The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

Everyone Hates DLSS 5, Here's Our Thoughts

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 101: What are our thoughts on Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal? Time to chat about that, along with Crimson Desert, which we've been benchmarking

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - Our Initial Thoughts on DLSS 5

08:14 - DLSS 5's Artistic Changes

27:36 - Possible Technical Challenges

42:07 - The Reaction to DLSS 5

49:24 - Crimson Desert Impressions

1:08:03 - Final Thoughts

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Memory Stops Working? You're Screwed

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 100: A brief chat on some news topics again, including Intel's announcement of Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs at attractive price points and FSR Diamond. Then we chat about a customer getting screwed over after his DDR5 memory died

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:53 - New Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs

11:34 - AMD Announces FSR Diamond

14:27 - DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Frame Gen Release

15:59 - Umart, Corsair and Memory Failures

1:07:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Is Future Proofing No Longer Possible?

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 99: A brief chat on some news topics, like Nvidia's recent driver issues and the rumored RTX 5050 9GB, then into our main chat. Is it really no longer possible to future proof your PC? Or is this one of the better times for PC hardware longevity?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:37 - The RTX 5050 9GB Rumors

06:49 - New AMD Ryzen APUs for AM5

11:55 - Nvidia Driver Issues

18:52 - Future Proofing Your GPU, Is It Possible?

52:39 - CPU Longevity?

1:12:16 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

Jay's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqIf5yvQdbc

RTX 5050 9GB: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-reportedly-plans-geforce-rtx-5050-with-9gb-memory-and-96-bit-bus

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Our Experiences with AI, Crazy Marketing Lies, Red Flags and The Bubble

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 98: Two goobers give their thoughts on AI. We've used it, the marketing claims don't match the capabilities at all. We chat about the financial investments so far, how that's likely going to be a big problem, and the overall status of the 'bubble'.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

10:56 - Our Experiences Using AI

29:54 - The Insane Investment into AI

38:33 - Are They Going to Run Out of Money?

52:40 - The Bubble

1:06:00 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Problems with OLED, New 2026 Monitors, and Does 5K Gaming Make Sense? (feat. TFTCentral)

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 97: Simon from TFTCentral joins us after the wave of announcements at CES 2026 to chat about upcoming monitor technology, the current flaws with WOLED and QD-OLED panels, the types of screens we'd love to see, burn in, G-Sync Pulsar and more

TFTCENTRAL

Check out Simon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tftcentral

Check out Simon's website: https://tftcentral.co.uk/

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:43 - New Ultrawides for 2026

11:19 - New RGB Stripe WOLED

20:36 - Does 5K Gaming Make Sense?

30:16 - 500Hz 1440p LCDs

36:38 - The OLED Formats We'd Like to See & Future of OLED

55:50 - Status of OLED Burn In and Other Flaws

1:14:41 - G-Sync Pulsar

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Why Are LTT Employees Quitting?

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 96: Some employees have recently left LTT and their stories have been blowing up, so we thought it might be interesting to give our perspective on running a YouTube tech channel, whether Linus was being unfair and whether the ex-LTT guys made the right choice. Also, we chat about 9800X3D failures and Valve delaying the Steam Machine (and its price reveal)

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - Our Thoughts on Employees Leaving LTT

45:50 - What is the Deal With 9800X3D Failures?

1:03:09 - Valve Delays Steam Machine

1:17:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

Jake's video on leaving LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2E

Zip Tie Tuning video on LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0GPnA9pW8k

Valve's Steam Machine update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/625565405086220583

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The Inoffensive 9850X3D and GPU MSRPs Are Beyond Dead

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 95: The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has been released and at best all we can say about it is that it's inoffensive. Also, more reports have emerged that signal the end of GPUs at MSRP.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:26 - So The 9850X3D Has Been Released

16:04 - More GPU Supply Information

29:40 - Zotac Might Be In Trouble

43:11 - Intel Launching Big Battlemage for Pros?

49:09 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

der8auer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lS1S_VhUK4&pp=2AYB

Zotac Korea statement: https://videocardz.com/newz/zotac-korea-warns-of-steep-rtx-5090-and-rtx-5060-price-hikes-says-some-models-may-be-unavailable-for-a-while

Arc Pro B70: https://x.com/SquashBionic/status/2015648577511629092

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RTX 5070 Ti Killed Off: Did We Get It Wrong?

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 94: We released a report saying the RTX 5070 Ti is effectively being killed off, and that Asus put the product into end of life status. What happened there? We share the full story

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:33 - AMD Officially Launches the 9850X3D

05:53 - The RTX 5070 Ti is Effectively Dead, The Story So Far

25:38 - It Was From Asus PR, Not a Random Rumor

35:08 - Did We Cause Supply Issues?

48:57 - Why Didn't We Remove the Video?

57:44 - Why Aren't Companies Just Honest About Supply?

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Nvidia to Drastically Cut GPU Supply!?

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 93: A rumor and news episode to round out 2025. We chat a bit more about 9850X3D expectations, the current and future state of Intel CPUs following some 225F testing, Nvidia cutting GPU supply, potential new GPUs and Steve kills some hardware.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:33 - More Thoughts on the 9850X3D

06:13 - Where is Intel at With Their CPUs?

24:42 - Nvidia Cutting GPU Supply?

37:38 - AMD Launches Radeon RX 9060 XT LP

43:22 - More Intel Arc B770 Rumors

49:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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How The DRAM Crisis Will Affect Gaming GPUs (feat. Ed from Sapphire)

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:17 GMT

Episode 92: Edward Crisler from Radeon-exclusive AIB Sapphire joins the podcast to chat about the current GPU market. How will rising DRAM prices affect gaming GPUs? Can the GPU makers and AIBs absorb some of the increased cost? Also we talk about RDNA 4 and how successful it's been compared to previous generations, AMD's true market share, and of course, the Sapphire Puke box art

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:03 - RDNA 4 Launch at Sapphire

05:11 - RDNA 4 vs Older Generations Success

11:32 - The DRAM Crisis

20:25 - AIBs Want More Control

24:48 - Thoughts on 12VHPWR

26:32 - How Are SKU Decisions Made?

32:35 - Sapphire Puke

35:27 - DRAM Pricing: What Can AMD and AIBs Do?

44:50 - AI-Focused GPU Makers Owe Everything to Gamers

50:56 - AMD's True Market Share

59:05 - The Key to RDNA 4's Success

1:03:13 - Outro with Ed's Favorite Sapphire Generation

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Bad Signs for PC Gaming: DRAM for AI Kills Crucial

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 91: Troubling signs in the PC gaming space with DRAM prices continuing to skyrocket and the surprising death of Micron's Crucial brand. Also we chat about the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Nvidia ending driver support for Pascal.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - DRAM Demand for AI Kills Micron's Crucial Brand

29:39 - AMD Confirms Ryzen 7 9850X3D

41:08 - Nvidia Ends Pascal and Maxwell Driver Support

45:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Steam Machine: Did We Get it Wrong?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 90: Some of you were upset we said the Steam Machine could be dead on arrival, so did we get it wrong? Steve also discusses recent RAM testing, and we look at gaming revenue for both Nvidia and AMD.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - More thoughts on the Steam Machine?

22:27 - People didn't understand some RAM testing

40:50 - AMD vs Nvidia gaming revenue and sales share

54:04 - Updates from our boring lives

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Valve's Steam Machine: Dead on Arrival?

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 89: Valve has announced a new Steam Machine, which includes entry-level PC gaming hardware at an unknown price. We give our thoughts on whether this sounds any good and what prices would make sense. Steve also shares a motherboard story.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - Initial Thoughts on Steam Machine

14:42 - No Upgrade Path

20:29 - Game Compatibility and Value

35:35 - AMD Roadmaps

39:43 - Steve Finds a Motherboard Flaw

55:15 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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AMD Driver Screw Up: Hurt Confidence and Poor Decision Making

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 88: AMD does AMD things.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:22 - Microsoft Improves a Few Things

04:15 - AMD's Disastrous Driver Fumble

23:31 - What About Feature Support?

46:03 - Reputational Damage vs Nvidia Drivers

1:01:39 - How Big of a Mistake? Who to Blame?

01:19:52 - Impact on Review Recommendations

01:52:59 - Quick Boring Life Stuff

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Intel CPUs Should Be $150

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 87: We revisit some discussion from last week as we've found more dodgy stuff Microsoft has done, before chatting about the current situation Intel is in with CPUs. They aren't anywhere near as competitive up against AMD now, as AMD were with Ryzen when Intel was dominant. (Note: This podcast was recorded before the recent AMD RDNA 2 driver decision, we'll discuss that in the future)

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:29 - Microsoft Does Dodgy Stuff Again

11:34 - Intel CPUs when AMD is Dominant vs AMD CPUs when Intel is Dominant

21:35 - The Discounts Aren't Enough

34:53 - Platform Longevity is Crucial

41:33 - Platform Support is Always Better

1:04:34 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Everything We Hate About Windows

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 86: You all told us what you hated about Windows 11, and we fully agreed. So in this episode we go through all our grievances with the current state of Windows.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

06:21 - Unnecessary Microsoft accounts

10:39 - Search is broken

15:49 - Splash screens and ads

20:52 - The right click context menu

26:53 - Pre-installed bloatware

33:21 - Windows updates hurting performance

38:41 - Telemetry capture and data mining

42:28 - Copilot AI integration

45:45 - Updates breaking things

48:14 - Inability to dismiss pop-ups and updates

50:25 - Janky monitor issues

58:21 - Removing useful customization options

1:01:06 - Driver updates via Windows Update breaking things

1:05:17 - Microsoft Store

1:09:21 - Is Linux an alternative for gaming PCs?

1:14:36 - Summary of the current state of Windows

1:17:44 - Updates from our boring lives

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Battlefield 6, Intel Nerfing 14900Ks, OC Features vs Grifters, Zen 6 on AM5 "Confirmed"

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 85: We chat about Battlefield 6 testing and explore the difficulties with testing one-click overclocking features in benchmarks, such as PBO and 200S Boost. We also discuss the latest Intel graphics announcements including Xe3 and XeSS 3, as well as motherboard vendors beginning to say Zen 6 will be supported on AM5

SOURCES

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intels-xe3-graphics-architecture-breaks-cover-panther-lakes-12-xe-core-igpu-promises-50-percent-better-performance-than-lunar-lake

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-takes-the-wraps-off-panther-lake-first-18a-client-processor-brings-the-best-of-lunar-lake-and-arrow-lake-together-in-one-package

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-xe3p-will-mark-arc-naming-switch-to-c-series

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/intel-announces-xess-3-with-multi-frame-generation-putting-it-ahead-of-amd-in-the-ai-powered-graphics-performance-race/

https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-confirms-b850-motherboards-to-directly-support-future-zen-6-cpus

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-officially-confirms-zen6-desktop-support-for-am5-based-b850-motherboard

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Battlefield 6 testing thoughts

09:11 - Battlefield 6 VRAM leak

11:31 - Questionable Battlefield 6 CPU benchmarks?

20:49 - Issues with overclocking CPUs

29:59 - Why we don't test with PBO or 200S Boost, but do test with XMP

40:45 - Overclock tweaking can be a grift

50:34 - Intel graphics updates, Xe3 and XeSS 3

58:32 - Motherboard makers confirm Zen 6 on AM5 publicly

1:09:10 - Updates from our boring lives

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Sorry, But APUs Suck for Gaming PCs

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 84: Tim and Steve respond to their internet crimes of using DLSS while testing and saying APUs suck. Then we chat more about Intel fixing B580 CPU overhead in some games, AMD's FSR 4 INT8 version and Microsoft destroying the value of Game Pass.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - Why we tested Borderlands 4 with DLSS enabled

08:58 - APUs are not a good option for desktop gaming today

29:26 - Intel fixes B580 CPU overhead in some games

45:47 - AMD FSR 4 INT8 is pretty good

54:07 - Microsoft makes Game Pass way more expensive

1:03:57 - Updates from our boring lives

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Nvidia Intel Team Up: No Impact to PC Gaming?

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 83: Intel and Nvidia have formed a partnership, but because APUs are not that relevant to desktop PC gamers, we discuss whether this deal will actually impact gaming significantly. Also, we put Intel's Arc GPUs into our GPU rankings, and chat about some news

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:33 - Intel and Nvidia APU team up, but gamers don't use APUs

37:00 - We add Intel Arc GPUs to the rankings

45:38 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D drops in price

49:52 - RX 9070 BIOS mod

52:01 - Updates from our boring lives

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Borderlands 4 Poor Optimization, DLSS as a Crutch, Can it Be Fixed?

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 82: A quick update on the YouTube views situation, then into a Borderlands 4 discussion. What is the state of the game currently? What do we make of Randy Pitchford's comments? Is DLSS being used as a crutch instead of proper optimization? Can it be fixed?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:05 - Update on the YouTube views situation

17:17 - Initial thoughts on Borderlands 4

28:27 - The crutch of DLSS upscaling and frame generation

44:17 - Bizarre development choices

53:01 - Can Gearbox fix Borderlands 4?

1:07:14 - Updates from our boring lives

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Our Views Are Also Down... Why?

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 81: We're back! Lots to discuss in this video, including YouTube weirdness, the future of AMD and Intel's CPU platforms, the good old CPU core debate, upcoming GPU rumors and more.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:13 - Our YouTube views are down, this is what the stats say

31:14 - Zen 7 on AM5 and Intel's competing platform

54:13 - How important is platform longevity?

1:07:58 - Six core CPUs are still powerful for gaming

1:17:27 - Will Intel make an Arc B770?

1:26:22 - No RTX Super any time soon

1:29:14 - Updates from our boring lives

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Ranking All Current GPUs from Worst to Best (2025 Edition)

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 80: It's that time of the year! We're ranking all the current graphics card models from worst to best, based on vibes. Always a very challenging task that brings up a lot of discussion so you can enjoy hearing our thought process as we try to upset everyone by ranking the models they like down the bottom.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:03 - Quick Radeon RX 9060 Update

08:40 - Let The Rankings Begin!

1:11:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Biggest Issues With the GPU Market (feat. Daniel Owen)

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 79: We chat with Daniel Owen about all sorts of stuff affecting PC gaming right now. His thoughts on the worst parts of the GPU market, plus opinions on upscaling and frame generation (including Optiscaler and driver-based frame gen), game optimization and misleading marketing. We round it out with some listener questions submitted by Patreon members.

DANIEL OWEN

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Welcome to the Podcast: Daniel Owen

10:03 - Current State of the GPU Market

22:04 - How Good is Optiscaler?

29:58 - Thoughts on DLSS 4 and FSR 4 Upscaling

39:02 - Frame Generation, Does Daniel Use It?

55:07 - Are Gamers Buying the Marketing?

1:05:19 - Game Optimization: Developers vs Hardware Makers

1:16:38 - Listener Questions

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Are We Too Negative About PC Gaming GPUs?

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 78: Steve gives an update about B850 testing, Tim talks about a new phone that he's bought, and then we chat about whether we've been too negative about the current state of PC graphics cards.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Steve's B850 Testing Struggles

16:44 - Tim Bought a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

27:41 - Are We Too Negative About PC GPUs?

1:21:17 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Should AMD Make A $200 Graphics Card?

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 77: We chat about future plans for this GPU generation, including the latest RTX 50 Super series rumors, the latest benchmarks of the RX 9070 GRE, and the potential for a lower cost RX 9060 model from AMD. Also we give a few updates on the AMD FineWine situation from last week.

EXTRA STUFF

ComputerBase AMD driver testing: https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/nvidia-geforce-amd-radeon-treiber-vergleich-2025.93443/#abschnitt_benchmarksergebnisse_im_standardparcours

Mostly Positive Reviews driver testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_WbA6ZyoG4

RTX 50 Super GPU rumors: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-also-planning-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-super-with-24gb-gddr7-memory

ComputerBase RX 9070 GRE testing: https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gre-china-test.93409/seite-2

PCGH RX 9070 GRE testing: https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Radeon-RX-9070-GRE-Grafikkarte-281249/Tests/Review-Benchmarks-Details-Performance-1474877/

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - AMD FineWine updates

12:28 - Tim's Networking Situation

15:07 - Chat About the GeForce RTX 50 Super Series

28:52 - Checking in on the Radeon RX 9070 GRE

38:34 - Should AMD Make an RX 9060?

48:53 - Steve's Been Testing Nvidia GPU Overhead

56:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Lack of Love for Mainstream GPU Buyers, 9070 XT FineWine and the RTX 5050

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 76: This week we give an update on the RX 9070 XT FineWine situation after some people called out Steve's testing. Also we look further into the mainstream GPU market, where typically buyers have not received a lot of love lately.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:27 - AMD 9070 XT FineWine Situation

27:01 - Further Thoughts on the RTX 5050

40:51 - Comparisons Between Mainstream GPUs Over the Years

52:30 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Dodgy "RTX 5090" Laptop Situation (feat. Jarrod's Tech)

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 75: Jarrod from Jarrod's Tech joins us to talk about gaming laptops. We discuss the situation with horrible laptop GPU names, poor VRAM configurations, absurd pricing for higher tier models and whether gaming laptops actually make sense to begin with.

JARROD'S TECH

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Check out Jarrod's website: https://gaminglaptop.deals/

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:32 - VRAM on Laptops

06:25 - RTX 5090 Laptop vs Desktop

18:22 - Absurd Laptop Pricing

30:37 - Do Gaming Laptops Make Sense?

38:43 - Laptop Displays

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The Future of QD-OLED Gaming Monitors & Cool Upcoming Products (feat. TFTCentral)

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 74: Simon from TFTCentral joins us at Computex to discuss everything we saw at the show, our favorite upcoming monitors, impressions from various products, the future of OLED monitors and more.

TFTCENTRAL

Check out the video Tim filmed with Simon on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KDWb0tWcM

Check out Simon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tftcentral

Check out Simon's website: https://tftcentral.co.uk/

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:47 - Our Favorite Monitors from Computex

19:01 - Thoughts on More Glossy WOLED Displays

28:34 - Other New Monitor Developments

38:50 - Current State of Ultrawides

48:02 - The Short Term Future of QD-OLED

58:24 - Panel Roadmaps, Expectations for Late 2025 and Early 2026

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The RX 9060 XT Leaves Us With Mixed Opinions

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 73: Now that the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT is released and we have reviewed both models, we give some further thoughts on the 16GB card, the 8GB card, the weirdness around the launch (samples, NDAs) and where AMD have gone wrong

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:50 - The RX 9060 XT 16GB is Decent

14:11 - The RX 9060 XT 8GB is Problematic

31:26 - RX 9060 XT 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

40:50 - AMD Stuffs Up The Review Program

1:10:56 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Good vs Bad: AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT Launch

Thu, 29 May 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 72: Live from Computex in Taipei, we discuss the latest in graphics cards, including how we managed to review the GeForce RTX 5060 from our hotel room, and what we think about the Radeon RX 9060 XT now that it's been officially announced.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:21 - We Reviewed the RTX 5060 in Taiwan

19:54 - Thoughts on the 9060 XT Launch

37:58 - Outro

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Will AMD Make the RX 9060 XT Overpriced?

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 71: We chat about potential upcoming Intel Arc GPUs including the B770 and B580 24GB, discuss the RX 9060 XT and what AMD might do with pricing, and round out the chat with some discoveries about laptop GPUs.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

05:13 - Intel Arc B770, Is It Real?

22:10 - New Arc B580 Configurations?

26:18 - Lead-Up to the RX 9060 XT

39:04 - Price Considerations and Concerns with 9060 XT

1:04:30 - The RTX 5090 Laptop is a Joke

1:14:25 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Nvidia Buries RTX 5060 Reviews

Sat, 10 May 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 70: Not content on just hiding the RTX 5060, Nvidia have decided to bury reviews through questionable timing and a lack of drivers. So we discuss that on today's podcast.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Nvidia Buries the RTX 5060 Even Deeper

20:15 - But the Steam Survey!

32:22 - Is The RX 9060 XT Even Worse?

39:13 - 8GB is Holding PC Gaming Back

58:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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8GB GPUs Are Very Bad Now, Is The RX 9060 XT in Trouble?

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:41 GMT

Episode 69: The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is really bad, there are many problems with it (especially at the price), so is the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB in trouble? We discuss all of that in today's episode, and yes, we're getting into VRAM yet again.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:33 - 8GB GPUs are Dead on Arrival

13:54 - The Main Problem is the Name

34:56 - Can it Use the Advertised Features?

41:18 - AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Rumor Talk

59:16 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The RTX 5060 Ti is a Trap

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 68: Nvidia has just released the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5060 is coming soon so we break all of that down in today's episode.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - The Meeting with Nvidia

10:26 - Why Does the 8GB Model Exist?

25:40 - GPU VRAM vs Console VRAM History

42:31 - The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is a Trap

54:45 - Ray Tracing Hot Takes

1:04:13 - Did the 8GB Card Taint the 16GB Card?

1:16:57 - AMD Has an Opportunity

1:21:11 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Intel Arc B580 CPU Overhead Is NOT Fake: HUB vs PRO Hi-Tech

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Episode 67: Being accused of faking benchmarks and some really poor testing has turned Steve into a rage monster this episode as we break down the Arc B580 CPU overhead situation

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - The Arc B580 CPU Overhead Issue is Real

14:15 - Lower End Parts Can Be CPU Limited

21:31 - The Influx of Comments

29:38 - The PRO Hi-Tech Video and Language Barrier

37:30 - The Testing Was Bad

45:39 - PRO Hi-Tech Response

1:07:30 - That's Not How to Test CPU Overhead

1:26:05 - Final Thoughts

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Tariffs Raising GPU Prices, 4K CPU Testing and RX 9070 GRE

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 66: This week Steve decided to try comedy, tariffs were announced that will probably hurt the prices of PC gaming components, and we saw some GPU rumors

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:36 - Steve Trolls People With 4K CPU Testing

25:33 - Our Dumb Early Thoughts on Tariffs

36:51 - RX 9070 GRE Rumor Chat

44:23 - We're Going to Computex

52:14 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Nvidia Propaganda Machine

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 65: Nvidia's marketing of late has been... misleading to say the least. This week we chat about a lot of the silly things the company has been saying around the GeForce 50 series launch

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:54 - Der8auer and the Nvidia Interview

14:17 - Nvidia Propaganda

23:53 - Demand Claims Are Misleading

27:39 - Companies Don't Want to be Honest

32:20 - This is Hurting the GeForce Brand

39:05 - Nvidia RTX Usage Claims

49:05 - Separate Embargoes Are Annoying

51:21 - Nvidia's Misleading Native vs Generated Claims

01:11:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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GPU Pricing is Bad But Improving?

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 64: This week we're chatting about GPU pricing and supply, Intel missing a big opportunity with the B580, upcoming entry-level GPUs and how they should be positioned, and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:43 - GPU Pricing Is All Sorts of Bad

16:30 - Bye Bye RTX 5090 Supply

29:22 - Intel Misses B580 Opportunity

41:05 - Entry Level GPU Discussion

1:06:34 - AMD Should Learn from RX 9070

1:17:47 - Ryzen 9 9950X3D Recap

1:26:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The RX 9070 XT Has Impressed Us!

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 63: It's a mega podcast episode as we break down everything related to the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, the Radeon RX 9070 and the GeForce RTX 5070

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:52 - Radeon RX 9070 XT Pricing and Availability

31:37 - AMD Made the Right Call to Delay

46:35 - The RTX 5070 is Crap and the RX 9070 Isn't Much Better

1:02:03 - AMD Genuinely Listened to Feedback?

1:35:34 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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What Do We Make of Radeon RX 9070 XT Pricing?

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Episode 62: AMD has officially revealed the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 including pricing and first-party performance benchmarks. So what are our thoughts?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:37 - Our Thoughts on RX 9070 XT Pricing and Strategy

41:25 - AMD Asking For Our Opinion?

51:35 - Our Thoughts on RX 9070 Pricing and Strategy

1:17:08 - Some Cool Features Here

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The RTX 5070 Ti Hasn't Impressed Us... AGAIN

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 61: This week we're talking about the RTX 5070 Ti and the ludicrous real world pricing we are seeing. Also, now that we have a current gen comparison, we're discussing the exact pricing AMD needs to achieve with the RX 9070 XT.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:48 - The RTX 5070 Ti and its Ludicrous Price

39:16 - The Price the RX 9070 XT Needs to Be

1:04:43 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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RTX 5090 Power Connectors Are Melting... Again

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 60: Nvidia has announced a release date for the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, and AMD are about to announce RDNA 4. But the bigger story right now concerns, once again, the 12V-2x6 power connector used on GeForce 50 GPUs and its propensity to melt.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:02 - Release Date Updates for Upcoming GPUs

14:34 - Power Cables are Melting Again

27:20 - Why Did Nvidia Change?

40:07 - How Have Things Gotten Worse?

49:08 - There's No Failsafe

1:05:58 - GeForce 50 Series Stock Discussion

1:18:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Why is RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 Supply So Bad?

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 59: Supply of the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 is basically non-existent. Why would Nvidia and AIBs do this, and who do we think is benefitting? That's what we explore in this week's podcast.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:02 - The Current Supply Situation with RTX 5090 and 5080

19:28 - Nvidia Controls the Market to Create FOMO

35:28 - How Does Nvidia Make Money From Low Supply?

41:44 - High Street Prices Equals More Flexibility

52:54 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The RTX 5080 Hasn't Impressed Us Either

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 58: This week we discuss the RTX 5080 (and how underwhelming it is), more implications for the GPU market, some current thoughts on the Arc B580 and Steve's lukewarm take on Radeon's future.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Initial Thoughts on the RTX 5080

08:40 - The Configuration is Wrong

15:25 - Nvidia's Strategy

27:21 - Nvidia is Hurting Their Brand Now

37:13 - RTX 40 Series vs RTX 50 Series

45:44 - Difficulties in Achieving Gains vs Honest Marketing

55:17 - Current State of Intel Arc B580

1:03:07 - Steve's Take on Radeon

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The GeForce 50 Series: Kinda Meh So Far

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT

Episode 57: We're back for 2025 and ready to discuss the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, the implications for the rest of the 50 series, Frame Generation and Nvidia's marketing, plus plenty more GPU stuff

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:41 - Initial Thoughts on the RTX 5090

21:11 - Nvidia Pulling the Intel CPU Strategy

29:57 - Competition is the Answer

37:07 - AMD Delayed Their GPUs to Respond

45:51 - Real RTX 5090 Price Predictions

49:48 - DLSS Multi Frame Generation Marketing

1:04:38 - Jensen's Marketing

1:13:44 - Final Thoughts on the RTX 5090

1:17:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives, But Actually More GPU Stuff

1:32:44 - The Real Boring Life Section

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Intel Delivers What AMD Couldn't: Great GPU Value

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:56:16 GMT

Episode 56: With the Intel Arc B580 now on shelves, we recap the launch and review. Was this a paper launch? Can Intel gain market share with this strategy? Should Intel cancel Arc GPUs? Does this spell trouble for AMD Radeon?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - Intel Arc B580 Launch Recap

19:58 - It's Not a Paper Launch

26:24 - This Launch Exposes Radeon's Blunders

30:50 - The Plan to Build Market Share

40:34 - Genuine Competition for Radeon?

58:25 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Intel Promises Battlemage GPU Game Fixes, Enough VRAM and Long Term Future (feat. Tom Petersen)

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:22:35 GMT

Episode 55: Intel's Tom Petersen joins the podcast to chat about Arc Battlemage! We discuss fixing and improving game compatibility, the importance of enough VRAM, hardware design decisions including the die size, the future of the Arc division, XeSS 2 frame generation and plenty more.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:12 - The Journey from Alchemist to Battlemage

09:21 - Hardware Changes and Improving Game Compatibility

15:13 - The Importance of VRAM

20:11 - GPU Design Choices and Improvements

34:18 - The Price

38:12 - The Future of Arc: On the Chopping Block?

48:28 - XeSS 2 Frame Generation and XeLL

1:19:45 - Ray Tracing on Arc Battlemage

1:25:32 - Outro

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Ray Tracing: Has it Been A Success for PC Gaming?

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 02:58:55 GMT

Episode 54: YouTube turned us Spanish! Also, we do a full recap on the state of ray tracing for PC gaming right now, looking back to the original RTX 20 series GPUs to how things are going now. Has Nvidia simply used ray tracing to upsell you on a more expensive graphics card?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - YouTube Turned us Spanish

13:50 - Ray Tracing, Where Does it Stand Right Now?

34:20 - Ray Tracing vs High Refresh Rate

42:27 - Ray Tracing is About the Upsell

53:41 - We Expected Ray Tracing to be Better By Now

58:09 - The Chicken and the Egg

1:03:44 - The Future of Ray Tracing

1:24:23 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Punishes Your CPU, GPU and VRAM

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Episode 53: We've been testing games this week, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Flight Simulator 2024, so we discuss how these games run on PC. Loading issues, punishing CPU requirements, VRAM issues and more.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

04:07 - Testing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

14:51 - VRAM is An Issue Again

34:18 - Floaty Controls and Frame Generation

39:04 - Testing Flight Simulator 2024

46:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Someone Has Blown Up Their Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:28:12 GMT

Episode 52: More discussion on Arrow Lake and Intel's promised updates, a preliminary look at the 9800X3D that has blown up on someone's AM5 motherboard, a chat about how social media is crap now and yes... more discussion of 4K CPU gaming benchmarks.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - Intel Promises Arrow Lake Improvements

21:51 - Social Media Sucks Now

47:28 - Possible Installation Error Blows Up 9800X3D

58:56 - More Discussion of CPU Benchmarking at 4K

1:21:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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AMD Wins With The Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 07:03:13 GMT

Episode 51: After the impressive launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, we go into more detail on our thoughts on the CPU, its performance, and Intel's troubles in the CPU market as a result. We also chat about CPU reviews, misconceptions and how people should think about buying a CPU.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:49 - A Little Bit on the 9800X3D and Motherboards

16:01 - Extended Thoughts on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

39:54 - Intel Are In Trouble

55:18 - CPU Testing Misconceptions

1:05:45 - How to Buy a Gaming CPU

1:23:02 - Steve Has An Idea

1:30:10 - 1440p and 4K CPU Testing Isn't Inaccurate, But...

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Intel Arrow Lake is Dead on Arrival (For Now)

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 05:14:22 GMT

Episode 50: Following on from the reviews of Intel Arrow Lake, we go into much more detail on the new CPUs, the review process and comparisons to Zen 5 reviews

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00:00 - Intro

00:25 - Arrow Lake Deep Dive

32:07 - The Difference Between Arrow Lake and Zen 5 Reviews

1:09:45 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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MSI and AMD's Weird Relationship, X870 Testing, and Goodbye 5800X3D

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:59:22 GMT

Episode 49: We discuss X870 testing and motherboard quality, along with the 5800X3D being discontinued, and a bit of weirdness between MSI and AMD after MSI leaked 9800X3D performance numbers

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Updates from X870 Motherboard Testing

20:11 - The Ryzen 7 5800X3D Has Been Retired

31:00 - MSI Leaks 9800X3D Performance

34:52 - MSI's Weird Relationship with AMD

53:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Intel Arrow Lake Initial Impressions: Pretty Meh

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 04:14:28 GMT

Episode 48: Intel has officially announced Arrow Lake, so Tim and Steve discuss their initial thoughts on what Intel has shown so far.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:19 - Initial Thoughts on Intel Arrow Lake

16:54 - Arrow Lake is More Efficient

28:06 - The Price is Disappointing

42:25 - Arrow Lake vs Zen 5 Expectations

47:40 - LGA1851 Platform

54:44 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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AMD Claims Zen 5 is Better Now, GPU Configurations Are Getting Worse

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 07:34:02 GMT

Episode 47: Along with the launch of X870 motherboards, AMD have claimed that several updates have improved Zen 5. We discuss that, as well as GPU pricing updates and how Nvidia's GPU configurations have gotten worse over the years.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

04:17 - AMD Claims Zen 5 is Improved Thanks to "Updates"

31:20 - Intel Arrow Lake Launch Plans Confirmed

35:36 - AMD RDNA3 GPUs are Getting Cheaper

44:43 - Nvidia's GPU Configurations Are Getting Worse Over Time

1:14:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Ubisoft Crawls Back to Steam, Intel CPU Stability Update, 9800X3D Rumors

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:07:10 GMT

Episode 46: Ubisoft are headed back to Steam after forcing PC gamers to use their awful app for too long, Intel has provided another update on their Raptor Lake CPU stability issues and there's rumors of a Ryzen 7 9800X3D coming soon. We discuss all of that on today's podcast.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:07 - Ubisoft Are Returning to Steam

18:51 - Intel Raptor Lake CPU Stability Update

34:23 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D Rumors

54:04 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

NEWS ARTICLES

https://x.com/assassinscreed/status/1838971189722562906

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-rumored-to-launch-end-of-october

https://community.intel.com/t5/Blogs/Tech-Innovation/Client/Intel-Core-13th-and-14th-Gen-Desktop-Instability-Root-Cause/post/1633239

https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2637341-1-1.html

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Intel Arrow Lake: Power Concerns, Rumors, Leaked Specs, Our Expectations

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:20:53 GMT

Episode 45: We work through the latest Intel Arrow Lake rumors to give our thoughts on what has been suggested so far, and hopefully what the motherboard platform will look like.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - God of War Ragnarok Testing

05:47 - AMD AGESA Code Reduces Zen 5 Latency

11:52 - Arrow Lake Rumors and Expectations

41:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-box-design-has-been-leaked

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-and-ultra-7-265kf-arrow-lake-cpus-geekbench-scores-featuring-msi-z890-pro-motherboard-have-been-leaked

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AMD Exits The High-End GPU Market, Will It Work?

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:00:19 GMT

Episode 44: AMD has officially shifted gears in the GPU market, exiting the high-end market to focus on the mid-range with RDNA4. Is this a strategy that will actually work? Plus we chat about the PlayStation 5 Pro reveal from a PC gaming perspective.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:36 - AMD Exits the High-End GPU Market

25:40 - AMD Says They Want to Gain Market Share

31:17 - AMD to Unify Their GPU Architecture Again with UDNA

40:20 - PlayStation 5 Pro Reveal Thoughts

58:59 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Windows Ryzen Performance is Very, Very Messy

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:46:51 GMT

Episode 43: There are some performance issues in current builds of Windows that are driving Steve crazy, plus we discuss the latest news including the Ryzen 5 7600X3D

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Steve Goes Crazy Testing Windows

31:12 - 105W Zen 5 Modes Comes to AMD BIOSes

38:26 - The Ryzen 5 7600X3D

46:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Ongoing AMD Zen 5 Saga is Absurd

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 07:01:16 GMT

Episode 42: For some reason, AMD just keeps making weird statements about Zen 5 performance, so we're digging into them again this week's podcast

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:49 - What's The Point?

10:01 - AMD's David McAfee Responds

12:33 - The Zen 5 Windows "Optimization" Angle

22:19 - AMD's Poor Testing

39:02 - AMD Will Update Their Testing Methods

47:55 - This All Feels a Bit Absurd

57:39 - Zen 5 vs Intel Claims

1:05:09 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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More Zen 5 Thoughts, Poor AMD Communication, Ryzen Windows Issues

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:46:08 GMT

Episode 41: Now that all the main Zen 5 processors (for now) have been released, we discuss more elements of the launch, including the weird Ryzen bug with Windows and AMD's communication issues at launch

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - More Zen 5 Thoughts After the 9950X Review

14:52 - Impacts on the AM5 Platform

24:19 - What Role Did Leakers Play?

36:39 - The Ryzen Windows "Bug"

53:34 - AMD's Poor Launch Communication

1:22:07 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Zen 5 is a Huge Disappointment So Far

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:42:24 GMT

Episode 40: We discuss all the fallout from Zen 5 reviews, including claims of extremely good efficiency, pricing, power limits and more

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:26 - Feedback on Zen 5 Reviews

06:38 - Zen 5 Power Efficiency

14:02 - Zen 5 Pricing Issues

22:36 - Are Zen 5 CPUs Extremely Power Limited?

31:27 - AMD's Launch Issues

43:12 - AMD Needs to Make Moves Soon

50:55 - How's Our Excitement for the CPU Market?

58:20 - Intel Has an Opportunity with Arrow Lake

1:11:06 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Intel Stability Issues Get Worse & AMD Delays Zen 5

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:49:32 GMT

Episode 39: It's been a big week for news, so Steve and Tim spend most of the episode discussing AMD's decision to delay Zen 5, and the latest updates from Intel surrounding their CPU stability issues.

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03:39 - AMD Delays Zen 5

18:32 - Updates and Discussion on Intel CPU Stability Issues

1:01:15 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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No Zen 5 Pricing (!?), Weird Performance Claims, Dodgy B840 Chipset

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:02:57 GMT

Episode 38: A lengthy discussion about all the latest Zen 5 information, including the lack of pricing, some weird performance claims, and new potentially misleading chipsets. Also we tackle some CPU rumors and chat about Star Wars.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - Our Good Choice Not to Attend the Zen 5 Tech Day

14:25 - No Zen 5 Pricing!?

26:03 - The B840 Chipset Looks a Bit Dodgy

36:59 - Bizarre Zen 5 Performance Claims

42:58 - Some CPU Rumors

59:13 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Zen 5 Incoming, FSR 3.1 Testing and More Intel CPU Issues

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:37:25 GMT

Episode 37: A chat about the various projects we're working, everything from preparing for Zen 5, to testing FSR 3.1, more thoughts on the Intel CPU crashing saga and of course our various home projects.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Lead Up To Zen 5 Testing

12:45 - Further Thoughts on FSR 3.1 Testing

29:44 - Intel Power and Crashing Situation Is Still Ongoing

53:53 - Intel Arc GPUs Actually Work Okay

1:04:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Learning About PCs & The Future of Hardware Unboxed (feat. Video Editor Balin)

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:46:26 GMT

Episode 36: Live from Taipei for Computex again, Tim chats with the third team member at Hardware Unboxed, Balin, about working on a YouTube channel, learning about the PC industry, and all the stuff we get up to outside of work.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Meet Balin, Hardware Unboxed Video Editor

13:05 - Learning About the PC Industry

23:06 - Meeting Other YouTubers

33:04 - Where is Hardware Unboxed Headed?

37:14 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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"AI" Has Reached Embarrassing Joke Levels

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:13:52 GMT

Episode 35: Live from Taipei for Computex again, we discuss the insane amount of rubbish "AI" products shown at the show and how things are reaching overhyped levels. Also, our impressions of Nvidia G-Assist and other things at the show.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:31 - AI Is Reaching Insane Levels of Hype

19:42 - Our Impressions Using Nvidia G-Assist

28:21 - Other Stuff That Happened At Computex

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Zen 5, New Motherboards, CAMM2 Memory, RDNA4 Whispers - Computex Recap

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:38:17 GMT

Episode 34: Live from Taipei for Computex, we recap everything interesting we've seen at the show, from new AMD Zen 5 processors, to CAMM2 memory, to whispers of what RDNA 4 might bring.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:14 - Our Initial Thoughts on Zen 5 Announcement

13:34 - Longer Platform Longevity for AM5

21:08 - More on Zen 5

24:18 - CAMM2 Memory is Incoming

40:23 - Things Not Shown at Computex

46:22 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Sony PlayStation is Wrong About PC Gamers

Fri, 31 May 2024 05:14:35 GMT

Episode 33: Ahead of Computex, we discuss Sony believing that PC gamers will want to switch to using a PlayStation for future games, potential tariffs impacting the PC component market, and of course a preview for what's to come in the next week of announcements.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

07:59 - Sony Wants PC Gamers Playing on PlayStation

26:02 - Impending Tariffs on Motherboards and Graphics Cards?

37:39 - What's Coming at Computex 2024

55:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Asus Screws Up (Again) And The Industry Needs to Improve

Fri, 24 May 2024 06:27:10 GMT

Episode 32: We discuss the Gamers Nexus Asus warranty situation, giving our perspective as Australians with different consumer laws, plus give updates on the Intel power spec situation, and annoyances with Google Drive

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

05:42 - Tim Gets Frustrated By Google Drive

13:32 - Asus Screws Up with Warranties Again

43:10 - Current Intel Power Spec Situation

1:06:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Intel Has a CPU Power Problem Yet Again

Thu, 02 May 2024 23:00:26 GMT

Episode 31: After testing the new Intel Baseline Power Profile on Asus and Gigabyte motherboards, we've come to the conclusion that once again, Intel has a power spec problem. Also, some hot takes on the EKWB situation following Gamers Nexus second video.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:14 - Further Thoughts on EKWB Situation

20:02 - Intel's Power Spec Problem

27:38 - Partners Can't Just Do Whatever They Want

34:05 - Differences to AMD 7800X3D CPUs Blowing Up

46:35 - What Actually Is the Intel CPU Power Spec

55:11 - Our Theory Why CPUs are Crashing

1:07:01 - Multiple Power Configs Are Fine, Misleading Consumers Isn't

1:20:25 - Why Do Some People Take the Side of Companies?

1:33:37 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Intel Are "Clearly The Better Choice" for Gaming PCs... Apparently

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:48:36 GMT

Episode 30: We spend most of this episode discussing a really bad article that claims Intel CPUs are clearly better than AMD CPUs for gaming PCs, including plenty of UserBenchmark-level reasoning. It's a bit of a roast to be honest.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - EKWB Update and a Few Rumors

09:58 - Breaking Down A Terrible Article on Intel CPUs

13:16 - AMD Has "Worse Stability" Than Intel

25:56 - AMD's Power Efficiency "Doesn't Matter"

34:51 - Intel Provides "More Bang for Buck"

41:27 - AMD's Platform Longevity "Isn't A Must Have"

1:03:32 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

Terrible Article: https://www.xda-developers.com/intel-is-better-than-amd-for-average-gamer/

Gigabyte Ryzen 9000: https://www.gigabyte.com/Press/News/2161

EKWB Apology: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/ekwb-issues-public-apology-regarding-delayed-payments-promises-employees-and-suppliers-it-will-change-its-ways

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Our Thoughts on Reviews Killing Companies

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:39:50 GMT

Episode 29: There's recently been some discussion about reviews, stemming from Marques Brownlee's review of the Humane AI pin. We have decades of experience doing product reviews, so it's time to give our thoughts on what reviews really are all about, and how we approach them

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:41 - Marques Brownlee Makes a Fair Review, Who Are Reviews For?

30:00 - YouTubers Are Unfairly Grouped and Called Paid Shills

1:15:13 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

Marques Brownlee's Humane AI Pin Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TitZV6k8zfA

Marques Brownlee's Response to Criticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztFpzKsdeA

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Unstable Intel CPUs, Trash B650 Boards, 13th-Gen Discontinued and XeSS 1.3

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:13:39 GMT

Episode 28: We discuss Intel 13th and 14th gen CPUs maybe being pushed a bit too far and crashing games, Steve has tested some really bad AMD B650 boards recently, Intel has started discontinuing 13th gen processors already and there's also XeSS 1.3 now.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:58 - Intel CPUs Crashing Games and Being Pushed to the Limits

24:20 - New Entry-Level B650 Motherboards are Trash

36:13 - Intel Discontinues 13th-gen K-series CPUs

53:39 - AMD Launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F

58:12 - Intel Launches XeSS 1.3

1:05:21 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Re-Ranking All Current GPUs From Worst to Best (2024 Update)

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:06:54 GMT

Episode 27: Two discussion topics in this podcast episode, firstly on CPU/GPU scaling and when it makes sense to upgrade a CPU vs a GPU, and then we re-rank all the current GPUs from worst to best. Lots of interesting chat in this one!

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:25 - CPU and GPU Scaling Discussion

28:25 - Re-Ranking All Current GPUs

1:05:10 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Horizon Forbidden West, Dragon's Dogma 2, VRAM and Bad Optimization

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:26:04 GMT

Episode 26: Steve and Tim have been "playing" (for work) Horizon Forbidden West and Dragon's Dogma 2 and share their thoughts on what the games are bringing to PC. Then we answer some listener mails on voting with your wallet and how the channel has been going in a relatively slow period.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - Testing Horizon Forbidden West and Dragon's Dogma 2

30:04 - Should Buyers Vote With Their Wallet?

47:37 - Health of Hardware Unboxed Channel

1:15:43 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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AMD's FSR 3.1 Surprise, Intel's Dumb 14900KS, And Steam Gets Even Better

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 06:09:47 GMT

Episode 25: Steve is back from his holiday, so that means a discussion on Intel's pretty dumb Core i9-14900KS that no one should buy, thoughts on AMD FSR 3.1 upscaling improvements, Steam gets better with new family share options and we're destroying OLEDs on purpose.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:26 - Not Testing the Core i9-14900KS

17:56 - AMD FSR 3.1 Surprise Announcement

25:31 - Steam Family Sharing Seems Awesome

41:06 - OLED Burn In Testing

50:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Nvidia's Last Good $200 GPU, GDDR7 Arrives, FSR Upscaling Going AI?

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:58:45 GMT

Episode 24: It's news time! Nvidia has apparently discontinued their last good $200 GPU series, the GTX 16 series. AMD AI-enhanced FSR and DirectSR discussion and talk of what GDDR7 will bring to next-gen GPUs.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:25 - Nvidia Apparently Discontinues GTX 16 Series

19:58 - AI-Based FSR and Microsoft DirectSR

28:12 - GDDR7 Is Coming Soon

37:56 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Radeon RX 7900 GRE Issues, This GPU Generation Sucks!

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 03:20:52 GMT

Episode 23: A recap of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE and all the issues with stock vs AIB testing, followed by our general thoughts on reviewing this generation of graphics cards. It's been boring, and Steve is feeling it! In more interesting news we also have a generator update and chat about the current state of gaming.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:27 - Issues Testing the Radeon RX 7900 GRE

17:29 - Will Overclocking Fix the RX 7900 GRE?

26:25 - The GPU Market is Boring and Sucks

45:03 - Would You Buy a GPU Right Now?

51:08 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Nvidia Fixes Their Biggest GPU Issue (Aside From Pricing)

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:14:36 GMT

Episode 22: After Steve discusses his four day power outage, we chat about the new Nvidia App replacing the slow Control Panel and annoying GeForce Experience. Also some chat about moving from Threadripper over to AM5 for Tim's workstation PC.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:32 - Steve Had No Power for Four Days

13:57 - Nvidia App Beta

29:58 - Tim Ditches Threadripper for AM5

1:00:00 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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These Are The GPU Features YOU Care About

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:25:38 GMT

Episode 21: After a brief discussion of the Ryzen 7 5700, we dive into the survey results to look at what GPUs you own, how often you upgrade, your thoughts on switching brands, and the graphics features you find important. Some very interesting results!

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

01:12 - AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Recap

13:57 - Survey Results

14:53 - GPU Market Share

19:07 - How Much Did Your GPU Cost?

21:48 - How Often Do You Upgrade?

28:23 - Rasterization vs Ray Tracing Importance

33:57 - How Much is Too Much for 8GB of VRAM?

43:32 - Buying Same Brand Again vs Switching Brands

54:55 - What GPU Features are Important

1:08:43 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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APUs Are Pointless, Boring RTX 4080 Super and More Ray Tracing Discussion

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 23:01:10 GMT

Episode 20: We recap the lack of excitement around the GeForce RTX 4080 Super, discuss our recent ray tracing poll, and chat about why the Ryzen 8000G APUs don't make any sense for someone to actually buy. Plus Steve has a rant about customer service.

SURVEY: https://forms.gle/u43Pa7wEt63nZwSH7

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

10:30 - Ray Tracing Poll Results

25:55 - GeForce RTX 4080 Super Recap

37:08 - Ryzen 8000G APU Recap and Why APUs Are Pointless

1:05:49 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Maximum GPUs, Medium Excitement: RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super, RX 7600 XT Recap

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:06:45 GMT

Episode 19: After three new graphics card launches in the space of two weeks, we fully recap and give extended thoughts on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4070 Ti Super, as well as the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

04:11 - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Recap

18:33 - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Recap

41:47 - New Approach to Ray Tracing Testing

1:02:32 - AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Recap

1:21:03 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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2024 Hardware Expectations: Zen 5, RDNA 4, Arc Battlemage, Arrow Lake & More

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:25:31 GMT

Episode 18: We get excited about 2024 hardware releases by working through what products we expect to launch, and what we think they will and should deliver

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:24 - Expectations: Intel 14th-gen Non-K CPUs

06:33 - Other RDNA 3 GPUs

10:07 - AMD Zen 4 APUs

24:23 - AMD Zen 5 CPUs

35:05 - Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs

48:50 - Intel Arrow Lake CPUs

1:03:00 - Next-Gen AMD and Nvidia GPUs

1:08:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Alphacool Fan Testing Debacle, Pointless RTX 3050 6GB, and The Best Hardware of 2023

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:56:39 GMT

Episode 17: A mixture of things in this episode, including discussion on the Igor's Lab testing of an Alphacool fan, rumors of a rather pointless RTX 3050 6GB, Intel frame extrapolation technology, our favorite hardware releases of 2023 and of course, updates from Steve's holiday.

NEWS STORIES

Igor's Lab Website: https://www.igorslab.de/en/

Der8auer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHNXFgSonWI&t=1s

RTX 3050 6GB Rumors: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-6gb-reportedly-launches-in-february-2024-at-179

Intel ExtraSS: https://wccftech.com/intel-frame-generation-technology-xess-coming-soon-extrass-frame-extrapolation-boost-game-fps/

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

01:40 - Igor's Lab Alphacool Fan Testing

40:00 - Rumor: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Coming Soon

50:30 - Intel ExtraSS Frame Extrapolation Technology

56:21 - Our Favorite Hardware Releases of 2023

1:04:49 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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OLED vs LCD Battle in 2024, Terrible Monitor Advertising & Display Deal Breakers

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:38:19 GMT

Episode 16: Simon from TFT Central joins to chat about everything monitor related. The best displays of 2023, the battle between OLED and LCD in 2024, the current state of bad monitor marketing, deal breakers, 500Hz brilliance and more

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:45 - Favorite Monitor of 2023

05:34 - OLED vs LCD in 2024

20:17 - Are 4K 240Hz OLEDs Really Coming in January?

26:54 - WOLED vs QD-OLED vs LCD Panel Coating

38:50 - Most Important Aspects to Monitor Performance

46:26 - Monitor Deal Breakers

56:12 - Worst Aspects to Monitor Market

1:22:14 - Is The Future 500Hz Refresh Rates?

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The Problems AMD, Intel and Nvidia Need to Fix in 2024

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:29:45 GMT

Episode 15: We chat about Nvidia's rumored RTX 4090 D for China, get the latest updates on Steve's Threadripper system, then break down the main areas AMD, Intel and Nvidia need to improve on in 2024. Also, Steve's got a windshield story and Tim gives his thoughts on Alan Wake II.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:36 - Nvidia Gives the D to RTX 4090s in China

12:12 - Steve's Threadripper System Updates

17:20 - Improvements for AMD in 2024

35:53 - Improvements for Nvidia in 2024

42:36 - Improvements for Intel in 2024

58:43 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Nvidia RTX 40 Super GPUs: What Should Happen vs What Will Happen

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:04:47 GMT

Episode 14: Steve details even more issues with his Threadripper systems, including some oddities with new Zen 4 models, plus we discuss rumors surrounding Nvidia RTX 40 Super graphics cards. What should Nvidia do to fix the Ada Lovelace generation? What will they do?

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:35 - Steve Rants About Threadripper 7000 Issues

21:50 - General Zen 4 Threadripper Thoughts

29:53 - We Discuss Nvidia RTX 40 Super GPU Rumors

44:48 - Will Nvidia AI Boom Make Nvidia Super Series Worse?

52:53 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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Intel APO Marketing Stunt? Our Solutions for Game Optimization & AMD CPU Rumors

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:14:30 GMT

Episode 13: This week we chat about new Ryzen 5000 X3D CPU rumors, give our "solutions" to game optimization challenges, give more thoughts on Intel APO and discuss playing Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing and all the DLSS features enabled.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

01:59 - Rumor: New AMD Zen 3 X3D CPUs?

12:15 - What Are the Solutions to Poor Game Optimization?

35:24 - Is Intel APO a Marketing Stunt?

45:01 - Playing Cyberpunk 2077 with PT and DLSS

1:09:33 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Epic Games Store Sucks, AMD Cuts Driver Support & YouTube Blocks Adblock

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:41:23 GMT

Episode 12: This week we discuss why the Epic Games Store keeps losing tons of money (and why Steam is king), we give our thoughts on AMD ending driver support for Vega GPUs, and share what we think about YouTube taking much more serious steps towards blocking adblockers

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:52 - The Epic Games Store Sucks and Loses Money

30:05 - AMD Ends Driver Support for Vega GPUs

38:36 - Our Thoughts on YouTube Blocking Adblock

59:54 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Is 30 FPS Gaming Actually Unplayable?

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:33:15 GMT

Episode 11: After looking at Alan Wake 2 recently, we're doing a deep dive episode on whether 30 FPS gaming is "unplayable" or whether it's more just "unenjoyable" or even at times "playable"

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:29 - Is 30 FPS Gaming Unplayable?

06:32 - All FPS Rates are Playable, Unplayable is Subjective

16:03 - Type of Input Device Matters

22:10 - Being Sold a 30 FPS Experience is Bad

26:21 - 30 FPS Reduces Visual Quality

38:34 - 30 FPS Might Be Okay When There's No Choice

49:39 - Alan Wake 2 Has No Native TAA Mode

57:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Reacting To The Worst Comments On Our Videos

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 03:46:19 GMT

Episode 10: A quick chat about Cities Skylines 2 is followed with us reacting, laughing and just having fun with some of the worst comments we've received on our videos recently. Also, hear more about mowers from Steve, and Starfield from Tim

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:31 - RTX 4090 Pricing and Cities Skylines 2

11:40 - Reacting to Really Bad Comments

55:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

1:00:00 - Tim's Thoughts on Starfield

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Pointless Intel CPUs, AMD Anti-Lag+ Fail and New Threadripper

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:48:13 GMT

Episode 9: Intel released some pointless refreshed CPUs, AMD made yet another Radeon blunder with Anti-Lag+ banning gamers, new GRE GPUs from AMD plus discussion of Threadripper 7000. It's a news episode full of our thoughts on the hottest topics across the past week.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:47 - Intel Has "New" 14th-gen Desktop CPUs

18:36 - Intel Has A Power Consumption Problem

28:22 - Intel's Lack of Platform Support

36:09 - AMD Hurts Reputation Again with Anti-Lag+ Debacle

45:51 - New Radeon RX 6750 GRE GPU

50:20 - Threadripper 7000 Launch and Our Experience Using Threadripper

1:10:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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The Best Budget GPU is (Almost) From Intel

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:54:48 GMT

Episode 8: With Intel rapidly improving their GPU division, and the new launch of the Arc A580, how close are Intel GPUs to getting our recommendation? We discuss that, as well as AMD's not very good Fluid Motion Frames technology

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

04:55 - Intel Arc A580 Recap

11:13 - Arc is Still A Bit Inconsistent Across Games

19:45 - Intel Arc GPUs are Well Priced

23:11 - Arc Isn't Far Away from Being Recommended

28:28 - This is Intel's First Attempt

32:58 - Good Intel GPUs Are Great For Competition

40:32 - AMD Fluid Motion Frames Sucks

55:44 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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FSR 3 Frame Generation Hasn't Saved This Bad GPU Generation

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 05:29:45 GMT

Episode 7: We discuss AMD's FSR 3 Frame Generation technology, the strange launch of it, and how with this generation of GPUs both Nvidia and AMD have lost sight of what makes a graphics card good

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:29 - We're Going to Talk About Frame Generation

06:52 - AMD FSR 3 Recap

10:45 - The FSR 3 Launch was Very Strange

23:29 - FSR 3 is Not Beta Technology

33:43 - Frame Generation is Marketed Incorrectly

38:18 - Frame Generation Can Be Worse Than Not Using It

40:17 - GPU Companies Have Lost Sight of What Makes a GPU Good

59:23 - Broad Feature Support Isn't That Important

1:12:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Ranking All Current GPUs from Worst to Best

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:11:13 GMT

Episode 6: Steve responds to widespread hatred over his decision not to use DLSS for testing Cyberpunk 2077. Plus we rank every current generation AMD and Nvidia graphics card from worst to best, or more accurately, worst to least bad.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:21 - Why No DLSS and FSR Testing for Cyberpunk?

24:54 - Ranking All GPUs from Worst to Least Bad

50:57 - Newegg GPU Trade In Program

57:57 - Our Boring Lives

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Next-Gen Gaming: Too Much Upscaling, Not Enough Optimization?

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 03:27:41 GMT

Episode 5: It's a news episode! With the recent next-gen Xbox console leaks, we discuss future AMD CPU and GPU tech, how an Nvidia console would impact the market, and whether upscaling is being relied on too heavily for next-gen game experiences. We also chat about Ray Reconstruction, Asus' new $3200 GPU, Dough being dodgy and more.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

1:38 - Xbox 2028 CPU Design Leaks

9:43 - Xbox 2028 GPU Design Leaks

12:54 - Xbox Wants Next-Gen Features, Can AMD Deliver?

17:52 - What About an Nvidia Console?

25:40 - New Consoles Might Rely Too Heavily on Upscaling

34:14 - DLSS is Different at Different GPU Tiers

40:35 - Steve Tested a $3200 GPU

49:43 - Asus Schools Steve on How to Pronounce Asus

52:53 - DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction Thoughts

1:07:29 - Dough Screws Their Monitor Customers

1:13:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

NEWS LINKS

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform

https://www.theverge.com/23872874/dough-eve-spectrum-monitor-refunds-v-tablet-follow-up

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Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 02:49:08 GMT

Episode 4: It's a battle! Steve and Tim each spec out a $1000 gaming PC build that the other one hasn't seen and discuss whose is better. Also, a few brief news topics including the latest Nvidia driver for Starfield and RX 7600 XT rumors.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

2:13 - RX 7800 XT Pricing in the US vs Other Regions

4:27 - Nvidia's New Starfield Driver with ReBAR Enabled

11:35 - Is the RX 7600 XT a Real Product?

17:21 - Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023

52:05 - Other Stuff in Our Lives

NEWS LINKS

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Is Starfield Actually Badly Optimized?

Sat, 09 Sep 2023 05:34:32 GMT

Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS?

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap

16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail?

19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases

22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs

25:43 - Missed Opportunity with Radeon Launches and Starfield

35:23 - Is Starfield Badly Optimized?

44:17 - Is it Time to Think About More Frequent CPU Upgrades?

49:41 - Should Bethesda or Intel Have Optimized Starfield for Arc GPUs?

53:54 - What Happened to AMD Blocking DLSS in Starfield?

1:06:38 - Other Stuff in Our Lives

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Nvidia Further Destroys AMD in Ray Tracing

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:27:58 GMT

Episode 2: It's a news episode! We talk about Nvidia's new DLSS 3.5 technology; our early thoughts and how this impacts AMD and benchmarking. We also revisit some difficulties with VRAM benchmarking, give our thoughts on new PresentMon features, Nvidia's BIOS signature check being bypassed and more.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

2:56 - Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction

25:25 - Benchmarking is Getting More Difficult, VRAM Discussion

37:49 - DLSS 3 is Coming to Fortnite, Latency Testing

42:30 - GPU Busy Metric in PresentMon

48:28 - Nvidia BIOS Signature Lock Bypassed

58:41 - Insights into Steve's Boring Life

NEWS LINKS

Nvidia DLSS 3.5: https://www.nvidia.com/en-au/geforce/news/nvidia-dlss-3-5-ray-reconstruction/

TechPowerUp Nvidia BIOS Lock Bypass: https://www.techpowerup.com/312631/nvidia-bios-signature-lock-broken-vbios-modding-and-crossflash-enabled-by-groundbreaking-new-tools

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Our Thoughts on LTT Errors and Gamers Nexus' Criticism

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:36:20 GMT

First ever episode? Let's make it a hot topic one by discussing the latest Gamers Nexus video on Linus Media Group, general thoughts on testing methodologies, whether Linus is a net benefit to the community and more.

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