Die Shrink 117: PC Hardware Reviews in 2024 (Patreon)

Behind the scenes - one subject that's emerged repeatedly amongst Tom, Dan, and the sources we speak with over the past week has been that there seems to be a disconnect between how many large Hardware Reviewers portray products, and the reality of what PC Gamers actually want lately. So...what's going on here?  How come so many reviews seem to avoid making a ballsy conclusion?  How come they are often entirely ignorant of what people are looking for?

0:00 RTX 4070 Ti SUPER & RX 7600 XT Thoughts, Upcoming MLID Leaks

9:19 Perspectives on Reviewing in 2024

32:44 Challenges Keeping Objectivity, VRAM Bottlenecks, Reviewing Formats

49:48 AMD vs Nvidia Bias, Perspectives on “Value”

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computer-CPU-Processors/zgbs/pc/229189

https://twitter.com/Some1sm/status/1749917204479418854

https://twitter.com/Some1sm/status/1749917204479418854

https://youtu.be/Oz7G2RjIjj4

https://www.techspot.com/review/1198-amd-radeon-rx-480/page3.html

https://www.techspot.com/review/2794-amd-radeon-7600-xt/