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Om podden
Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you’ll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Punishes Your CPU, GPU and VRAM
21 november 2024 |
67 min
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
14 november 2024 |
102 min
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
Burned 9800X3D: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1gqaryi/new_9800x3d_msi_tomahawk_x870_burned_up_i_guess/
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AMD Wins With The Ryzen 7 9800X3D
8 november 2024 |
105 min
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)
1 november 2024 |
77 min
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
CHAPTERS
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
18 oktober 2024 |
63 min
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
11 oktober 2024 |
77 min
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
4 oktober 2024 |
103 min
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
27 september 2024 |
70 min
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
20 september 2024 |
61 min
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
NEWS ARTICLES
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?
12 september 2024 |
75 min
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
6 september 2024 |
80 min
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
23 augusti 2024 |
73 min
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
16 augusti 2024 |
100 min
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
9 augusti 2024 |
89 min
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
26 juli 2024 |
80 min
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.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
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
19 juli 2024 |
82 min
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
12 juli 2024 |
83 min
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)
27 juni 2024 |
54 min
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
21 juni 2024 |
46 min
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
10 juni 2024 |
52 min
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
31 maj 2024 |
64 min
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
24 maj 2024 |
90 min
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
2 maj 2024 |
110 min
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
26 april 2024 |
87 min
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
19 april 2024 |
96 min
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
12 april 2024 |
75 min
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)
4 april 2024 |
73 min
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
28 mars 2024 |
92 min
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
22 mars 2024 |
70 min
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?
7 mars 2024 |
60 min
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!
1 mars 2024 |
83 min
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)
23 februari 2024 |
75 min
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
9 februari 2024 |
80 min
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
1 februari 2024 |
93 min
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
25 januari 2024 |
93 min
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
5 januari 2024 |
79 min
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
22 december 2023 |
88 min
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
14 december 2023 |
97 min
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
1 december 2023 |
78 min
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
24 november 2023 |
62 min
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
16 november 2023 |
74 min
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
10 november 2023 |
83 min
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?
3 november 2023 |
81 min
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
26 oktober 2023 |
76 min
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
20 oktober 2023 |
86 min
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
13 oktober 2023 |
74 min
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
9 oktober 2023 |
78 min
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
29 september 2023 |
63 min
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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https://www.tomshardware.com/news/newegg-launches-gpu-trade-in-program
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Next-Gen Gaming: Too Much Upscaling, Not Enough Optimization?
22 september 2023 |
82 min
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
15 september 2023 |
62 min
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
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-7600-xt-to-feature-10gb-and-12gb-memory-configs-according-to-powercolor-eec-filing
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Is Starfield Actually Badly Optimized?
9 september 2023 |
72 min
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
23 augusti 2023 |
72 min
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
15 augusti 2023 |
81 min
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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