Intel Has a CPU Power Problem Yet Again
Episode 31: After testing the new Intel Baseline Power Profile on Asus and Gigabyte motherboards, we've come to the conclusion that once again, Intel has a power spec problem. Also, some hot takes on ...
2 Touko 20241h 50min
Intel Are "Clearly The Better Choice" for Gaming PCs... Apparently
Episode 30: We spend most of this episode discussing a really bad article that claims Intel CPUs are clearly better than AMD CPUs for gaming PCs, including plenty of UserBenchmark-level reasoning. It'...
26 Huhti 20241h 26min
Our Thoughts on Reviews Killing Companies
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...
19 Huhti 20241h 35min
Unstable Intel CPUs, Trash B650 Boards, 13th-Gen Discontinued and XeSS 1.3
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...
12 Huhti 20241h 15min
Re-Ranking All Current GPUs From Worst to Best (2024 Update)
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. Lo...
4 Huhti 20241h 12min
Horizon Forbidden West, Dragon's Dogma 2, VRAM and Bad Optimization
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 o...
28 Maalis 20241h 32min
AMD's FSR 3.1 Surprise, Intel's Dumb 14900KS, And Steam Gets Even Better
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 ...
22 Maalis 20241h 9min
Nvidia's Last Good $200 GPU, GDDR7 Arrives, FSR Upscaling Going AI?
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...
7 Maalis 20241h
