WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:06.480 your RAM, it kind of sucks, especially your laptop's RAM because you have to 00:00:03.760 --> 00:00:10.480 choose between having slim but speedy soldered RAM that gives up upgradability 00:00:08.960 --> 00:00:14.559 or if you're someone who wants to maybe expand in the future, you have to use 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:18.480 these thick and slow sodium slots that can't run RAM nearly as fast as your 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:23.359 desktop computer could. What are you going to do? Well, we're going to switch 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:28.000 to CAM, baby. Now, what the heck is CAM 2? Well, it's a new form factor for RAM 00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:32.320 that solves both of those problems and will allow your laptop to run at RAM 00:00:29.840 --> 00:00:36.719 speeds as fast or faster than your desktop's RAM. And it does it in a low 00:00:34.559 --> 00:00:40.640 profile form. So, why am I talking about this when I'm in front of a bunch of 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:46.640 desktop computers? Well, you see, Gigabyte is bringing CAM to their 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:48.640 motherboards. Right here is 48 GB of RAM 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:53.760 running at 8,000 mega transfers per second at CL40 speeds. So, why is CAM so 00:00:52.239 --> 00:00:57.760 much faster? Well, it's not to do with the memory chips specifically. It almost 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:00.719 all comes down to the form factor. I won't go into a ton of detail on this. 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:04.879 If you want to learn more, go check out our Cam 2 video on LT. But here's a very 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:10.240 surface level overview. Because of how far data has to travel from your CPU to 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:13.439 your RAM, it has to go up and then down and all the way even as far up to here. 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:17.200 It also means that more of these traces have to be very specific lengths to make 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:20.400 sure that the signals are arriving at the exact same time. The smaller the 00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:24.159 landing zone, the easier it is to make sure that all of those traces are 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:28.799 connected. Another failure comes in the form of these pins. But listen, man, DDR 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:33.680 has been very similar for a very long time, and these slots are coming on well 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:37.360 over 20 years old at this point. There's probably a better way to do it, and 00:01:35.520 --> 00:01:42.079 that's what CAM hopes to do. Now, some of you might be looking at this and being like, hey, didn't they just take 00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:45.680 this part and turn it like this? Yes, they did. The space savings that cam 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:49.600 provides typically come in the form of vertical space, which is what makes it 00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:52.720 so important for laptops. If you want a thin, powerful laptop, this allows you 00:01:51.520 --> 00:01:57.840 to get it. But also something to consider is how much easier it's going to be to provide cooling to your CPU, 00:01:56.079 --> 00:02:01.040 especially with low profile coolers. And even tower coolers will benefit from it 00:01:59.520 --> 00:02:05.680 because you won't have to have your fans up like an extra 1 or 2 cm to 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:08.479 accommodate your RGB RAM. And the RAM itself will be easier to cool. But I'm 00:02:07.200 --> 00:02:11.840 getting ahead of myself. 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And that is how CAM 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:52.239 connects. It might look a little familiar because it's the same mechanism 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:56.080 that our CPUs connect to in a LAN grid array. You have a connector with an 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:59.200 array of pins. You screw down your module onto that and that compresses 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:03.200 them to ensure that they have a really really strong and stable contact. This 00:03:01.840 --> 00:03:06.800 does wonders for signal integrity. There's a reason we use it on CPUs and 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:11.200 that signal integrity has so many benefits. We already talked about speed, 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:14.879 but it also has up to 80% more power efficiency. I can't speak about that 00:03:13.040 --> 00:03:19.120 specifically for this model, but that is with CAM in general. Now, I know that 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:23.200 you nerds at home are drooling all over this. Sadly, we're not going to be able 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:27.840 to get it yet. Even just getting CAM modules is very difficult. They're not 00:03:25.440 --> 00:03:32.080 really for sale, and they're also very expensive. They're in the so new that 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:35.840 it's too expensive to make and therefore too expensive to buy. That kind of 00:03:34.319 --> 00:03:38.720 chicken and egg scenario that a lot of new technology gets stuck in for a 00:03:37.519 --> 00:03:45.040 little while. And Gigabyte won't be releasing a compatible motherboard anytime soon because they have to wait 00:03:42.159 --> 00:03:48.159 for market viability as well. But it's really cool that they have a working 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:53.280 prototype. Oh yeah, did I mention that this system's running right now using 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:54.560 the cam memory and it looks pretty good. 00:03:53.280 --> 00:04:02.640 Now let's talk about something that you actually will be able to get pretty soon. This is the Aoris 8670e Master X3D 00:04:00.720 --> 00:04:06.959 ICE. And it's not just another motherboard. One, it's ATX, but seems to 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:11.200 pack as many features as you'd find on a much larger motherboard, including this 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:14.560 curiously placed HDMI port on the front. The idea is that if you have like a 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:17.840 third party incase display, you don't have to route an HDMI cable out through 00:04:16.239 --> 00:04:21.600 the back of your PC and into the back of your motherboard. You can put it right 00:04:19.440 --> 00:04:24.240 here for a much cleaner and easier run. Also, if you have a test bench, you 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:30.000 might find this a little bit easier to access than the back of the board. And that's just the start. Tons and tons of 00:04:27.280 --> 00:04:34.479 IO all over the board. Super densely packed in there. You may not care, but I 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:39.120 care. It's got two of these easy release PCIe slot locks. But the coolest part is 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:42.560 their OC chip with turbo mode chip that's included with this. What does it 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:46.320 do? It allows the motherboard to overclock your chip for you. But how 00:04:44.479 --> 00:04:51.199 does it work? Well, it uses AI to analyze your CPU's performance and 00:04:48.400 --> 00:04:56.240 adjusts the clock speeds and voltages to bring out apparently up to 15% more 00:04:54.800 --> 00:05:00.880 performance. They say in their testing it's 10 to 15% more. That is an absolute 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:04.320 gamecher. It's hard to say if that's going to be true across the board or if 00:05:03.040 --> 00:05:09.360 you're going to be somebody who needs to have like a golden CPU or if that's only 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:13.039 in specific games. They said that they tested it in Cyberpunk as well as a 00:05:10.960 --> 00:05:16.720 couple of other games, but they said a couple of other games. If you're a 00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:20.560 gaming enthusiast who wants absolutely everything, including installed Wi-Fi 00:05:19.039 --> 00:05:25.039 drivers, they're already on there, but we won't know until it releases in September. They haven't given a price 00:05:23.520 --> 00:05:30.880 point or anything. I'm assuming because it's part of their master lineup, it will be in that master price point 00:05:29.039 --> 00:05:33.759 range, which is um not cheap, and neither am I. Which is why I'm giving 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:36.560 you this free tip. You can watch more short circuits from Computex. Just click 00:05:35.440 --> 00:05:40.000 the links that are on the screen right now. Do it. I love you.