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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Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 58min

126. Intel Alder Lake Reviews, AMD CDNA 2 & Milan-X, Zen 5 Leaks, Intel ARC Pics

Nov 2, 2021 • 1h 34min

125. A War Over TSMC: Is it likely? Severity of Shortages? | Jason Fields, Angry Planet

Jason Fields joins Tom to discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, and what shortages would look like. [SPONS: brokensilicon = -30% Win10, dieshrink = -3% games: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/cko/Win10] [SPONS: brokensilicon = -20% E-WIN Chairs (USD: https://bit.ly/3u7PPgr), (CAD: https://bit.ly/39wQfU5] 0:00 Intro Warning – an important, but atypical episode. 3:10 Who is Jason Fields? What is the Angry Planet Podcast? 6:00 Is Jason, a war reporter, aware of how bad gaming shortages are now? 10:50 Taiwan's ascent to incredible global importance 18:00 Can the US afford to lose Taiwan? Can China afford to lose afford the blowback? 26:02 How would a potential takeover of Taiwan likely happen? 32:00 What are China’s motivations for taking Taiwan? 38:49 Would controlling Taiwan be an easy weapon to wield? 41:42 Do corporations have any power to prevent a war? 48:52 What should we hope happens with Taiwan? Is America in decline? 1:04:25 If Taiwan was "Knocked Out" - what would the shortages look like? 1:15:00 Should the West Diversify silicon production more? Or focus many on relations? Jason’s Podcast, Angry Planet: https://angryplanet.substack.com/p/when-will-china-invade-taiwan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonqfields/ https://www.reuters.com/journalists/jason-fields https://twitter.com/JasonQFields https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS49548278220160520 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2021/06/03/2003758486 https://www.notebookcheck.net/TSMC-has-the-largest-market-share-in-the-global-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-Counterpoints-Research.518137.0.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-27/china-ghost-cities-show-growth-driven-by-debt/9912186 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Kuo_(novel_series) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 26, 2021 • 2h 20min

124. Final Alder Lake Leaks, Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled, AMD Navi 24, Apple M1 Max

We are almost to Alder Lake's launch - Tom & Dan give their final thoughts on Intel's upcoming bombshell release. They also discuss the Threadripper cancellation, and Q1 GPU releases! [SPONSOR: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 0:00 Favorite Scary Movies, Favorite Games of 2021 (Intro Banter) 8:07 American Chocolate, 30-SUPER vs RTX 4000, Steam Deck (Corrections & Omissions) 19:40 Intel Alder Lake Pricing & Performance Leaks - 1 Week before Launch! 31:37 Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled...AMD's Roadmap is changing... 42:48 AMD confirms AI Accelerators & PCIE 5.0 in Zen 5 52:15 Zen 3+ Rembrandt vs R7 6800X Zen 3D 56:29 AMD Navi 24 Leak - Performance, Specs, and Launch Date 1:10:33 RTX 3090 Ti Leak 1:16:15 RTX 4090 vs RX 7950 XT Pricing & Power Consumption 1:25:29 Nvidia Reducing Ampere Supply in Q4 while AMD increases RDNA 2 Shipments! 1:38:09 Apple M1 Max Thoughts - Impressive, but not Alien Technology 1:49:57 Kepler Support Ends, Intel ARC Pricing, MI250X & RDNA 3 (Wrap-Up) 1:57:20 AMD W6800, xCloud, Bloodborne 2 (Final Reader Mail) https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hersheys-chocolate-tastes-like-vomit_l_60479e5fc5b6af8f98bec0cd https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-3d-vache-ryzen-cpus-enter-mass-production-next-month-zen-3-b2-stepping-available-end-of-december-alleges-rumor/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900k-to-cost-669-99-usd-according-to-microcenter https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-i9-12900K-retail-all-P-core-5-2-GHz-overclock-manages-miniscule-multi-core-lead-over-stock-Ryzen-9-5950X-but-guzzles-330-W.574058.0.html https://mobile.twitter.com/OneRaichu/status/1452203998455468035 https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDGPU/comments/q8fqm4/zen_3_vs_alder_lake_in_a_nutshell_intel/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1451240240623099907 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen3-chagall-32-core-ryzen-threadripper-pro-5975wx-shows-up-on-geekbench https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM https://youtu.be/yE9PsKWYYXA https://youtu.be/igInU0aZtOA https://youtu.be/bCitvluqTlA https://www.techspot.com/review/2343-amd-radeon-rx-6600/ RDNA 4 Leak Looking at Future Pricing: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M https://youtu.be/hH-W-zVcjNQ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-halts-ampere-production-to-keep-pricing-high https://youtu.be/F-eB6UysSpw https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/introducing-m1-pro-and-m1-max-the-most-powerful-chips-apple-has-ever-built/ https://www.techspot.com/news/91809-apple-new-m1-pro-m1-max-most-powerful.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m1-pro-max-everything-we-know https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ends-game-ready-driver-support-for-kepler-geforce-600-700-series-gpu-family/ https://youtu.be/HEagFvmjW4w https://www.razer.com/campaigns/halo-giveaway https://www.techpowerup.com/288193/intel-xe-hpg-arc-alchemist-graphics-card-alleged-pricing-points-towards-usd-650-usd-825-range https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-instinct-mi250x-with-mcm-gpu-to-feature-110-compute-units-128gb-hbm2e-memory-and-500w-tdp https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rembrandt-8-core-16-thread-zen3-apu-for-fp7-socket-has-been-spotted Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 19, 2021 • 2h 21min

123. XBOX Series X Advantages, PS6 Expectations, AMD Sponsored Titles | Ubisoft Dev

Keith Kadera, Senior Animator & Games Consultant at Red Storm, joins to discuss gaming hardware & AAA development. Why are games delayed? What advantages do consoles have? Where are graphics going? [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 0:00 Who is Keith? What do animators and riggers do at AAA studios 5:11 What got you into this career? What games left an impact on you? 12:57 Early Professional Work - Savage Skies, the Ozzy Osbourne Flight Simulator 17:38 Ubisoft Games He Worked on - Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6, The Division 24:02 Biggest advantage the XBOX 360 over the XBOX? What made the PS3 difficult? 28:19 What has been the biggest hardware upgrade from PS3 - PS5? 34:17 Are AAA games still taking increasingly longer to make in 2021? 39:50 Does the PS5 or XSX have any "secret sauce"? 44:48 How long will Cross-Gen games be a thing? Are they holding Next Gen back? 55:07 How does AMD Sponsoring a game affect performance? 1:01:28 What do you expect in the PlayStation 6? 1:06:36 What's next for gaming realism? Can we do better than photorealism? 1:18:45 Biggest challenges in taking feedback? Was the BF2042 beta an "old build"? 1:28:23 Why are almost all AAA games delayed? Why can't devs plan accordingly? 1:38:28 Scaling UI with Resolution, 21:9 vs 16:9 Standards, Cross-Team Work 1:52:22 Is the era of exciting teaser trailers done? 1:57:17 What do people get wrong about Game Development? 2:02:33 How will we use AI/ML to enhance graphics? Advice for becoming a game dev? https://www.linkedin.com/in/kkadera/ https://www.redstorm.com/games What Keith learned to build games on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Yaroze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Skies https://wccftech.com/new-far-cry-6-pc-console-comparison-shows-solid-performance-across-all-platforms-faster-loading-on-ps5-slight-resolution-advantage-on-xsx/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-far-cry-6-tech-review https://www.tomshardware.com/news/far-cry-6-benchmarks http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12066/Microsoft-to-Epic-You-Cost-Me-a-Billion-Dollars https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/gears-of-war https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 12, 2021 • 2h 14min

122. Nvidia Ampere 2022 Refresh, Intel ARC Pics & Perf, Silicon Lottery Interview

Tom & Dan discuss the latest Nvidia Ampere, AMD RDNA 2, and Intel Alchemist news. Tom also offers an Exclusive interview of the founder of Silicon Lottery – a CPU binning business that just closed. [SPONSOR: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 0:00 This Episode is Different 3:33 Wii COD4, Reesie's Name, Foldable Phones 13:06 RX6600 Performance, Pricing, and Availability 22:26 Nvidia's 2022 Ampere Refresh - 3090 Ti? 3060 SUPER? 3070 Ti 16GB?! 32:52 Steam Deck Benchmarked 37:28 AMD CPU Lineup in 2022 44:50 Intel ARC Cooler, Launch Date, and Performance Leak 52:54 Silicon Lottery Closes 57:06 Who is Preston? 1:02:14 When did Preston think of starting Silicon Lottery 1:08:14 How did he source and bin CPUs? 1:17:01 Dealing with Customer Service for Binned Parts 1:19:32 When was Silicon Lottery Most Popular? 1.24:03 Was Intel intentionally Underclocking chips due to lack of competition AMD? 1:28:36 When did business start to decline? 1:37:37 Is overclocking becoming obsolete? 1:50:09 How would they have binned Alder Lake & Little Cores? 1:52:56 What's next for Preston and Silicon Lottery? https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-final-specifications-and-official-performance-leaked https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-non-xt-with-1792-stream-processors-launches-mid-october https://youtu.be/eS6pYpOYZKs https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rumored-to-launch-rtx-3090-super-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-and-rtx-2060-12gb-in-january https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-rumors-450w-tdp-21gbps-memory-and-new-power-connector https://wccftech.com/steam-deck-handheld-console-benchmarked-60-fps-with-decent-image-quality-in-several-aaa-games-30-fps-in-cyberpunk-2077-at-native-resolution/ https://3g.ali213.net/news/html/625257.html?s=09 https://youtu.be/Cr1tBFUjPBQ https://siliconlottery.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 34min

121. Apple wanted Intel Meteor Lake, Games Utilizing Neural Engines | AI Researcher

An AI researcher joins to discuss ways AI & Neural Engines can improve everyday products and games. [SPONSOR: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 0:00 What is the field of Field Research? How makes an "AI Chatbox" Successful? 9:12 Why Neural Engines & on-device AI processing is important for upcoming apps. 13:00 Can Neural Engines be used for video games? What else can they be used for? 19:24 Did Apple drop Intel because Neural Engines took to long? Is Meteor Lake late? 22:59 Will AI ever reliably understand our voice commands & handwriting? 39:42 Can we expect True Artificial General Intelligence anytime soon? 46:27 What is the difference between "AI" and an "Algorithm"? 56:01 Are there too many AI companies? Is there an "AI tech bubble"? 1:01:36 How do AI researchers acquire & clean data? Are these "black boxes" dangerous? 1:08:30 The difference between "Neural Engines" & "Neuromorphic Chips" 1:11:50 Will we get video game AI as smart as real players? 1:18:58 Advice for people looking to get into AI research https://biomojo.com/ Ryan is “hurlass” on Instagram Facebook Shut down AI that started speaking to other AI in its own language: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/facebook-researchers-shut-down-ai-bots-that-started-speaking-in-a-language-unintelligible-to-humans-3876197.html MLID Meteor Lake Neural Engine Video: https://youtu.be/x0vx5d5Acwo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/06/10/how-far-are-we-from-achieving-artificial-general-intelligence/?sh=1201a72d6dc4 https://research.aimultiple.com/artificial-general-intelligence-singularity-timing/#:~:text=Experts%20believe%20AGI%20will%20occur,breakthroughs%20and%20achieving%20superhuman%20intelligence. https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/business/tesla-crash-police-car/index.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 28, 2021 • 2h 2min

120. Intel Arc A700, AMD RDNA 4 Price/Performance, Nvidia 3070 SUPER, PS5 Zen 2.5

Intel isn't just about to launch Desktop Graphics Cards, they are also bringing a Neural Engine to Meteor Lake - and we gotta talk about it! We also discus RDNA 4 Performance, RDNA 4 pricing, RTX 3070 SUPER, Nvidia DLAA, and PS5's "custom" Zen 2 CPU. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Lab Dan (Intro Banter) 2:40 Texas Instruments Products, Tesla vs Ford Founders (Corrections & Omissions) 7:40 Meteor Lake’s Neural Engine – Why it could be revolutionary for desktop users! 19:15 Apple's ecosystem advantage, the iPhone 13 is kinda "4nm", Tim Cook Impression 27:35 Arc Desktop Lineup Leak - Performance, Segmentation, Launch Volume, Naming 45:55 RDNA 4 & RDNA 3 Performance Target and Pricing Leak 59:10 What do we think about prices doubling while performance quadruples? 1:15:17 Nvidia DLAA Tested - Another good option for Nvidia users 1:19:02 Nvidia 3080 Super & 3070 Super Whispers - why it makes sense for Q1. 1:27:42 Illegal RADEON Instinct Accelerators Smuggled into China (not mining cards) 1:32:27 PlayStation 5 does not have "Zen 2.5", but it optimized for gaming. 1:41:12 Nvidia Leaks PS5 Exclusives coming to PC, Zen 3D EPYC Lineup (Wrap Up) 1:50:42 Zen 3D -> Zen 4 Perf, Preventing Cheaters at Kernel Level (Final Reader Mail) Recent Daniel Nenni Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g https://youtu.be/x0vx5d5Acwo https://youtu.be/7SjgyRhfClA https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards-to-adopt-arc-a-naming https://twitter.com/momomo_us/status/1442121954853457922 https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-gigabyte-and-msi-to-launch-custom-intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-dlaa-anti-aliasing/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ada-lovelace-ad102-gpu-clock-as-high-as-2-2-ghz-384-bit-bus-gddr6x-over-80-tflops/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-super-3070-super-and-3060-super-get-rumored-specifications https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1440516490164260868 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-radeon-instinct-accelerators-sneak-into-chinese-hpc-projects-through-vietnam https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1438082723277688836 https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1438098033162457089 https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1439205765559066627 https://ighor.medium.com/i-unlocked-nvidia-geforce-now-and-stumbled-upon-pirates-dc48a3f8ff7 https://www.pcgamer.com/amp/amd-rx-5000-graphics-card-sam-support/ https://wccftech.com/amd-microsoft-bring-tensorflow-directml-to-life-4x-improvement-with-rdna-2-gpus/ https://www.coolserver.com.cn/product_285.html https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1438420566243950595 https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gpus-tsmc-6nm-because-of-insufficient-manufacturing-capacity-at-intel-fabs-xess-backwards-compatibility-custom-graphics-cards/ https://videocardz.com/newz/gainward-and-galax-confirm-and-launch-geforce-rtx-3060-with-ga104-150-gpu https://wccftech.com/amd-achieves-epyc-record-breaking-16-market-share-in-recent-quarter/ https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-x570-dark https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32ep950-b-oled-monitor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 21, 2021 • 1h 54min

119. Silicon Shortages, Nvidia ARM Acquisition, Intel v TSMC v Samsung | Daniel Nenni

Daniel Nenni literally wrote the book on silicon manufacturing and how the fab business evolved over the past 50 years. There's really no one better to discuss the causes...and hopefully end of the current silicon shortages. We also discuss Nvidia buying ARM, and Intel's ability to catch up to AMD and TSMC. 0:00 Who is Daniel Nenni? What is his background? 3:50 Have there been semiconductor shortages like this before? Will it crash? 10:20 Is the silicon shortage overblown? What caused the silicon shortage? 20:30 When will the shortage end? 27:23 AMD's Rising Competitiveness & Influence 34:40 Will the Nvidia-ARM Deal Go through? What about AMD-Xilinx? 44:50 Will TSMC buy AMD? Why did Nvidia use Samsung for Ampere? 53:05 TSMC vs Samsung vs Intel vs GlobalFoundries over the next 10 Years 59:20 Will Intel obtain "Unquestioned Leadership" by 2025? 1:16:40 How do you predict IPC years before an architecture launches? 1:23:50 Monolithic vs Chiplet Designs, 4nm iPhone 1:31:45 When will we move past Silicon? 1:35:35 What is going on with IBM 2nm? 1:39:50 When will Automotive Shortages end? Will they trickle down to other components? Previous Daniel Episode: https://youtu.be/O4DgXtxkZNg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielnenni/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielNenni Daniel’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fabless-Transformation-Semiconductor-Daniel-Nenni-ebook/dp/B00JT1NZF8 Daniel’s Website: https://semiwiki.com/ https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210503PD216.html Unquestioned Leadership: https://abc17news.com/money/2021/01/22/incoming-ceo-wants-intel-to-again-be-the-unquestioned-leader-in-industry/ Intel wants to be “a leader” in 2025: https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/26/intel-aims-to-regain-chip-manufacturing-leadership-by-2025/ MLID Leadership Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 14, 2021 • 2h 19min

118. Nvidia RTX 3060 SUPER, Intel 128 EU Alchemist, XBOX Series & PlayStation 5 Pro

How good will Intel’s Low End Gaming GPU be in 2022? How will RADEON & Nvidia combat it? How will the PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series “Pro” consoles compare? Tom & Dan discuss it all this week! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Modern OS Design & Amazon Planning for Zombies (Intro Banter) 9:43 8K120 with Display Port 2.0, 28nm Capacity Issues, Skylake Fanboys (Corrections) 19:06 Nvidia DLSS Input Latency 24:45 FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS in 2022 28:09 Ampere SUPER & RDNA 2 6nm Refreshes, RDNA 3 & Lovelace Launch Dates 36:50 Will Nvidia Artificially limit Lovelace Performance? 40:31 Intel Arc 128 EU Low End GPU sounds Impressive, 512 EU competes with 3070 50:40 RADEON Market Share, RDNA 2 Mining GPUs? 59:10 When will the next overproduction crash happen? 1:10:26 How Alder Lake can be "Aggressively Priced" & "Expensive" at the same time… 1:23:58 PlayStation 5 Pro by 2023/24 Leak 1:32:50 XBOX Series S Refresh in 2022 Leak 1:48:06 PlayStation 2021 Showcase, Console Redesigns, RTX 3080 Ti 20GB (Wrap Up) 2:01:06 EPIC vs Apple Court Ruling, Demon's Souls Remake Thoughts (Final Reader Mail) 2:05:56 Are Exclusives a good for the industry? 2:10:51 Concerns about Autocratic Influence on Western Game Development... https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/tsmc-price-hike/ https://www.industryweek.com/operations/article/21126394/uaw-to-big-three-shut-down-plants-for-two-weeks-to-ensure-safety https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/intel-says-it-will-reserve-ireland-chip-factory-capacity-automakers-2021-09-07/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2021/09/08/intel-to-build-two-new-fabs-in-europe/?sh=4d6561572792 https://min.news/en/economy/870f2fff0332b177b7584030218422e8.html HUB DLSS Latency Testing: https://youtu.be/osLDDl3HLQQ https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1435082749937786882 https://fuse.wikichip.org/news/2823/samsung-5-nm-and-4-nm-update/ https://videocardz.com/newz/leaked-slide-shows-intel-dg2-arc-alchemist-gpus-compete-with-geforce-rtx-3070-and-radeon-rx-6700xt https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1435217663765057540 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650-super.c3411 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1437171287982579719 https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4 https://youtu.be/Fkx3FAeI6tc https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/amd-confident-in-our-suppliers https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1433463094647431171 https://wccftech.com/intel-12th-gen-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpus-z690-motherboards-launching-on-19th-november/ https://www.pcinq.com/news/cpus/intel-alder-lake-s-ddr5-platform/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5000-series-cpus-are-receiving-price-cuts-across-the-board-ahead-of-the-intel-alder-lake-s-launch/ https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI https://youtu.be/QtNftRndQmk https://youtu.be/XhL3wCcOwVY https://youtu.be/5XOV3pZj8rI https://youtu.be/c5aQicr6l7I https://youtu.be/T5VtfD2i3rc https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rumored-to-launch-geforce-rtx-2060-with-12gb-memory-by-january-2022 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 7, 2021 • 1h 26min

117. Dune the Game, Cyberpunk 2077 Mistakes, Next Gen Ray Tracing | Studio Director

Paxton Galvanek is Operations Director at Funcom, who is currently building a AAA Online Survival Game set in the Dune universe. We discuss everything that goes into AAA game development, and the hardware that propels it. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 What is an Operations Director do for a studio? 3:50 Paxton's Gaming Origins - Atari, NES, PS1, World of Warcraft & Battlefield on PC 11:44 When do game studios upgrade their PCs? How are the shortages affecting them? 16:36 How did Funcom gain the rights to make a Dune Survival Game? Will it be good? 25:47 Why do games sometimes fail? 30:24 What makes a studio cancel a game mid-development? 35:30 Why did CyberPunk 2077 release buggy? Are rising AAA costs sustainable? 44:25 Early Access and Kickstarter Funding Models 53:52 Tencent funding Western games - Should we be worried about outside censorship? 58:56 Next Gen Motion Capture 1:02:35 How do people get into game development? 1:09:25 Game Development Misconceptions, thoughts on Crunch Culture 1:14:02 How will RDNA 3, Lovelace, Zen 4, & Raptor Lake help development? Ray Tracing? Guest’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paxtongalvanek/ Funcom: https://www.funcom.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50093028 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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