Nathan (PixelPipes)
@pixelpipes.bsky.social
Retro computer and 3D hardware enthusiast, host and creator of the PixelPipes YouTube channel. Follow me to relive the glory days of 3D graphics! (He/Him)
https://www.youtube.com/@PixelPipes
https://www.youtube.com/@PixelPipes
Um, excuse me Mr. Leadtek A250 Ultra. You were dead, remember? Like... I put you in the box with my dead cards and stored you in a shed for like two years. Why....why are you working??
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Um, excuse me Mr. Leadtek A250 Ultra. You were dead, remember? Like... I put you in the box with my dead cards and stored you in a shed for like two years. Why....why are you working??
Ideally I wish they'd delay the Steam Machine in order to upgrade the GPU to Navi 44. According to TPU, die size and TDP is very similar to Navi 33. But the performance and feature jump would be MASSIVE.
This thing launches in 2026 and will have a GPU that by then will likely be two generations old
This thing launches in 2026 and will have a GPU that by then will likely be two generations old
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Ideally I wish they'd delay the Steam Machine in order to upgrade the GPU to Navi 44. According to TPU, die size and TDP is very similar to Navi 33. But the performance and feature jump would be MASSIVE.
This thing launches in 2026 and will have a GPU that by then will likely be two generations old
This thing launches in 2026 and will have a GPU that by then will likely be two generations old
They NEED to make this custom e-ink face plate an official accessory, because my god
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
They NEED to make this custom e-ink face plate an official accessory, because my god
Today I replaced the worst looking caps I've ever seen on a graphics card
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Today I replaced the worst looking caps I've ever seen on a graphics card
Hey guys! Sooooo..... I re-launched my YouTube Memberships!
Just two tiers this time, Texel for $1.99, and Shader for $5.99. If you'd like to support the nonsense that I do, please consider joining!
www.youtube.com/@PixelPipes
Just two tiers this time, Texel for $1.99, and Shader for $5.99. If you'd like to support the nonsense that I do, please consider joining!
www.youtube.com/@PixelPipes
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hey guys! Sooooo..... I re-launched my YouTube Memberships!
Just two tiers this time, Texel for $1.99, and Shader for $5.99. If you'd like to support the nonsense that I do, please consider joining!
www.youtube.com/@PixelPipes
Just two tiers this time, Texel for $1.99, and Shader for $5.99. If you'd like to support the nonsense that I do, please consider joining!
www.youtube.com/@PixelPipes
Post a non-religious image you think of as holy
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Post a non-religious image you think of as holy
The internet said Windows RAID often performs better. Sure enough, after setting up a new software RAID array, I've never hit speeds this high before! (and this is copying off of a USB 3.0 external backup drive)
October 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The internet said Windows RAID often performs better. Sure enough, after setting up a new software RAID array, I've never hit speeds this high before! (and this is copying off of a USB 3.0 external backup drive)
So apparently Windows RAID > built in motherboard RAID (in my case AMD-RAIDXpert2)
I thought having hardware RAID would perform better. Nope! Writing files to the array was excruciatingly slow, dropping down to the single-digit MB/s at times, or stalling altogether.
I thought having hardware RAID would perform better. Nope! Writing files to the array was excruciatingly slow, dropping down to the single-digit MB/s at times, or stalling altogether.
October 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
So apparently Windows RAID > built in motherboard RAID (in my case AMD-RAIDXpert2)
I thought having hardware RAID would perform better. Nope! Writing files to the array was excruciatingly slow, dropping down to the single-digit MB/s at times, or stalling altogether.
I thought having hardware RAID would perform better. Nope! Writing files to the array was excruciatingly slow, dropping down to the single-digit MB/s at times, or stalling altogether.
....my old Audio-Technica mic that cost me $60 in 2014, sounds better than the upgrade just by plugging it via XLR to a proper interface and mounting it in a more optimal position?
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
....my old Audio-Technica mic that cost me $60 in 2014, sounds better than the upgrade just by plugging it via XLR to a proper interface and mounting it in a more optimal position?
Why is it I spent two months researching, and considerable YT monies on a major mic upgrade, only to find out...
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Why is it I spent two months researching, and considerable YT monies on a major mic upgrade, only to find out...
Oh AND the shirt is reflecting on the glass instruments on the table, which means it was filmed on set??
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Oh AND the shirt is reflecting on the glass instruments on the table, which means it was filmed on set??
Reminds me of when I recieved a card like this. Somehow it still worked. I've had cards packed in 17 layers of bubble wrap and a sturdy box arrive more broken than this intrepid thing.
September 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reminds me of when I recieved a card like this. Somehow it still worked. I've had cards packed in 17 layers of bubble wrap and a sturdy box arrive more broken than this intrepid thing.
My main GPU display shelf now has an area focused on pioneering 3D accelerators from 1996.
I originally had a PCX2 on the left, but that one is from 97, so I put a PCX1 in its place for consistency. Not really on par with the other two, but that's just how it was in 96 before 3dfx broke the mold
I originally had a PCX2 on the left, but that one is from 97, so I put a PCX1 in its place for consistency. Not really on par with the other two, but that's just how it was in 96 before 3dfx broke the mold
September 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My main GPU display shelf now has an area focused on pioneering 3D accelerators from 1996.
I originally had a PCX2 on the left, but that one is from 97, so I put a PCX1 in its place for consistency. Not really on par with the other two, but that's just how it was in 96 before 3dfx broke the mold
I originally had a PCX2 on the left, but that one is from 97, so I put a PCX1 in its place for consistency. Not really on par with the other two, but that's just how it was in 96 before 3dfx broke the mold
Reminds me of the old 90s ATI splash screen. Blew my mind lol
September 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reminds me of the old 90s ATI splash screen. Blew my mind lol
haha no you won't
September 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
haha no you won't
Finally found a loose Keno for a reasonable price. So satisfying to finally be able to complete my TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze NECA fig display ☺️
September 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Finally found a loose Keno for a reasonable price. So satisfying to finally be able to complete my TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze NECA fig display ☺️
Sweet! Got my "recording booth" fully set up now!
Basically my film table is serving double duty now, and because the monitor is 4:3, it's also perfect for testing retro graphics cards on my open testbed.
Now I just need a microphone upgrade. 🤔
Basically my film table is serving double duty now, and because the monitor is 4:3, it's also perfect for testing retro graphics cards on my open testbed.
Now I just need a microphone upgrade. 🤔
September 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sweet! Got my "recording booth" fully set up now!
Basically my film table is serving double duty now, and because the monitor is 4:3, it's also perfect for testing retro graphics cards on my open testbed.
Now I just need a microphone upgrade. 🤔
Basically my film table is serving double duty now, and because the monitor is 4:3, it's also perfect for testing retro graphics cards on my open testbed.
Now I just need a microphone upgrade. 🤔
Hm? Oh it's nothing, just an official 2025 Atari-published game for a console from 1986
September 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hm? Oh it's nothing, just an official 2025 Atari-published game for a console from 1986
Ugh yeah that sounds miserable. It sucks to spend substantial money just to get back something you already had.
I'm in the process of turning my film desk into a recording booth. My hope is all recordings will use the same good mic for more consistency. Had no idea my timing was so appropriate!
I'm in the process of turning my film desk into a recording booth. My hope is all recordings will use the same good mic for more consistency. Had no idea my timing was so appropriate!
September 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ugh yeah that sounds miserable. It sucks to spend substantial money just to get back something you already had.
I'm in the process of turning my film desk into a recording booth. My hope is all recordings will use the same good mic for more consistency. Had no idea my timing was so appropriate!
I'm in the process of turning my film desk into a recording booth. My hope is all recordings will use the same good mic for more consistency. Had no idea my timing was so appropriate!
I forgot HL2 had different tiers at launch.
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I forgot HL2 had different tiers at launch.
Modern day Playmates Toys has a lot of issues, but when they do right, credit where credit's due.
This remastered pack fixes all the issues of the previous release, no orange peel skin, correct faces, and way better matching colors to the vintage ones than any other modern re-release.
Got my money
This remastered pack fixes all the issues of the previous release, no orange peel skin, correct faces, and way better matching colors to the vintage ones than any other modern re-release.
Got my money
August 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Modern day Playmates Toys has a lot of issues, but when they do right, credit where credit's due.
This remastered pack fixes all the issues of the previous release, no orange peel skin, correct faces, and way better matching colors to the vintage ones than any other modern re-release.
Got my money
This remastered pack fixes all the issues of the previous release, no orange peel skin, correct faces, and way better matching colors to the vintage ones than any other modern re-release.
Got my money