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Episode 67: Being accused of faking benchmarks and some really poor testing has turned Steve into a rage monster this episode as we break down the Arc B580 CPU overhead situation
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - The Arc B580 CPU Overhead Issue is Real
14:15 - Lower End Parts Can Be CPU Limited
21:31 - The Influx of Comments
29:38 - The PRO Hi-Tech Video and Language Barrier
37:30 - The Testing Was Bad
45:39 - PRO Hi-Tech Response
1:07:30 - That's Not How to Test CPU Overhead
1:26:05 - Final Thoughts
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Episode 66: This week Steve decided to try comedy, tariffs were announced that will probably hurt the prices of PC gaming components, and we saw some GPU rumors
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Steve Trolls People With 4K CPU Testing
25:33 - Our Dumb Early Thoughts on Tariffs
36:51 - RX 9070 GRE Rumor Chat
44:23 - We're Going to Computex
52:14 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 65: Nvidia's marketing of late has been... misleading to say the least. This week we chat about a lot of the silly things the company has been saying around the GeForce 50 series launch
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Der8auer and the Nvidia Interview
14:17 - Nvidia Propaganda
23:53 - Demand Claims Are Misleading
27:39 - Companies Don't Want to be Honest
32:20 - This is Hurting the GeForce Brand
39:05 - Nvidia RTX Usage Claims
49:05 - Separate Embargoes Are Annoying
51:21 - Nvidia's Misleading Native vs Generated Claims
01:11:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 64: This week we're chatting about GPU pricing and supply, Intel missing a big opportunity with the B580, upcoming entry-level GPUs and how they should be positioned, and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - GPU Pricing Is All Sorts of Bad
16:30 - Bye Bye RTX 5090 Supply
29:22 - Intel Misses B580 Opportunity
41:05 - Entry Level GPU Discussion
1:06:34 - AMD Should Learn from RX 9070
1:17:47 - Ryzen 9 9950X3D Recap
1:26:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 63: It's a mega podcast episode as we break down everything related to the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, the Radeon RX 9070 and the GeForce RTX 5070
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:52 - Radeon RX 9070 XT Pricing and Availability
31:37 - AMD Made the Right Call to Delay
46:35 - The RTX 5070 is Crap and the RX 9070 Isn't Much Better
1:02:03 - AMD Genuinely Listened to Feedback?
1:35:34 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 62: AMD has officially revealed the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 including pricing and first-party performance benchmarks. So what are our thoughts?
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Our Thoughts on RX 9070 XT Pricing and Strategy
41:25 - AMD Asking For Our Opinion?
51:35 - Our Thoughts on RX 9070 Pricing and Strategy
1:17:08 - Some Cool Features Here
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Episode 61: This week we're talking about the RTX 5070 Ti and the ludicrous real world pricing we are seeing. Also, now that we have a current gen comparison, we're discussing the exact pricing AMD needs to achieve with the RX 9070 XT.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - The RTX 5070 Ti and its Ludicrous Price
39:16 - The Price the RX 9070 XT Needs to Be
1:04:43 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 60: Nvidia has announced a release date for the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, and AMD are about to announce RDNA 4. But the bigger story right now concerns, once again, the 12V-2x6 power connector used on GeForce 50 GPUs and its propensity to melt.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Release Date Updates for Upcoming GPUs
14:34 - Power Cables are Melting Again
27:20 - Why Did Nvidia Change?
40:07 - How Have Things Gotten Worse?
49:08 - There's No Failsafe
1:05:58 - GeForce 50 Series Stock Discussion
1:18:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 59: Supply of the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 is basically non-existent. Why would Nvidia and AIBs do this, and who do we think is benefitting? That's what we explore in this week's podcast.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - The Current Supply Situation with RTX 5090 and 5080
19:28 - Nvidia Controls the Market to Create FOMO
35:28 - How Does Nvidia Make Money From Low Supply?
41:44 - High Street Prices Equals More Flexibility
52:54 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 58: This week we discuss the RTX 5080 (and how underwhelming it is), more implications for the GPU market, some current thoughts on the Arc B580 and Steve's lukewarm take on Radeon's future.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Initial Thoughts on the RTX 5080
08:40 - The Configuration is Wrong
15:25 - Nvidia's Strategy
27:21 - Nvidia is Hurting Their Brand Now
37:13 - RTX 40 Series vs RTX 50 Series
45:44 - Difficulties in Achieving Gains vs Honest Marketing
55:17 - Current State of Intel Arc B580
1:03:07 - Steve's Take on Radeon
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Episode 57: We're back for 2025 and ready to discuss the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, the implications for the rest of the 50 series, Frame Generation and Nvidia's marketing, plus plenty more GPU stuff
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Initial Thoughts on the RTX 5090
21:11 - Nvidia Pulling the Intel CPU Strategy
29:57 - Competition is the Answer
37:07 - AMD Delayed Their GPUs to Respond
45:51 - Real RTX 5090 Price Predictions
49:48 - DLSS Multi Frame Generation Marketing
1:04:38 - Jensen's Marketing
1:13:44 - Final Thoughts on the RTX 5090
1:17:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives, But Actually More GPU Stuff
1:32:44 - The Real Boring Life Section
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Episode 56: With the Intel Arc B580 now on shelves, we recap the launch and review. Was this a paper launch? Can Intel gain market share with this strategy? Should Intel cancel Arc GPUs? Does this spell trouble for AMD Radeon?
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Intel Arc B580 Launch Recap
19:58 - It's Not a Paper Launch
26:24 - This Launch Exposes Radeon's Blunders
30:50 - The Plan to Build Market Share
40:34 - Genuine Competition for Radeon?
58:25 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 55: Intel's Tom Petersen joins the podcast to chat about Arc Battlemage! We discuss fixing and improving game compatibility, the importance of enough VRAM, hardware design decisions including the die size, the future of the Arc division, XeSS 2 frame generation and plenty more.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:12 - The Journey from Alchemist to Battlemage
09:21 - Hardware Changes and Improving Game Compatibility
15:13 - The Importance of VRAM
20:11 - GPU Design Choices and Improvements
34:18 - The Price
38:12 - The Future of Arc: On the Chopping Block?
48:28 - XeSS 2 Frame Generation and XeLL
1:19:45 - Ray Tracing on Arc Battlemage
1:25:32 - Outro
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Episode 54: YouTube turned us Spanish! Also, we do a full recap on the state of ray tracing for PC gaming right now, looking back to the original RTX 20 series GPUs to how things are going now. Has Nvidia simply used ray tracing to upsell you on a more expensive graphics card?
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - YouTube Turned us Spanish
13:50 - Ray Tracing, Where Does it Stand Right Now?
34:20 - Ray Tracing vs High Refresh Rate
42:27 - Ray Tracing is About the Upsell
53:41 - We Expected Ray Tracing to be Better By Now
58:09 - The Chicken and the Egg
1:03:44 - The Future of Ray Tracing
1:24:23 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 53: We've been testing games this week, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Flight Simulator 2024, so we discuss how these games run on PC. Loading issues, punishing CPU requirements, VRAM issues and more.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
04:07 - Testing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
14:51 - VRAM is An Issue Again
34:18 - Floaty Controls and Frame Generation
39:04 - Testing Flight Simulator 2024
46:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 52: More discussion on Arrow Lake and Intel's promised updates, a preliminary look at the 9800X3D that has blown up on someone's AM5 motherboard, a chat about how social media is crap now and yes... more discussion of 4K CPU gaming benchmarks.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Intel Promises Arrow Lake Improvements
21:51 - Social Media Sucks Now
47:28 - Possible Installation Error Blows Up 9800X3D
58:56 - More Discussion of CPU Benchmarking at 4K
1:21:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 51: After the impressive launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, we go into more detail on our thoughts on the CPU, its performance, and Intel's troubles in the CPU market as a result. We also chat about CPU reviews, misconceptions and how people should think about buying a CPU.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - A Little Bit on the 9800X3D and Motherboards
16:01 - Extended Thoughts on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D
39:54 - Intel Are In Trouble
55:18 - CPU Testing Misconceptions
1:05:45 - How to Buy a Gaming CPU
1:23:02 - Steve Has An Idea
1:30:10 - 1440p and 4K CPU Testing Isn't Inaccurate, But...
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Episode 50: Following on from the reviews of Intel Arrow Lake, we go into much more detail on the new CPUs, the review process and comparisons to Zen 5 reviews
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Arrow Lake Deep Dive
32:07 - The Difference Between Arrow Lake and Zen 5 Reviews
1:09:45 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 49: We discuss X870 testing and motherboard quality, along with the 5800X3D being discontinued, and a bit of weirdness between MSI and AMD after MSI leaked 9800X3D performance numbers
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Updates from X870 Motherboard Testing
20:11 - The Ryzen 7 5800X3D Has Been Retired
31:00 - MSI Leaks 9800X3D Performance
34:52 - MSI's Weird Relationship with AMD
53:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 48: Intel has officially announced Arrow Lake, so Tim and Steve discuss their initial thoughts on what Intel has shown so far.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Initial Thoughts on Intel Arrow Lake
16:54 - Arrow Lake is More Efficient
28:06 - The Price is Disappointing
42:25 - Arrow Lake vs Zen 5 Expectations
47:40 - LGA1851 Platform
54:44 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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