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00:00:00 - Tension with ASUS 00:01:19 - Making Progress 00:03:15 - Why We're Doing This 00:05:43 - Timeline & Recap So Far 00:07:17 - ASUS at Computex 00:09:53 - Discussion 1: Global Director of Marketing 00:14:16 - Discussion 1: Apology from ASUS & First Request 00:16:41 - Discussion 1: Repair Deficiencies 00:18:50 - Escalating to an Executive of Customer Service 00:22:26 - Discussion 2: Head of Customer Service & Sr. Manager of CS 00:27:55 - Discussion 2: Is Statement 1 a Lie? 00:37:30 - D2: Making Progress 00:40:30 - D2: Refunds Promised 00:41:38 - D2: Shipping Refunds 00:43:40 - D2: Waiving Shipping for Repairs 00:45:00 - D2: Extending Repair Part Warranty 00:51:46 - D2: Changing ASUS Advance RMA Restrictions 00:56:15 - D2: KPIs & Employee Guidelines 01:01:36 - D2: Recapping the Improvements 01:07:19 - Conclusion & Results
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00:00:00 - Tension with ASUS 00:01:19 - Making Progress 00:03:15 - Why We're Doing This 00:05:43 - Timeline & Recap So Far 00:07:17 - ASUS at Computex 00:09:53 - Discussion 1: Global Director of Marketing 00:14:16 - Discussion 1: Apology from ASUS & First Request 00:16:41 - Discussion 1: Repair Deficiencies 00:18:50 - Escalating to an Executive of Customer Service 00:22:26 - Discussion 2: Head of Customer Service & Sr. Manager of CS 00:27:55 - Discussion 2: Is Statement 1 a Lie? 00:37:30 - D2: Making Progress 00:40:30 - D2: Refunds Promised 00:41:38 - D2: Shipping Refunds 00:43:40 - D2: Waiving Shipping for Repairs 00:45:00 - D2: Extending Repair Part Warranty 00:51:46 - D2: Changing ASUS Advance RMA Restrictions 00:56:15 - D2: KPIs & Employee Guidelines 01:01:36 - D2: Recapping the Improvements 01:07:19 - Conclusion & Results
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Editing Mike Gaglione: Camera, Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Andrew Coleman: EditingHW News - USA Sues Adobe & Bans DeepCool, AMD Targeted by Cybercrime, ASUS MicroSD StatementGamers Nexus2024-06-23 | Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 300 mATX Case on Amazon geni.us/WNABU4 In this week's hardware news recap, we talk about the US banning and sanctioning DeepCool with some in-depth commentary and insights from a law firm, the USA suing Adobe, AMD getting hit with cybercrime, ASUS putting out a statement on its MicroSD card issues on the ROG Ally, & more.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:48 - Computex and ASUS Recap 04:50 - Cybercriminal Might Possess AMD Data 07:01 - EVGA X670E Classified Board Leaked 09:54 - US Sues Adobe Over Consumer Protection 15:55 - DeepCool on US Sanctions List 27:39 - Hyte's New Case, Cooler, Fans,Colors 29:20 - Xbox New Models
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingEVGA is Gone | KINGPINs Future, NVIDIA RTX 5090 Plans, & Lab TourGamers Nexus2024-06-21 | Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 300 mATX Case on Amazon geni.us/WNABU4 We caught-up with KINGPIN, now formerly of EVGA, to talk about his plans for the NVIDIA RTX 50 series, a potential new video card company partnering with him, his claw machine, and talk shop. The video combines GPU discussion, GPU overclocking basics, and a studio or lab tour. Vince "KINGPIN" Lucido has taken over the former EVGA "gaming arena" in Taipei, Taiwan and now has his own overclocking and electronics shop there. This is the first time we've caught-up with him since the split from EVGA.
00:00 - KINGPIN Returns 01:04 - PNY Instantly Relevant in Gaming 02:07 - Why PNY? 06:29 - TiN's Soldering Gear 07:45 - RTX 50 Series 08:54 - Explaining GPU Boost & Overclocking 12:36 - Dream Team for KINGPIN Card Design 14:10 - KINGPIN's YouTube Career & Claw Machine 16:28 - Claw Voltage & Overvolting 18:15 - ROBOCLOCKER Liquid Nitrogen Overclocking 20:51 - Studio & Camera Setup 22:34 - Gaming Arena 24:13 - Electric Supermoto & EBikes 27:54 - The Future of KINGPIN
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host Mike Gaglione: Camera Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Tim Phetdara: EditingBest PC Cases for 2024 So Far: New Designs & Round-Up (Computex)Gamers Nexus2024-06-20 | WE sponsored OURSELVES: Grab a GN PC Case Badge Magnet set! store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-3d-multi-level-pc-case-magnets-amd-ryzen-intel-gn-logo Or consider grabbing one of our heavy-duty soldering & project mats! store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-project-soldering-mat This round-up looks at the best PC cases we saw for the rest of 2024 while at Computex. Many of these haven't launched yet, but are launching over the next several months. We plan to review a lot of them with our brand new case testing methodology that we debuted a couple months ago. Mesh and airflow are dominant here, but the biggest two trends in gaming PC cases right now appear to be in the budget market (mostly $60 to $80) and in the "fishtank" PC styling. We saw a lot of reverse blade fans this year, more 140s, and some uncommon fans -- like 170s in the Lian Li 217. Wood has become more commonplace as a case paneling embellishment as well.
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00:00 - The Best Cases of 2024 (So Far) 02:28 - Best ATX Cases So Far 02:43 - Lian Li Lancool 207 Airflow Case 04:00 - Lian Li 217 with Wood Paneling 05:30 - be quiet! Light Base 600 & 900 Horizontal 07:07 - Antec Flux Pro Wood & Airflow 08:20 - Antec Flux & C8 Aluminum & Wood 08:57 - Montech's Huge Lineup 09:43 - Ultra Budget Montech XR & XR Mesh 10:38 - Montech King 65 Pro 11:02 - Phanteks G400A 12:29 - Phanteks Evolv X2 12:39 - SilverStone Alta D1 14:19 - SilverStone FARA 514X, 515X, 515XR, CW04 15:44 - CoolerMaster NCORE 600 17:17 - CoolerMaster MasterBox 500 17:42 - Thermaltake AX700 (W100 Refresh) 18:33 - Corsair 9000D (1000D Refresh) 19:31 - Tryx LUCA 20:42 - InWin Infinite Signature Case 21:51 - (ITX) CoolerMaster BTF Concept 22:27 - (ITX) CoolerMaster NR200P Concept 22:46 - (ITX) Fractal Era 2 23:54 - (ITX) Thermaltake TR1 ITX Travel Case 24:31 - (ITX) Antec Performance 1M 25:02 - Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoUltra Silent PC Case that Will Never Be Made | InWins Unreleased ProductsGamers Nexus2024-06-18 | Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 300 mATX Case on Amazon geni.us/WNABU4 Our last product video from Computex is at In Win, where we wanted to revisit the creative design center to see unreleased case designs, a new Infinite "Signature" series case, modular Lynx fans, and more. The main focus was on unreleased products, particularly the Silencer case with a foam panel for sound absorption. We also featured some of In Win's designers and product managers in discussions to learn more about the process.
00:00 - A Creative Space 04:05 - In Win Infinite Signature Case 05:55 - Wood Panel ITX Case 08:05 - In Win POC1 Improvements 09:05 - Modular Lynx Fans 10:08 - Unreleased Cases & Silencer Case 14:09 - Prototyping Discussion & Insights
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Editing, Video Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Tim Phetdara: EditingIs AMD (Radeon) Actually Screwed? ft. Steve of Hardware UnboxedGamers Nexus2024-06-13 | Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 300 mATX Case on Amazon geni.us/WNABU4 We love making this series of discussion videos! These are just for fun -- don't take them too seriously. Watch our "Is Intel Actually Screwed?" Round 4 with Gordon! youtube.com/watch?v=-wGd6Dsm_lo
This video features some unstructured thoughts and discussion about AMD's current market position, and for this one, the focus is on its GPU division. We talk about AMD Radeon vs. Intel Arc vs. NVIDIA GPUs, including topics such as pricing strategy and whether AMD needs a flagship "RTX 5090" (or whatever it'll be called) competitor.
00:00 - Steves Collide 02:36 - Disappointment in AMD Radeon 05:10 - Does AMD Need a '5090' Competitor? 08:05 - How Important is Ray Tracing for AMD? 10:16 - The Price Problem 15:09 - Can AMD Repeat Ryzen on GPUs? 17:08 - AI AI AI AI AI AI
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Steve Burke: Host Mike Gaglione: Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera Tim Phetdara: EditingHW News - NVIDIA Antitrust Investigation, AMD GPUs Hurting, be quiet! Light Base CaseGamers Nexus2024-06-12 | Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Amazon geni.us/B3OD In hardware news this week, we cover the NVIDIA antitrust investigation by the FTC and US Department of Justice, AMD's hurting GPU sales, be quiet!'s new Light Base 600 & 900 cases, Cooler Master's MasterHub and SDK, Thermaltake's TR1 and 3DVC vapor chamber air cooler, and more. Intel and Qualcomm also come into the news, as well as a brief update on the ASUS warranty situation.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:13 - ASUS Update: Promises Made 03:53 - NVIDIA Antitrust Investigation 05:36 - JPR: AMD Video Card Marketshare Declines 07:15 - Intel is Scared of Qualcomm & ARM 08:42 - Computex: Cooler Master Hub & Passive PSU 16:42 - Computex: be quiet!'s Light Base 600 & 900 21:03 - Computex: Thermaltake PSU Tester, Vapor Chamber
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host, Camera Mike Gaglione: Video Editing, Camera Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing, Camera Tim Phetdara: Video EditingPhanteks Liquid Freezer III Competitor, Patent-Avoiding Fans, & P400A Successor (G400A)Gamers Nexus2024-06-09 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Phanteks is releasing its new G400A and G400N cases soon, which aim to be (at cheapest) $100 airflow PC cases succeeding the P400A case. The company also has its new Evolv X2 concept case, a prototype, which is intended to compete in the full glass market. We're most interested in the P400A successor, as the P400A with its full fan configuration was one of the most competitive airflow cases for a long time, but has aged out of direct relevance.
00:00 - Phanteks G400A & G400N 03:01 - New Airflow Cases 06:10 - Evolv X2 07:51 - $40 ST4 DRGB Air Cooler 09:56 - Glacier One M25 & Fans
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Editing, Video Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, VideoSilverstones Cases Are Wild: Alta D1, CW04, Fara 514X, & $60 515XGamers Nexus2024-06-08 | Sponsor: DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler on Amazon - geni.us/a0Zx Silverstone often has some of the most unique and mechanically advanced cases at Computex, and for #computex 2024, we most liked the Alta D1 for its modularity and ability to swap components all around the case with a simple rails system. Silverstone also had some new budget PC cases, like a $60 Fara 515X and $100 Fara 514X airflow case.
00:00 - Favorite Case of Computex (Silverstone) 02:49 - Silverstone Alta D1 03:57 - CW04 Classic HTPC Case 06:23 - NVIDIA SFF Ready 06:50 - Normal Budget PC Cases (Fara 514X) 08:33 - Fara 515X $60 Case 09:45 - Silverstone CS383 NAS Case
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Editing, Video Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, EditingThermalrights Completely Insane Approach to CPU Coolers is Working | Royal Pretor 130 & MoreGamers Nexus2024-06-07 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Thermalright has taken an extremely aggressive approach to CPU coolers and seems to be going for a high volume, low cost model that also includes a never-ending supply of new cooler models. There are so many models that Thermalright's own reps got mixed-up explaining the differences, so we do our best running through what's most interesting for this year. We'll be benchmarking many of these as they launch, including the new Thermalright Royal Pretor 130, the Peerless Assassin 140, the Burst Assassin, and more.
00:00 - Thermalright Coolers are Overwhelming 01:07 - Air Coolers (Royal Pretor 130, Peerless Assassin 140, & More) 05:40 - Liquid Cooling 06:04 - LCP & Color Fans
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Editing, Camera Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video Editing32 Fans, 1 Case: Corsair 9000D, 3500X, & Liquid Cooler Engineering ChangesGamers Nexus2024-06-07 | Sponsor: DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler on Amazon - geni.us/a0Zx Corsair's #Computex 2024 showing includes its new 9000D mega case, the cheaper $100 3500X (that we're a bit critical on), and the Titan closed-loop liquid coolers for CPUs. The liquid coolers have had a major engineering rework that we'll have to test once we're back, but we at least got some initial detail on the changes that were made.
00:00 - Corsair 9000D, 3500X, & Titan AIOs 01:46 - A Wild Der8auer Appears 02:10 - Corsair 9000D Case 07:36 - 3500X Needs Some Changes 11:20 - Titan AIOs & More Engineering Focus
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host Mike Gaglione: Video Editing, Camera Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing, CameraCooler Masters Super Conductor Heatsink, New NR200P Case Concept, & Clever ITXGamers Nexus2024-06-06 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Cooler Master's exhibit at Computex 2024 showed off a number of interesting cases, but also a "Super Conductor" heatsink -- that's Nobel prize worthy! The company also had some clever mini-ITX cases, including a new NR200P variant with a GPU showcase design cut into the panel.
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video, Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing, VideoNoctua Has Competition: Vapor Chamber Air Cooler (DeepCool Assassin IV VC)Gamers Nexus2024-06-06 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb DeepCool established itself in the affordable air cooler market a couple years ago with the AK620 and AK400, and now it's coming out with the DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision (Vapor Chamber with a display on top). Vapor chamber air coolers have been tried in the past, but they are often prohibitively expensive to bring to market for CPUs. Now that CPU coolers have gone up in price and CPUs themselves have gotten harder to cool, there might be reason to try again -- we'll see when it releases later this year. The Noctua NH-D15 G2 would likely be in direct price competition with this air cooler, as they existing Assassin IV is already about $100.
00:00 - DeepCool at Computex 2024 01:10 - DeepCool Assassin IV Vapor Chamber Vision 04:21 - AK620 Digital Pro & AK400 Digital Pro 05:45 - AN400 Mini Downdraft Cooler 06:24 - Case Pixels
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host Mike Gaglione: Camera, Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, EditingThe Weirdest New PC Company: Tryx 3D Panorama Cooler, Paracord Case, & LucaGamers Nexus2024-06-05 | Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (geni.us/BqEpf) Tryx is the weirdest new PC company in the space. It launched officially just this year with its new Panorama 3D liquid cooler lineup, first available only in China and now going worldwide. Tryx is comprised of former ASUS, Cooler Master, and Asetek employees (and is backed by Asetek itself). The company is also working on several new cases, like its "LUCA" and "SPES" cases, alongside a trippy "Otavia" paracord-ish case.
00:00 - New Challenger Arrives 01:25 - Tryx LUCA Case 06:35 - Tryx Panorama Cooler 09:44 - Spes ITX Case with a Screen Side Panel 10:56 - Extremely Weird Paracord Case
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Editing, Camera Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, EditingNew Montech King 65 Pro, King 95 Mega, Sky 3 PC Cases | Computex 2024Gamers Nexus2024-06-05 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Montech's showing at #Computex 2024 was strong: The company has new budget cases as cheap as $64 for airflow and up to about $200 for a 7-fan case (the King 95 Mega Pro). The company is following-up its King 95 debut with cases like the King 65 Pro, the King 95 Mega, the Sky 3 prototype, and more. We're excited to see how these do in our case benchmarking and in our 2024 Best Cases round-ups this year, because it seems like the fight is fierce for budget cases.
00:00 - Montech Makes a Serious Showing 02:00 - $64- Montech XR 03:57 - Montech King 65 Pro 05:18 - Montech Sky 3 Prototype 07:33 - Deadly Fans 09:33 - Bizarre Case 10:25 - King 95 Mega Pro
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoImpressive Fractal Era 2 & Mood Mini CasesGamers Nexus2024-06-05 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Fractal is releasing its new Era 2 & Mood mini-ITX cases, one of which uses aluminum and wood while the other uses a fabric around the exterior shell of the case. The Fractal Mood uses a single 180mm x 38mm Torrent case fan at the top of the chassis tower, leveraging two blocked-off sides and two open sides to guide air straight into the separated GPU and CPU compartments within the case. The Era 2 uses 2x 120mm bottom fans for intake. We have the price and release date for both the Mood and the Era 2 in this video. Both cases use a clever mechanical design that we think is well-executed, giving a "unibody" feel to the outer shell (but not technically) for easy interior access to components. Fractal also has its Scape headset and Refine chair, although we're not spending time covering them.
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Camera, Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, EditingIntel Says Not to Say LGA1851 or Z890 | MSI vs. ASUS Features & X870E BoardsGamers Nexus2024-06-05 | Sponsor: DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler on Amazon - geni.us/a0Zx MSI is showing off Z890 & X870E motherboards at #Computex 2024 -- and Intel is a control freak, trying to prevent anyone from knowing that its next socket is "LGA18XX" (it's 1851) - but even 18XX has been known for literal years now, and yet Intel thinks it can put that genie back in the bottle. Bizarre Intel control behaviors aside, MSI has new motherboards competing with ASUS on ease-of-installation features, a new case with some unique fans, and an AIO with offset mounting for Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs.
00:00 - Stupid Intel Games, Stupid Intel Prizes 01:56 - New Z890 & X870 Motherboards 05:28 - PCIe Quick Release & ASUS' Patent 08:35 - CAMM RAM 11:58 - Cooler with Hotspot Movement 13:34 - Velox 300R Airflow Case
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Camera, Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Video, EditingThe More You Buy, The More You Save | NVIDIAs ObsessionGamers Nexus2024-06-04 | Sponsor: Fractal Torrent case on Amazon geni.us/VVBjo To quote Gordon Mah Ung, "this is NVIDIA's world. We just live in it." NVIDIA held its painfully long 2-hour keynote at Computex 2024 (#computex) this year, talking about AI, creating 3D avatars for customer support jobs and nurses, and talking about... well, nothing, really. NVIDIA did have news, but it didn't announce it at the keynote in any meaningful capacity.
00:00 - THE MORE YOU BUY, THE MORE YOU SAVE 01:24 - 2 Hours of BS 04:58 - Project G-Assist 07:46 - Wrong Side of the Stage & RTX Remix 09:45 - RTX Video, Stable Diffusion 10:54 - Small Form Factor Compatibility Badge 11:58 - NVAPP & Conclusion 13:09 - DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS 14:44 - YouTuber Bloopers
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoNoctua Finally Did It | NH-D15 G2 Launching, Thermosiphon, & FansGamers Nexus2024-06-04 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Noctua is finally launching its Noctua NH-D15 G2 that we've been talking about for years now. The cooler is shipping right now and launching sometime in June or July this year, with new fans coming up in September or October. The Noctua NH-D15 G2's price will be $150 and there will be 3 variations to choose from for that price, named LBC, HBC, and then the general convexity coldplate solution. Noctua has been working on tuning the NF-A14x25 G2 and the cooler coldplate alike, trying to dial against Intel's curvature problems we talked about previously. The company is also working on a thermosiphon which we're told will very likely become a product, but with no current release target or roadmap, and on a Seasonic collaboration PSU.
00:00 - Noctua NH-D15 G2 Release Date 01:57 - Washer Mods, Coldplate Design 05:20 - Noctua PSU x Seasonic, Thermosiphon Cooler 08:07 - Interview & Discussion: Fan Strength 12:45 - Fan Pricing & Release, Performance 15:58 - Coldplate Curvature & Style (Intel vs. AMD) 21:18 - Pressure Scans 23:03 - 3 Versions of the NH-D15 G2 (Standard, LBC, HBC)
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Mike Gaglione: VideoIntel Fights Back | Arc Battlemage, Xe2 GPUs, & Changing Hyper-ThreadingGamers Nexus2024-06-04 | Sponsor: Fractal Torrent case on Amazon geni.us/VVBjo Intel's Xe2 GPU architecture has arrived in Lunar Lake, prompting a mini-information dump of the future Battlemage desktop GPU architecture. Lunar Lake mobile and desktop Battlemage will share several core components of design for the GPU side, despite being different product implementations. We're going over the (brief) architectural information that Intel has provided thus far for its Arc GPU successor (from the original Alchemist A750 & A770 lineup). We'll also cover the P-core and E-core architectural basics, such as ditching hyperthreading in some situations.There's a lot more to cover with Intel, but as we are on the other side of the world in Taiwan for Computex 2024, we'll save the rest of the coverage for when we have more capacity for technical detailing. This gets us started on Intel's announcements for 2024 though, lining-up with rumors of Arrow Lake desktop CPUs in the Fall (maybe).
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host Jeremy Clayton: Writing Mike Gaglione: Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, EditingLian Lis Brilliant Airflow Design: Lancool 207 Budget Case, 217 Wood, & Wireless RGB (ft. CEO)Gamers Nexus2024-06-03 | Sponsor: DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler on Amazon - geni.us/a0Zx Lian Li announced its Lancool 207 $80 high-airflow budget case, coming out later this year and likely competing as one of the fiercest sub-$100 PC cases for 2024. We'll see how it does in our review. The company also showcased its Lancool 217 with wood paneling at #computex 2024, alongside its SL V3 "wireless" RGB solution (or at least, wire reducing). The Lancool series is exciting for bringing the industry back towards cheap competitors. We're looking forward to seeing how it does. CEO Jameson Chen joined us for some engineering discussion as well.
00:00 - Budget is BACK (& Overview) 01:39 - Lian Li Lancool 207 Budget Case 06:49 - Lancool 217 Wood Panel Case 12:27 - "Wireless" RGB Engineering Discussion
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoAMD Announces Ryzen 9950X, 9900X, 9700X, & 9600X Zen 5 CPUs, Extends AM5 Life, & AI CPUsGamers Nexus2024-06-03 | Sponsor: Fractal Torrent case on Amazon geni.us/VVBjo AMD today announced its new Zen 5 CPU lineup for a release date of July 2024, including the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, R7 9700X, and R5 9600X. These Zen 5 CPUs are a new architecture, but are supported on the existing AMD motherboards with AM5 sockets; however, AMD also announced its new X870 and X870E motherboard platforms (no word officially on the B-series chipsets yet). In addition to the Zen 5 and chipset announcements, AMD extended its life for AM5 into 2027 and beyond officially, citing success of AM4's life as a reason. For other announcements, the company will release new AM4 CPUs in July of 2024 with the 5900XT and 5800XT. It also has new Ryzen 300 AI CPUs, server products that we won't cover in depth today, and more.
00:00 - AMD Ryzen 9000, X870E, AI CPUs 01:47 - AMD Ryzen 9950X, 9900X, 9700X, 9600X Specs 03:49 - AMD R9 5900XT & 5800XT CPU Specs 05:07 - Ryzen 300 AI CPUs & RDNA 3.5 07:42 - Basics of Zen 5 & X870, X870E 08:48 - AMD First-Party Benchmarks 10:06 - Socket Life Extension, MI325X, Epyc Gen5
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoScythe Gets Aggressive: Budget CPU Coolers & FUMA OverhaulGamers Nexus2024-06-01 | Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (geni.us/BqEpf) #computex 2024 just began. Scythe has a new "Magoroku" CPU cooler with claimed higher performance than the FUMA series while also maintaining a similar price point. Scythe's aiming for Thermalright now and trying to compete in the high performance, lower cost market for CPU coolers. Scythe also showed us prototype fans for the Shuriken 3 downdraft, low-profile cooler, using cut side to increase performance and decrease air reflections. The company also has a new FUMA 3 REV B cooler coming out soon, using a trimmed plastic housing for better SFF/ITX compatibility in low clearance cases and using a higher pressure mounting kit. This in particular will be useful for Intel Arrow Lake, which rumors currently indicate will be tolerant to higher pressures than current coolers. The differences between the Scythe FUMA 3 Rev B and Scythe FUMA 3 (original) are mostly those two places. Scythe also had a new Big Shuriken cooler and fan and is applying its new fan design style to several coolers.
00:00 - Scythe Prototypes & New Coolers 02:14 - Scythe FUMA 3 Revision B Differences 04:21 - Scythe Shuriken 3 Super Low Profile Cooler 07:05 - Magoroku Prototype Cooler 08:27 - Big Shuriken 4 & Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoAntecs Case Comeback: High Performance Cases, Wood Panels, & AMD HandheldGamers Nexus2024-05-31 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb Antec is back with cases -- and maybe to stay this time. Antec is launching its Flux Pro wood paneled, high-performance case with 6 fans, a Flux non-Pro with a high fan count and smaller ATX form factor as a Fractal North alternative, a handheld gaming device with AYANEO, a mini-ITX Case (the Performance 1M) in sandwich style, and some fans. Antec was a huge manufacturer decades ago and was the leading case company for a long time. Unfortunately, after an executive change, Antec had a decade of failures or distractions that led to its disappearance from the radar. Now, Antec might be returning to its roots with a new COO and Case PM breathing life into the segment. We'll have to test them in reviews to see how they truly do, but it's a promising start. #computex 2024 coverage starts now!
00:00 - ANTEC is BACK 01:43 - Overview of Cases, Handheld, & Fans 03:48 - Antec Flux Pro Walnut Wood Case 06:15 - Antec Flux Non-Pro 08:36 - One 'Meh' Case (Antec C7) 09:58 - Antec C8 Wood & Aluminum Panels 11:15 - Performance 1M Mini-ITX Red & Black 12:54 - 7840U Handheld x AYANEO 15:19 - Orbit & NOVA LCP Fans
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Mike Gaglione: Video Vitalii Makhnovets: VideoASUS Already On Governments Radar for Warranty IssuesGamers Nexus2024-05-29 | Grab the GN Foil CyberSkeleton V2 shirt! store.gamersnexus.net/products/limited-edition-foil-cyberskeleton2-cotton-tshirt With ASUS' issues now spanning several years of our coverage -- if not decades before that -- we are now committed to getting the industry's leading manufacturer by sales to actually improve. That starts with customer education. Our past two videos looked into the ASUS warranty scam, with episode 2 focusing on the legal side with an attorney to discuss Magnuson-Moss Act claims, and now we're speaking with Right to Repair Expert Nathan Proctor, on recommendation from Louis Rossmann. This coverage will go over consumer rights, how ASUS is in trouble with the FTC already for warranty void stickers previously, and how there's a chance for ASUS to improve and do better for its customers.
00:00 - Knowing Your Consumer Rights 04:45 - What We Want for ASUS 06:38 - Consumer Rights Education 09:25 - Government Action is Next 10:53 - Companies That Didn't Suck for RMAs 14:51 - Introducing Nathan Proctor 15:16 - A Time This Worked (Google Chromebooks) 17:50 - Improving ASUS 20:00 - Illegal Tying, Laws, Your Rights 21:28 - ASUS Already on FTC's Radar 23:11 - Is ASUS in Violation? 25:52 - Can We Actually Fix This? 32:15 - Consumers Do Have Power
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Steve Burke: Host Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Nathan Proctor: GuestCorsair Forgot How to Make a Case: 6500D Airflow & 6500X ReviewGamers Nexus2024-05-27 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut on Amazon geni.us/e8Oq & Hydronaut (Amazon) geni.us/hOQrBAb As we continue our search for the best PC cases in 2024, we turn now to the Corsair 6500 Series ATX gaming cases. This review of the Corsair 6500X and 6500D Airflow PC cases evaluates the build quality and tests for thermals and noise levels. Our testing includes various fan configurations, like side vs. front intake, bottom mounted fans, and more. We benchmark the Corsair 6500D Airflow & 6500X vs. the Hyte Y70 Non-Touch, Antec C8, Montech King 95 Pro, Fractal Torrent, Lian Li O11D, and more. Unfortunately, Corsair's build quality and general design approach for the 6500 has really lost its way from the company's previous designs. The 6500 has several oversights, like the interaction of drive cages and back-connect motherboards (BTF, Stealth, etc.).
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead Patrick Lathan: Testing, Writing Mike Gaglione: Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video Editing Tim Phetdara: CameraHW News - Major Windows Privacy Concerns, Noctuas New Fan, AMD Epyc in AM5 DesktopsGamers Nexus2024-05-26 | Sponsor: Montech King 95 Pro on Amazon geni.us/C5P2 This news episode talks about Microsoft's new "Windows Recall" feature, which has significant privacy concerns -- but companies need to AI everything to boost profits. We'll also be covering AMD's entry-level Epyc server CPUs for AM5, Dell hinting at an NVIDIA processor for "AI PCs," KINGPIN resurfacing, and a 1000Hz display. Oh, and Noctua's extremely expensive lineup of "Home" products.
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00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:20 - 12VHPWR Research Survey Request 05:43 - IGN Acquires Gamer Network 09:50 - AMD Epyc Entry Level Server CPUs 12:00 - Dell Hints at NVIDIA Processor for "AI PC" 14:45 - TCL CSOT 1000Hz Display 16:42 - EVGA's KINGPIN Resurfaces 19:05 - MSI Claims to Improve Claw Performance 21:25 - Noctua's Overpriced HOME 24:24 - Windows Recall Raises Privacy Concerns
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Jeremy Clayton: Writing Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingNVIDIA Has Overrun the MarketGamers Nexus2024-05-22 | Sponsor: Thermal Grizzly Kryosheets geni.us/53ArNb and Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut Paste (Amazon - geni.us/Fsray ) NVIDIA is absolutely everywhere. They've flooded-out competition in the gaming space for years, and we wouldn't be surprised if NVIDIA applies a similar total market assault to AI or other sectors. Today though, we're focusing on how NVIDIA has overrun AMD (and, to a less observable extent, of course Intel Arc) in the gaming GPU business. #NVDA has been stretching some of its launch timelines and overlapping its GPU generations more lately, and we think they might be using the prior generation to fulfill the low-end market for the current options. This video makes a number of judgment calls on analyzing data over about 14 years for NVIDIA vs. AMD launches, embargo dates, and prices. We cannot perfectly encapsulate everything because it requires subjectivity to determine which cards qualify for analysis, but we think this gives a good overall picture.
Watch the interview with Gordon Mah Ung (PC World) where he talks with us about Intel Arc's market position -- super entertaining and insightful! youtube.com/watch?v=-wGd6Dsm_lo Watch our video about NVIDIA's AI and how it's on another planet: youtube.com/watch?v=0_zScV_cVug
Updated the title: It was "NVIDIA Has Flooded the Market" (meaning to overrun or overwhelm with options, as they've done). Some pointed out that this has a specific economic meaning with a specific definition. Updated for that reason. Thanks!
00:00 - NVIDIA Flooded the Market 02:11 - Checking for Confirmation Bias 04:16 - NVIDIA's Media Strategy 07:21 - NVIDIA vs. AMD Marketshare 09:20 - Counting Methodology & Choices 11:48 - NVIDIA Generational Duration & Time Between 16:05 - AMD Generational Duration & Time Between 17:19 - Launch Strategy Comparison 21:05 - Price Comparison & Increase 22:46 - Inflation Adjustment 23:09 - Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host, Editing Jeremy Clayton: Writing, Research Vitalii Makhnovets: Video EditingHW News - Intel Battlemage Handheld, AMD RDNA5 GPU Rumors (Already), NVIDIA HandheldGamers Nexus2024-05-21 | Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Amazon geni.us/B3OD This hardware news episode talks about Intel Battlemage appearing in a new handheld gaming device (officially, not a rumor!). It'll be shown at Computex by Weibu, featuring Lunar Lake from Intel, which will be formally at a future date. Additionally, we're covering US tariffs on lithium-ion batteries and semiconductors, rumors of NVIDIA & MediaTek working on a gaming handheld (allegedly), and more.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:10 - Battlemage Appears in Handheld 06:02 - Rumor: RDNA5 to be a Fresh Start 09:27 - NVIDIA Blackwell AI Hardware Expected to be Pricey 12:33 - Rumor: Nintendo Switch Successor Leaks 13:51 - US Government Increases Tariffs on Chinese Parts 17:22 - Rumor: NVIDIA & MediaTek Working on Gaming Handheld 19:22 - Intel Set to Greatly Expand Ireland Factory 21:29 - New Microsoft x Byowave Accessibility Controller
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Steve Burke: Host, Additional Writing Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingHyte Y70 Case Review: Thermal Benchmarks, Cable Management, & Build QualityGamers Nexus2024-05-20 | Sponsor: DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler on Amazon - geni.us/a0Zx Our case reviews are FULLY OPERATIONAL & BACK! We have now finalized our methodology with changes from our Hype and Fractal North XL reviews. Now, our new data set is used to review the Hyte Y70 Non-Touch case (the same as the Hyte Y70 Touch, but without the expensive screen). This follows our prior reviews of Hyte's Y60 -- which created a new case style -- and its Y40, which disappointed us. We're back now to see how its Y70 high-end gaming PC case does. Alternatives to the Hyte Y70 and Y60 include the Antec C8 ARGB (not out yet, but the C8 is), Lian Li O11D Evo and Evo XL, Corsair's 6500 series (review coming soon), and non-dual-chamber cases like the Fractal Torrent.
Watch our Fractal North XL review that kicked off the new testing! We've updated some tests since then, too! youtube.com/watch?v=aQHKCjuYTVQ Our old standardized fans explainer (new hardware since then, same limitations): youtube.com/watch?v=eVkAXSJeKKM
00:00 - Hyte Y70 Non-Touch Case 01:48 - Hyte Y70 vs. Y60 Differences 03:18 - Hyte's History 05:07 - Build Quality 10:09 - Hyte Listened to Our Review 12:23 - Case Makers Forgot Why We Have Big Cases 13:29 - New Testing Methodology Updates! 14:29 - CPU Thermals: Noise-Normalized 16:23 - GPU Thermals: 100% Stock Fan Speed 17:50 - CPU Thermals: Standardized Fans 18:38 - GPU Thermals: Noise-Normalized Stock Fans 19:52 - GPU Thermals: Standardized Fans 21:10 - VRM & RAM Thermals: Noise-Normalized 22:02 - Noise Sample (Side Intake Hum) 23:01 - Conclusion: Y70 Value & Alternatives
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead Patrick Lathan: Writing, Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Tim Phetdara: Camera, EditingASUS Says Were ConfusedGamers Nexus2024-05-18 | Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (geni.us/BqEpf) SUPPORT INDEPENDENT REPORTING: Grab one of our Limited Edition CyberSkeleton foil T-shirts, now with a gold and blue coloring: store.gamersnexus.net/products/limited-edition-foil-cyberskeleton2-cotton-tshirt ASUS responded -- again -- to our coverage. The last time they did this was the same day last year, but for motherboards. This time, ASUS has responded about its warranty process in general. Unfortunately, the company has, we think, misrepresented the timeline and accused its customers of being "confused" in a tonedeaf response. Rather than just post the improvement plan, the company had to take shots at its own customers in the process. This video marks a change for our coverage of ASUS: We are now seeking to provide deeper consumer purchasing advice, such as discussion of legal rights as consumers, and begin detailing policies that protect consumers. In this episode, we're joined by attorney Vincent Agosta to talk about the legal side of warranty coverage. In the next episode in this series, we'll be speaking with Nathan Proctor of PIRG Right to Repair on recommendation of Louis Rossmann to talk in great depth about how consumers can protect themselves. That'll include right to repair discussion as well, which is an adjacent topic.
This whole thing started with an ASUS ROG Ally warranty for the defective joystick ("drift") issue and the microSD card slot. With the Ally X on the horizon, it is painful to learn of ASUS' treatment of its customers.
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00:00 - ASUS' Bad Response 02:50 - The Full ASUS Statement 08:08 - Who To Trust? 13:17 - Legal Discussion: ASUS' Statement 17:17 - Damages & Fraud 22:20 - Wrongful Shipping Cost & Magic TG Reference 26:00 - Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Explained 32:05 - What Can Consumers Even Do?
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Steve Burke: Host, Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Vincent Agosta: Guest, Attorney CorrespondentHW News - Microsofts Death Touch, ASUS Ally X Waste of Time, AMD GPUs Struggling & CPUs BoomingGamers Nexus2024-05-14 | Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (geni.us/BqEpf) In the news this past week, we cover ASUS' waste of time ROG Ally X announcement, the AMD GPU sales drop (and semi-custom segment drop for PS5 and Xbox), AMD CPU sales growing, Microsoft gutting companies, and more.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:29 - AMD GPUs are Struggling in Revenue 04:56 - AMD Challenging Intel in Server & Desktop 07:21 - SK Hynix Raided in Fraud Investigation 08:55 - Alleged RTX 5080 to Appear Before 5090 (Rumor) 09:14 - Microsoft is the Next EA Games 17:23 - Nintendo Announces Switch 2 Announcement 19:58 - Apple Reveals M4 Chip 20:54 - XFX Releases Quad-Slot 7900 XTX in China 23:15 - ASUS Wastes Everyone's Time with Ally X Stream
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This undercover warranty investigation is a one-year follow-up from our series that investigated ASUS for motherboards incinerating AMD CPUs, at the end of which ASUS promised a number of improvements to its then-anti-consumer warranty processes. Spoiler alert: They're still anti-consumer. We sent our ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme in for warranty repair for issues with the left joystick ("drift"). The device also had a broken microSD card. ASUS then pointed to the world's tiniest scratch and tried to charge us $200 for it under threat of sending back a disassembled device if we didn't pay within 5 days. It felt like extortion. If you're wondering whether ASUS is worth buying, the answer for anyone who values support should be "no."
We have now tested ASUS' motherboard and ROG Ally warranty and RMA processes. Both have been anti-consumer experiences.
00:00 - Steve Loses It 01:57 - Evidence of Others 04:38 - Defective ROG Ally Details 06:22 - The Timeline (ASUS Warranty Investigation) 11:28 - Scumbags 19:26 - EVEN MORE SCAM CLAIMS 20:50 - Conclusion: Stop Buying ASUS if You Want Support
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Patrick Lathan: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, EditingHW News - Intel is a Cluster, NVIDIA Blackwell Boosts Production, Sony Still LearningGamers Nexus2024-05-09 | Sponsor: Montech King 95 Pro on Amazon geni.us/C5P2 This hardware news recap includes the last couple weeks of interesting stories, with a heavier focus on the Intel CPU x Motherboard power configuration situation and "default" vs. "baseline" vs. "spec" settings. Intel demonstrates it has absolutely no idea how to balance boosting performance and stability without compromising either in its marketing or its reliability. The company has provided a formal statement now.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:08 - Intel's CPU Situation is Complete Chaos 06:48 - Sony is Still Learning with Helldivers 2 16:25 - Intel Arc Sparkle Cards & Naming Rant 18:58 - New Cute Pet Video Card 20:00 - Blackwell Expected to Boost TSMC Production 22:31 - Microsoft Experimenting with Windows 11 Ads 23:49 - Modder Builds Etch-A-Sketch Printer
CORRECTIONS: 07:56 - The original version of this video stated "Intel" breaches are stored on this site. The intent was to say "Sony." This has been corrected in a trimmed version.
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingWe Made the Perfect CPU Cooler | Intel vs. AMD Curvature & Coldplate EngineeringGamers Nexus2024-05-05 | We sponsored ourselves! Support our educational & scientific testing by grabbing a LIMITED foil CyberSkeleton shirt or one of our soldering mats! store.gamersnexus.net You can also grab a PC building Modmat here! store.gamersnexus.net/products/large-modmat-gn15-anniversary for a rugged work surface! This video attempts to make the best CPU cooler coldplate for Intel LGA1700 (such as 14th Gen) and the best CPU cooler for AMD AM4 and AMD AM5. We're focusing our efforts entirely on coldplate shape today to isolate variables -- maybe we can bin heatpipes in the future. This uses a 3D laser scanner to evaluate the surface curvature of an Intel and AMD IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) when clamped under the ILM (Independent Loading Mechanism) force for the CPU socket. It's an engineering experiment for fun with some science mixed in, but maybe this can help guide CPU cooler design in the future. For this testing, we're using the Scythe FUMA 3 air coolers (successor to the famous FUMA 2). We were originally inspired to do this at Computex last year, where we met with Scythe to discuss the possibilities of a better coldplate. Arctic's Liquid Freezer III this year brought the topic up again, and now it's back. Related viewing material below!
00:00 - Creating the Golden Sample CPU Cooler 02:23 - The CPU Heatspreader Problem 07:08 - An Ideal Setup 08:31 - 3D Scanning the Coolers 09:54 - Limitations of Testing 10:40 - The Perfect Cooler 11:56 - Thermals: Intel LGA1700 12:48 - Thermals: AMD AM4 13:51 - Thermals: AMD AM5 14:40 - More Testing Limitations 15:14 - Pressure: AMD AM4 15:45 - Pressure: Intel LGA1700 16:26 - Precision Engineering Square 16:58 - Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Testing, Editing Patrick Lathan: Testing Mike Gaglione: Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video Editing Andrew Coleman: 3D Animation, EditingHW News - Ubisoft Hates Ownership, MSI Claw Huge Patch, EK Updates, & Z790 IssuesGamers Nexus2024-05-03 | Sponsor: DeepCool AK620 Digital on Amazon geni.us/Nwc7 We're recapping TWO weeks of hardware news after spending an extended period of time on our EK Water Blocks coverage this past week! This one gets us back up to speed with the industry, including a quick follow-up to the EK story, some news on the MSI Claw and its Intel Arc improvements, Intel desktop CPUs rumored for the future, Ryzen 9000 (also rumored), and news from Meta about VR operating systems. We'll also cover net neutrality and the RX 7800 XT price drop, among other stories (like the PS5 Pro story from a couple weeks ago).
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:13 - Quick EK Follow-Up & Jobs for Former Staff 06:33 - MSI Claw Update, Ryzen 9000, & Intel Desktop CPUs 08:20 - AMD Radeon RX 8000 GPUs & Slower GDDR6 Rumors 09:42 - Meta Opens Up VR OS 12:20 - FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality 14:25 - RX 7800 XT Drops to $470 15:17 - Rumor: PS5 Pro Inbound 20:12 - Z790 Problems on Gigabyte 22:15 - Ubisoft Takes Away Games
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingA Better Computer Fan - Sometimes: Cross-Flow Meshless AIO Case Benchmarks & ReviewGamers Nexus2024-04-30 | SUPPORT OUR EDUCATIONAL CONTENT: Buy a BRAND NEW Copper-Plated Mule Mug on our store - store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-copper-plated-stainless-steel-mule-mug-thermal-conductivity-of-copper Consider grabbing one of our 3D metal emblem pint glasses to go with it: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-3d-emblem-glasses This video is exciting for us: We put some heavy work into new educational animations to explain abstract or challenging topics, like airflow through a cross-flow fan vs. axial vs. blower. The Meshless AIO mini-ITX case is a new computer case on the market with a unique thermal solution, using a cross-flow cylindrical fan rather than traditional computer fans. This can be the best fan for the job when in a cramped space, but requires the entire solution to be built ground-up around the fan. This video will go in-depth with airflow, thermals and temperature testing results, and will feature an animation to educate on how these bizarre (and relatively new, at just 131 years old) fans work. This content also provides a detailed review of the SFF (Small Form Factor) Meshless AIO case.
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00:00 - Revolutionary Design: Cross-Flow ITX Fan 02:41 - Specs, Price, & Build: Meshless AIO Case 04:35 - Airflow 06:47 - Schlieren "Airflow Imaging" Setup Explained 08:50 - Schlieren Results 10:28 - Cross-Flow Isn't Plug-and-Play 11:35 - HOW IT WORKS & Animation 14:51 - Testing Methodology 15:28 - THERMALS: CPU Temperature 17:02 - THERMALS: GPU Temperature 18:32 - THERMALS: RAM & VRM 19:03 - Brilliant Mechanical Design 21:15 - Positives & Negatives 24:15 - Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Writing, Testing, Host Jeremy Clayton: Testing, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video Editing Andrew Coleman: 3D AnimationExposing Corruption: EKs Prison Threats, Lawsuits, Dangerous Workplace, & Leaked DocumentsGamers Nexus2024-04-28 | We sponsored this and took a lot of risk. Grab a LIMITED EDITION GN Cyber Skeleton V2 foil shirt on our store: store.gamersnexus.net/products/limited-edition-foil-cyberskeleton2-cotton-tshirt - these will only be made once and will not be made again after. We typically sell through these within a month, and these are a great way to support our investigative journalism, research, and deep dives. They also support our test equipment purchases. Additionally, you can grab our toolkits, modmats, mouse mats, or other items on the store.
This video required coordination with investigators, business analysts, sources and whistleblowers, former EK staff and current suppliers, and more. We dive deep into what we think are the corrupted ethics and nepotism of the world's largest PC water cooling manufacturer, EK WB, as we investigate its finances, issues with payment, its past breaches of contract where it lost court battles, and demand letters that are intimidating with references of jail time. This video cost us over $40,000 to make between all the research, hired firms, investigators, and analysts, and our own costs internally.
For the unfamiliar: EK Water Blocks makes water cooling equipment for computers, especially gaming PCs, AI PCs, and data centers. The parts are typically radiators, CPU and GPU blocks, and AIOs. EK Water Blocks (EKWB) alternatives are normally companies like Alphacool, Corsair, Watercool, etc.
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00:00 - Investigating EK Water Blocks 04:48 - More Complaints of Pay Delays 07:12 - Racism, Dangerous Workplace, & Pay 12:12 - Irresponsible Leadership 14:11 - Revealing EK's Sprawling Network 16:17 - Debts, Loans, Owners, & Investors 20:30 - Finding the $5 Million 25:36 - Recapping the Money Claims 28:06 - Org Chart: A Total Mess 35:12 - Lawyer (VA): Defining an LLC & Its Purpose 35:31 - Lawyer (VA): Piercing the Corporate Veil 38:32 - Lawyer (VA): Hiding Money & Capitalization 39:54 - Lawyer (VA): Civil Conspiracy & Criminal Conspiracy Defined 44:27 - Lawyer (KW): Tax Forfeiture 45:17 - Lawyer (KW): Personal Liability of CEOs & Officers 45:52 - Lawyer (KW): Foreign Entities, Liability, & Supply Debts 47:32 - Conclusion: Looking Forward 51:13 - Conclusion: EK Has Lost It
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EK Water Blocks is accused of non-payment of contractors, employees, and suppliers. We dug into the story and came into contact with now over a dozen people, at time of publishing, who verified various versions of this report. We have collected spreadsheets, cost sheets, chat logs, screenshots of emails and messages, contracts, and tax status information painting a picture of a company driven into the ground by a CEO put in place by the founder. The story is bleak, and we think EK's only chance at recovery is IMMEDIATE rectification followed by swift internal action to correct company culture, behavior, and handling of money. EK's founder must now bear the difficult burden of righting his ship, but at this time, it is unclear how much the founder might be implicated in all of this.
EK has taken legal action against some who have spoken out. GamersNexus has prepared all necessary evidence in the event a follow-up is required or if EK becomes further legally active.
00:00 - EK is Imploding 02:28 - Cease & Desist 05:57 - Non-Payment 07:48 - Facts & Claims 09:17 - Purchasing Death Loop 11:54 - HQ vs. US Hostility 17:36 - Can EK Fix This? 21:34 - GN's Experience with Unacceptable EK Practices 25:17 - EK Made It Way Worse 30:04 - Steve Loses It
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host, Video EditingHW News - Unstable Intel CPUs, New Ryzen CPUs, Legion Go 2, RGB Light Staining GPUsGamers Nexus2024-04-16 | Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Amazon geni.us/B3OD In this hardware news episode, we recap the stability problems and "video memory" errors being seen on some Intel 13th & 14th series CPUs, AMD's new Ryzen 8000F and upcoming "9000" CPUs, discussion of a Lenovo Legion Go 2, and RGB LEDs allegedly bleaching video card backplates. It's a fun episode, made better with a conclusion on a unique Raspberry Pi hardware project!
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:07 - Intel CPU Stability Issues 04:44 - The Curious Case of RGB Light Bleaching 09:01 - AMD Ryzen 9000 Confirmed, New 8000 CPUs 10:33 - Intel Battlemage Rumored for Fall of 2024 13:03 - Lenovo Talks Next-Gen Legion Go "2" 16:36 - CHIPS Act Provides TSMC $11.6B 18:52 - Google, Open AI Harvesting YouTube Videos 21:14 - Modder Makes Wristwatch of Raspberry Pi
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingThe MSI Claw is a Mess: Gaming Handheld Cant Compete | Review & BenchmarksGamers Nexus2024-04-14 | Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Amazon geni.us/B3OD The MSI Claw A1M is a mystery of a handheld gaming device: We can't figure out why they'd make it the way they did. Maybe there's Intel marketing fund involved, but either way, it's just not competitive at its $800 -- or even $700 -- price point against the competition. Compared to the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme, Z1 Non-Extreme, Lenovo Legion Go, and Steam Deck LCD & OLED, the Claw is hamstrung in either value or performance, and often both. This benchmark looks at some of the best handheld gaming PCs right now, and almost all of those feature AMD's Z1 Extreme or 7840U (or 8840U) variants, which are mostly the same parts. The MSI Claw stands apart for silicon variety with an Intel Ultra solution, like the 155H in ours, but it has to be good to be worth that variety.
00:00 - MSI's Flawed Claw A1M 01:44 - Very Familiar to the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 03:19 - Pricing Comparison: Claw vs. Legion Go, Steam Deck, Ally 05:41 - Complete Mess of Software 09:53 - But it has "AI!" 10:49 - More Software Mess & BIOS 12:09 - Controls, Screen, & Ally Issues 13:26 - MSI Claw Hardware Comparison 15:19 - NEW Benchmark: Handheld Battery Life vs. FPS Comparison 17:57 - 2D Gaming Battery Life Comparison: Deck, Ally, Claw, Go 19:04 - Gaming Benchmark Methodology & Settings 20:01 - Resident Evil 4 Gaming Benchmarks 20:50 - Absolutely Terrible Frametime Pacing on MSI Claw A1M 21:29 - 1080p Resident Evil 4 Benchmarks 22:01 - Cyberpunk Benchmarks 24:06 - 1080p Cyberpunk Benchmarks 24:35 - F1 2023 Benchmarks (720p) 25:05 - RDR2 Benchmarks (720p & 1080p) 25:34 - Baldur's Gate 3 & Dying Light 2 Tests 26:11 - Charge Speed Benchmarks (Handheld Gaming PCs) 27:11 - Thermal Throttling Under CPU Load 28:47 - Conclusion: Best Handheld Gaming PCs
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Testing, Video Editing Patrick Lathan: Testing, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera Tim Phetdara: Camera, Video EditingIntel is Gunning for NVIDIAGamers Nexus2024-04-12 | Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB on Amazon geni.us/B3OD Intel announced its plans to compete with NVIDIA - namely, the H100 - in the burgeoning AI space. Its plans include a new Gaudi 3 AI accelerator card, a push for more open standards than NVLink (like ethernet), and Xeon 6 CPUs. We cover Intel's news, what we think its strategy is, and give opinions from the consumer viewpoint.
00:00 - Intel Says Intel is Boring 01:41 - AI, AI, AI, AI, AI 03:52 - Alternatives to NVIDIA for AI 06:50 - Everybody is Gunning for NVIDIA 10:57 - Fight for Second 13:47 - Intel Gaudi 3 Accelerator 15:45 - Intel is Excited 17:33 - Xeon 6, Lunar Lake, Panther Lake 20:03 - Intel AI Software Stack 21:13 - What We Think
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Jeremy Clayton: Writing Video: Vitalii MakhnovetsPC Fan Engineering, Noise, & GPU Coil Whine | Engineering Discussion ft. NVIDIAGamers Nexus2024-04-10 | Sponsor: DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler on Amazon - geni.us/a0Zx In this next addition to our engineering deep-dive series, we talk with Malcolm Gutenburg, a thermal engineer at NVIDIA (and formerly Intel). This video goes deep with acoustics engineering as it relates to thermal design, so we talk about finding and identifying coil whine with lasers, fan blade design and engineering, critical bands and one-third octave bands for data presentation, and tone-to-noise prominence ratio. The discussion also gets into psychoacoustics and the structure of the inner ear.
00:00 - The Science of Fan Noise Engineering 02:23 - Lasers for Coil Whine Noise 05:00 - Measurement Equipment & Software 05:51 - The Acoustic Chamber 06:28 - Why Use a Hemi-Anechoic Chamber 07:23 - Fan Blade Engineering 09:11 - Angle of Attack, Blade Count 12:10 - Hub Size Engineering 13:52 - Stall Region Whiteboard 19:03 - Test Setup & Microphones 23:28 - "Below 0dB" Explained & Fully Anechoic 27:43 - Extremely Technical Acoustic Discussion 31:03 - Psychoacoustics & Ear Structure 34:33 - Ray Tracing Sound in Engineering
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Steve Burke: Host, Video Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing Guest: Malcolm Gutenburg, Thermal Engineer at NVIDIAHW News - Google Deleting Incognito Data, Intel $7B Foundry Loss, $350+ Curved Screen AIOGamers Nexus2024-04-08 | Sponsor: Montech King 95 Pro on Amazon geni.us/C5P2 Hardware news this week recaps a one-sentence AMD Zen 5 rumor that set the internet ablaze, a one-page shipping manifest containing Intel Arc Battlemage that also set the internet ablaze, ASUS' new Mjolnir not-a-joke battery bank, SSD prices climbing with flash contract price increases, Intel's $7B loss and some fuzzy accounting math, and more! Busy week!
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:16 - Intel Reveals $7B Loss 05:19 - Billboard-Sized Liquid Cooler Display 10:10 - Battlemage Gearing Up for Battle 13:12 - Rumor: Zen 5 vs. Zen 4 15:31 - SSD Prices to Climb
16:41 - Google Vows to Delete Incognito Data 18:35 - FCC Voting on Net Neutrality 21:26 - Minisforum Tablet with AMD 23:38 - ASUS Reveals ROG Mjolnir Battery Bank - Isn't A Joke
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host Tim Phetdara: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingThe Greatest GPU of All Time: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 2024 Revisit & HistoryGamers Nexus2024-04-06 | Sponsor: Montech King 95 Pro on Amazon geni.us/C5P2 The NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti is the Greatest GPU of All Time thanks to a mix of value, performance, and timing on a market teeming with excellent choices. It was an era when the AMD RX 580 was largely competing in the mid-range with the GTX 1060, Vega hadn't yet launched, and Intel Arc didn't even exist as a thought in anyone's mind. In this 2024 revisit & benchmark of the GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 (non-Ti), we're looking at performance today and how it compares to modern graphics cards. Upgrades on the NVIDIA side might include the RTX 4070 Ti Super or RTX 4070 Super if spending less, or maybe an RTX 4080 Super for more; on the AMD side, that is more likely an RX 7900 XT or RX 7900 XTX, or possibly the "new" GRE (with its global launch). The GTX 1080 Ti and 1080 Pascal architecture GPUs can't reasonably handle real-time ray tracing, so obviously those charts are absent. A modern card is effectively infinitely better. But for rasterization, they still hang in there.
This video gives some of the history and some personal thoughts, opinions, and memories on the Pascal era.
00:00 - NVIDIA's Mistake 02:10 - What Made the 1080 Ti So Good 08:29 - Inflation Adjusted GPU Price Comparison 10:55 - GTX 1080 Ti vs. GTX 1080 in 2024 (Benchmarks) 12:23 - GTX 1080 Ti Equivalent Performance Today in Modern GPUs 15:00 - Most Likely Upgrades from GTX 1080 Ti in 2024 16:42 - NVIDIA GTX 1080 Upgrades in 2024 18:19 - Ray Tracing Commentary 19:01 - FFXIV Benchmarks in 2024 (GTX 1080 Ti Revisit) 19:49 - Dying Light 2 (GTX 1080 Ti & GTX 1080 2024 Benchmarks) 21:06 - Starfield GTX 1080 Ti & 1080 Comparison in 2024 22:07 - Rainbow Six Siege NVIDIA Pascal GPU Benchmarks 24:08 - Resident Evil 4 GTX 10 Comparison 25:43 - GTA V GPU Benchmarks in 2024 25:59 - GTX 1080 Ti Power Consumption 26:33 - Conclusion
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Steve Burke: Writing, Host, Test Lead Patrick Lathan: Testing Mike Gaglione: Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing Tim Phetdara: EditingHW News - Intel Battlemage Appears, Open Source GPU, Xbox Handheld Rumors, $1400 MonitorGamers Nexus2024-04-03 | Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (geni.us/BqEpf) Hardware news this week talks about one of the first Intel Arc Battlemage appearances in a while -- hopefully pointing toward more to come -- as the new architecture preps for launch. We also cover a solo developer's project to make what will eventually be an open source GPU, Microsoft's renewed interest in handheld gaming, a $1400 monitor, and AMD launching yet more AM4 CPUs. Oh, and Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:06 - Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years 04:17 - A Wild Intel Battlemage Appears (Rumor) 06:24 - Phil Spencer Likes Handheld Gaming 10:49 - AMD Launching New AM4 CPUs (Again) 12:11 - Taiwan Dominates AI Server Market 14:10 - AOC Announces $1400 240Hz Display 15:18 - A New Steam Deck Challenger Appears 17:07 - Solo Developer Launches New FuryGPU 20:28 - Quick Presentmon 2 Beta Updates
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Steve Burke: Host, Additional Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing Tim Phetdara: Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingYouTubes Existence is Insane: How Video Compression, Encode, & Decode Work (Basics)Gamers Nexus2024-04-02 | Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases (geni.us/BqEpf) This video goes through the very top-level basics of how videos work. Most of the discussion is hardware-agnostic, talking about video encode, decode, and compression. At GN, none of us are experts in these topics (and they exit our usual coverage spectrum), so graphics engineer Tom Petersen will be joining to help provide the foundational knowledge as a part of our educational series of engineering discussions. Towards the end, he talks about the hardware-level choices that affect media processing. This is the last of our series of 3 videos with Tom Petersen. Check the others below, and check back for videos with other engineers later!
00:00 - Video is Complicated 02:07 - Basics of a Block Diagram & Media Hardware 04:51 - Basics of Colors, Pixels, & Media Format Formula 08:08 - Encoding, Compression, & The Human Eye 12:32 - Spatial & Temporal Redundancy 15:00 - Frequency Quantization 18:07 - Symbol Coding & Bit Reduction 20:18 - Intel's Specific Hardware for Media
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Steve Burke: Host Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing ft. Tom Petersen, Intel Engineer (Guest)Entire Case Company Built on Literal TheftGamers Nexus2024-03-30 | Sponsor: Arctic Liquid Freezer III on Amazon - geni.us/5N1BRr9 Today we're "reviewing" the GameMAX "Hype," which DEFINITELY ISN'T inspired by a Hyte Y60. The Hype case is anywhere from $100 to $200, depending on where and when you look, and has poorly copied nearly every aspect of the Hyte Y60. We haven't seen a ripoff this egregious previously, and that's because even the product page has literal copied & pasted text from real Hyte's product pages. This is part of our new case testing methodology that we debuted for 2024. You can learn some basics in our Fractal North XL review below.
We previously reviewed & benchmarked the Hyte Y60 here: youtube.com/watch?v=QNfsG-Ai2PA -- comparatively, it seems as if the Hype is a step beyond a Hyte clone.
00:00 - The HYPE "Y60" 03:04 - All the Bad Things 08:54 - Some Positives 10:10 - But Why 11:34 - Thermal Testing (lol) 12:26 - Noise Normalized Thermals for CPU 13:45 - Noise Normalized GPU Thermals 14:21 - VRM & RAM Thermals 15:22 - Full Fan Speed GPU Thermals 16:21 - Conclusion (also lol)
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing, Test Lead Patrick Lathan: Writing, Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Video EditingHW News - EVGA Responds, Apple Sued by US, ASUS ROG Ally Price Drop, RTX 50 RumorsGamers Nexus2024-03-27 | Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 300 mATX Case on Amazon geni.us/WNABU4 Hardware news is PACKED this week. EVGA responds to a fried SSD issue from a PSU cable swap went wrong, the US is suing Apple over monopolistic practices, there are boundless RTX 50 series rumors relating to NVIDIA's Blackwell, Intel launched the i9-14900KS, and plenty more. In handheld news, the ASUS ROG Ally price has dropped to $400 (at least for now), giving us an opportunity to reflect on if it's worth it at the new price.
00:00 - Recapping the Week 01:33 - EVGA Responds to Fried SSD Issue 10:39 - US Department of Justice Sues Apple for Monopoly 16:23 - RTX 50 Series Leaks & Rumors Round-Up 21:34 - Intel Launches i9-14900KS Boring CPU 24:05 - Intel Expands List of APO Games 27:41 - Crypto Miners Are Buying AMD CPUs Now 29:38 - Sony Halts PSVR2 Production 30:47 - ASUS ROG Ally Price Drop to $400 34:37 - Valve Launches Steam Families in Beta
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Steve Burke: Host, Writing Vitalii Makhnovets: Video Editing Jimmy Thang: WritingDragons Dogma 2 is a Mess: GPU & CPU Benchmarks, Bottlenecks, & CrashesGamers Nexus2024-03-25 | Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 300 mATX Case on Amazon geni.us/WNABU4 Dragon's Dogma 2 came out to critical reception, with overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews relating to performance, crashes, microtransactions and DLC, and optimization. We're testing the CPU and GPU performance behavior and scaling in Dragon's Dogma 2, looking at how bottlenecks occur and which devices they impact the most. Testing includes CPUs like the 14900K vs. 7800X3D, 14600K, 2600X, 5600X, 12600K, 5800X3D, and more. We also tested on the RTX 4090 with a few spots of the 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4060 (before committing to a CPU comparison instead of GPUs). Testing looks at some of the best CPUs in 2024 for Dragon's Dogma 2 performance in heavy CPU load areas.
00:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Has Problems 02:42 - Testing Dragon's Dogma 2 on PC 04:26 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Framerate in Cities, Towns, & Fights 05:55 - GPU Performance Bottlenecks 07:23 - CPU Benchmarks & Comparison in Dragon's Dogma 2 08:54 - 12100F Frametime Plot (5000ms Spike!) 09:53 - 5600X Frametime Plot 10:15 - GPU vs. CPU Bottlenecks in Dragon's Dogma 2 14:35 - Conclusion & "Optimization"
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