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The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

Hardware Unboxed

Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you"ll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:35:39

Our Thoughts on Reviews Killing Companies

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2024/04/19

Episode 29: There's recently been some discussion about reviews, stemming from Marques Brownlee's review of the Humane AI pin. We have decades of experience doing product reviews, so it's time to give our thoughts on what reviews really are all about, and how we approach themCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:41 - Marques Brownlee Makes a Fair Review, Who Are Reviews For?30:00 - YouTubers Are Unfairly Grouped and Called Paid Shills1:15:13 - Updates from Our Boring LivesSOURCESMarques Brownlee's Humane AI Pin

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1:15:15

Unstable Intel CPUs, Trash B650 Boards, 13th-Gen...

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2024/04/12

Episode 28: We discuss Intel 13th and 14th gen CPUs maybe being pushed a bit too far and crashing games, Steve has tested some really bad AMD B650 boards recently, Intel has started discontinuing 13th gen processors already and there's also XeSS 1.3 now.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro01:58 - Intel CPUs Crashing Games and Being Pushed to the Limits24:20 - New Entry-Level B650 Motherboards are Trash36:13 - Intel Discontinues 13th-gen K-series CPUs53:39 - AMD Launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F58:12 - Intel

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1:12:38

Re-Ranking All Current GPUs From Worst to Best (2024...

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2024/04/04

Episode 27: Two discussion topics in this podcast episode, firstly on CPU/GPU scaling and when it makes sense to upgrade a CPU vs a GPU, and then we re-rank all the current GPUs from worst to best. Lots of interesting chat in this one!CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:25 - CPU and GPU Scaling Discussion28:25 - Re-Ranking All Current GPUs1:05:10 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo:

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1:32:09

Horizon Forbidden West, Dragon's Dogma 2, VRAM and...

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2024/03/28

Episode 26: Steve and Tim have been "playing" (for work) Horizon Forbidden West and Dragon's Dogma 2 and share their thoughts on what the games are bringing to PC. Then we answer some listener mails on voting with your wallet and how the channel has been going in a relatively slow period.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:31 - Testing Horizon Forbidden West and Dragon's Dogma 230:04 - Should Buyers Vote With Their Wallet?47:37 - Health of Hardware Unboxed Channel1:15:43 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE

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1:09:44

AMD's FSR 3.1 Surprise, Intel's Dumb 14900KS, And...

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2024/03/22

Episode 25: Steve is back from his holiday, so that means a discussion on Intel's pretty dumb Core i9-14900KS that no one should buy, thoughts on AMD FSR 3.1 upscaling improvements, Steam gets better with new family share options and we're destroying OLEDs on purpose.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:26 - Not Testing the Core i9-14900KS17:56 - AMD FSR 3.1 Surprise Announcement25:31 - Steam Family Sharing Seems Awesome41:06 - OLED Burn In Testing50:42 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE

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1:00:10

Nvidia's Last Good $200 GPU, GDDR7 Arrives, FSR...

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2024/03/07

Episode 24: It's news time! Nvidia has apparently discontinued their last good $200 GPU series, the GTX 16 series. AMD AI-enhanced FSR and DirectSR discussion and talk of what GDDR7 will bring to next-gen GPUs.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:25 - Nvidia Apparently Discontinues GTX 16 Series19:58 - AI-Based FSR and Microsoft DirectSR28:12 - GDDR7 Is Coming Soon37:56 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo:

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1:22:35

Radeon RX 7900 GRE Issues, This GPU Generation Sucks!

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2024/03/01

Episode 23: A recap of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE and all the issues with stock vs AIB testing, followed by our general thoughts on reviewing this generation of graphics cards. It's been boring, and Steve is feeling it! In more interesting news we also have a generator update and chat about the current state of gaming.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:27 - Issues Testing the Radeon RX 7900 GRE17:29 - Will Overclocking Fix the RX 7900 GRE?26:25 - The GPU Market is Boring and Sucks45:03 - Would You Buy a GPU Right

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1:14:42

Nvidia Fixes Their Biggest GPU Issue (Aside From...

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2024/02/23

Episode 22: After Steve discusses his four day power outage, we chat about the new Nvidia App replacing the slow Control Panel and annoying GeForce Experience. Also some chat about moving from Threadripper over to AM5 for Tim's workstation PC.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:32 - Steve Had No Power for Four Days13:57 - Nvidia App Beta29:58 - Tim Ditches Threadripper for AM51:00:00 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo:

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1:20:29

These Are The GPU Features YOU Care About

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2024/02/09

Episode 21: After a brief discussion of the Ryzen 7 5700, we dive into the survey results to look at what GPUs you own, how often you upgrade, your thoughts on switching brands, and the graphics features you find important. Some very interesting results!CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro01:12 - AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Recap13:57 - Survey Results14:53 - GPU Market Share19:07 - How Much Did Your GPU Cost?21:48 - How Often Do You Upgrade?28:23 - Rasterization vs Ray Tracing Importance33:57 - How Much is Too Much for 8GB of

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1:32:37

APUs Are Pointless, Boring RTX 4080 Super and More...

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2024/02/01

Episode 20: We recap the lack of excitement around the GeForce RTX 4080 Super, discuss our recent ray tracing poll, and chat about why the Ryzen 8000G APUs don't make any sense for someone to actually buy. Plus Steve has a rant about customer service.SURVEY: https://forms.gle/u43Pa7wEt63nZwSH7CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro10:30 - Ray Tracing Poll Results25:55 - GeForce RTX 4080 Super Recap37:08 - Ryzen 8000G APU Recap and Why APUs Are Pointless1:05:49 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE

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1:33:14

Maximum GPUs, Medium Excitement: RTX 4070 Super, RTX...

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2024/01/25

Episode 19: After three new graphics card launches in the space of two weeks, we fully recap and give extended thoughts on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super and RTX 4070 Ti Super, as well as the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XTCHAPTERS0:00 - Intro04:11 - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Recap18:33 - Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Recap41:47 - New Approach to Ray Tracing Testing1:02:32 - AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Recap1:21:03 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio:

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1:18:51

2024 Hardware Expectations: Zen 5, RDNA 4, Arc...

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2024/01/05

Episode 18: We get excited about 2024 hardware releases by working through what products we expect to launch, and what we think they will and should deliverCHAPTERS0:00 - Intro02:24 - Expectations: Intel 14th-gen Non-K CPUs06:33 - Other RDNA 3 GPUs10:07 - AMD Zen 4 APUs24:23 - AMD Zen 5 CPUs35:05 - Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs48:50 - Intel Arrow Lake CPUs1:03:00 - Next-Gen AMD and Nvidia GPUs1:08:52 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio:

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1:28:26

Alphacool Fan Testing Debacle, Pointless RTX 3050...

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2023/12/22

Episode 17: A mixture of things in this episode, including discussion on the Igor's Lab testing of an Alphacool fan, rumors of a rather pointless RTX 3050 6GB, Intel frame extrapolation technology, our favorite hardware releases of 2023 and of course, updates from Steve's holiday.NEWS STORIESIgor's Lab Website: https://www.igorslab.de/en/Der8auer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHNXFgSonWI&t=1sRTX 3050 6GB Rumors:

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1:36:46

OLED vs LCD Battle in 2024, Terrible Monitor...

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2023/12/14

Episode 16: Simon from TFT Central joins to chat about everything monitor related. The best displays of 2023, the battle between OLED and LCD in 2024, the current state of bad monitor marketing, deal breakers, 500Hz brilliance and moreCHAPTERS0:00 - Intro02:45 - Favorite Monitor of 202305:34 - OLED vs LCD in 202420:17 - Are 4K 240Hz OLEDs Really Coming in January?26:54 - WOLED vs QD-OLED vs LCD Panel Coating38:50 - Most Important Aspects to Monitor Performance46:26 - Monitor Deal Breakers56:12 -

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1:17:41

The Problems AMD, Intel and Nvidia Need to Fix in 2024

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2023/12/01

Episode 15: We chat about Nvidia's rumored RTX 4090 D for China, get the latest updates on Steve's Threadripper system, then break down the main areas AMD, Intel and Nvidia need to improve on in 2024. Also, Steve's got a windshield story and Tim gives his thoughts on Alan Wake II.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro00:36 - Nvidia Gives the D to RTX 4090s in China12:12 - Steve's Threadripper System Updates17:20 - Improvements for AMD in 202435:53 - Improvements for Nvidia in 202442:36 - Improvements for Intel in

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1:01:48

Nvidia RTX 40 Super GPUs: What Should Happen vs What...

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2023/11/24

Episode 14: Steve details even more issues with his Threadripper systems, including some oddities with new Zen 4 models, plus we discuss rumors surrounding Nvidia RTX 40 Super graphics cards. What should Nvidia do to fix the Ada Lovelace generation? What will they do?CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro02:35 - Steve Rants About Threadripper 7000 Issues21:50 - General Zen 4 Threadripper Thoughts29:53 - We Discuss Nvidia RTX 40 Super GPU Rumors44:48 - Will Nvidia AI Boom Make Nvidia Super Series Worse?52:53 - Updates

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1:14:22

Intel APO Marketing Stunt? Our Solutions for Game...

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2023/11/16

Episode 13: This week we chat about new Ryzen 5000 X3D CPU rumors, give our "solutions" to game optimization challenges, give more thoughts on Intel APO and discuss playing Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing and all the DLSS features enabled.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro01:59 - Rumor: New AMD Zen 3 X3D CPUs?12:15 - What Are the Solutions to Poor Game Optimization?35:24 - Is Intel APO a Marketing Stunt?45:01 - Playing Cyberpunk 2077 with PT and DLSS1:09:33 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE

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1:22:55

The Epic Games Store Sucks, AMD Cuts Driver Support &...

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2023/11/10

Episode 12: This week we discuss why the Epic Games Store keeps losing tons of money (and why Steam is king), we give our thoughts on AMD ending driver support for Vega GPUs, and share what we think about YouTube taking much more serious steps towards blocking adblockersCHAPTERS0:00 - Intro00:52 - The Epic Games Store Sucks and Loses Money30:05 - AMD Ends Driver Support for Vega GPUs38:36 - Our Thoughts on YouTube Blocking Adblock59:54 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio:

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1:21:21

Is 30 FPS Gaming Actually Unplayable?

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2023/11/03

Episode 11: After looking at Alan Wake 2 recently, we're doing a deep dive episode on whether 30 FPS gaming is "unplayable" or whether it's more just "unenjoyable" or even at times "playable"CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro02:29 - Is 30 FPS Gaming Unplayable?06:32 - All FPS Rates are Playable, Unplayable is Subjective16:03 - Type of Input Device Matters22:10 - Being Sold a 30 FPS Experience is Bad26:21 - 30 FPS Reduces Visual Quality38:34 - 30 FPS Might Be Okay When There's No Choice49:39 - Alan Wake 2 Has No

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1:15:47

Reacting To The Worst Comments On Our Videos

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast ·

2023/10/26

Episode 10: A quick chat about Cities Skylines 2 is followed with us reacting, laughing and just having fun with some of the worst comments we've received on our videos recently. Also, hear more about mowers from Steve, and Starfield from TimCHAPTERS0:00 - Intro02:31 - RTX 4090 Pricing and Cities Skylines 211:40 - Reacting to Really Bad Comments55:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives1:00:00 - Tim's Thoughts on StarfieldSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio:

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