Broken Silicon

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Broken Silicon episodes

October 13 383. RTX 5090 EOL, PS6 AI Crisis, Steam Deck 2 Specs, Zen 6 AM5 APU Leak | The Phawx
Cary joins to discuss next-gen handheld specs, Big RDNA 5, and how AI will change gaming.
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0:00 What APU Testing Reveals about Architectures
9:32 Why XBOX Helix now MUST support Steam
22:04 PS6 Handheld Analysis
29:04 Fixing PlayStation
47:17 How AI will Crash Next-Gen Economics
1:04:08 GTA VI Getting AI Ported to PC
1:09:39 Steam for Android & iPhone
1:17:59 DLSS 3.7 Ported to RADEON GPUs
1:29:01 Was RTX 5090 "End-Of-Lifed"?
1:34:33 Steam Deck 2 Performance Analysis
1:50:47 Should Valve pass on Gainsborough?
1:55:25 AMD Z Series Thoughts
1:59:59 Are NPUs a Waste Of Sand?
2:03:41 AMD Zen 6 AM5 APUs Leak
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LINKS!!!!!!:
Last Time The Phawx was on: https://youtu.be/Lj9AVkOL3b8?si=pzW3kfv9B3rS05zd
Early The Phawx thoughts on SD2: https://youtu.be/QSg5pjkcg9E?si=qP3D-q6X4AucR1BZ
Gainsborough Leak: https://youtu.be/3gy-dUHd-1s?si=ULkEcNvMnJU3VO5b
2027 GPU Expectations: https://youtu.be/Wq9hfhs_EvQ?si=-mEEcU1mDR087nUR
PC Down: https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/idc-pc-tracker-3q26/
FSR4 Coming to APUs: https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2107932956790546640
https://x.com/chasmmmmmmmmmmm/status/2108722176371073354
https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-ryzen-z3-leak-suggests-six-zen-6-cores-and-12cu-rdna4m-graphics/
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2107932956790546640
https://www.techpowerup.com/352678/nvidia-unveils-rtx-pro-5500-blackwell-workstation-gpu-with-84-gb-gddr7-memory
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/hands-on-xboxs-brand-new-pc-app-offers-big-performance-improvements

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2 hr 39 min
October 06 382. Steam Deck 2 Leak Confirmed, PS6 Portable Specs, QSSR & GTA6, Nvidia N1X Price
We analyze QSSR, discuss it means for PS6P, and breakdown Steam Deck 2 performance.
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0:00 Motorcycle Stories (Intro Banter)
5:44 PlayStation QSSR - Prep for GTA6?
18:55 Media Wildly Overhypes PlayStation Survey Leak
26:35 PS5 to PC Ports - A HUGE Problem for PS6
35:47 (NEW) AMD Gainsborough APU Leak
54:56 PS6 Portable SD Card Support
1:00:44 Big RDNA 5 vs RX 7900 XTX Performance
1:04:56 N1X “Launches” with Outrageous Pricing
1:12:17 DLSS 5 Modded for Better Performance and RADEON Support
1:16:24 AMD Path Tracing Support, Should RTX 5090 Owners Sell?
1:21:26 AI Bubble Update
1:33:09 Datacenter “Cancellations”, Circular Funding, "Super Intelligence"
1:40:27 XBOX Not for Sale, RIP Ninja Theory, PlayStation Anti-Scalping (Wrap-Up)
1:58:16 GTA VI Boosting GPU Sales, PlayStation's Porting Crisis (Final RM)
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https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/10/hands-on-with-qssr-ai-driven-upscaling-for-the-standard-ps5
https://rcg.news/sony-reportedly-surveying-devs-on-ending-ps-discs/
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113744/a-leaker-says-sony-may-be-quietly-reconsidering-its-disc-phase-out-plans/index.html
https://kotaku.com/disgaea-dev-ceo-discussions-sony-physical-discs-2000737194
https://www.youtube.com/live/ItJQ09mraxw?si=HbHj-f_f1G4DAl8Q
https://youtu.be/3gy-dUHd-1s https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2105754204635570645
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https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-ryzen-z3-leak-suggests-six-zen-6-cores-and-12cu-rdna4m-graphics/
https://youtu.be/Wq9hfhs_EvQ?si=pF745M7-4EDSqS7c
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2103401818718077289
https://www.techpowerup.com/353314/nvidia-rtx-spark-arrives-on-october-7-new-teaser-confirms
https://youtu.be/qyRaA4wLYXI?si=C2bYyXXc7rmRsiXU
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/modders-bring-nvidias-dlss-5-neural-rendering-to-amd-radeon-gpus-latest-build-delivers-74-percent-performance-boost-in-just-24-hours-new-launcher-automates-install-process
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/the-price-of-ai-is-crashing-faster-than-the-rate-of-moores-law-report-suggests-intelligence-costs-are-in-freefall-outpacing-comparative-technologies-like-compute-dna-sequencing-and-lithium-batteries https://x.com/PrefEquityPeter/status/2104694462140281108 https://www.techspot.com/news/114065-big-short-investor-rooting-crash-stop-openai-anthropic.html https://x.com/edzitron/status/2105886353007542320?s=20
https://x.com/jackhuynh/status/2103157519719842037
https://www.servethehome.com/amd-takes-the-lid-off-of-next-gen-epyc-9006-venice-as-zen-6-comes-to-servers/3/
https://x.com/InsiderGamingIG/status/2105326597540622451
https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2102398159125454951

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2 hr 11 min
September 29 381. Did GPU Prices just PEAK? Nvidia RTX 6090, AMD RDNA5, AI Bubble | Tech YES City
Bryan joins to discuss when the AI Bubble pops and give corresponding PC Hardware Shopping advice.
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0:00 Inflation isn’t Getting Better (Intro Banter)
6:09 The AI Bubble & Collateralized GPU Debt
25:20 What will Pop the Bubble? (And when?)
36:36 Oracle's "Force Majeure" - Is this the bubble popping?
46:03 Will Prices Drop Next year?
54:13 Will Nvidia pivot back to GeForce w/ RTX 6090?
1:03:09 RTX 60 Series Hopes, AMD Zen 6
1:16:07 RAM Recycling in Asia, SFF Popularity
1:26:07 PC Shopping Advice, AMD Zen 6
1:34:40 Intel Branding, Life Advice
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Bryan's GPU Economics Video: https://youtu.be/jtp2mOnt7eA?si=-WMgpVLMjYP-CiMb
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Last Time Bryan was on: https://youtu.be/SiwR5vh3C8M?si=px4l0z-VXhx2Kf28
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https://www.techpowerup.com/353086/dlss-5-boosts-rtx-5090-connector-power-spikes-to-647-w-pushing-past-90-c
https://youtu.be/uLsykckkoZU?si=rWikEGTITUvvQ7Pa
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1 hr 55 min
September 22 380. RTX 6090 Launch Leak, AMD RDNA5 and PS6 Neural Ray Tracing, Nvidia AI Desperation
We expand on when you should expect the RTX 60 to launch, discuss RADEON’s version of DLSS 5, and give our thoughts on Jensen Huang telling the American people that they have no say in their future.
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0:00 Where is Fall for Nashville?! (Intro Banter)
3:05 Nvidia Rubin Client Timeline Leak
17:41 Next-Gen GPU Pricing Expectations
24:58 AMD Plans Price Hikes & RTX 5090 is Over $9000
31:23 Jensen & Trump Tell Americans They Have to Take Datacenters
46:16 AMD Generative Global Illumination and Neural Rendering
53:07 Will the PS6 have Neural Rendering?
57:53 Asha Sharma x Hideo Kojima Photoshoot for Physint
1:08:09 Sony Asks Devs about Ending Disc While Yoshida Takes Shots at Hulst
1:15:47 XBOX Dynamic Pricing, Nvidia CPU Overhead, RAM Pricing Drops (Wrap-Up)
1:38:53 Will RDNA 5 have upgradable RAM?
Links:
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https://www.techpowerup.com/352788/amd-plans-10-price-hike-across-gpus-chipsets-and-possibly-cpus
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=RTX+5090
https://www.techspot.com/news/113771-sources-another-10-price-increase-intel-cpus-job.html
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/14/trump-jensen-huang-nvidia-ai-all-in-summit
https://www.techspot.com/news/113778-jensen-huang-declares-agi-has-arrived-again-again.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113820-california-bans-addictive-social-media-features-children-under.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/113906-ai-hallucination-nearly-started-war-between-us-china.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nvidia-ceo-attend-trump-dinner-xi-source-says-2026-09-15/
https://gpuopen.com/learn/temporally-stable-generative-illumination/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.club386.com/amd-dlss-5-neural-lighting-rumour/ https://x.com/GameGPU_com/status/2100245261628965093
https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2099387332764020742 https://x.com/PlayStation/status/2097875212427735146 https://x.com/XBOX/status/2097875843309797880 https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-has-acquired-rights-to-publish-hideo-kojimas-physint-from-playstation
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https://www.youtube.com/live/ItJQ09mraxw?si=8HAirR_1oNRctE7N
https://www.techpowerup.com/352846/final-fantasy-7-revelation-expected-to-require-around-200-gb-of-storage
https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-wolverine-sales-ps5-physical-controversial-reviews
https://alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/wolverine-sells-19m-despite-the-online
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ubisoft-joins-xboxs-disc-to-digital-program-with-more-publishers-to-follow
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https://www.techpowerup.com/352863/amd-claims-epyc-venice-beats-nvidia-vera-by-2-24x-in-new-white-paper
https://youtu.be/3SEMeJUDzLA?si=f7FHeNWGOraicMfF
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/framework-cuts-32gb-and-64gb-memory-prices-for-new-laptop-13-pro-issues-retroactive-refunds-modular-laptop-maker-secures-limited-quantity-of-lpcamm2-ram-at-lower-cost

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1 hr 48 min
September 15 379. PS6’s Road to Failure, XBOX Helix Comeback, Physint, Nvidia DLSS 5 | Gene Park
Gene Park from The Washington Post was with Kojima right before he was blindsided by Sony…
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0:00 The State of Gaming Journalism
13:54 Will GTA VI fuel a new gaming boom?
21:25 The Kojima-Sony Fallout
30:28 What happened to Wolverine?
38:23 The PlayStation Formula is Getting OLD
46:29 Will Sony recognize they are blowing this?
59:22 Is there a divide between reviewers and gamers’ taste?
1:04:14 PlayStation’s Mismanagement of Studios & Funds
1:14:08 If PS6 Fails…what’s Plan B?
1:21:23 Can XBOX actually challenge PlayStation again?
1:29:45 Nvidia DLSS 5 and Next-Gen Tech
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Gen’s Wolverine Review: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/09/10/marvel-wolverine-has-heart-lacks-ambition/
MLID Article on why PS6 should Fail: https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/ps6-should-fail-and-you-were-never-a-playstation-fan-if-you-disagree
https://youtube.com/live/ItJQ09mraxw
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
https://x.com/i/trending/2098094579283095936
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/playstation-store-buy-button-class-action-may-never-reach-a-courtroom
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/113028/sony-is-now-putting-disc-death-warning-stickers-on-ps5-boxes-proving-it-has-no-plans-on-reversing-its-decision/index.html
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
https://kotaku.com/sony-says-selling-more-ps5s-is-now-secondary-to-getting-its-players-to-spend-more-2000729852
https://x.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/2097877506401681753
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/sony-reportedly-reverses-course-on-live-service-co-op-horizon-game-after-negative-player-feedback/
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/shenmue-3-revived-at-long-last-at-e3-2015/1100-6428167/
https://www.polygon.com/bluepoint-games-sony-playstation-failure/
https://kotaku.com/analyst-claims-sonys-latest-ps5-exclusive-saros-isnt-selling-great-either-2000695652
https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ?si=PdiBf46EGQXUYjX6
https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/06q4_sony.pdf
https://ravi64.com/phil-spencer-xbox-farewell/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_death_of_the_universe
https://x.com/MarvelGames/status/2097860106931052740
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TDch5fTx8o
https://x.com/LuayPrince/status/2097892580033749143
https://youtu.be/_WazPeflbzs?si=uckt7jSTt3tUnami
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-shuts-down-bluepoint-games-dev-behind-consistently-great-remakes/1100-6538292/

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1 hr 48 min
September 08 378. Nvidia DLSS 5 Melts RTX 5090, PS6 NOT Ending Disc, AMD Zen 6 APU, XBOX Digital
The RTX 50 disaster tour continues, Sony confirms disc production, and Medusa looks INCREDIBLE!
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0:00 Sleepy Dads & House Hunters (Intro Banter)
4:37 Intel Diamond Rapids & Panther Lake-X Performance (Corrections)
9:49 Nvidia DLSS 5 Releases to Endless Debate & Reliability Concerns
30:17 Does DLSS 5 at least look good? What truth is it held to?
40:04 RX 9070 XT Matches RTX 5090 in COD & Star Wars Zero Company
50:21 Will Zen 6 save Nvidia?
55:15 RX 9050 4GB Tested – Wow PCIe Gen 5 Helps!
1:08:38 AMD Zen 6 APUs will be INSANE
1:12:06 XBOX Raises Streaming Prices
1:16:58 LGA 1954 & AM5 Socket Longevity Confirmed!
1:23:38 How long do we wait to upgrade?
1:28:27 Sony Confirms Disc Production isn’t Ending (MLID Right AGAIN!)
1:36:53 Would The Witcher 4 skip PS6 for its initial launch?
1:42:00 XBOX Disc-to-Digital Launches - IT'S AWESOME!
1:45:54 Sony loses the plot, TLOU3 Confirmed, Apple’s Trying to Kill OpenAI (Wrap-Up)
1:59:31 AI Bubble Comparisons, Apple Super Cores, "piece of content” (Final RM)
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https://youtu.be/58FagrSqC4M?si=cvJKME375yFMnG42
https://www.techpowerup.com/352262/early-dlss-5-testing-suggests-the-rtx-5090s-single-power-connector-might-be-the-bottleneck
https://ordinarytech.ca/blogs/news/used-gpus-in-2026-smart-buy-or-ai-worn-time-bomb
https://youtu.be/Pm4yZbwkSaw?si=2gDGikb7AnOWiJQb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXZ-OP6kpLs
https://www.techpowerup.com/352330/nvidia-confirms-dlss-5-for-geforce-rtx-40-series-is-coming
https://www.techpowerup.com/352360/modders-get-dlss-5-working-on-amd-graphics-cards-though-performance-is-rough
https://www.techpowerup.com/352412/dlss-5-testing-ends-in-a-melted-rtx-5090-connector-power-shoots-past-600-w
https://www.theverge.com/games/989978/nvidia-dlss-5-rtx-40
https://youtu.be/Pm4yZbwkSaw
https://youtu.be/SpZmH0_1gWQ?si=iPejCIooeEusYOAz
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2094167124692398421
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/star-wars-zero-company-performance-benchmark/3.html
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2094664740484063417
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2094892590327824561
https://youtu.be/Pm4yZbwkSaw?si=oHxIoDbva8AiIZpd
https://www.techpowerup.com/352288/leak-confirms-intels-long-term-socket-plan-with-lga-1954
https://youtu.be/sqnjiEOHx78?si=p2rOlZdIFV9VZp1l
https://www.techpowerup.com/351994/amd-confirms-am5-compatibility-with-olympic-ridge-desktop-zen-6
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/sony-factory-will-still-have-significant-ps5-disc-manufacturing-capacity-after-physical-media-deadline
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2096745859425648887
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2092716905026965927
https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2092621209955635606
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/?ocid=Platform_soc_omc_xbo_fb_Photo_lrn_8.26.2
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-claims-digital-games-are-not-really-owned-by-players-in-response-to-class-action-lawsuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EXGoebeJtY
https://www.techspot.com/news/113726-gta-6-extended-look-draws-over-50-million.html
https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/drama-shows/neil-druckmann-doubles-down-on-distancing-naughty-dog-from-the-last-of-us-season-3-saying-he-had-no-involvement-in-the-hbo-shows-creative-direction/
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/cloud-gaming/xbox-game-pass-adds-monthly-time-limits-subscribers-and-non-subcribers-can-buy-more-hours-to-keep-gaming
https://youtu.be/6oetArwJhZc?si=Y_fkf_bmwHebf0kX
https://x.com/bfbulletin/status/2092357893391544580?s=46
https://www.techpowerup.com/352372/amd-reportedly-prepares-new-ryzen-5-7500-six-core-cpu-for-am5-socket
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-unveils-threadripper-halo-station-an-ai-workstation-packing-96-cores-and-dual-liquid-cooled-mi350p-accelerators-the-most-powerful-workstation-in-the-world-can-run-trillion-parameter-models-says-amd
https://www.techpowerup.com/352310/nvidia-n1x-comes-in-two-skus-20c-cpu-and-6-144c-gpu-or-18c-cpu-and-5-120c-gpu
https://youtu.be/ofcdHlKJ9W0?si=iwOLzeHJe7kHKxZR
https://www.techspot.com/article/3165-gamer-and-vibecoder/
https://x.com/edels0n/status/2094562096755470432

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2 hr 18 min
September 01 377. GTA6 PS5 Pro Settings Leak, PS6 Disc Support (?), Nvidia DLSS5 | Dustin Furman
Dustin from the Sacred Symbols podcast joins to leak PlayStation details, and discuss next-gen consoles!
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0:00 Dustin loves his Baby more than Podcasting?!
6:05 XBOX Disc-to-Digital, PlayStation Going All-Digital
21:48 Will Sony Backtrack on Killing Physical?
38:07 Why the Backlash Could Still Work
57:16 How PlayStation Backtracks (At no cost to Sony)
1:17:25 Could PS6 support Disc-to-Digital like XBOX?
1:23:50 GTA VI Extended Look Reactions
1:32:02 Will GTA VI be limited to 30 FPS?
1:48:09 PS5 Pro Enhanced Leak (GTA 6 Performance Requirements)
1:58:21 Devs avoiding the GTA6 Release Window
2:02:40 If GTA6 is 30 FPS on PS5 - Your Gaming PC is in TROUBLE
2:08:57 Nvidia DLSS 5
2:29:15 AMD RDNA 5, Nvidia CPU overhead
2:33:20 Next-Gen Controller Design, What Excites us about PS6/Helix?
Check out Dustin's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwQosJMLPfBF7tNeFaEkUQ
Check out Sacred Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9BGe6i2lJepl-B_zwX6VA
Pork Poncho: https://x.com/PorkPoncho/status/2092678996316061989?s=20
https://x.com/DustinCanFly/status/2093149772144140733
https://x.com/longislandviper/status/2092740360380223613
https://x.com/longislandviper/status/2090141358757384318
https://x.com/longislandviper/status/2091958290250940858
https://youtu.be/wSm9GTUttBs?si=pXZG7i-10B_ftpIe
https://youtu.be/vBJycUtfrn4?si=h7SjpWmJkv4OYi_x
https://youtu.be/yoUux9ifBBE?siODUVvxspXlEP_q
https://youtu.be/VTrH5rNCRUE?si=fG6xuVRUw4roQV-r
https://mp1st.com/news/rumor-sony-reportedly-reconsidering-delaying-digital-only-plans-due-to-xbox-pushing-for-100-physical-strategy-for-xbox
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2092760251086823699
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/97602/sony-confirms-playstation-5-pro-by-filing-copyright-strike-against-leakers-video-on-ps5/index.html
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2094167124692398421

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2 hr 50 min
August 25 376. Nvidia RTX 5000 $/FPS Implodes, PS6 Sadism, AMD Zen 7 Snowmass, Intel U9 4950K
The RTX 50 Series is effectively dead due to horrific price hikes and persistent framerate issues.
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0:00 Hot Chips & Cooler Weather (Intro Banter)
6:23 RTX 5000 Prices Skyrocket Amidst Mainstream Performances Issues
29:20 Nvidia Pulls an Enron
45:13 Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K Naming Leaked
49:31 384 Core Zen 7 Snowmass LEAKED!
56:39 PS6 Release Date Undecided (DUH)
1:01:19 PlayStation Sadism – Why do they hate their fans SO MUCH?!
1:16:55 GTA 6 “Leaker” (Scammer) Cashes in!
1:23:09 TES6, Fire Herman Hulst, Budget Intel Handhelds, GPD Win Max 3 (Wrap-Up)
1:31:11 “Normal” DDR5 Pricing, Entry Level Codes after AI, GPU Size in 2026 (Final RMs)
Links:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cpbypg/asus-prime-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-prime-rtx5070ti-16g?history_days=365
https://youtu.be/XyEILrjuZJI
https://youtu.be/qfbC8hjBdSE
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-ai-factory-compute/
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/08/61181781/cme-ai-compute-futures-nvidia
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cftc-seeks-comment-compute-derivatives-ai-demand-grows-2026-08-19/
https://wccftech.com/deepseek-forced-to-raise-prices-as-its-recent-price-cuts-to-snub-openai-unleashed-a-demand-tsnunami-that-its-20000-gpu-stash-cant-handle/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/with-new-open-models-meta-pitches-another-reboot-of-its-struggling-ai-strategy/
https://www.techpowerup.com/351714/intel-core-ultra-9-4950k-could-signal-new-naming-scheme-for-nova-lake-s
https://youtu.be/qfbC8hjBdSE
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/sony-ceo-hiroki-totoki-efc8923f
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-6-release-date-still-hasnt-been-decided-sony-ceo-hiroki-totoki-says/
Incredible email from PS: https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2091657274431291810
https://www.notebookcheck.net/GTA-6-leaker-cashes-in-Fans-pay-up-to-80-for-new-gameplay.1373811.0.html
https://kotaku.com/take-two-subpoenas-microsoft-and-discord-records-related-to-spread-of-gta-6-leaks-2000726633
https://www.techspot.com/news/113566-gta-6-leaker-may-have-access-playable-build.html#google_vignette
https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2087258678000779664
https://www.techpowerup.com/351722/playstations-horizon-hunters-gathering-trimmed-down-after-negative-player-feedback
https://newsroom.intel.com/corporate/intel-announces-proposed-15-billion-common-stock-offering
Intel Budget Handheld PTL: https://x.com/jaykihn0/status/2088959096796102877
https://www.techpowerup.com/351768/gpd-win-max-3-handhelds-usd-1-750-is-the-best-price-which-we-can-provide
https://www.techspot.com/news/113569-amd-crosses-30-client-cpu-market-share-against.html

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1 hr 52 min
August 18 375. AMD Zen 6 and RDNA 5 Assault, Nvidia's AI Bubble, PS6 Killing Disc | James Prior
The man behind AMD Threadripper joins to discuss the 2027 hardware and the AI Bubble.
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0:00 The State of Threadripper in 2026
15:04 What parts of AI are a bubble?
36:33 When and how will the bubble pop?
1:00:45 What would make AMD Pivot from AI to Gaming?
1:10:19 AMD's Marketing Department...
1:28:23 How would James have handled PS6 Discs?
1:37:54 AMD RDNA 5 Pricing Strategy
1:52:50 AMD Zen 6 Launch Strategy
1:58:17 How will AMD get you to buy AM6?
2:06:30 What happened to Userbenchmark?
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2 hr 20 min
August 11 374. Nvidia Price Hikes, AMD RDNA 5 Specs, PS6 vs XBOX Helix Disc War, RX 9050 4GB
GeForce gets scummy, UDNA is incredible, and XBOX is slaps PlayStation! We discuss!
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0:00 It's hot out there! (Intro Banter)
2:41 LG Bloatware, CGI, Fiji Bandwidth (Corrections)
11:25 Nvidia Hikes GeForce Prices while Bragging about MSRP Cards at QuakeCon 2026
20:19 REMINDER – RTX 5090 has massive Framerate Issues
22:14 Does DLSS5 5 even work when in motion?
26:48 RX 9050 4GB Analysis
35:50 Why is the RX 9050 so cutdown?
38:55 AMD RDNA 5 (UDNA?) Details Leaked
47:29 XBOX Positron Confirmed!
1:05:42 The Sony Backlash Continues
1:25:14 TSMC is MASSIVELY Expanding Capacity!
1:30:05 XBOX Gets PS4 Features, Intel Disappears E-Cores, AMD Medusa Update (Wrap-Up)
1:45:53 Sony Stablecoin, PlayStation Canis TVs, PS VR2 & PS6 Handheld (Final RM)
Links:
https://www.techpowerup.com/351329/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-series-faces-30-price-increase-in-south-korea
https://www.polygon.com/nvidia-graphic-card-prices-hike-ram-memory-crisis/
https://wccftech.com/gigabyte-hikes-gpu-prices-by-up-to-40-japanese-retailer-cancels-pre-orders-it-can-no-longer-honor/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-sells-rtx-50-series-gpus-at-msrp-during-quakecon-2026-graphics-cards-sold-at-launch-prices-more-than-a-year-after-release-are-now-considered-an-attraction
https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/nvidia-raskryla-podrobnosti-dlss-5-i-podtverdila-eksklyuzivnost-dlya-rtx-50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shweR_ghJFw
https://www.techspot.com/article/3157-amd-4gb-gpu/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amds-new-radeon-rx-9050-is-roughly-30-percent-slower-than-the-rtx-5050-in-games-early-testing-shows-the-cheapest-8gb-rdna-4-gpu-comfortably-handles-1080p-gaming-but-doesnt-impress
https://youtu.be/O0Ci9WiGgfY?si=QEG6q__mpsIqK74g
https://youtube.com/live/RjvbQ1GA96c
https://x.com/eXtas1stv/status/2084103712796975121
https://youtu.be/_WazPeflbzs?si=iQa54gWQ7Fe9QL_x
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/no-xbox-isnt-quitting-steam-but-it-is-doubling-down-on-pc-gaming-heres-how
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-will-reportedly-continue-to-support-physical-discs-following-ps6-backlash
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/were-going-to-cautiously-move-this-forward-sony-says-it-hears-playstation-disc-backlash-but-will-continue-its-plans/
https://insider-gaming.com/sony-says-its-product-is-more-affordable-than-high-end-pc-gaming/
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/08/disc-based-ps5s-now-warn-buyers-about-the-impending-death-of-physical-games
https://x.com/i/trending/2085161358056714431
https://www.techspot.com/news/113376-mexico-gamer-congresswoman-takes-sony-court-over-physical.html
https://x.com/longislandviper/status/2085092987105579509
https://www.techpowerup.com/351326/tsmc-targets-100-000-n2-wafers-per-month-by-the-end-of-2026
https://www.techpowerup.com/351401/tsmc-sits-on-usd-1-billion-of-apple-chips-as-it-waits-for-dram
https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2085033696210665553
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/08/xbox-will-copy-playstations-platinum-trophy-later-this-year
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-licenses-atom-class-x86-cores-to-startup-firm-reportedly-sharing-rtl-enabling-customer-to-build-its-own-custom-processors-based-on-x86-general-purpose-cores
https://x.com/InstLatX64/status/2050676542989013336?s=20
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-7-series/lenovo-legion-7a-gen-11-15-inch-amd-gaming-laptop/len101g0054#models
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2085833863796834412
https://www.techpowerup.com/351431/amd-rdna-4m-igpu-support-arrives-in-open-source-mesa-gpu-driver
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/saudi-arabias-usd55-billion-takeover-of-electronic-arts-will-happen-next-week/
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/the-japanese-patent-office-has-officially-had-enough-of-nintendo-rejecting-a-patent-attached-to-the-palworld-lawsuit-with-rarely-seen-sass/
https://www.pcmag.com/news/upgradable-laptop-maker-framework-suffers-breach-affecting-all-customers

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About Broken Silicon

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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.