Ask GN 87: Response to 'Shill' Claims, GPU Driver Optimization

This Ask GN responds to defamatory statements that we "charge" for booth visits, which is false and offensive. We also talk GPU drivers vs. Dx11, Dx12, & Vulkan! Buy our LTD Edition shirt: https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/ltd-edition-foil-tear-down-tshirt Get the bonus Patreon episode here: https://patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS How GN Makes Money 02:09 - Nory, Baja Blast Freeze Shill: “@GN Staff thoughts on tech tuber business practices being blasted over Twitter?” Why Do GPU Drivers Have to Optimize for Games? 14:02 - Premium Lagg: “#AskGN okay this might be a stupid question but i need to ask it! why is it that GPU drivers have to optimize for a game? SURLY the drivers are there for developers to access the hardware not for the hardware to support the game?? i dont understand!” Liquid Metal Tips for Non-Conductive Coating 18:09 - Cs Dn1: “#AskGN Hey Steve, for the i9 you delidded, what were the non-conductive clear nail polish(es) did you find? What method did you use to find out they were non-conductive (setup a circuit with voltmeter and put an anode and cathode in the nail polish and look at result of current flow)?” Do Modmat Product Placement Pieces Impact Sales? 20:22 – Brad: “Question! What kind of effect t do your modmat product placement pieces have on modmat sales? So you see a big spike vs episodes that don't do anything for them” Custom vs. Reference Cards for Liquid Cooling 22:00 - Chrislybaer92: “Good morning. Finally found the time to join and support a bit :smiley: And with all the Nvidia rumors flying around the recent days I would have a question regarding watercooling of the cards. Are there any differences between AIB and FE of the cards on water? Like on air I understand that a better cooler keeps the card cooler and hence enables to user (or the AIB) to OC higher and achieve a better performance. But on water that difference is negliable I would assume. But are there vendors that produce a better PCB themselves and hence achieve better performance. Would be cool (hehe^^) to have maybe a chart which shows different manufactures cards under water (the same block vendor ofc) and see how they perform.Maybe also see if AIBs are consistent on their PCB design thorughout the cards (like Gaming X is better than other cards on the 1060 as well on the 1080 or so). Ultimatley it would be nice to find a vendor (if a noticeable difference exists) that consistently produces good cards for watercooling and at the same time has a good block selection by block vendors. The last part of the quesiton would maybe also be a nice video idea I guess :smiley: Best regards, Chris.” Why Don’t You Stream to Twitch? 24:06 - Nory, Baja Blast Freeze Shill: “@GN Staff How come you guys don't stream on Twitch? Ie stream to Twitch, & Youtube at the same time, that way you have expanded platform coverage?” What Do You Wish the US Had from Tokyo? 24:24 - Nory, Baja Blast Freeze Shill: “#AskGN After you travels to Tokyo, Tech wise, what is something they (Tokyo) have that you wish you had back home?(edited)” We have a new GN store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host: Steve Burke Video: Keegan Gallick Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.