Broken Silicon
Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleav
One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.
Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
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Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ
Patreon That Makes this Possible:
https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead
Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck
Episodes
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Nov 12, 2019 • 1h 59min
21. PC Building Advice for the Holidays with Dawid Does Tech Stuff
Should you focus on Price/Perf or exact performance targets? What are the best PC Deals now? Dawid and Tom discuss in the latest episode!
0:25 Intro Banter
6:19 Dawid & Tom’s start talking about 2019
9:00 Thoughts on RTX before it launched
11:36 Nvidia’s SUPER Mistake
27:25 Thoughts on Zen, and Dan’s Horror Story
36:28 Start of Budget Building Advice
55:00 How should people think about Budget Building?
1:00:17 Alternatives to expensive upgrades
1:17:40 My Previous ITX Build, and my current one
1:21:30 Air coolers vs Liquid Coolers
1:30:46 Best Deals right now
1:41:40 RTX 3000, Big Navi, and Intel GPU’s in 2020
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Nov 6, 2019 • 1h 51min
20. Threadripper & 3950X Price/Perf, Big Navi Release Date | Curb AMD Enthusiasm
Let’s discuss what to expect from all of AMD’s upcoming launches, and spoiler alert: Curb your Enthusiasm. We are bit worried about Intel too, but we couldn’t be more bullish on TSMC…
8:24 What to expect from the Threadripper Announcement.
22:16 Purchasing Advice for this Holiday Season
27:35 Ryzen 4000 APU’s Could Take Laptops for AMD
31:55 Why Nvidia should have made a 3000 series instead of SUPER cards
42:20 Latest Big Navi Info I have Received
50:49 TSMC is the new Overlord
1:10:00 i9-9900KS and Intel’s Dark 2020
1:16:00 XBOX Scarlett Specs Confirmed
1:23:00 Intel Infinity Fabric?
1:35:48 A Realistic Intel Doomsday Scenario
1:40:22 Is Intel Nerfing Radeon Drivers?
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https://videocardz.com/
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-announce-3rd-gen-ryzen-threadripper-on-november-7th
https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/405891
https://browser.geekbench.com/processors/2587 https://twitter.com/TUM_APISAK/status/1191219613356310528?s=19&fbclid=IwAR1G36kq3UQSONJvWmd5P5QAAoVavEeFGIJwsMjxklKmpfITBn3gjZWcPz0
https://twitter.com/TUM_APISAK/status/1184653669179916289
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3083407/amd-ryzen-4000-early-2020-launch
https://www.ithome.com/0/451/870.htm
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-resuming-production-of-geforce-rtx-2070-graphics-card/
https://www.techspot.com/review/1935-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-super/
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-rumors-massive-rt-performance-uplift-higher-clocks-more-vram-lower-tdps-vs-turing/
https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2152477-1-1.html
https://wccftech.com/tsmc-7nm-euv-yield-alleged/
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15016/tsmc-5nm-on-track-for-q2-2020-hvm-will-ramp-faster-than-7nm
https://www.techspot.com/news/82610-tsmc-adding-8000-new-jobs-focuses-3nm-beyond.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8thCY54cQ
https://adoredtv.com/intel-claims-its-10nm-desktop-cpus-will-be-launching-early-next-year/
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Oct 29, 2019 • 36min
19. Is Nvidia Bribing TechTubers?
We were gonna take a break this week, but at the last minute we figured you guys might want our take on what’s going on with allegations some channels are paid off. There are only a few timestamps, and that's because we don’t want people skipping around this one. Please don’t comment unless you listen to the whole episode of this controversial subject.
0:23 Intro to why we made this episode
3:19 Background of the Nvidia Allegations
6:40 The Controversy: TPU, Gamers Nexus, Digital Foundry, etc.
28:10 Summary of our Opinions, and how to make things better…
https://www.techpowerup.com/260456/nvidia-influencing-youtube-tech-journalists-product-placements-alleges-whistleblower
https://youtu.be/pv3PVLPN-NM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=1QYeR2HJplk
https://youtu.be/h2_AYGe1eJE?t=580
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Oct 22, 2019 • 1h 37min
18. Intel Counterattack, AMD RTX, Wireless PSVR2, & 3970X on my Birthday?
3:30 Explaining why 100c is not “too hot” for all components.
10:45 Comet Lake, Golden Cove Leak, 3500X, and Zen 3
21:51 AMD Navi is selling crazy well – AMD Mindshare is BACK.
26:10 AMD Ray Tracing, and Nvidia’s Response
40:05 Our promise to never be paid off…
42:20 RX 5500….and 5500XT?
48:48 Wireless PSVR2 Leak with WiFi 6
1:00:00 Arcturus Leaks AGAIN! #MegaVega
1:03:00 7nm APU’s? Did Global Foundries shoot themselves in the foot?
1:09:32 Threadripper Leaks…. It comes out on my Birthday?
1:18:00 Zen 3 yields & Server Downtime
1:23:45 Buying Windows Keys on ebay
1:26:39 When RDNA 2.0 Whispers?
1:30:00 HBM2E vs HBM3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdv-z5vW64w
https://wccftech.com/intel-comet-lake-10th-gen-core-i3-10100-cpu-leak-multi-threading-support/
https://www.techspot.com/review/1926-intel-core-i7-10710u/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-3500x-review-expreview,40605.html
https://wccftech.com/amd-rx-5700-series-selling-like-hot-cakes-grow-aib-sales-100/
https://wccftech.com/rumor-amd-bringing-ray-tracing-support-to-navi-in-december-driver-release/
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-has-created-a-gaming-studio-to-remaster-classic-pc-games-with-ray-tracing-effects/
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/483677799052214284/632934070141321226/unknown.png?width=653&height=630
https://twitter.com/coreteks/status/1184179969951457281
https://www.techspot.com/news/82325-sony-patent-reveals-major-upgrades-playstation-vr-2.html
https://www.cnbeta.com/articles/tech/898195.htm
https://wccftech.com/exclusive-amds-plans-for-7nm-ryzen-apus/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AMD_Stock/comments/di97aj/renoir_design/
https://videocardz.com/82293/exclusive-amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-3970x-and-3990x-launch-dates-leaked Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 15, 2019 • 1h 47min
17. Wireless VR Gaming, 5G, Network Attack Vectors
Today’s guest is a Network Engineer with a lot to say about how big 5G is, how bad Intel’s security problems are, and the future of VR.
3:50 No Mitigation is Perfect
14:26 How John Pedesta’s Email Account was Hacked
17:25 EXCLUSIVE: New Banking Attack & How to Avoid it
28:00 Good Password Security
37:58 Why does Intel have so Many Vulnerabilities?
48:00 Why 5G and Wifi 6 are Important
1:01:17 Wireless VR Gaming on Next Gen
1:12:00 Will 5G give me Cancer?!
1:18:45 Will physical network connections become obsolete?
1:28:00 The Future of VR.
https://twitter.com/theboom1?s=17
https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/security-bulletins/
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Oct 9, 2019 • 1h 22min
16. Big Navi vs Ampere, and Custom SOC’s
Where should someone go for good Tech Advice in 2019? 4:50
Zen 3 Update (Recorded 10/5/19) 10:00
Navi 12 19:35
Navi 14 27:20
Is 4GB enough for 1080p? 29:00
1660 Super 31:00
Nvidia Ampere 36:25
New CPU Releases Galore 45:00
Microsoft Surface 48:57
Why AMD’s Surface Win is a Big Deal 53:45
Why Cascade Lake-X is a Joke 56:57
PC Gaming Costs in Late 2019 1:02:10
Read Dead Redemption 2 Comes to PC 1:05:20
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-epyc-milan-and-zen-4-epyc-genoa-server-cpu-detailed/
https://youtu.be/GCSfHjCN4-4
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-radeon-navi-14-navi-12-gpu-leak-13-tflops
https://youtu.be/lzJWS3gLOuw
https://videocardz.com/82059/amd-to-announce-radeon-rx-5500-on-october-7th
https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-confirms-geforce-gtx-1660-super-is-coming#disqus_thread
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-next-generation-ampere-7nm-graphics-cards-landing-1h-2020/
https://www.techpowerup.com/259595/intel-core-i9-9900ks-to-cost-around-usd-600
https://www.techpowerup.com/259596/biostar-lists-unannounced-amd-ryzen-9-3900-processor
https://www.techpowerup.com/259611/intel-gen12-igpu-with-96-execution-units-rears-its-head-in-compubench
https://www.techpowerup.com/259742/amd-and-microsoft-announce-new-15-inch-thin-and-light-microsoft-surface-laptop-3
https://youtu.be/KT3SkVXaVEM
https://www.anandtech.com/show/14925/intel-cascade-lakex-for-hedt-18-cores-for-under-1000
https://www.techpowerup.com/259795/amd-ryzen-cpus-to-get-plenty-of-microcode-improvements
https://www.pcgamer.com/grab-the-amd-rx-5700-for-its-lowest-price-ever-at-dollar290/
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-2700x-less-than-200-free-games-included/?fbclid=IwAR0al34bmzu2Kee4jdJo7NZgcd1F2JY5I_h-zlKPQQhJCZqoBI7AtByK1gs
https://wccftech.com/red-dead-redemption-2-pc-release-date/?fbclid=IwAR0oZFWHMXStjpi76l3DBEqrou5ae_lPo1Ttu89oljRQf2l1SgUFdmgIplk
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Oct 1, 2019 • 1h 37min
15. Not An Apple Fan: Ray Tracing War of 2021
0:25 Do Jedi’s wear Underwear?
5:45 Remembering the RTX 2000 Launch
9:11 Where RTX needs to be for Mainstream Adoption
12:30 Why we are so critical of RTX (It’s not the price)
15:07 Comparing Turing to Kepler
25:35 Nvidia’s Answer to RDNA 2.0 Ray Tracing
30:00 Next Gen Ray Tracing
55:00 The Performance of Next Gen
58:30 When will big Navi Come out?
1:11:50 Dealing with the Haters.
1:19:00 NAAF on Zen 2 Boost Clocks
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColGq9X_Fi9LedYSK6ZfrkQ
https://www.techpowerup.com/259080/amd-agesa-1-0-0-3abba-detailed-fixes-zen2-boost-issues
https://youtu.be/CvFftDYN6LQ
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Sep 24, 2019 • 1h 49min
14. i9-9900KS, PS5 Pro Ray Tracing, Intel Lawsuits
This Episode feels like it is the calm before the storm of non-stop product launches over the next 14 months. Threadripper 3000, i9-9900KS, Tiger Lake, Budget Zen, Navi 14, and Next Gen Ray Tracing are all coming! TIMESTAMPS:
0:20 Intro Banter
4:00 NetCat Security Lawsuit
8:05 9900KS, TigerLake, Threadripper 3
34:05 Insane new SSD’s Launching
37:35 Zen in Flagship Laptops!
40:00 Sister Zen Architecture Coming Soon!
44:47 RX 5600 and 5500 next month!
50:20 PS5 Pro and RDNA 2.0
1:18:00 The Future of Nvidia Ray Tracing
1:39:00 The Future of Moore’s Law Is Dead
https://youtu.be/R7ctspiXq8U
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-epyc-milan-cpus-better-performance-per-watt-intel-10nm-xeon-ice-lake-sp/
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-9900ks-5-ghz-cpu-127w-tdp-october-launch/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-tiger-lake-l3-cache-avx-512,40411.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-agesa-abba-boost-clock-fix-performance-ryzen-3900x/3.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/81967-samsung-unveils-pcie-40-ssds-never-die.html
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/67687/aorus-gen4-aic-8tb-ssd-pcie-4-packs-up-15gb-sec/index.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Surface-Laptop-3-A-15-inch-variant-and-AMD-Ryzen-3000-SKUs.434805.0.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/259264/amd-readies-the-low-power-dali-apu-for-thin-and-light-notebooks
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/navi-12-navi-14-rx-5600-rx-5500-october-15-launch
https://wccftech.com/playstation-5-pro-reveal/
https://wccftech.com/world-of-tanks-intel-ray-tracing/
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Sep 18, 2019 • 36min
13. Coreteks: "Raytracing is a Flying Car That Can’t Fly"
0:30 Intro
2:00 How Coreteks chose his name
4:52 Arcturus and RDNA
7:00 Did Coreteks expect Zen to succeed?
9:50 The Problem with Techtubers in 2019
15:28 Coretek’s Hilarious Raytracing Analogy
17:10 What would cause Intel to be Doomed?
22:00 How Tom and Coreteks decide when to make videos.
22:58 Reader Mail Questions
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Sep 12, 2019 • 1h 39min
12. Jingjia GPU's, Threadripper 3, & 2080Ti Super.
"Big" is the word. Big 48-core Threadripper, BIG Jingjia HBM GPU's, and BIG 2080 Ti Super. Listen in on what Tom and Dan discuss!
https://www.techpowerup.com/258626/amd-ryzen-5-3500-to-lack-smt-takes-on-core-i5-9400
https://www.techspot.com/news/81722-amd-address-ryzen-3000-boost-clock-issues-bios.html
https://wccftech.com/intel-phantom-canyon-nuc-tiger-lake-cpu-detailed/
https://www.techpowerup.com/258196/intel-tiger-lake-supports-pcie-gen-4-and-features-xe-graphics-phantom-canyon-nuc-detailed
https://www.techpowerup.com/258739/amd-readies-three-hedt-chipsets-trx40-trx80-and-wrx80
https://youtu.be/4cKuI40IhFY
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-threadripper-3000-zen-2-hedt-cpus-gain-pci-sig-msi-trx40
https://wccftech.com/amd-milan-cpu-has-15-dies/
https://www.techpowerup.com/258948/intel-core-i9-9900ks-to-be-available-from-october
https://www.techpowerup.com/258746/amd-makes-gains-in-gpu-shipments-in-q2-2019-jon-peddie-research
https://www.techspot.com/news/81595-rtx-2080-ti-super-apparently-exclusive-not-always.html
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