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Addressable RGB Fan Shootout - More than just a pretty face?
Click here to get a free 30-day trial to SkillShare, an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, photography, business, technology, and more. http://skillshare.evyy.net/c/1250596/298081/4650High quality fans can be the difference in your system performing up to its potential, and RGB obviously add...
Worst. HDMI. Capture. Ever.
This USB HDMI Capture Card has been showing up all over the place lately, but is it any good?No. No it's not.But first... What am I drinking???A local favorite, it's Bauman's Loganberry Cider (Gervais, OR). It starts good, and just gets better as you get further into the glass. 6.0% ABVNo really long descri...
Gamdias Hermes P2 Mechanical Keyboard Review
Are you interested in picking up a new skill? Check out Skillshare.com. Click the link to get a free 30-day trial and start learning! http://skillshare.evyy.net/c/1250596/298081/4650Optical mechanical switches, metal backplate, Per key RGB lighting, and a volume rocker? Gamdia just isn't playing fair with the Herme...
$1,000 Gaming PC Build Guide!
Building a new gaming PC has been beyond frustrating for the past 12 months or so... what with the prices of GPUs and Memory continuing to skyrocket. Luckily ONE of those has come back down to earth. So, let's build a Ryzen 5 gaming PC with an EVGA GTX 1060 6GB SC!But first... What am I drinking???Today I'm enj...
THE Soundbar for your Ultrawide Monitor
So you bought a brand new monitor, but now your desktop speakers have been pushed waaay off to the side. Not only does it add to clutter on your desk, but it may not be ideal placement depending on your speakers. If only someone had a better way…But first... What am I drinking???Back to Pyramid Brewing (Portland, OR)...
Cheap Game Boy Flash Carts... Do they suck???
I'm a handheld gaming nut. I love gaming machines that can fit in your pocket, so the concept of carrying every Game Boy game ever with me is enticing. Can it be done for $8? Well, I picked one up from WISH.com and another from eBay.But first... What am I drinking???A Ninkasi (Eugene, OR) seasonal release... it'...
Go big or go home, right???
It's finally time to review the monitor I've owned for nearly two months, and one I've used professionally for nearly a year.But first... What am I drinking???Stone IPA (Escondido, CA), 6.9%, 77 IBUA good example of what the West Coast IPA is supposed to be. Not the best IPA I've had, but still very sol...
Welcome to Friday Flights!
A regular feature every Friday from now on is going to be Friday Flights! What do you do at a bar when you want to try more than one beer? You pick up a flight of 4oz tasters. Friday Flights is going to be all of the shorter content that may not deserve a full feature-length video, but I still want to get up on the cha...
The $40 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard! Velocifire KB61WS Review
When shopping for an inexpensive mechanical keyboard, I stumbled upon this little gem. How well does the Velocifire KB61WS work for $40? But first... What am I drinking??? Today's beer is a bit of a special one. It's the Narwhal Imperial Stout from Sierra Nevada(Chico, CA), but this is the 2014 edition. It&...
Minimuim Specs VR PC? Skyrim VR on a 1050 Ti!
Microsoft claims that all you need is a 1050 Ti to play games on a Windows Mixed Reality headset. Let's find out if that's true.But first... What am I drinking??? This episode is a two-fer. First off was a Rogue Brewing (Newport, OR) Hazelnut Brown Nectar. A very interesting brown ale with a smooth finish.And, ...
RetroPie Setup Tutorial
If you’re a fan of retro gaming, you’re no doubt aware of RetroPie for the Raspberry Pi. Today, I’m going to show you my new favorite case, controllers, and general setup so you can build one yourself.But first... What am I drinking???Founders (Grand Rapids, MI) All Day IPA. It's a ''lighter' IPA ...
Rescuing a GPU from the Mines. Good idea?
It is April 27th, and we’re starting to see a break in GPU prices both at retail and on the secondary markets. With crypto values starting to fall, some miners are selling off their cards, but should you buy one?But first... What am I drinking???This evening it's the Dab Lab Juice Joint from Block 15 (Corvallis, ...
Sound Blaster K3+ Review
Among the headphones, sound cards and sound bars from Creative at CES 2018, they introduced one piece of kit I could not wait to get my hands on, The SoundBlaster K3+…. And now that I have it… what do I think of it?But first... What am I drinking???Today it's the Kentucky Breakfast Stout from Founders Brewing C...
Chinese x58 Motherboards... Do they even work???
One of the most requested reviews on this channel is finally here. It's the Chinese x58 motherboard!But first... What am I drinking???Tonight we have the Steel Bridge Porter from Widmer Brothers (Portland, OR). Honestly, this is likely the first beer I've had on an episode that I didn't particularly like. T...
$1 WISH.com Graphics Cards!
What if I told you that for just $7 after shipping, you too could get scammed on WISH.com?!?But first... What am I drinking???A little local flair, we're going with the Portland Brewing MacTarnahan's Amber Ale. Clocking in at 5.1%, it's smooth, but you're going to want to bring it up to temp first. Almo...
Early Morning Beer Run!
This morning, Jon and I drove down to Corvallis, OR to Corvallis Homebrew Supply. Twice per year they open their cellar and release bottles they've aged themselves.This is a look at how Jon and I get some of the more rare beers we have on this (and his) channel. Tune into HopsAndBrews or Talking Heads for reviews o...
SteamOS or what might have been
Back in December 2013, Steam announced a new operating system that would free us from Microsoft’s grip, so that we might enter gaming Nirvanah.What we got was SteamOS. And it’s kind of still in Beta…But first... What am I drinking?Tonight, Ninkasi's Dawn of the Red (Eugene, OR). It's a 7.0%, 66 IBU Red IP...
Can you beat GPU prices by going SLI???
Like most of you, I’m getting a bit fed up with the current market for graphics cards. In my ever expanding quest to come up with a solution, I thought back to my average gamer’s PC, with its GTX 760… and thought…. That card on eBay is only around $75 right now.If I had two of them, I could SLI them. That shoul...
Ryzen 3 2200G Overclocking Guide + Benchmarks
There was quite a bit of discussion in my last video on... why? Why the 2200G instead of a Ryzen 3 1200? Why did I benchmark with the Vega 8 vs a GTX 1050. Those questions, plus an overclock tutorial, in the video.But first... What am I drinking??Today, it's the Deschutes (Bend, OR) Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale (6....
Raven Ridge Build Guide
No Patreon charge on this one, as I'm a few days late getting it edited. Between m.2 SSD compatibility issues and a back injury this week, I just wanted to get this posted. Enjoy!
(Don't) BUY THIS CARD! (fake) GTX 960 only $43!
Come and get it! Early access video!You requested it, I bought one. It's the WISH.com counterfeit GTX 960 (or 1050/950/750/1060/1060... really any card on that site is fake...).Don't forget to get your backer reward on my page. Get access to my Discord server, and chat with myself and the rest of the hosts from...
FreeNAS + PiHole Video Tutorial!
Here's your early access to my next video. Part 3 of my FreeNAS your House tutorial series, this gives you everything you need to run whole home ad-blocking on your network.
PLEX on FreeNAS Tutorial
Welcome to Part Two of the FreeNAS Your House series. In this tutorial, I show you how to get PLEX Media Server running on your FreeNAS Server.You need nothing besides the FreeNAS server you created in the last video to install PLEX. When you're done with this video, you should be able to stream your media library ...
FreeNAS Home Server Tutorial
This is part one of ___ of my home server tutorial series. At the moment, all of my videos are going live on Patreon at the same time as YouTube. Any special projects mentioned on Patreon will go live here exclusively for one week. Things like my beer-computer, and much more to come as the channel grows. Thanks everyon...
Welcome!
First off, thank you everyone for a wild first 6 months. I didn't expect my channel to go anywhere when I posted my first video. But so far, 185,000 of you have watched my content.Thank you!Now, on to the next phase. Everything on my channel thus far has been comprised of projects for myself. Things I need around m...
