Episode 377: RIP Crucial, Old Tech Is New Again? & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about Micron shuttering it's Crucial brand, with rising memory cost, old tech may as well be new again, and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
*Note: We were experiencing some technical difficulties with audio during our live podcast and a small portion of our chat was briefly cutoff and re-stitched in post.*
Links:
- https://www.pcworld.com/article/3001184/i-hope-crucials-death-isnt-a-canary-in-a-pc-memory-coal-mine.html
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Episode 376: CES 2026 Expectations, Cheapest Black Friday Build & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about Adam's recent trip to Intel's performance testing lab, Black Friday deals for PC parts, how generative AI is hitting game developers and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Cheap Black Friday build: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2992089/i-crafted-the-cheapest-black-friday-gaming-pc-build-again-its-brutal-this-year.html
- CES 2026 expectations: https://videocardz.com/newz/what-to-expect-from-amd-nvidia-and-intel-at-ces-2026
- 9850X3D leaks: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/amd-has-just-launched-the-ryzen-7-9850x3d-with-zero-fanfare-and-i-think-i-understand-why/
- Intel 1% GPU marketshare: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2996364/intel-storms-back-to-power-1-percent-of-pc-graphics-cards.html
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Episode 375: Intel CPU Testing Lab, Black Friday PC Deals, Gen AI In Games & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about Adam's recent trip to Intel's performance testing lab, Black Friday deals for PC parts, how generative AI is hitting game developers and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Intel performance lab interview: https://youtu.be/t_AVj82ISwY
- Gen AI in games: https://techraptor.net/gaming/features/examining-generative-ais-usage-in-steam-next-fest-2025
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Episode 374: Q&A Blitz: Windows Subscription? Just Buy Nvidia? Is Xbox Screwed? & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang catches up on all the burning questions we have in from our Discord, including topics such as the Steam Machine, Windows subscriptions, how AI is making us dumber and much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
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Episode 373: New Steam Machine, Ryzen Market Share, PCWorld Best Of 2025 & More
Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers all of Valve's new announcements including the Steam Machine and Steam Controller 2, AMD's recent earnings call pointing out how successful Ryzen has been, breaking down the Best of 2025 picks from PCWorld staff members, and so much more. And of course we answer your questions live!
Links:
- Steam Machine: https://www.theverge.com/tech/818111/valve-steam-machine-hands-on-preview-specs-announcement
- Ryzen roadmap: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2968903/amd-confirms-zen-7-cpu-plans-offers-look-at-gpu-npu-roadmap.html
- Record Ryzen sales: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2962359/amd-sees-its-record-cpu-sales-continuing.html
- PCWorld best of 2025: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2965913/the-best-pc-hardware-and-software-of-2025-2026.html
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Each week The Full Nerd Podcast covers relevant news for PC builders of all skill levels, as the flagship podcast on The Full Nerd Network. Join hosts Adam Patrick Murray, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, Will Smith, and others every Tuesday live at 11 am Pacific on YouTube or listen on the go in the podcast app of your choice.