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Building a Decent Intel Workstation for Relatively Cheap

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The office is in need of some new minor workstations, so Wendell went out to Micro Center and got his hands on some Intel Core Ultras 7s!

Intel CPU:
Newegg: https://newegg.io/nca021db7c
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFK2WHF8/level1techs-20

Motherboard:
Newegg: https://newegg.io/ncbc901080
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKV1RZV9/level1techs-20

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What is the Least Expensive Threadripper Build Without Losing too much Performance?

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Wanna build this yourself? Check out the stuff here:

Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPW1F841/level1techs-20

For the CPU, buying a used one might be the better option. But there isn't always a used, good, cheap one. If that's the case, might as well buy new.
New 7970x: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK2W3WFP/level1techs-20
Used 7970x: https://ebay.us/SWKukv

GPU: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTT4H4QJ/level1techs-20

Memory: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQJH1K4C/level1techs-20

Case: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS3TNXBW/level1techs-20

Power Supply: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMQ48XKK/level1techs-20

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Intel i915 SR-IOV Mode for Flex 170 + Updated for Proxmox 9 PVE Kernel 6.14.8

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Wendell has an update for you all! Check out the forum thread here: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/intel-i915-sr-iov-mode-for-flex-170-upd…

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How does the Intel Core Ultra 9 GMKtec EVO-T1 Measure Up to Strix Halo?

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We've been on a Strix Halo roll lately, but Intel makes mini PCs too, guys! Cmon, it's Intel! This Intel processor won't explode itself, honest!

Want one? Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH4NZ6DX/level1techs-20

0:00 Intro
1:11 Overview and Breakdown
4:16 AI
9:07 BIOS
10:29 Benchmarks
15:23 Conclusions

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OMG INTEL B50 SR-IOV Linux!

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Talk about bleeding EDGE!! Of course, Wendell is on top of it!

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Is the Sand Thinking? Intel's 18A process at Fab52 w/ Panther Lake and Xeon 6+ Preview

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Wendell was invited out to see the new intel lab in Arizona. Wendell may not be asked back because he is took too many pictures with his brain.

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AMD Visit and Tour! Featuring the ROCm 7 and AMD Instinct

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Wendell was once again invited out to AMD Austin TX, this time to get a behind the scenes looks at AMD's process for testing AMD Instinct!

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Is One Socket Enough? Intel's Flagship 128-core Xeon in the Supermicro SYS-212HA-TN vs ZEN 5!

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Wendell is back with another server review from Supermicro! This time with the 6980P as a single-socket competitor to Zen5?! It's pretty darn close! Your needs could be met by this plucky "little" guy!

Interested? Check it out here: https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/hyper/2u/sys-222ha-tn

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Is Hardware Raid TRULY Dead? SupremeRAID SR-1010, Reviewed

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We declared Hardware Raid to be truly dead a couple years ago, but like vinyl records and Westerns, some things never truly die. Check it out!

0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Overview
7:07 - Benchmarks
15:26 - Data Integrity
26:00 - CPU Considerations and Possible Hangups
31:05 - Outro

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How Does Strix Halo Stack Up on Linux? Feat. GMK Tec

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Strix Halo, AMD's new-ish APU, is pretty neat! But how is it on Linux? Let's check it out!

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