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The FORBIDDEN Motherboard!! Hacking More Lanes into AM5: LR-Link Broadcom PCIe Expansion

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

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

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Building a PC to help with the Existential Dread (w/ PZ MSI Mobo and Fractal North XL Momentum Case)

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Mini PCs Need Some New Rules! Ft: Minisforum BD895i SE Motherboard

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Building a Decent Intel Workstation for Relatively Cheap

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

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256 GB on AM5: E-Z Mode!

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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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Why is the Gigabyte TRX50 AI Top the Most Returned Threadripper Motherboard?

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The FORBIDDEN Motherboard!! Hacking More Lanes into AM5: LR-Link Broadcom PCIe Expansion

Posted by wendell on

Does it exist? Not yet. Wendell has to do some wendelling to make it work!

0:00 Intro
0:29 Backstory
1:35 Comparisons
5:06 Chipsets and Lanes
10:19 What Things Currently Look Like
11:16 Good News Bad News
14:53 Performance with Current Set Up
20:38 So What Does the Ideal Motherboard Look Like?

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

Posted by wendell on

Times are rough, but that doesn't mean it has to be bad. Check it out!

0:00 Intro
1:07 The CPUs and Build Thoughts
5:37 The Motherboard
6:55 The "Best" Memory and Storage
8:54 The Build in Full
12:57 Benchmarks
17:54 Conclusion

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

Posted by wendell on

Obviously, 64 cores are going to outperform 24 cores, but this Xeon does a really good job at holding its own!

Check out the forum post with Benchmarks here: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/intel-xeon-x658-24-cores-and-8-memory-c…

0:00 Intro
0:58 Unboxing ASUS Pro WS W890E-SAGE SE
3:47 Motherboard Layout
8:58 Bottom Line Up Front Build
13:30 Benchmarking
14:53 Side Note
16:25 Back to Benchmarking
24:40 Conclusion

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Building a PC to help with the Existential Dread (w/ PZ MSI Mobo and Fractal North XL Momentum Case)

Posted by wendell on

Wendell builds PCs in the same way some might perform yoga or meditation. It just helps.

MSI Motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVQ3NN4C/level1techs-20
Fractal North XL Momentum: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGQDM8ZF/level1techs-20

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Mini PCs Need Some New Rules! Ft: Minisforum BD895i SE Motherboard

Posted by wendell on

Wendell recently bought a lot of kit from Minisfourm to use around the office, and its led to some ideas for Wendell.

Want one? Here the link to the Minisforum Website: https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-bd895i-se-motherboard

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Building a Decent Intel Workstation for Relatively Cheap

Posted by wendell on

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?

Posted by wendell on

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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256 GB on AM5: E-Z Mode!

Posted by wendell on

Yes, it's possible! Here is everything you need to consider when building.

0:00 Intro
0:38 Case
1:37 Motherboard and DIMMs
7:20 Fans and Configurations and Cooling
9:58 GPUs
12:20 PSUs
13:39 Storage
20:40 Special Shout Out
22:14 Putting the Build to Work
23:22 Conclusion

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

Posted by wendell on

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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Why is the Gigabyte TRX50 AI Top the Most Returned Threadripper Motherboard?

Posted by wendell on

The Gigabyte TRX50 AI Top is the most returned Threadripper motherboard, but why are so many people having issues with it, and what makes this motherboard so unconventional? Wendell investigates!

Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFHQVCBV/?tag=level1techs-20

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