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  1. Ivan M
    As of the day of this video's filming (Dec 21st), a Walmart-exclusive OVERPOWERED i7 + GTX 1060 laptop could be had for just $799. But is it actually a good value? Buy Acer Nitro 5 on Amazon: http://geni.us/NUYsOGBuy Acer Nitro 5 on Newegg: http://geni.us/BaqqhBuy ASUS Strix Hero on Amazon: http://geni.us/fN8gBuy ASUS Strix Hero on Newegg: http://geni.us/pxhgxBuy OVERPOWERED 15+ at Walmart: http://geni.us/bLrjziE
  2. Ivan M
    In fourth and final episode, we take a closer look at all the machines and finally benchmark them Alienware R7: http://geni.us/d5JjHP Omen: http://geni.us/Af4tiBuyPower i5 Configurator: http://geni.us/0BgZOrigin PC Chronos: http://geni.us/1pEFOMaingear Vybe: http://geni.us/qI9q4
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    We fake a rather simple technical issue and observe how effectively each System Integrator's tech support can resolve it. Alienware R7: http://geni.us/d5JjHP Omen: http://geni.us/Af4tiBuyPower i5 Configurator: http://geni.us/0BgZOrigin PC Chronos: http://geni.us/1pEFOMaingear Vybe: http://geni.us/qI9q4
  4. Ivan M
    In our second episode we unbox and get first impressions of the 5 systems we ordered while undercover.
  5. Ivan M
    We go deep undercover and Silent Shop 6 System Integrators representing 3 different segments to see what they would offer to a seemingly ignorant buyer for $1500USD. In Episode 1, Agent Janice From Accounting purchases machines based solely on sales reps' recommendations. Results WILL surprise you.
  6. Ivan M
    The new OverPowered line of gaming PC's from Walmart got slammed by other reviewers. While they do not sell these in Canada, we went down to US and got one to see for ourselves.
  7. Ivan M
    We found a manufacturer called Kingspec on Ali Express, and decided to give one of their SSD's a shot. Here's what happened. Buy KingSpec 512GB on Amazon: http://geni.us/1uTmhUBuy Samsung 860 EVO 500GB On Amazon: http://geni.us/ZBHnC6
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    IIRC I've initially had difficulties getting it to detect as well. Aside from remembering to toggle the AHCI mode to iRST + Optane, I DID swap M.2 ports during the process, and used the Optane application as opposed to enabling it from within the iRST software. After it finally did detect, it was rather seamless and I could swap slots. Also, a broken pin on the DIMM.2 card cost me hours of trying everything only to realize it was a hardware issue all along. DIMM.2 is dual-sided, perhaps swap the two drives around? Does it at least show up in Drive Manager as an unformatted volume?
  9. Ivan M
    Nothing but good things to say about my PrimoCache experience. If you allocate enough space on your SSD's caching partition AND don't play new games all the time, it will cache the commonly used files after a couple of runs and not require constant re-writing.
  10. Ivan M
    Is your PCH Storage settings set to AHCI or RST with Intel Optane?
  11. Ivan M
    Has "gaming" marketing gone too far? We explore just what justifies a "gaming" label on this MicroSD card by HyperX. Buy 64GB HyperX Gaming uSD card on Amazon http://geni.us/lngIBuy 128GB HyperX Gaming uSD card on Amazon http://geni.us/FfAkCwBuy 256GB HyperX Gaming uSD card on Amazon http://geni.us/ArdaOV Massdrop Creative Labs Sound Blasterx Siege Mouse over 50% off MSRP until Oct. 5th: https://dro.ps/linus-blasterxMassdrop Creative Labs Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 Keyboard over 50% off MSRP until Oct. 5th: https://dro.ps/linus-vanguard Check out the Thermaltake Level 20 series cases on Amazon at http://geni.us/RKaBH4V
  12. Ivan M
    Intel has shown off a 28 core monster running at 5GHz during Computex. We set out to emulate its performance in-house. Buy Xeon Platinum 8180 on Amazon: http://geni.us/htaqBuy AMD Threadripper 2990WX on Amazon: http://geni.us/PMaV
  13. Ivan M
    In April of 2017, AMD blindsided Intel by launching brand-new Ryzen series of processors. How does second-gen Ryzen stack against the competition in 2018? Buy AMD 2700x on Amazon: http://geni.us/HUYzs Buy AMD 2700x on Newegg: http://geni.us/K06jM1D Buy Intel 8700K on Amazon: http://geni.us/FT5C Buy Intel 8700K on Newegg: http://geni.us/wtXjZR Buy ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming on Amazon: http://geni.us/Vkqz Buy ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming on Newegg: http://geni.us/DagCA Buy ASUS Rog Strix Z370-F gaming on Amazon: http://geni.us/FrLvwK Buy ASUS Rog Strix Z370-F gaming on Newegg: http://geni.us/FsWBAdF Buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 on Amazon: http://geni.us/amim Buy Coolermaster Hyper 212 on Newegg: http://geni.us/OPche
  14. Ivan M
    We go through the steps of taming one of the worst cabling messes like a PRO, custom-length cables and all. Sponsored by Cablemod. Use code "BYECOLTON" and get 10% off CableMod's Configurator at http://geni.us/JQIc - valid until August 8th. Buy CableMod cables on Amazon at http://geni.us/XLXy2l Buy CableMod cables on Newegg at http://geni.us/8hp5
  15. Ivan M

    Sitting in a restaurant and I see this waiter.…

    Ivan M replied to Crunchy Dragon's status update

    Pics or didn't happen.
  16. Ivan M
    ...for I have promises to keep, and miles to go, before I sleep..
  17. Ivan M
    Lunchtime = forum lulz time
  18. Ivan M
    That would be un-Beria-ble.
  19. Ivan M
    I am Lenin towards staying until all the benches are run, then I Trotsky on towards the exit.
  20. Ivan M
    Ох ноуз, not ze perogies (which are called pelmens or vareniks btw, I see your knowledge of Slav can use some Polish). I see you're Putin your foot down tho, so I shall come Russian back to my tasks! Халла at your boi Shtoi, sir.
  21. Ivan M
    Dude. I don't even.
  22. Ivan M
    We're looking into this, thanks for the heads up!
  23. Ivan M
    What do you honestly think of our methodology? We're always looking to improve.
  24. Ivan M
    All formulas are in the spreadsheet linked in the OP, here you go: GPU analysis spreadsheet: geni.us/s1Jytb
  25. Ivan M
    Black Friday is about to hit the wallets of gamers worldwide, so we go through all the current graphics cards to help you choose the best one for your resolution. GPU analysis spreadsheet: geni.us/s1Jytb 1080p EVGA GTX 1060 3GB on Amazon: http://geni.us/FzCR5d ASUS RX 570 4GB on Amazon: http://geni.us/hpBXo8 Powercolor RX 580 4GB on Newegg: http://geni.us/qtes 1440p MSI RX 570 8GB on Amazon: http://geni.us/NzS0tJF Powercolor RX 580 8GB on Newegg: http://geni.us/k653Glc ASUS RX 580 8GB on Newegg: http://geni.us/DjBCsh EVGA GTX 1070 on Newegg: http://geni.us/oQC1W Zotac GTX 1070 on Newegg: http://geni.us/ugmT1 MSI GTX 1070 on Newegg: http://geni.us/ZihEcn EVGA GTX 1070 Ti on Newegg: http://geni.us/uJihk ASUS GTX 1070 Ti on Newegg: http://geni.us/uoBW Zotac GTX 1070 Ti on Newegg: http://geni.us/Sts2h 4K Gigabyte GTX 1080 Ti on Amazon: http://geni.us/MyPG EVGA GTX 1080 Ti on Amazon: http://geni.us/53TAO ASUS GTX 1080 Ti on Newegg: http://geni.us/jfWBKt
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