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Dual-GPU nostalgia fills JayzTwoCents' retro-tech week

Seven uploads span vintage graphics cards, decades-old thermal paste and a desktop machine put to work cutting metal.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

TWO GPU's in ONE card?! #gaming #tech #pcgamingTWO GPU's in ONE card?! #gaming #tech #pcgaming

JayzTwoCents reached into PC hardware's more extravagant past, and viewers answered with memories of cards they haven't quite parted with. Under "TWO GPU's in ONE card?! #gaming #tech #pcgaming," the conversation is full of old graphics hardware kept in boxes, displayed in offices or remembered through sprawling multi-monitor setups.

That upload is the week's most watched new release, approaching a million views, and it also carries the strongest daily momentum. Jay's description supplies the mood: he misses an era when, in his view, hardware brands had more room to have fun. The comments make that nostalgia unusually tangible. Some people remember the games; these viewers remember the boards that ran them.

The retro thread continues in "This GPU was the HOLY GRAIL 20 years ago...," featuring an EVGA GeForce 8800 Ultra. Its chapters move from unpacking to a cooler swap and an attempt to use it on a modern system. A separate upload examines thermal paste left in place for decades, while a RAM-slot reminder brings the week back to everyday building mistakes.

There is new workshop equipment, too. "Desktop CNC's are reaching Professional Levels!" examines the ToolDance X1, its software and metal-machining capabilities. It is the next strongest source of daily views after the dual-GPU upload, giving the vintage components some decidedly modern company.

Across the channel, daily views are roughly double their usual level, although the subscriber count was unchanged over the week. Nearby in tech, The Verge also has a sharply elevated daily audience, while Techquickie and Dave2D are running below their usual levels. Jay's particular mix remains hands-on: even a collectible graphics card gets a cooler swap and a modern-system test.

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What viewers say

  • I still have ARES and MARS cards in my boxes as a reminder of greater times.
    @eirikheggelundSee it on YouTube
  • When I ran three 2560x1600 screens I would use two of the dual GPU cards of the time. Gaming at 7680x1600 was something to see especially back then.
    @TheCrazyCanuck420See it on YouTube
  • Still got my GTX295 displayed in my office, was the single PCB version with the GPUs either side of the fan
    @TheROOTminus1See it on YouTube
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  • God those were the days so much cool stuff was made back then.
    @nerdedkyle3515See it on YouTube
  • I had a 9800GX2, loved that card. When it died years later, EVGA gave me a GTX 280 to replace it, o7 EVGA.
  • I actually had one of these, but from EVGA. Its probably still in a box somewhere
    @VedthrfolnirSee it on YouTube
  • Still have my Nvidia 7950GX2 displayed on my shelf
  • I had a 9800GX2 like 3000 years ago.
    @szymonwierny6463See it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
4,350,000
Channel views, last 7 days
2,786,697
Videos published this week
7
Video published
October 13, 2026
Video views so far
919,442
Views on its first day
142,830

The numbers

Here is how JayzTwoCents' uploads and audience moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
CarterPCs
346,621,787
The Verge
10,644,454
JayzTwoCents
2,786,697
CNET
2,503,043
Nikola Toy
2,129,038
TechSource
1,228,577
Techquickie
1,124,884
Dave2D
530,209
TechZone
268,873
subscribers
4,350,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
1,319,968,188
views per day
692,940
typical day: 340,764
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
TechZone
4,740,000
JayzTwoCents
4,350,000
Techquickie
4,300,000
TechSource
4,190,000
CNET
4,100,000
Nikola Toy
3,920,000
CarterPCs
3,810,000
Dave2D
3,690,000
The Verge
3,520,000
As of October 17, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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