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139. AM5 PCIe 5.0 Cost, AMD vs Nvidia Failures, Future GPU Reviews | Tech Consultant

Feb 08, 20222 hr 22 minEp. 139
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A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia’s business practices, AMD’s failures, and the future of GPU reviews!
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0:00 Who is Lars? What got him into reporting on & consulting on computers?
6:23 How has the Hardware Landscape changed over the last 25 years?
15:31 Is inflation, shortages, or GREED causing rising prices the most?
22:33 Rising Power Consumption in GPUs – when will it become a real issue?
27:13 What is making motherboards more expensive? Will costs come back down?
35:00 Will AM5 Motherboards be more expensive than AM4, or even LGA 1700?
40:21 Is the death of low end necessary?
51:09 Working with Nvidia
57:12 Has AMD just been the Greater Fool at times?
1:01:16 Will Nvidia's anti-consumer and anti-partner practices catch up with them?
1:06:25 How does the industry see Intel now?
1:10:12 AMD’s Failures and Mistakes
1:16:21 Does the industry need to work on minimizing risk?
1:25:24 Are PC Gamers being critical of the right problems?
1:33:27 Do bad GPU reviews make any difference?
1:41:27 How can we improve the review process? Is PC Gaming too mainstream?
1:57:13 Supply Chain Misconceptions, Working in Taiwan, GPU Margins

Link to the guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lg-nilsson/
Guest’s recent Motherboard costs article: https://www.techpowerup.com/289728/intel-z690-motherboard-costs-explained
https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/oem_chip_costs_gartner/
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again
https://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1489613397410811906

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