Podcasts by Broken Silicon

Broken Silicon

One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.

Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.

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140. RX 6x50 XT Launch, RDNA 3 is 5/6nm, Steam Deck Reviews, AMD vs Nvidia Fake MSRP from 2022-02-15T15:00:14

We discuss the latest Nvidia, Intel Alchemist, RADEON, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series news!
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139. AM5 PCIe 5.0 Cost, AMD vs Nvidia Failures, Future GPU Reviews | Tech Consultant from 2022-02-08T15:00:27

A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia’s business practices, AMD’s failures, and the future of GPU reviews!
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138. Nvidia Hopper 900mm², 6950 XT vs 3090 Ti, RTX 3050 vs RX 6600, Sony Buys Bungie from 2022-02-01T15:00:25

Upcoming GeForce, AMD, & Intel ARC launches are discussed in addition to Microsoft buying Activision…
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137. Legality of Nvidia buying ARM, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard | Hoeg Law from 2022-01-25T15:00:14

Attorney Richard Hoeg joins to discuss if the Nvidia-ARM deal is dead, & if MS is becoming a Monopoly.
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136. Nvidia Kills MSRP w/ 3080 12GB, RX 6500 XT AIB Pricing, Intel Raptor Lake in Q3 from 2022-01-17T22:14:49

Inflation has changed AMD Low End, Meteor Lake is coming for ZEN 4, and RADEON Super Resolution!
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135. R7 5800X3D v i7-12700K, Mini-LED Monitors, Rembrandt, 6500 XT | Hardware Unboxed from 2022-01-11T15:00:22

Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss QD-OLED Monitors, Ryzen 6000, Zen 4, and much more!
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134. RTX 3090 Ti, 5GHz ZEN 4, 5.5GHz i9-12900KS, AMD Rembrandt, PlayStation VR2 from 2022-01-05T20:25:02

Nvidia, AMD, & Intel just had their CES Keynotes! We discuss everything announced, & DG3 Battlemage.
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133. Zen 3D v Alder Lake, Intel ARC Supply, AMD RDNA 3, RTX 3090 Ti, Nintendo Switch 2 from 2021-12-28T15:00:02

Dawid Does Tech Stuff joins Tom to discuss products releasing in 2022! Rembrandt, Alchemist, Zen 4, Raptor Lake, Lovelace, XBOX Series S Refresh, Monet, and more are discussed!
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132. Intel Alchemist Launch, Nvidia’s Shady 2021, AMD Mindshare, Windows 11 Flops from 2021-12-21T15:00:16

Tom & Dan look back on 2021 to discuss the biggest stories, & their lasting impressions going into 2022. They also discuss ARC & Win11.
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131. Game Engines, AMD v Nvidia TFLOPS, Halo Infinite, Next Gen XBOX | Obsidian Developer from 2021-12-14T15:00:10

A Game Tools Engineer from Obsidian joins to discuss Next Gen Hardware and Game Engines.
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130. RTX 2060 12GB, AMD 6500 XT 4GB v 3050 8GB, Nvidia Arm Blocked, Battlefield 2042 from 2021-12-07T15:00:12

Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are all about to launch a flurry of new graphics cards! We discuss them, & more!
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129. Ray Tracing in Indie Games, FPS Design, Unreal Engine 5, Unity | Solo Developer from 2021-11-30T15:00:14

A Solo Indie Developer joins to discuss RTX, Intel Alder Lake, Unity, UE5, and much more!
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128. Nvidia 3080 Ti 16GB, Sapphire Rapids Xeon W, AMD RX 6500 XT vs Intel 128 EU 6GB from 2021-11-23T15:00:19

Tom & Dan discuss GTC 2021, Nvidia Image Scaling vs AMD FSR, GA103S, Entry Xe, SPR, and more!
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127. RDNA 3 Pricing, 500w Nvidia Lovelace, FSR v DLSS, Alder Lake | Hardware Unboxed from 2021-11-16T15:00:11

Steve from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss Intel, AMD Zen 3D, RDNA 3 pricing, & 500w Nvidia!
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126. Intel Alder Lake Reviews, AMD CDNA 2 & Milan-X, Zen 5 Leaks, Intel ARC Pics from 2021-11-09T18:50:05

Intel Alder Lake is out! AMD Bergamo & Genoa are Revealed! Intel ARC Pics are leaked! Tom & Dan discuss the latest hardware gaming news - and man is there a lot already this November!

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125. A War Over TSMC: Is it likely? Severity of Shortages? | Jason Fields, Angry Planet from 2021-11-02T14:00:14

Jason Fields joins Tom to discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, and what shortages would look like.
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124. Final Alder Lake Leaks, Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled, AMD Navi 24, Apple M1 Max from 2021-10-26T14:00:14

We are almost to Alder Lake's launch - Tom & Dan give their final thoughts on Intel's upcoming bombshell release. They also discuss the Threadripper cancellation, and Q1 GPU releases!
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123. XBOX Series X Advantages, PS6 Expectations, AMD Sponsored Titles | Ubisoft Dev from 2021-10-19T14:00:10

Keith Kadera, Senior Animator & Games Consultant at Red Storm, joins to discuss gaming hardware & AAA development. Why are games delayed? What advantages do consoles have? Where are graphics going?...

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122. Nvidia Ampere 2022 Refresh, Intel ARC Pics & Perf, Silicon Lottery Interview from 2021-10-12T14:00:07

Tom & Dan discuss the latest Nvidia Ampere, AMD RDNA 2, and Intel Alchemist news. Tom also offers an Exclusive interview of the founder of Silicon Lottery – a CPU binning business that just closed...

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121. Apple wanted Intel Meteor Lake, Games Utilizing Neural Engines | AI Researcher from 2021-10-05T14:00:20

An AI researcher joins to discuss ways AI & Neural Engines can improve everyday products and games.

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120. Intel Arc A700, AMD RDNA 4 Price/Performance, Nvidia 3070 SUPER, PS5 Zen 2.5 from 2021-09-28T14:00:09

Intel isn't just about to launch Desktop Graphics Cards, they are also bringing a Neural Engine to Meteor Lake - and we gotta talk about it! We also discus RDNA 4 Performance, RDNA 4 pricing, RTX 3...

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119. Silicon Shortages, Nvidia ARM Acquisition, Intel v TSMC v Samsung | Daniel Nenni from 2021-09-21T14:00:06

Daniel Nenni literally wrote the book on silicon manufacturing and how the fab business evolved over the past 50 years. There's really no one better to discuss the causes...and hopefully end of th...

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118. Nvidia RTX 3060 SUPER, Intel 128 EU Alchemist, XBOX Series & PlayStation 5 Pro from 2021-09-14T14:00:17

How good will Intel’s Low End Gaming GPU be in 2022? How will RADEON & Nvidia combat it? How will the PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series “Pro” consoles compare? Tom & Dan discuss it all this week!
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117. Dune the Game, Cyberpunk 2077 Mistakes, Next Gen Ray Tracing | Studio Director from 2021-09-07T14:00:07

Paxton Galvanek is Operations Director at Funcom, who is currently building a AAA Online Survival Game set in the Dune universe. We discuss everything that goes into AAA game development, and the ...

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116. AMD 6nm Navi 22 vs Arc Xe-HPG, i9-12900K vs R9 5950X3D, Intel Royal Core from 2021-08-31T14:00:15

Intel Alder Lake, Xe Arc, and Lunar Lake news galore! Following Hot Chips 33 Tom & Dan discuss the latest Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and more gaming hardware news.

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115. Why PC Gaming is Expensive Again, Intel Arc, RTX | Josh Walrath, PC Perspective from 2021-08-24T14:00:15

Josh Walrath from PC Perspective joins Tom to recap eras where PC Gaming was far more expensive than now…and why the market is starting to look like those old eras again. Intel Xe Arc DG2, the fut...

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114. RX 6600 XT Reviews, Nvidia & AMD Income, Intel on TSMC 3nm | No Profit Shortage from 2021-08-17T14:00:14

There are no shortages of AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, or Nintendo Gaming Hardware News this week....nor are there shortages of profits for these companies…

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113. AMD & Nvidia MSRP Truth: Margins, Volume, Importing Mining GPU | Silver Knights from 2021-08-10T14:00:05

Tom interviews a GPU Seller & System Integrator from Silver Knights in person! We discuss the truth behind the Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 launches, GPU supply, MSRP manipulation, and the state of P...

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112. 5.3GHz Alder Lake on Intel 7, RX 6600 XT at $379, Nvidia Lovelace & Switch 2 from 2021-08-03T14:00:14

With leaks emerging that AMD & Nvidia are openly discussing killing off the sub-$400 market…Tom and Dan ask – is it already dead? And did the sub-$300 market actually die last year? They also discu...

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111. Call of Duty Visual FX, PS5 Specs, Install Sizes | Sony Santa Monica VFX Artist from 2021-07-27T14:00:01

Chris Rey is a VFX Artist currently working on the new God of War, and previously worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He makes vehicle explosions, Zombie lasers, and Norse spells look cool...

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110. AMD 16 Core Raphael, Zen 4 Threadripper, Valve Steam Deck, Intel GlobalFoundries from 2021-07-20T14:00:10

Zen 4 Raphael tops out at 16 Cores on AM5, but 96 Cores are coming to Threadripper afterwards! We discuss upcoming AMD products, Valve Steam Deck Concerns, Intel buying GlobalFoundries, and Switch...

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109. Nvidia v RADEON Aging, Future Ray Tracing, FSR, Switch OLED | Lead Game Artist from 2021-07-13T14:00:12

Today's guest has extensive experience developing on PC, Switch, PlayStation, XBOX, and Mobile! We discuss the business behind games, FSR, DLSS, Nvidia vs RADEON, Zen vs Intel Core, & more!
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108. AMD Zen 4 Bergamo, RX 6600 XT Launch, DLSS Ultra v FSR 2.0, Windows 11 Concerns from 2021-07-06T14:00:10

Tom & Dan discuss upcoming AMD Zen 3D & Zen 4 codenames, core counts, and how Intel will compete on TSMC 3nm. There’s also heavy FSR 2.0, DLSS 2.2.9, 6600 XT, PlayStation, and XBOX talk!
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107. XBOX Game Pass v PS5, MGS Remake, Journalism | Colin Moriarty, Sacred Symbols from 2021-06-29T14:00:10

Colin Moriarty of Sacred Symbols joins Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead to discuss the state of XBOX, PlayStation 5, and gaming Journalism. We also talk about upcoming exclusives...

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106. AMD FSR v DLSS 2.2, Intel Raptor Lake v Zen 4, E3 2021, Silent Hills Intrigue from 2021-06-23T16:30:09

In this special edition of Broken Silicon - Tom & Dan cover the AMD FSR launch the evening after the launch, and also go deep into their thoughts on the Microsoft & Nintendo E3 Press Conferences. ...

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105. AMD’s Competitiveness in 2021, Intel’s Comeback, RISC-V & SiFive | James Prior from 2021-06-15T14:00:13

James was a Senior Product Manager at AMD who stewarded Zen, Threadripper, and more to success! He now works at SiFive – A RISC-V company that seems poised to become part of Intel…

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104. Zen 4 Raphael Leaks, AMD FSR is NOT DLSS, Alder Lake & Windows 11, Intel DG2 from 2021-06-08T14:00:13

On our 2-Year Anniversary we discuss Zen 3D, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, FSR, RX 6800M, 3080 Ti, Xe, Van Gogh, SteamPal, & PlayStation’s Crossgen.
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103. AMD FSR, RTX 3070 Ti 8GB at $600, Zen 3D in Q1, RX 6800M Tested | Jarrod’sTech from 2021-06-01T18:39:04

The Nvidia & AMD Computex Keynotes, RDNA 2 Mobility , Intel Alder Lake, & laptop design are discussed with special guest Jarrod'sTech.
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102. RX 6600 XT 32MB Infinity Cache, Nvidia LHR & RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Zen 4 Whispers from 2021-05-25T14:00:10

How much Infinity Cache is enough for 1440p? Is the RTX 3090 Ti really launching to fight the RX 6900 XTX? What should we expect out of Zen 4? The latest gaming hardware news is discussed!
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101. XBOX Series X APU in Servers, Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC | Azure SAP Engineer from 2021-05-18T14:00:16

An anonymous engineer who specializes in Azure & SAP discusses the server-centric design of the XBOX Series X, Intel Ice Lake Xeon, AMD EPYC, and other subjects related to gaming and servers.
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100. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti vs AMD FSR, RDNA 3 Performance, Intel Alder Lake TDP from 2021-05-11T14:00:26

Tom & Dan round out the first 100 episodes of Broken Silicon with deep discussions on Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, AMD FSR, RDNA 3, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, Xe DG2, and Nintendo Switch news.
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99. Bitcoin Developer Jimmy Song discusses the Future of Crypto & 2021 Shortages from 2021-05-04T14:00:04

VP of Engineering, Lead Software Developer, and Bitcoin developer - Jimmy Song is a man who has worn many hats. He joins to discuss Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and other semiconductor subjects.
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98. Intel Lunar Lake IPC Leak, RTX 3080 Ti Pricing, RX 6900 XTX, AMD Van Gogh from 2021-04-27T14:00:11

Tom discusses what he can say about Intel Lunar Lake’s IPC – it’s MUCH higher than their current products. Then, the MLID brothers discuss the 6900 XTX, 3080 Ti pricing, AMD APUs, & other news.
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97. Intel 3D Stacking, Alder Lake big.LITTLE, Heterogeneous AMD | Dr. Ian Cutress from 2021-04-20T14:00:11

Senior Editor at AnandTech Dr. Ian Cutress joins Tom to discuss everything Intel vs AMD vs Nvidia. This includes a Postmortem on Rocket Lake, challenges bringing big.LITTLE to windows, and who wil...

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AMD Zen 4 APU, Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti, Intel 40 Core Ice Lake vs EPYC Milan | Broken Silicon 96 from 2021-04-13T16:00:16

While Intel may have some impressive products coming…so does AMD according to the latest leaks. We break down the latest Nvidia, AMD, Intel, PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo Hardware news.

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96. AMD Zen 4 APU, Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti, Intel 40 Core Ice Lake vs EPYC Milan from 2021-04-13T14:00:16

While Intel may have some impressive products coming…so does AMD according to the latest leaks. We break down the latest Nvidia, AMD, Intel, PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo Hardware news.

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95. Nvidia Ampere in Small Form Factor, Intel v AMD Reliability, ITX GPU Design | NFC from 2021-04-06T14:00:12

Josh of NFC has been building the most compact high-performance cases for years. His builds have been featured on Linus Tech Tips and his perspective on DIY building is very unique. We discuss the...

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94. Hardware Unboxed - Intel Alder Lake v Zen 4, RDNA2 v Ampere, Nvidia CPU Overhead from 2021-03-30T14:00

Tim & Steve of Hardware Unboxed join to discuss the current state of competition between AMD, Nvidia, and Intel in 2021.
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93. Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GDDR6X, Zen 3 EPYC Milan, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution from 2021-03-23T16:30

AMD just launched Zen 3 EPYC Milan…and Nvidia may actually launch an RTX 3070 Ti with GDDR6X soon as well! But AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution? That doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon… Listen

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92. RX 6700 XT Reviews, Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Launch, Nintendo Switch Production Ends from 2021-03-16T16:30:03

The AMD RX 6700 XT may technically launch on March 18th, but already Tom & Dan have review day info to discuss. Additionally, Tom divulges RTX 3080 Ti info, XBOX Exclusives, and some Intel Raptor ...

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91. AMD RDNA 3, Nvidia Mindshare, Intel Xe in 2021 | Jim from AdoredTV from 2021-03-09T17:00:18

Jim from AdoredTV & Freethinker joins Tom to discuss the current GPU & CPU landscape of 2021. Everything from Ampere, RDNA 3, Intel Xe, and more are discussed.

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90. AMD Navi 22 Performance, RX 6700 Release Date, Nvidia CMP, Intel Xe DG2 Status from 2021-03-04T18:20:02

AMD Revealed the RX 6700 XT – and we have so much to say about it’s release and expected performance. We also discuss the latest Nvidia GPU, Intel Xe, and x86 CPU Rumors.

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89. Cloud Gaming, Dev Crunch, High-Frequency Trading | Low Latency Developer from 2021-02-24T14:00:28

Going fast, not wide. Tom interviews a Coding Developer who focuses on reducing latency for financial servers. They discuss everything from cloud gaming, console SSDs, game dev crunch, and Alder L...

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88. Intel i9-12900K vs AMD R9 5900X, Laptop Mining Farms, FidelityFX 2.0, PS5 SOC from 2021-02-17T14:00:22

Right before the Ampere RTX 3060 launches we have a flurry of AMD & Intel news leaking. RX 6700 6GB, RX 6800 8GB, Intel Alder Lake, Ponte Vecchio, and Zen 4 rumors galore!

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87. IT Director Talks Switching to AMD from Intel, Zen 4 vs Sapphire Rapids from 2021-02-10T14:00:12

There has been much discussion about how hard it is to switch from Intel Servers to AMD…but that hasn’t been true for everyone. An IT Director from Richardson Electronics joins Tom to discuss ever...

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86. RX 6700XT Release Date, Nvidia Laptop Lies, Zen 4 vs Alder Lake | Competition Thaws from 2021-02-03T14:00:18

Though insatiable demand has prevented true competition from emerging in the gaming market recently, the freeze on competition is starting to thaw. RTX 3060, RX 6700XT, and even Intel Xe + Alder L...

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85. RDNA 3 & RTX 4000 Design, Ray Tracing Adoption, Game Optimization | Senior Software Engineer from 2021-01-27T14:00:27

An anonymous Senior Software Engineer with decades of experience joins Tom to discuss Game Optimization, Ray Tracing Misconceptions, and our expectations for Nvidia RTX 4000 Series & AMD RDNA 3 des...

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84. RTX 3060 Misleading Specs, Alder Lake Fast Tracked, 5nm Zen 4 vs RDNA 3 from 2021-01-20T14:00:09

What Nvidia calls a “3060 Laptop” is definitely NOT a 3060. Additionally, Tom confirms inside info on AMD Zen 4 & Alder Lake…and much more!
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83. Intel going Fabless, Global Foundries for RDNA2, Next Gen Memory | Dave Eggleston from 2021-01-13T14:00:16

Dave Eggleston has been a Product Engineer, VP, and CEO at multiple Semiconductor Companies over the past 40 years. He joins Tom to discuss the past, present, and future of memory.

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82. RTX 3080 16GB, Zen 3 Cezanne & Threadripper, i7-11700K, Cyberpunk | Snowed In from 2021-01-06T14:00:14

Dan & Tom are snowed in...so I guess they will just be forced to talk about the RTX 3080 16GB, AMD Zen 3 APUs, Threadripper Milan, Intel Rocket Lake, and their final thoughts on Cyberpunk.

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81. RX 6700XT v RTX 3060, Intel Xe & Alder Lake, PS5 & XSX Longevity | Tech Deals from 2020-12-29T14:00:04

BOTH Tech & Rogue join BOTH Tom & Dan to discuss the latest releases in 2020, and our hopes for releases in 2021. Next year is poised to be a year of midrange GPU releases, and Intel’s fight to com...

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80. Nvidia Ampere & AMD Big Navi - Hype versus Reality | Dawid Does Tech Stuff from 2020-12-23T14:00:19

Dawid joins Tom to discuss the major tech releases of 2020 – and if they lived up to the hype! Everything from Ray Tracing, DLSS 2.0, Zen 3, Next Gen Consoles, and our hopes for 2021 are discussed!...

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79. AMD Zen 3 v Intel Comet Lake, Renoir v Tiger Lake, TSMC v Samsung | The x86 Crown from 2020-12-16T14:00:10

At the start of 2020, Intel was already being regarded as the underdog…and yet “underdog” doesn’t say the half of it. Tom & Dan look back at a year that truly saw the rise of AMD, and the disillus...

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78. RX 6900XT, Navi 22 & 23, Intel i9-11900K, Apple High End GPU | Changing Times from 2020-12-09T21:15

Apple is prepping high end GPUs, AMD is competing in the high end, & Intel is truly in trouble over the next 12 months. As we go into the final month of 2020, it is becoming clear gaming hardware i...

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77. AAA Game Development in 2020 | User Experience Researcher from 2020-12-02T14:00:35

Today I am joined by a UX Researcher from a AAA Studio. We discuss working on the PS5 & XBOX Series X, developing for PC, sustainable models, & the state of the industry as a whole.

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76. RX 6800 Ray Tracing, RTX 3060 Ti, PS5 Silent Hills & MGS Exclusives, Apple M1 from 2020-11-25T14:00:22

In this episode Tom finally divulges what unannounced PS5 exclusives he knows are coming soon. Additionally, there’s plenty of AMD Big Navi, Nvidia Ampere, Apple M1, and Intel Alder Lake talk.
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75. XBOX Series X & PlayStation 5 Post Launch Analysis with NX Gamer from 2020-11-17T16:00:11

NX Gamer does in-depth performance analysis of Console & PC Hardware...and finally the PS5 & XSX have officially launched! We discuss performance, features, and the future of these gaming devices....

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74. AMD RX 6800XT Ray Tracing, Nvidia Price Fixing, PS5 & XSX Load Times | The Bridge to Next Gen from 2020-11-11T01:00:18

We have updates to RX 6800XT Ray Tracing from independent sources! We also discuss Intel Redwood Cove, Nvidia Price Fixing, and PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X reviews. [SPONSOR: Get Surfshark VPN at...

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73. AMD Zen 3 Market Share, Intel Margins, RDNA 2 Cache Efficiency | Server Engineer from 2020-11-03T16:48:15

Can AMD hit 50% market share in servers? How threatened are Intel’s margins? How big of a deal is Infinity Cache for Big Navi’s efficiency? All of this and much more is discussed with a returning f...

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72. AMD RX 6900XT & 6800XT, Nvidia RTX 3070, Intel Graphics 2021 | The Second Wave from 2020-10-29T19:42:34

AMD Big Navi has been announced, the RTX 3070 is out, & Intel GPU rumors are beginning to trickle in! We are officially out of the lull – the second wave of gaming hardware news is here!

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71. AMD & Intel’s Laptop Revolution: Renoir, Ultrabooks, Thermal Design | OEM Product Manager from 2020-10-21T13:00:16

A product manager at a MAJOR Laptop OEM joins Tom to discuss the past 15 years of Laptop Innovation…and where we will go in the next 5 years. The Ultrabook Revolution, Ryzen 4000, Zen 3, Ampere Mob...

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70. Big Navi Reveal, Nvidia's Answer to RDNA2, Zen 3 Slays Intel| AMD’s Giants Emerge from 2020-10-14T13:00:24

AMD revealed its market dominating products: Zen 3 & RDNA2! We discuss these products, Nvidia Ampere, Alder Lake, Rocket Lake, & PS5. [SPONSOR: 10% off & help MLID w/ code “BROKENSILICON”: https://...

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69. AMD Market Share 2021, Nvidia’s Lead, Intel’s Future | Semiconductor Analyst Chris Rolland from 2020-10-07T13:00:27

Did wall street see AMD’s comeback coming? Do investment firms perceive the Ampere launch as more successful than Turing? How do investors see Intel’s future? Chris Rolland, Semiconductor Analyst a...

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68. AMD RDNA 2, R9 5900X 5GHz, Nvidia Problems, Intel Tiger Lake | Eye of the Storm from 2020-09-29T20:36:05

Nvidia Ampere & Intel Tiger Lake are officially out, but next month should prove even crazier! RDNA 2, Zen 3, PS5, & XBOX Series X are right around the corner… This week feels like a temporary calm...

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67. AMD Zen 3 Milan, RDNA2 vs Ampere, Nvidia buying ARM | Level1techs Wendell from 2020-09-22T22:57:38

Wendell from Level1Techs joins Tom to discuss the latest in Silicon. Nvidia buying ARM, AMD Zen 3, Ampere, RDNA 2, & XBOX.[SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/]
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66. Nvidia RTX 3080 Reviews, PS5 Price & Launch, AMD RDNA 2 | The Storm is Here from 2020-09-17T20:41:22

The Gaming Hardware Seasons is officially here! We discuss Nvidia RTX 3080 reviews, buying ARM, Big Navi, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series S.
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65. XBOX Series S & PlayStation 5 Strategy Talk with Innocenceii from 2020-09-09T18:24:59

Game Pass vs Exclusives. New features vs Big Numbers. Green vs Blue. Tom & J.R. discuss the differing strategies from Microsoft and Sony’s next gen consoles. How can the PlayStation 5 make it’s pro...

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64. Nvidia RTX 3080 Core Count, AMD RDNA 2, Intel Tiger Lake | Ampere Graphics Odyssey from 2020-09-03T21:20:04

Nvidia just unveiled their RTX 3090, 3080, & 3070 flagship Graphics Cards this week. We discuss CUDA Core counts & reliability, & also how they will stack up against RDNA 2, PS5, & XBOX. We also d...

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63. Nvidia GA102, Intel’s Future, Fabless AMD, TSMC | SemiWiki Founder Daniel Nenni from 2020-08-27T06:00:27

The founder of SemiWiki.com joins Tom to discuss everything Silicon. Will Intel go fabless? Can Nvidia use multiple nodes for Ampere? Can anyone challenge TSMC? What's after 3nm?
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62. Nvidia Ampere VRAM & Pricing, 5GHz Zen 3, AMD Navi 22| A Bigger Storm is Coming from 2020-08-19T18:35:25

The XBOX presentation at Hot Chips finally gave us some firm details on RDNA 2, & Nvidia Ampere is shaping up to be a potentially incredible upgrade as well. Fresh off of Hot Chips, we have a lot m...

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61. Quantum Computing, Threats to Encryption | Quantum Researcher from 2020-08-12T13:00:23

How close are we to useful Quantum Computers? Are they a threat to mankind? Will they run Crysis? Tom interviews a quantum researcher to try and explain what “Quantum Computers” actually are, and ...

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60. AMD Navi 2X Hype, Nvidia Eats ARM while Intel Eats S#!T | Big Silicon, Big Drama from 2020-08-04T21:51:39

Navi 2X, Nvidia Ampere, and much more are all coming soon! August & September are poised to have non-stop bombshell hardware releases. Anytime we get close to a new season of silicon releases….the ...

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59. XBOX Series X & PlayStation 5 Hardware Talk with NX Gamer from 2020-07-29T20:36:51

NXGamer joins MLID to discuss both the hardware behind the PS5 & XSX, & the business strategies propelling that hardware. Upcoming game releases, Ampere, RDNA 3, & much more are also discussed.
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58. AMD RDNA 2, Nvidia 8nm Ampere, R7 4700G, XBOX v PS5 Strategy | Change is Coming from 2020-07-22T13:00:19

Nvidia is bringing next gen software on an inferior node to fight AMD RDNA 2, and at the same time it seems MS & Sony have diverging strategies for their next gen consoles. There will be competitio...

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57. AMD Navi 2X, Nvidia Ampere, Intel Xe, XBOX Future | TweakTown’s Anthony Garreffa from 2020-07-15T13:00:26

Anthony Garreffa, Senior Editor at TweakTown, joins Tom to discuss upcoming GPU launches, the future of XBOX, and the battlefield franchise.
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56. Navi 31 RDNA 3, RTX 3070 Ti, R7 4700G > 3800XT | Sampling AMD & Nvidia from 2020-07-08T12:00:21

There have been dozens of samples leaking: Zen 3, 4700G, Ampere, and soon it seems Navi 31. In many ways it feels like we are sampling the future right now...

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55. Futureproofing your PC in 2020, Rising Game Costs | Tech Deals from 2020-07-01T13:00:11

Tech & Rogue of the Tech Deals channel join Tom & Dan to discuss PC Hardware releases, next gen consoles, & the rising cost of gaming.
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54. Nvidia Rumors, XBOX Price, PS5 RDNA #, Intel big.LITTLE | Connecting The Dots from 2020-06-24T17:00:32

June 2020 has certainly not been lacking in the leaks department….however unlike May it feels like there is more quantity than quality. Tom and Dan discuss the mountain of (mis)information out the...

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53. AMD Big Navi, Nvidia Ampere, PS5, XBOX | 2020 GPU Revolution with NAAF from 2020-06-17T13:00:24

So many leaks have come out from Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Sony, and Microsoft lately that I think we should just talk about all of them one more time before moving on to new subjects. Who better to do ...

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52. Nvidia RTX 3090 24GB, AMD RDNA 2, Intel Ocean Cove | GPU Blood in the Water from 2020-06-10T13:00:18

RTX 3090 may actually replace the Titan at a lower price point with 24GB, and it has to be because RDNA 2 is a beast. We discuss this and much more on the 1-Year ANNIVERSARY EPISODE of Broken Sili...

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51. AMD vs Intel IPC at 5GHz, and what to expect from Zen 3 | Hardware Numb3rs from 2020-06-03T18:00:27

Max from Hardware Numb3rs joins Tom to discuss everything AMD & Intel Overclocking! What are the benefits? Do some architectures benefit more from overclocking? What got us into tweaking?
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50. AMD Matisse 2 v Comet Lake, Unreal Engine 5 v Fanboys | A Tale of Two Flame Wars from 2020-05-26T13:00:23

Matisse vs Comet Lake, EPIC vs Fanboys – a lot of debates are going on lately in the tech news realm, and we want to talk about all of it in detail.

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49. Nvidia A100, Training Game AI, Neural Networks | AI Developer Interview from 2020-05-20T13:00:13

Hot off the heels of the announcement of Nvidia A100, we have an AI Developer on to talk about what these massive GPU’s are actually used for – AI & ML applications.

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48. Nvidia Ampere GA100, AMD AM4 Support, Intel 10nm++ | Too Many Leaks! from 2020-05-13T17:30:03

Nvidia Ampere info is out, but there is a lot more to discuss – including GA100 clarifications. Additionally, there are just so many leaks: CDNA 2, RDNA 3, Zen 3+, Zen 4, and Intel 10 everything!<...

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47. PS5 Kraken, XBOX BCPack, PC SSD Requirements | Next Gen SSD Talk from 2020-05-06T13:00:34

It’s time for gamers to start taking next gen storage seriously, and that’s what this episode is about. Meyer’s Tech Rants joins Tom to talk PS5’s SSD, XBOX’s SSD, & how PC will also evolve its st...

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46. AMD Zen 4, RDNA 3, Nvidia 5nm, Intel Trouble | 5nm 2022 Showdown from 2020-04-29T13:00:18

In this episode we discuss a lot of upcoming 5nm products, next gen storage, and how far laptops have come in terms of performance. Things will keep getting increasingly more interesting in the wo...

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45. From Phenom II to Zen+ | Dan PC Building History from 2020-04-22T13:00:23

There have been several episodes and video series that go through Tom’s PC building history…but what about Dan? He has owned entirely different CPUs vs Tom, and some of them have some interesting ...

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44. AMD Renoir & Zen 3 Desktop, Nvidia MX450 Rushed, DDR5 > GDDR5 from 2020-04-14T14:09

Nvidia is already replacing the MX350, & that’s because it is completely pointless next to Renoir. We also discuss Zen 3, DDR5, Console Overheating, and much more!
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43. Hardware Unboxed | Next Gen Laptops & Monitors from 2020-04-08T13:00:13

Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins Tom for a discussion on Renoir 4900HS, Tiger Lake, Lakefield, and next gen monitors.
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42. RDNA 2, Zen3, Consoles, Rocket Lake, Tiger Lake from 2020-04-01T13:00:23

AMD seems to be preparing for a truly overwhelming glut of product launches this fall, but they aren’t the only ones. Nvidia and Intel have some interesting products on the way as well…
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41. Touching Pixels with Jon Peddie from 2020-03-25T13:00:30

President and Founder of Jon Peddie Research joins to discuss the evolution of VR, Ray Tracing, consoles, GPU’s and anything that touches Pixels.
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40. 7nm XBOX, 8nm Nvidia Ampere, 10nm Intel Alder Lake from 2020-03-17T15:17:47

Delays or not, there will be some cool products before the end of 2020. Tom & Dan discuss 8nm Ampere, 10nm Alder Lake, and the new console hardware developments.
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39. How Intel Stole the x86 Market | Industry Analyst Mike Bruzzone from 2020-03-11T13:00:20

Mike Bruzzone joins to discuss the competitive landscape of x86 in 2020, and his history with Intel’s Anti-Trust Lawsuits.
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38. XBOX Analysis, PS5 Pro, Titan Ampere, 8K vs 4K from 2020-03-04T14:00

Tom goes solo for the first 30 minutes so his brother can interview for grad school (Dan joins at 32:00). Subjects include 7552 Cuda Core Ampere, Intel’s 2020 line-up, and PS5 Expectations.
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37. Bitcoin & Austrian Economics | Stephan Livera from 2020-02-26T14:00

Stephan Livera joins Tom to discuss Bitcoin & Austrian Economics. This includes how Mining got Tom into PC Hardware, and if there will be another mining boom…
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36. Intel Chiplet GPU before AMD, 24CU Renoir APU, OLED Price Drops from 2020-02-19T14:00:10

Big Navi, Big Ampere, Big Xe, and small OLED. This episode discusses a lot of the flagship products coming out in 2020…including “Whispers” Tom hasn’t made a video for yet…
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35.5. RADEON Driver Fixing Guide | Kevin Tinnin – AMD Community Admin from 2020-02-15T01:26

If you cannot get your RADEON Drivers to work, try these steps:
1)Make sure your motherboard Bios is up-to-date, and of course make sure no component is overclocked/undervolted.

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35. Nvidia’s Future in an APU World | Good Old Gamer from 2020-02-12T14:00:10

The MX350 is a major flub – and it acts as an excellent touchstone for Nvidia’s upcoming struggles in an APU-dominated future. Chris at the Good Old Gamer joins to discuss!
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34. AMD RDNA 2.0, Intel Rocket Lake, NEW x86 CPU, $600 4K 144Hz from 2020-02-05T14:00:10

2020 is proving to be a year full of Next Gen Products. AMD RDNA 2, Nvidia Ampere, and Lakefield. We also see a new x86 competitor hitting the DIY market, and finally reasonable 4K 144Hz monitors.<...

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33. Small Form Factor PC Cases, GPU’s, & 3D Printing | Not From Concentrate (NFC) from 2020-01-29T13:00:10

NFC joins to talk about Small Form Factor building, the R9 Fury Nano, VR, and 3D Printing!
1) 0:30 NFC Origins, small Form Factor Motorcycles!
2) 13:10 When is the S4T Case coming out?
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32. RTX 2060 vs RX 5600XT, Intel Xe, Console Economics from 2020-01-22T14:00

This episode dives deep into the upcoming APU war, BIG GPU releases, and the economics of the console business.
1) 6:50 Update on AMD Drivers
2) 10:30 Nintendo’s Business Model
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31. Coreteks - Intel Xe, OLED vs CRT, AMD RX 5950XT, Futurism from 2020-01-15T15:00:10

Coreteks joins Tom to discuss product releases from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and even a bit of futurism.
1) 3:30 Alder Lake, 10nm Desktop, Intel GPU’s
2) 19:50 AMD Graphics Driver Issues
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30. PS5 & XBOX Series X, CES 2020, Tiger Lake, 12nm R5 1600 from 2020-01-08T13:00:16

The Gaming Hardware news DID NOT slow down in December! It’s been a nice break, but now it’s back to business as usual on Broken Silicon, & we got a lot of business to discuss in the first new epi...

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29. Not an Apple Fan | 11 Years of PC Gaming from 2020-01-01T14:00:03

Paul of NAAF joins me for a look back at the Pre-28nm days, gives advice on building a YouTube Channel, and discusses the Hardware Releases of 2019 & 2020.
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28. The Good Old Gamer | 11 Years of PC Gaming from 2019-12-24T16:41:11

Tom and Chris discuss 2019 in part 2 of "11 Years of Being a PC Gamer."
1) 1:00 A Look back on the years and products leading up to 2019
2) 11:00 Intel’s and AMD’s Current Situation
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27. Tom's Embarrassing First Video | 11 Years of PC Gaming from 2019-12-18T15:00:33

Tom and Dan discuss the early days of Techtubers, their first builds, and Tom’s most horrible (unreleased) video ever!
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26. Hardware Unboxed from 2019-12-13T16:00:53

Steve Walton joins Tom for a discussion regarding 2019’s hardware releases, upcoming products, & HWUB’s origins. [NOTE: Steve’s audio capture crashed. Nothing was lost, but audio changes ~48 min ma...

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25. Intel Security in 2019 | Server Engineer Interview from 2019-12-11T15:30:03

Another interview with an anonymous Server Engineer. We discuss Intel’s (lack of) security, the future of server tech, and more! [NOTE: This was an anonymous phone call, some audio issues]
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24. 2080 Ti Super, G-Sync on AMD, 3990X, Half Life & Cow VR from 2019-12-03T13:00:33

H1 2020 is going to be about 2080 Ti Super vs RX 5900XT – so let’s talk about it. Also, 3990X is confirmed, RX 5500 is coming soon, and VR is being used…on cows in Russia…
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23. SAPPHIRE Rep Interview: RX 5700XT Toxic from 2019-11-27T10:00:03

Edward Crisler joins the podcast to discuss the future of AIB design, PC Gaming Evangelism, and the future of TOXIC cards.
1) 0:30 Gaming Evangelist
2) 9:00 Edward’s Background
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22. 3950X King, Nvidia Hopper, Could PS5 Cartridges Make sense? from 2019-11-19T15:00:13

3950X is out, & we talk about it. Additionally we entertain what it would take for proprietary storage to make sense on PS5.
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21. PC Building Advice for the Holidays with Dawid Does Tech Stuff from 2019-11-12T10:00:13

Should you focus on Price/Perf or exact performance targets? What are the best PC Deals now? Dawid and Tom discuss in the latest episode!
1) 0:25 Intro Banter
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20. Threadripper & 3950X Price/Perf, Big Navi Release Date | Curb AMD Enthusiasm from 2019-11-06T17:00:52

Let’s discuss what to expect from all of AMD’s upcoming launches, and spoiler alert: Curb your Enthusiasm. We are bit worried about Intel too, but we couldn’t be more bullish on TSMC…
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19. Is Nvidia Bribing TechTubers? from 2019-10-29T16:00:48

We were gonna take a break this week, but at the last minute we figured you guys might want our take on what’s going on with allegations some channels are paid off. There are only a few timestamps,...

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18. Intel Counterattack, AMD RTX, Wireless PSVR2, & 3970X on my Birthday? from 2019-10-22T09:00:12

1) 3:30 Explaining why 100c is not “too hot” for all components.
2) 10:45 Comet Lake, Golden Cove Leak, 3500X, and Zen 3
3) 21:51 AMD Navi is selling crazy well – AMD Mindshare is BACK.
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17. Wireless VR Gaming, 5G, Network Attack Vectors from 2019-10-15T09:00:26

Today’s guest is a Network Engineer with a lot to say about how big 5G is, how bad Intel’s security problems are, and the future of VR.
1) 3:50 No Mitigation is Perfect
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16. Big Navi vs Ampere, and Custom SOC’s from 2019-10-09T05:00:34

1) Where should someone go for good Tech Advice in 2019? 4:50
2) Zen 3 Update (Recorded 10/5/19) 10:00
3) Navi 12 19:35
4) Navi 14 27:20
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15. Not An Apple Fan: Ray Tracing War of 2021 from 2019-10-01T05:00:24

1) 0:25 Do Jedi’s wear Underwear?
2) 5:45 Remembering the RTX 2000 Launch
3) 9:11 Where RTX needs to be for Mainstream Adoption
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14. i9-9900KS, PS5 Pro Ray Tracing, Intel Lawsuits from 2019-09-24T05:00:16

This Episode feels like it is the calm before the storm of non-stop product launches over the next 14 months. Threadripper 3000, i9-9900KS, Tiger Lake, Budget Zen, Navi 14, and Next Gen Ray Tracin...

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13. Coreteks: "Raytracing is a Flying Car That Can’t Fly" from 2019-09-18T05:00:06

1) 0:30 Intro
2) 2:00 How Coreteks chose his name
3) 4:52 Arcturus and RDNA
4) 7:00 Did Coreteks expect Zen to succeed?
5) 9:50 The Problem with Techtubers in 2019
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12. Jingjia GPU's, Threadripper 3, & 2080Ti Super. from 2019-09-12T05:00:26

"Big" is the word. Big 48-core Threadripper, BIG Jingjia HBM GPU's, and BIG 2080 Ti Super. Listen in on what Tom and Dan discuss!

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11. The Era of Amazing AIB GPU’s from 2019-09-04T05:00:26

I first got really heavy into PC Hardware in 2008-2014, and while there were only 2 serious GPU manufacturers back then; the incredible custom cards AIB's created made it feel like there were 3 or ...

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10. The Good Old Gamer: Fair Prices & Could PC's Hold Back Consoles? from 2019-08-23T05:00:06

Chris and Tom talk come together to talk about what really makes a good GPU, and then of course end up talking about a bunch of other stuff as usual. This includes when raytracing will be practica...

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9. RX 5700 vs RTX 2070, ARM GPU's, Ice Lake Reviews, and 2025 PC's from 2019-08-11T05:00:05

In this episode Tom and Dan kick back and discuss just how crazy the next 5-10 years in Computer Hardware is going to be. ARM GPU's, Ice Lake, and Zen 3 are just the tip of the Iceberg.
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Episode 8: Cloud Engineer talks Intel Securiy, Nvidia, & the future of Server Chips. from 2019-08-02T05:00:05

In this interview an anonymous Server Engineer goes through his history with Intel's security vulnerabilities, Nvidia's instability, and the future of server chips.

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Episode 7: Coreteks on ARM Entering the GPU Market, Zen 4, and The Future of Raytracing. from 2019-07-26T05:46:25

A long time coming - Tom and Coreteks discuss something big... ARM may be entering the desktop GPU market right after Intel does. Also, I guess we talk about Zen 3, Zen 4, Zen 5, and the future of...

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Episode 6: RDNA 2.0 vs Titan RTX, Intel 10-Core, and Win10 Limits from 2019-07-16T02:43:45

Finally me and Dan get a chance to discuss the huge blow-out of Ryzen 3000, Navi, and more. How far can RDNA 2.0 go towards dethroning Titan RTX?

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Episode 5: Not An Apple Fan Discusses RTX Super, Navi, and The Biggest Upset in CPU History from 2019-07-07T10:16:27

Paul from Not An Apple Fan and I discuss the changing PC Hardware landscape, and what it used to be like building 10 years ago! Check out Pauls Channel:
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Episode 4: My PC Gaming Origin Story from 2019-07-01T03:06:06

This is the story of why I always bring up the HD 7970, and how I came to have the opinions I have now.

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Episode 3: AMD E3, Intel Price Drops, and Next Gen from 2019-06-23T04:32:24

On this episode we discuss AMD's E3 Blow-Out, Intel Price Drops, the best Zen generation for Price Performance, and the overall vision of the next gen XBOX and Playstation.

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Episode 2: Digesting Navi's Pricing with The Good Old Gamer from 2019-06-15T02:20:45

Navi seems a bit stronger than we expected, but also more expensive. A LOT more expensive than some people expected. Can we ever go back to $200 Mainstream and $350 High End cards?

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Broken Silicon Episode 1: AMD Dominates Computex and Next Gen Info Heats Up from 2019-06-02T00:00

On the first Tape out of Broken Silicon Tom and Dan discuss AMD's Domination of Computex, ways in which the PC Hardware Landscape is about to change, and the future of Gaming Hardware.

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