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@SuperEpicGaming 3 месяца назад

There's no way Nvidia thought a single fan could cool 2 flagship GPUs💀

@groenevinger3893 3 месяца назад

250watts tho..

@SuperEpicGaming 3 месяца назад

@@groenevinger3893 I have a strix vega 56 (beefy cooler) with 210 watt TDP and that thing runs pretty hot sometimes

@mesicek7 3 месяца назад

Tell that to voodoo.

@unnamed715 3 месяца назад

In this case (pun intended) it wasn't really Nvidia's fault. Look at that case! It's almost like they added those "cool" ventilation flaps as a joke. That case clearly has terrible airflow. Plus SLI/Crossfire was never great for cooling. The top GPU would always run hotter because it was being choked off by the bottom one.

@thrm0nuclear727 3 месяца назад

As an owner of a GTX 690, I can confirm that one fan definitely doesn't.

@dualbeardedtech 3 месяца назад

Ok, so I'm 2:16 into the video and I have to say the this is hands down and by far the best presentation of the discovery of alien artifacts I have ever seen. Dawid, please never lose you sense of humor and sarcasm!

@jean-charlesweyland129 3 месяца назад

The X-Files vibe is real... with his long hairs he looks a bit like Scully if you squint from afar XD

@cv990a4 3 месяца назад

Someone finds an Alienware carcass on the street, lists it on Craigslist, Dawid buys it for actual money...

@EthanLeitch 3 месяца назад

Didn't need the DVI adapter, the card has mini displayport 1.2 which can do 1440p at 144hz and 4k at 75hz.

@TELEKINENESIS 3 месяца назад

um no it doesnt i have dp 1.2 also and it cant to 2160x3840 at 60hz

@JamesSmith-sw3nk 3 месяца назад

That really helps the 14 people who have any kind of a mini display adapter on hand..

@AlaskanGamerGuy 3 месяца назад

I saw that too.

@AlaskanGamerGuy 3 месяца назад

@@JamesSmith-sw3nkI have one on hand. Lots of laptops with a dGPU have mini DP ports.

@AlaskanGamerGuy 3 месяца назад

@@JamesSmith-sw3nkin fact, I have both a 10ft cable with mini DP to DP as well as a 6" mini DP to female DP adapter.

@hellmalm 3 месяца назад

5:55 Unfocused man shouting at me “run to a store and buy an SSD” would have been the perfect segway to a Microcenter AD! 😂

@JackWse 3 месяца назад

That's at least a thousand miles.. ain't no Forrest Gump here..

@hellmalm 3 месяца назад

@@JackWse Well same for me, I don’t think swimming across the Atlantic would end well. 😂

@RusRus72 3 месяца назад

to be fair a hard drive was likely failing

@HanSolo__ 3 месяца назад

Dont run. New 200TB CDs are on their way. Thats why SSDs are so cheap now.

@dakoderii4221 3 месяца назад

@@hellmalm You'll never know if you don't try. Think it about in more positive terms. You have to cross half the distance of the Pacific. See! You're halfway there already. Don't give up now! That SSD is almost yours.

@Ruby_Witch 3 месяца назад

Imagine a time when the top-spec GPU only used 250W at full tilt. What a world.

@raven4k998 3 месяца назад

imagine a world where my adrenals aren't running full tilt all the time oh man I would be weak as fuck then never mind sure I could then get an actual blood sugar reading that isn't adrenaline but man then I cannot fuck for a week straight or make the doctors bitch about how a slight breeze could kill me😜😜

@dragos2010full1 2 месяца назад

yeah but also a modern rtx 4060 is like 5x the performance and uses half of that power

@zextakamania2086 2 месяца назад

That’s because back then we haven’t hit a lithography wall yet. Now achieving actual improvements on high end hardware either involves increasing power draw or making considerable changes to the architecture.

@raven4k998 2 месяца назад

@@zextakamania2086 yeah well that basically means they have to be geniuses to make the cpu's performance increase🤪🤪

@amdintelxsniperx 3 месяца назад

the 690s needed a custom fan curve to actually do anything

@beardedmonkey1320 2 месяца назад

i had a 690, while it was a beast in games that supported sli it was a bitch in games that didnt, i remember playing watch dogs and after upgrading the a 780ti i knew multiple gpu gaming was dead

@volvo09 3 месяца назад

Nice, you found one of the "gilled" Alienwares... Those are pretty neat looking.

@paulEG6 3 месяца назад

I think it’s the coolest looking case that Alienware made

@jonesy7650 3 месяца назад

@@paulEG6 Yeah i have an old Alienware Aurora R3 that has that case. Still have it.. Mine isn't liquid cooled like in the video, and has an i5 and a 980ti.. Was a really good system in its day, and still works very well today. I know people love to shit on alienware, and for good reason, but the two iv owned worked just fine. Hasen't been my main system for years, but i have no complaints about it.

@mbrooker79 3 месяца назад

It’s the ALX version. It has a few extra upgrades from the standard Aurora, including the active venting (grills).

@joshuamiller8235 2 месяца назад

@@jonesy7650 I have an R3 aurora too. These were manufactured back when alienware was still good. I forget the original vcard that was in it, but i have a 1080Ti in it (the biggest the mobo will support) It's actually maxed out in terms of hardware. Gave it to my kid a few years ago when i built a new rig. TBF it was a great computer. I paid ~$2500 for it new and it lasted me about 10 years.

@lucutes2936 Месяц назад

What

@Drewtheelder 3 месяца назад

I love the way the top ventilation vents open when it powers up.

@Vtarngpb 3 месяца назад

1:27 the fogged up glasses… the struggle is real😅 also, I would’ve used “detritus” to describe the whole pc as well 😂as

@Ender-vy1xc 3 месяца назад

73 or 72 dollars?

@Audacity___ 3 месяца назад

72.99$

@bypic 3 месяца назад

Yes

@lisbiel 3 месяца назад

Inflation

@oOZellzimaOo 3 месяца назад

Canadian or US?

@EhEhEhEINSTEIN 3 месяца назад

YTers out here misleading people like usual.. /s

@LabCat 3 месяца назад

The return of Vileda! And the "Alien Autopsy" X-Files-ish font just sets the scene so well. This channel is soooo underrated.

@JokaGaming2K10 3 месяца назад

> Dawid suicides itself on Tomb Raider. > Alienware Suicides itself after that.

@Apokathelosis 3 месяца назад

Except it was Rise of the Tomb Raider, he didn't even know where he's dying.

@JohnWick-9050 3 месяца назад

I miss the pre-built videos

@naifbashin3099 3 месяца назад

cuz it’s so expensive

@LeoMkII 3 месяца назад

Meh, I think they were fun but he can have fun for much cheaper. That garbage is overpriced

@xiradio 3 месяца назад

That looks like mini-displayport on the graphics card.

@volvo09 3 месяца назад

Yeah it is

@TheSpotify95 2 месяца назад

meaning you still need an adapter, like the Surface Pro 3 needing a mini displayport to HDMI adapter in order to put out anything to an external display...

@volvo09 2 месяца назад

@@TheSpotify95 it's not about the adapter. Mini DP is more capable than DVI.

@xiradio 2 месяца назад

@@TheSpotify95 Plenty of monitors have mini displayport inputs. Not everyone has to have HDMI.

@watercannonscollaboration2281 3 месяца назад

Oooo it’s the version with the fan exhaust latches on the top, one of the few PC cases that can activate DRS

@shaneeslick 3 месяца назад

G'day Dawid, The Autopsy Sequences are AWESOME! 🤔it's name is Patrick ???... is this an old GN PC 😂 PS I like the look of these old Alienware PCs as they remind me of a Retro Futuristic Locomotive like Snowpiercer

@burrfoottopknot 3 месяца назад

The 2GB VRAM per card is never utilised as 4GB VRAM in total, it is limited to 2GB VRAM total when running SLi. If you want to know why VRAM doesn't combine in multi-GPU setups is simply because there's no interface fast enough to allow for data sharing that they could use in a practical manner i.e., without bulky or expensive connections. This is also on top of the fact that now there's another layer of memory that the GPU has to check (if it's not in its VRAM, it has to go to the other card's VRAM), which could induce more latency which is something you don't want in real-time 3D rendering. And since the "most compatible" multi-GPU rendering mode is alternate-frame rendering, they both need the same assets anyway.

@humanexister 3 месяца назад

So then what's the point? Genuinely asking.

@burrfoottopknot 3 месяца назад

@@humanexister My point was a lot of people thought that the RAM from each GPU was combined and you would have say 2x2GB VRAM (4GB Total) for use. Just thought I would clear up any confusion for those watching or thinking of trying an older GPU set up

@alext6933 3 месяца назад

@burrfoottopknot I'll take your word for it. I barely have enough money for a current generation GPU the last thing I need is to set up an old one 😀

@stoneymahoney9106 3 месяца назад

@burrfoottopknot Intel brought QPI to the market in 2008, allowing cross-package access to shared memory pools. Nvidia were just too lazy.

@humanexister 3 месяца назад

@@burrfoottopknot I understand that but if having two cards doesn't increase VRAM then what is the point? How is the performance improved otherwise

@AnnaDoes 3 месяца назад

Such a cool video. I was beaming during the autopsy.

@mxss115 3 месяца назад

When I was getting into PC gaming, the 690 was the fastest gaming card around. The fact that an ARM laptop performs similarly to it now makes me feel old.

@veraxis9961 3 месяца назад

Same. But in my case it was the 8800 GTX.

@Joric78 3 месяца назад

As old as a presidential candidate?

@DanielFerreira-ez8qd 2 месяца назад

@@Joric78 Not yet, but when those iGPUs start beating old high-ends I will.

@johnt.848 3 месяца назад

Should have checked those stains on it with a U.V. light 🤣🤣🤣

@andromedalol 2 месяца назад

dude, i love the increase in production quality and editing!! i cant wait to see more videos from you i love your channel it just makes me love weird and old tech more!!

@Bill-lt5qf 3 месяца назад

I aspire to become a re-paster one day.

@nedlyest 3 месяца назад

You've got it man.

@qmmt9786 3 месяца назад

"Thumbing in a shorty" What the actual....

@iitzfizz 2 месяца назад

His inuendo's just keep getting better and better 🤣

@danon7860 3 месяца назад

Next video idea: Running Cyberpunk on a xenomorph's corpse

@wunder8048 3 месяца назад

Hey nice job with the cinematic part. Love seeing you have fun with what you do!

@markli3889 3 месяца назад

I'm now looking on Amazon for a case with gills

@SamuTheFrog 2 месяца назад

I loved the whole alien specimen gig. Thats great. If you just made a series of this i'd watch it every day. Doesnt even have to be alienware, just treat your computer vids like that cause that was golden

@BigTylt 3 месяца назад

Vileda gloves: "I want you to put the word out there that we back up"

@supertubby12 3 месяца назад

the running to the store to buy a SSD rant while the blurry face in the frame was peak comedy tbh

@hateWinVista 3 месяца назад

10:51 There's yellow crust at 12 o' clock, which indicates a leaking cold plate(and probably gunked up internals). Explains why the AIO was on the verge of failing.

@Sagerronan 3 месяца назад

I actually had this exact Alienware system 15 or so years ago. I had the same problems with it, gpu overheating, crashing, random restarts etc. I gave up after 6 months, stripped it for parts, and built my own, vowing never to buy a pre built again. The 690 was a mistake.

@ffwast 3 месяца назад

These cases were so neat,there's a whole separate control board to run the lights and the vent motors. On the top spec cases of the time with aluminum panels there was a motor to close the front bay cover too. Their cooling potential was really underutilized,they put the same little 120mm aio in them.

@schrollbach 3 месяца назад

"Thumbing in a shorty" oh my god 😂

@AnnaDoes 3 месяца назад

I know. 😂I almost spat my coffee out.

@richarddesimone960 2 месяца назад

I still have this same pc. Mine is the older model of the aurora R4 it dosent have the vents at the top. Just a black cut out for airflow. Works great still today with windows 10. Play harry potter and some of newer games. Change the coolant in the block. Change any paste and pads on your gpu and she will keep going for years. You can have a issuie with the upper controlboard the main connection get loose. Best of luck to you 👍🏼

@IDTen_T 3 месяца назад

I’m imagining a timeline where SLI or dual-GPU setups stuck around… It would have been incredible to have the second GPU work properly in most of the games you tested out.

@TheJohn8765 3 месяца назад

I miss my dual Voodoo2's in SLI mode. Damn, those were the days.

@Kwadrat99733 2 месяца назад

Yea, think about top of the top computer with threadripper 7995x or smth I don't remember (the most powerful one) and 2 (or 3 idk) Nvidia rtx 5090 (in the near future)

@bedroxzbass4706 3 месяца назад

$72 or $73!? What is it dawid!? Dont lie to us dawid!

@AnnaDoes 3 месяца назад

Haha it was $100 cad and he used the exchange rate so it fluctuates 😂😂😂 plus he’s Dawid so of course he was all over the place ❤

@Drycleanerguy 3 месяца назад

Plus the SSD and the AIO....

@bedroxzbass4706 3 месяца назад

@@Drycleanerguy This isn't what I meant...

@aaz1992 2 месяца назад

Thx lol

@Drycleanerguy 2 месяца назад

@@bedroxzbass4706No, I wasn't implying that was what you meant. I was simply adding to what you said by pointing out that either price of 72/73 didn't reflect the product as tested, because more investment was required to make it useful.

@InviableTrader 3 месяца назад

I can agree with how big of a difference an ssd makes. I smelled a Sata ssd in my old ddr3 build for my kid to use and run like a dream.

@OOFtheSecond 2 месяца назад

FYI, moving that ancient radiator probably dislodged built up gunk from the inner tubing which probably blocked the microfins and killed the pump. Some bios can last a long time, but once you move the, around they can die.

@anumeon 3 месяца назад

Ahh, the good ol' "Page fault in non paged area" BSOD.. It's been a hot minute since i last saw that one during troubleshooting..

@FunBunChuck Месяц назад

I would've been wearing a DIY homemade hazmat suit at the start just for the laughs! 🤣

@Thurgosh_OG 2 месяца назад

We need more 'Dawid, Alien Examiner' videos.

@Blablabla3945 3 месяца назад

The thing is, with an ssd, an air cooler and a cheap rx580 this thing is still good for some casual gaming 12 years after it came out.

@auvokuustio 3 месяца назад

I think that it's very nice to see Dawid enjoy the sample with great pleasure!

@jeminunguy 3 месяца назад

That is such a cool case. It would be nice to modify it with updated hardware.

@veraxis9961 3 месяца назад

Maybe, but I suspect heat would be an issue on modern components. Those old Alienware cases were known to run hot even back then.

@2brothersracingllc756 Месяц назад

That's what I've done with mine, gutted it and updated with new hardware

@supert5678 2 месяца назад

I had that case so many years ago when it launched. Idk why, i just loved the look of it so much and still do

@Generali087 2 месяца назад

The production value of this video is off the charts.

@gibzrival1565 3 месяца назад

Video production is on another level🔥

@Kyexk 2 месяца назад

The sarcastic witt and the random bodgy builds and random stuff is definitely making this my favourite tech channel

@jurgenkolinek4142 3 месяца назад

Woa!! Great Production this is awesome hahah

@muhguyva8395 2 месяца назад

I got one of these off Facebook a couple years ago. Used it for a bit, sold the internals, kept the case and made good profit. Also there's an program you can get to make the internal speaker play midi files on startup or whatever.

@2brothersracingllc756 Месяц назад

What's the program

@flaymations6200 3 месяца назад

I’ve always loved the skits (Alienware ones are always funny) glad to see them back :)

@Xuvier 3 месяца назад

Unreal quality and entertainment on these videos. Dude deserves millions of subs

@aotearoagaming 3 месяца назад

Please never stop making videos Dawid. Always enjoy your style and demeanour.

@dustcollector4096 Месяц назад

those gills and doors that hide the gpu are so cool as well as that front panel

@MyWhyGuyShorts 2 месяца назад

This is Class! "The specimen been abandoned on Earth for quite sometime" literally looked like someone got it out of a bin and was like yeah good enough

@teaspoon966 3 месяца назад

These are the good stuff videos, Dawid. Keep em coming.

@RurouniKalainGaming 2 месяца назад

I like the whole alien operation thing throughout the video. Very fun.

@CNGTunes 3 месяца назад

I really enjoyed this video Dawid. The commitment to the Area 51/alien autopsy theme was great.

@T4RGETT 3 месяца назад

I had a big ass flashback when i saw that PC, that was my first ever gaming pc when i was 9 with my big bro in 2014-2015, it was their gift for us...

@CarbonPanther 3 месяца назад

HA YES THE VILEDA COMEBACK!

@ImaginationToForm 3 месяца назад

That case was pretty cool. Ironman vibes, if only the red and gold.

@snjert8406 3 месяца назад

I loved that autopsy part, absolutely amazing haha Edit: I'm jealous of your hair. Glorious.

@Taorakis 2 месяца назад

Hey there, GPU Collector here: I had the same issue with the GTX 690, the Temps won't go down much when you repaste and clean them, the fanspeed will just be a bit lower. It makes it quieter, but it seems to be comfortable sitting at 85-90c. Also yeah, since it's a 600 series GPU a lot of stuff doesn't run in it anymore. Give Borderlands the Pre-Sequel a shot, that has really really good SLI Usage as well, and runs awesome.

@mohammadnoorqorayte5381 3 месяца назад

I like bow dawid was using the laser keyboard as an recording device. And I love the actings.

@AnnaDoes 3 месяца назад

Woah it’s so crazy you recognized that as the laser keyboard! I didn’t even realize it wasn’t a remote of some sort.

@edwardwilliams3815 2 месяца назад

Aurora R3- i7-2600k, 16gb ddr3 ram, GTS 450s*2 in SLi, 120mm AIO, was my first gaming PC, was good to me, quickly upgraded to a EVGA GTX 680 FTW 4gb, played everything at max, only hot summer days the fans would ramp up, other than that, was stable and served me well...GG

@BaDitO2 3 месяца назад

I owned one of those models back in like 2014. I still think this was one of the coolest case designs ever made

@UnbanMeNowOfficial 2 месяца назад

It's amazing to discover how much the system could be improved by simple changes like replacing the hard drive with an SSD, and addressing the heating problems. There was a lot of useful learning in troubleshooting this.

@donnikubbitz2146 2 месяца назад

Having an SSD is like when we got to upgrade dial up to cable/ethernet. It's an amazing difference.

@vincent570 2 месяца назад

I remember wanting this pc so bad... It was the bees knees of prebuilt at the time. I think before dell had their mitts all over Alienware to a disgusting degree. I'd still rock this with a newer GPU today like a 1060-1070 and be happy with it. it's a very unique case, even if it is essentially a heat radiator for your house. Great for Canadian Winter here in Ontario. I absolutely love this gem.

@AlextheguitarFreak 2 месяца назад

Loved the way you edited and narrated the beginning! Including the return of the vileda gloves.

@frankshaw2057 3 месяца назад

It has an mATX motherboard and it might be a standard layout. The case could be a candidate for a mid-range retro sleeper build. A full case cleaning would be an ordeal.

@GradXL49 2 месяца назад

I need a movie directed by Dawid in this style. Peak cinema at its finest.

@thrm0nuclear727 3 месяца назад

Never knew how much I needed unfocused dawid in my life

@thedethtoad2041 3 месяца назад

Funny enough, I was eyeballing a different $75 Alienware recently. Almost as old as that one too.

@TheTiagones 3 месяца назад

Always love to see a Vileda cameo

@danielnelson8304 2 месяца назад

That went about as well as I thought it would.

@robertoney5665 3 месяца назад

That Alienwre Gaming has special features like years of dust and maybe smoke gunk build-up. That shouls be presumed at all cost.😊

@Emp3440 3 месяца назад

I love this skit it is perfect just chefs kiss I normally don't like them but this one is just perfect and really good job on the editing work it's just getting better and better each video

@shiftctrlhack 3 месяца назад

DAWID !! You did good on this one hahahah. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. THANK YOU :)

@StepBro18 3 месяца назад

I absolutely love old alienwares. (more so before dell) You should do a sleeper build in your area 51 7500! Love the cyborg green. I have a silver one myself. Loved this style of video Dawid. Keep it up!!!

@cosmic_drew 2 месяца назад

A buddy of mine had this exact case back in 2012/13ish. I don't remember what specs he had but I remember him showing off the "gills" that opened and closed.

@pyrophobia133 3 месяца назад

Vulkan is Kepler's worst nightmare

@sergiobarros6102 3 месяца назад

As a professional video editor, nice video Dawid! Love the audio effect on the "alien autopsy" parts too.

@EJBert 3 месяца назад

Pretty sure that it does: inspirational words of confidence indeed! Burst to life: Dawid is lucky it didn't burst into flames!

@Tyrian3k 3 месяца назад

Considering just how old this GPU is, I think the fact that it could run Doom Eternal and Cyberpunk at all is actually impressive.

@Kekeripo 3 месяца назад

That was my dream PC back in those days! That case is still crazy cool to me and seems quiet practical even at todays pc standards.

@CantankerousDave 3 месяца назад

Well, intro is one way to work in the “hold the microphone like a 1970s game show host” idiocy that RU-vid managers are suckering creators into doing these days. I honestly think it’s the result of a bet back at HQ.

@CorwinDTM 2 месяца назад

Things will get better in time when developers start making software and games for ARM...

@JynxedKoma 3 месяца назад

Aah, my gods. It's so beautiful... That classic Windows 11 login screen. Oh the memories... 🥲

@TubeandJar 2 месяца назад

Nice production. Very entertaining.

@jacksonbtb571 3 месяца назад

Seeing the original OS image from alienware was really cool. Would have been really cool to see the games the original owner had installed and stuff

@TwerpZ Месяц назад

I had one of these bad boys as my first "gaming" pc, had a i7 3820 and a 560ti. I also used it as a footrest when intense gaming began. Did my first PC mod on this thing when the cooler died and made the most terrible noise I've ever heard come out of a computer.

@baroncalamityplus 3 месяца назад

No one has ever accused Alienware for having great thermals in their desktops. I recently owned an Aurora R10 and I had to replace all of the system's cooling and add after market VRM heat sinks just to get the system stable.

@scizorunleashed 3 месяца назад

I absolutely loved my R3, by far the most interesting chassis I have ever owned. 1 day ill migrate my new setup into it for nostalgia!

@Sheovion 3 месяца назад

those old alienware cases really have that half life 2 combine train look to it

@lilietto1 3 месяца назад

Loved the abrupt ending xD

@melvinmartinali 3 месяца назад

Started whit one alienware..........now i have one of alemost every generation from 2011 and before.even a tripple 8800gtx version from 2007......god do i love these pc's

@Kundalini12 3 месяца назад

There was a mini display port on that graphics card, which was surprising.

@bayuchandrasukma820 2 месяца назад

Dawid, your suggestions for an SSD is no joke. I recently helped a friend with his Gen6 Intel build and it has a 1TB Windows harddrive install that failed and kept BSODing, and when I reinstalled the OS it took literally 3 hours of it being stuck on the getting ready page. I ripped off my unused 120GB SATA3 SSD for him and the install plus driver process took about 25mins. I just gave it to him afterwards. SSDs are literally mandatory man, at least for Windows.