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Broken Silicon

Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleavbleav.com
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. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ Patreon That Makes this Possible: https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck
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Episodes

17. Wireless VR Gaming, 5G, Network Attack Vectors

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, 20191 hr 47 minEp. 16

16. Big Navi vs Ampere, and Custom SOC’s

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, 20191 hr 22 minEp. 15

15. Not An Apple Fan: Ray Tracing War of 2021

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, 20191 hr 37 minEp. 14

14. i9-9900KS, PS5 Pro Ray Tracing, Intel Lawsuits

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, 20191 hr 49 minEp. 13

13. Coreteks: "Raytracing is a Flying Car That Can’t Fly"

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

Sep 18, 201936 minEp. 12

12. Jingjia GPU's, Threadripper 3, & 2080Ti Super.

"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, 20191 hr 39 minEp. 11

11. The Era of Amazing AIB GPU’s

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, 201931 minEp. 10

10. The Good Old Gamer: Fair Prices & Could PC's Hold Back Consoles?

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...

Aug 23, 20191 hr 40 minEp. 9

9. RX 5700 vs RTX 2070, ARM GPU's, Ice Lake Reviews, and 2025 PC's

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, 20191 hr 39 minEp. 8

Episode 7: Coreteks on ARM Entering the GPU Market, Zen 4, and The Future of Raytracing.

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

Jul 26, 20191 hr 19 minEp. 6

Episode 6: RDNA 2.0 vs Titan RTX, Intel 10-Core, and Win10 Limits

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, 20191 hr 19 minEp. 5

Episode 3: AMD E3, Intel Price Drops, and Next Gen

On this episode we discuss AMD's E3 Blow-Out, Intel Price Drops, the best Zen generation for Price Performance, and the overall vision of the next gen XBOX and Playstation. https://www.techpowerup.com/256613/intel-turns-to-samsung-in-order-to-resolve-cpu-shortage-on-the-14-nm-process https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-9-3950x-16-core-cpu-benchmark-leak-crushes-intel-core-i9-9980xe/ https://hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard/131777-amd-x590-chipset-teased-asus-seen-gigabyte-bios/ https://wccftech.com/excl...

Jun 23, 201952 minEp. 2

Episode 2: Digesting Navi's Pricing with The Good Old Gamer

Navi seems a bit stronger than we expected, but also more expensive. A LOT more expensive than some people expected. Can we ever go back to $200 Mainstream and $350 High End cards? Chris of The Good Old Gamer discusses if the situation is ok or just downright horrible. Please Check out Chris on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqOg8VjkLno7ZQKHOmIrxA

Jun 15, 20191 hr 10 minEp. 1

Broken Silicon Episode 1: AMD Dominates Computex and Next Gen Info Heats Up

On the first Tape out of Broken Silicon Tom and Dan discuss AMD's Domination of Computex, ways in which the PC Hardware Landscape is about to change, and the future of Gaming Hardware. https://wccftech.com/amd-navi-rx-5700-is-only-the-mid-range-brings-rtx-2070-performance-at-half-the-die-size/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/229189/ref=zg_b_bs_229189_1?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07598VZR8&pd_rd_r=CTNXVKPG6335PY61RVXH&pd_rd_w=pOaRH&pd_rd_wg=urpUt https://wccftech.com/amd-r...

Jun 02, 20191 hr 11 min0
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