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Three Years of Broken Silicon - Die Shrink Telegrams

We are coming up on 3 years of doing the Broken Silicon and Die Shrink podcasts...ask me and Dan anything!  

This includes what we think about AMD/Nvidia/Intel, recent news, or of course...

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Broken Silicon 153: 4K 144Hz Displays for Lovelace, FSR 2.0, Zen 4 IPC, RDNA 3 | Hardware Unboxed

Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss FSR 2.0, DLSS, XeSS, and upcoming launches!


0:00 4K 144Hz Monitors - Getting Cheaper? Will they be mainstream for Lovelace?

4:52 Th...

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FSR 2.0, Laptops, Zen 4 Expectation with Hardware Unboxed - Telegrams

Broken Silicon's next guest will be Tim of Hardware Unboxed!   We will be heavily discussing:

  • FSR 2.0 vs DLSS
  • Post-Launch thoughts on the 5800X3D & Rembrandt
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Broken Silicon 152: RX 6950 XT Reviews, MI300, Phoenix & Dragon Range, ZEN 4 96C TR vs 112C Xeon-W

The AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT are all out! Also, HEDT is getting interesting!


0:00 Colds vs COVID, MLID’s Reach (Intro Banter)

6:38 RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT,...

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Die Shrink 72: Ignoring the 5800X3D & i7-12700K, BTC Ownership, Annoying Accusations (Mail Bag 13)

Tom breaks down his opinions one who should even be bothering to buy the highest end CPUs, when cutting edge standards like CXL will come to consumers, BTC Wallet Management, and the craziest misin...

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Broken Silicon 151: R7 5800X3D vs i7-12700K, Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake, 600w Lovelace | Hardware Numb3rs

We discuss the price/performance of AMD Zen 3D vs Intel Alder Lake, and the future of CPUs!


0:00 Who is Max?  What type of Overclocking does he do?

5:52 Zen+ vs Zen 2 IP...

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April 2022 Loose Ends: AMD EPYC Venice ZEN 6, Lovelace Power Segments, AMD ZEN 4, Intel ARC Launch

I leak VERY early AMD Zen 6 EPYC details, talk about Lovelace segmentation, and more LIVE!


0:00 Intro Rambling

3:10 AMD Zen 6 EPYC is Called "Venice" - and it is another big ...

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April Loose Ends Reader Mail

The month is almost over - time for loose ends!  Put your comments and questions below - you have about 10 hours to submit!  

There will be heavy discussions about ...

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5800X3D vs Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, Zen 4 - Telegrams for Guests

Broken Silicon's next episode will see the return of Max from Hardware Numb3rs - Max is known for in-depth CPU testing and actually useful extreme overclocking that probes...

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Broken Silicon 150: 4nm Lovelace at 600w, R7 5800X3D Reviews, Falling GPU Prices, Intel Execution

RTX 4090 specs are almost entirely confirmed, RX 6700 XT is getting cheap, and Intel is adrift…


0:00 Minnesota Weather, Mosquito Territories, Giant Goofy Fish (Intro Banter)

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Die Shrink 71: XBOX One Reveal and Launch

We discuss one of the most infamous launches of all time – the XBOX One.


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XBOX One Reveal & Launch Window (Die Shrink Telegrams)

In the last set of polling, it was clear there was a desire by the fans to have a discussion about the XBOX One launch (after we talked about past GPUs and Handheld gaming)...so here we are!

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Broken Silicon 149: Ryzen Mindshare 2022, Nvidia Lovelace TDP Limits, SI Steam Deck | MAINGEAR CEO

Wallace Santos joins to discuss running an SI, and upcoming AMD, Intel, and Nvidia generations.


0:00 Who is Wallace?  What made him start a System Integrator Company?

10...

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CEO of MAINGEAR (Guest Telegrams)

Broken Silicon's next guest will be Wallace Santos, the CEO of MAINGEAR - a fairly large System Integrator recently featured on Gamers Nexus (Complete Luck there lol).

We will be heavily disc...

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Broken Silicon 148: RDNA 3 Efficiency, RX 6750 XT Supply, AMD 5800X3D Benchmarks, Intel ARC Lies

RDNA 3 rumors are heating up, but not from high TDPs! We discuss the latest AMD news, Intel Alchemist launch date lies, leak RX 6750 & 6650 XT supply, and comment on recent 5800X3D leaks.

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Die Shrink 70: RDNA 3 for VR Gaming, FPGA for Emulators, Ray Tracing (Govt Engineer B-Sides)

The “Govt Engineer” joins again to discuss RDNA 3 & Lovelace’s affect on VR Gaming, FPGA’s use in Emulating old consoles, and the future of things like Variable Rate Shading and Ray Tra...

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Broken Silicon 147: Nvidia Lovelace vs Consoles, PS5 Pro, 6nm XBOX Series S, PlayStation VR2 | NXG

NX Gamer joins to discuss upcoming AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, and XBOX hardware releases.


0:00 Who is NX Gamer?  What does he do professionally?

5:33 Console Optim...

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March 2022 Loose Ends: RX 7600 XT & RTX 4060 Pricing, Intel ARC Performance, 60C Sapphire Rapids | March Loose Ends

LIVE Q&A Discussing the latest Alchemist Leaks, dropping GPU prices, and this fall’s releases!


0:00 Intro Rambling

3:30 Dropping GPU Prices - what you should expect thi...

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Reader Mail for March 2022 Loose Ends

In under 2 hours Tom will be doing his monthly loose ends - sorry for the short notice, this is just the only time it will work before a VERY busy week coming up!  Decreasing GPU prici...

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PS5 Pro, XBOX Refresh, RDNA 4, PS+ Premium with NX Gamer (Telegrams for Guests)

Broken Silicon's next guest will be a fan favorite - NX Gamer.  This time we will be heavily discussing:

  • If the consoles have lived up to their performance expectations
  • If...

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Broken Silicon 146: Intel ARC A780 & A380, Nvidia H100 v AMD MI300, RTX 3090 Ti Launch, PS+ Premium

We discuss 4nm Hopper, Alchemist, FSR 2.0 vs DLSS 2.3, and other recent Hardware News!


0:00 Sleep Issues and Additional Co-Hosts (Intro Banter)

6:36 Die Shrink 69, GDDR5 Perf...

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Broken Silicon 145: RX 7700 XT VRAM, AMD FSR 2.0, Intel ARC & XeSS, Steam Deck Perf. | Art Director

Bryan Heemskerk is the Lead Artist at Massive Damage, Inc. We discuss FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS.


0:00 Bryan Heemskerk Introduction

3:17 What if the RX 7700 XT has 8GB?  How mu...

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Discussing DLSS 2.3 vs FSR 2.0, Hopper, Lovelace, RDNA 3 with Bryan Heemskerk

Broken Silicon's next guest is Bryan Heemskerk, Art Director at Massive Damage, Inc. (seems like he was promoted since we last spoke!).  We plan to heavily discuss:

-Nvi...

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Die Shrink 69: Early AMD RSR Thoughts

RADEON Super Resolution is out…what do we think so far? Dan discusses his early experiences trying it out on his RX 6700 XT, Tom gives input on what others are saying, and they both discuss the f...

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Early AMD RSR Thoughts - Last Minute Die Shrink Telegrams

AMD's RSR is out....what do you guys think?  Good? Bad? Meh?  We are particularly interested in getting the opinions of people who tried it...or at least tried to try it... View Post

Broken Silicon 144: Nvidia Lovelace vs AMD RDNA 3 Economics, Nintendo Switch 2, Apple M1 Ultra

New Nvidia GeForce, Intel Alchemist, and AMD RDNA 2 & 3 GPUs are all on the horizon...as well as the Nintendo Switch 2!  Plus Apple launched a Multi-Die APU!


0:00 Tim Appl...

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Die Shrink 68: Zen 3 Threadripper, Laptop Bloat, Console Targets, Domestic Chip Manufacturing

Tom & Dan sit down to discuss the latest Threadripper Rumors, why laptop bloat is a big thing for some OEMs, Console Performance Targets, and Domestic Chip manufacturing on the latest Mail Bag ...

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Broken Silicon 143: Lovelace vs RDNA 3 Ray Tracing, Future DLSS, Ukraine War, FPGA | Govt Engineer

An anonymous Engineer working for the US Government joins to discuss Lovelace & RDNA 3 technology, the future of FSR & DLSS, FPGA & Xilinx, and the War in Ukraine’s effect on the worl...

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Telegrams for Guests - GPU Technology, PC Gaming Economics, Modern Politics

Broken Silicon’s next guest will be “Matt,” a person who works “at the Federal Government.” That’s all I am allowed to disclose about his specific post and role at where he works, but h...

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Broken Silicon 142: RX 7970 XT v RTX 4090 Ti, AMD Rembrandt Reviews, Nvidia Hacked, Intel Celestial

We discuss upcoming RADEON, GeForce, & ARC architectures…& talk about Zen 4 v MTL!


0:00 Elden Ring Bosses, Favorite Pokémon, RTX 3090 Ti Testing

8:21 Insider input...

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