TechAmok News Archive
I shouldn't have kept the $1,000,000 computer - [hardware]
04:21 PM EDT - May,04 2024 - post a comment We still have the $1,000,000 Computer, a cluster of over a petabyte of NVMe storage that can run at speeds in excess of 100GB/s! The problem is, it draws a RIDICULOUS amount of power, and subsequently generates a RIDICULOUS amount of heat... so much that its overwhelming the AC in our server room. Today we fix that... at least we hope.
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Ubisoft Hates Ownership, MSI Claw Huge Patch, EK Updates, & Z790 Issues - [hardware]
11:59 AM EDT - May,04 2024 - post a comment We're recapping TWO weeks of hardware news after spending an extended period of time on our EK Water Blocks coverage this past week! This one gets us back up to speed with the industry, including a quick follow-up to the EK story, some news on the MSI Claw and its Intel Arc improvements, Intel desktop CPUs rumored for the future, Ryzen 9000 (also rumored), and news from Meta about VR operating systems. We'll also cover net neutrality and the RX 7800 XT price drop, among other stories (like the PS5 Pro story from a couple weeks ago).
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra - Yes, It's FINALLY Done - [gadgets]
04:23 PM EDT - May,02 2024 - post a comment Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra will finally bring blood glucose monitoring to the Galaxy Watch 7 lineup. We also have a big update on the Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra which mentions that Samsung will not launch the Pro variant, instead, the third Watch 7 variant is going to be the Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra launching on July 10th at the Unpacked event.
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You've Never Seen WiFi Like This - [hardware]
04:06 PM EDT - May,01 2024 - post a comment Dive deep into the world of long-range communication with the RYLR 998 microchip, leveraging the power of LoRa technology to enable reliable messaging over distances exceeding 12 miles without any cellular network. This extensive video tutorial covers the technical specifications and practical applications of the RYLR 998, a blue chip equipped with a LoRa ultra-long-range modem, perfect for various hardware integrations including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP-32.
We'll walk you through the setup process using UART connections, GPIO pin configurations, and the necessary AT commands for device communication and network settings. Discover how to connect the chip to a range of devices using a USB to TTL converter, making it compatible with almost any USB-supported hardware. Learn the nuances of network IDs, address settings, and RF parameter adjustments to optimize your setup for maximum efficiency and minimal power consumption.
The video features detailed demonstrations of the chip's capabilities, including sending and receiving messages in extreme conditions and conducting a range test to validate its communication range and reliability. We also discuss the potential impacts of this technology on the smart device ecosystem and how it could revolutionize connectivity in remote or challenging environments.
Furthermore, explore potential safety applications for extreme hikers and outdoor adventurers, using the chip's technology to transmit critical environmental data and emergency communications, enhancing safety in wilderness settings.
By the end of this video, you'll have a thorough understanding of how to implement and utilize the RYLR 998 microchip in your projects, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with long-range, low-power communication technology. Whether you're a hobbyist looking to experiment with new tech or a professional seeking robust communication solutions, this guide offers the insights and practical advice needed to get started with LoRa and the RYLR 998.
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Better Computer Fan - Sometimes: Cross-Flow Meshless AIO Case Benchmarks & Review - [hardware]
06:37 PM EDT - Apr,30 2024 - post a comment Consider grabbing one of our 3D metal emblem pint glasses to go with it: https://store.gamersnexus.net/product...
This video is exciting for us: We put some heavy work into new educational animations to explain abstract or challenging topics, like airflow through a cross-flow fan vs. axial vs. blower. The Meshless AIO mini-ITX case is a new computer case on the market with a unique thermal solution, using a cross-flow cylindrical fan rather than traditional computer fans. This can be the best fan for the job when in a cramped space, but requires the entire solution to be built ground-up around the fan. This video will go in-depth with airflow, thermals and temperature testing results, and will feature an animation to educate on how these bizarre (and relatively new, at just 131 years old) fans work. This content also provides a detailed review of the SFF (Small Form Factor) Meshless AIO case.
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Exposing Corruption: EK's Prison Threats, Lawsuits, Dangerous Workplace - [crime-law]
05:17 PM EDT - Apr,28 2024 - post a comment This video required coordination with investigators, business analysts, sources and whistleblowers, former EK staff and current suppliers, and more. We dive deep into what we think are the corrupted ethics and nepotism of the world's largest PC water cooling manufacturer, EK WB, as we investigate its finances, issues with payment, its past breaches of contract where it lost court battles, and demand letters that are intimidating with references of jail time. This video cost us over $40,000 to make between all the research, hired firms, investigators, and analysts, and our own costs internally.
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Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 will soon let you create TAR and 7Z archives - [briefly]
07:14 AM EDT - Apr,27 2024 - post a comment Did you know that recent Windows 11 versions let you open TAR, 7Z, RAR, and more archive types without downloading third-party apps? Moreover, the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2 will make it possible to compress files to 7Z and TAR, specify compression ratio, and more. However, you do not have to wait half a year to get your hands on that feature. Improved archive support is coming to Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2.
PhantomOfEarth noticed that the latest Windows 11 Beta build contains a feature ID that lets you enable TAR and 7Z compression in File Explorer. Once enabled, you can right-click a selection of files, click "Compress to," and select the format you want. Alternatively, you can click "More options" to open a wizard with additional features, such as compression method or level.
Microsoft has not announced the archive support improvements for the Beta Channel yet, not to mention Stable. However, recent updates showed that new features do not stay long in the Beta Channel, and they quickly move to Stable releases.
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my RTX 4080 Was Faulty, so I had to RMA it... - [hardware]
06:42 AM EDT - Apr,27 2024 - post a comment RMAing in Australia can either be straight forward for tech products, or it can be a frustrating process. In today's video I talk about my process of sending back this MSI RTX 4080 Suprim that I bought second hand, and everything involved in the process, as well as some stories I have heard (in aus) when things go bad...
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I had no idea SHEIN sold PC parts... - [briefly]
03:21 AM EDT - Apr,26 2024 - post a comment You know - and probably HATE - Shein. They've built a reputation for Low Quality Clothes and Questionable business practices. But they've become a 3rd party marketplace, like Aliexpress, Temu or Wish - and they now sell COMPUTER PARTS. But don't buy them - or anything else from Shein for that matter. Watch the video and find out why.
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Microsoft Account Bypass Now Being Blocked During Setup - [briefly]
05:54 PM EDT - Apr,25 2024 - post a comment if you are installing Windows 11 and are unable to connect to the Internet and used to use the windows OOBE experience to use a Local Account instead of a Microsoft Account, it won't work now, because Microsoft now blocking Limited Accounts bypass.
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Galaxy Z Fold 6 - Samsung Took It To The NEXT LEVEL - [mobile]
04:32 PM EDT - Apr,25 2024 - post a comment Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 will offer some significant upgrades as Samsung is taking this key feature from the latest Galaxy Ultra phone and taking it to the next level with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 as well as the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra which probably will see a limited release. Samsung will launch the Galaxy Z Fold 6 in July.
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President Biden signs TikTok bill into law - [briefly]
06:45 PM EDT - Apr,24 2024 - post a comment After being voted for approval by the US House of Representatives to pass it on Saturday, followed by Tuesday's vote to pass it in the US Senate, the bill that could cause TikTok to be banned completely in the United States was signed into law today by US President Joe Biden. CNBC reports that the bill signing was part of a package that mostly concentrated on approving funding for military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Under the terms of the law, TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sell off its interest in the popular social network 270 days from today. Biden does have the option of approving a 90-day extension of that deadline if the Biden Administration feels a deal to sell TikTok is close to happening.
However, if such a deal is not reached by either the current deadline or the extension, the US government could make a decision to ban the TikTok app from US app stores.
Lawmakers on both the Republican and Democratic sides have been stating for years that ByteDance could take personal info from TikTok and sell it to the Chinese government. ByteDance has repeatedly denied these claims, and the government has offered little to no evidence that ByteDance would make such a move.
In a post on the official TikTok Policy X (formerly Twitter) account, the company has already stated it will fight this law in court and it believes "the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail."
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The Humble PC - [hardware]
06:43 PM EDT - Apr,24 2024 - post a comment All gaming computers have started looking the same. So boring, not humble, and r/battlestations has become saturated. NOT TODAY! Linus and Elijah bought a 'Humble' computer case and decided to build a computer that even Kendrick Lamar would be proud of! There's water-cooling, Gold fittings, and of course humility.
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Researchers have unlocked the 'Holy Grail' of memory technology - [technology]
04:21 PM EDT - Apr,24 2024 - post a comment Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea have developed a new type of phase change memory that isn't subject to the shortcoming of earlier iterations.
Phase change memory, or PCM for short, works by shifting between two physical states: crystallized (with low resistance) and amorphous (with high resistance). Think of it as an optimal blend of DRAM and NAND flash.
DRAM is speedy but volatile, meaning the data stored in it disappears when power is cut (like when you turn off your computer). NAND flash memory, like what is used in SSDs, can retain data even when power is pulled but is significantly slower than DRAM. PCM is both fast and non-volatile, but has traditionally been expensive to manufacture and is power hungry (heat is needed to melt the phase change material into an amorphous state, which hampers energy efficiency).
Earlier efforts to address high power consumption focused on reducing the physical size of an entire device through cutting-edge lithography techniques. Improvements were nominal, and the increased cost and complexity involved in fabricating on smaller tech was not justifiable.
Professor Shinhyun Choi and team devised a method to shrink only the components directly involved in the phase change process to create a phase-changeable nano filament. The novel approach cut power consumption by 15 times compared to traditional phase change memory made using expensive lithography tools, and is also far less expensive to manufacture.
The new phase change memory retains many characteristics of traditional memory such as fast speed, a large on / off ratio, small variations, and multi-level memory properties.
Choi said they expect the results of their study to become the foundation of future electronic engineering, and could benefit applications including high density 3D vertical memory, neuromorphic computing systems, edge processors, and in-memory computing systems.
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ATLAS | Official Trailer | Netflix - [off-topic]
11:20 AM EDT - Apr,23 2024 - post a comment Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. But when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it. Atlas is only on Netflix, May 24.
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The World's Fastest CPU (Technically...) - Intel i9-14900KS - [hardware]
06:03 PM EDT - Apr,22 2024 - post a comment Intel is back with the FASTEST CPU the world has every seen... technically. With great power comes great energy usage so Jake is here to find out if this expensive CPU is worth the increased power bill or if Intel's (potentially) last monolithic CPU is more of a flex than something worth daily driving.
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Sony 2024 TV Lineup Revealed - [hardware]
08:37 AM EDT - Apr,21 2024 - post a comment The wait is over. Sony's 2024 TV lineup is revealed and not only are all the model names different, but the Sony mini-LED TV we've all been anticipating is not only the real deal, it's likely the best LED TV ever made -- even better than the Z9D. In this video, we have all the details on the specs for the 2024 TV models, along with a little surprise about 2024 Sony OLED TVs.
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ICE - A Thousand Suns / Episode 1 - [briefly]
06:16 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment Introducing A THOUSAND SUNS, a mind-bending science fiction anthology series of short stories that explores visions of humanity's future, shaped by the actions of our world today: a gateway to our hopes, dreams and nightmares.
The series was created by Macgregor and produced by BlackMilk Studio. The first six episodes were directed by Ruairi Robinson, Macgregor, Tyson Wade Johnston and Tim Hyten, written in collaboration with screenwriter Philip Gelatt.
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Minisforum V3 AMD Tablet Review - [gaming]
01:07 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment The Minisforum V3 Is the worlds First AMD 3 in 1 Tablet and it also the best Windows Tablet we have ever tested!
Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and backed by 32GB of LPDDR5 ram this is a Windows AAA gaming tablet. With A 14" 165Hz screen that supports VRR 'Freesync' variable refresh rate! Perfect for Travel, Work, Media Playback and anything else you do with a computer.
Ryzen powered Windows tablet run AAA Games like cyberpunk 2077, Helldivers 2,Fallout 4 and more! We also test out the active Pen and see just what kind of battery life the Minisforum V3 can get.
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AMD & Intel SLASH CPU Prices! - [hardware]
01:05 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment CPU Price report for October 2024. We review the current CPU prices and determine the Best CPU for gaming 2024 and Best CPU for productivity. We cover current CPU price news including recent Ryzen 7000 CPU launches, 13th Gen Intel Launches, and newly launched Intel 14th Gen CPUs. We discuss CPU News including AMD Ryzen 5700X3D, Ryzen 8700G, and 14th gen Intel CPUs. For the best gaming CPU 2024 we use the full platform cost for your PC Build including CPU, motherboard, RAM, and CPU Cooler. We cover the best Ryzen CPU for gaming and best intel CPU for gaming, including best budget gaming CPU and the best CPU and GPU combo. If you are looking for the best PC Build 2024, it begins with buying the best CPU for gaming and we have you covered.
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EK is Imploding: Not Paying Employees, Partners, & Suppliers - [briefly]
12:26 PM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment EK Water Blocks is accused of non-payment of contractors, employees, and suppliers. We dug into the story and came into contact with now over a dozen people, at time of publishing, who verified various versions of this report. We have collected spreadsheets, cost sheets, chat logs, screenshots of emails and messages, contracts, and tax status information painting a picture of a company driven into the ground by a CEO put in place by the founder. The story is bleak, and we think EK's only chance at recovery is IMMEDIATE rectification followed by swift internal action to correct company culture, behavior, and handling of money. EK's founder must now bear the difficult burden of righting his ship, but at this time, it is unclear how much the founder might be implicated in all of this.
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NEW Ryzen APU BEATS RTX 40 GPUs! - [hardware]
05:38 AM EDT - Apr,20 2024 - post a comment AMD's next generation Ryzen APU can beat Nvidia's RTX 40 GPUs, AMD's gearing up, new chip competitor reveals release date and CPU power draw is getting wild! Stay tuned...
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NVIDIA Geforce 552.22 WHQL Driver - [gaming]
03:00 PM EDT - Apr,19 2024 - post a comment NVIDIA today released the latest GeForce 552.22 WHQL drivers. These come Game Ready for "Manor Lords," and "No Rest for the Wicked." For "Manor Lords," which goes live on April 26, the drivers add not just day-zero optimization, but also support for DLSS 2. The drivers also fix a couple of bugs, notably, stability issues for PUBG seen in extended gameplay sessions on Intel 12th Gen Core platforms. A bug that caused RTX 20-series and GTX 10-series GPUs to freeze with Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling and SLI enabled has been fixed. A system crash with bug-check on machines with HTC Vive Pro 2 and multi-displays has been fixed.
NVIDIA Geforce 552.22 WHQL Driver Release Notes
Game Ready for Manor Lords
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS technology including Manor Lords which features support for DLSS Super Resolution. Further support for new titles includes the launch of No Rest for the Wicked.
Fixed Gaming Bugs
- PUBG: Game stability issues over extended gameplay on Intel 12th Gen platforms [4030936]
Fixed General Bugs
- GeForce GTX 10/RTX 20 series: PC may randomly freeze when Windows Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling and NVIDIA SLI are both enabled [4009884]
- HTC Vive Pro 2: System crash with bugcheck after enabling VR HMD with multi-displays [4119187]
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You Deserve this much OLED - AORUS CO49DQ - [hardware]
03:09 AM EDT - Apr,19 2024 - post a comment Gigabyte is back with a new OLED Super Ultrawide monitor and with its more accessible price tag, this seems like it could be a solid choice for those who want complete immersion. Plouffe is here to check it out and see if he has monitor purchase regret (again!)
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Unreal Engine 5.4 looks ULTRA PHOTOREALISTIC - [gaming]
02:53 AM EDT - Apr,19 2024 - post a comment Take a look at these upgraded Unreal Engine 5 tech demos and captured gameplay in 4K with the amazing RTX 4090. Lumen, Nanite, Photogrammetry, DLSS 3.5... Check these amazing graphics that look like real life!
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Visible First to Offer Annual Payment Plan, with Discount up to 26% - [briefly]
01:03 PM EDT - Apr,17 2024 - post a comment Visible is introducing a new "annual plan" option that gives customers the option of paying for a whole year of service in advance, in exchange for a discount. The premium Visible+ plan is available for $395/year, a savings of $145 (over 26%) compared the usual $45/month rate. The standard "Visible" plan is $275/year, a savings of $25. The two plans are otherwise the same as the monthly options, including unlimited data, talk, text, and hotspot on the Verizon 5G network. New customers can sign up for an annual plan starting this Wednesday, while existing customers will be able to switch to annual payment in May. |
All New Atlas - Boston Dynamics - [technology]
10:33 AM EDT - Apr,17 2024 - post a comment We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots - a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world's most dynamic humanoid robot can really do - in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.
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The NEW Chip Inside Your Phone! (NPUs) - [hardware]
05:20 PM EDT - Apr,16 2024 - post a comment Neural processing units (NPUs) such as Apple's Neural Engine or the machine learning engine on Google Tensor chips can be found on the iPhone and the Pixel. How do they help run AI right on your phone?
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XPS 14 vs 14" MacBook Pro - Apple just KILLED Intel! - [hardware]
02:37 AM EDT - Apr,16 2024 - post a comment Just how far is Intel falling behind in 2024? Here's the Core Ultra 7 155H in the new Dell XPS 14 vs Apple's M3 Pro MacBook Pro. We test EVERYTHING to find out which one is the better choice!
This laptop was the CLEAR winner in terms of value!
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