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You're describing Gamer's Nexus pretty well I think -- easily the highest quality and most transparent/trustable PC hardware reporting I've personally come acro

by mkaic 4y ago

You're describing Gamer's Nexus pretty well I think -- easily the highest quality and most transparent/trustable PC hardware reporting I've personally come across. They frequently burn bridges with manufacturers because they refuse to stay quiet about major flaws in products.

mardifoufs 4y ago
I kind of disagree. I like the gamer nexus reviews, but the constant stream of perpetually angry/ranting videos also gets tiring at some point. Like yeah, controversies and angry call outs are fun but what's the point? I prefer the ltt approach here. They went pretty hard on Intel on their original Arc video a few weeks ago, but the fact that they are known for not burning bridges made it worthwhile for Intel to respond and showcase the improvements they have made since. As I said in another comment, they wouldn't have bothered if linus could've been just paid to update his review to make intel look better. But I also don't think Linus would have had that type of influence (enough for a corporation like Intel to engage with his complaints directly ) if he just kept burning bridges instead of keeping channels open. (Gamer nexus is far far from the worst in that regard, and they too had a visit from intel engineers. But I still think the LTT approach is just different, but I dont think that means they are just corporate shills.)
- Y-bar 4y ago
  > the constant stream of perpetually angry/ranting videos also gets tiring at some point Hear me out here. Maybe it is warranted and we ought, instead of directing the criticism towards the messenger or those who expose problems, direct this towards the manufacturers which produce subpar products?
  - mardifoufs 4y ago
    I'm not saying it's not warranted, it's just a different mindset I guess. I don't usually consume tech content to get mad or to find drama. I don't see the poing of yet another video about how bad alienware/oem builds (that no one in GN's audience would buy anyways) really are. It just feels like preaching to the choir over and over again, especially when it's often a bit rambly. I'll still totally watch GN reviews of specific products that I might purchase. But that's kind of my point, LTT and GN fill a different niche. If I'm not shopping around, at the very least LTT videos are more "entertaining". And even then, while their reviews may be less serious, they usually still end up with very similar conclusion than GN regardless of who is sponsoring them. Linus can be cringy but imo that's better than the current trend in some PC tech channels to take completely trivial stuff, like say the 3090ti being not much better than the 3090 (oh no!), super seriously. It's useful info don't get me wrong, but it doesn't warrant an angry reaction or outrage. (If anything GN is really not that bad in that regard compared to other channels, but it still happens sometimes.)
    - bobdvb 4y ago
      Yea, I have to agree, I look at GN videos that pop up in my timeline and have to decide if I am in the mood for that kind of negativity. It's like trying to decide if you're going to put the evening news on and face all the pain and suffering that's going on in the world.
- rawoke083600 4y ago
  Ja he is not bad (TechJesus), but he can "ramble" a bit.
  - mardifoufs 4y ago
    Absolutely, the entire GN crew are very good at what they do. I just think that they aren't necessarily better than LTT just because they appear to take pc gaming component business very seriously. When in reality, the methodology itself is nothing groundbreaking or really special, they just make less jokes than LTT
MikusR 4y ago
Gamer's Nexus also did multiple videos with the Intel people. And LTT also burn bridges.

by mkaic 4y ago

mardifoufs 4y ago

I kind of disagree. I like the gamer nexus reviews, but the constant stream of perpetually angry/ranting videos also gets tiring at some point. Like yeah, controversies and angry call outs are fun but what's the point? I prefer the ltt approach here. They went pretty hard on Intel on their original Arc video a few weeks ago, but the fact that they are known for not burning bridges made it worthwhile for Intel to respond and showcase the improvements they have made since. As I said in another comment, they wouldn't have bothered if linus could've been just paid to update his review to make intel look better. But I also don't think Linus would have had that type of influence (enough for a corporation like Intel to engage with his complaints directly ) if he just kept burning bridges instead of keeping channels open. (Gamer nexus is far far from the worst in that regard, and they too had a visit from intel engineers. But I still think the LTT approach is just different, but I dont think that means they are just corporate shills.)

Y-bar 4y ago
> the constant stream of perpetually angry/ranting videos also gets tiring at some point Hear me out here. Maybe it is warranted and we ought, instead of directing the criticism towards the messenger or those who expose problems, direct this towards the manufacturers which produce subpar products?
- mardifoufs 4y ago
  I'm not saying it's not warranted, it's just a different mindset I guess. I don't usually consume tech content to get mad or to find drama. I don't see the poing of yet another video about how bad alienware/oem builds (that no one in GN's audience would buy anyways) really are. It just feels like preaching to the choir over and over again, especially when it's often a bit rambly. I'll still totally watch GN reviews of specific products that I might purchase. But that's kind of my point, LTT and GN fill a different niche. If I'm not shopping around, at the very least LTT videos are more "entertaining". And even then, while their reviews may be less serious, they usually still end up with very similar conclusion than GN regardless of who is sponsoring them. Linus can be cringy but imo that's better than the current trend in some PC tech channels to take completely trivial stuff, like say the 3090ti being not much better than the 3090 (oh no!), super seriously. It's useful info don't get me wrong, but it doesn't warrant an angry reaction or outrage. (If anything GN is really not that bad in that regard compared to other channels, but it still happens sometimes.)
  - bobdvb 4y ago
    Yea, I have to agree, I look at GN videos that pop up in my timeline and have to decide if I am in the mood for that kind of negativity. It's like trying to decide if you're going to put the evening news on and face all the pain and suffering that's going on in the world.
rawoke083600 4y ago
Ja he is not bad (TechJesus), but he can "ramble" a bit.
- mardifoufs 4y ago
  Absolutely, the entire GN crew are very good at what they do. I just think that they aren't necessarily better than LTT just because they appear to take pc gaming component business very seriously. When in reality, the methodology itself is nothing groundbreaking or really special, they just make less jokes than LTT

MikusR 4y ago

Gamer's Nexus also did multiple videos with the Intel people. And LTT also burn bridges.