The Full Nerd Podcast

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Episode 349: Computex 2025 Post-Mortem, SteamOS Launches, Q&A May 27, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang wraps up Computex 2025 with the thoughts from the home team, the launch of SteamOS, and more. And of course we answer your questions live! Links: - Best of Computex: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2791721/best-of-computex-2025.html - SteamOS: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2795080/sorry-windows-lenovos-legion-go-s-runs-better-with-steamos.html The opening music is Rollout (MaxPC Theme) by Jeremy Williams used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attrib license. You can grab the source files at Podcast Fantastic: http://podcastfantastic.com/ Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X: @AdamPMurray @BradChacos @MorphingBall @WillSmith ============= Follow PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com X: https://www.x.com/pcworld =============

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Episode 348: Computex 2025 News & Best Of The Show May 22, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang is live from Computex and joined by special guests Nick from @GearSeekers , Paul from @paulshardware , and Jeff from @CraftComputing to talk about all of the news and to share our best picks . And of course we answer your questions live! The opening music is Rollout (MaxPC Theme) by Jeremy Williams used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attrib license. You can grab the source files at Podcast Fantastic: http://podcastfantastic.com/ Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X: @AdamPMurray @BradChacos @MorphingBall @WillSmith ============= Follow PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com X: https://www.x.com/pcworld ============= #podcast #news #pcgaming

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Episode 347: Microstutter Sucks, RX 9070 GRE Launch, Computex Expectations & More May 13, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang covers the microstutter testing Will did for the launch of Doom The Dark Ages, the Chinese only launch of AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE, and our expectations for Computex 2025. And of course we answer your questions live! Links: - Doom + Microstutter: https://youtu.be/HSwsv7Irr7M?si=HllFAngHkAoiOUAu - 9070 GRE: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/reviews-show-amds-rx-9070-gre-trails-the-rtx-5070-in-raster-ray-tracing-is-on-par-and-its-usd50-cheaper The opening music is Rollout (MaxPC Theme) by Jeremy Williams used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attrib license. You can grab the source files at Podcast Fantastic: http://podcastfantastic.com/ Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X: @AdamPMurray @BradChacos @MorphingBall @WillSmith ============= Follow PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com X: https://www.x.com/pcworld =============

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Episode 346: Celestial Testing "Confirmed", RIP Budget Gaming, Usefulness Of AI & More May 06, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang covers the recent "confirmation" that Intel's Xe3 (Celestial) has begun pre-validation, how the increased prices of hardware (and even consoles) has gutted budget gaming, and we ponder about the usefulness of AI. And of course we answer your questions live! Links: - Evil AI: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2770385/i-saw-how-an-evil-ai-finds-vulnerabilities-its-as-scary-as-you-think.html - Celestial: https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-discrete-xe3-celestial-gpus-are-in-pre-validation - Xbox price: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2769772/xbox-massively-hikes-prices-on-consoles-games-and-controllers.html - RTX 5060: https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/news/even-more-dlss-4-multi-frame-gen-games-and-updates-released/ The opening music is Rollout (MaxPC Theme) by Jeremy Williams used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attrib license. You can grab the source files at Podcast Fantastic: http://podcastfantastic.com/ Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X: @AdamPMurray @BradChacos @MorphingBall @WillSmith ============= Follow PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com X: https://www.x.com/pcworld =============

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Episode 345: GamersNexus Talks Tariffs, Pricing, Inventory & More Apr 29, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang covers the wild RTX 5060 Ti launch, all of the rumors surrounding the rest of the year, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live! Links: - GamersNexus tariff investigation: https://youtu.be/1W_mSOS1Qts?si=yEgMsD8lkv__RdHK - PCWorld tariff article: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2630353/expect-pain-at-the-cash-register-i-asked-pc-insiders-about-tariff-impacts.html The opening music is Rollout (MaxPC Theme) by Jeremy Williams used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attrib license. You can grab the source files at Podcast Fantastic: http://podcastfantastic.com/ Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on X: @AdamPMurray @BradChacos @MorphingBall @WillSmith ============= Follow PCWorld! Website: http://www.pcworld.com X: https://www.x.com/pcworld =============

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Episode 344: RTX 5060 Ti Launch, 2025 Rumors So Far & More Apr 22, 2025

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- RTX 5060 Ti review: https://youtu.be/qF1xYjf3h_Q

- Battlemage rumor: https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-battlemage-g31-and-c32-skt-graphics-spotted-in-shipping-manifests

- Nova Lake rumor: https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-nova-lake-s-chipset-said-to-measure-24x25-mm

The opening music is Rollout (MaxPC Theme) by Jeremy Williams used under a Creative Commons 3.0 attrib license. You can grab the source files at Podcast Fantastic: http://podcastfantastic.com/

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Episode 343: RTX 5060 Series Revealed, Microsoft Bob Lurking & More Apr 15, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang covers all the major changes coming to Windows 11, our ranking of Windows operating systems, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!

Links:

- RTX 5060 series desktop: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2686276/nvidias-geforce-rtx-5060-series-brings-dlss-4s-magic-to-the-masses.html

- RTX 5060 series laptop: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2686203/an-army-of-nvidias-affordable-geforce-rtx-5060-laptops-are-coming-soon.html

- Microsoft Bob: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2661663/microsofts-worst-software-flop-was-secretly-lurking-in-windows-for-years.html

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Episode 342: Major Windows 11 Changes, Ranking Of Windows & More Apr 08, 2025

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*This episode is sponsored by Nvidia GeForce RTX Remix, the ultimate modding platform: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/rtx-remix/

Links:

- https://www.pcworld.com/article/2653470/microsoft-kills-the-legendary-blue-screen-of-death-it-looks-like-this-now.html

- https://www.pcworld.com/article/2659038/i-love-the-potential-of-microsofts-copilot-vision-but-other-ai-features-fall-flat.html

- https://www.pcworld.com/article/2658518/windows-11-start-menu-is-getting-redesigned-again-and-its-not-bad.html

- https://www.pcworld.com/article/2649857/microsoft-turns-50-here-are-its-25-most-important-products-and-milestones.html

- https://www.pcworld.com/article/2649980/microsoft-best-windows-operating-systems-ever-ranked.html

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Special Edition: Brad & Brad & Will Made A Tech Pod On The Full Nerd - All Q&A! Apr 01, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this crossover episode, the gang is joined by Brad Shoemaker & Will Smith from Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod to answer all the questions (topical or not) and more. And as always we answer your questions live!

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Episode 341: DirectX RT Update, SteamOS Inbound, PCWorld News & More Mar 25, 2025

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang covers Microsoft's DirectX update that includes ray tracing enhancements, the imminent release of SteamOS to gaming PCs (handheld and otherwise), the latest news at PCWorld, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!

*This episode is sponsored by Nvidia GeForce RTX Remix, the ultimate modding platform: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/rtx-remix/

Links:

DX RT 1.2: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2645529/microsofts-directx-update-could-double-ray-tracing-performance-in-pc-games.html

SteamOS: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2641011/steamos-update-prepares-for-third-party-handhelds-beyond-steam-deck.html

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