Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we cover Gordon's article covering the 32-core Threadripper 2 memory bandwidth issues, the return of the AMD Athlon, and external processors like the mCable.
Sep 06, 2018•58 min
Join The Full Nerd gang (including Gordon on vacation at a farm) as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we cover the Nvidia GeForce RTX story so far, AMD loosing their PC chief Jim Anderson, and Brad's review of Acer's Predator X27 - a 4k G-Sync HDR monitor.
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we dive into all the information from Nvidia's GeForce RTX event including pricing, availability of the 2080 Ti/2080/2070, and the situation with partner cards. Brad will also give us the scoop on all the hot PC gear on the show floor of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show they cover the breaking NVIDIA news of the Turing GPU, Quadro RTX and GeForce RTX 2080. Gordon will also talk about his review of AMD's 2nd Generation Threadripper 2990WX.
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show digs into all the details around AMD's 2nd Gen Threadripper launch (including price), Intel's 9000 series being leaked, and much more.
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this special edition episode Gordon sits down with Jim Anderson from AMD to go over all the 2nd Gen Threadripper details including pricing, clock speeds, and availability!
Aug 06, 2018•24 min
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we'll go over the news about Nvidia teasing a Gamescom announcement, AMD launching B450 boards, and the Intel Core i9 9900k rumors. Win a signed Intel 8086k: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3293057/computers/win-a-signed-limited-edition-core-i7-8086k-cpu.html
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we cover the throttling issues that are plaguing the MacBook Prob and compare it to Windows laptops. Then we'll talk about the rumors of Intel taking hyper-threading out of Core i7 CPUs.
Jul 27, 2018•59 min
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we are joined by Steve Burke from Gamers Nexus to talk about his work overclocking the 8086k, the process Intel uses to solder their CPUs, and all the burning questions for Steve!
Jul 19, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 59
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show has all the regulars back to ponder the question: is right now the best time to buy a GPU or CPU? We'll also announce the winner of the signed AMD t-shirt live on the air!
Jul 10, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 58
Join half of The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Gordon is gone and Brad is still off so it's up to Alaina and Adam to hold down the fort. First they'll talk about why Gordon is always so wrong on things like consoles, controllers, and modular power supplies. Then they'll talk about ultimate battlestations and what it's like to work at PCWorld and make The Full Nerd.
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 57
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show is all about rumors! The first order of business is how you can win a signed Threadripper 2 T-shirt, then next up we'll dig into all the Threadripper 2 news that AMD (might of) leaked, and lastly go over the daily Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 rumors. Link to the giveaway: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3280984/components-processors/giveaway-win-a-signed-threadripper-2-t-shirt.html
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 57
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show covers the continued saga between Intel and AMD CPUs that we are dubbing 'The Core Wars', as well as wrapping up our PC coverage of E3 2018.
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 56
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show is live from Computex! Gordon and Mark are in Taiwan for Computex 2018 and they are Skyping in to talk about the latest AMD news (Threadripper 2), no GeForce announcements, and so much more!
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 55
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. On today's show we cover Optane persistent memory, an active cooled pair of headphones from HP, and give you our Computex predictions!
May 31, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 54
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. On today's show we talk about the recently announced Razer Blade and Core X, NZXT's awesome 500i case, Nvidia's 3GB version of the GTX 1050, and maybe a new CPU flaw?
May 24, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 53
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. On today's show we cover all the details around the Z390 chipset, compare how Coffee Lake H stacks up against Kaby Lake G, and Corsair's crazy 1000D.
May 17, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 52
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. On today's show we cover the recent death of Nvidia's GeForce Partner Program, Gordon's time with the G-Sync HDR monitor, and the CPU road map leaks from Intel and AMD.
May 10, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 51
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. For today's big 50th episode we quickly cover Intel's 10nm chip delays and how Intel is poaching AMD gurus before diving deep into the question list!
May 01, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 50
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we go over the Samsung 970 Pro review, Brad's adventures with FreeSync 2 and PC HDR, and AMD's Combat Crates!
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 49
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we cover all the 2nd Gen Ryzen news/reviews you can handle, dive into AMD's battle with Nvidia's GPP, and we'll be answering all your burning questions.
Apr 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 48
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this special episode we are joined by the computing boss at AMD Jim Anderson to go over the launch of 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs. Questions range from high level to in the weeds, thanks to Jim for stopping by to chat!
Apr 19, 2018•50 min•Ep. 47
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show is almost all AMD based! First up is the official reveal of 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs, next we'll go into whether Kaby Lake G is really Vega or not, and then we finish with Radeon RX 500X GPUs coming.
Apr 13, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 46
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show we cover Intel Core i9 for Laptops and Hades Canyon NUC!
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 45
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today's show we cover AMD's Zen+ rumors, dig deep into Gordon's Dell XPS review, cover the future of graphics: DirectX ray-tracing!
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 44
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this special episode we are joined by Kyle Bennett from HardOCP to talk about Nvidia's controversial Geforce Partner Program. Read his Kyle's full article on HardOCP.com: https://www.hardocp.com/article/2018/03/08/geforce_partner_program_impacts_consumer_choice
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 43
On today's show we are joined by PCWorld's Microsoft Windows expert to talk about all the upcoming Windows 10 features you can expect, whether or not Windows as a service would be a good idea, Geforce Now vs other cloud gaming platforms, and of course we answer all your burning questions.
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 42
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In today's show we discuss whether or not APUs will stay relevant after the GPU/mining crisis, the new rumors around Nvidia's next graphics cards, some Spectre and Meltown updates, and of course your questions!
Feb 20, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 41
Today's show is all about the GPU crisis! We go over the story so far, the best gaming PCs to buy right now, and what people are doing to try and fix it. Are consoles really the answer for us gamers? Stay tuned to find out!
Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 40
The Full Nerd crew tells you how bad of a hit you take from Meltdown and Spectre and if you'll be abandoned or not. Even worse: GPU prices are insane (again). Here's why and what to do about it.
Jan 19, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 39