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.
Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ
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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.
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
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00:00 Pumpkins & Dan’s Thanksgiving Birthday (Intro Banter)
06:16 Rare Earth Minerals & Deposits (Corrections)
9:17 DDR5 Price Increases
17:58 RTX 5000 & RX 9000 Q4 Supply Leak
32:58 AMD puts RDNA 1/2 “Maintenance Mode” Controversy
42:16 Nvidia N1X Launch Timeframe Leak
52:45 AMD R9 9950X3D2 & R5 7500X3D Rumored for Early 2026 Launch
58:16 AMD Zen 6 Delay Concerns
1:10:44 Liquid cooling, Intel 18A, XBOX AI AI AI (Wrap-up)
1:22:46 Stiff Upper Lip, Queasy Update (Final RM)
LINKS:
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/server-dram-prices-surge-50-percent
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/mini-pc-maker-minisforum-to-hike-prices-citing-significant-increase-in-our-overall-costs-barebones-models-not-affected-suggesting-change-caused-by-memory-chip-shortages
https://youtu.be/TIHwpPfKXz8?si=3YjBFDS7i8QeKs0F
https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/10/29/news-cxmt-confirms-lpddr5x-mass-production-began-in-may-high-speed-variant-under-customer-trials/
https://www.youtube.com/live/YdZxQiO4qj4?si=7goOA7xJiyyCjFbI
https://www.techspot.com/news/110040-nvidia-tells-partners-prioritize-16gb-rtx-5060-ti.html
https://www.pcgameshardware.de/AMD-Radeon-Grafikkarte-255597/News/RDNA-1-und-2-Finaler-Radeon-Treiber-fuer-Battlefield-6-und-Bloodlines-2-1485427/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/amd-clarifies-that-rdna-1-and-2-will-still-get-day-zero-game-support-and-driver-updates-discrete-gpus-and-handhelds-will-still-work-with-future-games
https://www.techpowerup.com/342481/amd-clarifies-maintenance-mode-for-radeon-rx-5000-6000-series-first-day-game-support-remains
https://youtu.be/lgEU9Fcxmes
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/users-question-dgx-spark-performance
https://x.com/momomo_us/status/1982425776311206186
https://youtu.be/lgEU9Fcxmes
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+RYZEN+AI+MAX%2B+388+w%2F+Radeon+8060S&id=7006
Liquid Cooling OneXPlayer Strix Halo Handheld: https://www.techpowerup.com/342333/onexplayer-officially-reveals-water-cooled-amd-strix-halo-powered-onexfly-apex-gaming-handheld
Intel 18A Still shows Issues: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-pivotal-18a-process-is-making-steady-progress-but-still-lags-behind-yields-only-set-to-reach-industry-standard-levels-in-2027
XboX president confirms “next-gen HW”: https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/xbox-ally-handheld-release-president-sarah-bond-interview-1236555575/
XboX fullscreen experience shows up in Preview update for MSI Claw handheld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrdz1-rCCS4
AI Bubble “might not pop”…it’s “different this time” lol: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/markets-are-wrestling-with-ai-market-bubble-that-might-not-pop-sailpoint-ceo-says-185737254.html
Broken Silicon
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.
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