I still hate the RX 6500 XT Iceberg Tech 2025-09-06 | Benchmarking the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card in modern and popular games in 2025, using a moderately priced gaming PC.AMD's answer to budget conscious gamers in 2022 was the RX 6500 XT. It offered the then-new RDNA 2 architecture, including ray tracing and great efficiency, at the crowd-pleasing price point of $199. Unfortunately, it also came with a bunch of caveats and cutbacks that turned it into a slap in the face for gamers. A lot of people were willing to overlook these slights, but I wasn't. In this video, I'm gonna reopen some old wounds.00:00 I still hate the RX 6500 XT00:55 Why I hate it03:18 The RX 6500 XT04:37 Benchmarks04:42 Assassin’s Creed Shadows05:21 Doom: The Dark Ages05:56 Kingdom Come Deliverance II06:25 The Last of Us Part 206:57 Spider-Man 207:17 Black Myth Wukong07:49 Horizon Forbidden West08:44 Indiana Jones09:22 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3309:49 GTA V Enhanced10:45 Conclusion#radeon #rx6500xt #scalperpandemic
Death of a GOAT Iceberg Tech 2025-08-30 | Benchmarking the Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti 11GB graphics card in modern and popular games in 2025, using a moderately priced gaming PC.Upgrade Your Workspace with FlexiSpot!Don’t miss out on FlexiSpot’s Fall Sale! Enter my exclusive code 'C730' and save $30 on the C7Max chair! Shop through the following links:Flexispot C7Max Chair：bit.ly/4lRn5le -us bit.ly/41xHtAO -caIf there's one thing all PC enthusiasts can agree on, it's that UE5 is a bit rubbish. If there's two things we can all agree on, it's that the GTX 1080 Ti is one of the best products that Nvidia have ever made, and some would even argue that it's one of the greatest GPUs of all time. In fact, I proved it was the GOAT in a perfect, flawless, unbiased group test last year.Nvidia, however, are allergic to positive press. This year they announced plans to discontinue driver support for this and all other Pascal, Maxwell and Volta GPUs, setting them on the road to a life of error messages and janky workarounds from the PCGW. That means this might be the last video I make about the 1080 Ti in which it has full driver support.00:00 Death of a GOAT00:51 Why the 1080 Ti was considered the greatest03:33 Burying Pascal04:53 Benchmarks04:58 Oblivion Remastered05:59 Black Myth Wukong06:48 Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film07:12 Kingdom Come Deliverance II08:06 Assassin's Creed Shadows08:46 Spider-Man 209:09 Horizon: Forbidden West09:32 The Last of Us Part 210:02 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3310:36 GTA V Enhanced Edition11:27 Marvel Rivals11:55 Battlefront II, for some reason12:22 Not all RT exclusives are verboten13:09 Conclusion#geforce #gtx1080ti #scalperpandemic
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wot I did on my holidays Iceberg Tech 2025-08-30 | A content creator can never truly have a vacation.
The last RX 580 review ever. Iceberg Tech 2025-08-23 | Benchmarking the AMD Radeon RX 580 2304SP 8GB graphics card in modern and popular games in 2025, using a moderately priced gaming PC.Everybody knows how good the Radeon RX 580 is. It's been the staple of budget gaming for years, thanks in no small part to the efforts of YouTubers hyping it up. For my part, I'm making a solemn promise to you now, that I will never make another dedicated review of the RX 580, or any of its various rebrandings, reincarnations or knockoffs, ever again. Which I'll probably break, because... y'know, gotta keep making CONTENT, amirite?For this one last ride, I'm pitting the 580 against some recent games, and some updates of classics, to see how it fares.Pick up the R.ID drivers (formerly known as AmernimeZone) here:rdn-id.com00:00 The last RX 580 review ever.01:02 One more ride with the RX 58002:55 Benchmarks08:30 Polaris can't always keep up in 202509:39 Conclusion#radeon #rx580 #scalperpandemic
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is too good for me. Iceberg Tech 2025-08-18 | Benchmarking the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D in modern & demanding games, using a Radeon RX 7900 XT.AMD's Ryzen X3D CPUs are built with gamers in mind, delivering performance gains beyond what could otherwise be provided by adding more cores or higher clocks. The 2023 7800X3D has since been surpassed by the 9800X3D in AMD's lineup, which means there are deals to be had on the older model - and, if you were concerned that a previous gen chip might already be falling behind, trust me, it's doing fine in 2025. Perhaps a little TOO fine...Sponsored by AliExpressJoin my team to get up to 10% cash back! Click the link：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opyf4vnAMD：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_olhTjJJ?af=MDU03Get £5 off your purchase of £30: ICEBERG5Get £15 off your purchase of £80: ICEBERG15Get £28 off your purchase of £140: ICEBERG28（Coupons are applicable on selected items.）Effective Time: 2025-08-17 23:00:00 -2025-08-27 22:59:5913-2 (UK):ICEBERG220-3 (Australia):ICEBERG220-3 (Canada):ICEBERG235-5 (New Zealand):ICEBERG2Ryzen 7 7800X3Dhttps://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFWuOMt?af=MDU032Ryzen 5 7500Fvi.aliexpress.com/item/1005008859134000.htmlMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Future Tomorrow", "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is (still) too good00:47 AliExpress01:48 The story of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D04:25 The Games13:57 Conclusion#amd #ryzen #x3d #aliexpress #cashbackchallenge
From decade-old workstation to CONSOLE KILLER Iceberg Tech 2025-08-08 | Upgrading a 2014-era Dell Precision T5810 to a gaming rig capable of a console-like gaming experience on a budgetPrebuilt PCs are a staple of budget PC content on YouTube, but usually an Optiplex or similar office PC lacks enough room for any serious upgrades. However, workstations like the Dell Precision range can support high core-count CPUs and full height graphics cards with PCI-Express power connectors, and can be bought for under £100 - making them a great platform for building a Console Killer!Sponsored by Eksterpartner.ekster.com/icebergtechUse code ICEBERG for an additional 10% off Ekster's ongoing discountsMusic:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime"Mini Vandals "World War Blues"Backing Track "Future Tomorrow", "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" & "Vercetti Forever"00:00 From Workstation to Console Killer02:15 Dell Precision 581003:41 Upgrades08:54 The Games16:43 Conclusion#ekster #rtx #consolekiller
Can Oculink turn a mini PC into a gaming BEAST? | feat. GMKTEC EVO T1 Iceberg Tech 2025-07-31 | Testing the GMKTec EVO-T1 mini PC with Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, combined with a full size Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card via the EVO-T1's Oculink port.GMKTec's latest model is very much at the premium end of the market, with a 16 core (6 P-core, 10 E-core) Intel Ultra 9 285H CPU that should, on paper, be enough to drive a powerful GPU to some seriously high FPS. The EVO-T1 is one of relatively few PCs in this segment that support Oculink, giving it the ability to drive a full-fat graphics card that could help realise the mobile CPU's true gaming potential - but does that translate to real world performance?Thanks to GMKTec for providing the review unit. Find out more here:gmktec.com/products/intel-core-ultra-9-285h-evo-t1-ai-mini-pcPick up the GMKTec EVO-T1:US64+1TB: amazon.com/dp/B0FH4NZ6DX64+2TB: amazon.com/dp/B0FHJSGCGT96+2TB: amazon.com/dp/B0FH54R8J3 UK64+1TB：amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHKR3CD8mini-pcPick up the Oculink adapter I featured in the video here (affiliate link):amzn.to/4lM7Ue2Music by Backing Track (backingtrack.gg) and Unicorn Heads00:00 Mini PC + Oculink = Gaming Beast?00:54 Oculink02:03 GMKTec EVO-T103:31 Synthetic Benchmarks05:05 Gaming Benchmarks05:09 Apex Legends05:46 Counter Strike 206:34 Marvel's Rivals06:58 Star Wars: Battlefront 207:33 Space Marine 208:08 Baldur's Gate 308:34 Hitman: World of Assassination09:10 Marvel's Spider-Man 209:40 The Last of Us Part 210:36 Conclusion#gmktec #minipc #oculink
The RTX 2060 Super can still play everything. Iceberg Tech 2025-07-24 | Benchmarking the Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060 Super 8GB in modern games using a moderately priced gaming PC.Sponsored by AliExpressAliExpress Cashback Challenge is July 8th, 8:00am -July 31th 23:59pm. Join my team to get up to 10% cash back!https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oph5LpiMLLSE RTX 2060 Super (model featured in video, eligible for £40 discount): https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIzUP2SMLLSE RTX 2060 Super (cheaper version if you can't claim the discount): vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005005966920305.htmlMLLSE RTX 3060 12GB: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omAv9iL?af=MDU032Gamesir Nova Lite: aliexpress.com/item/1005006667923301.html?spm=oneshop.my.0.0.48977f6bs5mn0CCrucial P3 Plus:aliexpress.com/item/1005006738843673.html?spm=oneshop.my.0.0.48977f6bs5mn0CDiscount codes:£5 off your purchase of £30: ICEBERG5£15 off your purchase of £80: ICEBERG15£20 off your purchase of £120: ICEBERG20£40 off your purchase of £200: ICEBERG40Effective from 03/07/2025 00:00:00 - 31/07/2025 23:59:59The RTX 2060 Super is currently the cheapest card available that ticks the major boxes for playing modern games - 8GB of VRAM, hardware upscaling and (modest) hardware ray tracing. It might not give the optimal PC gaming experience at high resolutions and frame rates, but at least you shouldn't find any titles which flat out refuse to work in 2025. Ticking boxes aside, however, what does that mean in terms of actual gameplay?Music by Backing Track (backingtrack.gg)Tracks: "Binary Sunrise", "Neon Nights", "Hotline" & "Vercetti Forever"Title music:"808 Doorbell Chime" by Unicorn Heads00:00 RTX 2060 Super in 202500:38 Sponsored by AliExpress01:52 The Story of the RTX 2060 Super04:07 Test Setup04:14 Benchmarks04:18 Doom: The Dark Ages04:59 Dune: Awakening06:24 Assassin's Creed Shadows07:06 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3307:30 The Last of Us Part 208:10 Kingdom Come Deliverance II08:30 Dragon Age: Veilguard08:55: Indiana Jones & The Great Circle09:28 Spider-Man 210:09 Horizon: Forbidden West10:34 Cyberpunk 207711:30 Alan Wake 212:07 Conclusion#aliexpresshbd #cashbackchallenge
The First i7 Iceberg Tech 2025-07-19 | Benchmarking the Intel Core i7-920 in games from 2007 up to the present day.Back in the mists of time, Intel had the bright idea of rebranding their CPUs in a way which would resonate with customers for over a decade and a half. The 2008 Intel Core i7-920 for the company's first dedicated HEDT platform, X58, would become among the first of many chips that would be associated with quality and performance in the minds of consumers.In 2025, this CPU is almost old enough to drink. But can it still cook?(damn, I should have used that line in the script)Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Levelcap", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", "Binary Sunrise" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 The First i700:44 The Story of the i7-92004:13 Test Setup05:43 The Games13:01 The eSports14:37 Synthetic Benchmarks15:31 Conclusion#inteli7 #intel #i7
PC Gaming (when youre broke) Iceberg Tech 2025-07-13 | Testing cheap, free to play & rented games on a budget gaming PC.We talk enough about expensive new components on YouTube, and it doesn't really seem to help anyone, so I've dusted off a cheap Dell T5810 workstation PC I bought for fifty quid last year and put it through its paces in some cheap & free to play games.Thanks to Kingston for providing the A400 SSDs: kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/ssd/a400-solid-state-drive?partnum=sa400s37%2F480g00:00 PC Gaming (when you're broke)00:50 The £51 PC03:49 Free To Play Games04:19 Counter-Strike 205:08 Fortnite06:25 Overwatch 2 (not Marvel Rivals)07:19 XBOX Game Pass PC08:18 Skyrim08:53 Star Wars: Battlefront 209:41 GTA V10:24 Humble Bundle11:21 Warhammer 40K: Boltgun11:56 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk12:26 Dredge13:02 Amazon Luna14:35 Death Stranding15:25 Star Wars Outlaws16:39 Watch Dogs Legion17:50 Conclusion
Arrow Lake & Arc in a TINY PC | Intel Ultra 9 285H feat. Geekom IT15 Iceberg Tech 2025-07-07 | Reviewing the Geekom IT15 Mini PC, featuring the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and integrated Arc 140T GraphicsIf the IT15 grabs your interest, use the (unintentionally hilarious) codes below for a discount!(not affiliate links, FYI)Amazon US (10% off code: ICETIT15AMZ):amazon.com/dp/B0F8QKDY2S?maas=maas_adg_7500386A54977975C0A999A216EE19F3_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maasGEEKOM US (10% off code: ICETIT15):geekompc.com/geekom-it15-mini-pc/?mtm_campaign=KIT15&mtm_kwd=ICETIT15Amazon UK (10% off code: ICETIT15):amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8VNV747?maas=maas_adg_BA6E8126492FB9A241822C4E56F65CFE_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maasGEEKOM UK (10% off code: ICETIT15):geekom.co.uk/geekom-it15-mini-pc?mtm_campaign=KIT15&mtm_kwd=ICETIT15Intel's latest series of Arrow Lake CPUs eschew hyperthreading, which hasn't exactly gone down well in their high end models for desktop PCs. Where it may come in handy is in mobile devices and mini PCs, which in previous generations have been prone to serious throttling. The Geekom IT15 is a NUC-style unit equipped with the 285H, in a chassis that hasn't traditionally been able to keep high-performance Intels under control. Can Arrow Lake change all that?Music by Backing Track (backingtrack.gg) and Unicorn Heads00:00 Geekom IT1500:52 Intel Core Ultra 9 285H02:27 Price & specs04:17 Synthetic benchmarks06:41 Gaming benchmarks11:06 Power consumption11:19 Conclusion#geekom #primeday2025 #intel
The Steam Machine Reborn | feat. Minisforum UM750L Iceberg Tech 2025-06-29 | Installing SteamOS on a budget Ryzen APU-powered mini PC, and playing older & lighter weight games.Although Steam Decks and competing handhelds are proving popular now, Valve's original plan for the SteamOS variant of Linux centred on console-like "Steam Machines". While this plan was abandoned years ago, the Steam Deck ISO has been made available by Valve - ostensibly to allow the OS to be installed on competing handhelds, but there's nothing stopping us from installing SteamOS on any PC we want, and bringing the Steam Machine concept back to life.Thanks to Minisforum, I've taken the opportunity to install SteamOS on one of their budget mini PCs, the UM750L Slim. This low powered device isn't designed for gaming, but it's pretty good at running older, lower spec and indie games.Pick up the UM750L Slim here:https://s.minisforum.com/43NVR9v00:00 Steam Machines00:36 SteamOS01:18 Test PC03:12 Bioshock Infinite03:44 Red Dead Redemption04:24 Persona 4 Golden05:09 Warhammer 40K: Boltgun05:44 The Forgotten City06:22 The Outer Wilds06:59 Sifu07:30 Hades 208:04 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night08:34 Night Runners09:30 Conclusion#steamos #steammachine #minipc
RX 9000 vs RX 7000 in a fair fight Iceberg Tech 2025-06-23 | Comparing AMD's RDNA 3 and RDNA 4 architectures for performance and efficiency, using the Radeon RX 7600 XT and 9060 XT clocked at (roughly) the same frequencies.Even though there's no top end model to compete directly with Nvidia, AMD's RX 9000 series are a bigger uplift over the previous generation than you might expect. By underclocking the RX 9060 XT, it's possible to do a direct comparison with the RDNA 3-based RX 7600 XT and see just how big that improvement really is.Thanks to Scan UK for providing the RX 7600 XT for testing. Check out the Asus Prime RX 9060 XT 16GB at the link below:scan.co.uk/products/asus-radeon-rx-9060-xt-prime-oc-16gb-gddr6-graphics-card-rdna-4-2048-streams-3330-mhz-boostTest system:Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-I Motherboard32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL30Thermalright 360mm AIOCorsair HX1200i PSU25.10.09.01 DriversMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Binary Sunrise", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer", "Vercetti Forever"00:00 RDNA Evolution00:44 Comparing architectures02:52 Scan Computers UK03:40 Matching clocks04:32 Benchmarks04:36 Assassin's Creed Shadows05:07 Doom: The Dark Ages05:43 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3306:05 Stellar Blade Demo06:23 Alan Wake 206:38 Black Myth Wukong06:58 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle07:13 Dragon Age Veilguard07:27 Cyberpunk 207707:43 Spider-Man 207:58 God of War Ragnarok08:11 Horizon Forbidden West08:22 The Last of Us Part 208:36 Kingdom Come Deliverance 208:47 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl09:18 RT Benchmarks09:22 Indiana Jones path tracing10:02 Alan Wake 2 path tracing10:20 Black Myth Wukong path tracing10:34 Cyberpunk 2077 path tracing & ultra RT11:16 Spider-Man 2 RT11:52 Stalker 2 Epic RT12:10 Veilguard maximum RT12:34 Overall results12:51 Power consumption & efficiency13:46 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#radeon #amd #rdna4
The Cheapest AM5 | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F Iceberg Tech 2025-06-16 | Testing the Ryzen 5 8400F, currently the cheapest CPU on the AM5 socket, in modern & demanding gamesThis video was sponsored by AliExpressPick up a Ryzen 5 8400F here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opJMCDY?af=MDU032Pick up the UPerfect 16" portable OLED display here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omQy7xg?af=MDU032Other deals:GMKtec K6 Mini PC：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opC8k14?af=MDU032Mini PC Desktop Computer：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBzHq3C?af=MDU032Crucial P3 Plus PCIe：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opxyl9g?af=MDU032Switch Controller：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omtNDcI?af=MDU032Use these discount codes on your AliExpress orders (UK only):Iceberg8: £8 off orders over £30Iceberg15: £15 off orders over £80Iceberg25: £25 off orders over £120Iceberg50: £50 off orders over £200The AliExpress Cashback Challenge is running from June 9th, 00:00-June 28th 23:59. Join my team to get up to £450 cash back!Click the link: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_onddzpEAM5 is an expensive prospect in 2025. The cheapest chip currently available on this socket is the Ryzen 5 8400F, a 6 core 12 thread CPU with less L3 cache and fewer PCIE lanes than its more mainstream competitors. Is it good enough to tide you over until something more attractive comes along?Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Binary Sunrise", "Neon Nights", "Hotline", "Vercetti Forever"00:00 The Cheapest AM500:40 AliExpress Summer Sale03:23 AMD Ryzen 5 8400F07:42 Benchmarks07:46 Counter Strike 208:31 Space Marine 209:17 Starfield 209:40 The Last of Us Part One10:00 Spider-Man 210:27 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl10:43 Cyberpunk 207711:08 Hitman: World of Assassination11:37 Baldur's Gate 311:53 9-Game Average & Synthetics12:18 Temps13:17 Conclusion#aliexpresssummersale #ryzen #amd
Can the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB beat the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB? Iceberg Tech 2025-06-05 | Reviewing the new Asus Prime OC Radeon RX 9060 XT, and comparing it to an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB.AMD's new Radeon RX 9060 XT is expected to hit the market with prices starting around US$350 or UK£320, with a clear eye towards defeating Nvidia's 5060 Ti in terms of price to performance. Team Red have done it before in the past, but in recent years they've struggled to match Team Green in terms of pure performance. Can the new RDNA 4 architecture close the gap?Thanks to Asus UK for the review sample.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/tuf-gaming/tuf-rx9060xt-o16g-gaming00:00 RX 9060 XT 16GB vs. RTX 5060 Ti 16GB01:00 The Story of the RX 9060 XT 16GB03:24 Test Setup04:46 Benchmarks04:50 Assassin's Creed: Shadows05:18 Stellar Blade Demo05:54 Doom: The Dark Ages06:21 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3306:44 Cyberpunk 207707:24 Alan Wake 207:58 Dragon Age: Veilguard08:20 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle08:58 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl09:15 The Last of Us Part 209:47 Horizon Forbidden West10:21 God of War Ragnarok10:37 Marvel's Spider-Man 211:19 Black Myth Wukong11:43 Kingdom Come Deliverance 212:01 15-Game Average12:32 Ray Tracing15:44 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#AMD #RX9060XT #AsusPrime #Asus
RTX 5060 vs. the sub-£300 competition | feat. RTX 4060 & Arc B580 Iceberg Tech 2025-05-30 | Benchmarking the RTX 5060 8GB against the RTX 4060 it replaces, as well as the Intel Arc B580, and comparing the three GPUs for value.We may not like it, but the best performing new card under £300/$300 is (currently) Nvidia's new RTX 5060, even with its cut down specs and stunted 8GB frame buffer. The RTX 4060 and Arc B580 are still attractive options for those on a budget, or who want an option that doesn't necessarily line Jensen's leather pockets - but how do they compare in terms of performance, and what should they cost?00:00 RTX 5060 vs. 4060 vs. B58000:47 The competitors02:06 Test rig03:11 Benchmarks03:15 Doom: The Dark Ages03:58 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3304:34 Assassin's Creed: Shadows05:00 Alan Wake 205:24 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle06:24 The Last of Us Part 206:56 Dragon Age: Veilguard07:20 God of War Ragnarok07:44 Horizon Forbidden West08:08 Kingdom Come Deliverance 208:30 Black Myth Wukong09:14 Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark Utility09:44 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl10:07 Cyberpunk 207710:36 Ray tracing13:27 Overall results & value comparisonC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#RTX5060 #RTX4060 #ArcB580
Can the RTX 5060 beat an RTX 2080 Ti? Iceberg Tech 2025-05-24 | Reviewing the new Asus Prime OC Geforce RTX 5060, and comparing it to an RTX 2080 Ti from 2018.Nvidia's new entry level Geforce in the 50 series is the 8GB RTX 5060, with a $299 MSRP and UK selling prices starting at £269. The RTX 2080 Ti was the flagship of the Turing series, with a $999 MSRP and retail prices going significantly higher than that. Has the last 7 years of development brought flagship performance down to the masses? Is 8GB really enough, and can the older card's 11GB help it win this head-to-head?Thanks to Asus UK for the review sampleasus.com/microsite/Graphics-Cards/GeForce-RTX-50-Series/uk00:00 RTX 5060 vs. RTX 2080 Ti00:46 History of the two GPUs02:25 The Contenders04:31 Test Setup04:43 The Benchmarks04:47 Doom: The Dark Ages06:17 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3307:16 Assassin's Creed: Shadows07:54 Alan Wake 208:19 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle09:02 The Last of Us Part 209:43 Dragon Age: The Veilguard10:15 Not Spider-Man 210:31 God of War Ragnarok10:54 Horizon Forbidden West11:20 Kingdom Come Deliverance 211:42 Black Myth Wukong12:09 Monster Hunter Wilds12:33 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl12:56 Cyberpunk 207713:17 Ray Tracing15:44 ... And The Winner Is?17:40 Final ThoughtsC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #RTX5060 #DLSS4 #AsusPrime #Asus
The best laptop CPU (is now on desktop) | MinisForum BD790i X3D feat. Ryzen 9 7945HX3D Iceberg Tech 2025-05-17 | Benchmarking the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D high-end mobile CPU on a desktop ITX motherboard, MinisForum's BD790i X3D, using a Radeon RX 7900 XT.Available here:minisforum.uk/products/bd790i-x3d-motherboardThanks to Kingston for providing the Fury Impact SODIMM memory kit for this review. Find it here: kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/memory/gaming/kingston-fury-impact-ddr5-memory?speed=5600mt%2Fs&total%20(kit)%20capacity=64gb&kit=kit%20of%202&dram%20density=16gbit&profile%20type=plug%20n%20playHigh end laptop CPUs are usually held back by the rest of the laptop - thermal, power and graphics constraints mean they never reach the same potential as their desktop counterparts. Minisforum have answered this by installing mobile CPUs onto proper ITX motherboards, with improved power delivery, integrated heatsinks and access to full-size PCI-Express graphics cards. The Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is a mobile equivalent of the 7950X3D - moreover, at $599, it's actually cheaper than the desktop version. Is it worth picking up?SMUDebug (allows the BD790i X3D to use X3D Turbo Mode, which disables the non-Vcache CCX)softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/SMUDebugTool.shtmlMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights, "Levelcap", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer", "Binary Sunrise" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 The Ryzen 9 7945HX3D01:10 Minisforum BD790i X3D03:15 Why does this matter?04:15 Test setup06:53 Gaming benchmarks11:49 Synthetic benchmarks14:07 Conclusion#minisforum #kingstonfury #ad
You Can(t) Build a PS5 Equivalent PC in 2025 Iceberg Tech 2025-05-10 | Building a PC using equivalent components to a PS5 and benchmarking some modern console ports & cross-platform AAA games from 2024 and 2025.I like building PS5 equivalent PCs. I've made some videos about it in the past - copying console-equivalent quality settings and resolutions from outlets like Digital Foundry, and applying them to the PC version using an 8 core Zen 2 CPU and 36 CU RDNA 2 GPU - all just to see how close they get to the PlayStation originals.Usually, they come pretty close. This time? 😢Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights, "Hotline", "Levelcap", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 You Can('t) Build a PS501:08 The PS5's components03:03 Ghost of Tsushima03:56 Spider-Man 206:31 The Last of Us Part 207:43 Horizon Forbidden West08:58 Assassin's Creed: Shadows11:02 Black Myth Wukong12:33 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle13:39 Dragon Age: The Veilguard15:12 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#scalperpandemic
Buy nothing. Iceberg Tech 2025-04-26 | Building an average gaming PC according to the Steam Hardware Survey for February 2025, and using it to play some classic modern games, as well as remasters, independently developed games, and free-to-play games.Raycevick's Rollerdrome review: youtu.be/JnSpTyRuapk?si=SqSAyVkcoTHs-j6lThe vibe in the PC industry is largely negative right now. New components are disappointing, or have crippling flaws, or both. Games continue to be developed with high system requirements, and often suffer from stutters that prevent smooth gameplay - and to top it all, everything is more expensive than it should be. And it sucks.In this video, I've built the Steam Hardware Survey's idea of the average gaming PC, and used it to play a bunch of games that can be had cheaply or for free - and which (mostly) don't suffer the performance problems we see in 2025.PC specs:Intel i5-12400F & stock coolerTeam Group T-Force 32GB (4x8) DDR4-3600MSI Z690 MotherboardGigabyte RTX 4060 Eagle Ice2TB Crucial NVME SSD850W Corsair PSU00:00 Buy nothing.01:01 The situation in 202502:10 The average gaming PC03:49 Modern Classics08:30 Remasters13:02 Indies15:53 Free to Play18:38 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#scalperpandemic #steamhardwaresurvey
Can the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB beat an RTX 3080? Iceberg Tech 2025-04-16 | Reviewing the new Asus TUF OC Geforce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, and comparing it to an RTX 3080 12GB from 2020Nvidia's new Blackwell range is being fleshed out with some more moderately priced options, with the highlight being the 16Gb version of the RTX 5060 Ti. Historically, 60 Tis have offered similar performance to a two-generation-old flagship, only at a lower price and with lower power consumption. Can the RTX 5060 Ti keep up this trend?Thanks to Scan Computers for providing components for my GPU test rigscan.co.ukThanks to Asus UK for the review sampleasus.com/microsite/Graphics-Cards/GeForce-RTX-50-Series/ukTest PC:AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-ICorsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16) DDR5-6000 CL30 (tuned to Buildzoid’s timings)Crucial T500 2TB NVME SSDCorsair HX1200i PSUJonsbo caseThermalright 360mm AIO00:00 Nvidia Geforce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB review00:49 The story of the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB02:05 RTX 5060 Ti vs. RTX 308003:30 Test setup03:42 Benchmarks03:46 Assassin's Creed Shadows04:32 The Last of Us Part 205:25 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle06:04 Kingdom Come Deliverance 206:34 Monster Hunter Wilds07:04 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl07:28 Marvel's Spider-Man 208:12 Black Myth Wukong08:30 Horizon Forbidden West08:55 God of War Ragnarok09:15 Alan Wake 209:38 Star Wars Outlaws10:18 Cyberpunk 207710:57 13-game average11:32 Ray tracing14:32 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #RTX5060Ti #DLSS4 #AsusTUF #Asus
Everybody (still) loves the RTX 3060 in 2025 Iceberg Tech 2025-04-15 | Benchmarking the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 12GB in modern games using a moderately priced gaming PC.Sponsored by AliExpress.AliExpress Cashback Challenge is April 15th - 30th. Join my team to get up to £400 cash back!https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFxRUItPick up the MLLSE RTX 3060 12GB here:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omAv9iL?af=MDU032Discount codes：Iceberg5: £5 off orders over £30Iceberg15: £15 off orders over £99Iceberg25: £25 off orders over £139Iceberg35: £35 off orders over £219valid from 15/04/2025 00:00:00 - 30/04/2025 23:59:59Nvidia's 60 series GPUs are usually the most popular, and right now the Steam Hardware Survey puts the RTX 3060 at the top spot. Being popular doesn't mean being the best, however, and 2025's games are proving challenging even for the latest hardware. Is the 3060 keeping up?Oh... and just how are you supposed to pronounce MLLSE?Test PC:AMD Ryzen 5 7500FMSI B650 Pro Gaming WifiCrucial Pro Overclocking 32GB (2x16) DDR5-6400 CL36 @ 3000 CL30Crucial T500 2TB NVME SSDCorsair RM850x PSUThermalright FS140 CoolerMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"Other tracks:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime" youtu.be/vDfxwxzim3o?si=80HEIH1EIjfTHBfj00:00 RTX 3060 12GB in 202500:34 Sponsored by AliExpress01:20 The Story of the MLLSE RTX 3060 12GB03:55 Test setup04:03 Benchmarks04:07 The Last of Us Part 205:13 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II05:49 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle06:30 Stalker 2 06:58 Monster Hunter Wilds07:41 Assassin's Creed Shadows08:04 Avowed08:25 Spider-Man 209:17 Dragon Age Veilguard09:40 Horizon Forbidden West10:04 God of War Ragnarok10:31 Star Wars Outlaws11:13 Black Myth Wukong11:37 Alan Wake 212:30 Cyberpunk 207713:12 Marvel Rivals13:36 Overclocking the MLLSE RTX 306014:23 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#aliexpresshbd #cashbackchallenge
False Economy? | RX 5700 XT in 2025 Iceberg Tech 2025-04-03 | Benchmarking the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT in modern games using a moderately priced gaming PC.(Disclosure: I have partnered with Ubisoft to produce this content, and was given a free copy of Assassin's Creed: Shadows for benchmarking)The RX 5700 XT is no stranger to my channel: in 2023 it was a real contender for the best budget-priced gaming GPU, especially in an era where 8GB was the bare minimum for contemporary titles. In the last two years prices have dropped, but system requirements have jumped. Has the 5700 XT kept pace, or been left behind?Test PC:AMD Ryzen 5 7500FMSI B650 Pro Gaming WifiCrucial Pro Overclocking 32GB (2x16) DDR5-6400 CL36 @ 3000 CL30Crucial T500 2TB NVME SSDCorsair RM850x PSUThermalright FS140 CoolerMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"Other tracks:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime" youtu.be/vDfxwxzim3o?si=80HEIH1EIjfTHBfj00:00 RX 5700 XT in 202500:35 The Story of the RX 5700 XT01:58 Test setup02:09 Benchmarks02:13 Assassin's Creed: Shadows03:25 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II04:01 Non-benchmark: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle04:58 Avowed05:34 Spider-Man 206:20 Dragon Age: The Veilguard06:43 Horizon Forbidden West07:05 God of War Ragnarok07:34 Star Wars Outlaws08:02 Black Myth Wukong08:28 Cyberpunk 207708:47 Alan Wake II09:21 Marvel Rivals10:03 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #scalperpandemic #ubisoftpartner #ad
iGPU vs. eGPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 & RX 7600M XT Iceberg Tech 2025-03-24 | Comparing the GMKTec EVO-X1 using just its integrated Radeon 890M graphics to the AD-GP1 external GPU over Oculink.AMD's integrated graphics are good enough these days that, some say, you don't even need to think about entry level graphics cards any more. However, many devices which sport these Radeon 890M GPUs can also support an external GPU, like this integrated unit featuring an 8GB Radeon RX 7600M XT. How much benefit is there from this kind of EGPU over one of the better iGPUs around, and is it worth the cost?--Both the EVO-X1 mini PC and AD-GP1 external GPU were supplied by GMKTec for this review. Pick them up here (not affiliate links):GMKTec EVO-X1 mini PC:Code: GMKX1ITextra $10 off the discounted price from GMKTec's website:gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen%E2%84%A2-al-9-hx-370-evo-x1-ai-mini-pc?spm=..product_c74ee166-3363-4e4b-b056-5872c55201e1.header_1.1&spm_prev=..product_c50abb4f-1a18-4e0e-a6ed-8299121c8729.header_1.1&variant=eba6e5da-e977-40ac-8ada-7f21aa51429c&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=Iceberg+Tech&utm_campaign=GMKX1LTAmazon links:EVO-X1 32GB+1TB:amazon.com/dp/B0DS5XLRVQEVO-X1 32GB+2TB:amazon.com/dp/B0DPQCD37ZEVO-X1 64GB+1TB:amazon.com/dp/B0DSDB1FM2GMKTec AD-GP1 external GPU dock:Code: GMKGP1TECHextra $6 off the discounted price from GMKTec's website:tinyurl.com/3vjhyw4eAmazon link:amazon.com/dp/B0DTP9MCQY--Tools used:Universal X86 Tuning Utility amdaputuningutility.comSmokeless UMAFgithub.com/DavidS95/Smokeless_UMAFMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Future Tomorrow", "Extra Lives", "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 HX 370 & Radeon 890M vs. RX 7600M XT00:56 About the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 & Radeon 890M iGPU02:36 About the RX 7600M XT EGPU04:31 3DMark Time Spy05:10 Cyberpunk 207706:13 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II07:06 Red Dead Redemption07:45 Black Myth Wukong08:54 GTA V Enhanced09:29 Spider-Man 210:47 Apex Legends11:36 Counter Strike 212:03 Marvel Rivals12:40 Conclusion
The First i9 Iceberg Tech 2025-03-19 | Benchmarking the i9-7900X in games and benchmarks from its launch in 2017 up until the present day.Intel's i9 series lasted 7 years, from its launch in mid-2017 up until its ignominious end in 2024. The series, posed as a premium tier above the previous i7 and i7 Extreme flagships, started with the i9-7900X. Despite the fanfare, the first i9 didn't appear to offer much compared to its HEDT predecessor, the i7-6950X. We might better remember its successors like the 9900K, but in this video I'm returning to where the i9s all began.Sponsored by AliExpress.AliExpress Cashback Challenge is March 10th - March 31st . Join my team to get up to £500 cash back!https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFxILIlHappy AliExpress Anniversary Sale - big deals, bigger impact! Starting March 16 at 23:00, enjoy up to 80% exclusively on AliExpress. Play Prize Land, Watch your snapshot with Aliexpress and win a share of £800,000! You can also get endless coupons and high-value prizes!product links：Asus Prime X299-A II (Intel Socket 2066 motherboard): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_omp2utx?af=MDU032RTX 3060:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oErLLTn?af=MDU032(video coming soon!)Magcubic Projector:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oELzle1?af=MDU032Ryzen 5 7600X:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oF5itpn?af=MDU032Mini PC:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFWaQmd?af=MDU032Portable Touch Monitor:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_onR8tvR?af=MDU032Code:Get £5 off your purchase of £29: Iceberg5Get £15 off your purchase of £89: Iceberg15Get £25 off your purchase of £169: Iceberg25Get £35 off your purchase of £209: Iceberg35Effective Time: 2025.03.10 00:00:00-2025.03.31 23:59:59Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer", "Binary Sunrise" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 The First i900:48 AliExpress02:12 The Story of the i9-7900X05:53 The Games12:08 Synthetic Benchmarks14:05 Conclusion#aliexpresscashback#aliexpressanniversary#aliexpresshbd#bigdealsbiggerimpact #intel #inteli9
Making the fastest Ryzen 9 HX 370 in the world (for no reason) Iceberg Tech 2025-03-17 | Tuning the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in a GMKTec EVO-X1 using all available means in order to reach the number one spot on 3DMark's Time Spy leaderboard.My full GMKTec mini PC & EGPU video, comparing the Radeon 890M integrated graphics to their $600 RX 7600M XT Oculink dock, had to be delayed for a week, but I still wanted to do something interesting with it in the meantime. So, here's a video documenting my half-baked attempts at tuning the APU to make it give bigger numbers.Tools used:Universal X86 Tuning Utility amdaputuningutility.comSmokeless UMAFgithub.com/DavidS95/Smokeless_UMAFGMKTec EVO-X1 links:Use code GMKX1IT for an extra $10 off the discounted price from GMKTec's website:gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen%E2%84%A2-al-9-hx-370-evo-x1-ai-mini-pc?spm=..product_c74ee166-3363-4e4b-b056-5872c55201e1.header_1.1&spm_prev=..product_c50abb4f-1a18-4e0e-a6ed-8299121c8729.header_1.1&variant=eba6e5da-e977-40ac-8ada-7f21aa51429c&utm_source=KOL&utm_medium=Iceberg+Tech&utm_campaign=GMKX1LTAmazon links:EVO-X1 32GB+1TB:amazon.com/dp/B0DS5XLRVQEVO-X1 32GB+2TB:amazon.com/dp/B0DPQCD37ZEVO-X1 64GB+1TB:amazon.com/dp/B0DSDB1FM2Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Future Tomorrow", "Extra Lives", "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 The Fastest HX 370 in the World00:57 About the Ryzen AI 9 HX 37002:48 The APU Tuning Iceberg, level 2: UXTU04:57 The APU Tuning Iceberg, level 3: RAM Timings07:49 The APU Tuning Iceberg, level 4: BIOS modding (sorta)09:54 Gaming Benchmarks12:54 3DMark Time Spy
Jensen didnt lie about the RTX 5070 Iceberg Tech 2025-03-14 | ... from a certain point of view.#rtx5070 #rtx50 #rtx50series #jensenhuangC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10sEmail contact@icebergtech.co.uk
Return of the FrankenGPU | RTX 4090M 16GB Iceberg Tech 2025-03-11 | Benchmarking a Sejishi RTX 4090M 16GB modified mobile GPU from China in 12 modern & popular PC games.Sponsored by AliExpressBrowsing Chinese retailers can unearth all kinds of weird & wonderful finds. In this video I'm looking at one such item, a graphics card using a repurposed Nvidia Geforce RTX 4090 Mobile GPU with 16GB of VRAM. Based on plenty of existing evidence on YouTube, it's clear that potential buyers should be very wary of Frankensteined graphics cards like this, especially ones based on Geforce GPUs which require third-party drivers. I decided to test this one out, so you don't have to.--AliExpress Cashback Challenge is March 10th - March 31st. Join my team to get up to £500 cash back!Team Link：https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFxILIlHappy AliExpress Anniversary Sale, big deals bigger impact! Starting March 16 at 23:00, enjoy up to 80% exclusively on AliExpress. Play Prize Land, Watch your snapshot with Aliexpress and win a share of £800,000! You can also get endless coupons and high-value prizes!If you were looking for an actually reliable graphics card from AliExpress, check out the following links:Gunnir Arc B580: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBQIoej?af=MDU032Gigabyte RX 6750 GRE 10GB: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_okyVJDV?af=MDU032MSI RTX 4060: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oooG6ib?af=MDU032Code:Get £5 off your purchase of £29: Iceberg5Get £15 off your purchase of £89: Iceberg15Get £25 off your purchase of £169: Iceberg25Get £35 off your purchase of £209: Iceberg35Effective Time: 10/03/2025 00:00:00 - 31/03/2025 23:59:59--Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Weird RTX 4090M from China00:40 Sponsored by AliExpress01:41 The Story of the RTX 4090M06:02 Gaming Benchmarks06:08 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II06:36 Spider-Man 206:52 Avowed07:31 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle08:09 Dragon Age: The Veilguard08:28 Horizon: Forbidden West08:39 God of War: Ragnarok08:51 Star Wars: Outlaws09:16 Black Myth Wukong09:31 Cyberpunk 207709:47 Alan Wake 210:07 Marvel Rivals10:32 Conclusion#aliexpresscashback#aliexpressanniversary#aliexpresshbd#bigdealsbiggerimpact #aliexpress
Pro Money, No Problems? | Beelink SER 9 Pro feat. AMD Strix Point Iceberg Tech 2025-03-08 | The premium mini PC market is facing new challenges in 2025. Mid-priced options featuring previous-gen Ryzen 7000 and 8000 APUs are often "good enough" for most use cases, and the M4 Mac Mini is offering stiff competition beyond that. AMD's Strix Point APUs promise to deliver more performance and efficiency than their predecessors, but is it enough to justify a premium price tag? And is Beelink's latest SER series mini PC really worthy of the name Pro?Buy one here:bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser9-pro-365or buy the better version:bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser9-ai-9-hx-370or the cheaper option:bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser8-8745hs(not affiliated)Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Future Tomorrow", “Binary Sunrise”, "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Beelink SER 9 Pro feat. Ryzen AI 9 36500:39 Strix Point03:36 IO & Connectivity05:11 Benchmarks: Synthetic & Productivity07:46 Gaming Benchmarks12:09 Power Consumption & ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10sEmail contact@icebergtech.co.uk#strixpoint #beelink #minipc
A drama-free* RTX 5070 review | Asus TUF OC 5070 12GB Iceberg Tech 2025-03-05 | Benchmarking the Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070 12GB in modern games.There's been a torrent of bad news surrounding Nvidia's RTX 50 series graphics cards since launch, from melting power connectors and missing ROPs, to retail shortages and blatant lies masquerading as marketing (no, this isn't "4090 performance for $549", Jensen, and you know it)It would be easy for me to feed into the anti-hype around Blackwell and join the pile on, declaring the whole RTX 50 series pointless and telling Nvidia they should be ashamed of themselves for treating customers like this... but I'm far too tired for that. Here's a review, minus (almost) any drama.*obviously I have to tell you what the drama is before I avoid it, sheesh.DISCLOSURE:The test unit was loaned to me by Asus UK, hence the "sponsored content" flag at the start of the video. I didn't accept money for the review, and neither Asus nor Nvidia gave me any instructions on what to say or what not to say. The test rig also features several components that were provided free of charge by Scan Computers, AliExpress and Crucial.Test PC:AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-ICorsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16) DDR5-6000 CL30 (tuned to Buildzoid’s timings)Crucial T500 2TB NVME SSDCorsair HX1200i PSUThermalright 360mm AIOMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"Other tracks:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime" youtu.be/vDfxwxzim3o?si=80HEIH1EIjfTHBfj00:00 RTX 50 series drama00:56 The story of the RTX 507004:21 Test setup04:35 Benchmarks04:39 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II05:15 Monster Hunter: Wilds Benchmark06:11 Spider-Man 206:45 Avowed - DLSS & ray tracing bugs?08:10 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth08:42 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle09:40 Dragon Age: The Veilguard10:31 Horizon Forbidden West10:54 God of War Ragnarok11:22 Star Wars Outlaws12:06 Black Myth Wukong12:48 Cyberpunk 207713:55 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl14:28 Alan Wake II15:09 Marvel Rivals16:05 Arkham City PhysX vs. RTX 407016:46 Overclocking18:20 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #scalperpandemic #Asus #rtx5070
The Bare Minimum? | 12GB RTX 4070 in 2025 Iceberg Tech 2025-02-25 | Benchmarking the Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070 12GB in modern games.Pick up your copy of Avowed here: https://game.page/avowed/Iceberg%20Tech(Disclosure: I received a free review copy of this product from keymailer.co)Given the relatively small performance uplift from the RTX 50 series, as well as the updated DLSS upscaling and ray reconstruction being brought to older generations of GPU, the RTX 4070 is looking like it’s going to remain relevant in 2025. Unlike previous generations of 70-class cards, the 4070 features 12GB of VRAM - generally considered to be about the bare minimum for modern gaming. 2025 is already shaping up to be a demanding year on GPUs - should you be thinking of picking one of these up?Test PC:AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-ICorsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16) DDR5-6000 CL30 (tuned to Buildzoid’s timings)Crucial T500 2TB NVME SSDCorsair HX1200i PSUThermalright 360mm AIOMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"Other tracks:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime" youtu.be/vDfxwxzim3o?si=80HEIH1EIjfTHBfj00:00 RTX 4070 in 202500:53 The Story of the RTX 407003:08 Test setup03:40 Benchmarks03:44 Avowed04:57 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II05:54 Monster Hunter: Wilds Benchmark06:56 Spider-Man 208:03 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth08:56 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle09:54 Dragon Age: The Veilguard10:31 God of War Ragnarok11:07 Horizon Forbidden West11:37 Star Wars Outlaws12:21 Black Myth Wukong13:24 Cyberpunk 207714:15 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl14:56 Alan Wake II15:45 The Last of Us Part 116:30 Marvel Rivals17:35 Arkham Knight18:54 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #scalperpandemic #Avowed #Keymailer
The Dual Core Experience in 2025 | AMD Athlon 3000G Iceberg Tech 2025-02-19 | Testing the AMD Athlon 3000G with a discrete GPU, as well as its own integrated graphics, in modern & popular games.Nobody makes dual core CPUs any more, at least not for the current desktop PC platforms. In fact, nobody was asking for a benchmarking video of a dual core CPU either, and yet here I am, making just such a video. Are dual cores really dead in 2025? Is there a spark of hope for those looking to rock an Athlon 3000G in modern games? Did I waste hours of my time and 13 minutes of your life to draw an obvious conclusion?Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Binary Sunrise", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 A dual core CPU in 202500:50 The Athlon 3000G02:53 Test Setup03:07 Cinebench 24 & Civilization VI04:11 Gaming Benchmarks (w/ Radeon RX 7900 XT)04:15 Cyberpunk 207704:54 Hitman: World of Assassination05:26 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered05:59 The Last of Us Part One06:24 Baldur's Gate 306:48 Starfield07:27 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 207:54 Dragon Age: The Veilguard08:24 Counter Strike 209:24 iGPU Benchmarks09:52 Red Dead Redemption10:27 Doom 201611:08 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @icebergtech.bsky.social Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#scalperpandemic #AMD #AM4
AM4 8 Cores, 8 Years Later | Ryzen Retrospective Iceberg Tech 2025-02-12 | Testing every generation of AM4 8-core CPU in demanding games of the last few years.AMD is currently riding higher than ever in both reviews and customer opinion, and a large part of that success is thanks to their venerable AM4 socket. Since 2017 the motherboards based on AM4 have supported each new CPU series with little more than a BIOS update, making for a platform that has truly stood the test of time. In this video I've compared six models of Ryzen AM4-based CPU, each with 8 cores and 16 threads, in a set of games from the last few years.Sponsored by AliExpress. Pick up used AM4 CPUs from the links below:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_okz70Wv?af=MDU032https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oE05kOv?af=MDU032https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDBLnKV?af=MDU032https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mMGwc0j?af=MDU032https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mszrKGL?af=MDU032(the Ryzen 7 4700G I purchased is no longer available on AE)Save even more using my discount codes below:iceberg5: £5 off orders over £30iceberg15: £15 off orders over £80iceberg20: £20 off orders over £120iceberg30: £30 off orders over £200Valid until Feb 24th 2025Join Team Up & Cash Back for up to £500 cashbackhttps://a.aliexpress.com/_ommJ2VLMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Binary Sunrise", "Future Tomorrow", "Levelcap", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 8 Years of AM4 8 Cores01:53 The Evolution of AM402:53 Zen 1: Ryzen 7 1700X & 2700X04:41 Zen 2: Ryzen 7 3700X & 4700G07:21 Zen 3: Ryzen 5700X & X3D09:29 Benchmarks09:33 Civilization VI10:30 Assassin's Creed Origins11:23 Cyberpunk 207712:32 Hitman: World of Assassination13:19 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered14:15 The Last of Us Part 115:13 Baldur's Gate 315:51 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 216:36 Starfield17:42 Counter Strike 2 (CW: sarcasm)18:44 Dragon Age: The Veilguard19:38 Cinebench 24 & game average20:32 AM4 CPUs in 2025C O N T A C TBluesky @icebergtech.bsky.social Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#aliexpress #scalperpandemic #pc #tech #techhaul #ryzen #AMD #AM4
Big Card, Big Gains? | RTX 5080 Asus ROG Astral Iceberg Tech 2025-01-30 | Benchmarking the Asus ROG Astral OC Nvidia Geforce RTX 5080 16GB in modern games.Thanks to Scan Computers for providing components for my GPU test rigscan.co.ukThanks to Asus UK for the review sampleasus.com/microsite/Graphics-Cards/GeForce-RTX-50-Series/ukThe RTX 5080 marks Nvidia’s second highest tier of consumer GPU for the Blackwell architecture, focusing on new neural rendering techniques and enhanced versions of features like DLSS upscaling and the new DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation. With many of these features available on previous gen RTX cards, and others currently only available in a small number of titles, is there enough reason to buy one?Test PC:AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-ICorsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16) DDR5-6000 CL30 (tuned to Buildzoid’s timings)Crucial T500 2TB NVME SSDCorsair HX1200i PSUJonsbo caseThermalright 360mm AIOMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"Other tracks:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime" youtu.be/vDfxwxzim3o?si=80HEIH1EIjfTHBfjTest system:Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-I motherboard32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR5-6400 @ 6000 CL364TB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe SSDCorsair RMX850 PSU00:00 RTX 5080 Review00:45 The ROG Astral OC RTX 508003:31 Test setup04:44 Benchmarks15:48 Features16:38 DLSS 4 Upscaling18:21 DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation20:33 Power consumption, overclocking & undervolting22:38 Pros & Cons23:57 ConclusionC O N T A C TBluesky @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #RTX5080 #DLSS4
Surviving the Ray Tracing Revolution Iceberg Tech 2025-01-23 | Testing six sub-£300 GPUs of varying ages and levels of performance in games which use mandatory ray tracing.Ray tracing is starting to become mandatory, even if RTX and similarly HW-accelerated GPUs aren't. While games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle have started alarm bells ringing, even Black Myth Wukong and Stalker 2 are using a form of RTGI which can't be disabled - though, at least they don't require RT hardware to do so. Still, "software RT" is pretty intensive, so how do some older & cheaper cards, even ones without RT cores, actually survive?Sponsored by AliExpressAliExpress Team Up & Cash Back event runs from now through to Feb 23rd. Join my team and get up to £500 cash back through this link:https://a.aliexpress.com/_ommJ2VLGigabyte Eagle RX 6750 GRE 10GB: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oCoujKh?af=MDU032Gunnir Index Arc B580: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opHzqtL?af=MDU032MSI Ventus RTX 4060: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oClbkPf?af=MDU032Save even more using my discount codes below:iceberg5: £5 off orders over £30iceberg15: £15 off orders over £80iceberg20: £20 off orders over £120iceberg30: £30 off orders over £200Valid until Feb 24th 2025Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Binary Sunrise", "Hotline" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Ray tracing on the cheap01:24 The RT Revolution02:55 The candidates06:49 Test Setup07:22 Benchmarks07:26 Indiana Jones09:16 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl11:12 Star Wars: Outlaws13:07 Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition14:00 Black Myth Wukong16:00 ConclusionC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#aliexpress #scalperpandemic #pc #tech #techhaul #unboxing #pcbuild #raytracing
Titan Fall | Nvidia Geforce Titan RTX (2018) Iceberg Tech 2025-01-14 | Benchmarking the Nvidia Geforce Titan RTX 24GB against popular games from 2018 to 2024 using a modern gaming PC.Thanks to Crucial for providing their Pro Overclocking DDR5 RAM and P3 Plus Gen 4 NVMe SSDs. Check them out here:crucial.com/memory/ddr5/CP2K16G64C38U5Bcrucial.com/ssd/p3-plus/CT4000P3PSSD8At the time of writing, the Titan RTX is the last graphics card to bear the Titan name. Nvidia seems to have settled on the more sensibly priced* 90 series, even though they might lack the prestige of the Titan name. At $2500 USD, the Titan RTX was one of the most expensive single GPU cards ever released, and coincided with the introduction of the new RTX range, bringing real time ray tracing to the masses for the first time. Was this combination of expensive halo tier product and first generation tech a recipe for instant disappointment, and has it kept pace with the latest batch of RT-exclusives?*sensibly priced compared to the GPU equivalent of a Rolex, anyway.Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", “Binary Sunrise”, "Hotline", "Midnight Racer", “Vaporwaves”, and "Vercetti Forever"Other tracks:Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime" youtu.be/vDfxwxzim3o?si=80HEIH1EIjfTHBfjBad Snacks: “Kawaii!” youtu.be/VywNj8zG9ZA?si=pSMB8nZVRJPutGS9Test system:Ryzen 7 7800X3DAsus ROG Strix B650E-I motherboard32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR5-6400 @ 6000 CL364TB Crucial P3 Plus NVMe SSDCorsair RMX850 PSU00:00 Titan Fall - the last Titan (so far)01:45 The story of the Titan RTX05:06 2018 games08:56 201911:59 202013:27 202115:19 202216:03 202319:20 202424:28 Value26:46 ConclusionC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#Nvidia #Titan #scalperpandemic
Intels Character Arc | Battlemage B580 12GB Iceberg Tech 2025-01-06 | Testing the Intel Arc Battlemage B580 12GB graphics card in 14 popular and demanding games in 2025 at 1080P and 1440P, using an average gaming PC.Sponsored by AliExpressAliExpress Team Up & Cash Back event runs from now through to Jan 9th. Join my team and get up to £400 cash back through this link:https://a.aliexpress.com/_oEj30ZvGunnir brand B580 on AE: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBQIoej?af=MDU032Save even more using my discount codes below:iceberg25: £5 off orders over £25iceberg70: £10 off orders over £70iceberg200: £25 off orders over £200iceberg400: £80 off orders over £400Valid until Jan 9th 2025The new Arc B580 has made an impact on the sub-$300 GPU market already, offering everything its competitors have in terms of features, while also satisfying the higher VRAM needs of newer games. Is it worth your money?Hardware Lab’s Arc CPU overhead video: youtu.be/T62dRJ35buI?si=9IwiP-SFMVUmrSEiHardware Canucks’ B580 CPU overhead video: youtu.be/npIpWFSfmv4?si=TNjW2DScCNUcpawIHardware Unboxed’s B580 CPU overhead video: youtu.be/00GmwHIJuJY?si=CdLr1CV4D_PcBOI3Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Intel Arc B580 vs. 202501:14 The Story of the Arc B58003:37 Test Setup04:42 Comparable GPUs05:55 Drivers06:20 Gaming Benchmarks06:24 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered07:28 Black Myth Wukong09:18 Alan Wake 210:14 God of War: Ragnarok10:52 Horizon: Forbidden West11:26 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart12:23 Cyberpunk 207713:17 The Last of Us Part One14:00 Resident Evil 4 Remake14:45 Star Wars: Outlaws15:34 Starfield16:10 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle17:03 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl17:36 Counter Strike 218:33 Older games- Crysis, Far Cry 3, GTA V, Quake 220:28 CPU concerns22:16 Benchmarks with Ryzen 7 7800X3D24:19 ConclusionC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#aliexpress #intel #scalperpandemic #pc #tech #techhaul #unboxing #pcbuild
Buy now or wait? | Intel Arc A770 in 2024 / 2025 Iceberg Tech 2024-12-31 | Testing the Intel Arc Alchemist A770 16GB graphics card in 13 popular and demanding games in 2024 at 1080P and 1440P, using an average gaming PC.Sponsored by AliExpressPick up the Gunnir Arc A770 here:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_okt84uL?af=MDU032or the other GPUs featured or mentioned:Gunnir Arc B580: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBQIoej?af=MDU032Gigabyte RX 6750 GRE 10GB: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_okyVJDV?af=MDU032MSI RTX 4060: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oooG6ib?af=MDU032AliExpress Team Up & Cash Back event runs from now through to Jan 9th. Join my team and get up to £400 cash back through this link:https://a.aliexpress.com/_oEj30ZvSave even more using my discount codes below:iceberg25: £5 off orders over £25iceberg70: £10 off orders over £70iceberg200: £25 off orders over £200iceberg400: £80 off orders over £400Valid until Jan 9th 2025Intel's first stab at a mass-market graphics card series has been around for a couple of years now, it's had plenty of time to mature and for drivers to become optimised, so it's probably as good as it's ever gonna be. The second generation Battlemage has started to filter out, with the B580 already selling out or simply hard to get in some parts of the world. Can the old model A770 offer a decent alternative in the meantime?Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline" and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Intel Arc A770 vs. 202400:51 Buying the A77001:38 The Story of the Arc A77002:22 Gaming Benchmarks02:26 The Last of Us Part 103:13 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered03:57 Cyberpunk 207704:58 Alan Wake 205:47 Black Myth Wukong06:23 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle07:10 God of War: Ragnarok07:45 Horizon: Forbidden West08:16 Starfield08:50 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart09:33 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl10:14 Star Wars: Outlaws11:02 Counter Strike 211:45 ConclusionC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#aliexpress #intel #scalperpandemic #pc #tech #techhaul #unboxing #pcbuild
Good mini PCs are getting cheap | GMKTec K8 Plus Iceberg Tech 2024-12-17 | Testing the Ryzen 7 8845HS-powered GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus mini PC in gaming & synthetic benchmarks.Thanks to GMKtec for supplying the review unit. Buy one here:Amazon:K8 Plus 32+1TB: amazon.com/dp/B0DHNTW3H6K8 Plus 32+2TB: amazon.com/dp/B0DHZMRZYQK8 Plus 64+1TB: amazon.com/dp/B0DHPBF7R5Official Site:gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen-7-8845hs-mini-pc-nucbox-k8-plusSee the GMKTec K8 review here:youtu.be/wE9H4JRIg64See the cheap EGPU comparison here:youtu.be/d-IHxl46yygMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Future Tomorrow", "Midnight Racer", “Binary Sunrise” and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Good /cheap mini PCs00:44 GMKTec K8 Plus - what's new?03:10 Gaming08:34 Synthetic benchmarks09:24 ConclusionA D SThe following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission.G E A RAudio:Focusrite Scarlett amzn.to/490cUGeShure MV7X amzn.to/4e91KkRGeneric microphone arm amzn.to/339yZRCVideo:Fujifilm X-T3 Camera & 18-55mm lens kit: amzn.to/3nGapRYFujifilm 23mm f2 amzn.to/3udXvgnFeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal amzn.to/3nHndYsInterfit LM8 Video LED amzn.to/2SkESJLNeewer 120cm Softbox amzn.to/2RjlMDmRaleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel amzn.to/3f2l7hVC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#ryzen #miniPC #GMKtec
Still G.R.E. | AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10GB Iceberg Tech 2024-12-13 | Testing the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10GB graphics card in 12 popular and demanding games in 2024 at 1080P and 1440P, using an average gaming PC.The various incarnations of the Navi 22 GPU have offered a decent upgrade path from the more budget-friendly 1080P cards like the RX 6600 and 6600 XT, and the China-only 6750 GRE continues that trend. Alas, AMD pulled an Nvidia and gave the same model name to two completely different spec GPUs. The 10GB version being tested here has 2304 shading units, just like the old RX 6700 (and the PS5, now that I mention it), unlike the 2560 of the 12GB version. Is it still good for 1440P in late 2024/2025, or is it worth saving up for something better?Music by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Hotline", “Binary Sunrise” and "Vercetti Forever"Still D.R.E. Cover by Koji Kobura youtu.be/cI8GtrVlAGg?si=qkwFZxmW6Zrcc4xy00:00 RX 6750 GRE 10GB vs. 202400:52 The Story of the RX 6750 GRE02:26 Gaming Benchmarks02:30 Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl03:28 Black Myth Wukong04:01 Star Wars: Outlaws04:43 Indiana Jones & The Great Circle05:38 God of War: Ragnarok06:04 Ghost of Tsushima06:32 Horizon: Forbidden West07:01 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart07:36 The Last of Us Part 108:29 Cyberpunk 207708:56 Alan Wake II09:36 Starfield10:11 ConclusionA D SThe following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission.G E A RAudio:Focusrite Scarlett amzn.to/490cUGeShure MV7X amzn.to/4e91KkRGeneric microphone arm amzn.to/339yZRCVideo:Fujifilm X-T3 Camera & 18-55mm lens kit: amzn.to/3nGapRYFujifilm 23mm f2 amzn.to/3udXvgnFeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal amzn.to/3nHndYsInterfit LM8 Video LED amzn.to/2SkESJLNeewer 120cm Softbox amzn.to/2RjlMDmRaleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel amzn.to/3f2l7hVC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email contact@icebergtech.co.uk#AMD #Radeon #scalperpandemic
Battle of the Sixties | GTX 1060 6GB vs. RTX 4060 Iceberg Tech 2024-12-06 | Testing & comparing the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 6GB and RTX 4060 8GB graphics cards in 10 games from their respective eras, using a reasonably priced gaming PC.Gamers have a special place in their heart for the 60 series GPUs from Nvidia, with the GTX 1060 in particular being a long-time favourite that has spent a significant amount of time at the top of the Steam Hardware Survey. The RTX 4060 meanwhile has been reluctantly embraced by gamers, offering acceptable performance and features for its price, despite being a cut-down model from what was expected for this class of GPU. In this video, I've done my best to ascertain whether the RTX 4060 really is a downgrade, and whether we should expect more from the 60s.Test rig:AMD Ryzen 5 7500F32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL30MSI B650 Gaming MotherboardEVGA GTX 1060 6GBGigabyte Eagle RTX 4060 8GBMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Neon Nights", "Starstream Returns", "Midnight Racer", "Hotline", “Binary Sunrise” and "Vercetti Forever"00:00 Battle of the 60s00:40 GTX 1060 vs. RTX 406003:09 Establishing the rules04:01 GTX 1060 6GB Benchmarks10:46 RTX 4060 8GB Benchmarks17:15 Comparing the results18:26 ConclusionA D SThe following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission.G E A RAudio:Focusrite Scarlett amzn.to/490cUGeShure MV7X amzn.to/4e91KkRGeneric microphone arm amzn.to/339yZRCVideo:Fujifilm X-T3 amzn.to/3nGapRYFujifilm 23mm f2 amzn.to/3udXvgnFeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal amzn.to/3nHndYsInterfit LM8 Video LED amzn.to/2SkESJLNeewer 120cm Softbox amzn.to/2RjlMDmRaleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel amzn.to/3f2l7hVEmail: contact@icebergtech.co.uk#scalperpandemic #geforce #gtx1060 #rtx4060
Mini PCs Need To Change Iceberg Tech 2024-11-30 | Apple's new 2024 Mac Mini promises to disrupt a whole market segment, outperforming some of the best mini PCs out there, while undercutting them at a base price of just $599. While companies like Beelink await new developments from AMD and Intel that can better compete with the M4 Apple Silicon, their best recourse in the meantime is to cut corners - and prices.The latest version of Beelink's SER 8 features an unheard of APU - the Ryzen 7 8745HS, which makes the bold (and sensible) move of omitting the AI cores of the existing 8845HS and 8945HS, against the flow of current trends. At under $500, it offers more RAM and storage than the Mac Mini, and remains within the Windows ecosystem. Is it worth your money?Buy one here:bee-link.com/products/beelink-ser8-8745hs(not affiliated)00:00 Mini PCs Need To Change00:46 Beelink SER 801:27 Specs02:41 Connectivity & Upgradeability04:30 Benchmarks05:36 Blender & Davinci Resolve06:43 Gaming - Mac vs. PC07:35 Gaming Benchmarks12:22 ConclusionA D SThe following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission.G E A RAudio:Focusrite Scarlett amzn.to/490cUGeShure MV7X amzn.to/4e91KkRGeneric microphone arm amzn.to/339yZRCVideo:Fujifilm X-T3 amzn.to/3nGapRYFujifilm 23mm f2 amzn.to/3udXvgnFeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal amzn.to/3nHndYsInterfit LM8 Video LED amzn.to/2SkESJLNeewer 120cm Softbox amzn.to/2RjlMDmRaleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel amzn.to/3f2l7hVEmail: contact@icebergtech.co.uk#macminim4 #beelink #minipc
Nvidia’s Lost GPU Iceberg Tech 2024-11-22 | Although the Ampere lineup of GPUs found in the Geforce RTX 30 series seemed pretty complete, there was one SKU that didn’t entirely make it to the desktop lineup. The GA103 GPU was apparently supposed to be the heart of the original RTX 3080, and later rumours suggest it should have been used in the RTX 3070 Ti, and yet a graphics card utilising this 7424-shader GPU never quite made it all the way to market.In this video, I test a full-size GA103 from a laptop-based RTX 3080 Ti Mobile that has been adapted into a desktop-compatible PCI-Express graphics card, to see what might have been.Thanks to Alexi for providing the graphics card for this video.Sources:Kopite7kimi, X.comhttps://x.com/kopite7kimi/status/1323438754426548224https://x.com/kopite7kimi/status/1457733233940975617Moore’s Law is Dead “RTX 4070 & GA103 Truth Leak” (around the 13:49 mark)youtube.com/watch?v=l5ZDOHI3IkMVideocardz “NVIDIA GA103 graphics processor pictured, features 496 mm² die area”videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-ga103-graphics-processor-pictured-features-496-mm%C2%B2-die-areaDigital Trends “Nvidia's Enigmatic GA103 GPU Finally Spotted In The Wild”digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidias-enigmatic-ga103-gpu-finally-spotted-in-the-wildTechspot “Nvidia is reportedly partnering with TSMC for 7nm Ampere production next year”techspot.com/news/87098-nvidia-reportedly-partnering-tsmc-7nm-ampere-production-next.htmlChips & Cheese “Nvidia’s Ampere & Process Technology: Sunk by Samsung?”chipsandcheese.com/p/nvidias-ampere-process-technology-sunk-by-samsung00:00 GA103 - Nvidia's Lost GPU01:01 History of the Nvidia GA10302:59 How I got hold of one04:58 The graphics card08:31 The games14:57 ConclusionA D SThe following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission.G E A RAudio:Focusrite Scarlett amzn.to/490cUGeShure MV7X amzn.to/4e91KkRGeneric microphone arm amzn.to/339yZRCVideo:Fujifilm X-T3 amzn.to/3nGapRYFujifilm 23mm f2 amzn.to/3udXvgnFeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal amzn.to/3nHndYsInterfit LM8 Video LED amzn.to/2SkESJLNeewer 120cm Softbox amzn.to/2RjlMDmRaleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel amzn.to/3f2l7hV
EGPUs for the rest of us (feat. Aoostar GEM 10 & Oculink) Iceberg Tech 2024-11-18 | EGPU solutions have typically been aimed at wealthier consumers. Even DIY setups can be expensive, so they tend to be reserved for only high end graphics cards. The advent of cheap Oculink adapters has opened up the field, and now RX 580s and other cheap GPUs are viable ways of adding some 3D gaming horsepower to an otherwise incompatible machine.In this video, I test out an RX 580 2304SP 8GB version and an RTX 3050 6GB with a budget mini PC, an old power supply and a cheap Oculink adapter from Amazon, and compare them to integrated graphics.Thanks to AooStar for supplying the review unit.Links:AooStar GEM1032+512g: amazon.com/dp/B0D2NFG5KW32+1TB: amazon.com/dp/B0CJ2M5NNQOculink adapter (affiliate link)amzn.to/3Z3FCmrSpecs as provided:Ryzen 7 6800H 8 core 16 thread CPURadeon 680M integrated graphics16GB DDR5-6400 (soldered)512GB NVMe Gen 4 SSDMusic by Backing Track backingtrack.ggTrack names: "Future Tomorrow", "Starstream Returns“ & "Binary Sunrise”and as always, Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime"00:00 Cheap EGPU solutions00:56 AooStar GEM1002:13 Budget GPU options02:58 Games08:09 ConclusionA D SThe following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission.G E A RAudio:Focusrite Scarlett amzn.to/490cUGeShure MV7X amzn.to/4e91KkRGeneric microphone arm amzn.to/339yZRCVideo:Fujifilm X-T3 Camera & 18-55mm lens kit: amzn.to/3nGapRYFujifilm 23mm f2 amzn.to/3udXvgnFeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal amzn.to/3nHndYsInterfit LM8 Video LED amzn.to/2SkESJLNeewer 120cm Softbox amzn.to/2RjlMDmRaleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel amzn.to/3f2l7hVC O N T A C TTwitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email icebergtop10s@gmail.com#egpu #miniPC #aoostar
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PS5 Pro is an easy target Iceberg Tech 2024-11-15 | Console Killer PCs have been around since the PS4, but PS5 made them impossible for a while. PS5 Pro isn't great value for what it offers, however, which means matching or beating it with a PC isn't hard at all,Check out this video, which features mostly new components and still costs about the same as a console:youtu.be/TX3siXffJvQSponsored by FlexiSpot. Use the following code for $50 off the Black Friday Sale price of their C7 ergonomic chair:24BFC7bit.ly/3YZOsl7 -usbit.ly/3Z2KBUz -canada
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This GT 710 is cursed Iceberg Tech 2024-11-12 | Your regular reminder not to spend money on GT 710s, no matter how fancy their VRAM.
