Thermaltake unhappy. Leo 'Hold My Beer' - we respond to TT statement
Last week staff writer LEO WALDOCK published a review on the new Thermaltake ToughRAM RGB 4600MHz kit. Several days after the review was published Thermaltake contacted myself (Allan Campbell.- KitGuru Editor In Chief) to say that they didn't feel the review was fair and I told them that they could send us an official statement and I would get Leo to investigate their concerns after I spoke with him in detail. This is what we present today. You can see LEO's original review over here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/leo-waldock/thermaltake-toughram-rgb-4600mhz-review/
TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Video Start 00:13 What’s all this about then? 00:56 Steve Burke casts an eye over this 01:07 Thermaltake's statement - their complaints to KitGuru. We talk to Gigabyte about QVL 02:32 QVL discussion 03:33 Thermaltake didn’t actually complain about our performance results however? 03:51 The second part of Thermaltake’s statement to Kitguru 04:14 A previous KitGuru review on the RGB quality - involving KitGuru’s Luke Hill 06:35 Leo replies 06:52 We verify with another board ON the QVL list 08:25 But what about on AMD X570? Frequency/Timings / Dividers? 10:57 Failures and more detailed RGB testing with Thermaltake memory and competitors. 14:04 One of the Thermaltake modules damaged during X570 4600mhz testing! 14:58 Mmmm - 3 pieces of software ? 17:24 Leos closing thoughts
Today Leo discusses many topics, and he has broken one of his cardinal rules - he has never bought an Apple product, but recently did - the 3rd Gen iPad Pro - its a video editing powerhouse, able to handle 4k 60fps video editing in real time. We kid you not. Lumafusion has to be the £20 software bargain of the year!
He discusses many other topics, and as always let him know what you think in the comments.
00:15 Introduction
01:22 Not all processes are created equally
04:33 What does HEDT mean these days?
07:54 AMD Rumors - WOW !
11:39 Apple iPad Pro Gen 3 with A12X chip - remarkable
13:10 Samsung 860 QVO 1TB, 2TB and 4TB Quad Level Cell SSDs
15:49 Pentagon JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) Cloud Computing project.
18:15 Nvidia has launched Titan RTX priced at £2,399
19:38 Nvidia Press conference scheduled for the start of CES. Surely this is mobile 20-series graphics.
LEOS Notes:
I didn’t do a Leo Says last week but instead reviewed Intel Core i9-9980XE which effectively became a Leo Says about Intel’s use of monolithic processor dies.
Readers comments about Intel 10nm versus TSMC 7nm and Intel 14nm versus Glo Flo 14nm. All processes are not created equally, however AMD has changed its design approach by using chiplets rather than a monolithic die
Newsflash – Intel is talking about 3D stacking of logic chips
https://newsroom.intel.com/articles/new-intel-architectures-technologies-target-expanded-market-opportunities/
What does HEDT mean these days?
Rumours about AMD Ryzen 2/Ryzen 3000 to be announced at CES and then launched in Q1 with a killer Ryzen in May for AMD’s 50th birthday.
The rumours are tempting but sound too good to be true.
Ryzen 3, 6C/12T, 4GHz Boost, US$100
IOX plus one chiplet plus dummy or Navi graphics for APU
Ryzen 5, 8C/16T, 4.8GHz Boost, US$200
or an 8C/16T APU boosting to 4GHz
Ryzen 7, 12C/24T, 5GHz Boost, US$300
Ryzen 9, 16C/32T, 5GHz Boost, US$500
Apple iPad Pro and the A12X chip is remarkable
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB, 2TB and 4TB Quad Level Cell SSDs.
Pentagon JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) Cloud Computing project.
Amazon Web Services is bidding however the BBC reports that AWS is connected with C5 Group which in turn is linked with a Russian named Viktor Vekselberg. AWS says that C5 is not connected to JEDI
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46489689
Clearly the BBC is suggesting the Russians would potentially be hooked into JEDI which seems like such an obvious question that either the US Military is stupid or the BBC is over-egging the story.
Nvidia has launched Titan RTX priced at £2,399 with 4,608 CUDA cores, 576 Tensor cores and 24GB GDDR6 memory.
Titan V costs £2,800 and has 5,120 CUDA cores, 640 Tensor cores and 12GB HBM2 memory.
Nvidia Press conference schedule
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Today Dominic is taking a look at eGPU performance. He tests an RTX 3060 Ti, 3070, 3080 and 3090 in a Cooler Master's EG200 enclosure, to find out if there's any benefit gained from using the fastest possible graphics cards over Thunderbolt 3. read more here: https://bit.ly/3xr0zaV
00:00 video start
00:15 introduction
02:04 test setup
02:58 Cyberpunk 2077
05:15 F1 2020
07:28 Gears 5
09:18 Red Dead Redemption 2
10:18 Watch Dogs: Legion
11:23 average performance
13:42 how does that compare to desktop performance?
16:17 Cooler Master EG200
18:12 final thoughts
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Today Ben takes a look at the Anki Cozmo robot, available for £200 in the UK. Is this something your kids, or even you would enjoy playing with? Full review over on www.kitguru.net here: https://goo.gl/Gf73aw
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Corsair are known for their high-quality gaming peripherals but what happens when they release a budget friendly headset for PC & console gamers alike? The HS45 SURROUND is born, at a low price point with an emphasis on comfort and multiplatform compatibility. The choice between a 3.5mm analog connection and a USB PC adapter for virtual 7.1 surround sound, a removable noise cancelling discord approved microphone and custom Neodymium 50mm audio drivers. More over at www.kitguru.net
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Leo and Briony have been over at CES 2019 in Las Vegas this week to give you as much coverage as they can fit in each day. Leo was impressed with the EKWB suite. We've covered plenty of laptops, monitors, peripherals and cases so far over the course of CES, but we haven't forgotten about the liquid cooling enthusiasts amongst you. Today at CES, Leo visited EKWB to check out the new hardware coming our way in 2019, including new fittings, the latest version of the upcoming Vakyrie AIO and all-new waterblocks, including cheaper options for those on a tighter budget.
LEOS NOTES:
EKWB was showing a range of new fittings, including some innovative T pieces, 90 degrees and 45 degrees that should make it much easier to build hardline systems using straight rns that have the minimum of bends.
Valkyrie AIO system is still in development but looks close to completion.
EK Connect software works with their new RGB controller and compatible pump and can also receives input from a new flow meter and water level meter. Every cooling company is enhancing their hardware with software control and EKWB has joined the arms race.
EK Classic is a budget series of pump/reservoir, CPU block and GPU block that undergo less machining during production to keep costs to a minimum.
Modulus tube bending jigs will likely be acetal rather than the aluminium prototypes that were on show.
We are very pleased to see that EKWB is considering how to tackle distribution plates - do you make them for specific models of case or go for a more universal approach.
EKWB was showing a CPU block and VRM cooler for Asus ROG Dominus. All we need now is the Intel 28-core CPU to round out the package.
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Today Luke gives his views on the 5 best AMD motherboards he reviewed in 2020. If you bought a new AMD system in 2020 which motherboard did you get for your build? has it been reliable and are you happy with it? We would love to hear your views in the comments below.
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Today Andrew takes a look at the latest Elgato 4k60 Pro MK2 capture card, priced at £230 which while expensive, is much less than the £360 price point of the original MK1 version ! Andrew puts the capture card through its paces today and walks away quite impressed with what the latest version has to offer!
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The 4K60Pro, released in 2017, is a monster of a card and Elgato have just given it a full hardware redesign. Featuring the ability to capture and passthrough HDR10, 1440p at 144Hz, 1080p at 240Hz and, the biggest improvement; the ability to capture footage with the card via multiple software options at the same time. Streaming at 720p but want to record footage with no overlays at 4K? You need this card.
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Today Dominic takes a look at the new PCSpecialist Vulcan Pro system featuring some killer high end hardware. We worked out the price of buying all the components at today's prices and it's less than the cost of the system!
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