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Episode 83: Intel and Nvidia have formed a partnership, but because APUs are not that relevant to desktop PC gamers, we discuss whether this deal will actually impact gaming significantly. Also, we put Intel's Arc GPUs into our GPU rankings, and chat about some news
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Intel and Nvidia APU team up, but gamers don't use APUs
37:00 - We add Intel Arc GPUs to the rankings
45:38 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D drops in price
49:52 - RX 9070 BIOS mod
52:01 - Updates from our boring lives
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Episode 82: A quick update on the YouTube views situation, then into a Borderlands 4 discussion. What is the state of the game currently? What do we make of Randy Pitchford's comments? Is DLSS being used as a crutch instead of proper optimization? Can it be fixed?
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Update on the YouTube views situation
17:17 - Initial thoughts on Borderlands 4
28:27 - The crutch of DLSS upscaling and frame generation
44:17 - Bizarre development choices
53:01 - Can Gearbox fix Borderlands 4?
1:07:14 - Updates from our boring lives
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Episode 81: We're back! Lots to discuss in this video, including YouTube weirdness, the future of AMD and Intel's CPU platforms, the good old CPU core debate, upcoming GPU rumors and more.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:13 - Our YouTube views are down, this is what the stats say
31:14 - Zen 7 on AM5 and Intel's competing platform
54:13 - How important is platform longevity?
1:07:58 - Six core CPUs are still powerful for gaming
1:17:27 - Will Intel make an Arc B770?
1:26:22 - No RTX Super any time soon
1:29:14 - Updates from our boring lives
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Episode 80: It's that time of the year! We're ranking all the current graphics card models from worst to best, based on vibes. Always a very challenging task that brings up a lot of discussion so you can enjoy hearing our thought process as we try to upset everyone by ranking the models they like down the bottom.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:03 - Quick Radeon RX 9060 Update
08:40 - Let The Rankings Begin!
1:11:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 79: We chat with Daniel Owen about all sorts of stuff affecting PC gaming right now. His thoughts on the worst parts of the GPU market, plus opinions on upscaling and frame generation (including Optiscaler and driver-based frame gen), game optimization and misleading marketing. We round it out with some listener questions submitted by Patreon members.
DANIEL OWEN
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Welcome to the Podcast: Daniel Owen
10:03 - Current State of the GPU Market
22:04 - How Good is Optiscaler?
29:58 - Thoughts on DLSS 4 and FSR 4 Upscaling
39:02 - Frame Generation, Does Daniel Use It?
55:07 - Are Gamers Buying the Marketing?
1:05:19 - Game Optimization: Developers vs Hardware Makers
1:16:38 - Listener Questions
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Episode 78: Steve gives an update about B850 testing, Tim talks about a new phone that he's bought, and then we chat about whether we've been too negative about the current state of PC graphics cards.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Steve's B850 Testing Struggles
16:44 - Tim Bought a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
27:41 - Are We Too Negative About PC GPUs?
1:21:17 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 77: We chat about future plans for this GPU generation, including the latest RTX 50 Super series rumors, the latest benchmarks of the RX 9070 GRE, and the potential for a lower cost RX 9060 model from AMD. Also we give a few updates on the AMD FineWine situation from last week.
EXTRA STUFF
ComputerBase AMD driver testing: https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/nvidia-geforce-amd-radeon-treiber-vergleich-2025.93443/#abschnitt_benchmarksergebnisse_im_standardparcours
Mostly Positive Reviews driver testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_WbA6ZyoG4
RTX 50 Super GPU rumors: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-also-planning-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-super-with-24gb-gddr7-memory
ComputerBase RX 9070 GRE testing: https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gre-china-test.93409/seite-2
PCGH RX 9070 GRE testing: https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Radeon-RX-9070-GRE-Grafikkarte-281249/Tests/Review-Benchmarks-Details-Performance-1474877/
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - AMD FineWine updates
12:28 - Tim's Networking Situation
15:07 - Chat About the GeForce RTX 50 Super Series
28:52 - Checking in on the Radeon RX 9070 GRE
38:34 - Should AMD Make an RX 9060?
48:53 - Steve's Been Testing Nvidia GPU Overhead
56:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 76: This week we give an update on the RX 9070 XT FineWine situation after some people called out Steve's testing. Also we look further into the mainstream GPU market, where typically buyers have not received a lot of love lately.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:27 - AMD 9070 XT FineWine Situation
27:01 - Further Thoughts on the RTX 5050
40:51 - Comparisons Between Mainstream GPUs Over the Years
52:30 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 75: Jarrod from Jarrod's Tech joins us to talk about gaming laptops. We discuss the situation with horrible laptop GPU names, poor VRAM configurations, absurd pricing for higher tier models and whether gaming laptops actually make sense to begin with.
JARROD'S TECH
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Check out Jarrod's website: https://gaminglaptop.deals/
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - VRAM on Laptops
06:25 - RTX 5090 Laptop vs Desktop
18:22 - Absurd Laptop Pricing
30:37 - Do Gaming Laptops Make Sense?
38:43 - Laptop Displays
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Episode 74: Simon from TFTCentral joins us at Computex to discuss everything we saw at the show, our favorite upcoming monitors, impressions from various products, the future of OLED monitors and more.
TFTCENTRAL
Check out the video Tim filmed with Simon on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KDWb0tWcM
Check out Simon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tftcentral
Check out Simon's website: https://tftcentral.co.uk/
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:47 - Our Favorite Monitors from Computex
19:01 - Thoughts on More Glossy WOLED Displays
28:34 - Other New Monitor Developments
38:50 - Current State of Ultrawides
48:02 - The Short Term Future of QD-OLED
58:24 - Panel Roadmaps, Expectations for Late 2025 and Early 2026
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Episode 73: Now that the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT is released and we have reviewed both models, we give some further thoughts on the 16GB card, the 8GB card, the weirdness around the launch (samples, NDAs) and where AMD have gone wrong
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:50 - The RX 9060 XT 16GB is Decent
14:11 - The RX 9060 XT 8GB is Problematic
31:26 - RX 9060 XT 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
40:50 - AMD Stuffs Up The Review Program
1:10:56 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 72: Live from Computex in Taipei, we discuss the latest in graphics cards, including how we managed to review the GeForce RTX 5060 from our hotel room, and what we think about the Radeon RX 9060 XT now that it's been officially announced.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:21 - We Reviewed the RTX 5060 in Taiwan
19:54 - Thoughts on the 9060 XT Launch
37:58 - Outro
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Episode 71: We chat about potential upcoming Intel Arc GPUs including the B770 and B580 24GB, discuss the RX 9060 XT and what AMD might do with pricing, and round out the chat with some discoveries about laptop GPUs.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
05:13 - Intel Arc B770, Is It Real?
22:10 - New Arc B580 Configurations?
26:18 - Lead-Up to the RX 9060 XT
39:04 - Price Considerations and Concerns with 9060 XT
1:04:30 - The RTX 5090 Laptop is a Joke
1:14:25 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 70: Not content on just hiding the RTX 5060, Nvidia have decided to bury reviews through questionable timing and a lack of drivers. So we discuss that on today's podcast.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Nvidia Buries the RTX 5060 Even Deeper
20:15 - But the Steam Survey!
32:22 - Is The RX 9060 XT Even Worse?
39:13 - 8GB is Holding PC Gaming Back
58:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 69: The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is really bad, there are many problems with it (especially at the price), so is the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB in trouble? We discuss all of that in today's episode, and yes, we're getting into VRAM yet again.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - 8GB GPUs are Dead on Arrival
13:54 - The Main Problem is the Name
34:56 - Can it Use the Advertised Features?
41:18 - AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Rumor Talk
59:16 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 68: Nvidia has just released the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5060 is coming soon so we break all of that down in today's episode.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - The Meeting with Nvidia
10:26 - Why Does the 8GB Model Exist?
25:40 - GPU VRAM vs Console VRAM History
42:31 - The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is a Trap
54:45 - Ray Tracing Hot Takes
1:04:13 - Did the 8GB Card Taint the 16GB Card?
1:16:57 - AMD Has an Opportunity
1:21:11 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 67: Being accused of faking benchmarks and some really poor testing has turned Steve into a rage monster this episode as we break down the Arc B580 CPU overhead situation
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - The Arc B580 CPU Overhead Issue is Real
14:15 - Lower End Parts Can Be CPU Limited
21:31 - The Influx of Comments
29:38 - The PRO Hi-Tech Video and Language Barrier
37:30 - The Testing Was Bad
45:39 - PRO Hi-Tech Response
1:07:30 - That's Not How to Test CPU Overhead
1:26:05 - Final Thoughts
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Episode 66: This week Steve decided to try comedy, tariffs were announced that will probably hurt the prices of PC gaming components, and we saw some GPU rumors
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Steve Trolls People With 4K CPU Testing
25:33 - Our Dumb Early Thoughts on Tariffs
36:51 - RX 9070 GRE Rumor Chat
44:23 - We're Going to Computex
52:14 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 65: Nvidia's marketing of late has been... misleading to say the least. This week we chat about a lot of the silly things the company has been saying around the GeForce 50 series launch
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Der8auer and the Nvidia Interview
14:17 - Nvidia Propaganda
23:53 - Demand Claims Are Misleading
27:39 - Companies Don't Want to be Honest
32:20 - This is Hurting the GeForce Brand
39:05 - Nvidia RTX Usage Claims
49:05 - Separate Embargoes Are Annoying
51:21 - Nvidia's Misleading Native vs Generated Claims
01:11:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 64: This week we're chatting about GPU pricing and supply, Intel missing a big opportunity with the B580, upcoming entry-level GPUs and how they should be positioned, and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - GPU Pricing Is All Sorts of Bad
16:30 - Bye Bye RTX 5090 Supply
29:22 - Intel Misses B580 Opportunity
41:05 - Entry Level GPU Discussion
1:06:34 - AMD Should Learn from RX 9070
1:17:47 - Ryzen 9 9950X3D Recap
1:26:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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