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RTX 4090 specs are almost entirely confirmed, RX 6700 XT is getting cheap, and Intel is adrift… SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for 10% off XREART Gaming Art: https://xreart.com/?ref=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Minnesota Weather, Mosquito Territories, Giant Goofy Fish (Intro Banter) 5:57 Navi 33 Die Size, RTX IO vs PS5 Asset Streaming (Corrections) 12:41 R7 5800X3D Official Reviews - Is it the "best" gaming CPU? 26:12 Zen 4 vs Zen 3D, Vcache on APUs 31:20 Intel’s Execution Problem – Where is Sapphire Rapids, Ponte Vecchio, & Alchemist?! 39:25 Falling GPU Prices 52:10 RX 6400 Released 1:02:43 RX 6650 XT, RX 6750 XT, 6950 XT Update 1:05:44 RTX 4090 consumes 600w, Professional Lovelace consumes 330-400w 1:19:49 Lovelace uses TSMC 4nm and PCIe 4.0 1:28:54 i9-12950HX 16C Laptop CPU, 40GB XBOX Series X, TSMC 2nm (Wrap Up) 1:33:01 Zen 4 I/O, VR Adoption, 3D Stacking vs Moore’s Law (Final Reader Mail) https://youtu.be/8n2cIeIpzLA https://youtu.be/ajDUIJalxis https://www.techspot.com/review/2450-ryzen-5800x3D-vs-core-i9-12900k/ https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=i9-12900KS https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-12700k-core-i7-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118343 5800X3D “Loses” on TPU: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/18.html 5800X3D “Wins” on Techspot: https://www.techspot.com/review/2449-amd-ryzen-5800x3D/ https://wccftech.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-sp-xeon-platinum-es-cpus-fail-to-impress-against-epyc-milan-x-last-gen-xeons-in-leaked-benchmarks/ https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk $299 RTX 3050: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3553-KR https://youtu.be/pGs2OKEUm68 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515129745427496961 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515478749441052678 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1516474038260203524 https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159 https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159 https://www.techpowerup.com/294051/sapphire-launches-the-radeon-rx-6400-pulse https://www.tomshardware.com/news/radeon-rx-6400-review-reveals-gtx-1650-performance https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1518158879125012481 https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-precision-7770-7670-leak-confirms-16-core-mobile-intel-core-i9-12950hx-supports-vpro-tech https://youtu.be/Wno4t7YqMM4 https://wccftech.com/msi-agesa-1-2-0-7-bios-rolling-out-soon-offers-amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-bclk-overclock-support/ https://www.techpowerup.com/294108/apple-intel-to-become-alpha-customers-for-tsmcs-2-nm-manufacturing-node https://www.anandtech.com/show/16639/tsmc-update-2nm-in-development-3nm-4nm-on-track-for-2022 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-am5-platform-for-ryzen-7000-launches-with-ddr5-support-only-dual-chipset-design Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wallace Santos joins to discuss running an SI, and upcoming AMD, Intel, and Nvidia generations. SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for 10% off XREART Gaming Art: https://xreart.com/?ref=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Who is Wallace? What made him start a System Integrator Company? 10:55 PC Gaming since 2002 - How has this community changed? 20:17 What do you think about the Secret Shopper Videos? 23:26 Why are some OEMs and System Integrators so bad? 31:34 When did the COVID shortages first hit MAINGEAR? 40:32 Nvidia Selling Graphics Cards directly to Miners 45:04 When did Ryzen become popular? Is Intel getting Mindshare back? 49:58 Is the mind share shifting back to Intel? 54:06 How does MAINGEAR price their GPUs? 57:42 SI Laptops - Where they come from, challenges, rising TDPs 1:06:07 RTX 4090 TDP - When would MAINGEAR have issues supporting it? 1:15:41 Would MAINGEAR consider making a Steam Deck competitor? 1:20:06 Planning for Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Lovelace, RDNA 3, Meteor Lake, Zen 5, Battlemage https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallace-santos/ https://twitter.com/santos_wallace https://maingear.com/about/ https://youtu.be/-VVC1NOgqeg https://maingear.com/product/maingear-vybe-custom-q4-2021/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte https://youtu.be/VRFEr3rAizY https://www.tomshardware.com/news/bitcoin-mining-nvidia-cmp--gpus-30-million-order https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/boards-kits/nuc/nuc-assets/nuc-laptop-kits-queens-county.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss Navi 33, 6x50 XT launches, Nvidia Lovelace Rumors, R7 5800X3D, and more! SPON: Use “BROKENSILICON20” at http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon for 20% off your first order! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Taxes, XeSS pronunciation (Intro Banter) 6:24 Dan’s Navigational Skills, GDDR7 Readiness, RAM Stagnation (Corrections) 15:23 AMD RX 7600 XT & RDNA 3 Efficiency 30:36 What is a 4K gaming card? (VRAM, PCIe 5.0 x 8, 128-bit bus Discussion) 44:54 Is the RTX 3090 Ti a test board for Lovelace RTX 4090? 52:08 RX 6750 XT & 6650X T Power Consumption and Launch Date 54:59 RX 6750 XT Supply & Segmentation 58:35 R7 5700X, R5 5600, R5 5600 Reviews 1:03:13 R7 5800X3D Benchmarked, Newegg Scam Warning 1:12:50 Intel admits they Lied about Alchemist Launch Date, Drivers Unoptimized 1:23:15 Intel's NOT launching a "Zen-like Ocean Cove", ARC SOC3, TSMC & Nvidia (Wrap Up) 1:35:27 Future Low End GPU Demand, Future CPU Features, Graphics Settings (Final RM) https://youtu.be/tefqiCaikGk https://youtu.be/iUGppQVpXzU https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1513087469796872203 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-pcbs-are-designed-to-support-next-gen-rtx-40-ada-ad102-gpus https://www.igorslab.de/nvidias-und-amds-forderungen-an-die-pci-sig-fuer-die-neuen-600-watt-karten-grenzen-erlaubte-ueberschreitung-und-lastspitzen-exklusiv/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/new-details-about-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-to-24-gb-gddr6x-and-a-clever-voltage-converter-orgy/?s=03 https://videocardz.com/newz/powercolor-radeon-rx-6750xt-red-devil-graphics-card-has-been-listed-on-rra-website https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950x-rx-6750xt-and-rx-6650-xt-pictured-release-date-moved-to-may-10th https://www.techspot.com/review/2438-geforce-rtx-3070-vs-radeon-6700-xt/ https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2342/bench/1440p.png https://videocardz.com/127008/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-ryzen-5-5600-and-5500-review-roundup https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-5600-and-ryzen-5-5500-review https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-5-5500.c2756 https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-gets-benchmarked-ahead-of-embargo-lift.html https://youtu.be/31R8ONg2XEU https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1512366877648973826 https://www.techpowerup.com/293709/laptops-with-arc-graphics-nowhere-in-sight-intel-says-wait-till-june https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-a350m-gpu-has-finally-been-tested-slower-than-gtx-1650-up-to-2-2-ghz-clock https://www.pcmag.com/news/where-is-intels-arc-laptop-gpu-the-rollout-may-take-a-while https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1511759887386169358 https://wccftech.com/intel-copies-amd-next-gen-ocean-cove-architecture-shows-resemblance-zen-core-architecture/ https://videocardz.com/newz/aida64-receives-preliminary-support-for-alder-lake-x-hedt-xeon-cpus https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-might-still-release-a-third-arc-gpu-with-16-xe-cores-new-patches-for-intel-graphics-compiler-suggest https://wccftech.com/tsmc-to-become-nvidias-sole-gpu-supplier-in-2022-report/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-53w-entry-level-radeon-rx-6400-card-quietly-goes-on-sale-slightly-cheaper-than-gtx-1050-ti-and-rx-6500-xt?s=03 https://gamerant.com/dying-light-2-development-history/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NX Gamer joins to discuss upcoming AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, and XBOX hardware releases. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Who is NX Gamer? What does he do professionally? 5:54 Console Optimization, Bad Benchmarking YouTube Channels 12:40 Are the shortages ending? Should people buy now, or wait till Summer? 17:46 Will RDNA 3 & Lovelace change the value proposition of the consoles? 24:34 PlayStation 5 Pro - Should Sony launch one? What node and specs? 36:20 Why a PS5 Pro may be cheap, and even help supply 47:43 XBOX Series S 6nm Refresh - What should Microsoft do? 1:03:19 Why don't more devs target native 4K? 1:12:05 Have the Consoles lived up to Expectations? 1:18:15 Will the PS5 actually use the SSD for more performance...ever? 1:25:51 TFLOPs vs Networking vs Software Quality 1:32:46 If performance quadruples - will people care about new hardware anymore? 1:39:39 PS VR2 - Pricing, Performance, Capabilities, and VR Games 1:55:35 Why did Google Stadia Fail? Is game streaming going to succeed? 2:01:36 PS Plus Premium - A worthy answer to XBOX Game Pass? 2:11:03 Metal Gear Solid Remake – Is it still coming out? 2:21:19 Hyperscalars & Hybrid Cloud NX Gamer’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jo0VTzeyYbZ8cVk3k-EhA These types of videos are usually FAKE: https://youtu.be/WJqIuxD2NZ0 6600 XT Perf Relative to 2016: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6600-xt.c3774 MLID Lovelace Leak: https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w MLID Early RDNA 4 Leak: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M MLID PS5 Pro and XSS 6nm Leak: https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI?t=416 Dying Light 2 was badly optimized on Console: https://youtu.be/vTtU71MmFZU https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/ https://www.gamesradar.com/psvr-2-everything-we-know/ https://gamerant.com/playstation-vr2-event-rumor/ https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/new-ps-plus-memberships-all-three-tiers-explained https://www.theloadout.com/halo-infinite/co-op-campaign-release-date#:~:text=It%20was%20previously%20announced%20that,July%2025%20or%20August%201. https://www.polygon.com/22965387/halo-infinite-co-op-forge-release-date-season-2-new-maps https://www.youtube.com/c/VGTech/videos https://youtu.be/239ntwGzg7c https://www.trueachievements.com/n46935/how-many-xbox-game-pass-games Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss 4nm Hopper, Alchemist, FSR 2.0 vs DLSS 2.3, and other recent Hardware News! SPON: Go to http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon and use code BROKENSILICON20 for 20% off! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Sleep Issues and Additional Co-Hosts (Intro Banter) 7:00 Die Shrink 69, GDDR5 Performance and Longevity (Corrections and Omissions) 10:33 Nvidia Reveals 4nm Hopper at GTC - What does it mean for Lovelace? MI300? 20:35 Orin Variant Teased that could be similar to the Nintendo Switch 2 26:31 RTX 3090 Ti Launches: Better than Expected, Still not Good 34:24 Will AMD design GPUs around VRAM? Should people sell their Ampere cards? 43:27 When will “Mega APUs” replace the Low End? 46:27 AMD Unveils FSR 2.0 52:01 Intel Details Xe Super Sampling 57:33 Intel Alchemist Reveal Discussion 1:15:49 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KS Launches 1:20:41 PlayStation Plus Revamped to Compete with Game Pass 1:31:18 170w AM5 Zen 4, Nvidia Streamline, TSMC's "Exploding" Orders (Wrap Up) 1:35:28 Windows Updates breaking RADEON, RDNA 3 Whispers, Custom Nodes (Final RM) https://youtu.be/39ubNuxnrK8 https://youtu.be/FHAwIKakoKA https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-announces-h100-hopper-gpu-with-up-to-16896-fp32-cores-80gb-hbm3-memory-700w-of-tdp https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin/?ncid=so-yout-503454&sfdcid=undefined#cid=gtcs22_so-yout_en-us https://youtu.be/CE8ssnSqgZg https://youtu.be/DDcA0c-Ahq0 https://youtu.be/tDzO4r-p7Pg https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1507843938845175810 https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=RTX+3090+Ti&n=8000 https://youtu.be/0dES7q6ave4 https://youtu.be/97JIldpUGE4 https://youtu.be/JYmTkYTknNY https://youtu.be/Fj-oW-FKBmQ https://wccftech.com/intel-xess-interview-karthik-vaidyanathan/?beta=1 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xe-super-sampling-xess-to-feature-five-quality-modes-including-ultra-quality https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/events/arc-events.html https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/displayport-2-everything-you-need-to-know/ https://youtu.be/2F5hJsTJrP0 https://videocardz.com/press-release/intel-announces-core-i9-12900ks-5-5-ghz-alder-lake-cpu-for-739-usd-launches-april-5th https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/ https://www.pushsquare.com/features/reaction-ps-plus-ps-nows-makeover-a-necessary-and-positive-step-for-sony https://www.dualshockers.com/new-playstation-plus-neo-spartacus-price-tier-leak-explained/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/532431/playstation-plus-subscribers-global/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-enters-ark-a-non-public-intel-database-lists-mysterious-dg2mb-entry https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-zen-4-cpus-feature-170w-16-core-105w-12-core-ryzen-9-desktop-skus-rumor/?beta=1 https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1506814429635444736 https://youtu.be/tDzO4r-p7Pg https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen4-epyc-genoa-features-1mb-of-l2-cache-per-core Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bryan Heemskerk is the Lead Artist at Massive Damage, Inc. We discuss FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Bryan Heemskerk Introduction 3:38 What if the RX 7700 XT only has 8GB? How much will RAM vs TFLOPs matter going forward? 16:49 Why do we need FSR and DLSS? Why did DLSS 1.0 suck? 23:42 FSR 2.0 vs FSR 1.0 32:58 Why AMD needs to make FSR 2.0 gain adoption quickly to Succeed 35:28 Why do ports from AMD consoles sometimes run terribly on AMD PCs? 42:04 Why has FSR adoption for console games been almost non-existent? 48:30 Is RSR enough to mitigate Nvidia's DLSS adoption? 54:40 Will FSR 2.0 match DLSS 2.3 Quality? What comes next? 56:30 Intel Alchemist and Xe Super Sampling 1:13:04 RDNA 3 vs Lovelace – Architecture Design, Economics, Mind Share 1:30:47 Potential PS5 Pro Performance 1:41:02 Will the Steam Deck hold back graphics progress? 1:50:20 How Valve can incentivize Steam Deck Support 2:02:13 Developing Games with FSR and DLSS in mind, Preserving a Game's Vision 2:09:19 Game bugs, Elden Ring Save Management Previous Bryan Heemskerk Episode: https://youtu.be/daRC4l4NgnA Massive Damage on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/massivedamage/ Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanheemskerk?lang=en Bryan's work Portfolio: http://www.bryanheemskerk.com/gallery/pixelart/ Bryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/?originalSubdomain=ca https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-2-0-gdc-2022-announcements/ba-p/517541 https://gpuopen.com/fidelityfx-superresolution-2/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fsr2 https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-fsr-2-vs-nvidia-dlss-2-comparisons-radeon-offers-better-anti-aliasing-but-geforce-produces-sharper-images/ https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/look-out-dlss-first-tests-amds-game-boosting-radeon-super-resolution https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/february-2022-rtx-dlss-game-updates/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/outriders-nvidia-dlss-out-now/#:~:text=NVIDIA%20DLSS%20is%20available%20in,titles%20each%20and%20every%20month https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/145294-nvidia-dlss-21-delivers-vr-8k-dynamic-resolution-support/ https://youtu.be/upGTctUo93A https://youtu.be/AgFGI8JFo8g https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2277/images/6.jpg https://in.ign.com/ps5/163088/news/arcadegeddon-first-ps5-game-to-get-amd-fsr-support https://wccftech.com/intel-showcases-arc-alchemist-gpu-performance-xess-raytracing-enabled-calls-xess-better-than-temporal-upscaling/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New GeForce, Intel Alchemist, AMD RDNA, Apple, and Nintendo GPUs are on the horizon! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Tim Apple Impressions, Elden Ring Performance Corrections 7:59 Nvidia Hack – 2 Weeks Later 15:36 Nintendo Switch 2 Specs Leak 29:33 Nvidia Lovelace AD102 and Early Lineup Leaked 34:25 Why 600w almost literally has to be the limit for practical reasons 44:38 GDDR7 – Why it might be ready within a Year 51:40 RDNA 3 vs Lovelace Segmentation 1:02:00 Lovelace & RDNA 3 Economics - Who has the pricing advantage? 1:09:05 Apple M1 Ultra Multi-Die APU Revealed 1:18:40 RTX 3090 Ti Planned to Launch March 29th 1:22:48 Intel Alchemist might be months away – when is it too late? 1:28:32 How do sources know performance of chips 2 years before they launch? 1:34:27 R7 5800X3D, Threadripper Zen 3, Milan-X, and Low End Ryzen launching by April 1:41:00 Nvidia Blackwell, TSMC 3nm, FSR 2.0 (Wrap Up) 1:47:50 GPU Inflation, AMD’s War Chest, VALVE’s Console Future (Final Reader Mail) https://www.techpowerup.com/292781/elden-ring-pc-stuttering-issues-fixed-but-only-on-valves-steam-deck https://www.eetimes.com/hack-of-nvidia-a-national-disaster/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-under-attack-by-hacker-group-seeking-1-million-for-lhr-ethereum-bypass/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4_technical_specifications https://www.techpowerup.com/292479/nvidia-dlss-source-code-leaked https://www.techpowerup.com/292690/malware-on-the-prowl-using-stolen-nvidia-code-signing-certificates https://www.techadvisor.com/news/game/nintendo-switch-2-3806401/ https://www.inverse.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-nvidia-leak-release-timeline https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-next-gen-console-nvidia-ampere-dlss-2-2-ray-tracing-leak/ https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498701174609899521 https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498714482448777216 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17306/apple-announces-m1-ultra-combining-two-m1-maxes-for-even-more-performance https://videocardz.com/newz/confirmed-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-launches-on-march-29th-reviews-coming-on-the-same-day https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga102f-gpu-support-added-to-aida64-is-this-the-chip-powering-the-geforce-rtx-3090-ti/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/the-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-doesnt-come-into-arc-promises-again-and-the-gddr6x-is-itching/ https://www.techpowerup.com/292776/intel-plans-may-june-2022-launches-of-arc-alchemist-desktop-graphics-cards https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-high-end-desktop-skus-rumored-to-launch-between-week-18-and-22-may-8-june-5 https://www.techpowerup.com/292782/amd-asks-motherboard-makers-to-remove-overclocking-options-for-ryzen-7-5800x3d https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-also-preparing-ryzen-5700-5100-and-4700-10-new-am4-cpus-planned-in-april https://www.techpowerup.com/292835/amd-readies-even-more-ryzen-5000-series-desktop-skus-for-april https://twitter.com/CapFrameX/status/1501544449503072261 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-to-cost-449-launches-april-20 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-hopper-successor-likely-named-after-david-blackwell https://www.techpowerup.com/292572/italy-creating-eur4-billion-chipmaking-fund-trying-to-attract-intel https://wccftech.com/tsmc-exceeds-3nm-yield-expectations-production-can-start-sooner-than-planned/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-upcoming-radeon-rx-6950xt-reference-card-might-feature-an-all-black-cooling-solution https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-discuss-next-generation-image-upscaling-at-gdc-2022 https://videocardz.com/newz/xfx-china-website-shuts-down-after-chinese-customs-office-seizes-5840-illegally-mislabeled-xfx-graphics-cards-worth-3m-usd https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-cpus-see-less-than-10-performance-drop-from-revised-spectre-v2-mitigations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An anonymous Engineer working for the US Government joins to discuss Lovelace & RDNA 3 technology, the future of FSR & DLSS, FPGA & Xilinx, and the War in Ukraine’s effect on the world economy. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Who is our Mysterious Guest? What can he disclose about his position? 7:43 What got Matt into PC Gaming? When did he become an enthusiast? 16:57 Are we entering a new era of Graphics Cards? 21:28 Will DLSS and FSR matter if we have cards 2-4x stronger than what we have now? 29:54 When and why did MSAA die? 44:43 Do you expect RDNA3 to be close to Lovelace in Raytracing? 1:00:26 What can AMD do with FSR to make it beat DLSS? 1:07:03 Can AMD accelerate FSR on a hardware level? 1:13:14 The Value of Future GPUs, Nintendo Switch 2 Performance 1:22:11 What comes after DLSS and FSR? What's next for balancing picture quality? 1:27:26 FPGAs talk How do you see them being used moving forward? 1:36:58 AMD's FPGA advantage with Xilinx 1:41:37 The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and how it will affect the world 1:55:28 Will PC Hardware prices continue to go down if gas prices go up? 1:59:10 Can manufacturing be "brought back to the west"? Where do we get rare materials? 2:09:44 Silicon Nodes for Spacecraft, Advice for getting into FPGAs & Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/29/why-did-last-nights-game-of-thrones-look-so-bad-here-comes-the-science/ https://www.statista.com/topics/1959/silicon/ https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://www.inverse.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-nvidia-leak-release-timeline Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss upcoming RADEON, GeForce, and ARC architectures…and talk about Zen 4 v MTL! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Elden Ring Bosses, Favorite Pokémon, RTX 3090 Ti Testing 8:42 Insider input on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect Product Launches 15:38 Best Buy TotalTech, Monopolistic vs Anticompetitive, 6500 XT vs 3050 (Corrections) 27:59 RX 7970 XT v RTX 4090 Ti – What can MLID confirm about performance, specs, and TDP? [ FYI - Some Crackling Noises in Audio for next 5-10 minutes ] 42:42 Do Burst TDPs make sense in a GPU? How could Nvidia market 500w GPUs? 51:05 Intel Celestial & Battlemage Performance, Alchemist shipping 4+ Million in 2022 1:01:11 Nvidia Hacked 1:08:12 AMD Rembrandt Launches in Laptops 1:20:34 I9-12980HX 8+8 at 65w is coming to Mobile - Reconfirmed 1:27:21 Intel reveals 24C Raptor Lake & MLID confirms it launches Q3, Meteor Lake v Zen 5 1:33:50 How long will an i7-2600K be able to run games at 30 FPS? 1:39:41 Intel Arrow Lake potentially sharing tiles with Battlemage 1:42:23 Elden Ring Performance, PlayStation VR2, GTX 2050 benchmarked (Wrap Up) 1:54:43 Alienware QD-OLED for $1299, PS5 Pro, Steam Deck R&D Costs (Final RM) https://wccftech.com/intel-amd-reportedly-suspend-chip-shipments-to-russia-report/ https://youtu.be/R2s5HodOX9I https://youtu.be/qCYHBsaZVdQ https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1496509701273833475 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1496514978006069250 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83703/evga-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-kingpin-teased-2-12-pin-pcie-power-needed/index.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-technology-roadmaps-milestones.html#gs.qw0j14 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-celestial-gpus-to-target-ultra-enthusiast-gpu-market-in-2024 https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-wants-a-piece-of-the-dollar1000-gpu-market-targeting-the-ultra-enthusiast-segment-with-celestial/ https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-q3-2021-desktop-discrete-gpu-shipments https://www.techpowerup.com/292375/nvidia-has-allegedly-been-hacked-internal-systems-compromised https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-amd-ryzen-6900hs-radeon-rx-6800s https://youtu.be/pNSnSkNGI3g https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-6800h https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-6800u https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4?t=799 https://twitter.com/KOMACHI_ENSAKA/status/1497182956854853640 https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1497184003626979328 https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i7_12700k-vs-intel_core_i9_12900hk https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i9_12900hk-vs-amd_ryzen_9_5900x https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-showcases-13th-gen-core-raptor-lake-cpu-with-24-cores-and-32-threads https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY https://www.techpowerup.com/review/elden-ring-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html https://www.techpowerup.com/292357/intel-fails-to-deliver-on-promised-day-0-elden-ring-graphics-driver https://wccftech.com/intel-pay-additional-features-cpus-sdsi/?fbclid=IwAR1jd-Z0yHuZ19I3ujdMGfgG6pn2uVhTNHe1fN-1wx7NAP7L2LZT9Dg8zDg https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-15th-gen-core-arrow-lake-xeon-granite-rapids-and-sierra-forest-2024-series https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-12900ks-5-5-ghz-cpu-benchmarks-leak-up-to-5-faster-in-single-10-faster-in-multi-threaded-tests/ https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/#sf253727454 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-lhr-bios-v2-unlocker-supposedly-removes-mining-hashrate-limit-from-ampere-cards https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga103-gpu-desktop-debut-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-graphics-cards/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2050-laptop-gpu-benchmark-leak-faster-than-gtx-1650-plus-dlss/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An Esports Director & Business Manager joins to explain the competitive gaming industry. SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Who is Phil? What made him decide to focus on Esports? 14:48 Difference between managing Live Sports and Esports 26:35 How does the Esports industry make money, make teams, and function? 34:41 Does a game need to be one of the most popular ones to become an Esport? 42:16 What makes a good Esports game? 54:06 Managing Tournaments & Venues 1:05:17 RX 6600 XT vs RTX 3060 for Esports and Production 1:10:29 Is the 1080p 144fps standard just convenient? 1:15:03 Do professionals use Nvidia Reflex? 1:17:20 Hackers in Multiplayer Shooters 1:24:08 Will Esports become as big as Traditional Sports? How can someone start a team? https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-englert-a7b26a37/ https://100thieves.com/ https://store.teamliquid.com/ https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+people+who+watched+the+super+bowl+2022&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=number+of+people+who+watched+the+super+bowl+2022&aqs=chrome..69i57.8692j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://techacake.com/is-fortnite-dying/#:~:text=With%20more%20than%2080.4%20million,eSports%20game%20in%20the%20world. https://playercounter.com/fortnite/ https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33050695/nfl-regular-season-ratings-increase-10-percent-last-season Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.