How NOT to modify graphics cards - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2017, 10:02:11 pm
content: I wish to propose a bit of a drinking game. I can't drink, but feel free to try this yourself, keeping in mind that you are doing so at your own risk.Whenever you feel the urge to immediately end the video and watch something else, take a drink. If you manage to live through this video, you are clearly not human, but instead a real life incarnation of Bender from Futurama.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 02:57:56 am
content: Hahaha his barbaric style always gives me a good laugh. Pretty sure he does on purpose to make people cringe.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 03:26:43 am
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on August 23, 2017, 02:57:56 amThey're getting a bit too close to "destroying iPhones for views" videos.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 03:29:58 am
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 23, 2017, 03:26:43 amLol true I think they may be getting to a point where they are pushing that a tad far. I think the issue is that it actually DOES get more views, so they'll make content that attracts more views.They seem to make good coin too, they recently bought some RED 8k cameras. Like over 100k I think? I didn't see their video on it just saw the title pop up. I did not even know 8k was a thing yet.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 03:45:53 am
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on August 23, 2017, 03:29:58 amIt's not just the camera's that give it away. With that many people employed en the size of the production, you need good cash flow. Compared to everything else, people are very expensive.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 03:57:32 am
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 23, 2017, 03:45:53 amYeah that's true too, I keep thinking it's a hobby but it's probably a full time gig for them.

author: Beamin
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 09:58:27 pm
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on August 23, 2017, 03:57:32 amBased on the production quality I bet linus makes 6 figures in income.Did anyone else get the "new red green show" reference? They used to play that on PBS late at night. My favorite was the episode where he makes surround sound and a big screen TV out of... Duct tape. Lots of duct tape. Also the surround sound gave true 360' sound by way of a single speaker cone duct taped to a ceiling fan above the binoculars ducted taped to the little CRT tv you would watch from. The whole show was like that. Kind of like what most youtube videos are like but years before youtube existed. It was like a Canadian redneck public access TV show. But since they were Canadian rednecks they didn't make you cringe like American rednecks. AVE is a Canadian redneck.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 10:10:06 pm
content: Quote from: Beamin on August 23, 2017, 09:58:27 pmAvE seems to be fairly well educated, even though he manages to hide it sometimes. We might have very different definitions of rednecks

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2017, 10:57:23 pm
content: Some of their content is fairly decent. Stay away from Techquickie unless you want educational videos that have been researched by glancing at a Wikipedia article for two seconds and then regurgitating it all out onto a script. I still watch most of their stuff anyways.

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2017, 12:41:19 am
content: Haha Red Green is great. I totally got that reference.If the woman don't find you handsome, at least they can find you handy!Been a while since I've seen that show actually, not sure if it still plays. I don't watch much TV though.

author: TiN
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 24, 2017, 04:38:41 am
content: Red + Green?Need moar power!

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2017, 03:05:49 pm
content: The entire channel is basically ads. Not just the embedded ads, the pop up ones, but half of the content. And they have some 4 million subscribers. The stuff they are advertising is usually overpriced computer stuff, sold in huge quantity.

author: hans
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2017, 03:12:28 pm
content: Then again, any YT channel that reviews gear is some kind of advertisement.However, I think their opinions are fairly modest usually and will highlight some features as described by the marketing team, even though it may be BS for 50% of people out there. They occasionally call out some cons or problems, but not much in the scripts.I think you'll get way better opinions and content from off the cough and live shows, which is why I think their production values (i.e. too overproduced) are a bit sad. Also their recent videos seem to become more and more "memefied" with annoying voice pitch changes, confusing visual effects and downright weird humor.Nevertheless I still watch most of their videos for a laugh. If I want to get decent information about computer gear I want to purchase, I will probably look some paper reviews up on e.g. hardware.info, or any other reviewer site.

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2017, 03:33:50 pm
content: Quote from: TiN on August 24, 2017, 04:38:41 amIs that a prototype for the Kingpin card?I hear Buildzoid mention epower and he used the old power delivery on some of his LN2 videos.Linus is trying to get hold of AvE and will probably see a video with them in (AvE will be hidden I guess).Quote from: NANDBlog on August 25, 2017, 03:05:49 pmIt's a hobby. PC tech is all a fashion statement these days.

author: TiN
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 25, 2017, 03:59:41 pm
content: Sorta, but I've used (and other people who are brave enough) external VRMs on reference NV cards for overclocking as well, way before the first KP card saw the light.The new EPOWER with more beef and functions will go sale next month, so anyone could try this in pursue for speed.Normal folk would as result buy customized cards like Kingpin, which have all power and control whizbang integrated already, so no soldering required.

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2017, 08:11:44 am
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 23, 2017, 03:26:43 amyou mean like.....

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2017, 10:55:17 am
content: Quote from: justanothercanuck on August 26, 2017, 08:11:44 amIf Louis says it's a lost cause, I'm going to take his word for it. I'll take Louis with a paint stripper over Linus with an angle grinder any day. Or Linus with any tool.

author: justanothercanuck
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2017, 12:20:44 pm
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 26, 2017, 10:55:17 amit turns on, boots into android, has a screen and i think touch... what else could be wrong with it? i mean it could have a busted gsm radio, but voip works just as well.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 26, 2017, 01:42:17 pm
content: Quote from: justanothercanuck on August 26, 2017, 12:20:44 pmI would have thought you would be able to salvage a few components. Then again, that's not something that has to be explained to Louis? Mr. Rossmann? Either he saw that it was a lost cause, decided that the value of the time spent recovering parts is greater than the value of the components recovered, doesn't want to spend the time because it's his personal phone or has another reason beyond my comprehension.In any case, I trust his judgement in these matters more than I trust my own.

author: xani
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2017, 02:49:09 am
content: Oh, cmon, don't give that idiot views

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2017, 05:12:30 am
content: Quote from: xani on August 27, 2017, 02:49:09 amOpinion noted.

author: hans
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2017, 07:15:36 am
content: Could very well be that the mainboard is messed up.Perhaps the phone turns on after disconnecting the battery and power for 5 minutes, then lasts for half a day and has random hard shutdowns even while battery is nearly full. Some shutdowns will be reboots, but most of the time <2 days it will remain in a "bricked" state until you disconnect the battery.This is how my Moto G died, and it's not an uncommon issue at all. Unfortunate that the mechanical design outlast the electronics, making the point of strongly build phones seem a bit useless.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 27, 2017, 02:13:45 pm
content: Quote from: xani on August 27, 2017, 02:49:09 amOpinions need to be substantiated to have any value.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2017, 02:12:54 am
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on August 23, 2017, 03:57:32 am"Probably"? According to one of his videos I just saw (the one about the Red Rocket-X card), he has 7 video editors. That's no hobby!

author: Beamin
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 12:19:27 am
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author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 12:44:52 am
content: 10/10 bump/necropost.

author: drussell
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 12:59:00 am
content: OMG... OMG... !!?! How does this kind of crap have 4.5m subscribers?!So much commercialized garbage, corporate shill-a-thon!...I guess we all missed the boat... Should be making retarded U-toob Videoz, I guess.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 01:01:23 am
content: Quote from: drussell on September 19, 2017, 12:59:00 amOh dear. I gather you don't want to look at the most popular Youtube channels.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 01:40:18 am
content: Quote from: drussell on September 19, 2017, 12:59:00 amRemind me to not crack jokes near you, they might be stupid ways of making money.

author: xani
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 09:38:34 am
content: But... he's not funny, he's just utterly incompetentIf watching incompetent people doing utterly retarded stuff is your jam go ahead, but do not be suprised people on tech forums do not like this clown

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 10:15:24 am
content: Quote from: xani on September 19, 2017, 09:38:34 amConsidering FailArmy is not only a thing, but a successful thing, and AFV, one of the longest running and most successful TV shows of all time consists largely of people doing stupid stuff, call me crazy, but I think it may be you missing the point, instead of it being a crap video.Well, I mean it is a crap video, but that is the point in a way.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 19, 2017, 09:01:38 pm
content: I have to agree, Linus makes me cringe, I can't bare to watch his videos. I did watch the one he did a while back on the Ubiquiti Powerbeam which was barely more than an unboxing, but that video (along with most of them) demonstrates he really doesn't have all that much technical knowledge. While he isn't what I'd call "clever" in a technical sense, he's clever in how he has created and marketed his image and channel. He appeals to a certain audience, but my opinion is, that audience isn't your engineers or highly tech-savvy user. His material seems to be targeted at those in their teens/early 20's who just want to watch "cool shit". The majority of his content seems to be based around whatever free crap manufacturers will throw at him.

author: xani
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2017, 09:49:31 am
content: If I'm in mood for brainless content, instead of "utterly stupid touching tech", I vastly prefer "tech used to do something utterly stupid" like thermite launcher

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2017, 02:46:33 pm
content: Quote from: xani on September 20, 2017, 09:49:31 amWelp, he's the kinda stupid to put a giant steel bunker under his back garden for a promotion from the BBC. I mean it's a damn cool bunker, but wow, people do weird shit for money.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2017, 03:02:14 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on September 20, 2017, 02:46:33 pmI don't think its just for the money. You get to do something cool, get money and make someone else happy in the process. That's why the subject of doing sponsored content is so complicated. Finding the right balance between being able to do more, personal gain and making things better can be troublesome.

author: iampoor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2017, 09:27:00 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on September 20, 2017, 02:46:33 pmKinda stupid? I don't think someone gets to that point because they are stupid. He has a very unique brand to say the least!Also if you look at what Colin did as a hobby before all the sponsord content....you will quickly discover he was just as insane before.