Broken Silicon

Intel isn't just about to launch Desktop Graphics Cards, they are also bringing a Neural Engine to Meteor Lake - and we gotta talk about it! We also discus RDNA 4 Performance, RDNA 4 pricing, RTX 3070 SUPER, Nvidia DLAA, and PS5's "custom" Zen 2 CPU. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Lab Dan (Intro Banter) 2:40 Texas Instruments Products, Tesla vs Ford Founders (Corrections & Omissions) 7:40 Meteor Lake’s Neural Engine – Why it could be revolutionary for desktop users! 19:15 Apple's ecosystem advantage, the iPhone 13 is kinda "4nm", Tim Cook Impression 27:35 Arc Desktop Lineup Leak - Performance, Segmentation, Launch Volume, Naming 45:55 RDNA 4 & RDNA 3 Performance Target and Pricing Leak 59:10 What do we think about prices doubling while performance quadruples? 1:15:17 Nvidia DLAA Tested - Another good option for Nvidia users 1:19:02 Nvidia 3080 Super & 3070 Super Whispers - why it makes sense for Q1. 1:27:42 Illegal RADEON Instinct Accelerators Smuggled into China (not mining cards) 1:32:27 PlayStation 5 does not have "Zen 2.5", but it optimized for gaming. 1:41:12 Nvidia Leaks PS5 Exclusives coming to PC, Zen 3D EPYC Lineup (Wrap Up) 1:50:42 Zen 3D -> Zen 4 Perf, Preventing Cheaters at Kernel Level (Final Reader Mail) Recent Daniel Nenni Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g https://youtu.be/x0vx5d5Acwo https://youtu.be/7SjgyRhfClA https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards-to-adopt-arc-a-naming https://twitter.com/momomo_us/status/1442121954853457922 https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-gigabyte-and-msi-to-launch-custom-intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-dlaa-anti-aliasing/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ada-lovelace-ad102-gpu-clock-as-high-as-2-2-ghz-384-bit-bus-gddr6x-over-80-tflops/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-super-3070-super-and-3060-super-get-rumored-specifications https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1440516490164260868 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-radeon-instinct-accelerators-sneak-into-chinese-hpc-projects-through-vietnam https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1438082723277688836 https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1438098033162457089 https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1439205765559066627 https://ighor.medium.com/i-unlocked-nvidia-geforce-now-and-stumbled-upon-pirates-dc48a3f8ff7 https://www.pcgamer.com/amp/amd-rx-5000-graphics-card-sam-support/ https://wccftech.com/amd-microsoft-bring-tensorflow-directml-to-life-4x-improvement-with-rdna-2-gpus/ https://www.coolserver.com.cn/product_285.html https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1438420566243950595 https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gpus-tsmc-6nm-because-of-insufficient-manufacturing-capacity-at-intel-fabs-xess-backwards-compatibility-custom-graphics-cards/ https://videocardz.com/newz/gainward-and-galax-confirm-and-launch-geforce-rtx-3060-with-ga104-150-gpu https://wccftech.com/amd-achieves-epyc-record-breaking-16-market-share-in-recent-quarter/ https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-x570-dark https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32ep950-b-oled-monitor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Daniel Nenni literally wrote the book on silicon manufacturing and how the fab business evolved over the past 50 years. There's really no one better to discuss the causes...and hopefully end of the current silicon shortages. We also discuss Nvidia buying ARM, and Intel's ability to catch up to AMD and TSMC. 0:00 Who is Daniel Nenni? What is his background? 3:50 Have there been semiconductor shortages like this before? Will it crash? 10:20 Is the silicon shortage overblown? What caused the silicon shortage? 20:30 When will the shortage end? 27:23 AMD's Rising Competitiveness & Influence 34:40 Will the Nvidia-ARM Deal Go through? What about AMD-Xilinx? 44:50 Will TSMC buy AMD? Why did Nvidia use Samsung for Ampere? 53:05 TSMC vs Samsung vs Intel vs GlobalFoundries over the next 10 Years 59:20 Will Intel obtain "Unquestioned Leadership" by 2025? 1:16:40 How do you predict IPC years before an architecture launches? 1:23:50 Monolithic vs Chiplet Designs, 4nm iPhone 1:31:45 When will we move past Silicon? 1:35:35 What is going on with IBM 2nm? 1:39:50 When will Automotive Shortages end? Will they trickle down to other components? Previous Daniel Episode: https://youtu.be/O4DgXtxkZNg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielnenni/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielNenni Daniel’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fabless-Transformation-Semiconductor-Daniel-Nenni-ebook/dp/B00JT1NZF8 Daniel’s Website: https://semiwiki.com/ https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210503PD216.html Unquestioned Leadership: https://abc17news.com/money/2021/01/22/incoming-ceo-wants-intel-to-again-be-the-unquestioned-leader-in-industry/ Intel wants to be “a leader” in 2025: https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/26/intel-aims-to-regain-chip-manufacturing-leadership-by-2025/ MLID Leadership Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How good will Intel’s Low End Gaming GPU be in 2022? How will RADEON & Nvidia combat it? How will the PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series “Pro” consoles compare? Tom & Dan discuss it all this week! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Modern OS Design & Amazon Planning for Zombies (Intro Banter) 9:43 8K120 with Display Port 2.0, 28nm Capacity Issues, Skylake Fanboys (Corrections) 19:06 Nvidia DLSS Input Latency 24:45 FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS in 2022 28:09 Ampere SUPER & RDNA 2 6nm Refreshes, RDNA 3 & Lovelace Launch Dates 36:50 Will Nvidia Artificially limit Lovelace Performance? 40:31 Intel Arc 128 EU Low End GPU sounds Impressive, 512 EU competes with 3070 50:40 RADEON Market Share, RDNA 2 Mining GPUs? 59:10 When will the next overproduction crash happen? 1:10:26 How Alder Lake can be "Aggressively Priced" & "Expensive" at the same time… 1:23:58 PlayStation 5 Pro by 2023/24 Leak 1:32:50 XBOX Series S Refresh in 2022 Leak 1:48:06 PlayStation 2021 Showcase, Console Redesigns, RTX 3080 Ti 20GB (Wrap Up) 2:01:06 EPIC vs Apple Court Ruling, Demon's Souls Remake Thoughts (Final Reader Mail) 2:05:56 Are Exclusives a good for the industry? 2:10:51 Concerns about Autocratic Influence on Western Game Development... https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/tsmc-price-hike/ https://www.industryweek.com/operations/article/21126394/uaw-to-big-three-shut-down-plants-for-two-weeks-to-ensure-safety https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/intel-says-it-will-reserve-ireland-chip-factory-capacity-automakers-2021-09-07/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2021/09/08/intel-to-build-two-new-fabs-in-europe/?sh=4d6561572792 https://min.news/en/economy/870f2fff0332b177b7584030218422e8.html HUB DLSS Latency Testing: https://youtu.be/osLDDl3HLQQ https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1435082749937786882 https://fuse.wikichip.org/news/2823/samsung-5-nm-and-4-nm-update/ https://videocardz.com/newz/leaked-slide-shows-intel-dg2-arc-alchemist-gpus-compete-with-geforce-rtx-3070-and-radeon-rx-6700xt https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1435217663765057540 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650-super.c3411 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1437171287982579719 https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4 https://youtu.be/Fkx3FAeI6tc https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/amd-confident-in-our-suppliers https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1433463094647431171 https://wccftech.com/intel-12th-gen-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpus-z690-motherboards-launching-on-19th-november/ https://www.pcinq.com/news/cpus/intel-alder-lake-s-ddr5-platform/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5000-series-cpus-are-receiving-price-cuts-across-the-board-ahead-of-the-intel-alder-lake-s-launch/ https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI https://youtu.be/QtNftRndQmk https://youtu.be/XhL3wCcOwVY https://youtu.be/5XOV3pZj8rI https://youtu.be/c5aQicr6l7I https://youtu.be/T5VtfD2i3rc https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rumored-to-launch-geforce-rtx-2060-with-12gb-memory-by-january-2022 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Paxton Galvanek is Operations Director at Funcom, who is currently building a AAA Online Survival Game set in the Dune universe. We discuss everything that goes into AAA game development, and the hardware that propels it. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 What is an Operations Director do for a studio? 3:50 Paxton's Gaming Origins - Atari, NES, PS1, World of Warcraft & Battlefield on PC 11:44 When do game studios upgrade their PCs? How are the shortages affecting them? 16:36 How did Funcom gain the rights to make a Dune Survival Game? Will it be good? 25:47 Why do games sometimes fail? 30:24 What makes a studio cancel a game mid-development? 35:30 Why did CyberPunk 2077 release buggy? Are rising AAA costs sustainable? 44:25 Early Access and Kickstarter Funding Models 53:52 Tencent funding Western games - Should we be worried about outside censorship? 58:56 Next Gen Motion Capture 1:02:35 How do people get into game development? 1:09:25 Game Development Misconceptions, thoughts on Crunch Culture 1:14:02 How will RDNA 3, Lovelace, Zen 4, & Raptor Lake help development? Ray Tracing? Guest’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paxtongalvanek/ Funcom: https://www.funcom.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50093028 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Intel Alder Lake, Xe Arc, and Lunar Lake news galore! Following Hot Chips 33 Tom & Dan discuss the latest Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and more gaming hardware news. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Hot Chips, PS5 Screws, and Staying Dry during Hurricane Season (Intro Banter) 8:32 MI200 Codename, Precious Metal Shortages (Corrections and Omissions) 12:57 Intel Xe HPG Architecture & Performance – At least a 3060, and specs suggest a 3070 Ti 34:12 Intel Alder Lake Architecture & Performance – Zen 3 will be challenged 45:08 Alder Lake Pricing Discussion – Will Intel price SKUs aggressively? Why did Tom say “expensive”? 54:40 Lunar Lake / Nova Cove, Emerald Rapids, and Granite Rapids Leak Discussion 1:06:06 Intel Tiles vs AMD Chiplets, AMD APUs vs Arrow Lake, The Apple Threat to Intel 1:20:58 Zen 2 had Vcache Prototypes, and AMD wanted Zen 3D to launch in 2020 1:29:30 AMD 6nm RDNA 2 Cards likely to combat Intel Arc 1:34:14 Record GPU Shipments confirmed – Demand is insane in 2021 1:43:16 Are budget builds really dead? Were things really that great in 2013? 1:47:47 Windows 11 Support, 512GB DDR5 Sticks, RX 6600 Pricing, 5nm Lovelace (Wrap Up) 1:58:02 The cost of GPU Optimization, Monitor Buying Advice, Tesla AI Day (Final Reader Mail) https://www.anandtech.com/show/16895/a-sneak-peek-at-intels-xe-hpg-gpu-architecture https://www.anandtech.com/show/16896/intel-architecture-day-20201-intel-unveils-xess-image-upscaling-technology https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-teases-dual-fan-cooler-for-its-discrete-arc-dg2-based-graphics-cards https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-graphics-cards-xe-hpg-gpu-ready-to-overclock-through-driver-ui-at-launch/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/16881/a-deep-dive-into-intels-alder-lake-microarchitectures https://youtu.be/Yk-6Fe0nkvs?t=1050 https://youtu.be/wMBOgzibr8w https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-12700-alder-lake-cpu-up-to-15-faster-than-ryzen-7-5800x-multi-threaded-benchmarks/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900k-is-12-faster-than-ryzen-9-5950x-in-leaked-single-core-geekbench-5-benchmark https://youtu.be/g44zQII9GV4 https://youtu.be/wMBOgzibr8w https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-adds-17-new-pci-ids-of-navi-21-22-and-23-gpus-to-linux-kernel-could-be-the-rumored-6nm-refresh https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-17-More-RDNA2-GPU-IDs https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-gpu-q2-vendor-share https://youtu.be/Yk-6Fe0nkvs New MLID Video on Supply, LHR, 6nm RDNA 2, and Intel Arc performance: https://youtu.be/uaF-IdZCpfk https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-and-rtx-3060-supply-to-decrease-in-september https://youtu.be/uaF-IdZCpfk https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/loosened-windows-11-requirements-cover-the-surface-studio-2-but-not-much-else/ https://wccftech.com/intel-13th-gen-raptor-lake-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpu-power-requirements-revealed/ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-DP-SST-UHBR10 https://wccftech.com/samsung-develops-512-gb-ddr5-module-speeds-up-to-7200-mbps-mass-production-end-2021/ https://wccftech.com/alder-lake-cpus-have-lots-of-room-for-optimization-in-games-says-intel/ https://twitter.com/FrontTron/status/1430192491450363913 https://www.igorslab.de/en/werkueberaktete-amd-radeon-rx-6600-with-a-radeon-pro-w6600-emulates-parity-to-geforce-rtx-3060-teaser/ https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1430934789171793923 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-next-generation-ada-lovelace-gpus-will-use-tsmcs-5nm-process-instead-of-samsungs/ https://sirusgaming.com/2021/08/26/battlefield-2042-builder-game-mode-customizations/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-28/musk-said-to-oppose-nvidia-s-planned-takeover-of-arm-telegraph https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/top-five-highlights-of-elon-musks-tesla-ai-day/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Josh Walrath from PC Perspective joins Tom to recap eras where PC Gaming was far more expensive than now…and why the market is starting to look like those old eras again. Intel Xe Arc DG2, the future of Ray Tracing, RDNA 3, and even 3dfx Interactive are all discussed. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Who is Josh Walrath? What got him into PC Hardware? 10:00 A low end PC used to cost $4000+ in today's money! 16:15 ow did Josh see cheap consoles in the 1990s? 18:19 3dfx & Voodoo Graphics Cards Impact on the Market…and why they failed… 29:25 When the PC Gaming market change to become cheaper and more approachable? 37:23 What was it like to cover the years of Intel stagnation? 43:00 Discussing how much "worse" PC Gaming prices used to be... 48:31 Did the death of Moore's Law make PC Gaming dirt cheap? What's raising prices? 58:27 Is Ray Tracing the future of gaming graphics? Are graphics getting that much better? 1:16:52 What's going to happen to PC Gaming Prices? Are budget builds dead? 1:24:50 What would happen if TSMC was eliminated? 1:30:55 Will Intel succeed at becoming an IDM? 1:34:41 Intel Xe Arc - How strong will it be? Will it help the market? 1:52:02 What was the biggest leap in the last 20 years? Was it Ampere? https://twitter.com/JoshDWalrath https://web.archive.org/web/20121114080719/http://www.penstarsys.com/ Any Excellent blast from the past: https://web.archive.org/web/20120325155847/http://www.penstarsys.com/editor/tech/process/sl_pc_mg/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx_Interactive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64 https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ati-radeon-hd-4870-1024mb-review,1.html https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mooreslaw.asp#:~:text=Moore's%20Law%20states%20that%20the,observation%20that%20became%20Moore's%20Law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenom_II https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-hd-5870.c253 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There are no shortages of AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, or Nintendo Gaming Hardware News this week....nor are there shortages of profits for these companies… [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink 0:00 Hot Chips 2021 vs 2019, AMD GPU Mindshare (Intro Banter) 9:45 Ti-83 as a Gaming Handheld, Nintendo Design & Profits 20:15 RX 6600 XT Reviews – Reviewers Cry, Gamers Buy 30:32 Navi 23 can sustainably be sold for under $379 40:10 Why can Nvidia outproduce RADEON so much? 50:59 AMD & Nvidia Report Massive Profits, PS5 is NOT sold at a loss 58:23 Should Nvidia Lovelace use HBM? RX 6600 XT good Mining? 1:06:28 RX 570 Dual Polaris Mining GPU Released by SAPPHIRE 1:19:36 Nvidia is preventing some developers from adding FSR 1:23:30 Intel Buying TSMC 3nm Capacity 1:33:12 Nova Lake info & Intel Rumors, ARM Deal in Jeopardy, Navi 31 1:42:32 A2000 70w GA106, Alder Lake DDR4 1:50:10 New Nintendo Controller, PlayStation 5 Pro Expectations 2:02:30 Nvidia Orin in TVs, RDNA with Vcache, Blue Box Conspiracy https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1426088615885606912 https://www.techspot.com/review/2305-amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt/ https://youtu.be/VFHOZN5AV6E https://youtu.be/QYt8TAxtkB0 https://youtu.be/OVE1f5NxQ7g https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-lhr-series-mining-hashrate-partially-unlocked-nbminer-update/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-reports-record-financial-results-for-q2-2021 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/08/ps5_will_meet_shipment_target_as_sony_secures_chips_amid_semiconductor_shortage MLID RX 490 Leak: https://youtu.be/6HqrZW9lCQI https://wccftech.com/amd-lists-rx-490-dual-gpu/ https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1426038690405523458 https://wccftech.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-570-duo-dual-amd-polaris-mining-graphics-card-pictured/ https://bbs.saraba1st.com/2b/thread-2020538-1-1.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/professional-graphics/radeon-pro-duo-polaris https://www.notebookcheck.net/Metro-Exodus-PC-Enhanced-Edition-will-not-support-AMD-FidelityFX-4A-Games-clarifies-on-FidelityFX-Super-Resolution-support.536490.0.html https://youtu.be/0Trey5tFRUo https://in.ign.com/ps5/163088/news/arcadegeddon-first-ps5-game-to-get-amd-fsr-support https://wccftech.com/intel-grabs-majority-tsmc-3nm-capacity-4-server-graphics-chips-production-q2-2022/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-n3-rumors-august-2021 https://udn.com/news/story/7240/5662232 https://youtu.be/pmKSLILb5Cg?t=473 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arrow-lunar-and-nova-lake-codenames-appear-in-a-leak-as-meteor-lake-successors https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nvidia-tycoon-jensen-huang-offloads-160m-of-shares-amid-doubts-over-arm-holdings-qdlfmjnm7 https://www.techpowerup.com/285227/new-amd-radeon-pro-w6000x-series-gpus-bring-groundbreaking-high-performance-amd-rdna-2-architecture-to-mac-pro https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-rdna-3-navi-31-navi-33-gpus-listed-in-rocm-opengpu-platform/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/rtx-a2000/?nvid=nv-int-cwmfg-919816#cid=sigg21_nv-int-cwmfg_en-us&ncid=afm-chs-44270&ranMID=44270&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-qvoCZUTh3HJoQmqGEb3aig https://wccftech.com/gigabyte-leaks-next-gen-aorus-17g-laptop-intel-alder-lake-p-14-core-cpu-ddr5-4800-memory/ https://wccftech.com/intel-poaches-anton-kaplanyan-former-nvidia-research-scientist-that-pioneered-rtx-dlss-techniques/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-removing-cannon-lake-driver-linux https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr5-4800-ddr4-3200-alder-lake-benchmarks https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-direct-buy-queue-for-rx-6000-gpus https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/amd-claims-its-largest-share-of-the-overall-x86-cpu-market-in-14-years/ https://wccftech.com/amd-cdna2-mcm-gpu-instinct-mi200-accelerator-launch-late-2021-confirmed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBlueBoxConspiracy/comments/p3b829/do_you_still_believe_after_seeing_this/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom interviews a GPU Seller & System Integrator from Silver Knights in person! We discuss the truth behind the Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 launches, GPU supply, MSRP manipulation, and the state of PC Gaming. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 0:00 Who is Ted? What does a "System Integrator" do? 7:00 Prebuilt Customer Service Challenges 10:25 Why are some Prebuilt PCs such low quality? 21:20 Why does our guest have so many GPUs with him? 27:56 Are used mining cards less reliable than gaming cards? 37:20 Importing Hundreds of Mining Cards from China (True Story) 52:20 The truth about Ampere Reference Cards, RDNA 2 Launch, GPU Supply, and MSRP 1:19:45 The Truth about AMD vs Nvidia Markups, Distributors forcing PSU Sales 1:26:40 Who in the supply chain is making the most money off of rising prices? 1:34:00 Are sub-$600 Midrange Builds Permanently Dead? 1:48:30 Nvidia Lovelace Launch https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodore-melkoumov-93bb52b1/ https://www.silverknightpcsfayetteville.com/ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-rtx-3060-flood-in-august Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With leaks emerging that AMD & Nvidia are openly discussing killing off the sub-$400 market…Tom and Dan ask – is it already dead? And did the sub-$300 market actually die last year? They also discuss, Intel’s new Process Roadmap, Nvidia Ampere Next, Xe DG2, Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch Pro, and much more! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Tom is Going to the Carolina Games Summit, Dan getting mugged by Dogs 4:09 Proton on Steam Deck, The future of GlobalFoundries (Corrections & Omissions) 16:01 New Intel Process Roadmap - Alder Lake on "7", and Meteor Lake on "4" 30:06 RX 6600 XT Priced at a $379 "MSRP" and there's no Reference Model... 42:36 RTX 3060 & 6600 XT Volume in August - A lot may not be enough to fix MSRP 52:28 Will Intel DG2 Save us? Will prices go up forever? 56:08 Are Sub-$400 GPUs already dead? What would a market with less low end look like? 1:03:03 Nvidia Lovelace & Nintendo Super Switch Discussion 1:15:45 Is the Steam Deck Niche? Will it stand up to the Super Switch? 1:24:00 AMD RDNA 3 & Zen 4 in 2022 - why do people keep doubting release dates? 1:33:03 Can the Alder Lake i9-12900K plausibly beat the R9 5950X at everything? 1:50:12 FSR v DLSS in same games, New World Breaking GPUs, Intel ICX $4,499 (Wrap up) 1:59:44 Streaming Games becoming mainstream, Modular Laptops, Nvidia ARM (Final RM) https://www.carolinagamessummit.com/index.php https://www.anandtech.com/show/16823/intel-accelerated-offensive-process-roadmap-updates-to-10nm-7nm-4nm-3nm-20a-18a-packaging-foundry-emib-foveros https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1420810633717637132 New video looking at the RX 6600 XT: https://youtu.be/atNvf7rbujU https://youtu.be/yL3-2gKIm8A https://youtu.be/HDnwT5h472c https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-rtx-3060-flood-in-august https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-zen-4-ryzen-cpus-rdna-3-radeon-rx-gpus-on-track-for-2022-launch/ https://wccftech.com/amd-am5-lga-1718-cpu-socket-pictured-support-next-gen-ryzen-desktop-cpus/ https://www.pcgamer.com/leaked-intel-alder-lake-numbers-place-it-up-to-28-quicker-than-amds-finest-ryzen/ https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpu-16-cores-24-threads-spotted-on-par-with-i9-11900k/ https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4 https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0 https://www.techspot.com/news/90510-comparing-nvidia-dlss-vs-amd-fsr-same-games.html https://www.igorslab.de/en/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-rtx-3090-and-not-only-new-world-when-the-graphics-card-goes-amok-because-of-design-failures/ https://www.techpowerup.com/285061/intel-announces-new-xeon-w-3300-processors https://www.techpowerup.com/285058/amd-stock-breaks-usd-100-price-slightly-up-from-usd-7-prior-to-zen-breakthrough-in-2017 https://youtu.be/FBL6skkk38Y https://videocardz.com/newz/samsung-exynos-2200-now-rumored-to-feature-384-amd-rdna2-stream-processors https://wccftech.com/samsung-agrees-to-manufacture-24gb-ddr5-ics-up-to-768-gb-sticks-now-possible/ https://wccftech.com/samsung-foundry-which-produces-nvidia-gpus-announces-a-price-hike/ https://www.techspot.com/news/90587-steam-deck-expected-order-availability-starting-get-bit.html https://www.techspot.com/news/90528-ea-confirms-dead-space-remake-next-gen-consoles.html https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/ https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/688435-gaming-pc-ban-california-colorado-hawaii-oregon-vermont-washington https://frame.work/products/laptop-diy-edition Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris Rey is a VFX Artist currently working on the new God of War, and previously worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He makes vehicle explosions, Zombie lasers, and Norse spells look cool! We discuss the organization of PlayStation Studios, Activision, and the hardware behind special effects. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 What made Chris Reach out? What does a VFX Artist do for Call of Duty Cold War? 9:52 Between various FX – what taxes gaming hardware the most? 12:07 Why don't more Developers go on the Record? 14:58 Jason Schreier’s Reporting on PlayStation Studios, How Sony manages their Devs 24:19 How much do COD Studios share tech? How much do PlayStation studios share? 27:06 Does making a gen Crossgen hold back the next gen version? 34:42 Optimizing for AMD & Nvidia Graphics vs PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X 38:35 What specs would you improve on the PS5? Would more actually RAM improve graphics? 44:07 What effects need more work by devs? Why does smoke look worse than Fire? 50:48 Does hardware ever limit art direction? 57:16 Why do so many games get delayed? 1:00:07 How did the COVID Shutdown affect Game Development? 1:08:26 XBOX vs PlayStation marketing - how soon should companies reveal games? 1:17:13 Differences between Call of Duty & God of War development...and fans. 1:27:35 Why is Warzone's file size so large?! Did Activision expect it to be this successful? 1:34:51 Is there a way to stop Multiplayer Hackers? Does Activision have vulnerabilities? 1:39:46 Why don't more console games support Keyboard & Mouse? 1:48:52 How do devs adjust settings for MP Competion? Why isn't DX12 the standard? 1:59:51 Difference between doing VFX for movies versus Games 2:05:57 Advice for people looking to get into game development Christopher Reay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjreaytechart/ Sony Santa Monica: https://sms.playstation.com/ Jason Schreier PlayStation Studios Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire https://www.gamespot.com/articles/obsidian-denied-bonus-over-new-vegas-metacritic-score-studio-head/1100-6366337/ https://www.reddit.com/r/blackopscoldwar/comments/jubtwm/acid_trip_bug_anyone_else_had_this_dont_know_what/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaaFEWz5uaQ https://twitter.com/AntiCheatPD/status/1412024189561851904 Fire VFX Guy: youtube.com/channel/UCjgqdaigk7VSDqqqkHkcNTg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.