HW News - Noctua GPU, Dual-GPU AMD Card, Linux Grows Among Gamers

Hardware news this week talks about an ASUS + Noctua collaboration, Linux growing in market share for gamers, the utter lack of AMD RX 6000 GPUs on the market, and more.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:04 - GBT PSU Tests & Thanks to Viewers from GN
05:15 - What Prebuilts Do You Want to See Next?
06:38 - AMD and Valve Optimizing Steam Deck for Linux
07:45 - ASUS + Noctua File Plans for Collaboration
09:21 - AMD Announces Dual-GPU Card for $5,000
12:36 - Steam: RX 6000 Doesn’t Exist, Linux Growing
15:12 - The UK is Still Debating The Nvidia-Arm Deal
16:47 - Sony Reports $500 PS5 Is Now Profitable
18:03 - Intel Accidently Teases Thunderbolt 5 Specs
18:42 - SK Hynix To Spin Off Intel NAND Acquisition
19:44 - Asus Preps Motherboards For Windows 11
20:45 - Corsair Expects DDR5 Will Require More Cooling

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Host, Editorial: Steve Burke
Editorial: Eric Hamilton
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman

[pugnate]

1:39 "you can collect all the data you want ... (but you also have to interpret it correctly)"
This is one of the most valuable lessons for scientific work in general.
Many people just throw statistics around, without any understanding or interpretation of the results, which is still the most important part!

[matthewwijsma]

The "Thanks Steve" gag is aging like wine. First it gave me a little sniff, now it gives me a full belly laugh.

[Sinnistral]

"Thanks Steve" is immortal at this point.

[CarthagoMike]

in terms of PreBuilts: I would like to see an HP Omen, since people seem to be really divided on them.
Some say they have great performance for the price, others say it is a death box thermal wise.

[EikoandMog]

I swear, that long glob for the ThermalGrizzly promo was there just to troll the "No! That's too much Thermal Paste!" crowd and I love you for it.

[fastforward]

I want to see reviews for prebuilts from Redux and NZXT BLD since those are the the only brands that I see getting sponsorships from other tech youtubers. If they are getting sponsorships from channels like JayzTwoCents and LinusTechTips I seriously hope their quality is leagues above anything you've reviewed so far.

[Z]

Prebuilt : Build Redux, maybe?

Asus-Noctua : My guesses on what this could be are, 1) Noctua colors, so potential Noctua cooler and fan buyers don't have to complain about nothing else to color match the damn things to, but using Noctua 92mm fans instead of an Asus fan; or 2) Asus is just making one with an AIO and they're putting on Noctua's fans, since they already have a CPU AIO with black Noctua fans (the possible twist on this one: Industrial PPC-series dark color frame with NF-F12 fan blades). I rank the completely Noctua custom cooler, not just the shroud, to be less likely than these two.

[TheArsenalgunner]

I normally avoid buying YouTube channel ‘merch’ as the quality is usually poor yet you end up paying upper end prices…however the screwdriver kit I bought from you guys is honestly really good.

Definitely will considering buying more in the future, it’s one of the first times I supported a youtube channels merch product

[anderername]

Regarding Prebuilts: I'd be interested to see if you could maybe do a review of Redux since they have been pushed a lot recently. I know you have to customize but it would probably be an educational piece of content to have on the channel

[jrep]

I would like to see a System76 prebuilt review! They seem to be top of the line but id like to know your take!

[xOgichi]

The recurring "Thanks Steve" jokes never fail to crack me up every single time

[tek_lynx]

Please do a Falcon Nortwest Pre-built I'd like to see how they have changed in 20ish years as they still exist, which surprises me greatly, due to how they have always been super expensive.

[iamxeracon]

I really hope that AMD and Valve can improve the compatibility of most games in Linux. It would probably allow people to give it a try.

[hero_in_deepblu]

I'd like to see how you all feel about System 76's machines. I know they are Linux builds, but I still think they'd be fun to look at.

[josephravu]

"Linus growing in market share for gamers" - that guy gets everywhere!

[cbygelightbulb]

At this point, Wendel saying, "Thanks Steve, " is the thing that brings the most joy to my life.

[dapunisher]

"Noctua fans are not magic."
But I already traded the family cow for them!

[lennard]

A prebuilt from Hp would be good to see on the channel, that way the unholy trinity of OEMs would be complete.

[theigpugamer]

Why didn't you make the promo code
"Thanks Steve"

[PixelShade]

I honestly hope that the Steam Deck will skyrocket Linux adoption. We truly need to get away from Windows by now. If people aren't put off by the online account requirement I don't know what will.