Hey Red Team!
In case you missed it, @Sam_AMD is in Toronto, Canada at CNE Gaming Garage this weekend! Check out this thread for pictures and live updates on what's happening.
Day 1
The views of the venue couldn't be better.
Itenarary for the day! Awesome Esport gameplay and things happening on stage.
Newegg was doing a giveaway for this PC - wonder who the lucky winner will be??
Check out this build. Can you recognize any parts that were used?
If anyone has any connections with Santa, Sam would really like this for Christmas 😂
Showcase of awesome AMD tech
Which one are you most excited to see featured in the case?
In case you were wondering what this is, this is a fully modded PC! I was shocked when Sam told me this.
More AMD tech, CPU's and GPU's featured in cases for everyone to enjoy 🙂
Would it even be an AMD event without a Battle Bot arena?!
Inside our very own Red Team Lounge where people can join our community, and talk to Sam and @blazek about all things AMD 😄
Set up a spot for people to hang out with Sam and @blazek to play some games
A special guest from our friends at MSI, the Limited Edition Golden Lucky Figure!
Stay tuned for more soon! 🙂
I honestly had to step away for a moment from my computer, because you have NO idea how much I wanted to be there at the CNE!
I'm definitely adding it to the roster for next year, and I'm dragging you along @AFKG-Curtis !
Have an amazing time @Sam_AMD and @blazek - and thanks for sharing all their adventures @Amber_AMD !
I think it's great to show off some old hardware that helped get AMD to where it is today. Video cards are nice but my favorite thing would be to show off a Slot-A Athlon that was the first CPU to reach 1 GHz. It beat the old Intel Pentium III hands down.
I did own a Slot-A Athlon a long time ago. I don't think the computer even had a name back then.
I don't remember the prices back then but I believe it was between 100 - 200 dollars. The heatsink and cooling fan hung on the side.
Hi Red Team! I’m having a blast at CNE Gaming Garage. From learning more about AMD’s past (the museum), chatting with our partners meeting fellow gamers, and building the MSI Gaming Rig powered by AMD, I’m happy we decided to introduce the Red Team Lounge here in Toronto.
The museum consists of a few display cases featuring some of the first GPUs made by AMD, including ones by ATI, for example, the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT as well as the “ATI Stereo-F/X” released in 1991, which “added high-quality sound to PC applications”. (I didn’t know that ATI made sound cards! Back then I was familiar with Creative Labs Soundblaster products. I learned something new!)
Our partners, ASUS and MSI, are here and are loud! Featuring some of their latest technologies, they just happen to be on the same aisle as the Red Team Lounge! And we’re plotting! We’re plotting to join forces in the future to do some pretty cool stuff for our communities…you!
I’ve had the pleasure to play Wreckfest with gamers from all walks of life, including a friendly police officer, with the heart of a gamer! Mind you, the cool thing about Wreckfest is that rewards you for bashing into other vehicles while racing to the finish lane. More importantly, it allowed me to meet some great people while kicking their butts! (I had no intention to go easy on anyone).
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I was undefeated till little “Johnny” from New York decided to challenge me. Johnny, accompanied by his mother casually sat next to me and said “I haven’t played this game…but I’d like to play”. I’m thinking, I’m gonna school this kid and I will give him some cool swag regardless of the outcome. Boy, I was wrong, Johnny, probably about 10 or 12 years old, was the first, and only gamer that beat me. He set the record, a 19 seconds lap. Ouch! I got schooled. Johnny smiled, “dropped the mic” (the controller) elegantly, picked up his prize, and said, “can I come back later to play again”. I’m like, “yes, of course, you can” (you little…you!). He came back in the afternoon and beats me again; so I decided to recruit him and had him represent. From there on, challengers had to beat him to win the AMD swag! This is another great example of why I love my job. Meeting gamers like Johnny; kind, respectful, smart, well-spoken, and fast kiddos, the future of gaming!
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Yesterday, in the late evening, with the help of Aleem, and my newfound BFF Vincent from MSI joined me in building the MSI Gaming Rig Powered by AMD. Newfound BFF because building a rig with someone else is a bonding experience, especially because, once again, I managed to make the building of the rig a bit more “fun”. See, unlike the @Amber_AMD build, where I mixed the PCIe and CPU power cables, I decided to mount the AIO first! Yay! Doing so made the wiring of the motherboard impossible, we couldn’t reach the headers to connect the fans, and most of all, we couldn’t connect the PSU (power) to the mobo. Oh my! What I joy having to uninstall and reinstall the AIO a few times. Everything else went smoothly. After checking all the parts, the wiring, the cables, LEDs, Mem, and especially making sure the POWER SW was plugged in correctly, we had a bystander do the honors to turn on the rig for the very first time. “Push the button, dude!” and boom, it’s alive! The rig posted right away, putting a smile on everyone’s face! We did it.
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Thank you BigAl01! I have been there, and it's really tall! 😎
Awesome recap @Sam_AMD ! Are you even working? It sounds like you are having way too much fun! 🤣😝
Super glad to hear the Red Team Lounge is a huge hit, and you're making some awesome community moments like Justin!
Also, I was able to look through some Instagram # of CNE and actually found the moment of Sam waiting for the boot when the bystander pushed the button:
Hahahahahaha ❤️
Anyway, can't wait to hear how the rest of the trip went!
