The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

Episode 116: Steve managed to obtain and test the Radeon RX 9050 4GB so we discuss just how bad it is, and the way it prays on customers. Then we have a chat about DLSS 5, the direction of graphics, how long until this feature is good and whether it even makes sense.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Steve Tests the RX 9050 4GB
15:10 - It's an Anti-Consumer Scam Product
31:23 - Is the RX 9050 4GB Usable in Some Games?
43:02 - We've Tested DLSS 5 Now
1:01:45 - Are Graphics the Most Important Part of PC Games?

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Episode 115: We update everyone on the current situation with the YouTube view count. Then we dive into Steve's story about how he managed to kill several sticks of DDR5 memory on an Asrock motherboard.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - The YouTube view count change has increased our views
12:38 - Steve killed a few kits of DDR5 memory
47:47 - Steve's network troubles with Telstra 5G
1:00:08 - Tim installed a new SSD (thanks Samsung)
1:15:50 - Updates from our boring lives

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Episode 114: Two big topics in this week's podcast: Steve had a melting incident with his RTX 5090, and we chat about the re-announcement and release of DLSS 5 technology.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Steve had a 5090 melting incident
42:41 - DLSS 5 initial impressions
1:14:44 - Updates from our boring lives

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Episode 113: We chat about Nvidia's Gamescom announcements, including DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, the ReBAR toggle and the absence of DLSS 5. We also discuss the recent semi-confirmation of Zen 6 on AM5 and what to expect, and look at a GPU tweaking tool that potentially exposes dangerous settings.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Nvidia at Gamescom
13:04 - Where was DLSS 5?
21:04 - Zen 6 on AM5 Confirmed
30:21 - mvolt utility exposes dangerous settings
48:18 - Golden samples discussion
1:05:22 - Updates from our boring lives

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Episode 112: For some reason, YouTube decided to change the view counter. Also, AMD didn't bother sampling RX 9050s for review, but we reviewed it anyway. Later in the podcast we chat about some of the weird matchups between AMD and Nvidia that have been created due to high GPU prices

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - YouTube Changes the View Counter
13:44 - RX 9050 Review Samples were Blocked
41:00 - Nvidia vs AMD GPU Pricing
51:36 - Nova Lake Naming Leak
58:49 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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