Episode 14: Steve details even more issues with his Threadripper systems, including some oddities with new Zen 4 models, plus we discuss rumors surrounding Nvidia RTX 40 Super graphics cards. What should Nvidia do to fix the Ada Lovelace generation? What will they do? CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 02:35 - Steve Rants About Threadripper 7000 Issues 21:50 - General Zen 4 Threadripper Thoughts 29:53 - We Discuss Nvidia RTX 40 Super GPU Rumors 44:48 - Will Nvidia AI Boom Make Nvidia Super Series Worse? 52:5...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 14
Episode 13: This week we chat about new Ryzen 5000 X3D CPU rumors, give our "solutions" to game optimization challenges, give more thoughts on Intel APO and discuss playing Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing and all the DLSS features enabled. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 01:59 - Rumor: New AMD Zen 3 X3D CPUs? 12:15 - What Are the Solutions to Poor Game Optimization? 35:24 - Is Intel APO a Marketing Stunt? 45:01 - Playing Cyberpunk 2077 with PT and DLSS 1:09:33 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 13
Episode 12: This week we discuss why the Epic Games Store keeps losing tons of money (and why Steam is king), we give our thoughts on AMD ending driver support for Vega GPUs, and share what we think about YouTube taking much more serious steps towards blocking adblockers CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 00:52 - The Epic Games Store Sucks and Loses Money 30:05 - AMD Ends Driver Support for Vega GPUs 38:36 - Our Thoughts on YouTube Blocking Adblock 59:54 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCA...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 12
Episode 11: After looking at Alan Wake 2 recently, we're doing a deep dive episode on whether 30 FPS gaming is "unplayable" or whether it's more just "unenjoyable" or even at times "playable" CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 02:29 - Is 30 FPS Gaming Unplayable? 06:32 - All FPS Rates are Playable, Unplayable is Subjective 16:03 - Type of Input Device Matters 22:10 - Being Sold a 30 FPS Experience is Bad 26:21 - 30 FPS Reduces Visual Quality 38:34 - 30 FPS Might Be Okay When There's No Choice 49:39 - Alan Wa...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 11
Episode 10: A quick chat about Cities Skylines 2 is followed with us reacting, laughing and just having fun with some of the worst comments we've received on our videos recently. Also, hear more about mowers from Steve, and Starfield from Tim CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 02:31 - RTX 4090 Pricing and Cities Skylines 2 11:40 - Reacting to Really Bad Comments 55:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives 1:00:00 - Tim's Thoughts on Starfield SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unb...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 10
Episode 9: Intel released some pointless refreshed CPUs, AMD made yet another Radeon blunder with Anti-Lag+ banning gamers, new GRE GPUs from AMD plus discussion of Threadripper 7000. It's a news episode full of our thoughts on the hottest topics across the past week. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 00:47 - Intel Has "New" 14th-gen Desktop CPUs 18:36 - Intel Has A Power Consumption Problem 28:22 - Intel's Lack of Platform Support 36:09 - AMD Hurts Reputation Again with Anti-Lag+ Debacle 45:51 - New Radeon...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 9
Episode 8: With Intel rapidly improving their GPU division, and the new launch of the Arc A580, how close are Intel GPUs to getting our recommendation? We discuss that, as well as AMD's not very good Fluid Motion Frames technology CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 04:55 - Intel Arc A580 Recap 11:13 - Arc is Still A Bit Inconsistent Across Games 19:45 - Intel Arc GPUs are Well Priced 23:11 - Arc Isn't Far Away from Being Recommended 28:28 - This is Intel's First Attempt 32:58 - Good Intel GPUs Are Great For ...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 8
Episode 7: We discuss AMD's FSR 3 Frame Generation technology, the strange launch of it, and how with this generation of GPUs both Nvidia and AMD have lost sight of what makes a graphics card good CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 00:29 - We're Going to Talk About Frame Generation 06:52 - AMD FSR 3 Recap 10:45 - The FSR 3 Launch was Very Strange 23:29 - FSR 3 is Not Beta Technology 33:43 - Frame Generation is Marketed Incorrectly 38:18 - Frame Generation Can Be Worse Than Not Using It 40:17 - GPU Companies ...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 7
Episode 6: Steve responds to widespread hatred over his decision not to use DLSS for testing Cyberpunk 2077. Plus we rank every current generation AMD and Nvidia graphics card from worst to best, or more accurately, worst to least bad. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 02:21 - Why No DLSS and FSR Testing for Cyberpunk? 24:54 - Ranking All GPUs from Worst to Least Bad 50:57 - Newegg GPU Trade In Program 57:57 - Our Boring Lives NEWS LINKS https://www.tomshardware.com/news/newegg-launches-gpu-trade-in-program...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 6
Episode 5: It's a news episode! With the recent next-gen Xbox console leaks, we discuss future AMD CPU and GPU tech, how an Nvidia console would impact the market, and whether upscaling is being relied on too heavily for next-gen game experiences. We also chat about Ray Reconstruction, Asus' new $3200 GPU, Dough being dodgy and more. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Xbox 2028 CPU Design Leaks 9:43 - Xbox 2028 GPU Design Leaks 12:54 - Xbox Wants Next-Gen Features, Can AMD Deliver? 17:52 - What About ...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 5
Episode 4: It's a battle! Steve and Tim each spec out a $1000 gaming PC build that the other one hasn't seen and discuss whose is better. Also, a few brief news topics including the latest Nvidia driver for Starfield and RX 7600 XT rumors. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - RX 7800 XT Pricing in the US vs Other Regions 4:27 - Nvidia's New Starfield Driver with ReBAR Enabled 11:35 - Is the RX 7600 XT a Real Product? 17:21 - Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023 52:05 - Other Stuff in Our Lives NEWS LINKS...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 4
Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS? CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap 16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail? 19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases 22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs 25:43 - Misse...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 3
Episode 2: It's a news episode! We talk about Nvidia's new DLSS 3.5 technology; our early thoughts and how this impacts AMD and benchmarking. We also revisit some difficulties with VRAM benchmarking, give our thoughts on new PresentMon features, Nvidia's BIOS signature check being bypassed and more. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 2:56 - Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction 25:25 - Benchmarking is Getting More Difficult, VRAM Discussion 37:49 - DLSS 3 is Coming to Fortnite, Latency Testing 42:30 - GPU Busy ...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 2
First ever episode? Let's make it a hot topic one by discussing the latest Gamers Nexus video on Linus Media Group, general thoughts on testing methodologies, whether Linus is a net benefit to the community and more. SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed Floatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/HardwareUnboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 1
