Computer Hardware Keeps Failing: New GN Mini-Site, Ethics Statements, & GN Update

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This video is mostly just a GN update -- us talking directly with the audience to cover our goals, ambitions, and some new features we've put out there. The new mini-site is focused primarily on part failures, but also has a static set of pages about some of our policies & ethics statements -- agree or disagree, the main thing is that they're known publicly and transparent for everyone. The site keeps an updated list of catastrophic failures in PC hardware, but does not list parts that we just simply thought were bad (that doesn't count). You can check it out here: gamers.nexus/ - Google provided us the domain name for 2 years for free as long as we built a site for it (which, honestly, the main value isn't the domain registration -- which is relatively cheap -- but the fact that it kicked us into gear to do something cool with it).
FAILURE LIST: gamers.nexus/failure-list
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - GN's Direction & Plans
02:26 - The Gamers.Nexus Project
03:55 - List of Failed Parts & Failure Report
05:07 - Why We Made This
07:19 - PC Failure Recap, Severity Ratings
11:28 - Update Log Transparency
11:52 - GN's Passions & Goals
12:54 - What This Means / No Selling of Values
14:41 - The Failure Newsletter
16:14 - Ethics Statements
20:24 - "Go F#*@ Yourself" (Re: Sponsored Unboxings)
22:27 - Important Distinction
23:27 - Contributions & Giving
26:35 - Non-Hardware Sponsors Are Important
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@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Hey, everyone! It's been a long time since we've done basically a direct update for the audience on GN in general. We tend to just focus on making the hardware/reviews content these days (with occasional pieces just for fun), but rarely do the old-school style updates on what we're trying to do. A lot of that is because we have more ability these days to realize those goals, so we try to just pursue them -- but it's nice to go back to roots and have a more dedicated discussion of "here's what we want to do and here's what we enjoy." The mini-site was just kind of a good excuse to make this video. It's also nice to put the ethics & ad statements down somewhere permanent, because it's hard to find the old videos discussing those things since they're so buried. Ultimately, agree or disagree, our main goal is that it's all out there and transparent so you know where we stand. The mini-site was really fun to build and, although we hope it doesn't require many additions to the Catastrophic Failure List, we do greatly enjoy that style of testing and can't wait to do more! Until then, it's back to reviews! FAILURE LIST: gamers.nexus/failure-list

@craigmiller332 Жыл бұрын

Root cause analysis with good reporting is sorely needed. Great job!

@WildRapier Жыл бұрын

Good tack!

@Major_Berg Жыл бұрын

Would you be able to include an RSS feed of updates made to the table?

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

@@Major_Berg Not sure -- can look into it.

@goodgoyim9459 Жыл бұрын

if 12.2% of the PC part are responsible for 60.4% of PC failures, what do we do with them?

@theOldestMaan Жыл бұрын

GN needs a "Oh, it's on fire" shirt.

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

That does seem to be my default reaction when witnessing a PC part catch on fire. Probably not the best reaction.

@PessaBaltahszor Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus if u do this, please add a 'I can smell it" shirt.

@andresalvarez5321 Жыл бұрын

Please @Gamers Nexus this is a great shirt idea.

@munashiinatsuo Жыл бұрын

@@PessaBaltahszor "Oh, it's on fire" on the front and "I can smell it" on the back?

@nicholasjoseph9062 Жыл бұрын

disappoint build 2023-2024 would be fiery hot (pun intended)😂😂😂😂

@linuxares Жыл бұрын

Steve is so angry at manufacturers he made a highscore list!

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

hahaha, I didn't think of it that way. Maybe it should be rephrased! The New GN Fire Temperature Leaderboard!

@dragomirstefan2131 Жыл бұрын

Good thing it’s not a hit list. Yet.

@zivzulander Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexusGN Hot Hits

@prla5400 Жыл бұрын

Trailblazing products

@KSPRAYDAD Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus AAA always gets the highscore.

@tacticalmosquito6480 Жыл бұрын

As someone who works a SEM tool in one of the "Team [Colour]" semiconductor companies, can confirm that SEM tools are almost always not in the budget. Would be really cool to see some of our work under the lens of the Gamers Nexus team.

@jsml337g05u Жыл бұрын

Cool for you, not for management 😂

@The_Ahab Жыл бұрын

You all have been helping me build systems for years now. Thank you to everyone at GN for being honest and reliable and providing the masses with some of the best hardware reviews and problem summaries possible. Can't wait to see what these next steps bring!

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support! And happy to have helped with the builds!

@todorkolev7565 Жыл бұрын

how do you make this paid "supper comment"? I've done super-chat messages before, in live streams... But I want to send GN a super-comment like this... Can't find any button that looks like what I want to do!

@The_Ahab Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus yw! You all more than deserve it!

@The_Ahab Жыл бұрын

@@todorkolev7565 it's at the bottom right of the video for me. Along the same area as like/dislike/video settings cog

@blackrifle6736 Жыл бұрын

@@todorkolev7565 *It's not a button. Look at line below the title, then look to the right. At end is three black dots, arrayed either vertical or horizontal. Tap the three black dots and a menu drops down, "$Thanks" is top of list. Cheers!*

@Gamecapturevideo Жыл бұрын

It's so weird to think you started 15 years ago... In 2008. Keep fighting the good fight for the consumer, and congrats on your continued growth and success, GN Team!

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

It's crazy how slow and then how fast it went. From a bedroom until 2018 to a small office to our own space!

@FirestormX9 Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus Steve, you're on your way to paving a path for an entire benchmarking and analysis standardization globally. You'll see. Just try to keep that glorious hair away from internal stress!

@frasler1 Жыл бұрын

Your integrity and commitment to honest reporting is incredible. Something unfortunately rarely seen these days! Thank you!

@ADreamingTraveler Жыл бұрын

True. There's not many who are as honest and genuine as they are. Tons of respect

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support!

@GewelReal Жыл бұрын

It makes you the good guy AND makes you money. Win-win

@mohamedbenguerraiche1616 Жыл бұрын

He also seems to be a great manager and boss and a good person. Truly inspiring.

@NippleSauce Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedbenguerraiche1616 So true. Unfortunately, stuff like that doesn't exist in the general business world =(. I'd work for Steve if I could instead of working for the crummy IT company that hired me for minimum wage in an extremely expensive area...(without any raises allowed)

@afroafroguy Жыл бұрын

GN continuing to lead the way, a huge thanks to the GN team for the hard work! The mini site is ideal for people like me that bounce in and out of the tech sphere every few years. Finally, I/we have a single point of reference for what’s going on at a given point in time and more importantly, who’s on Steve’s shit list and what they did lol

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

That was the goal - make it quick for people who leave and return! Glad it's going to help you, and thank you for the support!

@Caligulove Жыл бұрын

Just when I think GN can't get any better... Cheers, guys! 🍻

@korana6308 Жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts👍👍

@sirmonkey1985 Жыл бұрын

arctic cooling went above and beyond twice over in my opinion.. not only did they do what you mentioned they also pulled every cooler off the shelves that they could and sent brand new updated coolers back to them then fixed the recalled coolers and sold those for 60% off.

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Didn't even know about the discounted ones! That's awesome.

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

@@BBWahoo Where the people are respected above money, that's not capitalism, though. Capitalism, as the name conveys quite overtly, prioritizes material desires over personal well-being. There's just a giant and very silly fairytale woven about how the promotion of selfishness benefits everybody.

@ModernGameArmy Жыл бұрын

@@Dowlphin The only definition is “An economic system where the means of production are privately owned”. Capitalism is an Amoral system. It’s definition does not define intent or desire. A generous company creating products to help people and a greedy company that does nothing but screw people over are equally capitalist

@KenrilZ Жыл бұрын

@@Dowlphin You've been taught a very warped, very wrong view of capitalism. The simplest definition of capitalism is an economic system where ownership is private instead of state-owned. Anything beyond that is the failures of individuals, which can and do happen - particularly in unregulated markets or when the methods of restraint (regulations and oversight) are captured by the very companies they are intended to oversee and existing laws are left unenforced or are enforced unevenly.

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

@@KenrilZ No, you are lacking homework and reduce capitalism to the most convenient, tiny and most neutral aspect. Many of the things you and others call the good, the 'real' properties of capitalism are actually things that were established through bloody socialist struggle, like said market regulation. Before that there was basically robber barons running the show and working people to death, and of course with slavery as its extreme - the theft of people, among other forms of theft. So this is part of the ideological cringe: That apparently capitalism only 'works' if there is constant pushback by socialist principles to reign it in. But at the same time staunchly capitalist libertarians badmouth things like market regulation as communist evil. This is the immature clown show of the USA. One would have to study the history of the USA and maybe read some Marx to see how predictable and obvious everything is. Should you eventually decide to pursue enlightenment instead of tribalist comfort, it is helpful to first read an article "Mike Davis on the Crimes of Socialism and Capitalism" (no endorsement of Jacobin by me, though) and then the (online) book "Settlers - The Mythology of the White Proletariat", a thorough historical and sociological study written by a Japanese immigrant.

@edwardallenthree Жыл бұрын

In all honesty, reaching out to you proactively when they created a TLD with your brand in it is freaking awesome.

@blackrifle6736 Жыл бұрын

*Goodwill opportunity focused and situational awareness. Cheers!*

@PoppaCYS Жыл бұрын

Wow, I really appreciate the hard work that went into generating and defining the vision for the company/channel and the effort to create a website detailing the practices, ethics, mistakes/corrections, etc. The transparency and objectivity are both unparalleled and appreciated.

@geramul Жыл бұрын

GN has established itself as having levels of integrity, capability, and extremely detailed methodology that others can and should aspire to.

@NathanaelNewton Жыл бұрын

8:20 thanks for making this series, shout out to Canada Computers for an absolutely painless RMA after this video was released 💜💜💜

@pakeshde7518 Жыл бұрын

Oh what did you have to return?. I just had my system built by them, and turns out the issue was my house old power box not my nice new graphics card.

@NathanaelNewton Жыл бұрын

@@pakeshde7518 the timestamp in my comment links to the section of the video talking about the thing i had to return -- the gigabyte PSU that was exploding

@mikeevans7325 Жыл бұрын

The channel has gotten so big and successful (in my opinion) largely due to GN's integrity. You all do extremely well at everything you do and are always looking to improve, while being open and honest the entire time. You don't just stop when things are "good enough".

@thepunisher3160 Жыл бұрын

Why do you have to say in my opinion?

@mikeevans7325 Жыл бұрын

@@thepunisher3160 everyone has their own, that's why I believe they have and why I continue to support them. Others could have different reasons.

@jeffreychang3166 Жыл бұрын

This Channel’s success is a great example of “do the right thing for the right reason, good things happen.”

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

Extremely important distinctions there, to doing the right thing for the wrong reasons or the wrong thing for the right reasons, which works like basic math.

@pirojfmifhghek566 Жыл бұрын

I hope they're willing to look back a generation too. A lot of people stuck with AM4 because they were specifically worried about early adoption/bleeding edge issues, myself included. But that doesn't leave me feeling very relaxed, because I'm currently running an ASUS B550 board. Were the Zen4 chips exploding because ASUS made a boo-boo? Or were they falsfying and juicing their voltages on purpose, in order to make their boards appear more stable at "lower" voltages than the other board partners? If that happens to be the case, then it's highly likely that they did it with last gen as well. And if it's more widespread than ASUS, this could actually be one of those dirty secrets among motherboard manufacturers. Hoo boy, this could be a real shitshow.

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

@@pirojfmifhghek566 It wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer did such sleazy cheat moves to tweak benchmark results. To a degree is is also the responsibility of consumers driving a competitive highscore craze. Although, it is also just the whole capitalist system under it, because if everybody agreed to not care about overclocking, then the businesses would try to find something else to differentiate themselves with and compete against each other. Basically: Don't cheer for war and then expect no blood spilled.

@leoronus9466 Жыл бұрын

Maybe failures like the Samsung 980 firmware kerfuffle should also be listed in the failure list. If someone doesn't keep up actively but does check the list every now and then, they can see even those failures/issues that have gotten a fix without a 3 part series and 20 minute Steve rant.

@BahhBahhBrownSheep Жыл бұрын

That’s the fun part though

@PileOfEmptyTapes Жыл бұрын

Actually, that particular issue was a fair bit bigger than most seem to realize. Pretty much every SSD model Samsung made in the first half of 2021 (though not every capacity) was affected... 870 EVOs (1 TB and up), 970 EVO Plus' (larger sizes) and 980 PROs. It's as if upon receiving praise for their outstanding reliability, they promptly dropped the ball super hard...

@figurativelythedevil5042 Жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff as usual. Really appreciate y'alls contributions to accountability and product quality in this space that's so often rife with rumor and tribal knowledge. I love the idea behind the new website! I would love to see it possibly grow one day into something more. My first thought when you began talking about the idea is that it would be amazing to have user profiles on the site. Users could create profiles with PC builds and attach part numbers. If there was to be an issue with any of the parts in your build, say six months, a year, two years, etc. down the line, the user would receive an email letting them know of a potential issue. Similar to how car recalls are handled. That would be a ton of work, no doubt, but the end result would be really cool imo. Anyway, hope y'all read this and keep up the amazing work!

@BRUXXUS Жыл бұрын

It's hard to believe I'm one of the "old fans" that remembers when GN was run out of a bedroom. Other than technical improvements and capabilities, I can absolutely say the quality and convictions for this channel have been rock solid for all these years. A huge inspiration for me as a new business owner. I love GN. :)

@sleepy_dobe Жыл бұрын

9:59 And that is partly why I was willing to pay the high price for a Fractal Torrent case for my build. I didn't need the size, but I love the design, and also wanted to show my support for a company that did failure recovery properly. It's just too bad that now that I can afford to upgrade my GPU, EVGA has stopped making them.

@Nalianna Жыл бұрын

there's still motherboards, and power supplies. ALL my machines (3) have EVGA power supplies. because I trust them.

@notlNSIGHT Жыл бұрын

@@Nalianna Dont forget that they just released new AIOs

@thunderboltlightning6010 Жыл бұрын

I had dealt with Fractal’s customer service before. Really nice experience. They seems to be ran by engineers or at least worked closely with engineering. Talks openly and straight to the point.

@simmytu Жыл бұрын

@@thunderboltlightning6010 The one time I contacted their support because I broke the power switch of my Define R4 case, they didn't only send me a replacement switch but a complete front assembly. Because of this, and this exchange alone I've purchased multiple Fractal cases for friend's PC builds.

@hedlund Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, fam, right with you on that one. *Actual* after-sales support is rarer than tits on a god damn bull these days, so anyone who does it properly deserves recognition for it.

@redrock425 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an investigation into the mess that is RGB 🌈 🤮

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Our investigation has revealed that it consists of more than just red, green, and blue, and in fact can be millions of colors. THIS IS A SCANDAL!

@redrock425 Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus Lol, it's a nightmare to configure. One standard to rule them all is all we ask!

@DKTAz00 Жыл бұрын

@@redrock425 Put fan control on the same chopping block

@Spyrit2011 Жыл бұрын

@@redrock425 If corporations do that, then the ram will blowup. I am glad all of my pc parts were gotten pre-covid.

@Bimboms Жыл бұрын

SignalRGB works

@evocatiproductions Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this update! I know I haven't commented as much as I used to, but I still watch every video, still working in the industry and still find you guys to be the gold standard in reporting. Love to see you guys continue to grow! P.S. Long Live Tech Jesus and Ocular Moses!

@neurocidesakiwi Жыл бұрын

This channel just gets better and better. Thank you for all your hard work.

@AllSeeingEy3 Жыл бұрын

Huge respect from another long time validation guy. That comittment to transparency means a ton to people who realize what it takes to maintain.

@jsml337g05u Жыл бұрын

Definitely hard to maintain transparency. In a world where people seem less understanding, appreciative and empathetic, its even harder.

@defaultyoutubeusername Жыл бұрын

A suggestion: the failure list should include links to any statements or responses (or citing a lack thereof) made by the manufacturer for an issue

@istevens78 Жыл бұрын

I agree, but only if there is commentary from GN on the manufacturers response. If it is just a link with no further comments from GN, it could look like an endorsement even when that response is garbage.

@JGMeador444 Жыл бұрын

I personally don't think that's necessary. Once someone discovers there's a problem with a component in their PC, it would be pretty easy to find more information.

@user-kw2pw6kp7o Жыл бұрын

The problem with that is these companies know how to write a paragraph that says nothing..it's always lawyers and PR... (almost always)

@istevens78 Жыл бұрын

@@user-kw2pw6kp7o which is why it would be helpful for GN to comment on/translate the marketing speak or to call them out on a BS response.

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

I think we kind of do that with the video report link -- it's normally the last installment in the playlist.

@earthtaurus5515 Жыл бұрын

This right here is why many of us not just highly respect GN, we also highly value GN's hardwork and contributions in the tech space. Wishing you Steve and all the incredibly hardworking, talented staff at GN a long and prosperous future.

@sardonic_irony Жыл бұрын

You guys do bonkers tests that put to the forefront edge test cases that could actually catch an end-use case, and I applaud you for it. I have personally never experienced any of the weird failures you highlight SPECIFICALLY because I avoid those edge cases. That means so much not only to me, but probably to the general PC building community. Keep doing what you're doing, and I like the consolidation of your information. I hope it becomes easy to digest. I will be purchasing some of your GN products (your mats and other exceptional tools for system building assistance) soon to support your endeavors as it's meant a lot to me and has probably helped innumerable consumers. Thanks for all you've done and will continue to do!

@nathanddrews Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you for taking your time to build accountability, transparency, and redundancy into your vision. Keep up the great work!

@CFI963 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve for always take manufactures accountable, it’s so important to let them know someone is always watching.

@Guitars77OA6 Жыл бұрын

Your company’s focus and vision to mainly protect consumers, and in a way while exposing flaws protecting manufacturers from lawsuits is great for all involved. The companies showcased get a chance to show their solutions to problems while addressing them, and consumers decide where to put their money based on the practices shown by the companies showcased. Finally, Thank you GN crew! you all are a great well of information that continues to grow and it is easy to tell that everyone on the team loves using their skills to show problems with computer hardware and software in order to protect others and their investments. It’s something really special you all have working and have built over the years. To many more.

@RAZGR1Z Жыл бұрын

Thank you to the GN crew for all the years of work.

@Mr.Genesis Жыл бұрын

Ever since becoming a PC build enthusiast in 2019-2020.. This has been my #1 go to place for reviews and hardcore information Thank you Steve and Gamers Nexus Crew for being as objective as you can be even if it may hurt the feelings of some brands or brand loyalists Your videos allow me to keep informed and help others who are less informed. Thank you for all that you do.

@devonmoreau Жыл бұрын

I do like the new content, but please don't forgo the product reviews, I've always considered yours top tier. Love you guys!

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

We are still keeping reviews as a #1 priority!

@Gravstein Жыл бұрын

Found you when i was looking for R9 295x2 reviews. Great seeing you and you're team grow over the years!

@disafear3674 Жыл бұрын

It is refreshing to see such honest people still around. Really.

@chronicalcultivation Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, your integrity and devotion to tech journalism is always appreciated.

@Theta90 Жыл бұрын

The tiny skit at 8:28 legitimately made me laugh so damn hard. Damn it Steve/editing team!!

@Hisamuran Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the amazing work you do! I really hope the channel becomes even more successful and also to bring more and more companies into the spotlight to improve the hardware community hobby

@secretsystem6667 Жыл бұрын

I am very happy to hear you going back to updating the website more frequently. I usually watch your content for many of the components and various other things you have tested over the years but when I went to build I always used your website instead, because I could just find one your charts and since you keep such good up to date data it helped greatly. Very exciting indeed.

@gridsquare Жыл бұрын

Steve, I've only recently started following all your content. I've enjoyed some of the reviews over the years, but in the last year, you guys taking the fight to the companies by pointing out their flaws has been game-changing. Independent people who are genuine and distribute information to us peasants for the betterment of our lives is something that words cannot thank you enough. In the day and age where our wallets have less spending power by the day, having brilliant people like you who give us the information to make educated decisions on how to spend our money is a breath of fresh air, truly. I wish your company all the greatest success and again, thank you for what you do.

@gamernerd7139 Жыл бұрын

Thank you GN. A lot of us dont live in the more wealthier countries. So a new computer is a big investment especially given pricing that is 30% up of msrp because of import duties etc. And we also dont get as much attention from Manufacturers as the advanced markets. A lot of claims from manufacturers are just that "Claims". It is really usefull and warns us off manufacturers who cant be trusted anywhere. I bough Artic fans etc basically because of your recommendations. And they are awesome!

@AscalonFI77 Жыл бұрын

Nice, we went from "what features this brand has" to "how did they screwed up in recent memory"

@dudebroguymate Жыл бұрын

Never filter by brand.

@matasa7463 Жыл бұрын

@@dudebroguymate Always by model. Brands only help in certain cases, like EVGA, Fractal Design, Noctua, Corsair, Logitech, etc..

@dudebroguymate Жыл бұрын

@@matasa7463 Even then one should keep in mind the brand reputation but do research on the actual models they're buying.

@gt4lex Жыл бұрын

Even if a brand is really good eight now, you still should treat is as an entity that is potentially out to screw you over. Otherwise you let your guard down, and all of a sudden 10 years have passed and the brand and products have turned to complete shit because people still defend the decade old image. I see it a lot in the car community where people will shit on the better product and defend the bad one like their life depends on it just because A was more reliable than B in the 80s.

@optiquest86 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing the consolidation and including a change log! I've been sharing your content directly to impacted friends and family so this makes things so much easier! 😎

@grumpyolddude439 Жыл бұрын

I built my 1st PC, P-90 several years ago. Then I went the laptop route, but grew tired of burning those up so, last fall I decided to build another desktop. Jayz and GN, were my 2 primary sources for hard data and info. In Nov, I ordered my parts, after having chosen to go the AM4 route vs the new AM5 build. 5800X3D on an NZXT N7 MB. (white build). With the recent events around the AM5 board/chip issues...I'm REALLY glad I went with the previous gen for the build. TY Steve, for what you, and your crew do. The info, is HIGHLY appreciated.

@slysi84 Жыл бұрын

GN is on fire right now!!! You guys are absolutely killing it. The respect I have for you all is top drawer. Your coverage, transparency, relevance et al of all things PC related is amazing. Watch every video you post and enjoy watching them immensely. Thanks Steve and the team. Stay awesome!!

@FARKENGFH Жыл бұрын

Mate, you are an absolute bloody legend. Been here since og wallmart pc teardowns. Love that you don't compromise your ethics. Also love that you want to stay hands on!

@xxpmpchmpnxx4442 Жыл бұрын

The direction you want to go with your content seems great I personally love the failure analysis content and think it’s good for people who know what they’re doing and also people that are new and can know what to expect from their products and possible failures they could have and your evga factory tour was great as well super sick seeing them do those in house repairs and seeing things that most people don’t see everyday

@DZ-Three Жыл бұрын

Great work guys! Your investigative pieces have become some of my absolute favorite stuff to watch, the quality is unmatched. Can't wait to see more!

@bilbobaggin3 Жыл бұрын

I think I've learned more about how computers and computer components work from GN than from anything else, and I love that you guys are dedicated to the deep dives on things when it makes sense. Your focus on transparency in reviews really helps with not only sponsorship feeling fair, but also means we can easily figure out what is actually relevant to our needs or use case. Keep up the great work and I hope you can do some dumb, fun stuff soon.

@casfren Жыл бұрын

your ethics part is really great. i was quite neutral on your channel before. but now i'm a fan. thanks for being so considerate.

@IceAce1 Жыл бұрын

The failure table with playlist and update log is pure excellence, well done & kudos.

@J_Halcyon Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this. Bought a liquid freezer II when I did my current build on the GN recommendation and found out about the potential issue from your site. Mine's not affected but super happy to hear Arctic responded so well in handling the issue.

@singular9 Жыл бұрын

When a hand built 30 year old GPU works better than million dollar R&D products.

@user-bs1lr8nx1h Жыл бұрын

i guess their new Ai has low iq and they fired their CEoO

@TheKillerind Жыл бұрын

As it should.

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

The former accurately reproduced the bugs of the latter, though, so I don't see how it works better. Also, were GPUs back then not million dollar R&D products? (And we could also bring inflation into this.)

@rolux4853 Жыл бұрын

@@Dowlphin start bringing inflation into gpu pricing and you’ll see that today’s prices are insane! But to the same to processors and you’ll se they became pretty cheap. There where times where a cpu easily was thrice the price of a gpu and people bought them..

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

@@rolux4853 Yeah, I recently wondered whether people are examining the strange phenomenon on GPUs, where tech downscaling is a natural development, yet graphics cards become bigger, hotter, heavier. To me this is an expression of the great power that can be attained through video gaming entertainment, in part due to how much we rely on the visual sense. It's basically like a monster (Diamond or not, hah) getting hooked on superficial spectacle to lure prey in. As for CPU prices, besides the almost always present large pricing scale between models, it has seen ups and downs from what I remember. In the far past there were times when CPUs were all kinda dirt-cheap but also phases where anything potent was very expensive.

@itsdeonlol Жыл бұрын

There are only a few people I trust in the PC hardware space and GN is one of them.

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

Steve is the PC/gaming equivalent to savagegeese in car reviews. Both relentlessly anti-corruption and where compromises seem inevitable, they are communicated openly. A recent thought of mine on this: _"Those who talk at length about external things but reveal very little about their own inner state are to be mistrusted, for they fail at the ultimate test of courage."_

@randomcheese1719 Жыл бұрын

@@Dowlphin hardly the compliment you think it is

@protocetid Жыл бұрын

same, the other is my local Apple Genius Bar /joke

@McTroyd Жыл бұрын

Don't undersell your channel, Steve. I haven't built a new PC in more than 10 years, but I still follow this channel religiously. I'm the family technologist, who is generally expected to have answers to tech questions (and provide tech support, of course). That capability has saved me from a lot of family drama over the years, which has real value to me. That's why my keyboard currently rests on a certain blue Mouse Mat. If my wife and I ever reach escape velocity for the doom spiral our finances have been in (yay US healthcare 🙄), I have my eyes on a Mod Mat, among other things. Thanks for the awesome channel, and keep finding awesome ways to part us from our money. 👍

@gt4lex Жыл бұрын

I'm fairly new to the channel (october / november 2022), came accross videos of yours while moving to a new build after 7+ years of not caring about PC hardware news at all. Your content has now got me hooked on keeping myself up to date on all this, even though I'm not sure I'll be buying parts for the next 5 years. Your content is refreshing, and as someone trying to grow a business, you ethics are an example and a goal I'm aiming for. Long live GN !

@axelfoley1406 Жыл бұрын

It's not just the tech industry. Things are going by the wayside all across the board I feel...

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

Predictably. It's the decay of a global empire that distinctly admires the Roman example. As a spiritual teacher I emphasize this crucial bit of understanding: *Fear makes stupid.* Also: Truth can only be known when put to the test.

@CraftMine1000 Жыл бұрын

I hear ya, feel exactly the same

@BleedForTheWorld Жыл бұрын

@@Dowlphin no. And Rome was very gay.

@BassAutomotive69420 Жыл бұрын

Automotive industry guy here, can confirm. Also gun guy here, can confirm. Music is doin pretty good these days though if you ignore all the usual top-10 people (like how you should anyway).

@RollerCoasterLineProductions Жыл бұрын

You’ll own nothing and like it ~Klaus Schwab

@lhs2145 Жыл бұрын

Do you supply findings to the Standards Association or others?

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

We have supplied findings to the US Consumer Protection & Safety Commission (CPSC) on a few occasions, yes. They were the ones who stepped in to make NZXT act more seriously.

@Madmeerkat55 Жыл бұрын

You guys are absolutely awesome. This is just next level professional. Thank you so much for everything you've done for the community and I can't wait to see what keeps coming! Over the last year or so all of the recruiting, the new equipment, the new premises, it all feels like it's been leading to something, and it's so cool to see you forging ahead like this and so excited about it, too. Basically... Thanks, Steve! And the team 💖

@lesliehollands2689 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Steve and the team everyone makes these videos and info. available. You guys ROCK!

@A-Gaming-Memory Жыл бұрын

Well done GN in not taking on any kind of Sponsor that people throw at you, Manscaped, Nord VPN etc etc, they do my head in them types of sponsors, its good you have kept your integrity! Love the channel guys! Take care 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@WowCreativeUsername Жыл бұрын

@@asksearchknock "Here's ho Manscaped is just overpriced basic products. Now let's get to the hair pulling instead of cutting tests."

@kertuibo9158 Жыл бұрын

Im half way into the video and it's insane what GN is making in the computer space.

@wile-e-coyote7257 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Steve and crew!

@alexdarby5185 Жыл бұрын

GN is directly responsible for giving me both the interest and confidence to build my first pc. The technical focus of a channel not afraid to include walls of product performance stats while incorporating real-world user considerations was so effective that my first-ever build was done while drinking a sixxer of tall boys without error. Furthermore I bought the GN driver set on the whim that it might ease the build assembly process, which they did in a sublime fashion. After watching their content for several years now, I have an even better sense of which brands and products to invest in for future upgrade/build purchases. The fanhood sentiment is such that days were spent pining for a realistic way to move locally during their most recent staff hiring sequence.

@Deltarious Жыл бұрын

With regards to you commenting how the written portion of the site means a lot to you, one thing I think is missing that would be *super useful* to have in writing for me personally would be a singular place on the site where I can get the most up to date comparison of GN's benchmarks for CPUs but *especially* GPUs, with bonus points for having historical comparisons too (I know your testing standards have changed over the years and so on but sometimes making a connection between massive GPU generation gaps is extremely helpful to demonstrate to people). It has *actually happened* to me IRL no less than four times by this point over the span of about a year that someone has directly asked me to compare their GPU to the current market in terms of performance. Now I keep a reasonable handle on how well the last couple of generations of GPUs have performed relative to eachother, but let me tell you that I do *not* keep a mental note of how well an RX 580 performed. I *especially* don't keep a note of how it does against say a 3070, and sure I can kind of spitball it by working backwards, but I have actively gone out of my way to look up GN resources to refresh my basis of comparison so I could get a decent idea. Each time it has been kind of awkward and I have had to google my way around different GN videos and I've personally found my self *really* wishing for a centralised place on your site where I can just look up the info in text, I even went there to look the first time.

@walkir2662 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, a User Benchmark-like comparison thing that isn'T.. .well, User Benchmark even sucks too hard for a joke...

@mathewsboy88 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the work you guys do.

@aaronnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Жыл бұрын

Big fan of the transparency you have, (not just with this video but all of them), regarding GN and the mission statement. GN's got the know-how and the ethics I admire in reviews and journalism.

@Hartbreak1 Жыл бұрын

Amazing that you’re putting an info site for failures and stuff like that. I personally have been watching your videos on and off for years but I decided to subscribe when the Newegg reporting happened. I love how you have started doing more in depth investigations which is something very few other PC Hardware KZfaqrs (if any) actively do.

@walkir2662 Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Have to chuckle at a site about catastrophic faulures basically just showing a picture and some colored bars top to bottom with having most Javascript disabled. Went to the store to see if that is just Squarespace being Squarespace, but that mostly works with the same settings.

@treyquattro Жыл бұрын

I think one of the intangibles that keeps Gamers Nexus current and keeps me, at least, coming back for more content is Steve's ethics, and by extension those of the whole team. It's really gratifying in this era to find someone who puts character and honor before pelf.

@drewhuscher496 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Love the transparency and documention of the faults and failures. Super handy bc I have something like a 5yr upgrade cycle 😅

@memitim171 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, really appreciate the transparency and that you don't just do things the way everyone else does without asking if there's a better way. 20 years ago I couldn't even have dreamed we'd one day see hardware journalism on this level.

@claymcgranahan Жыл бұрын

You know when “oh, it’s on fire” is the default reaction, that the issue is getting out of hand

@KontroldKaos Жыл бұрын

Thanks GN team for all y’all do 💙

@Boomer.Roberts Жыл бұрын

Greatly looking forward to a return of written articles from GN! I do enjoy all the video reviews, but it's also very nice if I want to go back and check on a particular product, if I can just scroll through a site real quick to get to the core info without having to find a video and then scrub through it to find the pertinent charts. Great work as always!

@hadesmcc Жыл бұрын

The failure list is such an awesome concept. I immediately subscribed, thanks for coming up with that.

@leebannister3759 Жыл бұрын

This is something I usually only see scientists do, test and document. It might be good to include a 3rd party supporting video that shows their testing and their results. This way it's harder to accuse you of breaking the tech

@GamingNinja4633 Жыл бұрын

What you do is vital for consumer's, thank you for providing balanced factual information.

@letter2steve Жыл бұрын

I'm astonished at how much more technical you and your team has gotten over the years. It's pretty mind blowing how much you have learned and have been able to teach us. It's very gratifying to witness you couple that knowledge with honesty, integrity and a true willingness to stay connected to the community. Also, I love your hair. Please don't ever be tempted to cut it. It's epic.

@neilbutt3008 Жыл бұрын

Wow. What an amazing public service! And really fortunate timing for my family--my nephews and I are starting builds, so I had just started manually reviewing the GN archives for videos on these kinds of problems. This will be such a great asset! Thanks!

@lambo_jon Жыл бұрын

There are very few "trusted" review sites remaining, the loss of JohnnyGuru still stings. Keep up your unimpeachable work. Also go tell EVGA to make an AMD board that doesnt set on fire :) My Crosshair extreme is currently being used as a glorified paperweight.

@trajectoryunown Жыл бұрын

They don't need to be budget, but as long as they have one that's reasonably priced I'm fully in support of building a rig with as much EVGA gear as it can fit. Heard nothing but great things in recent years. Never had one of their power supplies fail on me. Haven't had the pleasure of using any other parts, but after watching that deep dive GN did I'd really like to. They looked really passionate about what they do.

@Dowlphin Жыл бұрын

I imagine an EVGA AMD card could even have pushed many people to buy one even though they don't really need it; as a kind of damn-nice-to-have and maybe also an unconventional type of crowdfunding push.

@xezee Жыл бұрын

Dark mode on your website would be great.

@kleeenco Жыл бұрын

love this! you should consider adding model numbers to the table and a search box.

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Good idea on model numbers!

@rube9169 Жыл бұрын

Criticism/suggestion on the failure report list: Depending on how you want to organize the "Resolved to GN's Standards" column, would it be better to use a simple "yes" or "no"? The "eventually" seems too vague without explanation. How long? Was it in bad faith? etc. If you stick to using "eventually", I think a link to a brief explanation would be a good idea. (just for "eventually", not "yes" or "no" just to clarify) I know the links to the video reports are really helpful here, but a tl;dw would be nice for those who don't want to watch every detail beyond the implications of "eventually". Love the update and thanks for continuing the hard work!

@notjulesatall Жыл бұрын

Could failures be related to recent layoffs in tech companies?

@dooder126 Жыл бұрын

I would not be surprised if this were true. I work in automotive product development and we experienced similar engineering headcount reductions which have resulted in substantial workload increases for those still with the company. It’s pure shitshow status in some corners of the company, including mine.

@puciohenzap891 Жыл бұрын

No, only because us, stupid sheeple, keep buying. There are no other excuses for companies employing thousands of workers.

@zivzulander Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind also that many products were designed and/or manufactured in a pandemic/post-pandemic era of work-from-home or return-to-work difficulties, labor issues, supply disruptions, and resulting parts substitutions at manufacturing and product levels. I'm actually pretty surprised we haven't seen more widespread failures, but I think that speaks to some level of resilience and (often underappreciated) hard work from a lot of dedicated people. Not to excuse bad products, of course, but the times we live in do account for some of the issues. Companies that don't have the ability to pass on increasing prices (inflation) of components that they use in a product may also be tempted to "cheap out" and cut corners.

@gatocochino5594 Жыл бұрын

No.

@LaccerHS Жыл бұрын

Well, WoW became a bugfest (worse than random noname private servers), bugs are known by them, yet it is not fixed in months. There are constant downtimes, multiple times per week and not even a sorry, no gametime extension for having an unplayable game for 5-6 days/month, nothing. Now you can play DF for free for a while... but you actually need to sub. I mean what's next? Free test drive for cars but you have to buy wheels for it first? So yes, layoffs cause unfinished garbage products with shitty support and poor development. But hey, at least the big dicks of the companies can smoke crack on a yacht.

@alt5494 Жыл бұрын

GN growth is incredible. Congrats Steve the failure analysis has come so far since the Xbox;⁠)

@eccodreams Жыл бұрын

Im a **massive** fan of this. Signed up to the newsletter and have bookmarked the site. The passion and love for everything GN standa for is truly felt and seen by the amazing community you've fostered.

@natenate33 Жыл бұрын

you, hardware unboxed and the new linus lab have take such big leaps in bettering the reviews of computer hardware. hats off to you guys

@Seth_Samson Жыл бұрын

you missing NVidia blowing mosfets or transistor on backplate side ... and also asus soldering mosfets backwards

@L233233 Жыл бұрын

What ever happened to that fan testing machine?

@GamersNexus Жыл бұрын

Answered this many times. We will be making progress as soon as we can. Our team is currently inundated. It took us 2+ years to review a PSU after showing our equipment. Will be similar here.

@L233233 Жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus Thanks for the update. Looking forward to it.

@thunderboltlightning6010 Жыл бұрын

I like Fractal, they seems genuinely care. A few years back I had a glass side panel exploded on me. While waiting on the replacement panel, I decided to make an acrylic one just for fun. So I sent an email to them asking for measurements of that peculiar panel, the next day I received the detailed engineering drawings of that case and a message which basically says ”we normally don’t do this but here you go, enjoy”. It’s rare these days to see a company this open that they sent drawings of their current product to some random dude from internet. And also good to know their customer service people works closely with engineers. If instead it was Dell, none of that will ever happen, I would get an Indian dude talking in circles.

@LeoDDJ Жыл бұрын

Thank you for creating a website 🙏 I hope there will be an interactive graph / raw data view of your amazing and extensive benchmark data sometime in the future too!

@sohamsengupta6470 Жыл бұрын

As a person who can assimilate info by reading much faster than you could reasonably transmit info in a video, I'm very glad to hear the text stuff is coming back, and this new initiative is also such a big help for folks like me who like to pop in and out of the tech space.

@tomb3782 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for a full video on the Asus ROG ally!

@PerpetuallyTiredMusician Жыл бұрын

Go look at the last digital foundry episode. Spoiler, it seems to have power managment problems that seem to be bios related. Richard noted that it gets lower performance when the power cable is plugged in for some reason. It sounds like a bad joke but sadly it's not. Peace

@tomb3782 Жыл бұрын

@@PerpetuallyTiredMusician I just looked for that video, all I can find is a talking heads video where they say "The review is coming, but its about 1% better than the steam deck." When did they release the video that says that? In the Talking heads video, all he noted was he received different bench marks at home than in his office, and the second talking head said "I wonder if this is suffering form the Bios issue Asus is having?" and he said "it's possible".

@NoGround94 Жыл бұрын

I'd just like to say THANK YOU. I ended up building my PC with parts that you reported have catastrophic failures. This was *just* before your report came out, unfortunately, so I'm sticking with it. (reference: Asus TUF X670E-PLUS Wifi MOBO with AMD 7800X3D). What I'm thanking you for is allowing me to be informed and prevent these catastrophic failures from happening by informing me of what settings are safe to set in the BIOS, and my new PC, which I hope will last a long time (my upgrade cycle is crazy long at 8-10 years), is running pretty.

@VincentAndre_HK Жыл бұрын

In the name of ARCTIC, I would also like to thank the PC builders community to have been extremely supportive when we faced that issue. We were worried that this issue would lead to our brand being demolished by the community but we nonetheless had to inform about the issue so that it could be fixed. We were then extremely glad to see that you guys have been awesomely understanding. Thank you.

@wenicu3 Жыл бұрын

April 15th, built a 7800x3d/Asus B650 A Gaming motherboard combo PC; Today after two Asus motherboard replacments (along with PSU replacement that I think was not the issue since it seems motherboard related), and switching to MSI, finally had no crash in 24 hours. Excited about the new site feature

@thepolticalone961 Жыл бұрын

Bro made a whole website based on the concept of TLDR

@KeremyJing Жыл бұрын

This comes across as a clear message that you are putting these companies, that are asking a LOT of money and trust from their customers, on a thorough and constant audit and I love it.

@Nycteus1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information about your interests in land conservation (among the others). Land/soil/nature conservation is something that aligns with my goals and ambitions as well.