Matt from Alderon Games joins to discuss the Nintendo Switch 2, Intel Instability, and Zen 5!
0:00 Introducing Matt from Alderon Games
4:52 Programming for PC vs Console vs Mobile
8:30 PS5 Pro Performance Analysis - 60FPS GTA 6 possible?
22:52 Nintendo Switch 2 Analysis - Future-Proofed for AAA?
36:24 How Alderon proved Raptor Lake is Fatally Flawed
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2024-08-05 22:25:56 +0000 UTC
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Matt from Alderon Games joins to discuss the Nintendo Switch 2, Intel Instability, and Zen 5!
0:00 Introducing Matt from Alderon Games
4:52 Programming for PC vs Console vs Mobile
8:30 PS5 Pro Performance Analysis - 60FPS GTA 6 possible?
22:52 Nintendo Switch 2 Analysis - Future-Proofed for AAA?
36:24 How Alderon proved Raptor Lake is Fatally Flawed
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2024-08-05 22:25:46 +0000 UTC
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Something is going wrong with Intel’s Royal Core project.
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:10 (LEAK) Intel Beast Lake is Cancelled & Royal Core is in Jeopardy
5:55 Intel Q2 2024 Earnings Analysis
13:52 AMD Q2 2024 Earnings Analysis
19:20 AMD Z2 Extreme Thoughts
29:50 (LEAK) Ryzen 9000 Launch Supply, Strix Configurations
39:50 RDNA 4
45:45 Nvidia...
2024-08-03 01:41:55 +0000 UTC
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Something is going wrong with Intel’s Royal Core project.
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:10 (LEAK) Intel Beast Lake is Cancelled & Royal Core is in Jeopardy
5:55 Intel Q2 2024 Earnings Analysis
13:52 AMD Q2 2024 Earnings Analysis
19:20 AMD Z2 Extreme Thoughts
29:50 (LEAK) Ryzen 9000 Launch Supply, Strix Configurations
39:50 RDNA 4
45:45 Nvidia...
2024-08-03 01:41:52 +0000 UTC
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Broken Silicon's next guest will be Matt from Alderon Games! He has been a vital critic of Intel's instability issues - paving the way towards the true by being fearless and openly stating his problems publically. Additionally, he's a veteran Game Developer with A LOT to say about upcoming consoles and hardware releases! At a minimum, we plan to discuss the following:
Intel Ins...
2024-08-03 00:50:33 +0000 UTC
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You all know the drill! Write-in below with your thoughts and questions regarding the subjects of this past month, and what you are looking forward to in August! As a reminder, we have seen the following developments over the past 4 weeks:
We analyze AI 9 HX 370 Performance, discuss Intel’s Raptor Lake Instability, and give a PS5 Pro update!
0:00 Velociraptor Kickflips & Tom's Accent (Intro Banter)
4:38 Games using more than 8GB of VRAM (Correction)
7:43 Zen 5 Strix gets first Reviews, Early Sales LEAK!!!
25:39 Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 with 55 TOPS NPU
29:40 AMD Delays Desktop Ryzen 9000 Series...
2024-07-29 07:42:29 +0000 UTC
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We analyze AI 9 HX 370 Performance, discuss Intel’s Raptor Lake Instability, and give a PS5 Pro update!
0:00 Velociraptor Kickflips & Tom's Accent (Intro Banter)
4:38 Games using more than 8GB of VRAM (Correction)
7:43 Zen 5 Strix gets first Reviews, Early Sales LEAK!!!
25:39 Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 with 55 TOPS NPU
29:40 AMD Delays Desktop Ryzen 9000 Series...
2024-07-29 07:42:25 +0000 UTC
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We discuss if Tom could beat Jensen in arm wrestling, the future of APUs, and what we expect out of Blackwell and RDNA 4 pricing…
0:00 Are we AI? Could Tom beat Jensen in arm wrestling? (Intro Banter)
5:13 AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia Promises
11:00 Will there be an RX 7700 GDE? Was MCM in RDNA 3 good?
15:34 Blackwell and RDNA 4 Pricing, Unquantifia...
2024-07-26 06:53:59 +0000 UTC
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We discuss if Tom could beat Jensen in arm wrestling, the future of APUs, and what we expect out of Blackwell and RDNA 4 pricing…
0:00 Are we AI? Could Tom beat Jensen in arm wrestling? (Intro Banter)
5:13 AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia Promises
11:00 Will there be an RX 7700 GDE? Was MCM in RDNA 3 good?
15:34 Blackwell and RDNA 4 Pricing, Unquantifia...
2024-07-26 06:53:56 +0000 UTC
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Wendell joins to discuss what is likely causing 13th & 14th Gen failures, Ryzen 9000, and the future of AI!
0:00 Intel’s Official Response is Ridiculous
3:02 Intel Raptor Lake Instability Analysis
27:02 What do we know as FACT about Raptor Lake Instability?
38:52 What should Intel owners do NOW?
44:12 Can Wendell still recommend Intel?
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2024-07-23 02:40:12 +0000 UTC
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Wendell joins to discuss what is likely causing 13th & 14th Gen failures, Ryzen 9000, and the future of AI!
0:00 Intel’s Official Response is Ridiculous
3:02 Intel Raptor Lake Instability Analysis
27:02 What do we know as FACT about Raptor Lake Instability?
38:52 What should Intel owners do NOW?
44:12 Can Wendell still recommend Intel?
47:...
2024-07-23 02:39:55 +0000 UTC
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Broken Silicon's next guest will be Wendell from Level1Techs! Of course recently Wendell has put out a fantastic piece about Raptor Lake's issues, and we will of course discuss that, but we also plan to discuss:
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
The Future of ARM on Windows
AMD Zen 5 & Zen 6
Intel Lunar Lake, Arrow Lake, and Panther Lake...
2024-07-19 02:20:40 +0000 UTC
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We discuss Intel’s Stability Problems, future CPU Releases, and RTX 5000!
0:00 Dan's Potty Mouth and YouTube Annoyances (Intro Banter)
3:51 Esher, Escher, and LGA 1700 Servers (Corrections)
11:52 New Testing Suggests 8GB is at its limits in 1080p
24:44 Future VRAM Requirements, AMD vs Nvidia Software
37:17 Nvidia RTX 5090's 500w TDP "Leaked" by Seasonic
2024-07-15 19:08:12 +0000 UTC
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We discuss Intel’s Stability Problems, future CPU Releases, and RTX 5000!
0:00 Dan's Potty Mouth and YouTube Annoyances (Intro Banter)
3:51 Esher, Escher, and LGA 1700 Servers (Corrections)
11:52 New Testing Suggests 8GB is at its limits in 1080p
24:44 Future VRAM Requirements, AMD vs Nvidia Software
37:17 Nvidia RTX 5090's 500w TDP "Leaked" by Seasonic
2024-07-15 19:05:54 +0000 UTC
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Wendell at Level1Techs just detailed even more, and far more damning, details about Intel’s reliability problems…and we need to talk about it. This is going to keep blowing up, now there’s no doubt.
0:00 Channeling 70s Energy (Intro Banter)
1:35 Level1Tech’s Investigatory Journalism
16:24 How is Intel dealing with Devs? Does Intel have less mindshare...
2024-07-11 20:36:27 +0000 UTC
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Wendell at Level1Techs just detailed even more, and far more damning, details about Intel’s reliability problems…and we need to talk about it. This is going to keep blowing up, now there’s no doubt.
0:00 Channeling 70s Energy (Intro Banter)
1:35 Level1Tech’s Investigatory Journalism
16:24 How is Intel dealing with Devs? Does Intel have less mindshare...
2024-07-11 20:36:25 +0000 UTC
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Fabio joins to discuss which level of DLSS that FSR is comparable to, and the future of Gaming GPUs!
0:00 What got Fabio into Testing Drivers? (Intro Banter)
6:42 FSR 3.1 Analysis
15:03 How can AMD make their Software more competitive?
24:48 AMD vs Nvidia Frame Generation
29:56 Is FSR 3.1 better than DLSS 2.2?
37:11 Has FSR beaten XeSS? What is DLSS w...
2024-07-08 23:59:05 +0000 UTC
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Fabio joins to discuss which level of DLSS that FSR is comparable to, and the future of Gaming GPUs!
0:00 What got Fabio into Testing Drivers? (Intro Banter)
6:42 FSR 3.1 Analysis
15:03 How can AMD make their Software more competitive?
24:48 AMD vs Nvidia Frame Generation
29:56 Is FSR 3.1 better than DLSS 2.2?
37:11 Has FSR beaten XeSS? What is DLSS w...
2024-07-08 23:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Broken Silicon's next guest will be Fabio from Ancient Gameplays once again! Multiple channels have conducted FSR 3.1 testing now, including Fabio's, and we want to talk about! However, we also be discussing RADEON Drivers, RDNA 4, Blackwell, the GPU market, Zen 5, and Intel's upcoming releases as well!
This episodes discussion will be heavily steered by your submissions, so d...
2024-07-06 00:54:28 +0000 UTC
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New RDNA 4, Blackwell, and Nintendo Switch 2 launch details are leaked!!!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:25 (NEW) RDNA 4 & Nvidia 5000 Launch Leak
11:40 RTX 5000 VRAM Capacity
19:50 Could Strix Halo get RDNA 4?
29:20 RADEON Release Cadence, AMD Laptop Market Share, X870E Pricing
39:00 When will we get RDNA 3.5 Handhelds?
45:00 Arrow Lake IPC, Intel Ex...
2024-07-06 00:47:10 +0000 UTC
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New RDNA 4, Blackwell, and Nintendo Switch 2 launch details are leaked!!!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:25 (NEW) RDNA 4 & Nvidia 5000 Launch Leak
11:40 RTX 5000 VRAM Capacity
19:50 Could Strix Halo get RDNA 4?
29:20 RADEON Release Cadence, AMD Laptop Market Share, X870E Pricing
39:00 When will we get RDNA 3.5 Handhelds?
45:00 Arrow Lake IPC, Intel Ex...
2024-07-06 00:46:58 +0000 UTC
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Tomorrow Tom plans to conduct the end of month Livestream! This past month we've seen:
Further confirmation of Nintendo Switch 2 Specs
Zen 5 Pricing Targets & V-Cache Features Leak
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Release & Reviews
Alleged Confirmation of Nvidia Blackwell Specs
Early Whispers of Strix Supply
We discuss leaked Lunar Lake Benchmarks, AMD’s upcoming 3nm Mega APUs, and more!
0:00 Sick no More (Intro Banter)
2:34 Zen 5’s (oddly hidden) Efficiency (Corrections)
8:51 AMD Strix Launch Delayed, X Elite Sales Update
18:40 When will Strix come to AM5
27:19 AMD Strix Launch Supply is MASSIVE
36:10 Lunar Lake Benchmarks Leak
50:00 Intel Panth...
2024-07-01 20:56:17 +0000 UTC
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We discuss leaked Lunar Lake Benchmarks, AMD’s upcoming 3nm Mega APUs, and more!
0:00 Sick no More (Intro Banter)
2:34 Zen 5’s (oddly hidden) Efficiency (Corrections)
8:51 AMD Strix Launch Delayed, X Elite Sales Update
18:40 When will Strix come to AM5
27:19 AMD Strix Launch Supply is MASSIVE
36:10 Lunar Lake Benchmarks Leak
50:00 Intel Panth...
2024-07-01 20:56:06 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan discuss what would really compel someone to buy Zen 5 or Arrow Lake this year.
0:00 Tom’s PC Woes (Intro Banter)
7:20 What would make Dan upgrade from Zen 3?
11:47 How a lack of AAA Games could influence Demand
19:15 Is PC Gaming becoming increasingly CPU bottlenecked?
23:32 The Importance of Good Motherboard Selection
37:12 What ...
2024-06-27 23:35:56 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan discuss what would really compel someone to buy Zen 5 or Arrow Lake this year.
0:00 Tom’s PC Woes (Intro Banter)
7:20 What would make Dan upgrade from Zen 3?
11:47 How a lack of AAA Games could influence Demand
19:15 Is PC Gaming becoming increasingly CPU bottlenecked?
23:32 The Importance of Good Motherboard Selection
37:12 What ...
2024-06-27 23:35:55 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan can't help but feel like this week is a bit of a lull in the PC Hardware Space - like we are waiting to see how Zen 5 turns out... So, let's talk about it! We plan to discuss:
What's the biggest factor that would actually make you want to do a Zen 5 or Arrow Lake system this year?
Just in general what pricing, performa...
2024-06-27 00:10:23 +0000 UTC
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High Yield joins to discuss if Intel Skymont IPC, RDNA 4 Price/Performance, and Nvidia RTX 5000!
0:00 Why was Max’s first video about the Steam Deck?
6:10 Is AMD aggressive enough?
13:05 Has RDNA 3 met expectations with recent drivers?
17:56 Will Intel's LGA 1851 have longevity?
25:18 Meteor Lake vs Zen 2 - Who did chiplets better?
36:12 Why Intel’...
2024-06-24 22:52:42 +0000 UTC
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High Yield joins to discuss if Intel Skymont IPC, RDNA 4 Price/Performance, and Nvidia RTX 5000!
0:00 Why was Max’s first video about the Steam Deck?
6:10 Is AMD aggressive enough?
13:05 Has RDNA 3 met expectations with recent drivers?
17:56 Will Intel's LGA 1851 have longevity?
25:18 Meteor Lake vs Zen 2 - Who did chiplets better?
36:12 Why Intel’...
2024-06-24 22:52:40 +0000 UTC
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