Broken Silicon 113: AMD & Nvidia MSRP Truth: Margins, Volume, Importing Mining GPU | Silver Knights
Added 2021-08-09 17:01:02 +0000 UTCTom interviews a GPU Seller & System Integrator from Silver Knights in person! We discuss the truth behind the Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 launches, GPU supply, MSRP manipulation, and the state of PC Gaming.
0:00 Who is Ted? What does a "System Integrator" do?
6:49 Prebuilt Customer Service Challenges
10:14 Why are some Prebuilt PCs such low quality?
21:09 Why does our guest have so many GPUs with him?
27:45 Are used mining cards less reliable than gaming cards?
37:09 Importing Hundreds of Mining Cards from China (True Story)
51:20 The truth about Ampere Reference Cards, RDNA 2 Launch, GPU Supply, and MSRP
1:18:45 The Truth about AMD vs Nvidia Markups, Distributors forcing PSU Sales
1:25:40 Who in the supply chain is making the most money off of rising prices?
1:33:00 Are sub-$600 Midrange Builds Permanently Dead?
1:47:30 Nvidia Lovelace Launch
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https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-rtx-3060-flood-in-august
Comments
The content was great please don't mistake that. May I ask what you recorded with in the hotel room?
2021-08-12 00:50:55 +0000 UTCThank you for the kind words! Yeah, over time I hope it becomes clear that no product or initiative from any of these companies (or people in the supply chain) is just some black and white simple idea or mistake. There's a lot more factors behind the scenes than most people seem to realize.
Moore's Law Is Dead
2021-08-11 07:01:04 +0000 UTCTom I got to say, this one and your recent ones really made me think about why I love your content: how complete a picture you paint about gaming hardware. I think a lot of PC tubers come off as ignorant when they speak in generalities and prescribe what should be done to improve the industry. The more perspectives you’ve got into broken silicone, the more it’s made me realize that there’s so much more to it than anything that can be summarized in a 10 minute YouTube video, and that most folks in the industry of gaming and hardware are usually just normal, good people doing what they can with what they have. It’s really opened my eyes, and I hope you keep bringing diverse guests from all walks of the lot, because you just can’t find it anywhere else. More than that: I hope you continue to get the recognition you deserve. Thanks ❤️
Tick Dickler
2021-08-11 00:14:47 +0000 UTCI think it sounds fine - it was recorded in a hotel room, not a studio.
Moore's Law Is Dead
2021-08-10 07:48:00 +0000 UTC
