The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

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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Episode 43: There are some performance issues in current builds of Windows that are driving Steve crazy, plus we discuss the latest news including the Ryzen 5 7600X3D

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - Steve Goes Crazy Testing Windows

31:12 - 105W Zen 5 Modes Comes to AMD BIOSes

38:26 - The Ryzen 5 7600X3D

46:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 42: For some reason, AMD just keeps making weird statements about Zen 5 performance, so we're digging into them again this week's podcast

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:49 - What's The Point?

10:01 - AMD's David McAfee Responds

12:33 - The Zen 5 Windows "Optimization" Angle

22:19 - AMD's Poor Testing

39:02 - AMD Will Update Their Testing Methods

47:55 - This All Feels a Bit Absurd

57:39 - Zen 5 vs Intel Claims

1:05:09 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 41: Now that all the main Zen 5 processors (for now) have been released, we discuss more elements of the launch, including the weird Ryzen bug with Windows and AMD's communication issues at launch

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:38 - More Zen 5 Thoughts After the 9950X Review

14:52 - Impacts on the AM5 Platform

24:19 - What Role Did Leakers Play?

36:39 - The Ryzen Windows "Bug"

53:34 - AMD's Poor Launch Communication

1:22:07 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 40: We discuss all the fallout from Zen 5 reviews, including claims of extremely good efficiency, pricing, power limits and more

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:26 - Feedback on Zen 5 Reviews

06:38 - Zen 5 Power Efficiency

14:02 - Zen 5 Pricing Issues

22:36 - Are Zen 5 CPUs Extremely Power Limited?

31:27 - AMD's Launch Issues

43:12 - AMD Needs to Make Moves Soon

50:55 - How's Our Excitement for the CPU Market?

58:20 - Intel Has an Opportunity with Arrow Lake

1:11:06 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 39: It's been a big week for news, so Steve and Tim spend most of the episode discussing AMD's decision to delay Zen 5, and the latest updates from Intel surrounding their CPU stability issues.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:39 - AMD Delays Zen 5

18:32 - Updates and Discussion on Intel CPU Stability Issues

1:01:15 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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