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  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Punishes Your CPU, GPU and VRAM

    Episode 53: We've been testing games this week, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Flight Simulator 2024, so we discuss how these games run on PC. Loading issues, punishing CPU requirements, VRAM issues and more.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    04:07 - Testing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

    14:51 - VRAM is An Issue Again

    34:18 - Floaty Controls and Frame Generation

    39:04 - Testing Flight Simulator 2024

    46:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    21 November 2024, 10:00 pm
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    Someone Has Blown Up Their Ryzen 7 9800X3D

    Episode 52: More discussion on Arrow Lake and Intel's promised updates, a preliminary look at the 9800X3D that has blown up on someone's AM5 motherboard, a chat about how social media is crap now and yes... more discussion of 4K CPU gaming benchmarks.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:31 - Intel Promises Arrow Lake Improvements

    21:51 - Social Media Sucks Now

    47:28 - Possible Installation Error Blows Up 9800X3D

    58:56 - More Discussion of CPU Benchmarking at 4K

    1:21:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


    Burned 9800X3D: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1gqaryi/new_9800x3d_msi_tomahawk_x870_burned_up_i_guess/


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    14 November 2024, 11:28 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    AMD Wins With The Ryzen 7 9800X3D

    Episode 51: After the impressive launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, we go into more detail on our thoughts on the CPU, its performance, and Intel's troubles in the CPU market as a result. We also chat about CPU reviews, misconceptions and how people should think about buying a CPU.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:49 - A Little Bit on the 9800X3D and Motherboards

    16:01 - Extended Thoughts on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

    39:54 - Intel Are In Trouble

    55:18 - CPU Testing Misconceptions

    1:05:45 - How to Buy a Gaming CPU

    1:23:02 - Steve Has An Idea

    1:30:10 - 1440p and 4K CPU Testing Isn't Inaccurate, But...


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    8 November 2024, 7:03 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Intel Arrow Lake is Dead on Arrival (For Now)

    Episode 50: Following on from the reviews of Intel Arrow Lake, we go into much more detail on the new CPUs, the review process and comparisons to Zen 5 reviews


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:25 - Arrow Lake Deep Dive

    32:07 - The Difference Between Arrow Lake and Zen 5 Reviews

    1:09:45 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    1 November 2024, 5:14 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    MSI and AMD's Weird Relationship, X870 Testing, and Goodbye 5800X3D

    Episode 49: We discuss X870 testing and motherboard quality, along with the 5800X3D being discontinued, and a bit of weirdness between MSI and AMD after MSI leaked 9800X3D performance numbers


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:43 - Updates from X870 Motherboard Testing

    20:11 - The Ryzen 7 5800X3D Has Been Retired

    31:00 - MSI Leaks 9800X3D Performance

    34:52 - MSI's Weird Relationship with AMD

    53:36 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    18 October 2024, 6:59 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Intel Arrow Lake Initial Impressions: Pretty Meh

    Episode 48: Intel has officially announced Arrow Lake, so Tim and Steve discuss their initial thoughts on what Intel has shown so far.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    01:19 - Initial Thoughts on Intel Arrow Lake

    16:54 - Arrow Lake is More Efficient

    28:06 - The Price is Disappointing

    42:25 - Arrow Lake vs Zen 5 Expectations

    47:40 - LGA1851 Platform

    54:44 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    11 October 2024, 4:14 am
  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    AMD Claims Zen 5 is Better Now, GPU Configurations Are Getting Worse

    Episode 47: Along with the launch of X870 motherboards, AMD have claimed that several updates have improved Zen 5. We discuss that, as well as GPU pricing updates and how Nvidia's GPU configurations have gotten worse over the years.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    04:17 - AMD Claims Zen 5 is Improved Thanks to "Updates"

    31:20 - Intel Arrow Lake Launch Plans Confirmed

    35:36 - AMD RDNA3 GPUs are Getting Cheaper

    44:43 - Nvidia's GPU Configurations Are Getting Worse Over Time

    1:14:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    4 October 2024, 7:34 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Ubisoft Crawls Back to Steam, Intel CPU Stability Update, 9800X3D Rumors

    Episode 46: Ubisoft are headed back to Steam after forcing PC gamers to use their awful app for too long, Intel has provided another update on their Raptor Lake CPU stability issues and there's rumors of a Ryzen 7 9800X3D coming soon. We discuss all of that on today's podcast.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    02:07 - Ubisoft Are Returning to Steam

    18:51 - Intel Raptor Lake CPU Stability Update

    34:23 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D Rumors

    54:04 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


    NEWS ARTICLES

    https://x.com/assassinscreed/status/1838971189722562906

    https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-rumored-to-launch-end-of-october

    https://community.intel.com/t5/Blogs/Tech-Innovation/Client/Intel-Core-13th-and-14th-Gen-Desktop-Instability-Root-Cause/post/1633239

    https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2637341-1-1.html


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    27 September 2024, 3:07 am
  • 1 hour 34 seconds
    Intel Arrow Lake: Power Concerns, Rumors, Leaked Specs, Our Expectations

    Episode 45: We work through the latest Intel Arrow Lake rumors to give our thoughts on what has been suggested so far, and hopefully what the motherboard platform will look like.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:42 - God of War Ragnarok Testing

    05:47 - AMD AGESA Code Reduces Zen 5 Latency

    11:52 - Arrow Lake Rumors and Expectations

    41:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


    NEWS ARTICLES

    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-box-design-has-been-leaked

    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-ultra-9-285k-and-ultra-7-265kf-arrow-lake-cpus-geekbench-scores-featuring-msi-z890-pro-motherboard-have-been-leaked


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    20 September 2024, 5:20 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    AMD Exits The High-End GPU Market, Will It Work?

    Episode 44: AMD has officially shifted gears in the GPU market, exiting the high-end market to focus on the mid-range with RDNA4. Is this a strategy that will actually work? Plus we chat about the PlayStation 5 Pro reveal from a PC gaming perspective.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:36 - AMD Exits the High-End GPU Market

    25:40 - AMD Says They Want to Gain Market Share

    31:17 - AMD to Unify Their GPU Architecture Again with UDNA

    40:20 - PlayStation 5 Pro Reveal Thoughts

    58:59 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    12 September 2024, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Windows Ryzen Performance is Very, Very Messy

    Episode 43: There are some performance issues in current builds of Windows that are driving Steve crazy, plus we discuss the latest news including the Ryzen 5 7600X3D


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 - Intro

    00:38 - Steve Goes Crazy Testing Windows

    31:12 - 105W Zen 5 Modes Comes to AMD BIOSes

    38:26 - The Ryzen 5 7600X3D

    46:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives


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    6 September 2024, 7:46 am
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