I was recently re-setting up my home network, and I noticed that all devices in my study were limited to 100 Mbps read/write speeds. This was despite the fact that I have a 500 Mbps up/down package from my ISP, Hyperoptic. So I went looking into this and I tested various ethernet network cables throughout … Read more
I freely admit that my study (and PC) looks a bit… boring: The lack of sparkly RGBs or triple 4K monitors means that I won’t win any style awards. However I’m actually pretty happy with my home computing setup, which includes a fairly powerful 4K video editing PC (that has 12 cores and 64GB of … Read more
If you have an Asus motherboard, you will probably have the Armoury Crate (or Armory Crate) software on your PC. Unfortunately it’s a fairly buggy bit of software, and any non-admin users will keep getting an annoying UAC pop-up every time they login that says: Do you want to allow this app to make changes … Read more
I have been weighing up purchasing a Windows workstation laptop for 4K video editing on the go, and I’ve narrowed my choices down to six laptops: This video explains my current thought process for each choice, and also asks if there’s any good alternatives that I’d forgotten. Video Transcript & Guide Initial Thoughts Hello, I’ve … Read more
This video is a (totally invalid) PSA from “Tristan’s Terrible Tech Tips”: where I discuss why you should never buy expensive power supply units. I argue (with totally incorrect reasoning) why “gold” and “platinum” PSUs are a waste of money. Please don’t follow this advice at home! You can view this video at: Video Transcript … Read more
If your computer case is sat directly on carpet… stop, drop and roll. Wait, that’s not right. Either way, don’t put your case directly onto carpet. This is because it will sink into the carpet, resulting in less airflow through the bottom of your case – and ultimately higher internal temps. Either move your case … Read more
I love the Final Fantasy series, with FFX being my all-time favorite game. So when I heard that FF7 was being remastered, I cried tears of joy. But when I saw the price, I cried. Angry tears. This video explores my thoughts on FF7’s three-part approach, its pricing strategy, and whether I’ll end up relenting … Read more
Since Nvidia is (generally) better than AMD for both gaming and video editing, I had always decided that my next GPU would be an Nvidia one – and probably the RTX 3060 Ti. So… why did I randomly purchase an AMD RX 6700 XT for £100 more than MSRP, especially when GPU prices are falling … Read more
A bit of a PSA (public service announcement): if you are installing a high end graphics card that has peak power usage of MORE THAN 250w (watts), you should run multiple, separate cables to it from your PSU. Otherwise you could be underpowering – and harming – your expensive graphics card. Video Transcript If you’ve … Read more
When upgrading my current PC, I knew that I was going for the AMD Ryzen 5900X. This beast of a CPU has 12 cores and 24 threads. But I didn’t know how I wanted to cool it. So I went hunting online, and firstly looked at AIO liquid coolers. However I soon went off the … Read more