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Addressable RGB Fan Shootout - More than just a pretty face?

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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...

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Gamdias Hermes P2 Mechanical Keyboard Review

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$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...

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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 dri...

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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???<...

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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 IBU

A good example of what the West Coast IPA is supposed to be.  N...

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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,...

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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 e...

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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 interesti...

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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 Rapid...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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$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...

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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...

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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...

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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 t...

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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...

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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!

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(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 wi...

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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.

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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 abl...

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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 com...

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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...

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