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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 Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore’s Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.

Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ

Patreon That Makes this Possible:
https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead

Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck

Latest Episodes:

33. Small Form Factor PC Cases, GPU’s, & 3D Printing | Not From Concentrate (NFC) Jan 29, 2020

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NFC joins to talk about Small Form Factor building, the R9 Fury Nano, VR, and 3D Printing!

0:30 NFC Origins, small Form Factor Motorcycles!
13:10 When is the S4T Case coming out?
18:00 The Mentality of ITX Building, and how big should PC’s be?
27:00 The R9 Fury Nano Debate!
32:00 The Future of 3D Printing Cases
40:00 Favorite Chipset
47:00 Low Profile GPU’s
57:10 Is it hard to build Small Form Factor?
1:01:00 VR’s Future, and SFF’s affect on it.
1:13:30 Liquid Cooling & Our Favored Components

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX_hxpkQMkx2qKSArbXOHrw/featured
https://nfc-systems.com/

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32. RTX 2060 vs RX 5600XT, Intel Xe, Console Economics Jan 22, 2020

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This episode dives deep into the upcoming APU war, BIG GPU releases, and the economics of the console business.

6:50 Update on AMD Drivers
10:30 Nintendo’s Business Model
18:00 Concept UFO & Remaining CES Thoughts
29:30 380w 22-core i9 incoming…
33:15 Lakefield, Renoir, AMD Hiring Intel VP
44:00 Zen 3 Release Window and Performance Thoughts
55:00 $300 2060 vs Overclocked 5600XT
1:02:30 Xe, Ampere, Big Navi
1:15:55 Dual vs Quad-Channel Memory, ECC Ram, Electrical Stability in Overclocking
1:25:09 Console Economics
1:47:00 Favorite Borderlands 2 DLC, and how good is Borderlands 3?
1:54:20 Did Intel or Boeing have a worse 2019?
1:56:00 WCCFTech Rumors, and the state of Tech Journalism…

https://wccftech.com/amd-does-not-believe-its-mobility-processors-require-pcie-4-0-right-now/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6qQC4YQHPc&feature=youtu.be
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-10990xe-22-core-380w-5-ghz-all-core-cpu-rumor/
https://twitter.com/_rogame/status/1217510863562846209?s=09
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3532576-amd-hires-intel-vet-to-manage-server-unit?dr=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha#email_link
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-4000-renoir-vega-gpu-versus-intel-ice-lake-gen-11-gpu/
https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1216168901983162369
https://wccftech.com/report-amd-expected-to-reach-record-high-in-2020-driven-by-zen-3/
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-4000-series-processors-and-600-series-chipset-landing-in-late-2020-getting-usb-4-0/
https://www.techpowerup.com/263046/nvidia-formally-cuts-prices-of-geforce-rtx-2060-to-usd-299
https://wccftech.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-ko-series-279-usd-tackle-amd-rx-5600-xt/
https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-quietly-makes-radeon-rx-5600-xt-pulse-faster
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-will-be-annnouncing-7nm-ampere-gpus-at-gtc-2020-in-march/
https://www.igorslab.de/falsche-news-zu-eec-datenbankeintraegen-von-afox-fuer-die-angeblichen-radeon-rx-5800-xt-5900-xt-und-5950-xt-im-umlauf-nachfrage-bei-afox/
https://www.techspot.com/news/83510-mysterious-new-amd-radeon-gpu-has-beaten-rtx.html
https://wccftech.com/amd-big-navi-gpu-radeon-rx-enthusiast-graphics-cards-launch-2020/
https://www.techspot.com/article/1971-more-ram-modules-better-for-gaming/
https://www.techspot.com/news/83525-gta-iv-has-disappeared-steam-because-games-windows.html
https://wccftech.com/horizon-zero-dawn-on-pc-could-be-just-the-beginning-dreams-rumored-to-be-next/

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31. Coreteks - Intel Xe, OLED vs CRT, AMD RX 5950XT, Futurism Jan 15, 2020

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Coreteks joins Tom to discuss product releases from Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and even a bit of futurism.

3:30 Alder Lake, 10nm Desktop, Intel GPU’s
19:50 AMD Graphics Driver Issues
27:50 OLED & CRT Displays
41:00 CES Favorites, getting info right
52:00 Next Gen Console Specs & Strategy
1:17:30 RX 5950XT (Big Navi)
1:25:00 2019 Favorites, Hopes for 2020
1:38:00 Zen 3 & The future of Global Foundries
1:54:25 Nanotechnology, Implanst, & Instant Travel (Futuretalk!)
Coreteks’ Channel: https://youtu.be/3FbL9fAe2Rg
https://youtu.be/pFIIUX1RWfg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FbL9fAe2Rg

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30. PS5 & XBOX Series X, CES 2020, Tiger Lake, 12nm R5 1600 Jan 08, 2020

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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 on Broken Silicon, & we got a lot of business to discuss in the first new episode of 2020.

1:00 Reader Mail, MLID P.O. Box, early banter
10:00 CES 2020
15:45 Corrections
25:20 Who is the 3950X for?
27:35 Next Gen Console Specs
39:00 How XBOX or Sony can WIN next gen…
59:00 Mac Pro Costs, 5nm iPhones THIS YEAR
1:05:00 Tiger Lake, Comet Lake, Zen 3, X670 Motherboards
1:12:30 12nm+ Zen 1 CPU’s could kill i3’s
1:23:52 Intel’s Upcoming GPU’s, & AMD APU’s
1:29:30 Intel’s “Financial Horsepower”
1:37:00 RX 5600XT & 5500XT
1:44:00 Intel forced to use AMD to test their PCIE 4.0 SSD’s…
1:47:00 Best investment of the decade
1:48:20 State of the Channel in 2020
P.O. Box: Moore’s Law Is Dead, PO Box 10468, Peoria, IL 61612

Link to Group who made song: https://plundervolt.com/
https://plundervolt.com/doc/plundervolt.pdf
Song mentioned at the end courtesy of Daniel Gruss, original link: https://youtu.be/5pv3IP153dg

https://www.pcgamer.com/what-to-expect-from-ces-2020/
https://www.eurogamer.net/amp/digitalfoundry-2019-playstation-5-xbox-series-x-spec-leak-analysed
https://wccftech.com/daedalic-ceo-ps5-will-be-huge-i-think-microsoft-is-doing-some-things-better-than-in-the-past/
https://bgr.com/2020/01/03/ps5-backwards-compatibility-ps4-ps3-ps2-and-ps1-report-says/
https://wccftech.com/playstation-5-amd-raytracing/amp/
https://wccftech.com/sony-ces-2020-ps5-reveal-tease/
https://www.techspot.com/news/83248-ifixit-teardown-reveals-apple-new-mac-pro-fixmas.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/10/apple-mac-pro-maxed-out-price-is-52199-before-pro-display-xdr-screen.html?fbclid=IwAR1QnFWyF5Egv3rgVferAH2SxLIs2mvVhvlnm4YEsA0rSCvf97ssFlppSb4
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/304022-tsmc-will-kick-off-5nm-iphone-soc-production-in-q2-2020
https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/633904
https://wccftech.com/intel-tiger-lake-10nm-quad-core-cpu-leak-beats-10th-gen-comet-lake/
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-5500-xt-launches-next-week-radeon-rx-5600-xt-in-january
https://wccftech.com/amd-x670-upcoming-am4-chipset-to-be-produced-by-third-party/
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-ryzen-4000-epyc-milan-cpu-17-percent-ipc-gain-rumor/amp/
https://amzn.to/2SQGqsZ
https://www.techspot.com/news/83290-first-gen-ryzen-chips-might-sneakily-getting-upgrade.html
https://wccftech.com/first-gen-amd-ryzen-cpus-are-appearing-with-12nm-zen-architecture/
https://old.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/ebj0io/intels_dg1_woes/
https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-gpu-discrete-graphics-cards-progress-not-going-well/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/ebxsvh/amd_renoir_apus_gpu_details_for_all_skus_with_tdp/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-4000-apu-lineup-desktop-mobility-platform-leak/
https://hothardware.com/news/amd-renoir-apu-spied-big-boost-gpu-clockspeed
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-4700u-apu-8-core-ryzen-4000-3dmark-specs-performance-leak/
https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2175775-1-1.html
https://wccftech.com/xfx-radeon-rx-5600-xt-thicc-ii-graphics-card-leak/
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-5600m-6-gb-gpu-benchmarks-faster-than-rtx-2060/
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-5600-xt-navi-gpu-specs-leak/
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-navi-21-gpu-2x-performance-5700-xt-die-size-rumor/
https://www.techspot.com/news/83402-intel-prototyping-pcie-40-ssds-but-needs-amd.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/83245-bitcoin-decade-best-investment.html
https://youtu.be/5pv3IP153dg

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29. Not an Apple Fan | 11 Years of PC Gaming Jan 01, 2020

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Paul of NAAF joins me for a look back at the Pre-28nm days, gives advice on building a YouTube Channel, and discusses the Hardware Releases of 2019 & 2020.
BuildCores: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buildcores-pc-building/id1441971434
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildcores.buildcores_flutter&hl=en_US
NAAF’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColGq9X_Fi9LedYSK6ZfrkQ

3:30 The Pre-28nm Days, and SLI/CFX
9:05 RTX Super
19:00 The future or R3 Low-End Ryzen
25:00 Chiplet Availability
32:00 2700X or 3600?
34:00 144Hz Monitors
37:00 Luck with YouTube Monitors
40:50 Dealing with the Haters, Growing a YouTube Channel
58:45 Little Navi
1:05:00 11GB Cards
1:08:10 Hardware Trends
1:17:22 Threadripper 3000
1:25:00 Intel’s Comeback
https://youtu.be/EA3kdQ8bML4
https://youtu.be/hL7qGkTZgwo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ctrJPEdRc
https://youtu.be/xVgHg4neDqk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKkzq39rXxg

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28. The Good Old Gamer | 11 Years of PC Gaming Dec 24, 2019

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Tom and Chris discuss 2019 in part 2 of "11 Years of Being a PC Gamer."

1:00 A Look back on the years and products leading up to 2019
11:00 Intel’s and AMD’s Current Situation
30:14 Thoughts about no Big Navi This Year
44:45 Increasing GPU Prices
50:50 Our favorite and least favorite products of the year
1:02:10 Nvidia RTX year in review…
1:10:00 Are consumers getting smarter?
1:14:30 Alternatives to the 2080 Ti
1:21:30 Final Thoughts on the coming years
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqOg8VjkLno7ZQKHOmIrxA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXxDaZznIY

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27. Tom's Embarrassing First Video | 11 Years of PC Gaming Dec 18, 2019

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Tom and Dan discuss the early days of Techtubers, their first builds, and Tom’s most horrible (unreleased) video ever!
Recoverit data recovery for Windows/Mac: http://bit.ly/2RAUh6d
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0:46 End of Year Series Roadmap
2:36 Our pre-podcasting Enthusiast Days
10:16 Tom’s first horrible Video…
17:18 MLID’s first Public Videos
22:16 When MLID Started to Explode
30:16 The start of Broken Silicon
41:00 The Hot Chips Era of MLID, and the new era
44:55 What do we expect in 2020? (Comet Lake-S, PS5)
53:35 Retro Gaming Surge from Gen X?, Hybrid Cloud Rendering
1:01:00 Advice in buying cases below $100

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26. Hardware Unboxed Dec 13, 2019

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Steve Walton joins Tom for a discussion regarding 2019’s hardware releases, upcoming products, & HWUB’s origins. [NOTE: Steve’s audio capture crashed. Nothing was lost, but audio changes ~48 min mark]

0:49 Steve Hides his RTX Money
4:50 Can Intel even be recommended anymore?
6:20 Threadripper and Zen 3
15:15 Hardware Unboxed’s Origins
27:00 How much work it actually takes to make good content…
34:00 Why is Tim the Monitor guy?
37:10 What were your expectations of Zen in 2016?
45:00 Are PC prices “back to normal”?
52:30 Comparing this era to the “28nm Era.”
57:55 Turing, and the value of Ray Tracing.
1:08:55 RX 5500XT & RX 5600XT
1:17:20 FCLK Overclocking Capabilities, IPC Comparisons
1:23:35 Should gamers turn off SMT on Ryzen 3000?
1:29:35 What is Steve thankful for from 2019?
1:43:00 What is a big performance increase?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZGlhGjFUFM
https://youtu.be/pDdwLZxHJ8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5QNQngL8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIWO-821vik
https://youtu.be/TqVQhHjumvs

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25. Intel Security in 2019 | Server Engineer Interview Dec 11, 2019

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Another interview with an anonymous Server Engineer. We discuss Intel’s (lack of) security, the future of server tech, and more! [NOTE: This was an anonymous phone call, some audio issues]

4:42 How important is the cost to run a server vs Start-up costs?
11:00 Software Maturity & Intel’s Security Problems
12:58 Spectre and Foreshadow
21:03 NetCat broke the camel’s back…
39:29 Does Optane or the “Intel Package” matter?
41:57 AMD’s past failures, and their future success…
49:20 Are Intel’s Security problems over?
59:55 AMD vs Intel Branch Prediction & Threads
1:07:20 How should we approach Hardware Security?
1:11:55 Is Intel better positioned for the future?
1:20:50 Do Intel’s Professional GPU’s sound interesting?
1:26:05 2700X and 9900K as server chips…
1:39:00 Remember how great Broadwell was…
1:48:00 Best Wishes for UFD Tech

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24. 2080 Ti Super, G-Sync on AMD, 3990X, Half Life & Cow VR Dec 03, 2019

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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 coming soon, and VR is being used…on cows in Russia…
BuildCores PC Building App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buildcores-pc-building/id1441971434
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildcores.buildcores_flutter&hl=en_US
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4:25 Advice for Building a PC for Audio Editing
6:40 Threadripper 3990X, will there be a 48-Core?
14:25 3950X availability – it is NOT a paper launch
23:00 Big Navi, RX 5500, and how will RDNA age?
33:40 2080 Ti Super, & Tiled Rendering with mGPU
43:10 Nvidia G-Sync on AMD!!!
46:50 Zen 3 is a big upgrade…
58:50 Intel Demand & Willow Cove
1:04:00 Google Stadia not doing well…
1:14:00 NEW HALF LIFE VR GAME!!!
1:17:30 VR Cows in Russia…

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-ryzen-threadripper-3990x-with-64-cores-in-2020
https://wccftech.com/amd-2nd-gen-rdna-navi-gpu-radeon-rx-graphics-card-ces-2020-rumor/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-radeon-rx-5500/
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-full-tu102-gpu-16-gbps-gddr6-memory/
https://www.3dcenter.org/news/nvidia-wiederbelebt-multigpu-rendering-mittels-neuem-cfr-modus
https://www.techpowerup.com/261357/nvidia-develops-tile-based-multi-gpu-rendering-technique-called-cfr
https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/g-sync-amd-support
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-new-cpu-architecture-significant-ipc-gains-higher-clocks/
https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/11/intel-supply-letter-customers.pdf
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15038/globalfoundries-and-tsmc-sign-broad-crosslicensing-agreement-dismiss-lawsuits
https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1335248#
https://www.techpowerup.com/261360/intel-tiger-lake-microarchitecture-features-hedt-like-cache-rebalancing
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-how-stadias-input-lag-compares-to-native-pc-gaming/
https://wccftech.com/half-life-alyx-unveiled-next-month/
https://www.techspot.com/news/82939-moscow-farmers-fit-cows-vr-headsets-improve-their.html

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