Broken Silicon

Big Navi, Big Ampere, Big Xe, and small OLED. This episode discusses a lot of the flagship products coming out in 2020…including “Whispers” Tom hasn’t made a video for yet… Sponsor Link: https://www.cdkoffers.com 25% Windows Code discount: brokensilicon 3% off all software: dieshrink Windows 10 pro oem key: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/Max1 Office 2016 : http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX4 Office 2019: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/Max5 Windows 10 pro oem +Office 2016 package: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX3 Windows 10 pro oem +Office 2019 package: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX2 Microsoft Office Home And Business 2019 CD Key : https://bit.ly/36ert7o 0:38 Intro Banter [Tony Hawk, Borderlands 3, Half Life 1] 7:33 Gen4 SSD with Old Games 11:08 Final Words on RADEON Drivers 15:43 Corona Virus Affect on Manufacturing 20:13 Plasma, OLED, LCD 29:13 AMD Arcturus - The 8192-SP Vega Card (MegaVega!) 41:13 Big Navi Announcement, and is AMD being spread too thin? 47:27 Tom’s Intel Xe Insider Information 53:43 Ampere Release Window 1:04:20 MX350, MX450, & Renoir Update 1:11:10 Tom’s Mega APU Insider Information 1:13:30 Threadripper 3990X, Ice Lake Server could be good… 1:24:05 Zhaoxin x86 8-core Benchmarks 1:28:00 A lot of pressure on Sony for Next gen 1:32:30 Who will win the game streaming wars? 1:38:20 Would Tom bet that Ampere will be cheaper than Turing? 1:44:30 Would Tom bet the PS5 is stronger than the XBOX? https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidia-rtx-2080-ti-founders-issues/ https://www.techpowerup.com/249603/nvidia-confirms-issues-affecting-early-production-run-of-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-graphics-cards https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/280654-nvidia-confirms-some-rtx-2080-ti-gpus-are-defective-promises-remedy https://www.soundandvision.com/content/lg-end-domestic-lcd-production-amid-oled-uptick https://www.techpowerup.com/263743/amd-radeon-instinct-mi100-arcturus-hits-the-radar-we-have-its-bios https://wccftech.com/amd-announcing-turing-killer-big-navi-gpu-at-financial-analyst-day/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xe-graphics-to-feature-up-to-4-tiles-512-eus https://wccftech.com/nvidia-hints-ampere-gpu-7nm-launch-gtc-2020/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-new-geforce-rtx-graphics-card-teaser/ https://wccftech.com/geforce-rtx-2080-ti-cyberpunk-2077-edition-announced-but-its-only-for-a-sweepstake/ https://www.techpowerup.com/263850/nvidia-geforce-mx350-and-mx330-surface-pascal-based-entry-mgpus https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/139628-amd-ryzen-7-4800hs-appears-time-spy-cpu-benchmarks/ https://www.techspot.com/news/83936-apple-namedrops-next-gen-amd-hardware-macos-beta.html https://www.techspot.com/review/1980-amd-threadripper-3990x/ https://wccftech.com/intel-10nm-whitley-lake-cpu-benchmark-leaked-decimates-14nm-with-up-to-100-performance-increase-core-for-core/ https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/ice_lake_(server) https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/ice_lake_(server) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CtMI4RkTbo https://n4g.com/news/2323714/ps4-has-shipped-108-9-million-units-both-sales-and-profits-show-significant-drop-year-on-year https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21133793/nvidia-geforce-now-no-more-activision-blizzard-games-carriage https://www.techspot.com/news/84017-steam-latest-experimental-feature-helps-you-choose-what.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you cannot get your RADEON Drivers to work, try these steps: 1)Make sure your motherboard Bios is up-to-date, and of course make sure no component is overclocked/undervolted. 2)Download DDU and Uninstall All AMD Drivers (Radeon, chipset, audio). This full nuking of drivers is important. https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html 3)Install 19.10.2. Reboot at least one extra time after it is fully installed. https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-19-10-2 4)Then refresh Windows 10 updates to have windows handle any missing drivers. See if you are stable, comment below if you are. To be clear - I am not interested in hearing about people trying other drivers. TIMESTAMPS: 0:10 What you need to know 2:00 5 Steps to Fix Your AMD Drivers 9:00 How bad is this issue? 17:39 Reader Mails and Past Hardware Failures Kevin’s AMD Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMDPCBuildersCommunity/ Discord Group for People with Navi who want to Help: https://discord.gg/Gmuhjhu https://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/nvidia-drivers-responsible-for-nearly-30-of-vista-crashes-in-20/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJv4PqedAfsfanEVBFhJ5r5MNAmD1vumnTlDWe8CHmSzL0ERkbRMclijBz5Z9awNySDOhTQ68X-H-mdvR3iUNKn-74-ql77I_a425-XzYKyXmu937XtBZVnzosMcX0m-xMlKqjp1ElwYwK_ngFv8YnCHLyKXWNEeXuUzHvfuqNwv https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ/community Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The MX350 is a major flub – and it acts as an excellent touchstone for Nvidia’s upcoming struggles in an APU-dominated future. Chris at the Good Old Gamer joins to discuss! Sponsor Link: https://www.cdkoffers.com 25% Windows Code discount: brokensilicon 3% off all software: dieshrink Windows 10 pro oem key: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/Max1 Office 2016 : http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX4 Office 2019: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/Max5 Windows 10 pro oem +Office 2016 package: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX3 Windows 10 pro oem +Office 2019 package: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX2 Microsoft Office Home And Business 2019 CD Key : https://bit.ly/36ert7o 0:37 Intro Banter 3:02 The name of “Nvidia Ampere” 7:12 Good Old Gamer Channel Changes Incoming! 11:12 How the Nvidia MX350 hints at trouble in the future… 24:02 Do not Underestimate AMD RDNA 2.0 31:02 Do not Underestimate Nvidia Ampere 37:12 TSMC vs Everyone…besides AMD. 43:32 Nvidia’s Problems in an APU Future 48:40 The Future of Ray Tracing 56:43 The Future of Add-on Cards. 1:02:03 How Nvidia can Thrive with APU’s 1:09:15 x86 may not be a big advantage for Intel much longer… 1:16:15 How Nvidia could fail, and Big Navi. 1:30:09 Was RDNA 1.0 just a stopgap? 1:36:24 2020 GPU Prices, and will GPP Return? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/2KpXaTm Address Fan Mail to: Moore's Law Is Dead, PO Box 10468 Peoria, IL 61612 Broken Silicon [A PC Hardware Podcast] is available on ALL platforms. https://soundcloud.com/mooreslawisdead https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/moores-law-is-dead/broken-silicon?refid=stpr https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-silicon/id1467317304 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iapcdt677hkrtarwuevcft7srum https://open.spotify.com/show/6cdnW7YoDQJQy0g2CamWw2 RSS:http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:645460692/sounds.rss Twitter: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead All Music by SAHARA: https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffKc6rhZTkCLNtf4hyxwsg LINKS!!!!!!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqOg8VjkLno7ZQKHOmIrxA https://youtu.be/lb7qh4dtA7c https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/277246-new-subor-z-console-previews-amd-ryzens-living-room-performance Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2020 is proving to be a year full of Next Gen Products. AMD RDNA 2, Nvidia Ampere, and Lakefield. We also see a new x86 competitor hitting the DIY market, and finally reasonable 4K 144Hz monitors. Sponsor Link: https://www.cdkoffers.com 25% Windows Code discount: brokensilicon 3% off all software: dieshrink Windows 10 pro oem key: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/Max1 Office 2016 : http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX4 Office 2019: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/Max5 Windows 10 pro oem +Office 2016 package: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX3 Windows 10 pro oem +Office 2019 package: http://www.cdkoffers.com/sk/MX2 Microsoft Office Home And Business 2019 CD Key : https://bit.ly/36ert7o -0:21 0:51 Intro Banter 7:48 Quantum & Crypto 13:11 New x86 Competitor in DIY!!! 15:56 Finally reasonably Priced 4K@144Hz Monitors!!! 23:41 Rocket Lake, Intel Price Cuts, & PCIE 4.0 37:21 i5 Lakefield, Intel on 14nm Globalfoundry 40:21 New Intel Vulnerability, 7nm Intel GPU’s -2 total min premium 51:45 MX350 is Pointless 59:00 Renoir and RDNA 2.0 1:09:30 Big Navi vs Nvidia Ampere 1:27:00 RX 5600XT BS, and AMD’s Indecisiveness 1:41:00 AIO vs Air Cooling for CPU’s, The USB-C Mandate https://www.anandtech.com/show/15446/zhaoxins-x86compatible-cpus-for-diy-enthusiasts-now-available https://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/james-dawson/eve-introduces-its-new-spectrum-monitor-series/ https://evedevices.com/pages/order https://adoredtv.com/intel-rocket-lake-cpus-to-use-separate-die-for-integrated-graphics/ https://wccftech.com/intel-desktop-pc-cpu-price-cut-2020-tackle-amd-zen-3/ https://twitter.com/TUM_APISAK/status/1222049248297930753 https://www.techspot.com/news/83754-researchers-disclose-new-cacheout-attack-targets-intel-processors.html https://adoredtv.com/exclusive-intel-second-generation-dg2-gpu-to-use-tsmcs-7nm-node/ https://youtu.be/lb7qh4dtA7c https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-mx350-and-mx330-to-feature-pascal-architecture https://wccftech.com/rumor-intel-moving-select-cpus-to-globalfoundries/ https://www.techpowerup.com/263318/intel-400-series-chipset-motherboards-to-lack-pcie-gen-4-0-launch-pushed-to-q2 https://www.notebookcheck.net/This-is-why-Ryzen-4000-Renoir-APUs-can-offer-59-higher-performance-per-CU-despite-still-being-on-Vega.449849.0.html https://www.techpowerup.com/263384/amd-to-debut-2nd-gen-rdna-architecture-in-2020 https://www.techspot.com/news/83771-amd-reports-record-quarterly-yearly-revenue-navi-refresh.html https://wccftech.com/nvidia-next-gen-ampere-gpu-75-percent-faster-existing-gpus/ https://youtu.be/qcAwR49zRCg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NFC joins to talk about Small Form Factor building, the R9 Fury Nano, VR, and 3D Printing! 0:30 NFC Origins, small Form Factor Motorcycles! 13:10 When is the S4T Case coming out? 18:00 The Mentality of ITX Building, and how big should PC’s be? 27:00 The R9 Fury Nano Debate! 32:00 The Future of 3D Printing Cases 40:00 Favorite Chipset 47:00 Low Profile GPU’s 57:10 Is it hard to build Small Form Factor? 1:01:00 VR’s Future, and SFF’s affect on it. 1:13:30 Liquid Cooling & Our Favored Components https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_hxpkQMkx2qKSArbXOHrw/featured https://nfc-systems.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode dives deep into the upcoming APU war, BIG GPU releases, and the economics of the console business. 6:50 Update on AMD Drivers 10:30 Nintendo’s Business Model 18:00 Concept UFO & Remaining CES Thoughts 29:30 380w 22-core i9 incoming… 33:15 Lakefield, Renoir, AMD Hiring Intel VP 44:00 Zen 3 Release Window and Performance Thoughts 55:00 $300 2060 vs Overclocked 5600XT 1:02:30 Xe, Ampere, Big Navi 1:15:55 Dual vs Quad-Channel Memory, ECC Ram, Electrical Stability in Overclocking 1:25:09 Console Economics 1:47:00 Favorite Borderlands 2 DLC, and how good is Borderlands 3? 1:54:20 Did Intel or Boeing have a worse 2019? 1:56:00 WCCFTech Rumors, and the state of Tech Journalism… https://wccftech.com/amd-does-not-believe-its-mobility-processors-require-pcie-4-0-right-now/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6qQC4YQHPc&feature=youtu.be https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-10990xe-22-core-380w-5-ghz-all-core-cpu-rumor/ https://twitter.com/_rogame/status/1217510863562846209?s=09 https://seekingalpha.com/news/3532576-amd-hires-intel-vet-to-manage-server-unit?dr=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha#email_link https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-4000-renoir-vega-gpu-versus-intel-ice-lake-gen-11-gpu/ https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1216168901983162369 https://wccftech.com/report-amd-expected-to-reach-record-high-in-2020-driven-by-zen-3/ https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-4000-series-processors-and-600-series-chipset-landing-in-late-2020-getting-usb-4-0/ https://www.techpowerup.com/263046/nvidia-formally-cuts-prices-of-geforce-rtx-2060-to-usd-299 https://wccftech.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-ko-series-279-usd-tackle-amd-rx-5600-xt/ https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-quietly-makes-radeon-rx-5600-xt-pulse-faster https://wccftech.com/nvidia-will-be-annnouncing-7nm-ampere-gpus-at-gtc-2020-in-march/ https://www.igorslab.de/falsche-news-zu-eec-datenbankeintraegen-von-afox-fuer-die-angeblichen-radeon-rx-5800-xt-5900-xt-und-5950-xt-im-umlauf-nachfrage-bei-afox/ https://www.techspot.com/news/83510-mysterious-new-amd-radeon-gpu-has-beaten-rtx.html https://wccftech.com/amd-big-navi-gpu-radeon-rx-enthusiast-graphics-cards-launch-2020/ https://www.techspot.com/article/1971-more-ram-modules-better-for-gaming/ https://www.techspot.com/news/83525-gta-iv-has-disappeared-steam-because-games-windows.html https://wccftech.com/horizon-zero-dawn-on-pc-could-be-just-the-beginning-dreams-rumored-to-be-next/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coreteks joins Tom to discuss product releases from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and even a bit of futurism. 3:30 Alder Lake, 10nm Desktop, Intel GPU’s 19:50 AMD Graphics Driver Issues 27:50 OLED & CRT Displays 41:00 CES Favorites, getting info right 52:00 Next Gen Console Specs & Strategy 1:17:30 RX 5950XT (Big Navi) 1:25:00 2019 Favorites, Hopes for 2020 1:38:00 Zen 3 & The future of Global Foundries 1:54:25 Nanotechnology, Implanst, & Instant Travel (Futuretalk!) Coreteks’ Channel: https://youtu.be/3FbL9fAe2Rg https://youtu.be/pFIIUX1RWfg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FbL9fAe2Rg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Gaming Hardware news DID NOT slow down in December! It’s been a nice break, but now it’s back to business as usual on Broken Silicon, & we got a lot of business to discuss in the first new episode of 2020. 1:00 Reader Mail, MLID P.O. Box, early banter 10:00 CES 2020 15:45 Corrections 25:20 Who is the 3950X for? 27:35 Next Gen Console Specs 39:00 How XBOX or Sony can WIN next gen… 59:00 Mac Pro Costs, 5nm iPhones THIS YEAR 1:05:00 Tiger Lake, Comet Lake, Zen 3, X670 Motherboards 1:12:30 12nm+ Zen 1 CPU’s could kill i3’s 1:23:52 Intel’s Upcoming GPU’s, & AMD APU’s 1:29:30 Intel’s “Financial Horsepower” 1:37:00 RX 5600XT & 5500XT 1:44:00 Intel forced to use AMD to test their PCIE 4.0 SSD’s… 1:47:00 Best investment of the decade 1:48:20 State of the Channel in 2020 P.O. Box: Moore’s Law Is Dead, PO Box 10468, Peoria, IL 61612 Link to Group who made song: https://plundervolt.com/ https://plundervolt.com/doc/plundervolt.pdf Song mentioned at the end courtesy of Daniel Gruss, original link: https://youtu.be/5pv3IP153dg https://www.pcgamer.com/what-to-expect-from-ces-2020/ https://www.eurogamer.net/amp/digitalfoundry-2019-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-spec-leak-analysed https://wccftech.com/daedalic-ceo-ps5-will-be-huge-i-think-microsoft-is-doing-some-things-better-than-in-the-past/ https://bgr.com/2020/01/03/ps5-backwards-compatibility-ps4-ps3-ps2-and-ps1-report-says/ https://wccftech.com/playstation-5-amd-raytracing/amp/ https://wccftech.com/sony-ces-2020-ps5-reveal-tease/ https://www.techspot.com/news/83248-ifixit-teardown-reveals-apple-new-mac-pro-fixmas.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/10/apple-mac-pro-maxed-out-price-is-52199-before-pro-display-xdr-screen.html?fbclid=IwAR1QnFWyF5Egv3rgVferAH2SxLIs2mvVhvlnm4YEsA0rSCvf97ssFlppSb4 https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/304022-tsmc-will-kick-off-5nm-iphone-soc-production-in-q2-2020 https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/633904 https://wccftech.com/intel-tiger-lake-10nm-quad-core-cpu-leak-beats-10th-gen-comet-lake/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-5500-xt-launches-next-week-radeon-rx-5600-xt-in-january https://wccftech.com/amd-x670-upcoming-am4-chipset-to-be-produced-by-third-party/ https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-ryzen-4000-epyc-milan-cpu-17-percent-ipc-gain-rumor/amp/ https://amzn.to/2SQGqsZ https://www.techspot.com/news/83290-first-gen-ryzen-chips-might-sneakily-getting-upgrade.html https://wccftech.com/first-gen-amd-ryzen-cpus-are-appearing-with-12nm-zen-architecture/ https://old.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/ebj0io/intels_dg1_woes/ https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-gpu-discrete-graphics-cards-progress-not-going-well/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/ebxsvh/amd_renoir_apus_gpu_details_for_all_skus_with_tdp/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-4000-apu-lineup-desktop-mobility-platform-leak/ https://hothardware.com/news/amd-renoir-apu-spied-big-boost-gpu-clockspeed https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-4700u-apu-8-core-ryzen-4000-3dmark-specs-performance-leak/ https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2175775-1-1.html https://wccftech.com/xfx-radeon-rx-5600-xt-thicc-ii-graphics-card-leak/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-5600m-6-gb-gpu-benchmarks-faster-than-rtx-2060/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-5600-xt-navi-gpu-specs-leak/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-navi-21-gpu-2x-performance-5700-xt-die-size-rumor/ https://www.techspot.com/news/83402-intel-prototyping-pcie-40-ssds-but-needs-amd.html https://www.techspot.com/news/83245-bitcoin-decade-best-investment.html https://youtu.be/5pv3IP153dg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Paul of NAAF joins me for a look back at the Pre-28nm days, gives advice on building a YouTube Channel, and discusses the Hardware Releases of 2019 & 2020. BuildCores: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buildcores-pc-building/id1441971434 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildcores.buildcores_flutter&hl=en_US NAAF’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColGq9X_Fi9LedYSK6ZfrkQ 3:30 The Pre-28nm Days, and SLI/CFX 9:05 RTX Super 19:00 The future or R3 Low-End Ryzen 25:00 Chiplet Availability 32:00 2700X or 3600? 34:00 144Hz Monitors 37:00 Luck with YouTube Monitors 40:50 Dealing with the Haters, Growing a YouTube Channel 58:45 Little Navi 1:05:00 11GB Cards 1:08:10 Hardware Trends 1:17:22 Threadripper 3000 1:25:00 Intel’s Comeback https://youtu.be/EA3kdQ8bML4 https://youtu.be/hL7qGkTZgwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ctrJPEdRc https://youtu.be/xVgHg4neDqk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKkzq39rXxg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom and Chris discuss 2019 in part 2 of "11 Years of Being a PC Gamer." 1:00 A Look back on the years and products leading up to 2019 11:00 Intel’s and AMD’s Current Situation 30:14 Thoughts about no Big Navi This Year 44:45 Increasing GPU Prices 50:50 Our favorite and least favorite products of the year 1:02:10 Nvidia RTX year in review… 1:10:00 Are consumers getting smarter? 1:14:30 Alternatives to the 2080 Ti 1:21:30 Final Thoughts on the coming years https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqOg8VjkLno7ZQKHOmIrxA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXxDaZznIY Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.