The Full Nerd Podcast

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December 23, 2025 Episode 379: 2026 PC Predictions & Eating Our 2025 Words
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. For the final episode of the year the gang goes over the predictions they made for the PC in 2025 and make new predictions for what they think lies ahead in 2026 (scary stuff).
Categories:
- Best CPU of 2025
- Best GPU of 2025
- Best Other Hardware of 2025
- Best Trend of 2025
- Worst Trend of 2025
- Gordon Mah Ung Wildcard Award
Links:
- Last years predictions: https://www.youtube.com/live/LXpTivE64UM?si=bWVKiVirGCpjYBgW
- The Full Nerd's best of 2025: https://www.youtube.com/live/I1ODuXjse3Y?si=-yAKsl8RgOX2BT4U
- PCWorld's best of 2025: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2965913/the-best-pc-hardware-and-software-of-2025-2026.html
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2 hr 31 min
December 16, 2025 Episode 378: The Best PC Hardware Of 2025: Live Debate Showdown
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. It's the end of the year, which of course means that it's time for us to pick the best PC hardware that came out in 2025 by debating live on YouTube! Watch everyone argue their picks across a range of categories - and factor in audience feedback in real time.
Categories:
- Best CPU of 2025
- Best GPU of 2025
- Best Other Hardware of 2025
- Best Trend of 2025
- Worst Trend of 2025
- Gordon Mah Ung Wildcard Award
Links:
- PCWorld's best of 2025: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2965913/the-best-pc-hardware-and-software-of-2025-2026.html
Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/WWnEzTDhw
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2 hr 41 min
December 11, 2025 Episode 377: RIP Crucial, Old Tech Is New Again? & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about Micron shuttering it's Crucial brand, with rising memory cost, old tech may as well be new again, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!!
Note: We were experiencing some technical difficulties with audio during our live podcast and a small portion of our chat was briefly cutoff and re-stitched in post.
Links:
- https://www.pcworld.com/article/3001184/i-hope-crucials-death-isnt-a-canary-in-a-pc-memory-coal-mine.html
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1 hr 46 min
December 02, 2025 Episode 376: CES 2026 Expectations, Cheapest Black Friday Build & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about Adam's recent trip to Intel's performance testing lab, Black Friday deals for PC parts, how generative AI is hitting game developers and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Cheap Black Friday build: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2992089/i-crafted-the-cheapest-black-friday-gaming-pc-build-again-its-brutal-this-year.html
- CES 2026 expectations: https://videocardz.com/newz/what-to-expect-from-amd-nvidia-and-intel-at-ces-2026
- 9850X3D leaks: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/amd-has-just-launched-the-ryzen-7-9850x3d-with-zero-fanfare-and-i-think-i-understand-why/
- Intel 1% GPU marketshare: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2996364/intel-storms-back-to-power-1-percent-of-pc-graphics-cards.html
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2 hr 20 min
November 26, 2025 Episode 375: Intel CPU Testing Lab, Black Friday PC Deals, Gen AI In Games & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about Adam's recent trip to Intel's performance testing lab, Black Friday deals for PC parts, how generative AI is hitting game developers and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Intel performance lab interview: https://youtu.be/t_AVj82ISwY
- Gen AI in games: https://techraptor.net/gaming/features/examining-generative-ais-usage-in-steam-next-fest-2025
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2 hr 40 min
November 18, 2025 Episode 374: Q&A Blitz: Windows Subscription? Just Buy Nvidia? Is Xbox Screwed? & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang catches up on all the burning questions we have in from our Discord, including topics such as the Steam Machine, Windows subscriptions, how AI is making us dumber and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
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1 hr 56 min
November 12, 2025 Episode 373: New Steam Machine, Ryzen Market Share, PCWorld Best Of 2025 & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers all of Valve's new announcements including the Steam Machine and Steam Controller 2, AMD's recent earnings call pointing out how successful Ryzen has been, breaking down the Best of 2025 picks from PCWorld staff members, and so much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Steam Machine: https://www.theverge.com/tech/818111/valve-steam-machine-hands-on-preview-specs-announcement
- Ryzen roadmap: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2968903/amd-confirms-zen-7-cpu-plans-offers-look-at-gpu-npu-roadmap.html
- Record Ryzen sales: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2962359/amd-sees-its-record-cpu-sales-continuing.html
- PCWorld best of 2025: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2965913/the-best-pc-hardware-and-software-of-2025-2026.html
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2 hr 11 min
November 04, 2025 Episode 372: Radeon Driver "Confusion", Linux Gaming Milestone & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers the RDNA 1/2 driver support announcement, how many Windows PC games are running on Linux now, and so much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Radeon blog post: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2959622/amd-older-rx5000-rx6000-cards-will-have-an-optimized-driver-path.html
- Linux gaming: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/nearly-90-percent-of-windows-games-now-run-on-linux-latest-data-shows-as-windows-10-dies-gaming-on-linux-is-more-viable-than-ever
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1 hr 47 min
October 28, 2025 Episode 371: Did PC Win The Console War? Ryzen 9000G APU Rumors & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers reports of Windows showing up on the next Xbox console, Adam's experience with the new full screen experience on the Asus ROG Ally X, the rumors of an upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000G APU launch, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Ryzen 9000G rumors: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-strix-point-spotted-in-new-agesa-update-hinting-at-stronger-ryzen-9000g-lineup-after-all
- Windows on Xbox: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2953703/did-pcs-win-the-console-war-the-next-xbox-will-run-windows-report-claims.html
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1 hr 54 min
October 21, 2025 Episode 370: Intel's Tom Petersen Talks Xe3 Gaming, Making A Better GPU & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang is joined by special guest Tom Petersen, Fellow at Intel, to talk about all things Xe3, Panther Lake gaming, GPU benchmarking, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Panther Lake deep-dive: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2928765/panther-lake-unveiled-a-deep-dive-into-intels-next-gen-laptop-cpu.html
- Interview with Tom Petersen: https://youtu.be/Bjdd_ywfEkI?si=Jn_YH_jZWntwsqVV
- Thread Director interview: https://youtu.be/VcvzIGA6qA4?si=adxnHtMTiGvWQzY4
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2 hr 2 min

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Each week The Full Nerd Podcast covers relevant news for PC builders of all skill levels. Join hosts Adam Patrick Murray, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, and others from PCWorld every Tuesday live at 11 am…