made
03:53 - NVIDIA Antitrust Investigation
05:36 - JPR: AMD Video Card Marketshare Declines
07:15 - Intel is Scared of Qualcomm & ARM
08:42 - Computex: Cooler Master Hub & Passive PSU
16:42 - Computex: be quiet!'s Light Base 600 & 900
21:03 - Computex: Thermaltake PSU Tester, Vapor Chamber
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Phanteks is releasing its new G400A and G400N cases soon, which aim to be (at cheapest) $100 airflow PC cases succeeding the P400A case. The company also has its new Evolv X2 concept case, a prototype, which is intended to compete in the full glass market. We're most interested in the P400A successor, as the P400A with its full fan configuration was one of the most competitive airflow cases for a long time, but has aged out of direct relevance.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Phanteks G400A & G400N
03:01 - New Airflow Cases
06:10 - Evolv X2
07:51 - $40 ST4 DRGB Air Cooler
09:56 - Glacier One M25 & Fans
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Silverstone often has some of the most unique and mechanically advanced cases at Computex, and for #computex 2024, we most liked the Alta D1 for its modularity and ability to swap components all around the case with a simple rails system. Silverstone also had some new budget PC cases, like a $60 Fara 515X and $100 Fara 514X airflow case.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Favorite Case of Computex (Silverstone)
02:49 - Silverstone Alta D1
03:57 - CW04 Classic HTPC Case
06:23 - NVIDIA SFF Ready
06:50 - Normal Budget PC Cases (Fara 514X)
08:33 - Fara 515X $60 Case
09:45 - Silverstone CS383 NAS Case
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Thermalright has taken an extremely aggressive approach to CPU coolers and seems to be going for a high volume, low cost model that also includes a never-ending supply of new cooler models. There are so many models that Thermalright's own reps got mixed-up explaining the differences, so we do our best running through what's most interesting for this year. We'll be benchmarking many of these as they launch, including the new Thermalright Royal Pretor 130, the Peerless Assassin 140, the Burst Assassin, and more.
Watch our coverage of the DeepCool Vapor Chamber air cooler! youtube.com/watch?v=wXMcMgrVIxw
And our coverage of the Noctua NH-D15 G2! youtube.com/watch?v=nDDxYlkp-_A
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Thermalright Coolers are Overwhelming
01:07 - Air Coolers (Royal Pretor 130, Peerless Assassin 140, & More)
05:40 - Liquid Cooling
06:04 - LCP & Color Fans
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Corsair's #Computex 2024 showing includes its new 9000D mega case, the cheaper $100 3500X (that we're a bit critical on), and the Titan closed-loop liquid coolers for CPUs. The liquid coolers have had a major engineering rework that we'll have to test once we're back, but we at least got some initial detail on the changes that were made.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Corsair 9000D, 3500X, & Titan AIOs
01:46 - A Wild Der8auer Appears
02:10 - Corsair 9000D Case
07:36 - 3500X Needs Some Changes
11:20 - Titan AIOs & More Engineering Focus
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Cooler Master's exhibit at Computex 2024 showed off a number of interesting cases, but also a "Super Conductor" heatsink -- that's Nobel prize worthy! The company also had some clever mini-ITX cases, including a new NR200P variant with a GPU showcase design cut into the panel.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - "Super Conductor" Cooler
00:53 - Clever Mini-ITX Cases
02:32 - NCore 600 Prestige Case
04:32 - Masterbox 500 Mesh & Prisma
07:45 - GPU Display ITX Case
10:49 - NR200P Update
11:45 - 612 Ventus Air Cooler
12:30 - Overpriced AIO Accessories
14:18 - Connecting Fans & Patents
15:47 - Phone Reviewers, Steal This
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DeepCool established itself in the affordable air cooler market a couple years ago with the AK620 and AK400, and now it's coming out with the DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision (Vapor Chamber with a display on top). Vapor chamber air coolers have been tried in the past, but they are often prohibitively expensive to bring to market for CPUs. Now that CPU coolers have gone up in price and CPUs themselves have gotten harder to cool, there might be reason to try again -- we'll see when it releases later this year. The Noctua NH-D15 G2 would likely be in direct price competition with this air cooler, as they existing Assassin IV is already about $100.
Watch our Noctua NH-D15 G2 coverage here: youtube.com/watch?v=nDDxYlkp-_A
Watch our coverage of Tryx's strange liquid cooler: youtube.com/watch?v=Td0XORmSJp8
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - DeepCool at Computex 2024
01:10 - DeepCool Assassin IV Vapor Chamber Vision
04:21 - AK620 Digital Pro & AK400 Digital Pro
05:45 - AN400 Mini Downdraft Cooler
06:24 - Case Pixels
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Tryx is the weirdest new PC company in the space. It launched officially just this year with its new Panorama 3D liquid cooler lineup, first available only in China and now going worldwide. Tryx is comprised of former ASUS, Cooler Master, and Asetek employees (and is backed by Asetek itself). The company is also working on several new cases, like its "LUCA" and "SPES" cases, alongside a trippy "Otavia" paracord-ish case.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - New Challenger Arrives
01:25 - Tryx LUCA Case
06:35 - Tryx Panorama Cooler
09:44 - Spes ITX Case with a Screen Side Panel
10:56 - Extremely Weird Paracord Case
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Montech's showing at #Computex 2024 was strong: The company has new budget cases as cheap as $64 for airflow and up to about $200 for a 7-fan case (the King 95 Mega Pro). The company is following-up its King 95 debut with cases like the King 65 Pro, the King 95 Mega, the Sky 3 prototype, and more. We're excited to see how these do in our case benchmarking and in our 2024 Best Cases round-ups this year, because it seems like the fight is fierce for budget cases.
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00:00 - Montech Makes a Serious Showing
02:00 - $64- Montech XR
03:57 - Montech King 65 Pro
05:18 - Montech Sky 3 Prototype
07:33 - Deadly Fans
09:33 - Bizarre Case
10:25 - King 95 Mega Pro
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Fractal is releasing its new Era 2 & Mood mini-ITX cases, one of which uses aluminum and wood while the other uses a fabric around the exterior shell of the case. The Fractal Mood uses a single 180mm x 38mm Torrent case fan at the top of the chassis tower, leveraging two blocked-off sides and two open sides to guide air straight into the separated GPU and CPU compartments within the case. The Era 2 uses 2x 120mm bottom fans for intake. We have the price and release date for both the Mood and the Era 2 in this video. Both cases use a clever mechanical design that we think is well-executed, giving a "unibody" feel to the outer shell (but not technically) for easy interior access to components. Fractal also has its Scape headset and Refine chair, although we're not spending time covering them.
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00:00 - Fractal Era 2 & Mood Mini-ITX Cases
02:43 - Fractal Mood Mini-Tower Airflow
07:13 - Fractal Era 2 Wood & Aluminum ITX Case
10:23 - Refine Chair & Scape Headset
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MSI is showing off Z890 & X870E motherboards at #Computex 2024 -- and Intel is a control freak, trying to prevent anyone from knowing that its next socket is "LGA18XX" (it's 1851) - but even 18XX has been known for literal years now, and yet Intel thinks it can put that genie back in the bottle. Bizarre Intel control behaviors aside, MSI has new motherboards competing with ASUS on ease-of-installation features, a new case with some unique fans, and an AIO with offset mounting for Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs.
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00:00 - Stupid Intel Games, Stupid Intel Prizes
01:56 - New Z890 & X870 Motherboards
05:28 - PCIe Quick Release & ASUS' Patent
08:35 - CAMM RAM
11:58 - Cooler with Hotspot Movement
13:34 - Velox 300R Airflow Case
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To quote Gordon Mah Ung, "this is NVIDIA's world. We just live in it." NVIDIA held its painfully long 2-hour keynote at Computex 2024 (#computex) this year, talking about AI, creating 3D avatars for customer support jobs and nurses, and talking about... well, nothing, really. NVIDIA did have news, but it didn't announce it at the keynote in any meaningful capacity.
Watch our coverage of NVIDIA's keynote last year - NVIDIA is Obsessed with Apple: youtube.com/watch?v=IlWT_TdOK6s
Collab featuring:
Leo of Kitguru: youtube.com/channel/UCy-pYDfVaRwfQ0zChOBRuuw
Roman (aka Der8auer): youtube.com/@der8auer-en
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00:00 - THE MORE YOU BUY, THE MORE YOU SAVE
01:24 - 2 Hours of BS
04:58 - Project G-Assist
07:46 - Wrong Side of the Stage & RTX Remix
09:45 - RTX Video, Stable Diffusion
10:54 - Small Form Factor Compatibility Badge
11:58 - NVAPP & Conclusion
13:09 - DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS
14:44 - YouTuber Bloopers
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Noctua is finally launching its Noctua NH-D15 G2 that we've been talking about for years now. The cooler is shipping right now and launching sometime in June or July this year, with new fans coming up in September or October. The Noctua NH-D15 G2's price will be $150 and there will be 3 variations to choose from for that price, named LBC, HBC, and then the general convexity coldplate solution. Noctua has been working on tuning the NF-A14x25 G2 and the cooler coldplate alike, trying to dial against Intel's curvature problems we talked about previously. The company is also working on a thermosiphon which we're told will very likely become a product, but with no current release target or roadmap, and on a Seasonic collaboration PSU.
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00:00 - Noctua NH-D15 G2 Release Date
01:57 - Washer Mods, Coldplate Design
05:20 - Noctua PSU x Seasonic, Thermosiphon Cooler
08:07 - Interview & Discussion: Fan Strength
12:45 - Fan Pricing & Release, Performance
15:58 - Coldplate Curvature & Style (Intel vs. AMD)
21:18 - Pressure Scans
23:03 - 3 Versions of the NH-D15 G2 (Standard, LBC, HBC)
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Intel's Xe2 GPU architecture has arrived in Lunar Lake, prompting a mini-information dump of the future Battlemage desktop GPU architecture. Lunar Lake mobile and desktop Battlemage will share several core components of design for the GPU side, despite being different product implementations. We're going over the (brief) architectural information that Intel has provided thus far for its Arc GPU successor (from the original Alchemist A750 & A770 lineup). We'll also cover the P-core and E-core architectural basics, such as ditching hyperthreading in some situations.There's a lot more to cover with Intel, but as we are on the other side of the world in Taiwan for Computex 2024, we'll save the rest of the coverage for when we have more capacity for technical detailing. This gets us started on Intel's announcements for 2024 though, lining-up with rumors of Arrow Lake desktop CPUs in the Fall (maybe).
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00:00 - Intel Xe2 & Arc Battlemage, Lunar Lake
01:27 - Re-Architecting Intel Xe2
03:24 - Render Slice (Xe vs. Xe2)
11:54 - Core Architecture Changes (Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake)
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Lian Li announced its Lancool 207 $80 high-airflow budget case, coming out later this year and likely competing as one of the fiercest sub-$100 PC cases for 2024. We'll see how it does in our review. The company also showcased its Lancool 217 with wood paneling at #computex 2024, alongside its SL V3 "wireless" RGB solution (or at least, wire reducing). The Lancool series is exciting for bringing the industry back towards cheap competitors. We're looking forward to seeing how it does. CEO Jameson Chen joined us for some engineering discussion as well.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Budget is BACK (& Overview)
01:39 - Lian Li Lancool 207 Budget Case
06:49 - Lancool 217 Wood Panel Case
12:27 - "Wireless" RGB Engineering Discussion
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AMD today announced its new Zen 5 CPU lineup for a release date of July 2024, including the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, R7 9700X, and R5 9600X. These Zen 5 CPUs are a new architecture, but are supported on the existing AMD motherboards with AM5 sockets; however, AMD also announced its new X870 and X870E motherboard platforms (no word officially on the B-series chipsets yet). In addition to the Zen 5 and chipset announcements, AMD extended its life for AM5 into 2027 and beyond officially, citing success of AM4's life as a reason. For other announcements, the company will release new AM4 CPUs in July of 2024 with the 5900XT and 5800XT. It also has new Ryzen 300 AI CPUs, server products that we won't cover in depth today, and more.
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00:00 - AMD Ryzen 9000, X870E, AI CPUs
01:47 - AMD Ryzen 9950X, 9900X, 9700X, 9600X Specs
03:49 - AMD R9 5900XT & 5800XT CPU Specs
05:07 - Ryzen 300 AI CPUs & RDNA 3.5
07:42 - Basics of Zen 5 & X870, X870E
08:48 - AMD First-Party Benchmarks
10:06 - Socket Life Extension, MI325X, Epyc Gen5
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#computex 2024 just began. Scythe has a new "Magoroku" CPU cooler with claimed higher performance than the FUMA series while also maintaining a similar price point. Scythe's aiming for Thermalright now and trying to compete in the high performance, lower cost market for CPU coolers. Scythe also showed us prototype fans for the Shuriken 3 downdraft, low-profile cooler, using cut side to increase performance and decrease air reflections. The company also has a new FUMA 3 REV B cooler coming out soon, using a trimmed plastic housing for better SFF/ITX compatibility in low clearance cases and using a higher pressure mounting kit. This in particular will be useful for Intel Arrow Lake, which rumors currently indicate will be tolerant to higher pressures than current coolers. The differences between the Scythe FUMA 3 Rev B and Scythe FUMA 3 (original) are mostly those two places. Scythe also had a new Big Shuriken cooler and fan and is applying its new fan design style to several coolers.
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00:00 - Scythe Prototypes & New Coolers
02:14 - Scythe FUMA 3 Revision B Differences
04:21 - Scythe Shuriken 3 Super Low Profile Cooler
07:05 - Magoroku Prototype Cooler
08:27 - Big Shuriken 4 & Conclusion
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Antec is back with cases -- and maybe to stay this time. Antec is launching its Flux Pro wood paneled, high-performance case with 6 fans, a Flux non-Pro with a high fan count and smaller ATX form factor as a Fractal North alternative, a handheld gaming device with AYANEO, a mini-ITX Case (the Performance 1M) in sandwich style, and some fans. Antec was a huge manufacturer decades ago and was the leading case company for a long time. Unfortunately, after an executive change, Antec had a decade of failures or distractions that led to its disappearance from the radar. Now, Antec might be returning to its roots with a new COO and Case PM breathing life into the segment. We'll have to test them in reviews to see how they truly do, but it's a promising start. #computex 2024 coverage starts now!
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00:00 - ANTEC is BACK
01:43 - Overview of Cases, Handheld, & Fans
03:48 - Antec Flux Pro Walnut Wood Case
06:15 - Antec Flux Non-Pro
08:36 - One 'Meh' Case (Antec C7)
09:58 - Antec C8 Wood & Aluminum Panels
11:15 - Performance 1M Mini-ITX Red & Black
12:54 - 7840U Handheld x AYANEO
15:19 - Orbit & NOVA LCP Fans
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With ASUS' issues now spanning several years of our coverage -- if not decades before that -- we are now committed to getting the industry's leading manufacturer by sales to actually improve. That starts with customer education. Our past two videos looked into the ASUS warranty scam, with episode 2 focusing on the legal side with an attorney to discuss Magnuson-Moss Act claims, and now we're speaking with Right to Repair Expert Nathan Proctor, on recommendation from Louis Rossmann. This coverage will go over consumer rights, how ASUS is in trouble with the FTC already for warranty void stickers previously, and how there's a chance for ASUS to improve and do better for its customers.
Find our discussion with ASUS: youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZoCYXmF0Q
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Knowing Your Consumer Rights
04:45 - What We Want for ASUS
06:38 - Consumer Rights Education
09:25 - Government Action is Next
10:53 - Companies That Didn't Suck for RMAs
14:51 - Introducing Nathan Proctor
15:16 - A Time This Worked (Google Chromebooks)
17:50 - Improving ASUS
20:00 - Illegal Tying, Laws, Your Rights
21:28 - ASUS Already on FTC's Radar
23:11 - Is ASUS in Violation?
25:52 - Can We Actually Fix This?
32:15 - Consumers Do Have Power
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As we continue our search for the best PC cases in 2024, we turn now to the Corsair 6500 Series ATX gaming cases. This review of the Corsair 6500X and 6500D Airflow PC cases evaluates the build quality and tests for thermals and noise levels. Our testing includes various fan configurations, like side vs. front intake, bottom mounted fans, and more. We benchmark the Corsair 6500D Airflow & 6500X vs. the Hyte Y70 Non-Touch, Antec C8, Montech King 95 Pro, Fractal Torrent, Lian Li O11D, and more. Unfortunately, Corsair's build quality and general design approach for the 6500 has really lost its way from the company's previous designs. The 6500 has several oversights, like the interaction of drive cages and back-connect motherboards (BTF, Stealth, etc.).
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00:00 - Quality & Design Problems
03:30 - Competition & Alternatives
06:34 - Oversights & Problems with Corsair's 6500
11:22 - Positives of the Corsair 6500D & 6500X
16:55 - Thermal Test Methodology
17:46 - CPU Thermals: Noise-Normalized
20:19 - GPU Thermals: 100% Speed
21:34 - CPU Thermals: Standardized Fans
22:38 - GPU Thermals: Noise-Normalized
23:06 - GPU Thermals: Standardized Fans
23:34 - VRM & RAM Thermals
24:09 - Conclusion: Corsair 6500 Cases
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This news episode talks about Microsoft's new "Windows Recall" feature, which has significant privacy concerns -- but companies need to AI everything to boost profits. We'll also be covering AMD's entry-level Epyc server CPUs for AM5, Dell hinting at an NVIDIA processor for "AI PCs," KINGPIN resurfacing, and a 1000Hz display. Oh, and Noctua's extremely expensive lineup of "Home" products.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:20 - 12VHPWR Research Survey Request
05:43 - IGN Acquires Gamer Network
09:50 - AMD Epyc Entry Level Server CPUs
12:00 - Dell Hints at NVIDIA Processor for "AI PC"
14:45 - TCL CSOT 1000Hz Display
16:42 - EVGA's KINGPIN Resurfaces
19:05 - MSI Claims to Improve Claw Performance
21:25 - Noctua's Overpriced HOME
24:24 - Windows Recall Raises Privacy Concerns
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NVIDIA is absolutely everywhere. They've flooded-out competition in the gaming space for years, and we wouldn't be surprised if NVIDIA applies a similar total market assault to AI or other sectors. Today though, we're focusing on how NVIDIA has overrun AMD (and, to a less observable extent, of course Intel Arc) in the gaming GPU business. #NVDA has been stretching some of its launch timelines and overlapping its GPU generations more lately, and we think they might be using the prior generation to fulfill the low-end market for the current options. This video makes a number of judgment calls on analyzing data over about 14 years for NVIDIA vs. AMD launches, embargo dates, and prices. We cannot perfectly encapsulate everything because it requires subjectivity to determine which cards qualify for analysis, but we think this gives a good overall picture.
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Watch the interview with Gordon Mah Ung (PC World) where he talks with us about Intel Arc's market position -- super entertaining and insightful! youtube.com/watch?v=-wGd6Dsm_lo
Watch our video about NVIDIA's AI and how it's on another planet: youtube.com/watch?v=0_zScV_cVug
Updated the title: It was "NVIDIA Has Flooded the Market" (meaning to overrun or overwhelm with options, as they've done). Some pointed out that this has a specific economic meaning with a specific definition. Updated for that reason. Thanks!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - NVIDIA Flooded the Market
02:11 - Checking for Confirmation Bias
04:16 - NVIDIA's Media Strategy
07:21 - NVIDIA vs. AMD Marketshare
09:20 - Counting Methodology & Choices
11:48 - NVIDIA Generational Duration & Time Between
16:05 - AMD Generational Duration & Time Between
17:19 - Launch Strategy Comparison
21:05 - Price Comparison & Increase
22:46 - Inflation Adjustment
23:09 - Conclusion
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This hardware news episode talks about Intel Battlemage appearing in a new handheld gaming device (officially, not a rumor!). It'll be shown at Computex by Weibu, featuring Lunar Lake from Intel, which will be formally at a future date. Additionally, we're covering US tariffs on lithium-ion batteries and semiconductors, rumors of NVIDIA & MediaTek working on a gaming handheld (allegedly), and more.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:10 - Battlemage Appears in Handheld
06:02 - Rumor: RDNA5 to be a Fresh Start
09:27 - NVIDIA Blackwell AI Hardware Expected to be Pricey
12:33 - Rumor: Nintendo Switch Successor Leaks
13:51 - US Government Increases Tariffs on Chinese Parts
17:22 - Rumor: NVIDIA & MediaTek Working on Gaming Handheld
19:22 - Intel Set to Greatly Expand Ireland Factory
21:29 - New Microsoft x Byowave Accessibility Controller
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Our case reviews are FULLY OPERATIONAL & BACK! We have now finalized our methodology with changes from our Hype and Fractal North XL reviews. Now, our new data set is used to review the Hyte Y70 Non-Touch case (the same as the Hyte Y70 Touch, but without the expensive screen). This follows our prior reviews of Hyte's Y60 -- which created a new case style -- and its Y40, which disappointed us. We're back now to see how its Y70 high-end gaming PC case does. Alternatives to the Hyte Y70 and Y60 include the Antec C8 ARGB (not out yet, but the C8 is), Lian Li O11D Evo and Evo XL, Corsair's 6500 series (review coming soon), and non-dual-chamber cases like the Fractal Torrent.
Watch our Fractal North XL review that kicked off the new testing! We've updated some tests since then, too! youtube.com/watch?v=aQHKCjuYTVQ
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Hyte Y70 Non-Touch Case
01:48 - Hyte Y70 vs. Y60 Differences
03:18 - Hyte's History
05:07 - Build Quality
10:09 - Hyte Listened to Our Review
12:23 - Case Makers Forgot Why We Have Big Cases
13:29 - New Testing Methodology Updates!
14:29 - CPU Thermals: Noise-Normalized
16:23 - GPU Thermals: 100% Stock Fan Speed
17:50 - CPU Thermals: Standardized Fans
18:38 - GPU Thermals: Noise-Normalized Stock Fans
19:52 - GPU Thermals: Standardized Fans
21:10 - VRM & RAM Thermals: Noise-Normalized
22:02 - Noise Sample (Side Intake Hum)
23:01 - Conclusion: Y70 Value & Alternatives
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ASUS responded -- again -- to our coverage. The last time they did this was the same day last year, but for motherboards. This time, ASUS has responded about its warranty process in general. Unfortunately, the company has, we think, misrepresented the timeline and accused its customers of being "confused" in a tonedeaf response. Rather than just post the improvement plan, the company had to take shots at its own customers in the process. This video marks a change for our coverage of ASUS: We are now seeking to provide deeper consumer purchasing advice, such as discussion of legal rights as consumers, and begin detailing policies that protect consumers. In this episode, we're joined by attorney Vincent Agosta to talk about the legal side of warranty coverage. In the next episode in this series, we'll be speaking with Nathan Proctor of PIRG Right to Repair on recommendation of Louis Rossmann to talk in great depth about how consumers can protect themselves. That'll include right to repair discussion as well, which is an adjacent topic.
Find our discussion with ASUS: youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZoCYXmF0Q
Watch our first installment in this series: youtube.com/watch?v=7pMrssIrKcY
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This whole thing started with an ASUS ROG Ally warranty for the defective joystick ("drift") issue and the microSD card slot. With the Ally X on the horizon, it is painful to learn of ASUS' treatment of its customers.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - ASUS' Bad Response
02:50 - The Full ASUS Statement
08:08 - Who To Trust?
13:17 - Legal Discussion: ASUS' Statement
17:17 - Damages & Fraud
22:20 - Wrongful Shipping Cost & Magic TG Reference
26:00 - Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Explained
32:05 - What Can Consumers Even Do?
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In the news this past week, we cover ASUS' waste of time ROG Ally X announcement, the AMD GPU sales drop (and semi-custom segment drop for PS5 and Xbox), AMD CPU sales growing, Microsoft gutting companies, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:29 - AMD GPUs are Struggling in Revenue
04:56 - AMD Challenging Intel in Server & Desktop
07:21 - SK Hynix Raided in Fraud Investigation
08:55 - Alleged RTX 5080 to Appear Before 5090 (Rumor)
09:14 - Microsoft is the Next EA Games
17:23 - Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Announcement
19:58 - Apple Reveals M4 Chip
20:54 - XFX Releases Quad-Slot 7900 XTX in China
23:15 - ASUS Wastes Everyone's Time with Ally X Stream
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Find our discussion with ASUS: youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ZoCYXmF0Q
Has ASUS scammed you? A lot of warranty rejections actually legally qualify as fraud. You can report it here: reportfraud.ftc.gov
Watch part 2: youtube.com/watch?v=I3DwhTc7Z4o
This undercover warranty investigation is a one-year follow-up from our series that investigated ASUS for motherboards incinerating AMD CPUs, at the end of which ASUS promised a number of improvements to its then-anti-consumer warranty processes. Spoiler alert: They're still anti-consumer. We sent our ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme in for warranty repair for issues with the left joystick ("drift"). The device also had a broken microSD card. ASUS then pointed to the world's tiniest scratch and tried to charge us $200 for it under threat of sending back a disassembled device if we didn't pay within 5 days. It felt like extortion. If you're wondering whether ASUS is worth buying, the answer for anyone who values support should be "no."
We have now tested ASUS' motherboard and ROG Ally warranty and RMA processes. Both have been anti-consumer experiences.
Watch the Scumbag ASUS video that started this series: youtube.com/watch?v=cbGfc-JBxlY
Watch our legal correspondent and attorney comment on ASUS' warranty last year: youtube.com/watch?v=xJKzKbqxa0A
Watch our series on the Newegg saga here: youtube.com/watch?v=2fnXsmXzphI&list=PLsuVSmND84QtAQc1-VjA5gT5v6ugM1gdZ
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Steve Loses It
01:57 - Evidence of Others
04:38 - Defective ROG Ally Details
06:22 - The Timeline (ASUS Warranty Investigation)
11:28 - Scumbags
19:26 - EVEN MORE SCAM CLAIMS
20:50 - Conclusion: Stop Buying ASUS if You Want Support
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This hardware news recap includes the last couple weeks of interesting stories, with a heavier focus on the Intel CPU x Motherboard power configuration situation and "default" vs. "baseline" vs. "spec" settings. Intel demonstrates it has absolutely no idea how to balance boosting performance and stability without compromising either in its marketing or its reliability. The company has provided a formal statement now.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:08 - Intel's CPU Situation is Complete Chaos
06:48 - Sony is Still Learning with Helldivers 2
16:25 - Intel Arc Sparkle Cards & Naming Rant
18:58 - New Cute Pet Video Card
20:00 - Blackwell Expected to Boost TSMC Production
22:31 - Microsoft Experimenting with Windows 11 Ads
23:49 - Modder Builds Etch-A-Sketch Printer
CORRECTIONS:
07:56 - The original version of this video stated "Intel" breaches are stored on this site. The intent was to say "Sony." This has been corrected in a trimmed version.
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This video attempts to make the best CPU cooler coldplate for Intel LGA1700 (such as 14th Gen) and the best CPU cooler for AMD AM4 and AMD AM5. We're focusing our efforts entirely on coldplate shape today to isolate variables -- maybe we can bin heatpipes in the future. This uses a 3D laser scanner to evaluate the surface curvature of an Intel and AMD IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) when clamped under the ILM (Independent Loading Mechanism) force for the CPU socket. It's an engineering experiment for fun with some science mixed in, but maybe this can help guide CPU cooler design in the future. For this testing, we're using the Scythe FUMA 3 air coolers (successor to the famous FUMA 2). We were originally inspired to do this at Computex last year, where we met with Scythe to discuss the possibilities of a better coldplate. Arctic's Liquid Freezer III this year brought the topic up again, and now it's back. Related viewing material below!
Scythe meeting at Computex: youtube.com/watch?v=d_2xGk1Wy5g
Arctic Liquid Freezer III review: youtube.com/watch?v=zfffNRTOZCc
For another scientific video with 3D animations, check out our test of the cross-flow fan in the Meshless AIO case: youtube.com/watch?v=9CWqCRFroZ0
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Creating the Golden Sample CPU Cooler
02:23 - The CPU Heatspreader Problem
07:08 - An Ideal Setup
08:31 - 3D Scanning the Coolers
09:54 - Limitations of Testing
10:40 - The Perfect Cooler
11:56 - Thermals: Intel LGA1700
12:48 - Thermals: AMD AM4
13:51 - Thermals: AMD AM5
14:40 - More Testing Limitations
15:14 - Pressure: AMD AM4
15:45 - Pressure: Intel LGA1700
16:26 - Precision Engineering Square
16:58 - Conclusion
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We're recapping TWO weeks of hardware news after spending an extended period of time on our EK Water Blocks coverage this past week! This one gets us back up to speed with the industry, including a quick follow-up to the EK story, some news on the MSI Claw and its Intel Arc improvements, Intel desktop CPUs rumored for the future, Ryzen 9000 (also rumored), and news from Meta about VR operating systems. We'll also cover net neutrality and the RX 7800 XT price drop, among other stories (like the PS5 Pro story from a couple weeks ago).
Check out our MSI Claw review previously: youtube.com/watch?v=JZG-WP8A_2c
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:13 - Quick EK Follow-Up & Jobs for Former Staff
06:33 - MSI Claw Update, Ryzen 9000, & Intel Desktop CPUs
08:20 - AMD Radeon RX 8000 GPUs & Slower GDDR6 Rumors
09:42 - Meta Opens Up VR OS
12:20 - FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality
14:25 - RX 7800 XT Drops to $470
15:17 - Rumor: PS5 Pro Inbound
20:12 - Z790 Problems on Gigabyte
22:15 - Ubisoft Takes Away Games
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This video is exciting for us: We put some heavy work into new educational animations to explain abstract or challenging topics, like airflow through a cross-flow fan vs. axial vs. blower. The Meshless AIO mini-ITX case is a new computer case on the market with a unique thermal solution, using a cross-flow cylindrical fan rather than traditional computer fans. This can be the best fan for the job when in a cramped space, but requires the entire solution to be built ground-up around the fan. This video will go in-depth with airflow, thermals and temperature testing results, and will feature an animation to educate on how these bizarre (and relatively new, at just 131 years old) fans work. This content also provides a detailed review of the SFF (Small Form Factor) Meshless AIO case.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Revolutionary Design: Cross-Flow ITX Fan
02:41 - Specs, Price, & Build: Meshless AIO Case
04:35 - Airflow
06:47 - Schlieren "Airflow Imaging" Setup Explained
08:50 - Schlieren Results
10:28 - Cross-Flow Isn't Plug-and-Play
11:35 - HOW IT WORKS & Animation
14:51 - Testing Methodology
15:28 - THERMALS: CPU Temperature
17:02 - THERMALS: GPU Temperature
18:32 - THERMALS: RAM & VRM
19:03 - Brilliant Mechanical Design
21:15 - Positives & Negatives
24:15 - Conclusion
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This video required coordination with investigators, business analysts, sources and whistleblowers, former EK staff and current suppliers, and more. We dive deep into what we think are the corrupted ethics and nepotism of the world's largest PC water cooling manufacturer, EK WB, as we investigate its finances, issues with payment, its past breaches of contract where it lost court battles, and demand letters that are intimidating with references of jail time. This video cost us over $40,000 to make between all the research, hired firms, investigators, and analysts, and our own costs internally.
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For the unfamiliar: EK Water Blocks makes water cooling equipment for computers, especially gaming PCs, AI PCs, and data centers. The parts are typically radiators, CPU and GPU blocks, and AIOs. EK Water Blocks (EKWB) alternatives are normally companies like Alphacool, Corsair, Watercool, etc.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Investigating EK Water Blocks
04:48 - More Complaints of Pay Delays
07:12 - Racism, Dangerous Workplace, & Pay
12:12 - Irresponsible Leadership
14:11 - Revealing EK's Sprawling Network
16:17 - Debts, Loans, Owners, & Investors
20:30 - Finding the $5 Million
25:36 - Recapping the Money Claims
28:06 - Org Chart: A Total Mess
35:12 - Lawyer (VA): Defining an LLC & Its Purpose
35:31 - Lawyer (VA): Piercing the Corporate Veil
38:32 - Lawyer (VA): Hiding Money & Capitalization
39:54 - Lawyer (VA): Civil Conspiracy & Criminal Conspiracy Defined
44:27 - Lawyer (KW): Tax Forfeiture
45:17 - Lawyer (KW): Personal Liability of CEOs & Officers
45:52 - Lawyer (KW): Foreign Entities, Liability, & Supply Debts
47:32 - Conclusion: Looking Forward
51:13 - Conclusion: EK Has Lost It
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EK Water Blocks is accused of non-payment of contractors, employees, and suppliers. We dug into the story and came into contact with now over a dozen people, at time of publishing, who verified various versions of this report. We have collected spreadsheets, cost sheets, chat logs, screenshots of emails and messages, contracts, and tax status information painting a picture of a company driven into the ground by a CEO put in place by the founder. The story is bleak, and we think EK's only chance at recovery is IMMEDIATE rectification followed by swift internal action to correct company culture, behavior, and handling of money. EK's founder must now bear the difficult burden of righting his ship, but at this time, it is unclear how much the founder might be implicated in all of this.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - EK is Imploding
02:28 - Cease & Desist
05:57 - Non-Payment
07:48 - Facts & Claims
09:17 - Purchasing Death Loop
11:54 - HQ vs. US Hostility
17:36 - Can EK Fix This?
21:34 - GN's Experience with Unacceptable EK Practices
25:17 - EK Made It Way Worse
30:04 - Steve Loses It
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In this hardware news episode, we recap the stability problems and "video memory" errors being seen on some Intel 13th & 14th series CPUs, AMD's new Ryzen 8000F and upcoming "9000" CPUs, discussion of a Lenovo Legion Go 2, and RGB LEDs allegedly bleaching video card backplates. It's a fun episode, made better with a conclusion on a unique Raspberry Pi hardware project!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:07 - Intel CPU Stability Issues
04:44 - The Curious Case of RGB Light Bleaching
09:01 - AMD Ryzen 9000 Confirmed, New 8000 CPUs
10:33 - Intel Battlemage Rumored for Fall of 2024
13:03 - Lenovo Talks Next-Gen Legion Go "2"
16:36 - CHIPS Act Provides TSMC $11.6B
18:52 - Google, Open AI Harvesting YouTube Videos
21:14 - Modder Makes Wristwatch of Raspberry Pi
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The MSI Claw A1M is a mystery of a handheld gaming device: We can't figure out why they'd make it the way they did. Maybe there's Intel marketing fund involved, but either way, it's just not competitive at its $800 -- or even $700 -- price point against the competition. Compared to the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, Z1 Non-Extreme, Lenovo Legion Go, and Steam Deck LCD & OLED, the Claw is hamstrung in either value or performance, and often both. This benchmark looks at some of the best handheld gaming PCs right now, and almost all of those feature AMD's Z1 Extreme or 7840U (or 8840U) variants, which are mostly the same parts. The MSI Claw stands apart for silicon variety with an Intel Ultra solution, like the 155H in ours, but it has to be good to be worth that variety.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - MSI's Flawed Claw A1M
01:44 - Very Familiar to the ASUS ROG Ally Z1
03:19 - Pricing Comparison: Claw vs. Legion Go, Steam Deck, Ally
05:41 - Complete Mess of Software
09:53 - But it has "AI!"
10:49 - More Software Mess & BIOS
12:09 - Controls, Screen, & Ally Issues
13:26 - MSI Claw Hardware Comparison
15:19 - NEW Benchmark: Handheld Battery Life vs. FPS Comparison
17:57 - 2D Gaming Battery Life Comparison: Deck, Ally, Claw, Go
19:04 - Gaming Benchmark Methodology & Settings
20:01 - Resident Evil 4 Gaming Benchmarks
20:50 - Absolutely Terrible Frametime Pacing on MSI Claw A1M
21:29 - 1080p Resident Evil 4 Benchmarks
22:01 - Cyberpunk Benchmarks
24:06 - 1080p Cyberpunk Benchmarks
24:35 - F1 2023 Benchmarks (720p)
25:05 - RDR2 Benchmarks (720p & 1080p)
25:34 - Baldur's Gate 3 & Dying Light 2 Tests
26:11 - Charge Speed Benchmarks (Handheld Gaming PCs)
27:11 - Thermal Throttling Under CPU Load
28:47 - Conclusion: Best Handheld Gaming PCs
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Intel announced its plans to compete with NVIDIA - namely, the H100 - in the burgeoning AI space. Its plans include a new Gaudi 3 AI accelerator card, a push for more open standards than NVLink (like ethernet), and Xeon 6 CPUs. We cover Intel's news, what we think its strategy is, and give opinions from the consumer viewpoint.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intel Says Intel is Boring
01:41 - AI, AI, AI, AI, AI
03:52 - Alternatives to NVIDIA for AI
06:50 - Everybody is Gunning for NVIDIA
10:57 - Fight for Second
13:47 - Intel Gaudi 3 Accelerator
15:45 - Intel is Excited
17:33 - Xeon 6, Lunar Lake, Panther Lake
20:03 - Intel AI Software Stack
21:13 - What We Think
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In this next addition to our engineering deep-dive series, we talk with Malcolm Gutenburg, a thermal engineer at NVIDIA (and formerly Intel). This video goes deep with acoustics engineering as it relates to thermal design, so we talk about finding and identifying coil whine with lasers, fan blade design and engineering, critical bands and one-third octave bands for data presentation, and tone-to-noise prominence ratio. The discussion also gets into psychoacoustics and the structure of the inner ear.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Science of Fan Noise Engineering
02:23 - Lasers for Coil Whine Noise
05:00 - Measurement Equipment & Software
05:51 - The Acoustic Chamber
06:28 - Why Use a Hemi-Anechoic Chamber
07:23 - Fan Blade Engineering
09:11 - Angle of Attack, Blade Count
12:10 - Hub Size Engineering
13:52 - Stall Region Whiteboard
19:03 - Test Setup & Microphones
23:28 - "Below 0dB" Explained & Fully Anechoic
27:43 - Extremely Technical Acoustic Discussion
31:03 - Psychoacoustics & Ear Structure
34:33 - Ray Tracing Sound in Engineering
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Guest: Malcolm Gutenburg, Thermal Engineer at NVIDIA
Hardware news this week recaps a one-sentence AMD Zen 5 rumor that set the internet ablaze, a one-page shipping manifest containing Intel Arc Battlemage that also set the internet ablaze, ASUS' new Mjolnir not-a-joke battery bank, SSD prices climbing with flash contract price increases, Intel's $7B loss and some fuzzy accounting math, and more! Busy week!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:16 - Intel Reveals $7B Loss
05:19 - Billboard-Sized Liquid Cooler Display
10:10 - Battlemage Gearing Up for Battle
13:12 - Rumor: Zen 5 vs. Zen 4
15:31 - SSD Prices to Climb
16:41 - Google Vows to Delete Incognito Data
18:35 - FCC Voting on Net Neutrality
21:26 - Minisforum Tablet with AMD
23:38 - ASUS Reveals ROG Mjolnir Battery Bank - Isn't A Joke
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The NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti is the Greatest GPU of All Time thanks to a mix of value, performance, and timing on a market teeming with excellent choices. It was an era when the AMD RX 580 was largely competing in the mid-range with the GTX 1060, Vega hadn't yet launched, and Intel Arc didn't even exist as a thought in anyone's mind. In this 2024 revisit & benchmark of the GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 (non-Ti), we're looking at performance today and how it compares to modern graphics cards. Upgrades on the NVIDIA side might include the RTX 4070 Ti Super or RTX 4070 Super if spending less, or maybe an RTX 4080 Super for more; on the AMD side, that is more likely an RX 7900 XT or RX 7900 XTX, or possibly the "new" GRE (with its global launch). The GTX 1080 Ti and 1080 Pascal architecture GPUs can't reasonably handle real-time ray tracing, so obviously those charts are absent. A modern card is effectively infinitely better. But for rasterization, they still hang in there.
This video gives some of the history and some personal thoughts, opinions, and memories on the Pascal era.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - NVIDIA's Mistake
02:10 - What Made the 1080 Ti So Good
08:29 - Inflation Adjusted GPU Price Comparison
10:55 - GTX 1080 Ti vs. GTX 1080 in 2024 (Benchmarks)
12:23 - GTX 1080 Ti Equivalent Performance Today in Modern GPUs
15:00 - Most Likely Upgrades from GTX 1080 Ti in 2024
16:42 - NVIDIA GTX 1080 Upgrades in 2024
18:19 - Ray Tracing Commentary
19:01 - FFXIV Benchmarks in 2024 (GTX 1080 Ti Revisit)
19:49 - Dying Light 2 (GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 2024 Benchmarks)
21:06 - Starfield GTX 1080 Ti & 1080 Comparison in 2024
22:07 - Rainbow Six Siege NVIDIA Pascal GPU Benchmarks
24:08 - Resident Evil 4 GTX 10 Comparison
25:43 - GTA V GPU Benchmarks in 2024
25:59 - GTX 1080 Ti Power Consumption
26:33 - Conclusion
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Hardware news this week talks about one of the first Intel Arc Battlemage appearances in a while -- hopefully pointing toward more to come -- as the new architecture preps for launch. We also cover a solo developer's project to make what will eventually be an open source GPU, Microsoft's renewed interest in handheld gaming, a $1400 monitor, and AMD launching yet more AM4 CPUs. Oh, and Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:06 - Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years
04:17 - A Wild Intel Battlemage Appears (Rumor)
06:24 - Phil Spencer Likes Handheld Gaming
10:49 - AMD Launching New AM4 CPUs (Again)
12:11 - Taiwan Dominates AI Server Market
14:10 - AOC Announces $1400 240Hz Display
15:18 - A New Steam Deck Challenger Appears
17:07 - Solo Developer Launches New FuryGPU
20:28 - Quick Presentmon 2 Beta Updates
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This video goes through the very top-level basics of how videos work. Most of the discussion is hardware-agnostic, talking about video encode, decode, and compression. At GN, none of us are experts in these topics (and they exit our usual coverage spectrum), so graphics engineer Tom Petersen will be joining to help provide the foundational knowledge as a part of our educational series of engineering discussions. Towards the end, he talks about the hardware-level choices that affect media processing. This is the last of our series of 3 videos with Tom Petersen. Check the others below, and check back for videos with other engineers later!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Video is Complicated
02:07 - Basics of a Block Diagram & Media Hardware
04:51 - Basics of Colors, Pixels, & Media Format Formula
08:08 - Encoding, Compression, & The Human Eye
12:32 - Spatial & Temporal Redundancy
15:00 - Frequency Quantization
18:07 - Symbol Coding & Bit Reduction
20:18 - Intel's Specific Hardware for Media
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ft. Tom Petersen, Intel Engineer (Guest)
Today we're "reviewing" the GameMAX "Hype," which DEFINITELY ISN'T inspired by a Hyte Y60. The Hype case is anywhere from $100 to $200, depending on where and when you look, and has poorly copied nearly every aspect of the Hyte Y60. We haven't seen a ripoff this egregious previously, and that's because even the product page has literal copied & pasted text from real Hyte's product pages. This is part of our new case testing methodology that we debuted for 2024. You can learn some basics in our Fractal North XL review below.
We previously reviewed & benchmarked the Hyte Y60 here: youtube.com/watch?v=QNfsG-Ai2PA -- comparatively, it seems as if the Hype is a step beyond a Hyte clone.
Fractal North XL review & debut of new case methodology: youtube.com/watch?v=aQHKCjuYTVQ
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The HYPE "Y60"
03:04 - All the Bad Things
08:54 - Some Positives
10:10 - But Why
11:34 - Thermal Testing (lol)
12:26 - Noise Normalized Thermals for CPU
13:45 - Noise Normalized GPU Thermals
14:21 - VRM & RAM Thermals
15:22 - Full Fan Speed GPU Thermals
16:21 - Conclusion (also lol)
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Hardware news is PACKED this week. EVGA responds to a fried SSD issue from a PSU cable swap went wrong, the US is suing Apple over monopolistic practices, there are boundless RTX 50 series rumors relating to NVIDIA's Blackwell, Intel launched the i9-14900KS, and plenty more. In handheld news, the ASUS ROG Ally price has dropped to $400 (at least for now), giving us an opportunity to reflect on if it's worth it at the new price.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:33 - EVGA Responds to Fried SSD Issue
10:39 - US Department of Justice Sues Apple for Monopoly
16:23 - RTX 50 Series Leaks & Rumors Round-Up
21:34 - Intel Launches i9-14900KS Boring CPU
24:05 - Intel Expands List of APO Games
27:41 - Crypto Miners Are Buying AMD CPUs Now
29:38 - Sony Halts PSVR2 Production
30:47 - ASUS ROG Ally Price Drop to $400
34:37 - Valve Launches Steam Families in Beta
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Dragon's Dogma 2 came out to critical reception, with overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews relating to performance, crashes, microtransactions and DLC, and optimization. We're testing the CPU and GPU performance behavior and scaling in Dragon's Dogma 2, looking at how bottlenecks occur and which devices they impact the most. Testing includes CPUs like the 14900K vs. 7800X3D, 14600K, 2600X, 5600X, 12600K, 5800X3D, and more. We also tested on the RTX 4090 with a few spots of the 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4060 (before committing to a CPU comparison instead of GPUs). Testing looks at some of the best CPUs in 2024 for Dragon's Dogma 2 performance in heavy CPU load areas.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Problems
02:42 - Testing Dragon's Dogma 2 on PC
04:26 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Framerate in Cities, Towns, & Fights
05:55 - GPU Performance Bottlenecks
07:23 - CPU Benchmarks & Comparison in Dragon's Dogma 2
08:54 - 12100F Frametime Plot (5000ms Spike!)
09:53 - 5600X Frametime Plot
10:15 - GPU vs. CPU Bottlenecks in Dragon's Dogma 2
14:35 - Conclusion & "Optimization"
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Steve Burke: Writing, Test Lead, Editing
Patrick Lathan: Testing
Mike Gaglione: Testing
Jeremy Clayton: Testing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera