Linus Tech Tips
Season 2010
Linus Sebastian and his crew do everything computer-related.
Where to Watch Season 2010
300 Episodes
- Mod Smart UV & Glow in the Dark SATA Cables Unboxing (sorta) & First Look
E2Mod Smart UV & Glow in the Dark SATA Cables Unboxing (sorta) & First LookToo many people ignore SATA cables when they are doing a PC build with aesthetics in mind, and I'm just taking some time to show off some of the cool SATA cables that are out there. - Logitech G9x Laser Gaming Mouse Unboxing & First Look
E3Logitech G9x Laser Gaming Mouse Unboxing & First LookThe G9 is a mouse that holds a special place in my heart. I've had one since launch and I love everything about it from the ergonomics, to the way it tracks on anything, to the way you can customize the colours of the indicator lights that tell you how high your sensitivity is. Today we have a quick look at the G9x, the successor to the G9. - e-Flight Blade MSR RC Micro Indoor Helicopter Unboxing & First Look
E4e-Flight Blade MSR RC Micro Indoor Helicopter Unboxing & First LookWell I splurged. Spent some money after Christmas and grabbed a Blade MSR. It's supposed to be the bee's knees, and it's compatible with my transmitter, so I figured what the hey. - BenQ Joybee GP1 "Almost Pocket" LED Projector Unboxing & First Look
E5BenQ Joybee GP1 "Almost Pocket" LED Projector Unboxing & First LookThis thing is pretty cool. I don't actually get to unbox it since it was open already when I got the sample, but I do get to test it out and demo some of the neat features of this tiny, COOL projector. - D-Link DGL-4500 Gamer Lounge Wireless N Gigabit Gaming Router Unboxing & First Look
E7D-Link DGL-4500 Gamer Lounge Wireless N Gigabit Gaming Router Unboxing & First LookHaving a quick look at a router that I've been using for the past 6+ months that I've been very happy with. It's a solid product and offers some (software) features that make it a small improvement over its DIR-655 cousin which I have also had the pleasure of using. Both very solid products. - Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard Unboxing & First Look
E8Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard Unboxing & First LookHaving a quick look at the "powered by Razer" Microsoft Reclusa gaming keyboard. I had a look at the X6 recently, and while it's hard to say which I like more, the Reclusa does have some cool features. - CES 2010 OCZ Suite SSD Tour Including Z-Drive P88
E9CES 2010 OCZ Suite SSD Tour Including Z-Drive P88While I was at CES I had a chance to visit the OCZ suite and check out all of their cool SSD products including the classic Vertex, Aglity, and Colossus products as well as some really cool new stuff including Vertex 2, Solid 2, and the Z-Drive P88! - EK Supreme HF Extreme Performance CPU Water Block Unboxing & First Look
E10EK Supreme HF Extreme Performance CPU Water Block Unboxing & First LookYet another water cooling unboxing. EK is giving me an opportunity to have a look at their new version of the Supreme: The Supreme HF. HF stands for high flow and as far as I can tell it also stands for "shiny and sexy" because this thing looks AWESOME! - OCZ Z-Series 850W 80+ Gold Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E11OCZ Z-Series 850W 80+ Gold Power Supply Unboxing & First LookGot an opportunity to take a look at a new addition to the Z-Series from OCZ. This is just like the other Z-Series units in that it's very efficient, but it looks to cut costs for users who don't care about a modular interface. Good value to be had here :) - OCZ StealthXStream 500W Quiet Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E12OCZ StealthXStream 500W Quiet Power Supply Unboxing & First LookI know it's another OCZ power supply unboxing right on the heels of the last one, but that just happens to be what I have on hand at the moment. This one is for my mum's new PC. She's been doing a lot of work at home and her laptop can't do it anymore, so I put together a nice little machine for her and I thought this 500W SXS would be a great addition to it - Intel X25-V 40GB SSD Solid State Hard Drive Unboxing & First Look
E13Intel X25-V 40GB SSD Solid State Hard Drive Unboxing & First LookToday I have a look at the Intel X25-V. This is a very interesting drive because while it sacrifices a lot of the sequential read/write performance of the X25-M, it actually uses the same controller, so the random read/write performance is nearly identical. Since that's what makes most of the difference in real world performance, this drive should be a GREAT performer for the dollar. - Powercolor Radeon HD 5750 1GB DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E14Powercolor Radeon HD 5750 1GB DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First LookAnother piece of my mum's new PC. I went with this card because the performance per dollar is quite respectable (although not quite as good as the last generation high end cards like the 4850), and it has the latest feature set. That means that it's got DX11, and it also supports stuff like 7.1 audio over HDMI, meaning I can move it to their media center when it gets too slow for Sims X. - Gigabyte H55M-S2H H55 Core i3 LGA1156 DDR3 Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E15Gigabyte H55M-S2H H55 Core i3 LGA1156 DDR3 Motherboard Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at my first H55 board. This is quite a basic one and cuts off a lot of the "unnecessary" features, but even some that I would consider necessary like 4 DIMM slots. That's the price you pay with a basic board, but despite lacking in features, this H55 board has all of the performance of its big brother. - OCZ Agility SSD 30GB Solid State Drive Unboxing & First Look
E16OCZ Agility SSD 30GB Solid State Drive Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at the Agility SSD drive from OCZ. The biggest difference between the Agility series and the Vertex series is the sustained read/write performance. If you watched the video you'd know that... And all of the other stuff that I say in the video! :p - Intel Core i3 540 CPU LGA1156 Dual Core Processor Unboxing & First Look
E17Intel Core i3 540 CPU LGA1156 Dual Core Processor Unboxing & First LookWhat's special about this CPU is that it's a dual core, but the performance of each individual core is very similar to the "old" Core i5 quad cores and Core i7 quad cores. The Core i3 and Core i5 dual cores also feature high clock speeds for great performance in single threaded or dual threaded applications. Don't forget these CPUs have onboard video now too!! - BFG GS 550W Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E18BFG GS 550W Power Supply Unboxing & First LookJust having a quick look at a power supply that's been a great value over the last few months and many of our users have been very happy with. There's nothing particularly stand-out about it except that it offers a stunning value and excellent quality in that we've seen almost none of them back! - Tritton AX51 Pro 5.1 Surround Gaming Headset Unboxing & First Look
E19Tritton AX51 Pro 5.1 Surround Gaming Headset Unboxing & First LookToday I have a look at a product category that I've never really touched on before. 5.1 surround gaming headphones. I've tried gaming with 5.1 speakers, and I've tried gaming with stereo headphones, but I've never tried a product from this strange "crossover" category. - ASUS P7H55-M Pro Core i3 & i5 H55 Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E20ASUS P7H55-M Pro Core i3 & i5 H55 Motherboard Unboxing & First LookAnother H55 board. Honestly there's nothing particularly glamorous about looking at these H55 boards, but it's great to know that there's finally a value option out there that nets you performance that's almost equal to the older i5 and i7 CPUs in 2-threaded applications. - OCZ OCZACSSDBRKT2 2.5" to 3.5" Converter Drive Bay Adapter Unboxing & First Look
E22OCZ OCZACSSDBRKT2 2.5" to 3.5" Converter Drive Bay Adapter Unboxing & First LookThis is a cool product. Well not really. I grabbed one because I need it to mount an SSD in a hot swap bay. It's a useful product though, I'll give it that. - Antec Truepower New 650W Modular Computer Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E23Antec Truepower New 650W Modular Computer Power Supply Unboxing & First LookThe Truepower New series of PSUs has been out for a while, but they have some features that are actually kind of unique compared to the rest of the Antec line up. First of all, unlike the PSUs above or below them, they have 120mm fans for cooling, whereas the rest use 80mm fans. - Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 896MB DirectX 10 Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E24Palit GeForce GTX 260 Sonic 896MB DirectX 10 Video Card Unboxing & First LookToday I look at a video card that isn't really new, but it's still got an interesting story behind it. Palit is back in North America for one thing, and for another they've brought their innovative designs in full force. This is a very unique looking GTX 260 compared to the others that are available in the US and Canadian markets right now. - Steelseries 7G Mechanical Key Switch Gaming Keyboard Unboxing & First Look
E25Steelseries 7G Mechanical Key Switch Gaming Keyboard Unboxing & First LookThe 7G has been a staple for professional gamers for a long time, but that doesn't prevent me from taking a "first look" at it. It's not a real first look, mind you, because I've used this keyboard extensively in the past (and I love it), but it's a first look for you all, so I'll go ahead and call it that. - Gigabyte H55M-USB3 H55 Core i3 LGA1156 mATX Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E26Gigabyte H55M-USB3 H55 Core i3 LGA1156 mATX Motherboard Unboxing & First LookGigabyte's come out in full force with H55 boards, and this is one of their highest end ones. It features (you guessed it) USB 3.0, which means that you can get 10x the data rate of a conventional USB 2.0 connection, which means much faster connections to your data and devices! - NZXT Hades Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Computer Case Unboxing & First Look
E27NZXT Hades Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Computer Case Unboxing & First LookThe NZXT Hades is actually a fairly interesting product. I guess that's why they dropped one on my doorstep for me to have a look at. I apologize for this being such a long unboxing, but it's hard to really demonstrate a case well without taking a while. Also I'm not too good at case unboxings since I haven't done many, so I got a little lost in the middle of it and started to ramble. Oh well. - XFX Radeon HD 5670 512MB DirectX 11 Eyefinity Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E28XFX Radeon HD 5670 512MB DirectX 11 Eyefinity Video Card Unboxing & First LookATI seems determined to have a top-to-bottom DX11 lineup ready before nVidia releases a single DirectX 11 card, and here's yet another card in that ~$100 price bracket that fills in a performance/price gap in the current product mix fairly nicely. This isn't REALLY a gaming card, but it does have a little bit of oomph, especially compared to any low end or onboard solution, and it does have the full 5000 series feature set including 7.1 audio via HDMI, eyefinity, and DirectX 11 of course! - MSI NF750-G55 AM3 DDR3 SLI Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E30MSI NF750-G55 AM3 DDR3 SLI Motherboard Unboxing & First LookThis is a fairly unique board in that it's one of the least expensive SLI ready boards on the market and provides most of the features and capabilities of higher end boards at a fraction of the cost - eVGA GTX 275 Co-op PhysX Edition w/ GTS 250 Built-In Unboxing & First Look
E31eVGA GTX 275 Co-op PhysX Edition w/ GTS 250 Built-In Unboxing & First LookThis is a VERY unique product. I guess I kinda expect this sort of thing from ASUS or Zotac, but not from eVGA. It's a GTX 275 with a GTS 250 glued on for PhysX support. Very cool. - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 240pin DDR2 Low Profile RAM Module Unboxing & First Look
E32Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 240pin DDR2 Low Profile RAM Module Unboxing & First LookThis is potentially the most boring unboxing ever. I was just wandering around in the warehouse and I saw this thing and I was like "oh that's cool", but then it wasn't. - Gigabyte GeForce GT 210 Mainstream Graphics Card With HDMI Unboxing & First Look
E35Gigabyte GeForce GT 210 Mainstream Graphics Card With HDMI Unboxing & First LookThe big feature of this card appears to be that it has a gold plated HDMI connector. View the video for more about gold plating and HDMI connectors... - OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular Computer Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E36OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular Computer Power Supply Unboxing & First LookThis is a VERY popular power supply, and I think a big part of it is that it's the best value for an inexpensive, reasonably efficient modular power supply, so obviously many users will be interested in something like this. - Silverstone Nightjar 450W Fanless Silent Computer Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E37Silverstone Nightjar 450W Fanless Silent Computer Power Supply Unboxing & First LookSilverstone released this ages, but it's my first time seeing one in person. It weighs a TON. I could barely hold it up with one hand while gesturing at it with the other. I guess it's all the heatsinks to keep this baby cool! - ASUS P6T SE X58 Core i7 LGA1366 DDR3 Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E40ASUS P6T SE X58 Core i7 LGA1366 DDR3 Motherboard Unboxing & First LookVery good "value" performance board. I say "value" because it's still quite expensive, but you usually get some awesome performance and features for your money with ASUS SE series boards. The P6T SE is no exception! - ASUS P6T7 WS Workstation X58 Core i7 SLI Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E41ASUS P6T7 WS Workstation X58 Core i7 SLI Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First LookWhile not a part of their "Republic of Gamers" branding, this is a very high end, very premium board from ASUS that delivers a lot of cool features including 7 PCIe 16x slots for running up to 7 single slot graphics cards! Great for a folding monster! - ASUS Xonar Essence ST Audiophile Stereo PCI Sound Card Unboxing & First Look
E42ASUS Xonar Essence ST Audiophile Stereo PCI Sound Card Unboxing & First LookThis is a very unique product. So unique that I actually wasn't really sure of the best way to present it. Partly because I'm not big into the audiophile scene, but also because it's so different from anything else out there. Basically if you don't already know you want one, you don't need to know about this product. - G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB Triple Channel DDR3 RAM Kit Unboxing & First Look
E43G.Skill F3-12800CL9T-6GBNQ 6GB Triple Channel DDR3 RAM Kit Unboxing & First LookJust having a quick look at some G.Skill memory. With its striking red heatspreaders, this value oriented memory is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! - Antec Truepower Quattro 1200W Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E44Antec Truepower Quattro 1200W Power Supply Unboxing & First LookThis PSU has some unique features, which is rare for a power supply. Mostly it's just a mix of the usual "efficiency this" and "regulation that", but you should definitely check out the video for this one! - ASUS Maximus III Gene P55 mATX SLI Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E45ASUS Maximus III Gene P55 mATX SLI Motherboard Unboxing & First LookSometimes big things do come in small packages! This miniature member of the ASUS RoG (Republic of Gamers) line of products brings almost all of the features of its big siblings to the table, but it uses a micro ATX form factor to do it rather than a full sized ATX one! - Seasonic X-Series 650W 80+ Gold Certified PC Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E46Seasonic X-Series 650W 80+ Gold Certified PC Power Supply Unboxing & First LookToday I'll be having a look at an 80+ Gold power supply. Basically this is a super efficient, but low wattage power supply. For most computers this is the most efficient configuration because at about 50-60% load, this PSU can provide 90% efficiency and very low noise levels and most computers do not draw more than about 250-325W under load. - OCZ Vertex Turbo Indilinx SSD Solid State Drive Unboxing & First Look
E47OCZ Vertex Turbo Indilinx SSD Solid State Drive Unboxing & First LookFinally I take a quick look at the Vetex Turbo. Surprise surprise. It looks basically the same as the other OCZ SSD drives, but the key difference is under the hood. The Turbo series features an overclocked Indilinx controller for better performance. - Powercolor Radeon HD 5450 DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E48Powercolor Radeon HD 5450 DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at ATI's most basic product featuring DirectX 11 support for Windows 7 & Windows Vista. The 5450 isn't going to break any extreme gaming records, but what it will do is provide better than onboard performance, while not breaking the bank. - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Heatpipe HDT CPU Cooling Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E49Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Heatpipe HDT CPU Cooling Heatsink Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at a very popular heatsink from Cooler Master. The Hyper 212 Plus shares many features with more expensive heatsinks, but manages to do everything it does at a very competitive price, which obviously makes it very popular. - nVidia Pick Your Poison Free Game Campaign for GTS 250 Video Cards
E50nVidia Pick Your Poison Free Game Campaign for GTS 250 Video CardsnVidia just launched their "Pick Your Poison" free game promotion. It allows anyone who buys a GTS 250 video card while supplies last to pick whether they want a copy of Street Fighter 4, Resident Evil 5, or Dark Void. Pretty cool stuff. - Acer Aspire 1410 Olympics Edition Notebook/Netbook Computer Unboxing
E51Acer Aspire 1410 Olympics Edition Notebook/Netbook Computer UnboxingVancouver 2010! It's a big enough event that it merits its own line of notebooks and netbooks. I have a quick look at this thing, which honestly feels like a great showcase for how far Acer has come in the last 5 years. It's solidly built, slick looking, and I'm genuinely impressed! - Falcon Dust Off Keyboard Wipes Unboxing & First Look
E52Falcon Dust Off Keyboard Wipes Unboxing & First LookMaybe this is a bit of a random product first look, but it came up because I inherited a REALLY old REALLY dirty IBM "clicky" keyboard, and I'm trying to figure out how to get it to the point where I'd put it in my house, never mind actually type on it... - Olympic Unboxing Samsung ST550 12.2MP Digital Camera
E53Olympic Unboxing Samsung ST550 12.2MP Digital CameraThis camera has the very unique features of having an LCD on the front as well as a touchscreen LCD on the back. The one on the front allows you to aim it at yourself for taking easy self-photos. - ASUS AT3N7A-I ITX nVidia ION Intel Atom Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E54ASUS AT3N7A-I ITX nVidia ION Intel Atom Motherboard Unboxing & First LookHaving a quick look at the first ITX motherboard that I've talked about on my video blog. This one has a great feature set including almost everything you'll need built right in for a great low power HTPC - eVGA Classified 4-Way SLI X58 Core i7 Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E56eVGA Classified 4-Way SLI X58 Core i7 Motherboard Unboxing & First LookAnother "by request" unboxing. This one is already and open box board, but y'all should feel lucky I managed to get my hands on one at all for your viewing pleasure! - Biostar TA790GXB3 AM3 790GX DDR3 Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E57Biostar TA790GXB3 AM3 790GX DDR3 Motherboard Unboxing & First LookBiostar's T-Force series of motherboards has a reputation for killer value and great performance on a budget. This one has some great features for the price, and it doesn't look ugly like most other "budget" motherboards. - Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 3.5" Drive Enclosure Unboxing & First Look
E59Vantec NexStar 3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 3.5" Drive Enclosure Unboxing & First LookUSB 3.0 is finally getting mainstream. The motherboards are out there, the drives are out there. eSATA is soon to become a thing of the past. - Biostar T5 XE P55 Core i5 Crossfire Value Gaming Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E63Biostar T5 XE P55 Core i5 Crossfire Value Gaming Motherboard Unboxing & First LookAs mentioned in the title, this is a value gaming board meant to deliver great performance for the price, and all of the "essential" features without any of the fluff that most people never use. - Zotac MAG HD-ND01-U Atom ION All in One Mini Desktop PC Unboxing & First Look
E68Zotac MAG HD-ND01-U Atom ION All in One Mini Desktop PC Unboxing & First LookI guess technically it's called a NetTop or something like that, but Zotac calls it a mini all in one. Whatever you want to call it, it's a cool little product. By not including an OS (which many people don't need), this little MAG cuts the price down to the point where it's a VERY good value! - NCIX Tech Tips Preview - SSD vs Hard Drive Performance - Teaser #1
E70NCIX Tech Tips Preview - SSD vs Hard Drive Performance - Teaser #1Giving all of my subscribers a quick teaser for an upcoming episode of NCIX Tech Tips where I'll be comparing an SSD drive against a traditional magnetic hard drive. - NCIX Tech Tips Preview - SSD vs Hard Drive Performance - Teaser #2
E71NCIX Tech Tips Preview - SSD vs Hard Drive Performance - Teaser #2Yet another demonstration of SSD versus HDD. This time I'm showing another small sample of the testing that will be featured in my full NCIX Tech Tips episode that's coming soon. The Vertex 60GB continues to dominate the WD Black 1TB - OCZ Vertex LE Limited Edition SSD Solid State Drive SandForce Unboxing & First Look
E72OCZ Vertex LE Limited Edition SSD Solid State Drive SandForce Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at the brand new, state of the art OCZ Vertex LE SSD. It features a SandForce controller, MLC flash, and the fastest random write speeds of any SSD on the market! - Tetrax Xway Line Magnetic GPS and Smartphone Holder Unboxing & First Look
E74Tetrax Xway Line Magnetic GPS and Smartphone Holder Unboxing & First LookWell other than missing the accessories (like a cleaning cloth and extra phone clips), I think I was able to get a pretty thorough product review going on. - SSD Follow Up OCZ Vertex 60GB versus WD Raptor 160GB 10000RPM Hard Drive
E83SSD Follow Up OCZ Vertex 60GB versus WD Raptor 160GB 10000RPM Hard DriveAs a follow up to my recent episode of NCIX Tech Tips where I compared an OCZ Vertex LE SSD against a Western Digital 1TB Black hard drive, I'm testing a much faster hard drive against a much slower SSD to see if I can convince the "doubters" that SSDs are still faster even if you don't spring for a $1000 one. - Western Digital MyBook Elite 1TB External Hard Drive Unboxing & First Look
E86Western Digital MyBook Elite 1TB External Hard Drive Unboxing & First LookIt has e ink on the front. It took me forever to figure that out. I thought it was a sticker! Lol. You can see more details when I post my setup guide. - Western Digital My Passport Elite External 2.5" USB Hard Drive Unboxing and First Look
E88Western Digital My Passport Elite External 2.5" USB Hard Drive Unboxing and First LookI was so impressed by the My Book Elite, that I wanted to have a run at the My Passport Elite. The smaller version. Color me almost as impressed. The one thing that was missing was the e ink screen on the front. - Western Digital 1TB Green Advanced Format Hard Drive Giveaway
E91Western Digital 1TB Green Advanced Format Hard Drive GiveawayIt's giveaway time again! We haven't even drawn the winner for the last one, but we're giving away MORE STUFF. The draw will be on Monday March 15th and you can only win if you're subscribed to both of my channels! - Pure Digital Flip MinoHD 720P Unboxing & First Look
E92Pure Digital Flip MinoHD 720P Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at the Pure Digital Flip MinoHD. I saw an ad for this thing at the movies on Saturday. I went to see Alice in Wonderland (terrible) and so it inspired me to check this thing out. I will follow up with some footage from the MinoHD shortly :) - ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 890GX DDR3 SATA3 6.0Gb/s Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E94ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 890GX DDR3 SATA3 6.0Gb/s Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First LookHaving a look at the first of a few 890GX motherboards that we have on our shelves. This one features (you guessed it) USB3.0 as well as native SATA3 6.0Gb/s off the southbridge. - RETRO UNBOXING AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Sledgehammer Processor Unboxing & First Look
E95RETRO UNBOXING AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Sledgehammer Processor Unboxing & First LookAnother retro unboxing. I can't believe I was able to find this relic! So cool. I can't imagine too many of these were sold over the short lifecycle of this product. It really wasn't long after the release of the FX-51 that S939 came out and made it irrelevant. - How to Recognize a Legitimate Intel Box Processor
E97How to Recognize a Legitimate Intel Box ProcessorIn light of the recent events involving some fake Intel Core i7 920 processors being distributed, I thought I'd give our viewers some tips on how to recognize a real CPU. Below is the forum post from one of the first customers to receive a "fake" CPU. - Asus M4A89GTD PRO 890GX Crossfire SATA3 6.0Gb/s Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E98Asus M4A89GTD PRO 890GX Crossfire SATA3 6.0Gb/s Motherboard Unboxing & First LookThis is just like the "USB3" version but without the USB3... I guess I didn't even really need to unbox this thing. It's done now though. Please enjoy :) - Antec Quattro 1200W OC Edition Adjustable Rails Power Supply Unboxing & Giveaway
E103Antec Quattro 1200W OC Edition Adjustable Rails Power Supply Unboxing & GiveawayToday I'll be unboxing, taking a first look, and giving away all in one video. In case you have trouble, the answer to the Easter Extravaganza is "rails". It has adjustable 12V rails. - Silverstone HDD Boost SSD & Hard Drive Optimizer Unboxing & First Look
E104Silverstone HDD Boost SSD & Hard Drive Optimizer Unboxing & First LookThis is a very unique product. It allows you to leverage the speed of an SSD with the inexpensive capacity of a hard drive and let the hard drive use the SSD as sort of a "cache". In theory you get a high capacity, high performance drive, and a better overall computing experience. It's inexpensive, so maybe worth a shot if you're thinking of jumping on the SSD bandwagon. - RETRO UNBOXING Ultra X-Connect 500W Modular Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
E107RETRO UNBOXING Ultra X-Connect 500W Modular Power Supply Unboxing & First LookYep, it's time for another retro unboxing. I dusted this thing off and had a look at the world's first (well not quite, but maybe the world's first mass production) modular power supply - NZXT Custom Individually Sleeved Cable Extensions Unboxing & First Look
E108NZXT Custom Individually Sleeved Cable Extensions Unboxing & First LookNZXT has finally solved an age old problem. Almost every power supply on the market is either sleeved improperly or uses bad quality sleeving that looks like garbage. Now you can get the same look as if you sleeved every individual wire yourself without the hours and hours that goes into a project like that. - G.Skill Turbulence RAM Fan Unboxing & First Look
E110G.Skill Turbulence RAM Fan Unboxing & First LookThis is my first look at the G.Skill Turbulence RAM & Memory Fan. I feel it's one of the better products on the market, striking a good balance between airflow and noise. It's also quite well constructed. Check out the video for more :) - Mushkin Ascent 2x2GB DDR2 Dual Channel Memory Kit Unboxing & First Look
E113Mushkin Ascent 2x2GB DDR2 Dual Channel Memory Kit Unboxing & First LookThis is really meant to be more of a look at Mushkin's Ascent style heatspreader than anything else. Their RAM all has the same general checklist of features (hand tested, lifetime warranty, great support), but the cooling on these modules is what's really unique about them. - PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Weight & Installation Safety Concerns
E115PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Weight & Installation Safety ConcernsAfter discovering that the weight of this card is not as bad as I thought, I'm not really that worried about it anymore, but you can certainly click through to see how we arrived at the conclusion. - PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Length Comparsion
E116PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Length ComparsionGoing to compare this card against it's top two competitors from the red side, the Radeon 5970 and the Radeon 5870. The GTX 480 is actually very efficient in terms of card length:power ratio. If you have a short case, this might be the card for you. - PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Fermi DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E117PNY nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Fermi DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First LookIt's finally here. We've all waited so long for this card to arrive on the market. Here's my unboxing of the first one to reach my greedy paws: The PNY GeForce GTX 480 XLR8 edition. - nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Noise Comparison Idle vs 100% Fan Speed
E122nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Noise Comparison Idle vs 100% Fan SpeedToday I have a look at the worst case scenario for GTX 480 noise levels, and man this thing is LOUD. Put a disc in your CD-ROM drive and see how loud that sucker is when it spins up. You won't even hear it over a full tilt GTX 480. - nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Noise & Tempertatures in ATI Tool
E123nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Noise & Tempertatures in ATI ToolHaving a look at the noise & temps of this video card when it's reasonably loaded. Obviously this is a synthetic benchmark, but I can't get Crysis Warhead working on this system at the moment, so it'll have to do. - nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Noise & Tempertatures in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
E124nVidia GeForce GTX 480 Noise & Tempertatures in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2COD:MW2 is a pretty popular game at the moment despite the lack of dedicated servers (which frustrates me to no end) so I figured I'd fire up the single player and see how hot the GF GTX 480 gets when it's rendering endless sand in the middle east. Enjoy. - Arctic Cooling Freezer Extreme Rev2 CPU Heatpipe Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E127Arctic Cooling Freezer Extreme Rev2 CPU Heatpipe Heatsink Unboxing & First LookThis isn't really all that new, but I took a look at the Freezer 7 Pro Rev2 a while back, and this is basically it's bigger, badder, meaner brother. Enjoy. - Windows Vista Really Isn't That Bad: Stability Demonstration
E128Windows Vista Really Isn't That Bad: Stability DemonstrationPersonally I was never really down on Windows Vista. It wasn't (isn't) perfect, but I also never thought it was as bad as people said, and I don't think Windows 7 really differs very much from it. Anyway here's a quick demo I did up to show how stable Vista can be a properly configured system. - OCZ Avenger AG2 DIY Barebones Notebook Unboxing & First Look
E130OCZ Avenger AG2 DIY Barebones Notebook Unboxing & First LookIt's an older product, but that's never stopped me before. I grabbed one of these for my sister and thought I might as well unbox it. All you need to add is CPU, RAM, HDD, and wireless card, and you're good to go. Price is right too. - ASUS U3S6 USB3.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s PCIe 4x Expansion Card Unboxing & First Look
E134ASUS U3S6 USB3.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s PCIe 4x Expansion Card Unboxing & First LookAs far as I can tell it only works with a select few ASUS motherboards, but it's definitely a neat way to retroactively add these hot new technologies to your motherboard - ASUS MS236H 23" Widescreen Ultra Slim 1080p LCD Monitor Unboxing & First Look
E137ASUS MS236H 23" Widescreen Ultra Slim 1080p LCD Monitor Unboxing & First LookASUS has given me the opportunity to look at quite a few of their products lately, and this one is REALLY cool. This is the slimmest LCD I've seen in person to date! - ASUS P7H57D-V EVO H57 Core i3 Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E138ASUS P7H57D-V EVO H57 Core i3 Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First LookASUS is really pushing the capabilities of the H57 with this motherboard. Not only do you have support for low end CPUs with onboard video, but you also have support for the high end LGA1156 CPUs, Crossfire, overclocking, the works - ASUS EEE PC 1001P Black Netbook Unboxing & First Look
E139ASUS EEE PC 1001P Black Netbook Unboxing & First LookAll day computing is a big push from ASUS as they strive to deliver notebooks with 10+ hours of battery life at a variety of price points. This EEE PC is part of their entry level of all day computing notebooks. - Thermalright Spitfire 6 GPU Heatsink for Radeon HD 5850/5870 Unboxing & First Look
E142Thermalright Spitfire 6 GPU Heatsink for Radeon HD 5850/5870 Unboxing & First LookThis thing is huge. It's funny because in my video I actually say "unfortunately I don't have a video card to install this thing on", but later that day I got a Radeon 5870 in the mail, so I'll be doing a follow up video to show it while it's installed on a video card. - ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E143ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB DirectX 11 Video Card Unboxing & First LookToday I'll be "unbagging" a sample video card that just arrived in the mail. I'm also hoping to find out shortly if it will fit the Thermalright Spitfire 6 VGA cooler that arrived recently! - MSI 890GXM-G65 890GX DDR3 AM3 Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E144MSI 890GXM-G65 890GX DDR3 AM3 Crossfire Motherboard Unboxing & First LookToday I'll be having a look at a bit of a paradoxical item. A "gaming" micro ATX motherboard. It seems like a lot of these are making their way to the market, but this one features AMD's latest chipset. - Dual Boreas Frankenstein Cooler Overclocking Results Phenom II X6 1090T
E169Dual Boreas Frankenstein Cooler Overclocking Results Phenom II X6 1090TWell I finally had some time in between cat trees and other projects to spend on my dual boreas setup. I honestly wasn't able to push my chip much further, but I probably could have gone deeper into the various bios settings to get more out of it... The problem is that I need to make room on my bench for something else that's new and exciting. - Final Video on the Power Consumption and Heat Output of 4-Way SLI GTX 480
E193Final Video on the Power Consumption and Heat Output of 4-Way SLI GTX 480Here I take a look at the total power drawn from the wall with 3D Mark Vantage and Prime95 running. I also take a look at how hot these cards get in a fairly warm room running 3D benchmarks. - PhysX 3D Mark Vantage Score 4-way SLI GeForce GTX 480 & Core i7 980X @ 4.0GHz
E194PhysX 3D Mark Vantage Score 4-way SLI GeForce GTX 480 & Core i7 980X @ 4.0GHzI had some people recommend that I run Vantage with PhysX enabled. Honestly I didn't even remember that I turned it off, so here's a run with it enabled. - Kingston DDR3 RAM Memory Installation Guide Frequency Timings Voltage Settings
E207Kingston DDR3 RAM Memory Installation Guide Frequency Timings Voltage SettingsToday I do a quick tutorial on how to install your memory, then set it up either manually or by using XMP profiles to ensure it's running at optimal speed, timings, and voltage. - Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 Waterproof 720p Compact Camera Unboxing & First Look
E208Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 Waterproof 720p Compact Camera Unboxing & First LookThis camera is actually really cool. In this video I unbox it, drop it in a bucket of water and generally find myself impressed with this neat little touchscreen compact camera - Kingston SSDnow V Series 128GB SSD Laptop Upgrade Kit Unboxing & First Look
E209Kingston SSDnow V Series 128GB SSD Laptop Upgrade Kit Unboxing & First LookThis isn't the first time I've had a look at Kingston's SSDnow series of drives, but it IS the first time they've sent me an evaluation unit. It's also the first time I've had a look at their notebook upgrade kit. - Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 Digital Camera HD Video Quality and Waterproof "ness" Test
E211Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5 Digital Camera HD Video Quality and Waterproof "ness" TestI shoot some video, drop the camera in water. All in all, it's very cool. I also discovered that this particular camera accepts Sony's proprietary MS format as well as SDHC!! - The Cameraman's New BMW Video Quality Test for Sony Bloggie HD
E212The Cameraman's New BMW Video Quality Test for Sony Bloggie HDI take this opportunity to test the HD video recording quality of the Sony Bloggie HD and to check out the cameraman's new wheels. Gone is the 3 series white BMW. Here is the blue one. - Adaptec 5445 SATA SAS RAID Controller & MaxIQ SSD Cache Unboxing & First Look
E220Adaptec 5445 SATA SAS RAID Controller & MaxIQ SSD Cache Unboxing & First LookI was very surprised to have an opportunity to have a look at this RAID card and SSD. It's very cool. The way it works is that the RAID array will actually use the 32GB Intel X25-E SSD as a giant disk cache. - Unitek USB 3.0 to SATA2 Powered Adapter Performance with Vertex 2 SSD Update
E224Unitek USB 3.0 to SATA2 Powered Adapter Performance with Vertex 2 SSD UpdateI've been meaning to test the performance of this thing with a fast SSD drive to find out just how fast it can go since I did the unboxing forever ago. - Corsair Force Series 60GB SSD Comparison Against First Generation SSD
E238Corsair Force Series 60GB SSD Comparison Against First Generation SSDThis point of this video is to find out how far SSDs have come since the first consumer grade SSDs were being released to the market. It really wasn't that long ago, but SSD performance and reliability has improved by leaps and bounds in such a short time. It really makes you excited for what's coming down the road. - Asus TS Mini Windows Home Server Hard Drive Upgrade Guide & Walkthrough
E239Asus TS Mini Windows Home Server Hard Drive Upgrade Guide & WalkthroughToday I take you through the steps of upgrading the storage capacity of the ASUS TS Mini Windows Home Server. I also explore the internals of this device. - nVidia 3D Vision Surround Checklist - What You Need to for Ultimate Gaming
E242nVidia 3D Vision Surround Checklist - What You Need to for Ultimate GamingThis is a quick checklist outlining what you will need to purchase to take advantage of nVidia 3D Vision Surround or even just nVidia Surround gaming. - G.Skill Flare Series AMD Optimized DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Unboxing & First Look LInus Tech Tips
E244G.Skill Flare Series AMD Optimized DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Unboxing & First Look LInus Tech TipsThe heatspreaders on this RAM look really cool. This kit is optimized for several AMD motherboards, but I'm sure you'd see great performance out of it no matter what board you installed it in. - nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Surround Batman Arkham Asylum
E248nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Surround Batman Arkham AsylumThis game was designed to work awesome with nVidia 3D Vision, so naturally it also works awesome with nVidia surround since it's a "The Way It's Meant To Be Played" game. It's pretty sweet. - Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Closer Look & nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Surround Build Inside
E250Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Closer Look & nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Surround Build InsideI build my 3D Vision Surround gaming setup in the Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 and I run into a couple of small problems, but I still think it's a sharp looking case overall. - nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Driver Installation Tutorial & Setup Guide
E255nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Driver Installation Tutorial & Setup GuideSince I've spent so much time with nVidia Surround, 3D Vision and their GeForce drivers lately, this is the last in my series of guides on how to install/configure this software. - ASUS TS Mini Windows Home Server WHS Basic Configuration & Setup Guide
E257ASUS TS Mini Windows Home Server WHS Basic Configuration & Setup GuideI walk you through the basics of how to set up the ASUS TS Mini Windows Home Server including how to connect it to your home network without a display, and how to set up your user account - EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Fermi 768MB Gaming Video Card Unboxing & First Look
E259EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Fermi 768MB Gaming Video Card Unboxing & First LookThis is a very exciting launch for the GeForce team. It marks the release of the first DirectX 11 card in the $199.99 price point for NVIDIA, and it also really brings it to the competition in terms of performance, heat, and power consumption. - Gigabyte X58A-UD9 SLI XL-ATX Gaming Motherboard Unboxing & First Look
E260Gigabyte X58A-UD9 SLI XL-ATX Gaming Motherboard Unboxing & First LookThis motherboard includes everything except the kitchen sink. I guess you could hook it up to your kitchen sink if you wanted to though with the included water cooling! - ASUS TS Mini Custom Software Applications & Plug Ins for Windows Home Server
E261ASUS TS Mini Custom Software Applications & Plug Ins for Windows Home ServerASUS includes some neat applications with their TS Mini Windows Home Server. One of them allows you to monitor the server, the other allows you to back up your data to the cloud, and the last one allows you to manage your data backups with external devices. - ASUS TS Mini Shared Folders Server Storage & Duplication Explanation
E262ASUS TS Mini Shared Folders Server Storage & Duplication ExplanationIn this episode I explain how Windows Home Server duplicates your files, allows you to access them (at high speed) across your home network, and basically keeps your data safe! - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Cooler Round Up Zotac AMP! vs GELID Icy Vision vs Stock
E265NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Cooler Round Up Zotac AMP! vs GELID Icy Vision vs StockI don't spend too much time on this, but you can see my results if you're interested. I'll ruin the surprise though. The Zalman cooler on the AMP! card wins by a long shot. - SilenX Effizio Compact Dual Heatpipe Silent CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E267SilenX Effizio Compact Dual Heatpipe Silent CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First LookThere's nothing particularly impressive about the look of this guy, but it's meant to be a value product, so expectations have to be adjusted accordingly. It has two direct touch heatpipes and an 80mm fan. The intention is that it can be installed in many places that larger heatsinks cannot, while still offering adequate performance and silence - SilenX Effizio Performance Triple Heatpipe Silent CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E268SilenX Effizio Performance Triple Heatpipe Silent CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First LookThis is a slim tower heatsink that features direct contact between the CPU heatspreader and the heatpipes. It's part of SilenX's all new Effizio line. - SilenX Effizio Low Profile Slim Silent HTPC CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E270SilenX Effizio Low Profile Slim Silent HTPC CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First LookThe Effizio Low Profile has a slim 100mm fan, and uses a heatpipe direct touch design to pack as much cooling as possible into a small footprint for HTPC and other small size applications. - Thermalright HR-02 Silent 120mm Heatpipe Tower Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E293Thermalright HR-02 Silent 120mm Heatpipe Tower Heatsink Unboxing & First LookThis thing is so big it's meant to be used passively, but you can also strap a low noise, low RPM cooling fan to it and get some seriously good performance with its huge surface area. - Thermalright Silver Arrow Extreme Performance CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First Look
E298Thermalright Silver Arrow Extreme Performance CPU Heatsink Unboxing & First LookThe ultimate CPU heatsink. This thing supports 3x 120mm (or 140mm if you get the ones with the round frames) fans, every CPU socket out there, and it's got HUGE 8mm heatpipes with dual cooling towers. - LSI 9260-8i FastPath SAS RAID Card & OCZ Onyx 8 SSD RAID Performance Testing
E299LSI 9260-8i FastPath SAS RAID Card & OCZ Onyx 8 SSD RAID Performance TestingHonestly I'm a little disappointed at how the Onyx performs on this controller, but these are still some pretty cool read/write speeds compared to a single drive setup. Remember that while TRIM doesn't work in RAID, garbage collection will, so as long as you leave the array idle sometimes, performance should not degrade.
