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Patrons Ask GN 11: Liquid Viscosity, RAM Differences
🕑 Added 2018-05-23 20:30:14 +0000 UTC A new Patrons Ask GN episode is out! This one goes with Ask GN #81 & #82. Timestamps below, link below for email users:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pupfrA9134c
TIMESTAMPS
Does Viscosity of Coolant Affect Performance?
00:10 - sean devine: “@GN Staff does viscosity of a coolant affects its performance. in the video where Jaytwocents had 4 radiators in series, would having a different liquid impact performance? like mineral oil vs regular premix coolant. his system only had one pump and he said it would be fine. I'm thinking if we filled it with mineral oil would perform as well pushing a much thicker liquid? i know mineral oil is extreme but is there a difference in back pressure on the pumps from different liquid density? could if effect cool performance on large systems.”
What Do You Think of Geek Squad?
03:48 – abalanceddiet: “During the newest HW news recap during the part on the spectre attack you brought up people taking their computers to places like geek squad. what are your thoughts (if any) on places such as geek squad and their competitors at places like staples etc.?”
What REAL Differences Exist Between RAM?
05:02 – Savage: “@Steve Burke, how come certain 3000Mhz/3200Mhz so cheap compared to the name brand models? Talking about brands like Adata, Team Vulcan, Team Dark, Patriot, and GeiL. Often times you can save $10 or more with the same speed, quantity, and CAS latency by going with these lesser known brands. Is there any difference in the quality or performance with these?”
Audio Content?
07:09 – FourthTuna: “@Steve Burke Will there be content regarding sound processing units? I would like to look in-depth at the offered embedded mobo processors, as well as some popular dedicated ones. From a gamer's standpoint mostly.”
“Wind Tunnel” Questions
07:50 – honeyforce: “@Steve Burke re: fan testing: do you move the "hot wire" during a test to get a sense of multiple readings? This Silverstone AP demonstration seems to show there is a wide variety of flow patterns (tagged at 1:45 https://youtu.be/8m8fC809TK0?t=105), I'm not sure how/if the tunnel effects that. Side note- personally I'd like to see a lot of the branding removed from the GN videos. With the recent ifixit wall it feels like there's quite a lot of companies constantly on screen that have no relation to the content of the videos (like the "Cosair" wind tunnel)”
Host: Steve Burke
Video: Keegan Gallick
Comments
For audio this is a major step up from motherboard DACs like the one in my Asus Z97-AR. I use the older DAC version of this by Radio Shack and the difference was amazing. The mobo audio couldn't push my M50Xs. At 80%+ volume the distortion would climb, and the bass was gone as midrange rose. With this there is no issue even at max volume. It's mostly about power delivery but also the DAC. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Analog-Converter-Optical-Toslink/dp/B005K2TXMO" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Analog-Converter-Optical-Toslink/dp/B005K2TXMO</a>
