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Is STRIX Better than SPARK? Now Launching w/new Software: AMD's Ryzen AI Halo Developer Workstation
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Is STRIX Better than SPARK? Now Launching w/new Software: AMD's Ryzen AI Halo Developer Workstation

Intel and Kioxia @ Computex 2026! Gaming Handhelds, New Xeon, and Storage!
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Intel and Kioxia @ Computex 2026! Gaming Handhelds, New Xeon, and Storage!

Benchmarking an MSI Build with "Cheaper" Memory, a 4070ti and the i7 Ultra 270k Plus
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Benchmarking an MSI Build with "Cheaper" Memory, a 4070ti and the i7 Ultra 270k Plus

Linux Weekly 6: 9950X3D2, Local AI on Intel GPUs, and Forbidden Routers
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Linux Weekly 6: 9950X3D2, Local AI on Intel GPUs, and Forbidden Routers

Intel Xeon 6 658X for Workstations Launching Now.. but how's it stacking up?
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Intel Xeon 6 658X for Workstations Launching Now.. but how's it stacking up?

AMD Presents Ryzen 9 9950X3D 2: The Sequel Everyone Asked For, But Will Anyone Want?
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AMD Presents Ryzen 9 9950X3D 2: The Sequel Everyone Asked For, But Will Anyone Want?

Linux Weekly 5: Linux 7.0, XEON and France
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Linux Weekly 5: Linux 7.0, XEON and France

Everyone Loves Intel Again? Here's some Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ASRock builds!
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Everyone Loves Intel Again? Here's some Ultra 7 270K Plus & Core Ultra 5 250K Plus ASRock builds!

Intel's Battle Matrix Benchmarks and Review
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Intel's Battle Matrix Benchmarks and Review

Minisforum M1 Pro 285H Review
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Minisforum M1 Pro 285H Review

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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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Ryzen Pro for ECC? SO-DIMMs Da Facts

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Its important to be aware of what you are buying. Don't confuse On-die ECC for regular ECC!

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Cooling Two Epyc CPUs with the Silverstone XE360P-DD!

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Epyc is a beast of a CPU, so you need a beast of a cooler to keep up with it, and Silverstone has you covered!

https://www.silverstonetek.com/en/product/info/coolers/xe360pdd/?locati…

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The Intel Arc B50 is the Better Alternative to Nvida's A1000

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And it can game! It's not meant for gaming though...

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Jetson THOR T5000: 128gb, Blackwell / 14 Core Arm and the Future of DotDot!!

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It's not Nvidia Spark, but it might just light a spark for the future of robotics!
Thanks Nvidia for sending us this cool piece of Kit. If you want to learn more check it out here: https://nvda.ws/41mYBZV

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Building an Epyc Low Power System with the AM5 Epyc 4545P

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Wendell takes AMD's Epyc 4545P CPU for a spin. Could this be a great choice for a low power home server solution? Watch the video!

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The Threadripper 9995WX Build – The Most Overkill PC We’ve Ever Touched. Stupid Fast, Stupid Fun!

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We got our hands on a threadripper pro 9995 WX thanks to AMD and Falcon Northwest! Join Wendell as he showcases it to you in all its glory!

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Linux on the New Framework Desktop PC!

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Framework isn't just making laptops anymore! Now they are making very small desktop pc too! Check out Wednell's fun with Linux.

Thank you framework for sending us this lovely piece of kit! https://frame.work/desktop

Check out the forum here: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/the-ultimate-arch-secureboot-guide-for-…

0:00 Intro
0:22 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
1:07 What's in the Desktop
2:05 CPU Performance
3:09 GPU Performance
4:30 The Linux I Used
4:51 Other Configs
5:43 AI Workloads
9:36 Wendell's Endorsement?
10:56 NPU and BIOS
11:30 Conclusions

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A Deep Dive into Threadripper 9000!

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Its finally here! And it's actually over 9000 this time. Join Wendell for his deep dive and benchmarking of the the new 9000 series Threadripper! 0:00 Intro 1:10 Motherboards 1:59 AERO D 1.1 and 1.2 3:44 Linux 4:25 Bottom Line Improvement 5:45 The CPU Cores 6:32 Cooler Ramble 7:02 Zen 5 and Memory 12:34 4 vs 8 Memory Channels 13:08 Storage 15:07 Xeon Comparison 16:01 Benchmarks 39:16 Conclusions You can find us... Twitter - https://twitter.com/level1techs Twitch - https://twitch.tv/teampgp Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/level1 For all our social links, websites, and more, check out our link tree! https://linktr.ee/level1techs Thank you for watching! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT* Any email lacking “level1techs.com” should be ignored and immediately reported to Queries@level1techs.com.
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