2.5 Geeks - Crypto And Gaming GPUs: Let's Solve This Problem, Plus A Special Guest

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In this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks, we invite Andy from eTeknix to join us for a lively discussion about crypto-mining and GPUs, limited or unlimited hash rate products, shortages, and how the industry should best solve this problem?!
Show Notes:
01:52 - HotHardware Destiny 2 Talon Gaming PC Giveaway With Falcon Northwest, AMD And Bungie!
02:57 - Introducing Andy from eTeknix
03:39 - Intel Core i9-11980HK Preview: 8-Core Tiger Lake-H Unleashed
07:23 - Intel Optane Memory H20 Review: Performance Where It Matters
12:31 - Qualcomm's Snapdragon 778G 5G SoC Packs Potent Performance Punch For Mid-Range Phones
16:18 - NVIDIA Officially Goes All-In On GeForce RTX 3080, 3070, 3060 Ti Lite Hash Rate Cards
20:11 - A Cardboard Shortage!
28:00 - What is AMD Up To In All Of This?
33:18 - Putting Andy On The Spot
42:42 - Was this NVIDIA's strategy all along?
47:00 - Will NVIDIA Build Another Titan?
49:44 - How About a Low-Profile RTX 3050?
52:36 - Comparing NVIDIA vs. AMD Ray Tracing
55:28 - Another Contest Reminder!
56:55 - Where To Find Andy and eTeknix
58:24 - Support Independent Publishing On Patreon
Marco Chiappetta

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com