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Broken Silicon

One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.Broken Silico... Read more

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21. PC Building Advice for the Holidays with Dawid Does Tech Stuff

21. PC Building Advice for the Holidays with Dawid Does Tech Stuff

Should you focus on Price/Perf or exact performance targets? What are the best PC Deals now? Dawid and Tom discuss in ... Read more

12 Nov 2019

1hr 59mins

Ranked #2

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9. RX 5700 vs RTX 2070, ARM GPU's, Ice Lake Reviews, and 2025 PC's

9. RX 5700 vs RTX 2070, ARM GPU's, Ice Lake Reviews, and 2025 PC's

In this episode Tom and Dan kick back and discuss just how crazy the next 5-10 years in Computer Hardware is going to be... Read more

11 Aug 2019

1hr 39mins

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20. Threadripper & 3950X Price/Perf, Big Navi Release Date | Curb AMD Enthusiasm

20. Threadripper & 3950X Price/Perf, Big Navi Release Date | Curb AMD Enthusiasm

Let’s discuss what to expect from all of AMD’s upcoming launches, and spoiler alert: Curb your Enthusiasm. We are bit w... Read more

6 Nov 2019

1hr 51mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 4: My PC Gaming Origin Story

Episode 4: My PC Gaming Origin Story

This is the story of why I always bring up the HD 7970, and how I came to have the opinions I have now.

1 Jul 2019

32mins

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26. Hardware Unboxed

26. Hardware Unboxed

Steve Walton joins Tom for a discussion regarding 2019’s hardware releases, upcoming products, & HWUB’s origins. [NO... Read more

13 Dec 2019

1hr 51mins

Ranked #6

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18. Intel Counterattack, AMD RTX, Wireless PSVR2, & 3970X on my Birthday?

18. Intel Counterattack, AMD RTX, Wireless PSVR2, & 3970X on my Birthday?

1) 3:30 Explaining why 100c is not “too hot” for all components.2) 10:45 Comet Lake, Golden Cove Leak, 3500X, and Zen 33... Read more

22 Oct 2019

1hr 36mins

Ranked #7

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30. PS5 & XBOX Series X, CES 2020, Tiger Lake, 12nm R5 1600

30. PS5 & XBOX Series X, CES 2020, Tiger Lake, 12nm R5 1600

The Gaming Hardware news DID NOT slow down in December! It’s been a nice break, but now it’s back to business as usual ... Read more

8 Jan 2020

1hr 58mins

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28. The Good Old Gamer | 11 Years of PC Gaming

28. The Good Old Gamer | 11 Years of PC Gaming

Tom and Chris discuss 2019 in part 2 of "11 Years of Being a PC Gamer."1) 1:00 A Look back on the years and products lea... Read more

24 Dec 2019

1hr 25mins

Ranked #9

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31. Coreteks - Intel Xe, OLED vs CRT, AMD RX 5950XT, Futurism

31. Coreteks - Intel Xe, OLED vs CRT, AMD RX 5950XT, Futurism

Coreteks joins Tom to discuss product releases from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and even a bit of futurism. 1) 3:30 Alder Lake, ... Read more

15 Jan 2020

2hr 13mins

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24. 2080 Ti Super, G-Sync on AMD, 3990X, Half Life & Cow VR

24. 2080 Ti Super, G-Sync on AMD, 3990X, Half Life & Cow VR

H1 2020 is going to be about 2080 Ti Super vs RX 5900XT – so let’s talk about it. Also, 3990X is confirmed, RX 5500 is c... Read more

3 Dec 2019

1hr 32mins

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34. AMD RDNA 2.0, Intel Rocket Lake, NEW x86 CPU, $600 4K 144Hz

34. AMD RDNA 2.0, Intel Rocket Lake, NEW x86 CPU, $600 4K 144Hz

2020 is proving to be a year full of Next Gen Products. AMD RDNA 2, Nvidia Ampere, and Lakefield. We also see a new x86 ... Read more

5 Feb 2020

1hr 55mins

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22. 3950X King, Nvidia Hopper, Could PS5 Cartridges Make sense?

22. 3950X King, Nvidia Hopper, Could PS5 Cartridges Make sense?

3950X is out, & we talk about it. Additionally we entertain what it would take for proprietary storage to make sens... Read more

19 Nov 2019

1hr 40mins

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29. Not an Apple Fan | 11 Years of PC Gaming

29. Not an Apple Fan | 11 Years of PC Gaming

Paul of NAAF joins me for a look back at the Pre-28nm days, gives advice on building a YouTube Channel, and discusses th... Read more

1 Jan 2020

1hr 47mins

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38. XBOX Analysis, PS5 Pro, Titan Ampere, 8K vs 4K

38. XBOX Analysis, PS5 Pro, Titan Ampere, 8K vs 4K

Tom goes solo for the first 30 minutes so his brother can interview for grad school (Dan joins at 32:00). Subjects incl... Read more

4 Mar 2020

1hr 44mins

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Episode 7: Coreteks on ARM Entering the GPU Market, Zen 4, and The Future of Raytracing.

Episode 7: Coreteks on ARM Entering the GPU Market, Zen 4, and The Future of Raytracing.

A long time coming - Tom and Coreteks discuss something big... ARM may be entering the desktop GPU market right after In... Read more

26 Jul 2019

1hr 19mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 6: RDNA 2.0 vs Titan RTX, Intel 10-Core, and Win10 Limits

Episode 6: RDNA 2.0 vs Titan RTX, Intel 10-Core, and Win10 Limits

Finally me and Dan get a chance to discuss the huge blow-out of Ryzen 3000, Navi, and more. How far can RDNA 2.0 go tow... Read more

16 Jul 2019

1hr 19mins

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35. Nvidia’s Future in an APU World | Good Old Gamer

35. Nvidia’s Future in an APU World | Good Old Gamer

The MX350 is a major flub – and it acts as an excellent touchstone for Nvidia’s upcoming struggles in an APU-dominated f... Read more

12 Feb 2020

1hr 53mins

Ranked #18

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32. RTX 2060 vs RX 5600XT, Intel Xe, Console Economics

32. RTX 2060 vs RX 5600XT, Intel Xe, Console Economics

This episode dives deep into the upcoming APU war, BIG GPU releases, and the economics of the console business.1) 6:50 U... Read more

22 Jan 2020

2hr 10mins

Ranked #19

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23. SAPPHIRE Rep Interview: RX 5700XT Toxic

23. SAPPHIRE Rep Interview: RX 5700XT Toxic

Edward Crisler joins the podcast to discuss the future of AIB design, PC Gaming Evangelism, and the future of TOXIC card... Read more

27 Nov 2019

1hr 50mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 8: Cloud Engineer talks Intel Securiy, Nvidia, & the future of Server Chips.

Episode 8: Cloud Engineer talks Intel Securiy, Nvidia, & the future of Server Chips.

In this interview an anonymous Server Engineer goes through his history with Intel's security vulnerabilities, Nvidia's ... Read more

2 Aug 2019

1hr 18mins

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