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in reply to artyom • • •The sentence is constructed ambiguously. A better version of that sentence is
The USSS contacted GN on behalf of the Trump administration, because they were upset at GN's investigation.
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in reply to coyotino [he/him] • • •More importantly, it looks like Gamers Nexus (no apostrophe) is crowdfunding the deeper investigation that they want to do.
I'm inclined to think contributing to this journalism would be worthwhile.
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in reply to who • • •While I don't doubt there are considerable skeletons in all these parties closets, I do doubt the GN guy.
GN chases down every possible ounce of rage bait and controversy without fail. A lot of the time it fizzles out or doesn't stand up to any kind of real scrutiny. My fear is that they are more interested in ad revenue generating clicks than honest unbiased journalism.
We do need a network of publicly funded journalism organizations, but being reliant on google's tit and under the jurisdiction of US law is probably not the way to do it.
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Prove_your_argument
in reply to TehPers • • •He blew the doors off of something we already knew was happening.
The sea of coreless and ram-less consumer GPUs is all over the second hand market in the US. We all knew those chips ended up in china. We all knew nvidia was seeking profits at any cost and chinese money is the white whale of many an MBA's focus (before getting chased out by the party for not being chinese or owned by chinese anyway..)
It would be way more interesting to know if now after china said no more nvidia if the flow of chips is ongoing, but they probably won't ever cover that.
You also won't see too much critical of Google on their channel despite it being one of the biggest threats to privacy and safety, for obvious reasons. Can't hurt the hand that feeds I guess.
TehPers
in reply to Prove_your_argument • • •Well this is a load of nonsense. You can see where they got funding for that investigation here. It was crowdfunded, after all.
As for the rest of your comment, "everyone knows something at a high level" is the dumbest reason not to do an investigative piece. It's exactly that people only know it at a high level that investigating is important.
If you're looking for another investigative piece as a follow-up to their previous one, then why don't you email them directly? If you're just complaining that there isn't one, then can't really help you there. The story of the GPU black market has already been told though, so the most they could probably really do is a hardware news segment if I had to guess.
BLACK MARKET GPUs — GamersNexus Official Store
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in reply to Prove_your_argument • • •Usually when an investigation blows the doors off of something, it's because although many people were aware of what was happening inside, not enough did. Even if the primary gain is bringing awareness to an issue, investigative journalism like this is still important. After all, the doors were closed for a reason
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in reply to the_q • • •Oh no, someone is critical of GN! must be LTT!
That guy is dumb but very obviously a sellout lol.
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in reply to Prove_your_argument • • •Which times, specifically?
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in reply to Prove_your_argument • • •Maybe you could mention a few examples of times they got it wrong, what specifically they said that "didn't stand up to scrutiny", and how if at all they responded upon learning about it?
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in reply to Prove_your_argument • • •I don't think he was chasing clicks before. The reporting GN has done has always been very informative and fairly accurate. Including his recent China thing.
That being said, I think since his big documentary he is looking for that same high and I do expect some degredation in quality because of that. Not saying I have seen it yet, but it's a probable outcome and I'm watching for it.
zaki_ft
in reply to coyotino [he/him] • • •Gross! This is why their products are so expensive! So they can spend it on child rapists.
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in reply to coyotino [he/him] • • •I don't put much value on the things gamers nexus covers. I feel like they tend to create drama where none really exists, and it's all for ratings. Much better sources of information out there.
I'm guessing there is an bit of truth in what they found. I'm guessing nvidia isn't shit stain free either. But I'd bet money that if Nvidia releases another high end card tomorrow, everyone gonna line right up to hand them their money, including gamers nexus.
And for the record, the Kraken Z7 I bought 6 years ago and mounted vertically is still running quite strong, despite gamers nexus all but telling me I was an asshole for mounting it that way because it was going to die within 2 years and I'll have only myself to blame.
coyotino [he/him]
in reply to jay2 • • •not sure what beef you have with GN, but they've seemed pretty rock-solid reliable to me for years now. Just good, detailed benchmarking and high-quality journalism. Unlike many tech channels and blogs, they actually cite their sources thoroughly.
... Show more...Quick google is pulling up no parts called "Kraken Z7" so not exactly sure what you're talking about. I think you're referring to ? Generally speaking, computer parts are subject to a binning process, which means not all parts are created equal. Just because your AIO has lasted 6 years with a suboptimal orientation doesn't mean that every Kraken Z7 will last 6 years in that orientation. In that video, Steve uses a lot of qualifying language.
not sure what beef you have with GN, but they've seemed pretty rock-solid reliable to me for years now. Just good, detailed benchmarking and high-quality journalism. Unlike many tech channels and blogs, they actually cite their sources thoroughly.
Quick google is pulling up no parts called "Kraken Z7" so not exactly sure what you're talking about. I think you're referring to ? Generally speaking, computer parts are subject to a binning process, which means not all parts are created equal. Just because your AIO has lasted 6 years with a suboptimal orientation doesn't mean that every Kraken Z7 will last 6 years in that orientation. In that video, Steve uses a lot of qualifying language. In the chapter testing vertical orientation, he even specifically says "this one is more about noise than performance". They also say that you could mount vertically with the tubes towards the bottom of the radiator, and that would solve most of the issues. They supplied tons of testing and evidence proving that their recommended orientations would work best. I'm not sure how you heard "this could shorten the life of your AIO" and took that as a personal attack, but sure. Take it out on GN i guess.
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in reply to coyotino [he/him] • • •Also, when it comes to mounting radiators, all that matters at the end is where the air collects, and as long as a vertically mounted radiator has one end above the pump, then air will naturally collect there. Tube orientation matters, but not a whole lot. Tubes on the bottom usually means that air collects on the side of the radiator where it's less likely to recirculate back into the pump, but mounting it the other way doesn't usually cause issues because the air can still collect and what few bubbles make it to the pump aren't significant enough to damage it.
TL;DR: the goal is to not run the pump dry, which should never happen as long as the pump isn't at the top of your water loop (radiator below pump).
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