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Does SSD Speed matter for Cine Cameras? - Lexar SL100 Pro vs Samsung T5

If you own a cinema camera, and you don't like paying for CFast 2.0 cards, you likely do all of your filming to a USB-C SSD. But is it worth paying for a faster drive, or will standard SATA speeds be your best option?

But first... What am I drinking???

Thanks to a generous restocking of my fridge (Thanks Novellahub!) I have the opportunity to try Curiosity Eighty Seven fr...

Substance or just Style? Fractal Design Celsius+ S24 Prisma Review

Fractal Design is releasing SIX all new models for their Celsius line of AIO liquid coolers... and of course RGB is on the menu. But is this update all Style and no Substance?

But first... What am I drinking???

New Belgium Brewing (CO/NC) Nitro Cold Brew Cream Ale. A 5% coffee-infused ale that makes anytime breakfast time, and the perfect compliment to those 7AM Zoom Meet...

THIS is what VR should be! Benchmarking Half Life Alyx and other things...

Last week, I put together my new Living Room VR PC, just in time for the release of Half Life Alyx. Did I make all the right decisions?

But first... What am I drinking???

In the glass today is Crazy Aunt from Insight Brewing (MN), a Gin and Tonic style ale. This one was fantastic... and then pretty good... and then decent... and then really weird. Watch the review at the ...

Living Room VR PC Build! - Fractal Design Era ITX

As soon as I saw the Fractal Design Era ITX, I knew exactly what I wanted to build with it. But will everything fit into such a small case?

But first... What am I drinking???

From Monkless Belgian Ales (Bend, OR), it's their Pour Pour Pitiful Me Belgian Quadrupel. Let me just say along with having one of the best beer names, this is also one of the best Belgian beers I've...

Chinese x89 Motherboard??? Piledriver or just a pile?

Buy enough odd products and you're bound to get a dud eventually. Introducing the Jingsha X89 motherboard for AMD Opteron CPUs.

It sucks.

But first... What am I drinking???

An old favorite of mine from North Coast Brewing (Fort Bragg, CA), the Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale. Just about the perfect mixt of Belgian esters and malt, it's rich, complex, and ...

Fixing my $1,150 Gaming PC with a be quiet! Shadow Rock 3

A few weeks ago, I put together an $1,150 gaming PC with the goal of overclocking my Ryzen 5 3600. I overspec'd the cooling with a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4... and completely lost the silicon lottery. Today, we're swapping that out for the all new be quiet! Shadow Rock 3, a $49 mid-tier cooler. Will I see any drop in performance???

But first... What am I drinking???

Patro...

Fractal Define 7 Review - The ultimate home server chassis?

Gaming cases filled with RGB are a dima-a-dozen these days. Fully-featured workstation cases with full water cooling support that can also support a metric ton of hard drives? Those are more rare. Introducing the Fractal Design Define 7, possibly the best of both gaming and professional worlds.

But first... What am I drinking???

I've had a number of Ghostfish (Seattle, WA...

nVidia GRID/Tesla Gaming Server Pt.3... IT WORKS!... kinda...

Part 3 is finally here! But is it mission accomplished?

But first... What am I drinking???

Two days of filming means two beers to enjoy! First up, Samuel Smith's (Tadcaster, UK) Organic Chocolate Stout. This was was....ok. It says stout, and is USDA organic, but is also technically a malt beverage.

Second was muuuuch better, with Mankato Brewing (Minnesota) Real IPA...

$1150 Gaming PC Build... mistakes were made.

Today, I'm going to put together an $1150 gaming PC, but did I choose the right parts?

But first... What am I drinking??? Furious IPA for Surly Brewing Co, generously sent from Patron novellahub.

Huge shoutout to be quiet for sending over the Pure Base 500 and Straight Power 11 for this build. And Patriot supplied the Viper Blackout Edition memory.

Check ...

BEST Gaming Monitor Under $500??? - BenQ EX2780Q 1440p Monitor Review

Thanks to BenQ for sending this one out for review. As with all of my reviews, my opinions are 100% my own, and BenQ did not have any say over the content of this video, nor did they see this video before it went live.

But first... What am I drinking???

Somewhere around half of a Lilith's Brethren from Anchorage Brewing Company (Anchorage, AK). I was really digging this o...

Threadripper Video Editing Rig Upgrade... Two Years Late...

This project began almost exactly two years ago in December 2017. The project evolved, but never really gave me the performance I wanted. That changes today.

But first... What am I drinking???

Great Notion Brewing's (Portland, OR) Juice Jr! One of the more sought after beers in Portland's Craft Beer trade. As the name implies, it is one heck of a juicy IPA, and surprising...

EVGA RTX 2060 KO. Ray Tracing for less than $300?

Thanks to EVGA for sending over the RTX 2060 KO for review. EVGA introduced this card last week at CES 2020, bringing RTX Ray Tracing down below $300 for the first time... but is there a catch?

But first... What am I drinking???

Brown Shuga' by Lagunitas. Started off wonderful, seemed to get worse with every sip. It is 10%, so if you're just looking for something with a l...

The Best and The Rest of CES 2020

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A $79 Home Server Chassis??? - InWin and Creative - CES Day 4

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Apache Helicopters and Affordable Platinum PSUs! - ThermalTake Booth - CES Day 3

Our visit to the ThermalTake booth was met with a few unexpected surprises.  Like losing half of the B-Roll we shot there... Don't know what happened.

ThermalTake's new ToughRam kits are boasting some impressive performance, with speeds up to 4400MHz. And I appreciate the development of both ARGB and NON-RGB memory, meaning you can get high performance without lights if th...

I WANT THIS SCREEN! - CES Day 2 - Patriot, Gigabyte, Asus, Zotac and EVGA

Patriot's new gaming mice in the V550 and V551 and their VPR100 RGB NVMe drive, to EVGA's price dropped RTX 2060 KO, to the Asus ROG Swift PG43UQ 43" 4K 144Hz monitor, there's something for everyone in our CES Day 2 coverage.

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IT'S A TRANSFORMER! Console and PC in one! - MSI, Corsair, Origin, AlphaCool, FSP from CES Day 1!

Official Day One of CES 2020 included visits to MSI, Corsair, Origin, Elgato, AlphaCool and FSP.

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ProxMox and FreeNAS C-C-C-COMBO SERVER! With a bit of Chinese x79...

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LET THERE BE LIGHT! Moving VLOG Day 2!

 Today's Studio Update is all about lighting... or the lack thereof in this room. Let's fix that.

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I BOUGHT A HOUSE! Moving Vlog - Day 1

 I BOUGHT A HOUSE! Today is all about getting the new studio set up and ready to shoot. Desk building, wall decorating, and the beginnings of my home wet bar. Let's do this thing.

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I'm back! Asus ROG Strix 5700 Review

Between selling my house and buying another, I missed the releases of all custom AIB cards for AMD's RX 5700 series. Today, I take a look at the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 and see if at $400, it's the right card for you.

But first... What am I drinking???

An Oregon classic, the Total Domination double IPA from Ninkasi (Eugene, OR). Everything a NW IPA should be.

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A New Challenger! DeepCool Assassin III vs Noctua vs be quiet!

Back at CES 2019, DeepCool announced a new premium air cooler to compete with the likes of the Noctua NH-D15 and be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4. Now that the Gamer Storm Assassin III is here, how does it stack up???

But first... What am I drinking???

The first beer, you can skip. I'm not sure even kettle sour enthusiasts would enjoy this one. It's the Wild Ride Brewery (Redmon...

nVidia GRID/Tesla Gaming Server Pt.2

Huge success goes hand in hand with epic failure. And in this video, we've got both.

But first... What am I drinking???

Speyburn 10, a delicious speyside Scottish whisky. Ever so slightly smokey and a bit of orange zest on the nose. Flavor is very malty, light bodied. Smooth upfront, but with a bit of pepper-y heat to the finish. Very good stuff.

Looking ...

Fractal Design Vector RS Review

Introducing the Fractal Design Vector RS.  It's all new... at least on the outside. And that's not a bad thing.

But first... What am I drinking???

I was in the mood for a lower ABV beer, but a stout sounded just right too. Kells Brewery (Portland, OR) Nitro Irish Stout sounded like exactly what I was looking for... a stout clocking in at just 4.2%. Unfortunately, I d...

Ryzen 3700X + 1080 Ti Gaming Build. And maybe some RGB...

If there is such a thing as too much RGB, the InWin 309 is flirting with that line. But have they gone too far?

But first... What am I drinking??

Stone Farking Wheaton W00tstout! The 2019 release of this annual beer is an absolute must buy. 

This build is a no-holds-barred affair. Check out the full parts list below:

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I have lost my mind... nVidia GRID/Tesla Gaming Server

A Patron of mine sent over a link to purchase a Tesla K10 card for only $40. And that's when the trouble all started...

But first... What am I drinking???

Lompac Brewing's (Portland, OR) Red on Rye barrel aged Red Ale. Wow, this is a phenomenal brew. Malty, oaky, with a bit of a toffee flavor... velvety smooth... I can't say enough good things about this one. Go find one ...

Ryzen 5 2600 to 3600 Upgrade - Worth it?

You're got yourself a pretty great Ryzen 5 2600 gaming system, AND your motherboard will support the new Ryzen 3000 series CPUs... but should you upgrade???

But first... What am I drinking???

Level Beer (Portland, OR) Pale to the People. The winner of Beervana's '2018 Beer of the Year' award proves why it was worthy of the title. It has a smooth, almost creamy mouth feel,...

$130 for this? AverMedia Live Gamer Mini Review

Just because capture cards can handle 1080p/60 capture doesn't make them equal. The AverMedia Live Gamer Mini is a $130 capture card that really doesn't live up to the competition in this price point.

NOTE: The Live Gamer Mini is down to $99 on Amazon... and that does change my opinion slightly. It certainly performs better in that price point, but the image quality is still sub-par compa...

STAR TREK GAMING DESK!

I love two things in life... Gaming, and Star Trek (don't tell my wife and kids they're not tied for first on this list). So when Arozzi reached out and asked me to review their Arena Laggaro Star Trek gaming desk, you know I said yes.

But first... What am I drinking???

Rated the #1 IPA across the land, it's Bells Brewery (Comstock, MI) Two Hearted Ale. This is a fantasti...

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