Operation Flashpoint (Arma) - a Nostalgic Review 2kliksphilip 2024-10-17 | Operation Flashpoint (Arma) - a Nostalgic Review
Klikbait and Hype Trains 2kliksphilip 2024-04-14 | Clickbait and rumours are a fact of life. I can't beat them, I don't want to join them, so I'll just sit here and complain about them instead.
Release Day VS Hindsight: Computer Injustice 2kliksphilip 2024-04-08 | You think you're so smart, with your hindsight and stuff. Well, go buy some shares in what you think will be successful in 5 years' time. Go on, go buy up all those shares. All your money, right where your mouth is. Do it.The laptop thing would have been 2003ish. £700 for a laptop with a Celeron 1.6 Ghz and Radeon 9700... when about 4 days after, a £700 Turion (Or at least a non-rubbish AMD CPU of some kind) and X600, seen on one of those bright yellow pages from the TINY rebrand that used to pop up in the middle of PC magazines. Ouch.Lesson learned: buy new tech when it comes out, and NOT 6 months after it's been lingering around the same price
Look what you made me do 2kliksphilip 2024-04-01 | Far too long have I been accused of AI-generating scripts and audio, like there's no apparent difference in quality. Well, now I have! Happy?
Im a NERD?? 2kliksphilip 2024-03-24 | No. I can't be a nerd because I don't like ALL the card games... only the ones I've given a chance so far.
How Much Power Does Everything Use? 2kliksphilip 2024-03-15 | I run about the house with a wattimeter and discover some cold hard Intel about ...Intel0:00 - WHAT WATTS?0:17 - Small stuff0:58 - Drying clothes1:33 - Kitchen2:58 - Screens4:00 - Laptop6:19 - Mini PC7:00 - 32" HDR Monitor8:09 - Gaming PC
RTX Remix: Graphically Enhancing Older Games 2kliksphilip 2024-03-08 | This video is sponsored by Nvidia, who helped me learn the tools and answered the questions I had. Resources to help you to learn RTX Remix:RTX Remix HUB: nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx-remix-open-beta-half-life-2-rtx-trailerRemix tutorial videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4w6jm6S2lzvgJ97T1_VbLGBR_l6zzOUmRTX Remix Discord channel: discord.com/invite/rtxremixDownload links to the Remix files:Github link: github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/rtx-remixDX8 to 9 converter (Helps with Morrowind): github.com/crosire/d3d8to9Moddb's handy list of games / configs here: moddb.com/rtxAnd follow the Half Life 2 RTX project here: hl2rtx.com0:00 - Intro1:40 - RTX'ing an old game2:53 - Fixing things up in-game4:05 - Dabbling in RTX Remix6:36 - Upscaling7:56 - Texture replacements8:30 - Model replacements
CPUs in 2024: I Babble About Them for 15 Minutes 2kliksphilip 2024-03-04 | CPUs are my obsession. My love. My precious. Let me talk about lots of things about them that I normally only share with Fluffykins or my pillow.This video was made on a N100 mini PC as a personal challenge0:00 - Boring VS Interesting1:01 - $100 PC2:50 - The CPU lineup3:27 - $100 CPU3:50 - $135 CPU - All you need4:55 - Productivity6:00 - A Beautiful, Crowded Budget Market7:17 - AMD Since Ryzen9:58 - Intel Since Ryzen11:17 - The Future
Why new AI Videos are Scary 2kliksphilip 2024-02-24 | We've had AI videos before. But it's reached the point where it's good enough to trick people. You're going to watch AI-generated stuff, thinking it's real. And you're going to be paranoid, accusing real stuff of being AI generated. That's been happening for years already and it's only going to get worse...
When AI Goes WRONG 2kliksphilip 2024-02-24 | AI is scary, but still at that point where it can fail in amusing ways.
Can you tell whats real? - AI Generated Videos 2kliksphilip 2024-02-16 | See Sora here: openai.com/soraAnd Will Smith eating spaghetti: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/yes-virginia-there-is-ai-joy-in-seeing-fake-will-smith-ravenously-eat-spaghettiAI beer commercial: youtu.be/Geja6NCjgWY0:00 - AI generating videos2:01 - Videogame potential2:38 - Rapid progress3:12 - AI fails5:08 - CGI5:33 - More examples
The New Ryzen APUs so bad they make the 6500 XT look good 2kliksphilip 2024-01-31 | No such thing as a bad product, only a bad price. The Ryzen 8600G and 8700G happen to be excellent products, but priced too high for the graphics performance they're selling them withAnandtech's review of the 2400G/2200G: anandtech.com/show/12425/marrying-vega-and-zen-the-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-reviewAnandtech's excellent tables for the new 8700G/8600G: anandtech.com/show/21242/amd-ryzen-7-8700g-and-ryzen-5-8600g-reviewHardware Unboxed calling the 6500 XT the worst GPU ever: youtu.be/M5_oM3Ow_CIHardware Unboxed finally realising the 6500 XT's use in the budget market: youtu.be/Ye60Wf8lUt8And I don't hate you guys but your thumbnails are way too easy to parody0:00 - Ryzen 8700G: too much CPU, not enough GPU2:06 - Return of the 6500 XT!2:43 - Ryzen 8600G is better than the 8700G because it's cheaper3:40 - B-b-but Philip, these APUs aren't for gaming!!!4:27 - Current price comparison5:30 - 8000G's benefits6:28 - 8000G: 2kliks Edition
Protect your Art from AI 2kliksphilip 2024-01-21 | AI seems to be everywhere, and is advancing at breakneck speeds. But humans aren't sitting idly by and a few tools have been created to help artists protect their own artwork from being used to fuel the AI machineGlaze PDF containing all sorts of interesting pictures to look at: https://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~ravenben/publications/pdf/glaze-usenix23.pdfInterview with Hollie: waxy.org/2022/11/invasive-diffusion-how-one-unwilling-illustrator-found-herself-turned-into-an-ai-modelArticle on Nightshade: technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai
When you discover dismemberment in #readyornotgame 2kliksphilip 2024-01-18 | The Cubicle Brothers were very excited when they discovered Ready or Not's latest and greatest new feature.
SWAT VS Furry #readyornotgame 2kliksphilip 2024-01-18 | Ready or Not is a game of split-second reflexes and impossible decisions.
Getting the jump on a mofo #readyornotgame 2kliksphilip 2024-01-18 | How to take advantage of the element of surprise.
Half Life 2 RTX looks quite nice! 2kliksphilip 2024-01-09 | Real time pathtracing on everything looks jolly pleasant in the quite good game of Half Life 2, one of the games of all time. RTX Remix has a release date of January 22nd, Half Life 2 RTX does not.See the latest blog post here: nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/rtx-remix-open-beta-half-life-2-rtx-trailer
Ready or Not is worth the wait 2kliksphilip 2024-01-07 | Ready or Not is one of those few new games that lives up to promises. Here's hoping it'll have a long, prosperous and mildly controversial life ahead!
Ready or Not - Whats Behind the Door? 2kliksphilip 2024-01-05 | A series of clips of Ready or Not where stuff happens I either don't expect, or do expect but enjoy doing so I featured it any way. Ready or Not is finally out, but it's been worth playing for a while and is a blast with a few friends. Swat 5 in all but name
Ready or Nots Gore is Great! 2kliksphilip 2024-01-05 | A recent update made the shotguns worth using using this one simple trick! And they added even more nudity. Ready or Not doesn't pull many punches
Audio Crime 2 - The Making of 2kliksphilip 2023-12-28 | Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGGumEyoOuwtWemXYRlMYnddjv11FIBM4Spotify - open.spotify.com/album/25WsGwE3JFvkvTGgl0phYZBandcamp - 3kliksphilip.bandcamp.com/album/audio-crime-20:00 - Intro1:34 - Sax Offender5:48 - That Night Before7:39 - To Boldly Go Lower10:08 - Atomic Amnesia MMXX14:15 - Henry Vile17:19 - Something Rotten20:45 - Light Cubed23:20 - That's Life 226:17 - Crossing Those Islands30:35 - Happily Ever After33:55 - OR IS IT?34:30 - Thanks 4 teh sub36:31 - That Morning After38:20 - Album art40:33 - B Side
A Vertical Slice of Philip 2kliksphilip 2023-12-20 | Check out this video's sponsor, War Thunder, using my link for a free large bonus back with boosters, vehicles, and more: https://playwt.link/2kliksphilipWar Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2,000 playable tanks, aircraft, and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability.
Core Truths: Intels Unbelievable Series of Own Goals 2kliksphilip 2023-12-08 | Intel calls out AMD for doing all the things Intel are already doing. Incredible.See the slides here videocardz.com/newz/intel-compares-amd-zen2-architecture-in-ryzen-7000-series-to-snake-oil0:00 - What did Intel do?0:28 - Core Truth 12:37 - Core Truth 23:46 - Core Truth 35:47 - Core Truth 48:43 - Borrowing from Userbenchmark?
Everything Wrong with Grand Theft Auto VIs Trailer 2kliksphilip 2023-12-05 | Vice City? More like... GTA6 Not-so-Nice City. PahSee the trailer here: youtu.be/QdBZY2fkU-0
AI took my job! 2kliksphilip 2023-12-02 | My sister's AI generation took over MY job of AI generating stuff for my Dad's latest album cover! But he still let me name some of the tracksDad's new album: youtube.com/watch?v=kqtxkDBzW04&list=OLAK5uy_lyCtxvi9XCgbOjwkIunyfZJOVrmfgfSEYThe person who took my job: twitch.tv/helzi
Half-Lifes 25th Anniversary Quarter-Lengthed 25% Speedrun 2kliksphilip 2023-11-29 | See the full video here: youtu.be/TbZ3HzvFEtoOriginal produced for Valve by Secret Tape (secrettape.video)I didn't have the time to watch this brilliant video in full so spent several days summarising it in a video that's short enough for me to be able to watch. Enjoy this Quarter-Lengthed Half-Life Anniversary video0:00 - Intro0:16 - Early Days of Valve1:42 - Technology & Scripted Sequences3:02 - Character Design5:51 - Creating the Opening Levels7:00 - Weapon Design7:35 - Sound Design8:52 - Level Design10:57 - Narrative & Voice Acting12:06 - Xen12:59 - Post Release
Digital Foundry in an Evil Alternate Reality 2kliksphilip 2023-11-22 | I'd still watch it. Footage from Andor, voice from Richard from Digital FoundrySee Digital Foundry's ACTUAL Steam Deck review here: youtu.be/Z1KLj06fn2s
HDR is a Hot Mess 2kliksphilip 2023-11-16 | I am yet to meet a TV salesman who doesn't make HDR sound like a gimmicky thing, but the technology has value, and like most advancements, you only really appreciate it when it's gone again. Best stick to the old, simple life, eh?Props to Greg for being the driving force behind HDR photography - gregbenzphotography.com/hdr0:00 - HDR?0:45 - HDR Photos1:12 - HDR Games1:39 - 'Proper' HDR3:30 - The problem with HDR5:15 - Why do I care?
DLSS 3.5 - Better Pathtracing for Free 2kliksphilip 2023-10-31 | This video is a paid promotion for Nvidia. In it, I investigate Ray Reconstruction - which is DLSS 3.5's trick to preserve more information from path-traced scenes.Intel 13900K, Geforce 4090, 64 GB DDR5 5600 Mhz RAM0:00 - Raw Rays1:28 - Denoisers2:34 - Reflections3:32 - Framerate comparison3:51 - Lots of rays4:14 - Not so many rays4:44 - Drawbacks and how to overcome them5:06 - Ray VS path tracing?6:05 - How are things meant to look?8:05 - Global Illumination9:01 - Ambient Occlusion / shadows10:22 - Motion artifacts11:01 - Why call it DLSS 3.5?11:40 - Conclusion
Beyond the Edge in Starfield 2kliksphilip 2023-10-18 | Check out this video’s sponsor, War Thunder, using this link: https://playwt.link/2kliksphilip including a large bonus pack for new players including vehicles, boosters and more!War Thunder is a highly detailed vehicle combat game containing over 2000 playable tanks, aircraft and ships spanning over 100 years of development. Immerse yourself completely in dynamic battles with an unparalleled combination of realism and approachability.Starfield's worlds are better than they look- Starfield's maps are limited in size, yet they connect with adjacent zones and with a few tweaks and a lot of effort, a speedrun between them can be successfully recorded
Intels Next Next Gen Processors 2kliksphilip 2023-09-23 | Meteor Lake looks to be the next big leap for Intel, where they attempt to do EVERYTHING at once!0:00 - Future of Intel CPUs0:16 - Tiles1:36 - LP Cores2:58 - New node
Starfield Announces Massive Update! 2kliksphilip 2023-09-14 | Philip, famous patchnotes reader, fails to read Starfield's patchnotes properly. Just like everybody else. Because it's super-misleading unless you're that weird person who actually bothers to read the fineprint. Whatever next? You actually LISTEN to what NPCs say to you in Starfield?!
Starfields a Bit Broken 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | In Starfield you can fall off the side of the world by saving and loading a save from too far from the spawn point. Or maybe it's just a bug that can happen anywhere, I don't know. Bethesda pls fix
Starfield - The Worlds Edge 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | This video is sponsored by Outplayed. Download it for FREE and share your best gameplay moments with friends: links.overwolf.com/2kliks-outplayedOdgrub's off on another adventure, this time to escape the limited area of Starfield by using his knowledge of... Bethesda. There's no other way to explain it really
Starfield - Hand crafted VS Procedurally Generated #starfield #bethesdasoftworks 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | Around Starfield's city, a random world awaits. But the city itself is hand-crafted. Where's the line?See the full video here: youtu.be/EkURp59BAas
The Furthest Adventures in Starfield #starfield #bethesdasoftworks 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | How can you get furthest away from the start of Starfield landscapes? Watch this to find out!See the full video here: youtu.be/EkURp59BAas
How to enjoy Starfield #starfield #bethesdasoftworks 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | Bethesda games, on the surface, can seem buggy and boring. However, make your own adventures and the games will play along. THAT'S how you enjoy Starfield.See the full video here: youtu.be/EkURp59BAas
Starfield - Falling off the world #starfield #bethesdasoftworks 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | Run too far away from the starting point in Starfield, save, load, and the world collapses!See the full video here: youtu.be/EkURp59BAas
The Elder Scrolls Comparison - Escaping Cities #starfield #bethesdasoftworks 2kliksphilip 2023-09-11 | I show what happens if you escape over the walls of cities in Elder Scrolls games.See the full video here: youtu.be/EkURp59BAas
Starfield - PLANET EARTH 2kliksphilip 2023-09-02 | Starfield contains a future-version of Earth, where bad stuff happened and everything apparently disappeared. Cities, vegetation, water, mountains, and anything that would generally be worth looking at. Where has it all gone? Odgrub takes a look.
Starfields Combat in 1 Minute 2kliksphilip 2023-09-02 | Starfield is a Bethesda game. If you know what those are like, you'll know what this is like.
Starfield Character Creation 2kliksphilip 2023-09-01 | Going through all the settings in Starfield's Character Customization menu would frankly be exhausting, so for this video I just did my making of my own Starfield character. You too can create Odgrub using this finely tuned, perfect rendition of everyone's favourite basher0:00 - Body0:51 - Face (Hair)1:36 - Face (Features)3:16 - Face (Scars etc)4:50 - Background5:05 - Traits
What Graphics Card artwork looked like in the 90s... #gaming 2kliksphilip 2023-08-26 | Back before you were born, back before things looked cool and modern, graphics cards were still a thing. And YES, they had 90's artwork. Check it out in the full video here: youtu.be/FB6FIu2barg
Frog VS Cool Designs - Which wins? #computerhardware #gaming #graphicscard 2kliksphilip 2023-08-26 | Palit used to have a frog in a robot suit. Other companies put stuff like warriors and jet planes on their covers. But which has aged better?... Check it out in the full video here: youtu.be/FB6FIu2barg
The WEIRDEST boxart ever! #gaming #computerhardware #graphicscard 2kliksphilip 2023-08-26 | Graphics cards have always struggled to figure out what should be on the front of their boxes to market them. Here are some of the more 'experimental' designs. Check it out in the full video here: youtu.be/FB6FIu2barg
The MAGIC of Art #gaming #computerhardware #graphicscard 2kliksphilip 2023-08-26 | The box designs used to get me so excited for graphics cards. See the full video on boxart here: youtu.be/FB6FIu2barg
The BEST Box Art for Graphics Cards 2kliksphilip 2023-08-25 | Graphics cards age, yet their box designs are forever. Let's look at the graphics on the cardboard containing the graphics cards.0:00 - Box art1:10 - Women2:18 - 90's2:59 - Weird3:52 - Timeless VS dated4:36 - Conclusion6:07 - Exciting newer designs!
$200 Graphics Cards - Were older cards better? 2kliksphilip 2023-08-15 | I tested 3 $200 AMD card options from different eras: the Radeon 480 8 GB, the 5500 XT 8 GB, and the 6500 XT 4 GB. Nope, no 580 here. And no, they're not all the same GB. Hopefully you'll still find it interesting :)CPU: Intel 13900KRAM: 64 GB DDR5 5600 Mhz0:00 - 3 cards, 3 settings tested1:27 - Hogwarts Legacy3:57 - Kingdom Come Deliverance4:25 - Deus Ex Mankind Divided4:55 - Hitman 35:29 - Doom Eternal6:31 - Jedi Survivor7:51 - Control DX11/DX128:20 - Cyberpunk 20778:59 - Benchmark conclusions12:10 - The 6500 XT's Legacy14:22 - Looking to the futureHOGWARTS LEGACYLOWEST - 720p, FSR Quality, lowest everythingOPTIMISED - 1080p, FSR Quality, medium everythingHIGHEST - 1080p, FSR Quality, ultra everything, but still no RT.KINGDOM COME DELIVERANCELOWEST - 1080p, lowest everythingOPTIMISED - 1080p, high everythingHIGHEST - 1080p, experimental settingsDEUS EX MDLOWEST- 720p, lowest preset in that start menu thingOPTIMISED - 1080p, medium presetHIGHEST - 1080p, ultra everything, + 16xAF :PHITMAN 3LOWEST - 720p, FSR quality, lowest, Dartmoor benchmarkOPTIMISED - 1080p, FSR Quality, Medium preset, Dartmoor benchmarkHIGHEST - 1080p, FSR Quality, Ultra preset, Dartmoor benchmarkDOOM ETERNALLOWEST - 720p, lowest presetsOPTIMISED - 1080p, medium presetsHIGHEST - 1080p, ultra nightmare, but medium texturesJEDI SURVIVORLOWEST - 720p, FSR quality, low presetsOPTIMISED - 1080p, FSR quality, medium presetsHIGHEST - 1080p, FSR quality, ultra presetsCONTROLLOWEST - 720p, low presetsOPTIMISED - 1080p, medium presetsHIGHEST - 1080p, high presetsCYBERPUNKLOWEST - 1080p, FSR quality, low presetsOPTIMISED - 1080p, FSR quality, medium presetsHIGHEST - 1080p, FSR quality, ultra presets
Am I Real? 2kliksphilip 2023-07-31 | One of the realest videos I've ever made0:00 - GPTZero VS my videos3:02 - GPTZero VS AI generated content6:04 - Conclusion?9:20 - Conclusion about GPTZero12:01 - Humans over-relying on AI14:00 - Me VS AI me15:31 - Artists VS AI art17:01 - Whose side are they on?17:41 - Am I real?
