The Full Nerd

The Full Nerd is PCWorld's enthusiast PC hardware and PC building podcast. Each week Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray, and Alaina Yee cover everything hardware related from news to reviews to tips. We also answer questions from the live audience or submitted to our Discord. Join us live on the PCWorld YouTube channel every Tuesday at 10:30 am Pacific and interact with us in real time!

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Episodes

Episode 7: AMD Zen price predictions, PlayStation 4 Pro vs. PC and what's the best GPU?

Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos and Hayden Dingman predict how much AMD's highly-anticipated Zen chip will cost and debate whether the PlayStation 4 Pro is up to snuff. Brad then walks you through the best GPU for YOUR needs. And the crew debates Star Wars vs. Star Trek.

Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 7

Episode 6: Titan X Pascal, FragBox 2, RX 460, RX 470 and gaming headsets

This week, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos and Hayden Dingman discuss Titan X Pascal performance, show off an insane PC and learn the latest on AMD's new budget RX 460 and RX 470. Finally, Hayden gives you his insight on wireless gaming headsets.

Aug 02, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 6

Episode 5: Kaby Lake-X, Skylake-X, Budget GPU catfight and the world's largest hard drive

Brad gives us the full skinny on why the RX 480 makes more sense than the GTX 1060 for most, the crew dives into the rumors of Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X and whether Intel would eliminate low-end sockets. For show-and-tell in the Builder's Corner, Gordon busts out the world's largest consumer hard drive. Plus audience questions.

Jul 20, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4: GeForce GTX 1060, Radeon RX480 and Budget PC Builds

This week on the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos and Alaina Yee dig into Nvidia's budget wonder, the GeForece GTX 1060. They also discuss if AMD's Radeon RX480 is still killing PCs or not. Finally, the crew tears apart Gordon's budget build specs.

Jul 11, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: Special guest Will Smith, a $500 eSports PC and a bunch of old games.

This week on the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos and special guest Will Smith of FooVR.com dive into the rabbit hole of virtual reality. We also talk about an AMD-based $500 eSports PC. And Will is shocked to find out how much the 10-core Broadwell-E costs.

Jun 23, 2016•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2: Intel's 10-core Broadwell-E and AMD's Radeon RX480

This week on the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Hayden Dingman and Brad Chacos dig into Intel's crazy 10-core Broadwell-E CPU, the "I can't believe it's so cheap" AMD Radeon RX 480 and audience questions.

Jun 06, 2016•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1: Intel's bad-ass Skull Canyon, GeForce GTX 1070 vs. 1080

This week on the Full Nerd: Gordon Mah Ung, Alaina Yee and Brad Chacos dish on Intel's "game-worthy" Skull Canyon teeny tiny PC and ponder whether you put your cash down for a GeForce GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. Finally, we answer audience questions as best as we can while Gordon swerves down the road.

May 25, 2016•58 min

Episode 0: GeForce GTX 1080, Battlefield 1!? and is it safe to build a PC?

This week on the Full Nerd: Gordon Mah Ung, Hayden Dingman and Brad Chacos discuss the glory of Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070; whether to go Skylake or Broadwell-E and what the what? Battlefield 1? We also answer your burning question.

May 11, 2016•1 hr 12 min

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