Mid-Development Hell2kliksphilip2024-10-21 | Mid-Development HellFirefox VS the Chrome-ium Empire2kliksphilip2024-10-17 | If only Firefox was 3% better things would be so different... or would they? 00:00 - Chromium's Dominance 00:58 - Firefox's History 02:20 - My past issues with Firefox 04:05 - Is Firefox competition?8K - Why you might be all like hmm yes maybe it does have purpose, thank you for pointing this out2kliksphilip2024-09-30 | Bit of Devil's Advocate cos people are being too black and white about this and feeling all superior about it. I want to be the superior one! 0:00 - There's nuance! 1:14 - Why high resolutions? 2:41 - Pixel densities 3:14 - Beauty of PC gaming 4:16 - Upscaling 5:04 - Downscaling 5:29 - The futureRTX Remix: These Remasters are Making Progress2kliksphilip2024-09-25 | This video is sponsored by Nvidia, who helped me to set up the AI-texturing Comfyui integration. See my first video about it here: youtu.be/TlbxX7Ve3Kk See the Comfyui video here: youtu.be/j9I0iLxGJl0 Vampire the Masquerade project blog: moddb.com/mods/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-rtx-remaster/news/remaking-the-models-for-bloodlines
0:00 - RTX Remix? 0:48 - Dark Messiah 6:59 - Vampire the Masquerade 8:10 - Deus Ex 11:04 - Getting Unreal to work 12:26 - ConclusionJPEG VS AVIF - The Battle of Compression2kliksphilip2024-09-23 | In this super thorough study I test one single HD image and come to vast sweeping conclusions about JPEG XL and AVIF. But that's still one image comparison more than most people do! :) 0:00 - JPEG XL VS AVIF 1:18 - Low quality 3:53 - Medium quality 4:47 - High quality 5:18 - Lossless? 6:18 - ConclusionAMDs RX 8000 Series - Will it be nice?2kliksphilip2024-09-11 | AMD are going for a mid-range focused kind of strat. But will it pay off?
0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Radeon HD 3000 Series 1:11 - Radeon 4000 Series 1:46 - Polaris 2:22 - People buy Nvidia anyway! 3:30 - RDNA4 4:00 - What sort of performance to expect? 4:38 - Pricing 5:18 - Radeon 6600 5:50 - The winning combo 6:32 - Upselling failAI Presentation Goes Wrong. Live2kliksphilip2024-08-14 | Props to them for doing all the demonstrations live! It's just that AI doesn't like it when you demonstrate it live. I mean it did great most of the time but yeah. See the full presentation here: youtube.com/live/jvyyfvf0gjI 28:48 1:08:42AI Presentation Goes Wrong. Live2kliksphilip2024-08-13 | Props to them for doing all the demonstrations live! It's just that AI doesn't like it when you demonstrate it live. I mean it did great most of the time but yeah. See the full presentation here: youtube.com/live/jvyyfvf0gjI 12:35 52:39JPEG is Dying - And thats a bad thing2kliksphilip2024-08-06 | JPEG XL faces fierce competition from AVIF. And Google. A bit of both Update about JPEG XL support and why it's a mixed bag: https://x.com/nixcraft/status/1831241783537455150
0:00 - What is JPEG? 1:20 - JPEG XL 2:07 - AVIF 3:08 - JPEG XL's Strengths 4:58 - AVIF Support 6:43 - I compress 90,000 images for scienceCan the Geforce 4090 do 8K?2kliksphilip2024-07-06 | World's fastest graphics card VS that resolution that's already 4 times greater than 4K. None of that sensible upscaling trickery here. Only pure, 7680x4320 resolution gaming for you pixel enthusiasts.
13900k Geforce 4090 64 GB RAM
0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Star Wars Jedi Survivor (2023) 2:17 - Talos Principle 2 (2023) 3:03 - Ready or Not (2021) 3:16 - Baldurs Gate (2023) 3:46 - Hitman 3 (2021) 4:11 - Assassins Creed Valhalla (2020) 5:17 - Death Stranding (2020) 6:02 - Mirrors Edge Catalyst (2016) 6:20 - Battlefield One (2016) 6:43 - Deus Ex MD (2016) 7:07 - Crysis 3 (2012) 8:18 - Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) 9:16 - CS2 (2023) 10:01 - ConclusionSnapdragon X Elite - STILL Waiting for Benchmarks2kliksphilip2024-06-22 | Snapdragon X Elite is a new ARM-based CPU for Windows PCs, which is being pushed heavily by Microsoft by making them the first Copilot+ certified products you can buy. But are they actually any good?AIAIAI NPU AIAIAI2kliksphilip2024-06-11 | Instead of reading out a script, I decide to film myself reading out a script instead to prove I'm not AI. As I talk about AI in this heavily edited videoFace Your Choice2kliksphilip2024-05-18 | Operation Flashpoint's custom character model has long been something we just clicked on and thought nothing more of... but what if we actually tried doing something with it?
community.bistudio.com/wiki/Operation_Flashpoint:_FAQ:_Miscellaneous 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - My face 1:30 - Half Life's Alyx 1:35 - Master Chief 1:38 - Noah from the Ring 1:40 - Voldemorte 1:45 - FLUFFYKINS 1:51 - The Boy with an Arse for a Face 1:55 - Spyro 1:56 - Shrek 2:00 - Arma Reforger 2:02 - Gandalf 2:04 - Gollum 2:05 - Harambe 2:11 - WaifuOnly I Have Experienced This2kliksphilip2024-05-11 | Many of us may play the same game, but I likely did a combination of level and quest that everybody else was way too sensible to undertake. But the joke's on THEM!Learn your Defence Against the Dark Arts ...of lies and clickbait2kliksphilip2024-05-02 | Yes, you know that rumour mills and clickbait exists. But let me help you build a resistance against them so you no longer feel like clicking on them and thinking you've learned something :)
0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Git gud 1:14 - Learn about your PC 2:29 - What's wrong with Userbenchmark? 5:52 - Rumour millsKlikbait and Hype Trains2kliksphilip2024-04-14 | 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 Injustice2kliksphilip2024-04-08 | 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 priceLook what you made me do2kliksphilip2024-04-01 | 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??2kliksphilip2024-03-24 | 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?2kliksphilip2024-03-15 | I run about the house with a wattimeter and discover some cold hard Intel about ...Intel 0:00 - WHAT WATTS? 0:17 - Small stuff 0:58 - Drying clothes 1:33 - Kitchen 2:58 - Screens 4:00 - Laptop 6:19 - Mini PC 7:00 - 32" HDR Monitor 8:09 - Gaming PCRTX Remix: Graphically Enhancing Older Games2kliksphilip2024-03-08 | This video is sponsored by Nvidia, who helped me learn the tools and answered the questions I had.
Moddb's handy list of games / configs here: moddb.com/rtx And follow the Half Life 2 RTX project here: hl2rtx.com
0:00 - Intro 1:40 - RTX'ing an old game 2:53 - Fixing things up in-game 4:05 - Dabbling in RTX Remix 6:36 - Upscaling 7:56 - Texture replacements 8:30 - Model replacementsCPUs in 2024: I Babble About Them for 15 Minutes2kliksphilip2024-03-04 | 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 challenge
0:00 - Boring VS Interesting 1:01 - $100 PC 2:50 - The CPU lineup 3:27 - $100 CPU 3:50 - $135 CPU - All you need 4:55 - Productivity 6:00 - A Beautiful, Crowded Budget Market 7:17 - AMD Since Ryzen 9:58 - Intel Since Ryzen 11:17 - The FutureWhy new AI Videos are Scary2kliksphilip2024-02-24 | 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...What the Future of Videogames Could Look Like2kliksphilip2024-02-24 | ...When AI Goes WRONG2kliksphilip2024-02-24 | AI is scary, but still at that point where it can fail in amusing ways.Can you tell whats real? - AI Generated Videos2kliksphilip2024-02-16 | See Sora here: openai.com/sora And Will Smith eating spaghetti: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/yes-virginia-there-is-ai-joy-in-seeing-fake-will-smith-ravenously-eat-spaghetti AI beer commercial: youtu.be/Geja6NCjgWY
0:00 - AI generating videos 2:01 - Videogame potential 2:38 - Rapid progress 3:12 - AI fails 5:08 - CGI 5:33 - More examplesThe New Ryzen APUs so bad they make the 6500 XT look good2kliksphilip2024-01-31 | 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 with Anandtech's review of the 2400G/2200G: anandtech.com/show/12425/marrying-vega-and-zen-the-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-review Anandtech's excellent tables for the new 8700G/8600G: anandtech.com/show/21242/amd-ryzen-7-8700g-and-ryzen-5-8600g-review Hardware Unboxed calling the 6500 XT the worst GPU ever: youtu.be/M5_oM3Ow_CI Hardware Unboxed finally realising the 6500 XT's use in the budget market: youtu.be/Ye60Wf8lUt8 And I don't hate you guys but your thumbnails are way too easy to parody
0:00 - Ryzen 8700G: too much CPU, not enough GPU 2:06 - Return of the 6500 XT! 2:43 - Ryzen 8600G is better than the 8700G because it's cheaper 3:40 - B-b-but Philip, these APUs aren't for gaming!!! 4:27 - Current price comparison 5:30 - 8000G's benefits 6:28 - 8000G: 2kliks EditionProtect your Art from AI2kliksphilip2024-01-21 | 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 machine
Glaze PDF containing all sorts of interesting pictures to look at: https://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~ravenben/publications/pdf/glaze-usenix23.pdf Interview with Hollie: waxy.org/2022/11/invasive-diffusion-how-one-unwilling-illustrator-found-herself-turned-into-an-ai-model Article on Nightshade: technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-aiWhen you discover dismemberment in #readyornotgame2kliksphilip2024-01-18 | The Cubicle Brothers were very excited when they discovered Ready or Not's latest and greatest new feature.SWAT VS Furry #readyornotgame2kliksphilip2024-01-18 | Ready or Not is a game of split-second reflexes and impossible decisions.Getting the jump on a mofo #readyornotgame2kliksphilip2024-01-18 | How to take advantage of the element of surprise.Half Life 2 RTX looks quite nice!2kliksphilip2024-01-09 | 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-trailerReady or Not is worth the wait2kliksphilip2024-01-07 | 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?2kliksphilip2024-01-05 | 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 nameReady or Nots Gore is Great!2kliksphilip2024-01-05 | 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 punchesAudio Crime 2 - The Making of2kliksphilip2023-12-28 | Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGGumEyoOuwtWemXYRlMYnddjv11FIBM4 Spotify - open.spotify.com/album/25WsGwE3JFvkvTGgl0phYZ Bandcamp - 3kliksphilip.bandcamp.com/album/audio-crime-2 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Sax Offender 5:48 - That Night Before 7:39 - To Boldly Go Lower 10:08 - Atomic Amnesia MMXX 14:15 - Henry Vile 17:19 - Something Rotten 20:45 - Light Cubed 23:20 - That's Life 2 26:17 - Crossing Those Islands 30:35 - Happily Ever After 33:55 - OR IS IT? 34:30 - Thanks 4 teh sub 36:31 - That Morning After 38:20 - Album art 40:33 - B SideA Vertical Slice of Philip2kliksphilip2023-12-20 | 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/2kliksphilip War 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 Goals2kliksphilip2023-12-08 | 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-oil
0:00 - What did Intel do? 0:28 - Core Truth 1 2:37 - Core Truth 2 3:46 - Core Truth 3 5:47 - Core Truth 4 8:43 - Borrowing from Userbenchmark?Everything Wrong with Grand Theft Auto VIs Trailer2kliksphilip2023-12-05 | Vice City? More like... GTA6 Not-so-Nice City. Pah See the trailer here: youtu.be/QdBZY2fkU-0AI took my job!2kliksphilip2023-12-02 | 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 tracks Dad's new album: youtube.com/watch?v=kqtxkDBzW04&list=OLAK5uy_lyCtxvi9XCgbOjwkIunyfZJOVrmfgfSEY The person who took my job: twitch.tv/helziHalf-Lifes 25th Anniversary Quarter-Lengthed 25% Speedrun2kliksphilip2023-11-29 | See the full video here: youtu.be/TbZ3HzvFEto Original 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 video 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - Early Days of Valve 1:42 - Technology & Scripted Sequences 3:02 - Character Design 5:51 - Creating the Opening Levels 7:00 - Weapon Design 7:35 - Sound Design 8:52 - Level Design 10:57 - Narrative & Voice Acting 12:06 - Xen 12:59 - Post ReleaseDigital Foundry in an Evil Alternate Reality2kliksphilip2023-11-22 | I'd still watch it. Footage from Andor, voice from Richard from Digital Foundry See Digital Foundry's ACTUAL Steam Deck review here: youtu.be/Z1KLj06fn2sHDR is a Hot Mess2kliksphilip2023-11-16 | 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/hdr
0:00 - HDR? 0:45 - HDR Photos 1:12 - HDR Games 1:39 - 'Proper' HDR 3:30 - The problem with HDR 5:15 - Why do I care?DLSS 3.5 - Better Pathtracing for Free2kliksphilip2023-10-31 | 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 RAM 0:00 - Raw Rays 1:28 - Denoisers 2:34 - Reflections 3:32 - Framerate comparison 3:51 - Lots of rays 4:14 - Not so many rays 4:44 - Drawbacks and how to overcome them 5:06 - Ray VS path tracing? 6:05 - How are things meant to look? 8:05 - Global Illumination 9:01 - Ambient Occlusion / shadows 10:22 - Motion artifacts 11:01 - Why call it DLSS 3.5? 11:40 - ConclusionBeyond the Edge in Starfield2kliksphilip2023-10-18 | 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 recordedIntels Next Next Gen Processors2kliksphilip2023-09-23 | Meteor Lake looks to be the next big leap for Intel, where they attempt to do EVERYTHING at once! 0:00 - Future of Intel CPUs 0:16 - Tiles 1:36 - LP Cores 2:58 - New nodeStarfield Announces Massive Update!2kliksphilip2023-09-14 | 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 Broken2kliksphilip2023-09-11 | 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 fixStarfield - The Worlds Edge2kliksphilip2023-09-11 | This video is sponsored by Outplayed. Download it for FREE and share your best gameplay moments with friends: links.overwolf.com/2kliks-outplayed Odgrub'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 reallyStarfield - Hand crafted VS Procedurally Generated #starfield #bethesdasoftworks2kliksphilip2023-09-11 | 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/EkURp59BAasThe Furthest Adventures in Starfield #starfield #bethesdasoftworks2kliksphilip2023-09-11 | 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