Podcast #208 - AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHZ Edition, Intel Core i5-3470, our Blindfolded APU build and more!
Subject: General Tech | June 28, 2012 - 05:18 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Vertex 4, thunderbolt, ssd, podcast, nvidia, i5-3470, hd7970, blindfolded, APU, 7970 ghz edition
PC Perspective Podcast #208 - 06/28/2012
Join us this week as we talk about the AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHZ Edition, Intel Core i5-3470, our Blindfolded APU build and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malvantano
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Program length: 1:05:24
- Introduction
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- 0:01:42 AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
- 0:09:10 Live Review Recap: AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
- 0:10:30 Silverstone Crown Series CW02 case review
- 0:13:50 Intel Core i5-3470 IVB Review
- 0:21:11 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI!
- 0:22:05 Live Video Recap: AMD Llano APU Blindfolded Build
- 0:25:50 ASUS ROG Matrix HD 7970 coming soon
- 0:30:00 Sandia Cooler Prototype
- 0:39:50 Dell Ubuntu Notebooks
- 0:43:40 Can a 12-core ARM cluster hit critical mass?
- 0:48:20 Google announces Nexus 7 tablet powered by Tegra 3
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0:55:55 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
- Ryan: Thunderbolt on Windows Article coming tomorrow!!
- Jeremy: Core i7 3770K is a compute per watt monster
- Josh: Good PS for general use and excellent price
- Allyn: OCZ Vertex 4 FW 1.4.1.3
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- Closing
Live Video Recap: AMD Llano Blindfolded PC Build
Subject: General Tech, Systems | June 23, 2012 - 06:04 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, llano, blindfolded, APU, amd
Well, we did it! Today I successfully built an AMD A-series APU based computer while blindfolded LIVE. At the start of the event I went over the various components used for the build including the AMD A8-3800 APU, MSI A75 motherboard, Corsair 550D case and 650 watt power supply and more. After showing it all, I wrapped a scarf around my head and went to work.
There were quite a few more hurdles than I expected including spreading the thermal paste correctly, screwing the motherboard into the case and finding the pins for the front panel power button. I was surprised at how easily I was able to install the APU, memory and heatsink, but that likely comes with years of practice and experience with the hardware.
In all, it took me 1 hour and 18 minutes to get to a Windows screen using a pre-installed OS on a Western Digital 1TB hard drive. That was MUCH longer than I had originally thought it would take, so I have been humbled by those DIY PC users that build their own on without sight a regular basis!
If you missed the live event we hosted at http://pcper.com/live you can find the replay hosted right here below. Enjoy watching me completely make a fool of myself!
Update: The winner of the blindfolded system was selected, congrats goes to Darren who gets the task of rebuilding this rig! :D
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