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Topic: 52pi

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RaspberryPi Rackmount from 52pi (GeeekPi)

Check out the 52pi (GeeekPi) Raspberry Pi Rackmount! This is an afforadable way to mount up four Raspberry Pi 4s in a 1u rackmount.

Topic: atem-mini

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.
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Build a Wireless Studio Camera for your Atem

Build a wireless vlog-style camera rig that still feeds into an Atem Mini Extreme ISO for recording or live streaming.
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Install Bitfocus Companion on a Raspberry Pi!

Setup a raspberry pi4 as a dedicated device for your bitfocus companion install to keep it separate from your main computer workstation.
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SmallRig Micro HDMI Adapter Review [SmallRig 3021]

My review of the SmallRig 3021 micro-hdmi to full size hdmi adapter with strain relief.
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Record 4k Source with Atem Mini [Ezcoo HDMI Scaler]

I wanted to record my 4k computer monitor with my Atem Mini Pro ISO (now Atem Mini Extreme ISO) without forcing my nice 4k monitor into 1080p mode all the time.

Topic: bitfocus-companion

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.
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Install Bitfocus Companion on a Raspberry Pi!

Setup a raspberry pi4 as a dedicated device for your bitfocus companion install to keep it separate from your main computer workstation.

Topic: dell

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.
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Unboxing the 27-inch 4k USB C Dell U2720Q Monitor

Unboxing the Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27-inch 4k USB-C Monitor. This is what I think is probably one of the best monitors for anyone doing content creation right now. So if you’re doing YouTube videos, if you’re doing live-streaming, working with an atem mini or something like that, this is an excellent choice in a monitor.

Topic: desk-setup

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.
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Best RGB Light Strip for Streamers/Video Makers [Elgato]

An unboxing and review of the Elgato Light Strip. This RGB Light Strip is designed to be camera friendly for streamers and video makers with no flicker.
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Record 4k Source with Atem Mini [Ezcoo HDMI Scaler]

I wanted to record my 4k computer monitor with my Atem Mini Pro ISO (now Atem Mini Extreme ISO) without forcing my nice 4k monitor into 1080p mode all the time.
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Underdesk Edgemounted USB Hub [for my Yubikey]

I install an edge mounted underdesk USB hub and SD card reader for easy access to my USB and SD Cards. This was in part for my Yubikey hardware security token that I am using to secure my online accounts.
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Unboxing the 27-inch 4k USB C Dell U2720Q Monitor

Unboxing the Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27-inch 4k USB-C Monitor. This is what I think is probably one of the best monitors for anyone doing content creation right now. So if you’re doing YouTube videos, if you’re doing live-streaming, working with an atem mini or something like that, this is an excellent choice in a monitor.

Topic: elgato

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.
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Install Bitfocus Companion on a Raspberry Pi!

Setup a raspberry pi4 as a dedicated device for your bitfocus companion install to keep it separate from your main computer workstation.
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Best RGB Light Strip for Streamers/Video Makers [Elgato]

An unboxing and review of the Elgato Light Strip. This RGB Light Strip is designed to be camera friendly for streamers and video makers with no flicker.

Topic: godox

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.

Topic: hdmi

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PeakDo Wireless HDMI Adapter

Can you make HDMI wireless? Let’s try it out and see! I test macbooks, game consoles, iPads and more.
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Build a Wireless Studio Camera for your Atem

Build a wireless vlog-style camera rig that still feeds into an Atem Mini Extreme ISO for recording or live streaming.
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SmallRig Micro HDMI Adapter Review [SmallRig 3021]

My review of the SmallRig 3021 micro-hdmi to full size hdmi adapter with strain relief.

Topic: hollyland

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Build a Wireless Studio Camera for your Atem

Build a wireless vlog-style camera rig that still feeds into an Atem Mini Extreme ISO for recording or live streaming.

Topic: homelab

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Underdesk Edgemounted USB Hub [for my Yubikey]

I install an edge mounted underdesk USB hub and SD card reader for easy access to my USB and SD Cards. This was in part for my Yubikey hardware security token that I am using to secure my online accounts.
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Full Build: MonsterLabo "The First" SILENT PC

In this video I build a fully silent fanless PC in the MonsterLabo “The First” case. This fanless pc case is aesthetically pleasing on my office desk and totally silent during normal use. Silent PCs are great for YouTubers or anyone livestreaming or doing zoom meetings, microsoft teams, skype, etc.
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Testing Power Supply Options for the Cooler Master NR200

In this video we test SFX vs SFX-L power supply fitment in the CoolerMaster NR200 Case. To test SFX power supply placement we used the Corsair SF450 power supply. To test SFX-L powersupply fitment we use the SilverStone NJ450-SXL fanless power supply.
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Cooler Master NR200 with mATX Chinese X79 Motherboard

Find out if you can fit a micro-ATX motherboard in the Cooler Master NR200 small form factor case! This Machinist X79G motherboard is a smaller variant of mATX that can fit in sff cases that have at least a 3 slot GPU space.
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VRM Thermals for X79 Motherboard with Xeon E5 2650v2

I test the VRM thermal performance for a Xeon E5-2650 v2 Processor on a Machinist X79G v1.3 Chinese off-brand Motherboard. This motherboard was able to achieve an all-core turbo boost with this processor with the VRM which is good. However, I was able to drive the temps up to 70°C which getting towards the danger zone.
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Testing Xeon E5 2650v2 with Chinese X79 Motherboard

In this video I do some basic benchtop testing to make sure nothing in my most recent eBay order of used server parts is DOA. I ordered up some cheap Chinese X79 motherboards off eBay, as well as a pair of used Intel Xeon E5-2650v2 (8c 16t) processors and 4x 16GB of used DDR3 1866Mhz PC3-14900R ECC memory.

Topic: lga2011

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Cooler Master NR200 with mATX Chinese X79 Motherboard

Find out if you can fit a micro-ATX motherboard in the Cooler Master NR200 small form factor case! This Machinist X79G motherboard is a smaller variant of mATX that can fit in sff cases that have at least a 3 slot GPU space.
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VRM Thermals for X79 Motherboard with Xeon E5 2650v2

I test the VRM thermal performance for a Xeon E5-2650 v2 Processor on a Machinist X79G v1.3 Chinese off-brand Motherboard. This motherboard was able to achieve an all-core turbo boost with this processor with the VRM which is good. However, I was able to drive the temps up to 70°C which getting towards the danger zone.
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Testing Xeon E5 2650v2 with Chinese X79 Motherboard

In this video I do some basic benchtop testing to make sure nothing in my most recent eBay order of used server parts is DOA. I ordered up some cheap Chinese X79 motherboards off eBay, as well as a pair of used Intel Xeon E5-2650v2 (8c 16t) processors and 4x 16GB of used DDR3 1866Mhz PC3-14900R ECC memory.

Topic: monitor

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PeakDo Wireless HDMI Adapter

Can you make HDMI wireless? Let’s try it out and see! I test macbooks, game consoles, iPads and more.
Posts

Unboxing the 27-inch 4k USB C Dell U2720Q Monitor

Unboxing the Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 27-inch 4k USB-C Monitor. This is what I think is probably one of the best monitors for anyone doing content creation right now. So if you’re doing YouTube videos, if you’re doing live-streaming, working with an atem mini or something like that, this is an excellent choice in a monitor.

Topic: monsterlabo

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Full Build: MonsterLabo "The First" SILENT PC

In this video I build a fully silent fanless PC in the MonsterLabo “The First” case. This fanless pc case is aesthetically pleasing on my office desk and totally silent during normal use. Silent PCs are great for YouTubers or anyone livestreaming or doing zoom meetings, microsoft teams, skype, etc.

Topic: neewer

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.

Topic: nr200

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Testing Power Supply Options for the Cooler Master NR200

In this video we test SFX vs SFX-L power supply fitment in the CoolerMaster NR200 Case. To test SFX power supply placement we used the Corsair SF450 power supply. To test SFX-L powersupply fitment we use the SilverStone NJ450-SXL fanless power supply.
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Cooler Master NR200 with mATX Chinese X79 Motherboard

Find out if you can fit a micro-ATX motherboard in the Cooler Master NR200 small form factor case! This Machinist X79G motherboard is a smaller variant of mATX that can fit in sff cases that have at least a 3 slot GPU space.

Topic: psu

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Testing Power Supply Options for the Cooler Master NR200

In this video we test SFX vs SFX-L power supply fitment in the CoolerMaster NR200 Case. To test SFX power supply placement we used the Corsair SF450 power supply. To test SFX-L powersupply fitment we use the SilverStone NJ450-SXL fanless power supply.

Topic: rackmount

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CHEAP RaspberryPi Rackmount (UCTronics U6195)

This is the BEST of the cheapest raspberry pi rackmounts! Sometimes you just need to get a few raspberry pis off the desk and don’t need anything elaborate.
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RaspberryPi Rackmount from 52pi (GeeekPi)

Check out the 52pi (GeeekPi) Raspberry Pi Rackmount! This is an afforadable way to mount up four Raspberry Pi 4s in a 1u rackmount.
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Ultimate Raspberry Pi Rackmount! [UCTronics]

Check out the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Rackmount from UCTronics! This is a great way to mount four Raspberry Pi 4s in a single 1u rackmount.

Topic: raspberry-pi

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CHEAP RaspberryPi Rackmount (UCTronics U6195)

This is the BEST of the cheapest raspberry pi rackmounts! Sometimes you just need to get a few raspberry pis off the desk and don’t need anything elaborate.
Posts

RaspberryPi Rackmount from 52pi (GeeekPi)

Check out the 52pi (GeeekPi) Raspberry Pi Rackmount! This is an afforadable way to mount up four Raspberry Pi 4s in a 1u rackmount.
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How to Build a Retropie Nintendo Emulator

This is a great project to do with kids over the Holiday Season! My son Luke and I build a Retropie Nintendo Emulator with a raspberry pi 4. Full build and setup info included.
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Ultimate Raspberry Pi Rackmount! [UCTronics]

Check out the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Rackmount from UCTronics! This is a great way to mount four Raspberry Pi 4s in a single 1u rackmount.
Posts

Install Bitfocus Companion on a Raspberry Pi!

Setup a raspberry pi4 as a dedicated device for your bitfocus companion install to keep it separate from your main computer workstation.

Topic: silent-pc

Posts

Full Build: MonsterLabo "The First" SILENT PC

In this video I build a fully silent fanless PC in the MonsterLabo “The First” case. This fanless pc case is aesthetically pleasing on my office desk and totally silent during normal use. Silent PCs are great for YouTubers or anyone livestreaming or doing zoom meetings, microsoft teams, skype, etc.

Topic: smallrig

Posts

Build a Wireless Studio Camera for your Atem

Build a wireless vlog-style camera rig that still feeds into an Atem Mini Extreme ISO for recording or live streaming.
Posts

SmallRig Micro HDMI Adapter Review [SmallRig 3021]

My review of the SmallRig 3021 micro-hdmi to full size hdmi adapter with strain relief.

Topic: teleprompters

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.

Topic: uctronics

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CHEAP RaspberryPi Rackmount (UCTronics U6195)

This is the BEST of the cheapest raspberry pi rackmounts! Sometimes you just need to get a few raspberry pis off the desk and don’t need anything elaborate.
Posts

Ultimate Raspberry Pi Rackmount! [UCTronics]

Check out the Ultimate Raspberry Pi Rackmount from UCTronics! This is a great way to mount four Raspberry Pi 4s in a single 1u rackmount.

Topic: video-lighting

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Small Room YouTube Studio Tour

Checkout my small-room YouTube studio! Watch the video tour of what I use to record YouTube videos in my basement guest bedroom converted to home office.
Posts

Best RGB Light Strip for Streamers/Video Makers [Elgato]

An unboxing and review of the Elgato Light Strip. This RGB Light Strip is designed to be camera friendly for streamers and video makers with no flicker.

Topic: x79

Posts

Cooler Master NR200 with mATX Chinese X79 Motherboard

Find out if you can fit a micro-ATX motherboard in the Cooler Master NR200 small form factor case! This Machinist X79G motherboard is a smaller variant of mATX that can fit in sff cases that have at least a 3 slot GPU space.
Posts

VRM Thermals for X79 Motherboard with Xeon E5 2650v2

I test the VRM thermal performance for a Xeon E5-2650 v2 Processor on a Machinist X79G v1.3 Chinese off-brand Motherboard. This motherboard was able to achieve an all-core turbo boost with this processor with the VRM which is good. However, I was able to drive the temps up to 70°C which getting towards the danger zone.
Posts

Testing Xeon E5 2650v2 with Chinese X79 Motherboard

In this video I do some basic benchtop testing to make sure nothing in my most recent eBay order of used server parts is DOA. I ordered up some cheap Chinese X79 motherboards off eBay, as well as a pair of used Intel Xeon E5-2650v2 (8c 16t) processors and 4x 16GB of used DDR3 1866Mhz PC3-14900R ECC memory.

Topic: yubikey

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Underdesk Edgemounted USB Hub [for my Yubikey]

I install an edge mounted underdesk USB hub and SD card reader for easy access to my USB and SD Cards. This was in part for my Yubikey hardware security token that I am using to secure my online accounts.