Episode 107: We chat about some of the latest CPU releases, including the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, and the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, which doesn't make a ton of sense when nobody is doing platform upgrades. Also, we thought it was quite amusing that Nvidia's hotspot GPU temperature has now been uncovered, so we discuss that whole situation.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:02 - The Ryzen 7 7700X3D has Launched

08:32 - The Ryzen 7 5800X3D Actually Makes Sense

24:53 - Nvidia GPU Hotspot Temperature Situation

40:24 - Steam Machine Thermals and HDMI-CEC

01:04:55 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 106: We chat about Sony ending production of physical games in 2028, and the implications that has for game ownership. Plus we talk about the challenges Nvidia faces with improving GPU performance, and the future of gaming as a result.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Life Update

02:35 - A chat about recent content

06:00 - Playstation ending disc support

32:06 - Has GPU performance really hit a ceiling?

44:00 - The future of gaming?

53:34 - Is Radeon in the same boat as Nvidia?

01:01:03 - Why games aren't getting better?

01:19:36 - Our Boring Lives

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Episode 105: We give some additional thoughts on how bad the Steam Machine is, and yes, we think it is very bad. Then we chat briefly about the Ryzen 7 5800X3D being re-released.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - Yeah we haven't changed our mind on the Steam Machine

16:45 - Microsoft increased the price of the XBOX

21:20 - Steam Machine is the new Verge PC

28:28 - Pre Built as a HTPC

34:33 - Playstation/XBOX is easier to use than Windows

46:22 - Our thoughts on Valve

50:00 - 5800X3D is back and a good buy?

1:01:24 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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Episode 104: Upon our return from Computex, we chat about the current graphics card market, including AMD's bizarre release of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Chat About the Radeon RX 9070 GRE

22:42 - The Current State of GPU Sales

50:08 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 103: Some people got upset that we claimed Nvidia didn't deliver on their promised ray tracing future. So we discuss that, the RTX 20 series, how ray tracing was marketed, and whether we think it's lived up to the original hype

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Chat About Ray Tracing

55:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 102: We chat about the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition situation: the CPU itself and how it performs, AMD's decision not to provide review samples and more.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Chat About 9950X3D2

1:04:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 101: What are our thoughts on Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal? Time to chat about that, along with Crimson Desert, which we've been benchmarking

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - Our Initial Thoughts on DLSS 5

08:14 - DLSS 5's Artistic Changes

27:36 - Possible Technical Challenges

42:07 - The Reaction to DLSS 5

49:24 - Crimson Desert Impressions

1:08:03 - Final Thoughts

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Episode 100: A brief chat on some news topics again, including Intel's announcement of Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs at attractive price points and FSR Diamond. Then we chat about a customer getting screwed over after his DDR5 memory died

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:53 - New Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs

11:34 - AMD Announces FSR Diamond

14:27 - DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Frame Gen Release

15:59 - Umart, Corsair and Memory Failures

1:07:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 99: A brief chat on some news topics, like Nvidia's recent driver issues and the rumored RTX 5050 9GB, then into our main chat. Is it really no longer possible to future proof your PC? Or is this one of the better times for PC hardware longevity?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:37 - The RTX 5050 9GB Rumors

06:49 - New AMD Ryzen APUs for AM5

11:55 - Nvidia Driver Issues

18:52 - Future Proofing Your GPU, Is It Possible?

52:39 - CPU Longevity?

1:12:16 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

Jay's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqIf5yvQdbc

RTX 5050 9GB: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-reportedly-plans-geforce-rtx-5050-with-9gb-memory-and-96-bit-bus

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Episode 98: Two goobers give their thoughts on AI. We've used it, the marketing claims don't match the capabilities at all. We chat about the financial investments so far, how that's likely going to be a big problem, and the overall status of the 'bubble'.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

10:56 - Our Experiences Using AI

29:54 - The Insane Investment into AI

38:33 - Are They Going to Run Out of Money?

52:40 - The Bubble

1:06:00 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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