The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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