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Episode 16: Simon from TFT Central joins to chat about everything monitor related. The best displays of 2023, the battle between OLED and LCD in 2024, the current state of bad monitor marketing, deal breakers, 500Hz brilliance and more

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:45 - Favorite Monitor of 2023

05:34 - OLED vs LCD in 2024

20:17 - Are 4K 240Hz OLEDs Really Coming in January?

26:54 - WOLED vs QD-OLED vs LCD Panel Coating

38:50 - Most Important Aspects to Monitor Performance

46:26 - Monitor Deal Breakers

56:12 - Worst Aspects to Monitor Market

1:22:14 - Is The Future 500Hz Refresh Rates?

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Episode 15: We chat about Nvidia's rumored RTX 4090 D for China, get the latest updates on Steve's Threadripper system, then break down the main areas AMD, Intel and Nvidia need to improve on in 2024. Also, Steve's got a windshield story and Tim gives his thoughts on Alan Wake II.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:36 - Nvidia Gives the D to RTX 4090s in China

12:12 - Steve's Threadripper System Updates

17:20 - Improvements for AMD in 2024

35:53 - Improvements for Nvidia in 2024

42:36 - Improvements for Intel in 2024

58:43 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 14: Steve details even more issues with his Threadripper systems, including some oddities with new Zen 4 models, plus we discuss rumors surrounding Nvidia RTX 40 Super graphics cards. What should Nvidia do to fix the Ada Lovelace generation? What will they do?

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:35 - Steve Rants About Threadripper 7000 Issues

21:50 - General Zen 4 Threadripper Thoughts

29:53 - We Discuss Nvidia RTX 40 Super GPU Rumors

44:48 - Will Nvidia AI Boom Make Nvidia Super Series Worse?

52:53 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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Episode 13: This week we chat about new Ryzen 5000 X3D CPU rumors, give our "solutions" to game optimization challenges, give more thoughts on Intel APO and discuss playing Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing and all the DLSS features enabled.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

01:59 - Rumor: New AMD Zen 3 X3D CPUs?

12:15 - What Are the Solutions to Poor Game Optimization?

35:24 - Is Intel APO a Marketing Stunt?

45:01 - Playing Cyberpunk 2077 with PT and DLSS

1:09:33 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 12: This week we discuss why the Epic Games Store keeps losing tons of money (and why Steam is king), we give our thoughts on AMD ending driver support for Vega GPUs, and share what we think about YouTube taking much more serious steps towards blocking adblockers

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:52 - The Epic Games Store Sucks and Loses Money

30:05 - AMD Ends Driver Support for Vega GPUs

38:36 - Our Thoughts on YouTube Blocking Adblock

59:54 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 11: After looking at Alan Wake 2 recently, we're doing a deep dive episode on whether 30 FPS gaming is "unplayable" or whether it's more just "unenjoyable" or even at times "playable"

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:29 - Is 30 FPS Gaming Unplayable?

06:32 - All FPS Rates are Playable, Unplayable is Subjective

16:03 - Type of Input Device Matters

22:10 - Being Sold a 30 FPS Experience is Bad

26:21 - 30 FPS Reduces Visual Quality

38:34 - 30 FPS Might Be Okay When There's No Choice

49:39 - Alan Wake 2 Has No Native TAA Mode

57:47 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 10: A quick chat about Cities Skylines 2 is followed with us reacting, laughing and just having fun with some of the worst comments we've received on our videos recently. Also, hear more about mowers from Steve, and Starfield from Tim

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:31 - RTX 4090 Pricing and Cities Skylines 2

11:40 - Reacting to Really Bad Comments

55:41 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

1:00:00 - Tim's Thoughts on Starfield

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Episode 9: Intel released some pointless refreshed CPUs, AMD made yet another Radeon blunder with Anti-Lag+ banning gamers, new GRE GPUs from AMD plus discussion of Threadripper 7000. It's a news episode full of our thoughts on the hottest topics across the past week.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:47 - Intel Has "New" 14th-gen Desktop CPUs

18:36 - Intel Has A Power Consumption Problem

28:22 - Intel's Lack of Platform Support

36:09 - AMD Hurts Reputation Again with Anti-Lag+ Debacle

45:51 - New Radeon RX 6750 GRE GPU

50:20 - Threadripper 7000 Launch and Our Experience Using Threadripper

1:10:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 8: With Intel rapidly improving their GPU division, and the new launch of the Arc A580, how close are Intel GPUs to getting our recommendation? We discuss that, as well as AMD's not very good Fluid Motion Frames technology

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

04:55 - Intel Arc A580 Recap

11:13 - Arc is Still A Bit Inconsistent Across Games

19:45 - Intel Arc GPUs are Well Priced

23:11 - Arc Isn't Far Away from Being Recommended

28:28 - This is Intel's First Attempt

32:58 - Good Intel GPUs Are Great For Competition

40:32 - AMD Fluid Motion Frames Sucks

55:44 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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Episode 7: We discuss AMD's FSR 3 Frame Generation technology, the strange launch of it, and how with this generation of GPUs both Nvidia and AMD have lost sight of what makes a graphics card good

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:29 - We're Going to Talk About Frame Generation

06:52 - AMD FSR 3 Recap

10:45 - The FSR 3 Launch was Very Strange

23:29 - FSR 3 is Not Beta Technology

33:43 - Frame Generation is Marketed Incorrectly

38:18 - Frame Generation Can Be Worse Than Not Using It

40:17 - GPU Companies Have Lost Sight of What Makes a GPU Good

59:23 - Broad Feature Support Isn't That Important

1:12:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 6: Steve responds to widespread hatred over his decision not to use DLSS for testing Cyberpunk 2077. Plus we rank every current generation AMD and Nvidia graphics card from worst to best, or more accurately, worst to least bad.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:21 - Why No DLSS and FSR Testing for Cyberpunk?

24:54 - Ranking All GPUs from Worst to Least Bad

50:57 - Newegg GPU Trade In Program

57:57 - Our Boring Lives

NEWS LINKS

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Episode 5: It's a news episode! With the recent next-gen Xbox console leaks, we discuss future AMD CPU and GPU tech, how an Nvidia console would impact the market, and whether upscaling is being relied on too heavily for next-gen game experiences. We also chat about Ray Reconstruction, Asus' new $3200 GPU, Dough being dodgy and more.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

1:38 - Xbox 2028 CPU Design Leaks

9:43 - Xbox 2028 GPU Design Leaks

12:54 - Xbox Wants Next-Gen Features, Can AMD Deliver?

17:52 - What About an Nvidia Console?

25:40 - New Consoles Might Rely Too Heavily on Upscaling

34:14 - DLSS is Different at Different GPU Tiers

40:35 - Steve Tested a $3200 GPU

49:43 - Asus Schools Steve on How to Pronounce Asus

52:53 - DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction Thoughts

1:07:29 - Dough Screws Their Monitor Customers

1:13:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

NEWS LINKS

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform

https://www.theverge.com/23872874/dough-eve-spectrum-monitor-refunds-v-tablet-follow-up

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Episode 4: It's a battle! Steve and Tim each spec out a $1000 gaming PC build that the other one hasn't seen and discuss whose is better. Also, a few brief news topics including the latest Nvidia driver for Starfield and RX 7600 XT rumors.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

2:13 - RX 7800 XT Pricing in the US vs Other Regions

4:27 - Nvidia's New Starfield Driver with ReBAR Enabled

11:35 - Is the RX 7600 XT a Real Product?

17:21 - Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023

52:05 - Other Stuff in Our Lives

NEWS LINKS

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Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS?

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap

16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail?

19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases

22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs

25:43 - Missed Opportunity with Radeon Launches and Starfield

35:23 - Is Starfield Badly Optimized?

44:17 - Is it Time to Think About More Frequent CPU Upgrades?

49:41 - Should Bethesda or Intel Have Optimized Starfield for Arc GPUs?

53:54 - What Happened to AMD Blocking DLSS in Starfield?

1:06:38 - Other Stuff in Our Lives

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