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Discussing Lunar Lake, Zen 5, Blackwell, and RDNA 4 w/ High Yield! (Guest Telegrams)

The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by High Yield yet again! We will be heavily discussing Zen 5 vs Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, Strix, and upcoming GPU launches But of course, you can ask us ANYTHING about recent or future hardware releases (whether PC of console). This is one of those episodes that will be heavily steered by what YOU want us to talk about!

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Broken Silicon 262: Qualcomm X Elite Review, RTX 5000 Specs, Intel Angry Devs Leak, AMD Zen 5 Price

We evaluate the Snapdragon X Elite, leak new Intel Instability Testimonials, and discuss Zen 5!!!

0:00 Tom Suddenly has a Zen 4 Build, Naming Schemes (Intro Banter)

8:50 Apple Unveils “Apple Intelligence”

20:13 Qualcomm X Elite Releases to Mixed Reviews

41:29 Will Qualcomm generational gains outpace AMD & Intel?

52:11 AMD Confirms Zen 5 Performance D...

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Broken Silicon 262 (Video): Qualcomm X Elite Review, RTX 5000 Specs, Intel Angry Devs Leak, AMD Zen 5 Price

We evaluate the Snapdragon X Elite, leak new Intel Instability Testimonials, and discuss Zen 5!!!

0:00 Tom Suddenly has a Zen 4 Build, Naming Schemes (Intro Banter)

8:50 Apple Unveils “Apple Intelligence”

20:13 Qualcomm X Elite Releases to Mixed Reviews

41:29 Will Qualcomm generational gains outpace AMD & Intel?

52:11 AMD Confirms Zen 5 Performance D...

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Die Shrink 127: XBOX Legal Leak Retrospective w/ MelodicWarrior

Tom & MelodicWarrior discuss patterns and details people missed from the XBOX Legal Leak, talk about XBOX’s pivot towards mobile, and even debate if PS5 needs a price drop.

 

0:00 Console Fanboyism & VOIP quality compared to 15 years ago

5:05 Things people missed from the XBOX Legal Leak

10:11 xCloud Fallacies, PS5 Cloud Streaming (lack of) Success

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Die Shrink 127: XBOX Legal Leak Retrospective w/ MelodicWarrior

Tom & MelodicWarrior discuss patterns and details people missed from the XBOX Legal Leak, talk about XBOX’s pivot towards mobile, and even debate if PS5 needs a price drop.

 

0:00 Console Fanboyism & VOIP quality compared to 15 years ago

5:05 Things people missed from the XBOX Legal Leak

10:11 xCloud Fallacies, PS5 Cloud Streaming (lack of) Success

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Broken Silicon 261 (Video): Nintendo Switch 2 Performance, PS5 Pro, AMD Zen 5 | Spirit of the North 2 Devs

The Creators of Spirit of the North 2 join to discuss next gen consoles and game development!

0:00 Founding Infuse Studio

8:56 How Game Development has changed over the past decade

12:47 Game Developer Layoffs

26:14 Has AAA Development become bloated?

32:58 Scaling Studios with Success & Game Design

47:41 PC Minimum Requirements - How are they Dec...

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Broken Silicon 261: Nintendo Switch 2 Performance, PS5 Pro, AMD Zen 5 | Spirit of the North 2 Devs

The Creators of Spirit of the North 2 join to discuss next gen consoles and game development!

0:00 Founding Infuse Studio

8:56 How Game Development has changed over the past decade

12:47 Game Developer Layoffs

26:14 Has AAA Development become bloated?

32:58 Scaling Studios with Success & Game Design

47:41 PC Minimum Requirements - How are they Dec...

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May 2024 Loose Ends (Audio): RDNA 4 Release Date, AMD Zen 5 Pricing, Nvidia RTX 5090 28GB, Intel Lunar Lake

I discuss the latest AMD, Intel, and Nvidia rumors trickling out of Computex!

0:00 Intro Rambling

1:02 RTX 5090 & 5080 Release Date Whispers

5:13 AMD RDNA 4 Release Date Whispers

9:08 RTX 5090 28GB Thoughts

13:19 (AD) Micro Center has a Charlotte, NC location now!!!

15:19 Intel Lunar Lake Misconceptions

26:29 AMD Zen 5 costs less to produce t...

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May 2024 Loose Ends: RDNA 4 Release Date, AMD Zen 5 Pricing, Nvidia RTX 5090 28GB, Intel Lunar Lake

I discuss the latest AMD, Intel, and Nvidia rumors trickling out of Computex!

0:00 Intro Rambling

1:02 RTX 5090 & 5080 Release Date Whispers

5:13 AMD RDNA 4 Release Date Whispers

9:08 RTX 5090 28GB Thoughts

13:19 (AD) Micro Center has a Charlotte, NC location now!!!

15:19 Intel Lunar Lake Misconceptions

26:29 AMD Zen 5 costs less to produce t...

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XBOX Legal Leak Retrospective, XBOX Mobile, and PS5 Pricing w/ MelodicWarrior (Die Shrink Telegrams)

Tonight MLID Discord Member MelodicWarrior will be joining Tom to discuss things he learned, and that he believes people still have missed, from the XBOX Leak after reading all of the documents in it!  We will also be talking about the new launch of XBOX Mobile and what that means for Game Pass, and also briefly touch on Sony's situation in console with ...

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Reader Mail for May Loose Ends

In the next two days Tom will be doing a Loose Ends that plans to touch on these subjects from the past 5 weeks:

  • Nvidia not announcing the RTX 5080 & 5090

  • AMD Sound Wave ARM APU

  • Midrange GPU Pricing hitting record lows

  • AMD Zen 5 & Strix

  • Intel Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake (including new details...

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Discussing Zen 5, Lunar Lake, PS5 Pro, and Switch 2 w/ Spirit of The North Devs!

The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by Tayler & Jacob, founders of Infuse Studio! These are people that Tom has actually met in person years ago, and they are VERY excited to answer an eclectic set of questions regarding:

  • Challenges and lesser known things about Game Development

  • What it's like to be an "Indie Dev" in 2024 vs in 2010

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Broken Silicon 260: Intel Lunar Lake Analysis, Arrow Lake IPC, AMD Zen 5 Strix, Nvidia AI Computex

Lion Cove is only getting a 14% IPC increase, and we discuss all Computex 2024 News!

00:00 Tom needs Sleep, but he saw Modest Mouse! (Intro Banter)

3:44 Onshoring Silicon Misconceptions (Corrections)

9:30 Midrange GPU Pricing's INSANE, AMD Rebaits Backfires

19:39 Should you sell your 4090? How strong can RDNA 4 be?

25:52 Nvidia Unveils Vera Rubin & Snubs...

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Broken Silicon 260: Intel Lunar Lake Analysis, Arrow Lake IPC, AMD Zen 5 Strix, Nvidia AI Computex

Lion Cove is only getting a 14% IPC increase, and we discuss all Computex 2024 News!

00:00 Tom needs Sleep, but he saw Modest Mouse! (Intro Banter)

3:44 Onshoring Silicon Misconceptions (Corrections)

9:30 Midrange GPU Pricing's INSANE, AMD Rebaits Backfires

19:39 Should you sell your 4090? How strong can RDNA 4 be?

25:52 Nvidia Unveils Vera Rubin & Snubs...

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Die Shrink 126 (Video): Can Call of Duty save XBOX Game Pass?

We discuss the significance of Game Pass getting COD, Microsoft’s goals, and the future of XBOX.

 

0:00 Content Release Updates

5:00 Immediate Reactions to COD coming to Game Pass

15:36 Psychological Barriers to Game Pass Succeeding

21:29 What outcome would be a considered a “success” by Microsoft?

31:29 Is there a backup plan if this fails? How co...

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Die Shrink 126: Can Call of Duty save XBOX Game Pass?

We discuss the significance of Game Pass getting COD, Microsoft’s goals, and the future of XBOX.

 

0:00 Content Release Updates

5:00 Immediate Reactions to COD coming to Game Pass

15:36 Psychological Barriers to Game Pass Succeeding

21:29 What outcome would be a considered a “success” by Microsoft?

31:29 Is there a backup plan if this fails? How co...

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Could Call of Duty save XBOX Game Pass? (Die Shrink Telegrams)

Sorry for the short notice, but in an hour or so we will be recording an impromptu episode about the recent announcement that XBOX will be putting the next Call of Duty on Game Pass. The fact is that we won't have time to discuss this for the next Broken Silicon due to all of the Computex news about to drop...and so we wanted to cover it now!

Write in below with your tho...

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Broken Silicon 259 (Video): US Gov't Buying AMD, RDNA 4 w/ FSR 4, Nvidia RTX 5080 Export | Defense Engineer

We discuss how AMD is taking US Gov't Market Share from Intel, Nvidia AI, and Future Warfare.

0:00 Defense Leaks in Gaming Forums

5:20 The State of FSR, and what FSR 4.0 needs to Achieve

11:41 AMD Marketing is Adrift…

19:20 RTX 5080 Pricing & Nvidia’s Market Dominance

33:30 RDNA 4, PS5 Pro PSSR, Intel Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake

46:08 AMD taki...

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Broken Silicon 259: US Gov't Buying AMD, RDNA 4 w/ FSR 4, Nvidia RTX 5080 Export | Defense Engineer

We discuss how AMD is taking US Gov't Market Share from Intel, Nvidia AI, and Future Warfare.

0:00 Defense Leaks in Gaming Forums

5:20 The State of FSR, and what FSR 4.0 needs to Achieve

11:41 AMD Marketing is Adrift…

19:20 RTX 5080 Pricing & Nvidia’s Market Dominance

33:30 RDNA 4, PS5 Pro PSSR, Intel Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake

46:08 AMD taki...

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Discussing the US Gov't switching to AMD, FSR vs DLSS, AI, and Blackwell w/ Defense Engineer

The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by "Matt", an Engineer working in the Defense industry for the US Government! He has technically been on before as the "Gov't Engineer", and now he has gotten the OK to speak more openly about what he does and what he is seeing regarding purchasing decisions at the department of defense.

  • The US Government switching to AMD fr...

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Broken Silicon 258 (Video): 256C Zen 6 CONFIRMED, AMD Zen 5 Strix AI Naming, XBOX Meltdown, Nvidia RTX 5080

We release NEW AMD “AI 9 100” whispers, and discuss the latest gaming hardware news!

0:00 Wendy's a Long Girl & Tom's Studio is Cleaner (Intro Banter)

4:35 Nvidia Poised to Launch RTX 5080 early…for China…

15:10 Dell Roadmap leak confirms MLID’s Intel Leaks

25:19 Apple introduces M4

30:00 Is AMD about to copy Intel’s Ultra Stupid naming conve...

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Broken Silicon 258: 256C Zen 6 CONFIRMED, AMD Zen 5 Strix AI Naming, XBOX Meltdown, Nvidia RTX 5080

We release NEW AMD “AI 9 100” whispers, and discuss the latest gaming hardware news!

0:00 Wendy's a Long Girl & Tom's Studio is Cleaner (Intro Banter)

4:35 Nvidia Poised to Launch RTX 5080 early…for China…

15:10 Dell Roadmap leak confirms MLID’s Intel Leaks

25:19 Apple introduces M4

30:00 Is AMD about to copy Intel’s Ultra Stupid naming conve...

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Die Shrink 125 (Video): Tom as CEO of Nvidia, AMD RDNA 5, Intel Arrow Lake (Mail Bag 25)

Tom & Dan discuss an eclectic set of Nvidia, AMD, Intel, XBOX, and PlayStation questions.

 

 

0:00 No, Vite Ramen didn’t Hospitalize Tom lol

4:18 AMD Zermatt & Breithorn

6:52 Digital PlayStation Buttons, Spiderman 2 Hacked to PC

17:01 What could have fixed XBOX Game Pass?

23:37 What would Tom do with GeForce if he was CEO?

31:0...

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Die Shrink 125: Tom as CEO of Nvidia, AMD RDNA 5, Intel Arrow Lake (Mail Bag 25)

Tom & Dan discuss an eclectic set of Nvidia, AMD, Intel, XBOX, and PlayStation questions.

 

 

0:00 No, Vite Ramen didn’t Hospitalize Tom lol

4:18 AMD Zermatt & Breithorn

6:52 Digital PlayStation Buttons, Spiderman 2 Hacked to PC

17:01 What could have fixed XBOX Game Pass?

23:37 What would Tom do with GeForce if he was CEO?

31:0...

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Broken Silicon 257 (Video): Nvidia buying Intel, RTX 5000 Pricing, AMD Zen 5 Strix, TSMC 2nm | Daniel Nenni

The founder of SemiWiki.com joins to discus the future of Nvidia, Intel, AMD, and TSMC!

0:00 Daniel Nenni Introduction, Semiconductor News is Mainstream

5:23 Why did Nvidia move Blackwell to 4nm? Is AMD skipping 3nm?

13:06 Intel Arrow Lake on TSMC 3nm - A mistake?

27:33 Intel’s Financial Situatio...

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Broken Silicon 257: Nvidia buying Intel, RTX 5000 Pricing, AMD Zen 5 Strix, TSMC 2nm | Daniel Nenni

The founder of SemiWiki.com joins to discus the future of Nvidia, Intel, AMD, and TSMC!

0:00 Daniel Nenni Introduction, Semiconductor News is Mainstream

5:23 Why did Nvidia move Blackwell to 4nm? Is AMD skipping 3nm?

13:06 Intel Arrow Lake on TSMC 3nm - A mistake?

27:33 Intel’s Financial Situatio...

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Discussing Intel's Future, TSMC, AMD, Nvidia, and AI w/ Daniel Nenni

Broken Silicon's next episode will see the return of Daniel Nenni, founder of SemiWiki.com! We plan to heavily discuss Intel's current situaiton, if IFS can ever catch up to TSMC, future SAMSUNG Nodes, and upcoming AMD & Nvidia products. This will be a more professional and silicon-focused episode than usual, but still one View Post

Broken Silicon 256 (Video): RTX 5060 8GB, RTX 5070 12GB, MSI backs Nvidia, AMD Zen 5 Strix, Intel Baseline

We discuss leaked Blackwell VRAM capacity, Zen 5 Strix Halo, and Intel’s Situation.

0:00 Tom's back from Vegas & Dan has a Truffle Pig

6:44 RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, 5060 Laptop Configurations Leaked

12:46 DLSS 4.0, RTX 5060 8GB, RTX 5070 Ti vs Navi 48 Laptops

29:48 MSI backs Nvidia - An outlier, or a new trend?

38:18 Intel Baseline Bios nerfs the i9-14...

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Broken Silicon 256: RTX 5060 8GB, RTX 5070 12GB, MSI backs Nvidia, AMD Zen 5 Strix, Intel Baseline

We discuss leaked Blackwell VRAM capacity, Zen 5 Strix Halo, and Intel’s Situation.

0:00 Tom's back from Vegas & Dan has a Truffle Pig

6:44 RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, 5060 Laptop Configurations Leaked

12:46 DLSS 4.0, RTX 5060 8GB, RTX 5070 Ti vs Navi 48 Laptops

29:48 MSI backs Nvidia - An outlier, or a new trend?

38:18 Intel Baseline Bios nerfs the i9-14...

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April 2024 Loose Ends (AD FREE Video): Nvidia RTX 5080 & 5070 Ti Laptop Leak, Intel OEM Outlook, RDNA 4, AMD Zen 5 Strix

I leak Blackwell Laptop GPU details, disclose what OEMs are saying about Intel, and conduct Q&A!

0:00 A Rough Day for the Family

1:35 Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5060 Laptop Leak!!!

5:47 OEM Outlook for Intel Laptops

12:00 Will AMD use HBM in consumer products anytime soon?

15:00 Zen 5 Strix Halo

19:00 Zen 5 / 6 / 7 on AM5

27:00 Arrow...

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