The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

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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Episode 97: Simon from TFTCentral joins us after the wave of announcements at CES 2026 to chat about upcoming monitor technology, the current flaws with WOLED and QD-OLED panels, the types of screens we'd love to see, burn in, G-Sync Pulsar and more

TFTCENTRAL

Check out Simon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tftcentral

Check out Simon's website: https://tftcentral.co.uk/

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:43 - New Ultrawides for 2026

11:19 - New RGB Stripe WOLED

20:36 - Does 5K Gaming Make Sense?

30:16 - 500Hz 1440p LCDs

36:38 - The OLED Formats We'd Like to See & Future of OLED

55:50 - Status of OLED Burn In and Other Flaws

1:14:41 - G-Sync Pulsar

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Episode 96: Some employees have recently left LTT and their stories have been blowing up, so we thought it might be interesting to give our perspective on running a YouTube tech channel, whether Linus was being unfair and whether the ex-LTT guys made the right choice. Also, we chat about 9800X3D failures and Valve delaying the Steam Machine (and its price reveal)

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - Our Thoughts on Employees Leaving LTT

45:50 - What is the Deal With 9800X3D Failures?

1:03:09 - Valve Delays Steam Machine

1:17:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

Jake's video on leaving LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2E

Zip Tie Tuning video on LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0GPnA9pW8k

Valve's Steam Machine update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/625565405086220583

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Episode 95: The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has been released and at best all we can say about it is that it's inoffensive. Also, more reports have emerged that signal the end of GPUs at MSRP.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:26 - So The 9850X3D Has Been Released

16:04 - More GPU Supply Information

29:40 - Zotac Might Be In Trouble

43:11 - Intel Launching Big Battlemage for Pros?

49:09 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

SOURCES

der8auer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lS1S_VhUK4&pp=2AYB

Zotac Korea statement: https://videocardz.com/newz/zotac-korea-warns-of-steep-rtx-5090-and-rtx-5060-price-hikes-says-some-models-may-be-unavailable-for-a-while

Arc Pro B70: https://x.com/SquashBionic/status/2015648577511629092

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Episode 94: We released a report saying the RTX 5070 Ti is effectively being killed off, and that Asus put the product into end of life status. What happened there? We share the full story

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:33 - AMD Officially Launches the 9850X3D

05:53 - The RTX 5070 Ti is Effectively Dead, The Story So Far

25:38 - It Was From Asus PR, Not a Random Rumor

35:08 - Did We Cause Supply Issues?

48:57 - Why Didn't We Remove the Video?

57:44 - Why Aren't Companies Just Honest About Supply?

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Episode 93: A rumor and news episode to round out 2025. We chat a bit more about 9850X3D expectations, the current and future state of Intel CPUs following some 225F testing, Nvidia cutting GPU supply, potential new GPUs and Steve kills some hardware.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

02:33 - More Thoughts on the 9850X3D

06:13 - Where is Intel at With Their CPUs?

24:42 - Nvidia Cutting GPU Supply?

37:38 - AMD Launches Radeon RX 9060 XT LP

43:22 - More Intel Arc B770 Rumors

49:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 92: Edward Crisler from Radeon-exclusive AIB Sapphire joins the podcast to chat about the current GPU market. How will rising DRAM prices affect gaming GPUs? Can the GPU makers and AIBs absorb some of the increased cost? Also we talk about RDNA 4 and how successful it's been compared to previous generations, AMD's true market share, and of course, the Sapphire Puke box art

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:03 - RDNA 4 Launch at Sapphire

05:11 - RDNA 4 vs Older Generations Success

11:32 - The DRAM Crisis

20:25 - AIBs Want More Control

24:48 - Thoughts on 12VHPWR

26:32 - How Are SKU Decisions Made?

32:35 - Sapphire Puke

35:27 - DRAM Pricing: What Can AMD and AIBs Do?

44:50 - AI-Focused GPU Makers Owe Everything to Gamers

50:56 - AMD's True Market Share

59:05 - The Key to RDNA 4's Success

1:03:13 - Outro with Ed's Favorite Sapphire Generation

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Episode 91: Troubling signs in the PC gaming space with DRAM prices continuing to skyrocket and the surprising death of Micron's Crucial brand. Also we chat about the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and Nvidia ending driver support for Pascal.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:31 - DRAM Demand for AI Kills Micron's Crucial Brand

29:39 - AMD Confirms Ryzen 7 9850X3D

41:08 - Nvidia Ends Pascal and Maxwell Driver Support

45:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 90: Some of you were upset we said the Steam Machine could be dead on arrival, so did we get it wrong? Steve also discusses recent RAM testing, and we look at gaming revenue for both Nvidia and AMD.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - More thoughts on the Steam Machine?

22:27 - People didn't understand some RAM testing

40:50 - AMD vs Nvidia gaming revenue and sales share

54:04 - Updates from our boring lives

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Episode 89: Valve has announced a new Steam Machine, which includes entry-level PC gaming hardware at an unknown price. We give our thoughts on whether this sounds any good and what prices would make sense. Steve also shares a motherboard story.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - Initial Thoughts on Steam Machine

14:42 - No Upgrade Path

20:29 - Game Compatibility and Value

35:35 - AMD Roadmaps

39:43 - Steve Finds a Motherboard Flaw

55:15 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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