26. Hardware Unboxed

Steve Walton joins Tom for a discussion regarding 2019’s hardware releases, upcoming products, & HWUB’s origins. [NOTE: Steve’s audio capture crashed. Nothing was lost, but audio changes ~48 min mark] 0:49 Steve Hides his RTX Money 4:50 Can Intel even be recommended anymore? 6:20 Threadripper and Zen 3 15:15 Hardware Unboxed’s Origins 27:00 How much work it actually takes to make good content… 34:00 Why is Tim the Monitor guy? 37:10 What were your expectations of Zen in 2016? 45:00 Are PC prices “back to normal”? 52:30 Comparing this era to the “28nm Era.” 57:55 Turing, and the value of Ray Tracing. 1:08:55 RX 5500XT & RX 5600XT 1:17:20 FCLK Overclocking Capabilities, IPC Comparisons 1:23:35 Should gamers turn off SMT on Ryzen 3000? 1:29:35 What is Steve thankful for from 2019? 1:43:00 What is a big performance increase? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZGlhGjFUFM https://youtu.be/pDdwLZxHJ8Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5QNQngL8A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIWO-821vik https://youtu.be/TqVQhHjumvs Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.