Do TikTok Tech Hacks Work?

**The Experiment: Connecting Multiple PCI Risers**

Jared laughs as he reflects on their previous experiment with connecting multiple PCI risers to a graphics card. The goal was to see how far they could extend the GPU and maintain stable performance.

To begin, they used five Corsair PCI risers, which are designed for vertical mounting of GPUs. However, using multiple risers is not recommended, as it can cause issues with stability and power delivery. Despite this, Jared has seen videos online where people have successfully connected multiple risers to achieve their desired setup.

**Understanding PCI Risers**

Ken asks what they're doing with the PCI risers, and Jared explains that he wants to use them to vertically mount the GPU on a desk PC build. He notes that using one riser is generally recommended, but if you need to extend further, multiple risers might be necessary.

Austin chimes in, pointing out the difference in flexibility between their Corsair risers and another brand, Thermaltake. Jared confirms that they want more flexibility in their setup.

**Setting Up the Experiment**

With five feet of risers installed, Jared starts running the experiment by extending the GPU across a table. The initial results are promising, with the GPU spinning up and the monitor coming on.

However, as they add two more risers to the setup, the performance becomes unstable, and the system crashes.

**Refining the Experiment**

Jared suggests trying four risers instead of five to see if that will work better. They remove the fifth riser and try again with the remaining four.

The results are positive, with the GPU spinning up immediately, and the monitor coming on without issues. The experiment is deemed a success, with the GPU running 2200 millimeters away from the motherboard, equivalent to approximately seven feet.

**Conclusion**

The experiment demonstrates that connecting multiple PCI risers can be done successfully, but it requires careful planning and attention to detail. With five Corsair risers installed, they achieved a setup that was over seven feet long, making it taller than Master Chief from the popular video game series.

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Oh my God.- What happens ifyou run your computerinside of your freezer?- Oh, it's going to diebecause of condensation, right?Okay, thoughts on this one?If you put your PC in afreezer, it will overheat,because even though a freezeris like meant to cool things off-- There's no air circulation.- Well, there's also way more heatthat's being released by your PCthan the freezer could take care of.I feel like it's gonna turn into an ovenat a certain point.That would not work.- Hello and welcome.I am Austin Evans andtoday we are a fridge PC.(upbeat music)All right.So we just put the computer in there,we're gonna let it sit for a minuteand let all the parts cool downsince they're all stillat that room temperature,which is well above freezing.Okay, so we're gonna go aheadand run the benchmark now.And we only really have one shot at thisbecause once it's warmed up in there,we have a long wait timebefore it cools back down,takes some time.We gotta be patient.You don't do this if you're in a rush.Well, don't do this at all,but if you're gonna do it,make sure you give yourself some time.- What are you doingwith a PC on the floor?You guys shooting a videowithout me right now?- No, 'cause you're here right now.It's not without you.- Why is there a bag of ice behind you?- Well, I mean,we didn't have any roomin the freezer, so.- Oh my gosh.- It's extra performance.And we just got our numbers in.Do you want to know how much better it is?- Like, is it even cool in here?- Yeah, no, it's cool.- Actually, it is kind of cool in here.- See? We think with our heads sometimes.- Okay. Does this actually work?What are you guys doing?- So we just pulled the scores up.This is our-- That's the same. That's the sameHaving two scores thatare the same I guess.- So we can see that wehave increased our scoreby a solid 80 points.- To really do this testand to see the most benefit,you need to be overclockingand pushing this where youactually need the cooling.- Exactly.Dude, you didn't evenmention the fact thatnow my gaming setup-- Yeah.- Has a built-in drinks dispenser.(both laugh)- Only if it's Mountain Dew in there.- Oh, that's-- There's noMountain Dew in there.- We got, oh, oh, oh.- I need to get back to actual work.Can you please clean this up?(Jared laughs)Jesus.Oh, okay. I like this.- What happens if youdaisy chain multiple PCI risersand plug in a graphics card?- We use these all the timefor all like vertical, like GPU mounts.So he was only able to getit to run through one riserbefore it failed.I think if we get actual full 16x risers,which can do full bandwidthfor your graphics card,we can get three, four of those things.We can get a bunch of themthat are all gonna bedaisy chained together.So for this one, it'sgoing to be interesting.I've seen a couple of videoson people trying to do this in the past,but what you need tounderstand about PCI risers...What are you doing?- It's the edge of the table.- No, it needs to be on the edge,'cause it literally willpull out of the slot.Generally speaking, use one of these.And using it to likevertically mount your GPU.If you use multiple, you'renot really supposed to,but I guess if we'rebuilding like a desk PCwhere you want to have likethe GPU on one side of the deskand like your motherboard onthe other, it could be useful.- You have five PCI risers.- Yup.- But no power button.- Yeah.- Yeah.- What's the issue?- You spent $115 per riser,but couldn't buy a $2 power button?- No.- Wait, wait, wait, wait, to be fair,the Corsair ones are least 60.- Guys, wait. But, what's the-- Yeah, actually why is thisone so much more expensive?- Actually, that's a great question.- You bought these.- I grabbed all Corsairand you specifically sent me back.- No, no, no, no, no, no.- Look at the differencein the flexibility.Look, see the Thermaltakeone is way wimpier.- Wait, no, but that's,you want it to be flexible.- No, I want it to be-- No, no, no, no.- Go ahead and say it.Say it out loud, Austin.- You versus the guy shetells you not to worry about.- No. No, no, no.This is plenty of flexibility.(Ken laughs)So we've got five feet of risers.- Yeah, I think we mightneed to go farther than that.- I am installed here.Is this a handheld GPU,'cause I don't know if that'snecessarily a great idea.Let's start running it this way.So if the PC's here, we'regonna run it across the table.There we go.So we're three feet away. GPU's spinning.- All right.- It's a good sign.- It's a very good sign.- So far it works.Updating? Oh God.Windows just wants to update right now.- Wait, already?- Yeah.- We just updated it earlier.- It's updating your system.All right, let's add two more risers.- All right.- It's gonna get reallyannoying really fast.- There we are. It is on.- I mean, that's a good first sign.- Yeah.- Let's see if it actually wants to post.Oh, well actually, hang on.- Well, it's also updating right now,so that might not be happening.- No, I don't-- I think it's spinning-- Nothing's coming upon the display though.So is five too many?Five might be too many right now.Let's go ahead and pullout the fifth riser.So let's try it with four first.- Okay.- So will four risers work?Well, I mean GPU immediately spins up,which is a good sign.And monitor comes up.- Oh, there we go.Oh.- What the? Oh!- Oh, honey.- Whoa!- That's a chungus right there.So now we're running with one, two, three,four 300 mil risers and one meter riser.- Yes.- Ooh. Oh!Oh!- Whoa!- So that's it. So howfar are we away right now?- No way.So we're 1200 plus, sowe're 2200 right now.- 2200 millimeters awayfrom our motherboardand the GPU is spinning.I think this is a success.And that's pretty far away.- It is 86 inches long, whichis just over seven feet.So it is-- That's like-- It's tallerthan Master Chief is.- Our riser's taller than Master Chief.- Yes.- That's a great frame ofreference that everyone knows.- Yeah.