The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

Episode 67: Being accused of faking benchmarks and some really poor testing has turned Steve into a rage monster this episode as we break down the Arc B580 CPU overhead situationCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:39 - The Arc B580 CPU Overhead Issue is Real14:15 - Lower End Parts Can Be CPU Limited21:31 - The Influx of Comments29:38 - The PRO Hi-Tech Video and Language Barrier37:30 - The Testing Was Bad45:39 - PRO Hi-Tech Response1:07:30 - That's Not How to Test CPU Overhead1:26:05 - Final ThoughtsSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

Episode 66: This week Steve decided to try comedy, tariffs were announced that will probably hurt the prices of PC gaming components, and we saw some GPU rumorsCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:36 - Steve Trolls People With 4K CPU Testing25:33 - Our Dumb Early Thoughts on Tariffs36:51 - RX 9070 GRE Rumor Chat44:23 - We're Going to Computex52:14 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

Episode 65: Nvidia's marketing of late has been... misleading to say the least. This week we chat about a lot of the silly things the company has been saying around the GeForce 50 series launchCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro01:54 - Der8auer and the Nvidia Interview14:17 - Nvidia Propaganda23:53 - Demand Claims Are Misleading27:39 - Companies Don't Want to be Honest32:20 - This is Hurting the GeForce Brand39:05 - Nvidia RTX Usage Claims49:05 - Separate Embargoes Are Annoying51:21 - Nvidia's Misleading Native vs Generated Claims01:11:47 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

Episode 64: This week we're chatting about GPU pricing and supply, Intel missing a big opportunity with the B580, upcoming entry-level GPUs and how they should be positioned, and the Ryzen 9 9950X3DCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro02:43 - GPU Pricing Is All Sorts of Bad16:30 - Bye Bye RTX 5090 Supply29:22 - Intel Misses B580 Opportunity41:05 - Entry Level GPU Discussion1:06:34 - AMD Should Learn from RX 90701:17:47 - Ryzen 9 9950X3D Recap1:26:36 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

Episode 63: It's a mega podcast episode as we break down everything related to the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, the Radeon RX 9070 and the GeForce RTX 5070CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro03:52 - Radeon RX 9070 XT Pricing and Availability31:37 - AMD Made the Right Call to Delay46:35 - The RTX 5070 is Crap and the RX 9070 Isn't Much Better1:02:03 - AMD Genuinely Listened to Feedback?1:35:34 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

Episode 62: AMD has officially revealed the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 including pricing and first-party performance benchmarks. So what are our thoughts?CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:37 - Our Thoughts on RX 9070 XT Pricing and Strategy41:25 - AMD Asking For Our Opinion?51:35 - Our Thoughts on RX 9070 Pricing and Strategy1:17:08 - Some Cool Features HereSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social