Broken Silicon 139: AM5 PCIe 5.0 Cost, AMD vs Nvidia Failures, Future GPU Reviews | Tech Consultant (Patreon)

A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia’s business practices, AMD’s failures, and the future of GPU reviews!

0:00 Who is Lars? What got him into reporting on & consulting on computers?

6:02 How has the Hardware Landscape changed over the last 25 years?

15:10 Is inflation, shortages, or GREED causing rising prices the most?

22:12 Rising Power Consumption in GPUs – when will it become a real issue?

26:52 What is making motherboards more expensive? Will costs come back down?

33:18 Will AM5 Motherboards be more expensive than AM4, or even LGA 1700?

38:40 Is the death of low nde necessary?  

49:28 Working with Nvidia

55:31 Has AMD just been the Greater Fool at times?

59:35 Will Nvidia's anti-consumer and anti-partner practices catch up with them?

1:04:44 How does the industry see Intel now?

1:08:31 AMD’s Failures and Mistakes

1:14:40 Does the industry need to work on minimizing risk?

1:23:43 Are PC Gamers being critical of the right problems?

1:30:50 Do bad GPU reviews make any difference?

1:38:52 How can we improve the review process?

1:43:07 How can we improve the review process? Is PC Gaming too mainstream?

1:54:38 Supply Chain Misconceptions, Working in Taiwan, GPU Margins

Link to the guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lg-nilsson/

Guest’s recent Motherboard costs article: https://www.techpowerup.com/289728/intel-z690-motherboard-costs-explained

https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/oem_chip_costs_gartner/

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again

https://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1489613397410811906