2.5 Geeks 1/19/18: Intel-AMD Hybrid Chip BENCHMARKS, CES 2018, KILLER Gaming Rigs, Crypto-Coin Madness And More!

In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, we talk about the first benchmarks with the Intel/AMD hybrid Core i7-8705G in Dell's XPS 15 2-in-1, we cover some more highlights from CES 2018 including some killer gaming rigs from Maingear, Xidax, and Origin PC, what to make of all the crypto-currency madness and the roller-coaster ride of Bitcoin, and finally chat about the final days of our Lenovo GIVEAWAY and more!


Show Notes:
01:08 - Here Are The Best Products Of CES 2018
04:04 - MAINGEAR F131 Gaming PC With Killer APEX Cooling System Hands-On At CES 2018
07:31 - Origin PC At CES 2018 Showcases MILLENIUM, GENESIS, And L-CLASS Killer Gaming PCs
08:33 - Xidax X-8 Gaming PC Review: Skylake-X And Dual GTX 1080 Ti Cards For The Win
21:48 - First Hybrid Intel-AMD Chip Benchmarks With Dell XPS 15 Show Vega M Obliterating Intel UHD And MX 150 Graphics
33:32 - Bitcoin Crashes Below $12,000 As Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Banhammer Looms
33:52 - Bitcoin Crashes To Below $10,000 Amid Exchange Uncertainty Nearly Halving Its Recent Highs
35:50 - Bitcoin And Ethereum Mining Could Consume More Electricity Globally Than Electric Cars By 2025
39:10 - HotHardware And Lenovo HOT Holiday Giveaway! Win An Ultrabook, Gaming PC, Or Star Wars AR Kit
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