Broken Silicon
Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleav
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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Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 2h 20min
156. Arrow Lake vs Zen 5, Meteor Lake LGA 1851, Nvidia Lovelace Q4, RX 6700 10GB
We discuss Intel’s long term competitiveness, the RX 6700 10GB, Lovelace launching Q4, & ARC Q3!
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0:00 Slow news weeks, Depp vs Heard, 6-Slot GPUs (Intro Banter & Corrections)
11:08 AMD X670 Extreme and B650 Motherboard Pricing
21:16 Zen 4 IPC, Performance, and Power Consumption Update
41:42 Did AMD intentionally “lower IPC” for higher clock speeds?
44:24 Raptor Lake Performance and Release Date Update
57:21 AMD’s APU Laziness, Mendocino/Dragon Range/Phoenix Update
1:06:18 Meteor Lake BGA 2551 and LGA 1851 Update
1:11:18 Meteor Lake Performance and Delay Leaked
1:21:35 Is Sapphire Rapids Delayed?
1:26:11 Arrow Lake & Intel's Future
1:37:15 Alchemist Release Date Update
1:41:14 RX 6700 10GB Leaked
1:44:55 Igor’s Lab leaks Lovelace Production in Q3
1:50:17 PlayStation State of Play
1:55:11 Used Game Prices in an All-Digital World…
1:59:16 ADL i5 beats i7 in Laptops, 138Hz OLED TVs, More FSR 2.0 Testing (Wrap-Up)
2:06:39 Wireless Display Tech, VR Battery Life, EPYC APUs (Final Reader Mail)
https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8?t=199
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1532395430704734210
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1532265363999805441
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15850/the-amd-b550-motherboard-overview-asus-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-others/39
https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8?t=1342
https://www.angstronomics.com/p/computex-beyond-the-coverage?s=w
https://www.google.com/search?q=AMD+Zen+3+IPC+increase&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&sxsrf=ALiCzsZKlE6tES_ZZJ2DG-IYUhrGfng7NQ:1654468120741&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF04OFrpf4AhV3TjABHa43DMIQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1996&bih=1022&dpr=1.93#imgrc=eOjc0dHywbm1cM
https://youtu.be/jjJodTVvGHQ
https://benchlife.info/arrow-lake-s-and-meteor-lake-s-will-take-lga-1851-after-raptor-lake-s/
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1533852774127095809
https://www.techpowerup.com/295534/intel-shows-off-its-arc-graphics-card-at-intel-extreme-masters
https://www.techpowerup.com/295491/amd-readies-radeon-rx-6700-non-xt-sapphire-custom-design-card-suggests-so
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-6700M-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.515472.0.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/295493/alleged-nvidia-ad102-pcb-drawing-reveals-nvlink-is-here-to-stay-launch-timelines-revealed
https://www.igorslab.de/ad102-und-ad104-warum-es-zu-nvidias-neuen-geforce-karten-noch-gar-keine-echten-informationen-geben-kann/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr4PGa1sHFQ&ab_channel=PlayStation
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/
https://videocardz.com/press-release/lg-launches-47-5-inch-oled-gaming-display-with-refresh-rate-up-to-138-hz
https://wccftech.com/microsoft-azure-upgraded-amd-instinct-mi200-gpu-clusters-for-large-scale-ai-training/
https://wccftech.com/intel-falcon-shores-xpu-to-push-high-performance-computing-to-extreme-multi-tiled-x86-cpu-xe-gpu-configurations-targeting-5x-performance-per-watt/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-introduces-800w-rialto-bridge-next-gen-data-center-gpu-with-up-to-160-xe-cores
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2022/06/01/intel-arc-mobile-graphics-performance-preview-a-new-player-enters-the-gpu-game/?sh=6d35f406125e
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-next-generation-data-center-gpu-likely-codenamed-lancaster-sound
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/god-of-war-fsr-2-vs-fsr-1-vs-dlss/
https://www.techpowerup.com/295302/amd-rdna-3-gpus-to-support-displayport-2-0-uhbr-20-standard Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 31, 2022 • 2h 27min
155. Lovelace VR Performance, PlayStation VR2 vs Quest 3, Apple VR | Oculus Engineer
An Oculus Engineer joins to discuss upcoming VR devices, developing for them, and GPUs of the future.
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0:00 Who is our guest? What got him into VR work?
7:12 What does VR offer traditional gaming doesn’t? (Insidious is the Movie!)
15:09 The History of VR before 2012 - From Virtual Boy to Oculus
21:27 PlayStation's Instant (and fleeting) VR Dominance, Problems with Early VR
30:57 Why PlayStation bet on VR, and XBOX didn't...
37:01 Apple VR is Coming - What would be its Killer App?
49:54 Will PS VR2 make VR Gaming mainstream?
1:03:14 What games do PS VR2 & Quest 3 need to be successful?
1:11:24 How important was Carmack to Oculus development?
1:15:31 XR2 Programming
1:20:20 What should the Quest 3 do well? What's the ideal VR Device of the Future?
1:38:42 Will putting computers on our head give us cancer?
1:43:49 Will shortages affect VR Pricing moving forward?
1:45:16 When will VR be "Mom and Dad" mainstream?
1:48:32 Lovelace Performance, RDNA 3, FSR 2.0 - How will VR be improved?
1:56:14 When will we make walking work well in VR games?
2:09:03 Besides VR, what's the next gaming experience revolution?
2:14:38 Will RDNA 5 APUs match the PS5? When will we get 1000 Core CPUs?
https://virtualspeech.com/blog/history-of-vr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_VR
https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/03/opinion-apple-arcade-just-went-from-a-potential-flop-to-a-likely-success/
https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/RSX
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/application/xr-vr-ar/snapdragon-xr2-5g-platform?&cmpid=foxdus2231&gclid=CjwKCAjws8yUBhA1EiwAi_tpEQ9AYVIGvik8-i1AaGRamDOtpMNgXzgA-_vjvXD4YnoXKQwxV_FBXRoCYQcQAvD_BwE
https://uploadvr.com/snapdragon-888-adreno-660/
https://www.gfinityesports.com/vr/valve-index-2-release-date-specs-price-deckard/
https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1371485209603022853?lang=en
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May 24, 2022 • 2h 2min
154. ZEN 4 Bombshells, Mendocino APU, X670 & B650 Extreme, Nvidia Farts at Computex
We discuss the latest Computex reveals, AMD’s potential SP6 Threadripper Platform, and more!
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0:00 Favorite Drinks, Hardware Dreams & Nightmares (Intro Banter)
9:20 Silicon Tape Out Costs, macOS porting (Corrections & Omissions)
12:46 AMD Kinda Details Zen 4 Architecture at Computex
24:25 MLID definitely got IPC Wrong - but clock speeds, core counts, etc was correct
31:30 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake Gaming Performance, Zen 4 with Vcache
41:31 Will we get quadcore Zen 4 SKUs?
46:31 AMD Mendocino APU with Zen 2 + RDNA 2
56:02 X670E, X670, B650 Motherboards Detailed by AMD
1:08:38 Zen 5 and Zen 6 Details Leaked by MLID
1:18:03 AMD SP6 32 Core Zen 4 Leaked by AdoredTV - New HEDT Platform?
1:26:20 Can AMD compete in supply with Intel & Nvidia?
1:31:40 Userbenchmark.com is a complete Joke!
1:36:41 Is the 6750 XT an ok replacement for the RX 6800?
1:39:51 Nvidia Farts at Computex
1:44:22 Apple Forced to use USB-C, RX 6950 XT Overclocked Infinity Cache (Wrap Up)
1:49:25 Will Q4 be a great time to build? Is Nvidia doomed after the ARM fail? (Final RM)
https://www.bajasae.net/app/CompetitionResources.aspx
https://www.bajasae.net/app/SmartScheduleViewer.aspx?scheduleid=43523eb1-4e96-4a50-87d6-a0e66a9ce759
https://youtu.be/BRtBB2VnF8M
https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1528717091682996224
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528806198392328192
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528814892400123905
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528807673898090496
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-zen4-raphael-desktop-engineering-sample-cpu-with-16-cores-has-been-spotted
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-mendocino-zen-2-apus-rdna-2-graphics
https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-9-6980hx
https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1315788414877347850?lang=en
https://angstronomics.substack.com/p/site-launch-exclusive-all-the-juicy?s=r
https://youtu.be/6yFn85I5PbY
https://youtu.be/_NhM02NE8c8
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1526965958287495170
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23066661/apple-iphone-15-drop-lightning-port-usb-c-2023-prediction-rumor
https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2021-22-Full-Report.pdf
https://twitter.com/witeken/status/1525031590522408960?s=21&t=QAjD5KVyk8p8a2-gXxDv7A
https://www.techspot.com/review/2463-amd-radeon-6950xt/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/framework-will-sell-you-its-laptop-motherboard-without-the-laptop-for-399/
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528619628150374400
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hot-chips-34-schedule-reveals-intels-3d-foveros-ambitions-for-meteor-lake-arrow-lake-cpus
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May 17, 2022 • 2h 33min
153. 4K 144Hz Displays for Lovelace, FSR 2.0, Zen 4 IPC, RDNA 3 | Hardware Unboxed
Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss FSR 2.0, DLSS, XeSS, and upcoming launches!
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0:00 4K 144Hz Monitors - Getting Cheaper? Will they be mainstream for Lovelace?
5:13 The Future of TN vs IPS vs Micro LED vs OLED Displays
8:16 Displays for people with Motion Sickness
12:33 Building a PC for 240Hz Gaming
16:13 Is 100% native resolution favorable to DLSS & FSR?
23:17 Is AMD FSR 2.0 as good as DLSS 2.3? Did FSR 1.0 succeed?
29:55 Do we expect any surprises with FSR 2.0 in future games?
31:37 What does AMD need to do to make FSR 2.0 more successful than FSR 1.0?
42:30 Is DLSS a Rubegoldbergian feature next to FSR 2.0?
48:06 Will FSR be HW Accelerated by RDNA 3? What Accelerators should Nvidia add?
58:38 Is Tim doing an Xe Super Sampling Review this week? When will ARC launch?
1:04:43 What do we expect out of Intel Alchemist?
1:18:49 Why does Nvidia hide Laptop GPU Power Consumption?
1:25:28 How much does it matter if Lovelace has a 600w Flagship?
1:35:11 RDNA 3 Ray Tracing vs Rasterization Performance - Equal importance?
1:42:10 Can AMD charge Nvidia prices? Will Lovelace availability horrible?
1:49:32 Where are the Rembrandt Laptops?! Did Ryzen 6000 live up to the hype?
1:54:14 Zen 4 IPC - Is Tim impressed? Will it beat Raptor Lake?
2:08:14 When will Devs utilize the latest God-tier CPUs and SSDs?
2:12:43 What are the biggest AMD/Nvidia/Intel successes and failures?
Visit Hardware Unboxed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg
https://www.techspot.com/review/2462-amd-radeon-6750xt/
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/82931/intel-core-i75930k-processor-15m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz/specifications.html
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xess-super-resolution-technology-launches-on-may-20-with-dolmen
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-claims-to-offer-better-performance-per-dollar-than-nvidia-gpus-across-its-entire-radeon-rx-6000-stack
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May 9, 2022 • 2h 12min
152. RX 6950 XT Reviews, MI300, Phoenix & Dragon Range, ZEN 4 96C TR vs 112C Xeon-W
The AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT are all out! Also, HEDT is getting interesting!
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0:00 Colds vs COVID, MLID’s Reach (Intro Banter)
6:59 RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT Reviews & Availability
16:35 Intel ARC A750, A580 and A380 GPU Launch Rumors
27:18 Lovelace Rumors Update – 900w?! Triple Performance?!
36:52 Where does Nvidia go with Chiplets?
38:44 AMD RDNA 3 Navi 31 and MI300 Leak
50:35 Why can't Nvidia use 3D Stacking? When will HBM be used again?
54:47 AMD Confirms Dragon Range & Phoenix for 2023
1:06:50 Intel 24-Core & 112-Core Fishhawk Falls Leaked
1:16:15 AMD Zen 4 Raphael & Threadripper vs Fishhawk Falls
1:22:48 Is TSMC 3nm gets delayed, can Intel catch up?
1:34:32 Zen 6 Venice Early Details Leak
1:38:43 AMD Locks OC'ing, Intel 4 & Meteor Lake, FTC vs Sony/MS (Wrap Up)
1:50:30 Will 16GB VRAM become the min? Will DDR5 get cheap? Disable E-Cores? (Final RM)
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950xt-to-cost-1099-rx-6750xt-549-rx-6650xt-399
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-1099-usd-faster-rtx-3090-rx-6750-xt-549-usd-faster-rtx-3070-rx-6650-xt-399-usd-faster-rtx-3060-gaming-benchmarks-prices-leak/
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-6750-xt-rx-6650-xt-rdna-2-refresh-graphics-cards-being-advertised-by-retailers-worldwide-prior-to-launch/
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-1099-usd-faster-rtx-3090-rx-6750-xt-549-usd-faster-rtx-3070-rx-6650-xt-399-usd-faster-rtx-3060-gaming-benchmarks-prices-leak/
https://videocardz.com/newz/official-radeon-rx-6x50xt-series-gaming-performance-leaks-out-rx-6950xt-is-4-faster-than-rx-6900xt
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950xt-features-navi-21-kxtx-gpu-supports-hynix-and-samsung-18gbps-memory
https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-graphics-ready-for-showtime-a750-a580-and-a380-gpu-sales-embargo-msrp-and-positioning/
https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gaming-graphics-cards-delay-late-summer-drivers-problematic/
https://youtu.be/NGdu6v9jERc
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-next-gen-gpu-ada-lovelace-is-no-longer-a-simple-ampere-refresh-rumours-suggest/
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587
https://youtu.be/uVcJ3X8eU5s
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23056024/amd-dragon-range-zen-4-extreme-gaming-laptop-cpu-ryzen
https://youtu.be/bGXa_ECv7dQ
https://mlech26l.github.io/pages/images/cpus.png
https://youtu.be/psdGqYZdYnA
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-epyc-with-zen6-architecture-is-allegedly-codenamed-venice
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-radeon-rx-6400-aero-itx/38.html
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-h100-80-gb-pcie-accelerator-with-hopper-gpu-is-priced-over-30000-us-in-japan/
https://twitter.com/witeken/status/1521428223896211457?s=21&t=7OjXe2ii25MiOkcutGFurQ
https://www.techpowerup.com/294535/amd-announces-ryzen-5000c-zen-3-processors-for-chromebooks
https://twitter.com/IanCutress/status/1522591128838623234
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-5nm-zen-4-desktop-cpus-am5-platform-september-launch-rumor/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-alder-lake-hx-specifications-leaked-up-to-16-cores-with-overclocking-and-pcie-5-0-support-for-enthusiast-class-laptops
https://hothardware.com/news/intel-purchase-siru-innovations
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1520120577893281792
https://www.techspot.com/news/94504-nvidia-lhr-limiter-has-bypassed-enabling-full-mining.html
https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/activision-blizzard-microsoft-deal-approved
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May 3, 2022 • 1h 56min
151. R7 5800X3D vs i7-12700K, Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake, 600w Lovelace | Hardware Numb3rs
We discuss the price/performance of AMD Zen 3D vs Intel Alder Lake, and the future of CPUs!
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0:00 Who is Max? What type of Overclocking does he do?
6:13 Zen+ vs Zen 2 IPC at 5GHz, Rocket Lake vs Comet Lake at 6GHz
15:43 R7 5800X3D Overclocking - Does it even need fast RAM?
20:00 R7 5800X3D vs Alder Lake - Who should buy what? For what price?
38:49 Which Zen 4 Models will likely get Vcache?
41:36 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake - Who do we think will win?
47:58 Buy now…or wait for Zen 4?
1:00:05 Do PC Gamers need to change how they think about upgrading?
1:06:31 0.1% vs 1% Lows – Which is more important for smooth framerates?
1:15:26 What if Intel wouldn't have gotten lazy?
1:20:50 What does overclocking gain you on average?
1:25:15 Does Intel have a 3D Stacking advantage? What do we think about Apple?
1:32:49 What will devs do with Zen 4 & Meteor Lake's insane performance?
1:36:00 Can APUs realistically replace the low end GPU market?
1:39:17 Max has a 600w 3090 Kingpin - how is the heat? Will the 4090 be useable?
Hardware Numb3rs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HardwareNumb3rs
Hardware Numb3rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareNumb3rs
Italian Extreme Modders: https://www.youtube.com/c/ItalianExtremeModders
Previous Episode with Hardware Numb3rs: https://youtu.be/vm3VvEYyPrw
At 6GHz Rocket Lake did overtake Comet Lake notably: https://youtu.be/0K0ICpbssTk
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/213801/intel-core-i911900h-processor-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/225916/intel-core-i912900ks-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-50-ghz.html
Original MLID Raptor Lake Leak: https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4
Raptor Lake Update: https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY?t=568
100% Zen 4 will run all-core above 5GHz, they proved it: https://youtu.be/_jX-hKvUQDU?t=2353
https://youtu.be/O0gbfvJDsv4?t=321
https://tpucdn.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/images/relative-performance-games-1920-1080.png
https://tpucdn.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/images/relative-performance-cpu.png
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Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 51min
150. 4nm Lovelace at 600w, R7 5800X3D Reviews, Falling GPU Prices, Intel Execution
RTX 4090 specs are almost entirely confirmed, RX 6700 XT is getting cheap, and Intel is adrift…
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0:00 Minnesota Weather, Mosquito Territories, Giant Goofy Fish (Intro Banter)
5:57 Navi 33 Die Size, RTX IO vs PS5 Asset Streaming (Corrections)
12:41 R7 5800X3D Official Reviews - Is it the "best" gaming CPU?
26:12 Zen 4 vs Zen 3D, Vcache on APUs
31:20 Intel’s Execution Problem – Where is Sapphire Rapids, Ponte Vecchio, & Alchemist?!
39:25 Falling GPU Prices
52:10 RX 6400 Released
1:02:43 RX 6650 XT, RX 6750 XT, 6950 XT Update
1:05:44 RTX 4090 consumes 600w, Professional Lovelace consumes 330-400w
1:19:49 Lovelace uses TSMC 4nm and PCIe 4.0
1:28:54 i9-12950HX 16C Laptop CPU, 40GB XBOX Series X, TSMC 2nm (Wrap Up)
1:33:01 Zen 4 I/O, VR Adoption, 3D Stacking vs Moore’s Law (Final Reader Mail)
https://youtu.be/8n2cIeIpzLA
https://youtu.be/ajDUIJalxis
https://www.techspot.com/review/2450-ryzen-5800x3D-vs-core-i9-12900k/
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=i9-12900KS
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-12700k-core-i7-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118343
5800X3D “Loses” on TPU: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/18.html
5800X3D “Wins” on Techspot: https://www.techspot.com/review/2449-amd-ryzen-5800x3D/
https://wccftech.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-sp-xeon-platinum-es-cpus-fail-to-impress-against-epyc-milan-x-last-gen-xeons-in-leaked-benchmarks/
https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk
$299 RTX 3050: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3553-KR
https://youtu.be/pGs2OKEUm68
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515129745427496961
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515478749441052678
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1516474038260203524
https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk
https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159
https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159
https://www.techpowerup.com/294051/sapphire-launches-the-radeon-rx-6400-pulse
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/radeon-rx-6400-review-reveals-gtx-1650-performance
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1518158879125012481
https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w
https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-precision-7770-7670-leak-confirms-16-core-mobile-intel-core-i9-12950hx-supports-vpro-tech
https://youtu.be/Wno4t7YqMM4
https://wccftech.com/msi-agesa-1-2-0-7-bios-rolling-out-soon-offers-amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-bclk-overclock-support/
https://www.techpowerup.com/294108/apple-intel-to-become-alpha-customers-for-tsmcs-2-nm-manufacturing-node
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16639/tsmc-update-2nm-in-development-3nm-4nm-on-track-for-2022
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-am5-platform-for-ryzen-7000-launches-with-ddr5-support-only-dual-chipset-design Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 19, 2022 • 1h 34min
149. Ryzen Mindshare 2022, Nvidia Lovelace TDP Limits, SI Steam Deck | MAINGEAR CEO
Wallace Santos joins to discuss running an SI, and upcoming AMD, Intel, and Nvidia generations.
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0:00 Who is Wallace? What made him start a System Integrator Company?
10:55 PC Gaming since 2002 - How has this community changed?
20:17 What do you think about the Secret Shopper Videos?
23:26 Why are some OEMs and System Integrators so bad?
31:34 When did the COVID shortages first hit MAINGEAR?
40:32 Nvidia Selling Graphics Cards directly to Miners
45:04 When did Ryzen become popular? Is Intel getting Mindshare back?
49:58 Is the mind share shifting back to Intel?
54:06 How does MAINGEAR price their GPUs?
57:42 SI Laptops - Where they come from, challenges, rising TDPs
1:06:07 RTX 4090 TDP - When would MAINGEAR have issues supporting it?
1:15:41 Would MAINGEAR consider making a Steam Deck competitor?
1:20:06 Planning for Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Lovelace, RDNA 3, Meteor Lake, Zen 5, Battlemage
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallace-santos/
https://twitter.com/santos_wallace
https://maingear.com/about/
https://youtu.be/-VVC1NOgqeg
https://maingear.com/product/maingear-vybe-custom-q4-2021/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte
https://youtu.be/VRFEr3rAizY
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/bitcoin-mining-nvidia-cmp--gpus-30-million-order
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/boards-kits/nuc/nuc-assets/nuc-laptop-kits-queens-county.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 12, 2022 • 1h 51min
148. RDNA 3 Efficiency, RX 6750 XT Supply, AMD 5800X3D Benchmarks, Intel ARC Lies
We discuss Navi 33, 6x50 XT launches, Nvidia Lovelace Rumors, R7 5800X3D, and more!
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0:00 Taxes, XeSS pronunciation (Intro Banter)
6:24 Dan’s Navigational Skills, GDDR7 Readiness, RAM Stagnation (Corrections)
15:23 AMD RX 7600 XT & RDNA 3 Efficiency
30:36 What is a 4K gaming card? (VRAM, PCIe 5.0 x 8, 128-bit bus Discussion)
44:54 Is the RTX 3090 Ti a test board for Lovelace RTX 4090?
52:08 RX 6750 XT & 6650X T Power Consumption and Launch Date
54:59 RX 6750 XT Supply & Segmentation
58:35 R7 5700X, R5 5600, R5 5600 Reviews
1:03:13 R7 5800X3D Benchmarked, Newegg Scam Warning
1:12:50 Intel admits they Lied about Alchemist Launch Date, Drivers Unoptimized
1:23:15 Intel's NOT launching a "Zen-like Ocean Cove", ARC SOC3, TSMC & Nvidia (Wrap Up)
1:35:27 Future Low End GPU Demand, Future CPU Features, Graphics Settings (Final RM)
https://youtu.be/tefqiCaikGk
https://youtu.be/iUGppQVpXzU
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1513087469796872203
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-pcbs-are-designed-to-support-next-gen-rtx-40-ada-ad102-gpus
https://www.igorslab.de/nvidias-und-amds-forderungen-an-die-pci-sig-fuer-die-neuen-600-watt-karten-grenzen-erlaubte-ueberschreitung-und-lastspitzen-exklusiv/
https://www.igorslab.de/en/new-details-about-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-to-24-gb-gddr6x-and-a-clever-voltage-converter-orgy/?s=03
https://videocardz.com/newz/powercolor-radeon-rx-6750xt-red-devil-graphics-card-has-been-listed-on-rra-website
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950x-rx-6750xt-and-rx-6650-xt-pictured-release-date-moved-to-may-10th
https://www.techspot.com/review/2438-geforce-rtx-3070-vs-radeon-6700-xt/
https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2342/bench/1440p.png
https://videocardz.com/127008/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-ryzen-5-5600-and-5500-review-roundup
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-5600-and-ryzen-5-5500-review
https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg
https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg
https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-5-5500.c2756
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-gets-benchmarked-ahead-of-embargo-lift.html
https://youtu.be/31R8ONg2XEU
https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1512366877648973826
https://www.techpowerup.com/293709/laptops-with-arc-graphics-nowhere-in-sight-intel-says-wait-till-june
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-a350m-gpu-has-finally-been-tested-slower-than-gtx-1650-up-to-2-2-ghz-clock
https://www.pcmag.com/news/where-is-intels-arc-laptop-gpu-the-rollout-may-take-a-while
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1511759887386169358
https://wccftech.com/intel-copies-amd-next-gen-ocean-cove-architecture-shows-resemblance-zen-core-architecture/
https://videocardz.com/newz/aida64-receives-preliminary-support-for-alder-lake-x-hedt-xeon-cpus
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-might-still-release-a-third-arc-gpu-with-16-xe-cores-new-patches-for-intel-graphics-compiler-suggest
https://wccftech.com/tsmc-to-become-nvidias-sole-gpu-supplier-in-2022-report/
https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-53w-entry-level-radeon-rx-6400-card-quietly-goes-on-sale-slightly-cheaper-than-gtx-1050-ti-and-rx-6500-xt?s=03
https://gamerant.com/dying-light-2-development-history/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 5, 2022 • 2h 36min
147. Nvidia Lovelace vs Consoles, PS5 Pro, 6nm XBOX Series S, PlayStation VR2 | NX Gamer
NX Gamer joins to discuss upcoming AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, and XBOX hardware releases.
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0:00 Who is NX Gamer? What does he do professionally?
5:54 Console Optimization, Bad Benchmarking YouTube Channels
12:40 Are the shortages ending? Should people buy now, or wait till Summer?
17:46 Will RDNA 3 & Lovelace change the value proposition of the consoles?
24:34 PlayStation 5 Pro - Should Sony launch one? What node and specs?
36:20 Why a PS5 Pro may be cheap, and even help supply
47:43 XBOX Series S 6nm Refresh - What should Microsoft do?
1:03:19 Why don't more devs target native 4K?
1:12:05 Have the Consoles lived up to Expectations?
1:18:15 Will the PS5 actually use the SSD for more performance...ever?
1:25:51 TFLOPs vs Networking vs Software Quality
1:32:46 If performance quadruples - will people care about new hardware anymore?
1:39:39 PS VR2 - Pricing, Performance, Capabilities, and VR Games
1:55:35 Why did Google Stadia Fail? Is game streaming going to succeed?
2:01:36 PS Plus Premium - A worthy answer to XBOX Game Pass?
2:11:03 Metal Gear Solid Remake – Is it still coming out?
2:21:19 Hyperscalars & Hybrid Cloud
NX Gamer’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jo0VTzeyYbZ8cVk3k-EhA
These types of videos are usually FAKE: https://youtu.be/WJqIuxD2NZ0
6600 XT Perf Relative to 2016: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6600-xt.c3774
MLID Lovelace Leak: https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w
MLID Early RDNA 4 Leak: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
MLID PS5 Pro and XSS 6nm Leak: https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI?t=416
Dying Light 2 was badly optimized on Console: https://youtu.be/vTtU71MmFZU
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/
https://www.gamesradar.com/psvr-2-everything-we-know/
https://gamerant.com/playstation-vr2-event-rumor/
https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/new-ps-plus-memberships-all-three-tiers-explained
https://www.theloadout.com/halo-infinite/co-op-campaign-release-date#:~:text=It%20was%20previously%20announced%20that,July%2025%20or%20August%201.
https://www.polygon.com/22965387/halo-infinite-co-op-forge-release-date-season-2-new-maps
https://www.youtube.com/c/VGTech/videos
https://youtu.be/239ntwGzg7c
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