Broken Silicon 26: Hardware Unboxed (Patreon)

Steve Walton joins Tom for a long form discussion regarding 2019’s hardware releases, upcoming products, & HWUB’s origins. [NOTE: Steve’s audio capture crashed. Nothing was lost, but audio changes ~48 min mark]

1) 0:49 Steve Hides his RTX Money

2) 4:50 Can Intel even be recommended anymore?

3) 6:20 Threadripper and Zen 3

4) 15:15 Hardware Unboxed’s Origins

5) 27:00 How much work it actually takes to make good content…

6) 34:00 Why is Tim the Monitor guy?

7) 37:10 What were your expectations of Zen in 2016?

8) 45:00 Are PC prices “back to normal”?

9) 52:30 Comparing this era to the “28nm Era.”

10) 57:55 Turing, and the value of Ray Tracing.

11) 1:08:55 RX 5500XT & RX 5600XT

12) 1:17:20 FCLK Overclocking Capabilities, IPC Comparisons

13) 1:23:35 Should gamers turn off SMT on Ryzen 3000?

14) 1:29:35 What is Steve thankful for from 2019?

15) 1:43:00 What is a big performance increase?

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