HW News - NVIDIA Antitrust Investigation, AMD GPUs Hurting, be quiet! Light Base Case

[@GamersNexus]

Different style HW News! Pretty fun though, and a great way for us to get the last bit of show coverage up. We have 1 more product-related video from the show, then a bunch of discussions with other creators and engineers, the ASUS discussion, and the usual reviews coming up. Thanks for supporting us during our show coverage. Really fun this year and tons of great stuff coming out! If you'd like to support our efforts, you can do so below: Grab a shirt, modmat, or solder mat! store.gamersnexus.net/ Or throw us a few bucks monthly: www.patreon.com/gamersnexus

[@ScienceSleuths89]

On the orientation question, they could be using an accelerometer and/or a magnetometer to determine the orientation of the device(s).

[@edellenburg78]

I'm having a issue with Logitech warranty. They will not even start in RMA because they keep saying they can not read the receipt. I bought them off Amazon, so the receipt is on legal paper pdf. I have sent them in email 3 times and 1 with screenshot showing the receipt and all the others had the pdf attached. I don't know how to resolve the problem

[@rawdez_]

nuvia-qualcomm tech is +400% vs zen4. thats why. but qualcomm gonna milk that performance price-performance matching to the rest of the market like every other coproration does to maximize profits. milking it to the max. they CAN potentially get aggressive but highly unlikely because competition drops prices.and intel is just emphasizing to investors that x86 is fine and there's no reason to switch to arm.

[@hardwire666too]

Speaking of Adobe. You guys should stop using them. There are industry trusted FREE alternatives. At least free for Video.

[@MonkeyspankO]

haha, the return of passive cooling. Its been decades. Never thought I'd live long enough

[@vensroofcat6415]

Power supply cables should be universal just like extension cables. There's nothing special about them why that wouldn't be possible. It's a bs proprietary plague and ewaste going on for years.

[@Apollo-Computers]

I absolutely agree. Component side is already a standard. Just use the same standard pin layout on psu side!!!!! There would be no more "I used the wrong cable and fried my gpu!".

[@offspringfan89]

Fully agree. Modular PSU cable is the worst product possible to use proprietary tech. It's not just a matter of inconvenience and cost, it's a matter of putting your _entire_ equipment at risk when the pinouts on the unit are incompatible with each other. I seldom advocate for regulation, but PSU cables are definitely something that should be standardised by law.

[@conorstewart2214]

Exactly, there is no technical reason they can’t all just use the same connectors and pinouts. The cables not being standard doesn’t benefit the company either, especially when they change the pinout between two revisions of the same product, which has caught some people out. They RMAd their PSU (apparently the company didn’t want them to send the cables with it) then when they received a replacement of what was supposed to be the same product, when they plugged in their old cables it fried things. So it isn’t even standard within the same product sometimes. It would be much better for consumers if they were just standard. My new PSU comes with one 4 SATA cable and two 2 SATA cables, so 8 total SATA connections which if plugging in a lot of drives plus the two for the case/fans only means 6 drives, if I could just buy more 4 SATA cables then that would be ideal (it would give the PSU 16 SATA connections) but that isn’t really easy to do just now with everything being non standard, so I will likely just have to use SATA power splitters.

[@Apollo-Computers]

@conorstewart2214 what psu do you have. I may be able to help out with some cables.

[@deivytrajan]

@@conorstewart2214some companies want higher quality cables which would be impossible if there was one standard enforced

[@chrisnorrell7489]

Louis Rossman just did a video or 2 on Adobe changing their terms of service to take ownership of customers content and art with no option to not accept it. Essentially locking you out of software you paid for unless you agree to let them steal from you.

[@blessedafricarains6429]

Piracy 😎

[@cazschiller]

This is what I'm referring to in my comment. Absolutely ludicrous if Adobe doesn't backpedal and revert

[@GreatYamatanoOrochi]

Pirating Adobe software is the morally correct thing to do

[@unknownuser069]

​@@blessedafricarains6429 I don't think that is a solution. I think Adobe is stealing from users whenever they use the software as part of their Adobe cloud workflow, but also in the app itself. I think the only thing to do is go to another system that does not steal your work. Resolve for Video/Film/Audio/Effects/Color (free as in beer) Resolve Studio for professional/paid ($295 - included for freee with some BlackMagic hardware) Affinity for paid image compositing (photoshop) and design (illustrator) GIMP for Open Source image editing/compositing. (photoshop) (Sorry - I am not happy with any Open Source design apps ... but if you are reply with them!) This list is of course not exhaustive, and may not include your favorites, but the main point is ... AT THIS TIME I WOULD NOT USE ADOBE SOFTWARE ... NOT EVEN IF I WAS BEING PAID TO USE IT. Maybe if the terms of such work included compensation for ALL my work being a work for hire by Adobe, but they'd have to pay me solidly into the six figures annually and still I might hesitate.

[@Elit3Blaze]

Still rockin pirated copy of Photoshop CS5!

[@Martial-Mat]

There's NOTHING ASUS could say that would give me trust in the brand for the near future. They tried to get away with scamming everyone, got caught, and are now trying to market their way out of it. Nice try, no cigar.

[@satokotsu]

if only someone else could make a sub-500 x670e board with built in 10gbe that isnt from asus, and yet i'm still stuck with a prime x670e and just take really good care of it until i get funds for a new board.

[@KeithZim]

A friend bought a marketed "32 pipeline" SLI board many years ago. Asus was pushing this as the fastest board you could get. It was never stable. All users were having the same issues AFAIK. They sent us 3 replacments before telling us the feature we paid $200 over the price of other boards for was not going to work. Stop using it. No refunds..... They sold a feature that did not work and then refused to compensate the effected users.

[@robmorgan1214]

I'd accept. The board convened and fired everyone responsible, including the CEO and heads of every division that participated in the attempt to defraud their customers. We reached out to every customer affected and issued a full refund as well as stock options of equal value to demonstrate our desire to maintain a long term relationship with them. Asus wants your business and became a tech powerhouse because we LOVE this stuff, not merely the money we collect by making the best gear on the consumer market. We are hiring Louis Rossman to help us unfuck ourselves. It won't happen ever again.

[@HanmaHeiro]

Even something like this? Asus: We will cover shipping costs to and from for RMA claims independent of findings, we will fully assess any issues in a 3 day time frame, and provide an itemized list of our findings giving customers options on what combination of services will be done within a 10 business days of customer response. We are increasing warranty coverage to accidental damage at no cost to customers. If repairs cannot be performed or internal costs are higher than the product value, a new or equivalent product will be provided to customers with all new accessories included.

[@satokotsu]

also we wont forget that the rog ally was only announced to cover up the x670 motherboard scandal

[@unvergebeneid]

There are many monopolies in the tech space but one people don't often talk about is Adobe. A bit of antitrust action would be welcome in that area, too.

[@johnnypopstar]

Each new Windows version I get scared my 2001-era Paintshop Pro 7's going to stop working and I'll then have no options but bloody Adobe. Thankfully though it's still going strong on 11.

[@theplaintech]

I saw the handwriting on the wall awhile ago and dropped all Adobe products from consideration except the PDF reader. Now I wouldn't think so, but will Adobe claim all rights to anything I have if I use the reader? That may seem like a trivial question, but it might not be trivial at all. Not a fan of "you will own nothing and you will be happy". Adobe Inc is a US corporation, possibly subject to antitrust. Not a lawyer.

[@Javierm0n0]

​@@johnnypopstaryou've probably been told about it before but if it's that much of a sticking point for you get "GIMP" Gnu Image Manipulation Program. It has a bunch of plugins also and the ui can be customized to how you're used to afaik.

[@1991shadowheart]

While I'm glad to see headway is made with ASUS, I'm in the gutted minority that they've locked the bootloader for my ZenFone 10. I know this is a PC channel, but us ASUS mobile phone owners would love to have your voice backing us, Steve. You and your team are absolute pinnacles in this sphere, and am waiting for more updates. ❤️🙏🏻

[@MartinEB72]

Asus isn't going to change. You don't go that far into the hole and change without outside pressure from a lawsuit or the government. They might make nice for a short time, but just go back to how bad they were. People should just stop doing business with them.

[@noneyabizz8337]

It'd cost them a lot of money to actually be a reputable company, not happening.

[@NightMotorcyclist]

Add them to the companies needing to be kept an eye on which include EK and Newegg

[@rnts08]

Unity per installation pricing comes to mind.

[@NickGhale]

Consumers deserve ASUS, we keep throwing money at them and buying their products making them the market leader. Why on Earth will ASUS change when we’re already happily voting yes with our wallets?

[@futuza]

I believe this is true of all public traded corporations. Our economic system is designed to make corporations go inevitably bad when short term profits are prioritized above all else.

[@DarkosLab]

27:00 I feel like if you are going to call it a 'travel' case it needs to have an integrated handle. It's a good looking case though.

[@ComputerMD82]

"Improvement to the 'Thermal' side of Thermaltake"... Lowkey jab implying the 'Take' side is already robust. Best thing I've heard all day!

[@krjal3038]

Those heatsinks turning into EMI antennae is one of the most interesting things I've heard out of Computex this year. That's so cool and I'd love to hear more about how they designed the power supply around those issues.

[@ulvitron]

Steve isn't really a tech KZbinr, he's the pc enthusiasts biggest ambassador and lobbiest that documents his work on KZbin. Thanks Steve, as my toddlers would say, "you're a good guy"

[@johnnypopstar]

He sits in the same place in this vertical as TotalBiscuit did on the gaming side of things.

[@Rov-Nihil]

He's Tech Jesus, nuff said

[@rockzors]

Cant wait for the asus video update

[@MrLince-hr4of]

Asus is like the girl at 23:53 "oh shit Beve Sturke" i need go !🤣

[@rustler08]

I can't wait for a year from now when ASUS is still doing the exact same garbage.

[@jtnachos16]

The modular streamdeck/hub thing is neat, but then there was this: 'there's no local storage' That, on it's own, totally kills it for a lot of people. Because it implies you need to leave an app open in the background or have a driver loaded with settings in RAM for it to function. That's not something people are going to find fun. Especially if coolermaster's software, like so many others, winds up a windows only software. Add in the price point, and it's really sketchy that they apparently don't have local storage for profiles and portability without leaning on an active software.

[@GamersNexus]

We were pushing for local storage also. Would make it instantly more transferable to other systems for us!

[@futuza]

If they made it open source they could fix all these concerns.

[@quasistellar]

I believe Elgato works the same way, but yes it would be wonderful of the devices themselves stored the configurations. When I saw that CM Hub my immediate thought was "I want that for Star Citizen" lol.

[@fnige]

@@futuzaLocal storage would be fixed on the hardware side, not software

[@guillaumejoop6437]

How are they gonna sell you personal information if you can opt out of their software ? Silly you

[@headphonesuser1234]

When you mentioned you made community posts about the asus stuff, it made me realize that youtube doesn't even show me community posts anymore.

[@TheKuptis]

I've never seen community posts unless I explicitly click on the community tab for that channel.

[@OutLanderUSN]

I get them on my main feed once in a blue moon. I was hella surprised to see one from Louis Rantsman the other day next to one by GN.

[@DeinonychusCowboy]

It's wild to see the US finally actually enforcing antitrust law after 20 years of not giving a crap. Just hope something comes out of it, though I'm pessimistic.

[@dead-claudia]

we are all pessimistic. they have a lot to prove.

[@RjxDare]

What motivated you to regulated the industry? Us Gov: MONEY!

[@Afiresword]

There are a larger then usual amount of antitrust suits currently. Current FTC is definitely more aggressive then any we've had this century. Hopefully they can continue their work and we get some good rulings!

[@Disco_Tek]

Thing is I don't really think Anti-Trust works particularly well here. Nvidia developed Cuda and the TensorRT its not like that gobbling everyone up.

[@DeinonychusCowboy]

@@Disco_Tek Yeah but the FTC in theory has the power to force nvidia to open CUDA up to intel and AMD, heck they have the power to do a lot more than that, break nvidia up into multiple companies even. If they get the right experts in court they can get some good outcomes here, the question is just 1. will they bring the right case and 2. will they get anything done before a new administration comes in and tells them to drop the cases and go back to napping for another 20 years

[@MarioLoan]

This one of the few channels making real improvement for the industry for all of us. RESPECT!

[@Unknown-sz8kg]

Top of the line graphic cards used to cost 300-500$, not 1500-2000 as it is now.

[@themassmauler]

There is no other outlet that handles corporations the way gn does. Love you guys.

[@Osmanthus1]

Thanks steve

[@fuhrerhosty]

Back to you, Steve!

[@LaughingSkull451]

Back to you, Steve!

[@unvergebeneid]

Looks like it's unconscionably hot and humid in Taipei.

[@protocetid]

Steve's used to heat and humidity, it’s just what happens when the ladies are all over him.

[@unvergebeneid]

@@protocetid yeah well, he looks more like he's got a high fever all over him 😅

[@pbdye1607]

Thanks for showing that BeQuiet case. It looks better than the Gamdias case from a standpoint of being able to be oriented horizontally.

[@fateunleashed9680]

I can't get over the simplicity being able to invert the 600 that way instead of 30-60 screws and sliding things in and out you just move the feet. That way if you move and want to still have the glass side facing you, then it's not going to mean tearing the system apart to do that flip.

[@GamersNexus]

It's a brilliant execution of the concept!

[@OatmealCreamPie]

I really hope this becomes a standard thing amongst cases like with the bottom-front psu alignment and daisy chain fan-cables, it's genius!

[@g1g3l]

The only thing I would find annoying is that, if you have an AIO at the top, you'll have to switch it around after the move, still better than a fist full of small screws. I guess a solution would be for the AIO/ fan rails to be on a quick tray system, and have one of those AIOs with swivel fittings. And some magnetic feet included for sideways use. The ones on the mesh are too short.

[@Goodmanperson55]

The disappointing thing about Asus for me is how they have a fairly unique product lineup. In some niche markets, they're literally the only player. There isn't much of a choice other than having to deal with terrible Asus customer service if I want a color-accurate 10-bit portable monitor to use for image editing.

[@SpikeMarchant]

Thanks for all your hard work highlighting the poor performance of ASUS customer service department. To anyone from ASUS I have spent thousands of euros on your hardware (GPUs, Mobos, displays) and have reconsidered my next build planning because of these issues... and I suspect there are a lot of people thinking the same.

[@cfbmoo1]

The FTC could go after all those large companies that basically setup a fiefdom in their respective areas. They never really should have got that large.

[@DurzoBlunts]

And who controls the FTC and Congress/every branch of gov? The corps that are huge.

[@chriseaton2730]

The lawmakers literally let it happen. Look at Ticketmaster.

[@bhume7535]

@@DurzoBlunts I sort of agree, BUT pretty much every big tech dudes and media outlets hate the FTC chairperson Lina Kahn so she is definitely doing something right. FTC is basically the only part of the government in recent times that has gotten anything done. Biggest example of FTC being competent is the banning of noncompete agreements, which is fantastic.

[@futuza]

@@bhume7535 The FTC is dramatically better now than it was during Trump's presidency, but it is also still lacking a lot and they need to do more. The EU is still putting the US to shame in terms of consumer protection and fair regulation.

[@CuttinInIdaho]

Fool...fiefdom...wtf are you talking about? Get back to your plowshare. The government will fine them into oblivion and they will raise prices. That's all that will happen. Petty people wish for the government to get involved when the free market cannot innovate a better solution.

[@lyianx]

I guess thats a step from Thermaltake, but a better step for the "non-standard power supply cables" issue would... .to STANDARDIZE POWER SUPPLY CABLES! I f***ing HATE that they are different from each other. Just another method of brand locking.

[@reappermen]

Its not even brand locking, as basically every psu from even halfway decent brands includes a full set of cables for that psu anyways. It is just plain stupidity. Heck, if the psu makers got together and agreed on a standard it would SAVE them money, as they could copy the msartphone makers playbook and stop including a whole bag of cables with every PSU sold!

[@antisoda]

24:05 Ok, looks like the Thermaltake AX700 will be my next server case. Large, with nice space for drives and doesn't look all that bad. I do hope it's released in a non-window version as well as it will end up running on a shelf in the hall anyway. :)

[@c0wg0d]

That Thermaltake server/NAS case looks SWEET.

[@zladko2314]

Have you guys seen the HDPlex GaN 250W passive power supplies? They include a sync cable that allows them to be daisy chained ad infinitum to make them function as larger power supply, they run $150 each, and they're absolutely tiny.

[@Games_and_Tech]

what a missed opportunity to make the light base 900 a great case, I can't believe that they didn't give enough space on the side to mount a 420mm AIO, when they already supported 3x140mm fans... that is beyond stupidity... that is the ideal configuration, 3x140mm as intake in the bottom, fresh air for the GPU, 420mm AIO on the side as an intake push-pull configuration, fresh air for the CPU cooler, and back and top exhaust... be quiet! really messed up... also at that size and price, the front IO has to be dual USB 3.0, meaning 4 ports like all big cases at that price point... go back to the drawing board

[@pivorsc]

AMD had their shot when nVidia announced bonkers prices for 4000 series, instead to compete with price, they joined the train with their own bonkers prices.

[@arenzricodexd4409]

5nm and those more complicated MCM packaging end up being too expensive for AMD.

[@laujack24]

you know AMD ceo and jensen were cousin right. chip cartel my guy

[@AKK5I]

​@@laujack24I here this "cousin" thing brought up so often. Firstly, they are distant cousins, not directly related at all. Secondly, I don't there is any "cartel" or ant-trust activity that is being done by Radeon. They are simply just doing what they think will increase revenue for their shareholders, and so be it by acting in a very reactive way in the graphics market. If you want them to really compete, you' best hope Intel also steps up their gpu game.

[@Javierm0n0]

​@laujack24 do u believe in flat earth too? Just because they're cousins doesnt mean they even care about each others existence. If u just said the tech sector on the whole deals in price fixing i'd say u might be onto something. But this "secret family cabal" nonsense makes u sound crazy.

[@laujack24]

@@Javierm0n0 whats so crazy about stating fact, which what I stated in my comment. r u telling me they not cousin, or r u telling me we not in a duopoly market? operate by a chip cartel in the GPU market? before insulting some one else make sure u check with fact before just spew bunch of bullshit from that mouth of yours smart ass.

[@timbro1]

My last three motherboards were Asus. My next one will not

[@caitsidhe4560]

Asus making promises :D Where did we eeever hear that before?

[@pinkysweets]

This Time Is Different

[@c8k5]

​@@pinkysweetsSurely.

[@EODChaosWo1f]

Linus is their new PR guy! Linus: just trust me bro!

[@EhNothing]

The engineering considerations for that passive PSU were really interesting. Thanks for bringing that background to us!

[@SkylarsTerribleMemes]

that gpu support bar should be on everything!

[@Day100]

18:44 I love that look. I have an EGPU and a mobile unit currently, but if I was gonna go for a build, I'd buy that one for a case.

[@ConditionsCloudy]

I actually like the little ITX ThermalTake case. Haven't paid much attention to TT outside of budget options (shoutout Versa H15) for many years but I'm kind of liking what I'm seeing from their latest stuff.

[@NeiroAtOpelCC]

Oh the irony of being hit with Asus midroll ads on this channel

[@futuza]

Google be like, "We HeArD yOu LiKe AsUs"

[@silvioantonio6952]

That TT case is what ive wanted. A usefull case for a small family busines server.

[@heytoast7129]

"A lot of fish tanks too". Thank you for saying it. For someone (me) that's against glass and rgb, these cases have been hugely disappointing. It's a shame companies decided the "O-11" was the trend to jump on and not say, the Torrent.

[@cosmic_cupcake]

We've seen a surprising amount of large front fan, bottom intake cases on this year's show, so I'm pretty confident that "Torrent style" cases will be the next emerging trend.

[@moldyshishkabob]

@@cosmic_cupcake This right here. I think Phantek's copycat brand, Metallicgear, which made the Neo Qube (one of the first O11 clones) also has a Torrent clone which is on the market. So having more, original case designs that have a similar fan format makes perfect sense. Lian Li and Fractal Design are absolutely the market leaders, whether it's for glass, airflow, or wood-accented cases.

[@Aikano9]

Most consumers care far more about how a case looks, Glass and RGB therefore has a higher priority than optimizing the cooling performance. In fact, I doubt most of them even know that cases can perform wildly differently in both cooling and noise levels.

[@StephenMcGregor1986]

Finally, Thermaltake did it! (AX700), I've been waiting years since the CM Stacker series for such a new beast. Epic.

[@desnetamane5785]

Wonder if this will be cheaper than a Silverstone CS383

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thanks Steve! That small travel case looks pretty dang neat. I VERY much like the fact that someone at least recognizes that laying a case down so the mother board is flat and the GPU does not NEED to be supported against gravity is desirable. Peaceful Skies.

[@noahbirdrevolution]

Steve's locks looking epic in that light. Where's the OnlyGamers link?

[@staggerdagger]

Weird

[@noahbirdrevolution]

@@staggerdagger Maybe, just maybe, one day you'll have the confidence to make jokes.

[@titaniumpotato112]

That TR100 case is one of the most adorable SFF cases I've seen! I have been on ITX for a while now and I really like when manufacturers actually focus on airflow, it seems SFF case manufacturers will put solid aluminum panels for the "aesthetic". I really want that case now!

[@jabertone4971]

Love your channel Steve ! Newegg needs to be investigated again , I ordered an Asus 4070 ti super a month ago. I have still not received my product and Newegg still has my $850.00. UPS can’t find it and Newegg is still looking into it ! I might have to take them to court. I’m in Charlotte guys , Don’t know if you can help?

[@Zanpaa]

I like the vertical GPU support in the small Thermaltake case, particularly for a case meant to be transported. Good point on the locking panels though, you really don't want it to fall apart as you're moving it around. And also a handle or at least somewhere you can safely lift it from without the panels coming off instead.

[@ukaszsmoa8416]

No mention on EKWB yet? I think I've read they were there.

[@masterluckyluke]

They are, Igor's Lab showed their booth.

[@georgejones5019]

Same corner as ASUS.

[@optiquest86]

They've already stated that they're not going to interview them at Computex after the last two Kitguru interviews.

[@ukaszsmoa8416]

@@optiquest86 Steve said that? In last video I thought he called them out, saying he will be there. But maybe I missed something. Thanks.

[@mikebaker3712]

@@georgejones5019😂😂😂

[@blahblahblah1787]

Screws for securing the 3.5" drives bays of the Be Quiet case make it a no-go, as you run into the same problem that is in the Define XL case: both panels must be removed to swap drives. If you have 10+ 3.5" drives you are going to be in that case occasionally and the two-step approach sucks. Mounting drives to sleds that slide and lock into place would have been better.

[@royalcanadianbearforce9841]

I built out my NAS with an ancient CoolerMaster HAF 932. This AX700 looks gorgeous though.. I might need to swap it out!

[@TheAtomicSpoon]

That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Last build with a 932 was with the OG grey internal one with a 5870, then 5970 in it. Still had to cut into it to make it fit. Yeesh we're old.

[@royalcanadianbearforce9841]

​@@TheAtomicSpoon Couldnt agree more! Its such a good case if you're willing to mod it a bit! I was only 13 when I managed to save up enough paper boy money to buy it! lol I ended up turning the 5.25" bays into 3.5" bays and my 80TB Truenas build has been rock solid!

[@MikeColley]

I really like the idea of that ThermalTake travel case. Would like to see more of that.

[@cppctek]

I love the new thermaltake psu tester, I will definitely be picking up one

[@ncohafmuta]

On the Thermaltake NAS/workstation cases, they're almost there. They need to remove the glass side panel and replace it with a partially mesh side panel that takes 1 or more fans. People that use these cases tend to use HBAs and network cards where it's beneficial for them to have cooling, so a fan mount(s) on the panel blowing onto the PCI slot area is ideal. Glass is useless.

[@Moboproc]

I hate hearing the news of AMD cards not doing so well. After having used Nvidia cards since time immemorial , when I built my last rig I opted for AMD [Sapphire 7900XTX Nitro+] and worried I'd have buyer's remorse but ended up loving it. Oh and as a bit of a bonus, while I can't say my 7900XTX is a "golden sample," it's nevertheless very good silicon. As an aside about that build, I never thought I'd have buyer's remorse over my 14900K but ended up regretting it, and believed I may regret the AMD gpu but ended up loving it. I had it all ass backwards, lol. What a weird build. :)

[@marathonman96]

You thinking of trying out AMD CPUs in the future? It's looking exciting with the products they have lined up

[@Skotty64081]

My experience is somewhat similar. I used to always buy Nvidia, but was annoyed with Nvidia during my upgrade this past year, so for the first time ever I went with AMD and bought a 7800 XT to pair with an Intel 13600KF. I wasn't sure if I would have any regrets with the 7800 XT, but I don't, I'm really happy with it. Hopefully AMD Radeon bounces back in another year or so; would love to see them come back and be more competitive for at least a generation. I was upgrading from i5-4690K and a GTX 1060, and from 1080p 60hz monitor to 1440p 144hz.

[@Moboproc]

​@@marathonman96 I'll most def give them more attention than I gave them this time around. I was seriously considering the 7950X3D, for in many titles it performed better than the 14900K, but I do a bit more on my rig than gaming like messing around with video, managing large libraries of BlueRay and music files, moving huge folders, and I multitask like I have more arms than an octopus! I knew the 14900K ran hot and whatnot, but I figured a 360mm aoi would set me straight and it mostly did, but after a couple of months, and with no overclocking or other abuse, my chip started hitting me with BSOD; this was juuuust before all the news started to hit about these chips degrading. I got caught up in that mess /cry. Anyhow, I RMA'd the chip, it went smoothly, and got a new one and shortly after that we got news of the new "Intel Defaults" which resulted in performance reduction. Feels like I got hit by a bait and switch because, well, I did. 14900K runs well now and I feel safe with it... I can keep the rig running for days with tons of gaming and work and all numbers look fine, but man how I wish i got that 7950X3D. Next build I'll be more careful and shop a bit more carefully, that's for sure. I'm telling you, I got some extra $$$, my eyes glazed over, and I was just like, as Steve teases people, "Bigger number better" lol, silly me. :/ ... that got long, sorries.

[@joeallen7781]

Nitro XTX in particular is extra special, the vbios it comes with (like all nitros in history at this point) has the card blow right past the RTX 4090 450W power draw while still missing a chunk of performance and unable to RT unless its ultra light loads like fortnites lumen "but at least its cheaper". I too cannot understand why AMD market share is in the gutter.

[@Moboproc]

@@joeallen7781 From a personal PoV I think part of the reason, just part of it, and not necessarily the biggest part, but part of the reason is marketing and a lot of folks in the PC/gaming community wanting to go along with the Joneses. I'll stick my neck out there and admit that's part of the reason why I was just so skeptical of AMD at first. You hear so much how AMD cards play second fiddle to Nvidia's, they are not as leet, long standing beliefs among many of driver issues, ray tracing inferiority, and by having one you're somehow poor with your 2nd place budget rig card (OMG I can't believe I am admitting this, LOL). I was like "I want people who I'll never meet to know I have the best graphics card EVER. Nvidia #1!" then I looked at myself like, "Girl, stop being a damn tool." I'm not a particularly extraordinary, so I know others think along the same lines. That probably has something to do with it... among a host of other more complex things. Also, for a while Nvidia was indeed a lot better than AMD, so a lot of gamers had green team cards for their last few builds, and I think a lot of brand loyalty, tribalistic type of sunk cost behavior set in with folks as well.

[@ClassicGhostie]

Thank you Steve and all the team at GN. You guys do the hard testing, leaving no stone unturned with one hand whilst reporting and fighting for consumers with the other.

[@Pete292323]

AMD discrete GPU sales are struggling against Nvidia also because home or office data science/ai workstations use gaming GPUs, since they are cost effective. And those GPUs are Nvidia since CUDA is still way better than AMDs ROCm simply because of its more wide spread integration into ai work environments. (speed wise they are very close these days!)

[@sbdnsngdsnsns31312]

ROCm is also inferior because it doesn’t have any equivalent to PTX and isn’t supported on many consumer GPUs. There’s a reason all the software is written for CUDA, and inertia is only part of it. AMD needs to get their head out of their ass, stop saying “no one needs that feature” and actually get ROCm to parity with CUDA.

[@rstewart2702]

That’s my understanding: AMD has struggled with the software-development support when it comes to machine learning. Like it or not, Nvidia has a lead in “mind share” with CUDA, in spite of it being a proprietary, Nvidia-specific technology. Reminiscent of IBM’s stranglehold on all of computing in the USA during the 50’s and 60’s…

[@peterwstacey]

Also nvidia do GT-710's, which are cheap passive single-slot board-powered devices capable of providing extra monitors. For gaming they are a no-no, but for lots of industrial use-cases, these things are really handy (laboratory experiments, railway junctions, police stations, oil rigs, and finance trading desks for a few examples)

[@offspringfan89]

ROCm is complete garbage. It doesn't support Windows or most consumer GPUs and require a lot of tinkering before you can get it to work, unlike CUDA which just works without any hassle.

[@Vyruis]

because Nvidia is still lightyears ahead of AMD. AMD needs to stick to cpus, and let intel compete with Nvidia.

[@LFPGaming]

massively looking forward to the ASUS interview. still not sure how they'll be able to EVER earn our respect (and wallets) back though

[@r0bw1l73]

I’m not a fanboy of any gpu brand and flip between them going by performance/cost. In last few years I’ve gone AMD>NVidia>AMD>AMD>NVidia>NVidia and now on 7900 GRE.

[@GamerToday]

Thermal take the large case id be interested in knowing the model. Id buy it once it comes out. That is future proof and well designed id rather pay more and be less annoyed during cleaning. Worth the investment. My hopes are it comes in black as white is tacky

[@jaredmulconry]

That be quiet case with the LED strips laying on its side has a great look.

[@Enzarch]

FYI that AX700 is not "new", is basically a revision of the W100 (also see W200, P100 and P200) The case that caused concern of them copying CaseLabs at the time (unwarranted IMO)

[@pliat]

AMDs’ Radeon division really need to get their head out of their arse when it comes to RT, and AI features, and actually become competitive again, because right now, the ONLY thing Radeon has is parity in rasterised performance for a slight price cut, literally everything else is worse.

[@REAVER781]

Dude, Steve! Thanks you so much for referencing the Air 540. I had that case, wish I kept it. I hate how people say the O11 Dynamic was the 1st.

[@ManGrieves]

AMD’s 6000 series was a hit, just build on that and keep better segmentation and less weird naming conventions

[@CAInandAIbel]

22:50 FINALLY! I've been hoping they'd start getting away from 2D coolers.

[@MrCriistiano]

Even Cooler Master is listening to New Jeans nowadays.

[@4Wilko]

The massive Thermaltake AX700 doesn't support a 5.25" drive?

[@fluffls]

>400 Bucks for a configurable macro deck is insane...

[@das2003]

Not only are you delivering the best and the latest in computer tech news, but you, Gamers Nexus are helping changing the industry. Thank you!

[@MrAcuta73]

The problem I see with Intel being successful in the GPU market is that it only hurts AMD's GPU efforts, doesn't so much as warrant a glance from Nvidia. Nvidia is the company that needs someone to breathe down their necks a while. However, Intel should be worried about EVERY other PC chip producer out there right now...their refresh of a refresh of a refresh where how much power they guzzle being the only notable differences is going to kill them if they don't get their heads out of their asses SOON. Brand recognition will keep them afloat for a while, fanbois will fanboi...til they realize what they bought is actual crap.

[@DurzoBlunts]

Still very pleased with my non crap FE3060ti. 😮

[@cyphre]

Really happy to see some cool stuff from Coolermaster and Thermaltake these days. Veterans of wacky inventions for decades now.

[@jamesflynn6827]

I would say AMD is struggling first of all because because they struggled to close the gap for first of all ray tracing and then for FSR. However I'd say this is not necessarily the main problem. I believe that many people (and I'd agree with that) think that AMD's prices are not competitive enough. Nvidia made GPU prohibitively expensive and AMD followed suit, but contrary to Nvidia they don't have the tech to justify it. I believe if your price fits, no cares if your competitor is 10% better, if your product is 20% cheaper. However for AMD the price doesn't really seem to do that.

[@puffyips]

Yeah $900 7900xt made me not even give rdna3 a chance, complete flop in my eyes.

[@WhiskeyHunterVAT69]

I'm new to your channel. watch a few of your VODs. THANK YOU and your CREW for doing these VODs.

[@aserta]

Assus has pretty much nuked their trust with anyone who follows these kinds of things, and at the very least i know i'm not recommending them, in fact actively working against their name, advising others to steer clear or buy second hand, heavily discounted. I trust Assus about as much as i could throw their CEO as far away from me.

[@adammcguire2514]

Super impressed with your integrity and pressure used on the company. Very called for. Everything feels legit as can possibly be.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Justice dept won't do anything.

[@SPG25]

Nvidia will just pay them off, in one way or another. Whole system is corrupt

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@SPG25 they are one in the same.

[@andieg8615]

Thanks for the coverage of Computex, Steve and Team! Rest up and see you next video!

[@twiggsherman3641]

I picked up my first Radeon card since they were called ATI when Jensen lost his mind with the 4070 Ti pricing. Went from a 1070 Ti to a 6950XT. Drivers were hit or miss last year, with stuff like fullscreen video playback being fixed one release, then broken the next, but overall I got a 6950XT and a 5800X3D for less than what Jensen wanted for a 4080. With AFMF I can max out my 1440p 180hz refresh rate on just about any game. I'm happy overall. That being said, if Nvidia's pricing was better, I would switch back.

[@DarthTaco]

6950xt owner here. The driver issue with this card is real but they have since fixed it thankfully 🙏

[@AKK5I]

You need to run ddu and uninstall your drivers are couple of times to fix it, or better yet. Do a clear reinstall of windows

[@DarthTaco]

@@AKK5I I've done it all except clear install of windows. I also think it's because I customize the tuning, but should be well within the parameters of the capabilities....so it has to be that.

[@twiggsherman3641]

@@DarthTaco each new release I just use AMD's own cleanup utility. The issue is every other release they'll reintroduce bugs or break something. For a month BF2042 was choppy as hell on the main release, so I went back to the preview drivers for AFMF and it worked fine. I learned early on when you get a driver that works, keep it, so you can just revert back with each release if they break something again.

[@123Suffering456]

Sad to hear the drivers for AMD gpus still seem to be struggling a lot. This is one main reason for me why I'm hesitant to really consider buying gpus from them. I just don't want to have to f around with that, I want to install the driver and stuff works.

[@AyuNeko]

I LOVE that Thermaltake case with 12 HDD slots!!! OMG!!! i need that!!!

[@Solrac-Siul]

I do not understand why amd gpu market share is a surprise unless people decided to create and live in their own alternate reality. AMD gpu market share has always been minimal. In a bad years nvidia held about 75% of the gpu market. and in normal circumstances sits between 85 and 90%. That is it , it has been it for almost 10 years now. It is unlikely to change due to amd efforts since it has become plain obvious that amd is not able to stretch itself in both the cpu and gpu segments. Maybe - doubtful but - Intel brings something good at a discount price in order to try to carve it 's own space and can shake things a bit, and even then it will just a bit.

[@peterwstacey]

Indeed - AMD has enough free capital to purchase X amount of wafer allocation. The only thing it can do is choose where to allocate those resources. It has to honour the console contracts, and everything else is either Ryzen or Epyc, since those bring in the most profit per mm^2. The problem they have is that they have hit an upper limit in the Enthusiast space, there is nowhere really for them to grow there unless the market itself grows. They are now trying to grow in the server space, and if that works, then they will go for the mobile or OEM space. After that, they MAY try to grow the GPU division. Until then, GPUs are a placeholder for future growth.

[@tropictiger2387]

The case at 24:21 looks fantastic, consider doing a review of it some time.

[@Ninjutsu2K]

Regarding Nvidia, I can reflect on what I've observed over the past two decades. When Nvidia released CUDA, everything changed. To this day, nobody has been able to compete with CUDA, which has become the industry standard for all professionals. Nvidia's success is due to their innovative technology, often seen as almost alien, and the inability of other companies to compete. Nvidia's current dominance is a result of their own efforts and advancements in AI and other aspects. However, if Nvidia engages in illegal activities, they should be held accountable. But if they are being targeted simply because they have become so big, remember that the fault lies with those unable to compete with Nvidia, not with Nvidia itself. They should be praised for releasing a technology that has remained unrivaled for nearly 20 years.

[@DurzoBlunts]

This

[@arenzricodexd4409]

Very true. When nvidia first come out with CUDA intel smirk at it and says no programmer want to learn new programming language. Nvidia work hard and approach various universities to push GPGPU and CUDA to be part of subject being teached. They not holding back when it comes to developer support.

[@AceStrife]

That AX700 is the type of case I want: An entire column of drive cages. Too bad it looks like half of them have to be removed to fit a 4090. Also finding a motherboard that actually supports that many SATA devices that ISN'T a workstation is an exercise in futility. HBA's cause too many weird issues.. Sad that people like me who have a ton of local drives (and add-in cards) have terrible options for a normal computer nowadays.

[@peternicol3439]

The more you Steve, the more you AI

[@Oneiric_Benevolence]

the more you save

[@lw8882]

That first ASUS piece is better journalism than most traditional news media organisations, and what the profession should aspire to. Bravo.

[@mycosys]

Ayyyyy-SUS!

[@noxxiisproject2075]

I am excited for the Thermaltake travel PC case! ❤

[@stephenn504]

I’d suggest hiring a third party to do an internal audit if snowflake is really running the show. You might have a suspicious about of temptations and catnip orders that you don’t know of. I made the same mistake when I left my cats (itchy & scratchy) to oversee operations while I went on vacation.

[@Apollo-Computers]

Snowflake has been the boss since the beginning. So Steve doesn't have access to those "records".

[@LeesChannel]

I was hoping you'd tell them to put a handle on the travel case.

[@jimjamsam3482]

if you dont like nvidia as a company. stop buying their products. we have more power as consumers as you think. wake up sheeple

[@Ziakel]

What else is out there that’s equivalent to 4090 from AMD and Intel?

[@KaRuNaRuGa]

Most of em are probably in the "the more you buy, the more you save" cult. Also, fanboyism.

[@urgay1992]

Sure, I haven't bought an Nvidia product since 2016.

[@DurzoBlunts]

Hahaha you think not buying gaming GPUs will now change a multi trillion dollar valuation company ???? 😂😅 2.6 billion in sales (gaming segment) VS 22.6 billion in data center sales.

[@arenzricodexd4409]

Gamer can stop buying nvidia but not semi pro. But even for gamers it it can be complicated.

[@LegacyIvyTerascale]

5:33 i dont think any industry can match the armament industry but we all can argue

[@bogganalseryd2324]

I'll never buy Nvidia when there are alternatives

[@SvalbardSleeperDistrict]

Exactly. Even if there are drawbacks like worse RT performance, buying from a company that is by this point basically a caricature of an evil corp in dystopian sci-fi cinema is just too much.

[@bogganalseryd2324]

@unholydonuts I'd never support Nvidia , their tactics is deprolable

[@kevadu]

Love the big Thermaltake case. Give me all the drives.

[@Nostalgia_Realm]

Very unfortunate to see AMD struggling to sell GPUs while their offerings for the past few years have been amazing imo!

[@stevewatson6839]

No comment about the bikes in the Thermaltake display? Isn't this the company who's boss has a bike shop? Others made passing reference; I'd expected something specific from Steve given his bike hobby.

[@dominicmaddox95]

The team at GN are really doing the consumers of this space a service. Whether fruitful or not, your commitment to the community and rise against the corporate giants in an effort to keep them in check and accountable, is commendable. The industry can only be a better place for it. Thanks GN!

[@potatocannonmk3]

As always, it's great to see someone looking out for the consumer. Thanks Steve!

[@madphoenix9826]

That AX700 looks very interesting, thou i`m afraid of the price tag ^^; Its nice to see a case that supports a lot of hard-drives as well as potentially an optical drive.

[@rhoadeswr1]

“It starts with Intel, and ends with AMD”. 😊 Now back to you Steve!

[@mjc0961]

Thanks for mentioning the community posts, now I know to look for them. I hate hate HATE that KZbin doesn't consistently show community posts across all platforms. They really need to fix that.

[@CGHW]

I believe that the gromets on the mesh back pannel for the Light Base cases are just covers for those feet that lock into the bottom too.