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/...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 34
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: h...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 33
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 Component...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 32
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 1:2...
Jan 22, 2020•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 31
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: htt...
Jan 15, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 30
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 1...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 29
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 Ch...
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 28
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/UCVqOg8Vj...
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 27
Tom and Dan discuss the early days of Techtubers, their first builds, and Tom’s most horrible (unreleased) video ever! Recoverit data recovery for Windows/Mac: http://bit.ly/2RAUh6d 10% Off w/ brokensilicon: https://www.roguecoffeeroastersmke.com 0:46 End of Year Series Roadmap 2:36 Our pre-podcasting Enthusiast Days 10:16 Tom’s first horrible Video… 17:18 MLID’s first Public Videos 22:16 When MLID Started to Explode 30:16 The start of Broken Silicon 41:00 The Hot Chips Era of MLID, and the new ...
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 26
Steve Walton joins Tom for a discussion regarding 2019’s hardware releases, upcoming products, & HWUB’s origins. [NOTE: Steve’s audio capture crashed. Nothing was lost, but audio changes ~48 min mark] 0:49 Steve Hides his RTX Money 4:50 Can Intel even be recommended anymore? 6:20 Threadripper and Zen 3 15:15 Hardware Unboxed’s Origins 27:00 How much work it actually takes to make good content… 34:00 Why is Tim the Monitor guy? 37:10 What were your expectations of Zen in 2016? 45:00 Are PC pr...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 25
Another interview with an anonymous Server Engineer. We discuss Intel’s (lack of) security, the future of server tech, and more! [NOTE: This was an anonymous phone call, some audio issues] 4:42 How important is the cost to run a server vs Start-up costs? 11:00 Software Maturity & Intel’s Security Problems 12:58 Spectre and Foreshadow 21:03 NetCat broke the camel’s back… 39:29 Does Optane or the “Intel Package” matter? 41:57 AMD’s past failures, and their future success… 49:20 Are Intel’s Sec...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 24
H1 2020 is going to be about 2080 Ti Super vs RX 5900XT – so let’s talk about it. Also, 3990X is confirmed, RX 5500 is coming soon, and VR is being used…on cows in Russia… BuildCores PC Building App: 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 Code “brokensilicon” for -10%: www.roguecoffeeroastersmke.com 4:25 Advice for Building a PC for Audio Editing 6:40 Threadripper 3990X, will t...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 23
Edward Crisler joins the podcast to discuss the future of AIB design, PC Gaming Evangelism, and the future of TOXIC cards. 0:30 Gaming Evangelist 9:00 Edward’s Background 15:45 Why did you join SAPPHIRE? 19:00 The HD 7970 21:45 What happened to Overclocking? 27:00 When will we get another Toxic Edition?!?! 33:00 When will we get big Navi? 38:00 Building a PC for actual tasks, not budgets. 50:33 Was the RX 400 and 500 series weird? (An era where AMD was midrange only) 1:01:00 AMD Longevity, monit...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 22
3950X is out, & we talk about it. Additionally we entertain what it would take for proprietary storage to make sense on PS5. “Brokensilicon” for -10% www.roguecoffeeroastersmke.com 0:20 Intro Banter 3:04 Corrections and Omissions 8:50 3950X Reviews 15:45 NUVIA CPU Start-up 20:30 Fake RAM with RGB?! 23:30 Navi 23 and Next Gen Nvidia Rumors 37:30 Neon Noir Benchmark 43:00 Threadripper Long Term Support 50:40 Ryzen 4000 APU 55:19 What would it take for Cartridges to make sense in PS5? 1:05:30 A...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 21
Should you focus on Price/Perf or exact performance targets? What are the best PC Deals now? Dawid and Tom discuss in the latest episode! 0:25 Intro Banter 6:19 Dawid & Tom’s start talking about 2019 9:00 Thoughts on RTX before it launched 11:36 Nvidia’s SUPER Mistake 27:25 Thoughts on Zen, and Dan’s Horror Story 36:28 Start of Budget Building Advice 55:00 How should people think about Budget Building? 1:00:17 Alternatives to expensive upgrades 1:17:40 My Previous ITX Build, and my current o...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 20
Let’s discuss what to expect from all of AMD’s upcoming launches, and spoiler alert: Curb your Enthusiasm. We are bit worried about Intel too, but we couldn’t be more bullish on TSMC… 8:24 What to expect from the Threadripper Announcement. 22:16 Purchasing Advice for this Holiday Season 27:35 Ryzen 4000 APU’s Could Take Laptops for AMD 31:55 Why Nvidia should have made a 3000 series instead of SUPER cards 42:20 Latest Big Navi Info I have Received 50:49 TSMC is the new Overlord 1:10:00 i9-9900KS...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 19
We were gonna take a break this week, but at the last minute we figured you guys might want our take on what’s going on with allegations some channels are paid off. There are only a few timestamps, and that's because we don’t want people skipping around this one. Please don’t comment unless you listen to the whole episode of this controversial subject. 0:23 Intro to why we made this episode 3:19 Background of the Nvidia Allegations 6:40 The Controversy: TPU, Gamers Nexus, Digital Foundry, etc. 2...
Oct 29, 2019•36 min•Ep. 18
3:30 Explaining why 100c is not “too hot” for all components. 10:45 Comet Lake, Golden Cove Leak, 3500X, and Zen 3 21:51 AMD Navi is selling crazy well – AMD Mindshare is BACK. 26:10 AMD Ray Tracing, and Nvidia’s Response 40:05 Our promise to never be paid off… 42:20 RX 5500….and 5500XT? 48:48 Wireless PSVR2 Leak with WiFi 6 1:00:00 Arcturus Leaks AGAIN! #MegaVega 1:03:00 7nm APU’s? Did Global Foundries shoot themselves in the foot? 1:09:32 Threadripper Leaks…. It comes out on my Birthday? 1:18:...
Oct 22, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 17
Today’s guest is a Network Engineer with a lot to say about how big 5G is, how bad Intel’s security problems are, and the future of VR. 3:50 No Mitigation is Perfect 14:26 How John Pedesta’s Email Account was Hacked 17:25 EXCLUSIVE: New Banking Attack & How to Avoid it 28:00 Good Password Security 37:58 Why does Intel have so Many Vulnerabilities? 48:00 Why 5G and Wifi 6 are Important 1:01:17 Wireless VR Gaming on Next Gen 1:12:00 Will 5G give me Cancer?! 1:18:45 Will physical network connec...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 16
Where should someone go for good Tech Advice in 2019? 4:50 Zen 3 Update (Recorded 10/5/19) 10:00 Navi 12 19:35 Navi 14 27:20 Is 4GB enough for 1080p? 29:00 1660 Super 31:00 Nvidia Ampere 36:25 New CPU Releases Galore 45:00 Microsoft Surface 48:57 Why AMD’s Surface Win is a Big Deal 53:45 Why Cascade Lake-X is a Joke 56:57 PC Gaming Costs in Late 2019 1:02:10 Read Dead Redemption 2 Comes to PC 1:05:20 https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-epyc-milan-and-zen-4-epyc-genoa-server-cpu-detailed/ https://yout...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 15
0:25 Do Jedi’s wear Underwear? 5:45 Remembering the RTX 2000 Launch 9:11 Where RTX needs to be for Mainstream Adoption 12:30 Why we are so critical of RTX (It’s not the price) 15:07 Comparing Turing to Kepler 25:35 Nvidia’s Answer to RDNA 2.0 Ray Tracing 30:00 Next Gen Ray Tracing 55:00 The Performance of Next Gen 58:30 When will big Navi Come out? 1:11:50 Dealing with the Haters. 1:19:00 NAAF on Zen 2 Boost Clocks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColGq9X_Fi9LedYSK6ZfrkQ https://www.techpowerup....
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 14
This Episode feels like it is the calm before the storm of non-stop product launches over the next 14 months. Threadripper 3000, i9-9900KS, Tiger Lake, Budget Zen, Navi 14, and Next Gen Ray Tracing are all coming! TIMESTAMPS: 0:20 Intro Banter 4:00 NetCat Security Lawsuit 8:05 9900KS, TigerLake, Threadripper 3 34:05 Insane new SSD’s Launching 37:35 Zen in Flagship Laptops! 40:00 Sister Zen Architecture Coming Soon! 44:47 RX 5600 and 5500 next month! 50:20 PS5 Pro and RDNA 2.0 1:18:00 The Future ...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 13
0:30 Intro 2:00 How Coreteks chose his name 4:52 Arcturus and RDNA 7:00 Did Coreteks expect Zen to succeed? 9:50 The Problem with Techtubers in 2019 15:28 Coretek’s Hilarious Raytracing Analogy 17:10 What would cause Intel to be Doomed? 22:00 How Tom and Coreteks decide when to make videos. 22:58 Reader Mail Questions Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Sep 18, 2019•36 min•Ep. 12
"Big" is the word. Big 48-core Threadripper, BIG Jingjia HBM GPU's, and BIG 2080 Ti Super. Listen in on what Tom and Dan discuss! https://www.techpowerup.com/258626/amd-ryzen-5-3500-to-lack-smt-takes-on-core-i5-9400 https://www.techspot.com/news/81722-amd-address-ryzen-3000-boost-clock-issues-bios.html https://wccftech.com/intel-phantom-canyon-nuc-tiger-lake-cpu-detailed/ https://www.techpowerup.com/258196/intel-tiger-lake-supports-pcie-gen-4-and-features-xe-graphics-phantom-canyon-nuc-detailed ...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 11
I first got really heavy into PC Hardware in 2008-2014, and while there were only 2 serious GPU manufacturers back then; the incredible custom cards AIB's created made it feel like there were 3 or 4 players in the space. Let's talk about how great custom cards used to be... https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-hd-6870-x2/27.html https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/powercolor-hd-6870-x2.b525 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-hd-6850-x2.c1698 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-s...
Sep 04, 2019•31 min•Ep. 10
Chris and Tom talk come together to talk about what really makes a good GPU, and then of course end up talking about a bunch of other stuff as usual. This includes when raytracing will be practical, good game design, and the idea that Next Gen consoles may actually be held back by the stagnating PC market... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 23, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 9
In this episode Tom and Dan kick back and discuss just how crazy the next 5-10 years in Computer Hardware is going to be. ARM GPU's, Ice Lake, and Zen 3 are just the tip of the Iceberg. https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1159200721826398213 https://www.techpowerup.com/258004/next-generation-intel-xeon-scalable-processors-to-deliver-breakthrough-platform-performance-with-up-to-56-processor-cores https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5-3500-ryzen-7-3700-ryzen-9-3900-65w-cpus-spotted/ https://www....
Aug 11, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 8
In this interview an anonymous Server Engineer goes through his history with Intel's security vulnerabilities, Nvidia's instability, and the future of server chips. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 7
A long time coming - Tom and Coreteks discuss something big... ARM may be entering the desktop GPU market right after Intel does. Also, I guess we talk about Zen 3, Zen 4, Zen 5, and the future of raytracing (in case you are interested). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_t3BvnQtS5IHzto_y7tbw https://www.patreon.com/coreteks https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 6
Finally me and Dan get a chance to discuss the huge blow-out of Ryzen 3000, Navi, and more. How far can RDNA 2.0 go towards dethroning Titan RTX? https://wccftech.com/intel-10th-gen-comet-lake-s-desktop-cpus-lga-1200-socket-2020-launch/ https://pics.computerbase.de/8/8/4/6/9/1-1080.0e30a9c3.jpg https://youtu.be/ATDakA9VUbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMZNCxmFURA https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-5950-5900-5850-5800-graphics-cards-leaked/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-shield-tv-updated-model-m...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 5
