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Itty Bitty Living Space - RTX 5090 SFF Build and Test!

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Look, I get this build is wholly impractical and ridiculously expensive. But deep down, I know you all want to know if it's possible to cram an RTX 5090 in an ITX PC build. Today, we have our answer.

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Sticking an RTX 5070 into an old PC... Good Idea???

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The Nvidia RTX 5070 is bound to be popular with system builders with its $549 price point (assuming you can actually buy one at that price). But what if you're looking to upgrade a PC... what kind of performance can you expect? And is it worth it instead of buying a brand new PC instead?

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DIY Mini Steam Machine for $250! - Lenovo M720Q + RX 6400

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I love small form factor Gaming PCs, so when @Burnout on my Discord Server offered to send over a modded 1L Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q, complete with a Radeon RX 6400 to check out, I jumped at the chance.

This former office PC is loaded with Bazzite for a SteamOS - like experience, making for a seamles...

Wasted Potential - RTX 5070 Ti Review

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The Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti. The latest 'midrange' graphics card. The 'good enough' for 1440P. You'll never find one for $750 though, and that sucks, because it's one of the best graphics cards ever made. Welcome to the new normal.

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My Dream Mini PC is overheating... let's fix it!

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The Nvidia RTX 4000 ADA SFF is one of my favorite GPUs on the market. Small, incredibly powerful, and with a little modification, the perfect compliment for the Minisforum MS-01. Back in December, I got hold of a custom 1-slot heatsink from 2025-02-15 18:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post

The RTX 5080, Zotac Solid OC Overclocking, and the Paper Launch

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The Nvidia RTX 5080 is here. And then it wasn't. This review is the result of nearly 100 hours of testing, and before I could even finish the edit, I'm hearing it will be at least 6 more weeks of winter and 8 more weeks before retailers are able to restock. And that's too bad, because despite only a modest bump in performance over the RTX 4080 and RTX 4...

Who was this for? - Piccolo by X+ G-Series1 Gaming Tablet

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I've been obsessed with Handheld PCs for decades longer than they've existed in the 'Gaming' format we know today. From the HP T1000 and the Samsung Q, to Sony's UX and UMPCs, I just love the idea of cramming as much power into a small space as possible. And while device makers have seemingly figured out what consumers are looki...

Introducing the SUPERCAR of the GPU World - Nvidia RTX 5090 Review

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The Nvidia RTX 5090 is HERE, and with it comes a whole host of upgrades. Compared to the RTX 4090, it's a full 30% faster, has 30% more RT and Tensor Cores, 30% more memory.... and is 25% more expensive. Is this a letdown for Nvidia's fastest GPU of all time, or does their AI Upscaling tech still make for a compelling upgrade? Let's find out!

3x RTX A5000s in the Sliger CX3170a

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I've been looking for an excuse to build a server inside the Sliger CX3170a for almost a year, and I finally found a reason. Today, I'm going to cram an AsRock Rack EPYCD8 Motherboard, 256GB of DDR4-ECC memory, and a trio of RTX A5000s into this tiny 3U Chassis to create the ultimate DIY AI Server.

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Mini PC Madness! - Minisforum UM890 Pro

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I spent the better part of 15 years as an IT Manager, and a large portion of that job was designing and maintaining PCs for clients. I was recently asked to spec out a set of five workstations for a CAD/3D Printing Makerspace. And while it's even my gut instinct to build a tower PC with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Mobile APUs have eliminated the nee...

The BEST AliExpress X99 Motherboard for Servers! - Cloud Star CS612 NAS Build

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I'm no stranger to AliExpress X79 and X99 motherboards, but typically those have been more suited to Gaming or Workstation builds. Finally, ...

The Perfect Alternative to Windows AND SteamOS - Bazzite OS Review

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Every Handheld Gaming PC review I've ever done on this channel has included the same repeated phrase... The hardware may be terrific, but Windows is an absolute pain on devices this small. Now the obvious answer is to install SteamOS, except for the fact that it only runs on the Steam Deck itself, and includes no hardware support for other devices.

There...

Cramming an RTX 4000 into the Minisforum MS-01! - N3rdware GPU Cooler Mod

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RTX 3080 Ti and 12700KF are still AWESOME in 2024

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DUUUUDE... should you get a Dell? Today we're taking a look at an Alienware Aurora R13, refurbished by TechSupplyDirect.com. How well does it perform in 2024, and more importantly, should you buy one?

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The BEST Portable Monitor I've Reviewed Yet... AND THERE'S TWO!

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Portable monitors are a dime-a-dozen. There's no shortage of companies that will sell you the most generic 1080P 15" panel that didn't meet quality control to go into a laptop, so instead it's slammed into a plastic shell and sold for $100. But then there are the monitors that are actually worth the space they take up in your travel bag... and the eHome...

UNLIMITED POWER! - Benchmarking Intel Xeon 6

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Intel Xeon 6 launched around a month ago, with an all new ground-up architecture, and twice the density of their outgoing 5th Gen Scalable CPUs. Granite Rapids is a massive step forward for Intel, but is it the right choice for you? Today, we're taking a look not just at Intel Xeon 6, but at SMBs who may still have Xeons from 2016 or 2017, and if upgrad...

AMD's Worst Kept Secret - Ryzen 9800X3D Launch Review

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We all knew it was coming, we just didn't know when. AMD has officially launched their first Zen 5 X3D processor in the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. As expected, it's likely the fastest gaming CPU in the world... but is it the right CPU for YOU? Today, we're pairing the all new Ryzen 9800X3D with an RTX 4070 Ti Super to see just how much faster it ...

Intel Meteor Lake... Still weird, but is it any good?

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Intel's Meteor Lake has been out for nearly a year now, and was welcomed with an overall 'meh' reaction from Enthusiasts and Consumers alike. But was that lukewarm reception deserved? Today we're taking a look at the Geekom GT1 Mega Mini PC, powered by an Intel Ultra 9 185H to see if it's actually a chip you should consider for your ne...

The Smallest KVM-Over-IP, and it's CHEAP! - JetKVM Review

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I've taken a look at all manner of KVM solutions. Back in 2021, we got our first look at the PiKVM and TinyPilot projects, promising affordable KVM-Over-IP for any PC without dedicated IPMI. Over the years, there have been quite a few new options pop-up, but none that were truly affordable. 2024-10-23 22:51:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Same Scam, Different Day - Fake 4TB NVMe Drive

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No, you can't buy a 4TB drive for only $39. I've seen these 4TB Gen4x4 NVMe drives popping up on AliExpress recently, so I bought one to see what they're all about. Of course it's a scam, and no, you shouldn't buy one no matter how cheap they are.

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Running VMs in TrueNAS Scale - Should you run this instead of Proxmox?

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It's been a full two years since I last looked at Virtual Machine support in TrueNAS Scale. While I liked what I saw back ...

The Ryzen 7945HX Mobile is an INSANE Server CPU - Minisforum BD790i in a 45Drives HL8

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The 45Drives HL8 is a very impressive platform for both homelabs and small business servers. But for those craving more power...

Intel Granite Rapids Xeon 6900P - Launch Details and Impressions

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Intel has been in a bit of a rough patch lately. They haven't had CPU Core Count of Memory Channel parity with AMD since 2018...

180Hz Monitor for under $100 - KTC H25T7 Review

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The BEST Upgrade For Your Gaming Setup - Fractal Design Refine

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Fractal Design has been leaning into the luxury vibe for the last couple years, and I'm absolutely her...

Familiar, yet completely different - Minisforum MS-A1 Mini Workstation

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The Minisforum MS-01 debuted to rave reviews from both Mini PC and Homelab users alike. The 14-Core Workstation touting 10Gb Networking and PCIe expansion was a breath of fresh air in the Mini PC space.

The latest model ditches Mobile CPUs, instead optin...

45Drives New 8-Bay HomeLab Server!

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For years, I've been searching for the perfect Homelab server... a server that doesn't need ...

How fast is an RTX A5000? - Cloud Gaming Server Pt.22

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It is almost 5 years to the day since I published my first video about Cloud Gaming, and wow, have things change...

Asus Business WiFi devices... Worth a look?

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Self-Hosted AI Image Generation - InvokeAI

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AI image generation... we've seen it used for everything from memes to political disinformation. But is it a...