The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

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Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you'll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. -3 H

    Battlefield 6, Intel Nerfing 14900Ks, OC Features vs Grifters, Zen 6 on AM5 "Confirmed"

    Episode 85: We chat about Battlefield 6 testing and explore the difficulties with testing one-click overclocking features in benchmarks, such as PBO and 200S Boost. We also discuss the latest Intel graphics announcements including Xe3 and XeSS 3, as well as motherboard vendors beginning to say Zen 6 will be supported on AM5 SOURCES https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intels-xe3-graphics-architecture-breaks-cover-panther-lakes-12-xe-core-igpu-promises-50-percent-better-performance-than-lunar-lake https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-takes-the-wraps-off-panther-lake-first-18a-client-processor-brings-the-best-of-lunar-lake-and-arrow-lake-together-in-one-package https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-xe3p-will-mark-arc-naming-switch-to-c-series https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/intel-announces-xess-3-with-multi-frame-generation-putting-it-ahead-of-amd-in-the-ai-powered-graphics-performance-race/ https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-confirms-b850-motherboards-to-directly-support-future-zen-6-cpus https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-officially-confirms-zen6-desktop-support-for-am5-based-b850-motherboard CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Battlefield 6 testing thoughts 09:11 - Battlefield 6 VRAM leak 11:31 - Questionable Battlefield 6 CPU benchmarks? 20:49 - Issues with overclocking CPUs 29:59 - Why we don't test with PBO or 200S Boost, but do test with XMP 40:45 - Overclock tweaking can be a grift 50:34 - Intel graphics updates, Xe3 and XeSS 3 58:32 - Motherboard makers confirm Zen 6 on AM5 publicly 1:09:10 - Updates from our boring lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 18 min

  2. 3 OCT.

    Sorry, But APUs Suck for Gaming PCs

    Episode 84: Tim and Steve respond to their internet crimes of using DLSS while testing and saying APUs suck. Then we chat more about Intel fixing B580 CPU overhead in some games, AMD's FSR 4 INT8 version and Microsoft destroying the value of Game Pass. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Why we tested Borderlands 4 with DLSS enabled 08:58 - APUs are not a good option for desktop gaming today 29:26 - Intel fixes B580 CPU overhead in some games 45:47 - AMD FSR 4 INT8 is pretty good 54:07 - Microsoft makes Game Pass way more expensive 1:03:57 - Updates from our boring lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 20 min

  3. 26 SEPT.

    Nvidia Intel Team Up: No Impact to PC Gaming?

    Episode 83: Intel and Nvidia have formed a partnership, but because APUs are not that relevant to desktop PC gamers, we discuss whether this deal will actually impact gaming significantly. Also, we put Intel's Arc GPUs into our GPU rankings, and chat about some news CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Intel and Nvidia APU team up, but gamers don't use APUs 37:00 - We add Intel Arc GPUs to the rankings 45:38 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D drops in price 49:52 - RX 9070 BIOS mod 52:01 - Updates from our boring lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 8 min

  4. 19 SEPT.

    Borderlands 4 Poor Optimization, DLSS as a Crutch, Can it Be Fixed?

    Episode 82: A quick update on the YouTube views situation, then into a Borderlands 4 discussion. What is the state of the game currently? What do we make of Randy Pitchford's comments? Is DLSS being used as a crutch instead of proper optimization? Can it be fixed? CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Update on the YouTube views situation 17:17 - Initial thoughts on Borderlands 4 28:27 - The crutch of DLSS upscaling and frame generation 44:17 - Bizarre development choices 53:01 - Can Gearbox fix Borderlands 4? 1:07:14 - Updates from our boring lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 32 min

  5. 12 SEPT.

    Our Views Are Also Down... Why?

    Episode 81: We're back! Lots to discuss in this video, including YouTube weirdness, the future of AMD and Intel's CPU platforms, the good old CPU core debate, upcoming GPU rumors and more. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 03:13 - Our YouTube views are down, this is what the stats say 31:14 - Zen 7 on AM5 and Intel's competing platform 54:13 - How important is platform longevity? 1:07:58 - Six core CPUs are still powerful for gaming 1:17:27 - Will Intel make an Arc B770? 1:26:22 - No RTX Super any time soon 1:29:14 - Updates from our boring lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 44 min

  6. 8 AOÛT

    Ranking All Current GPUs from Worst to Best (2025 Edition)

    Episode 80: It's that time of the year! We're ranking all the current graphics card models from worst to best, based on vibes. Always a very challenging task that brings up a lot of discussion so you can enjoy hearing our thought process as we try to upset everyone by ranking the models they like down the bottom. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 02:03 - Quick Radeon RX 9060 Update 08:40 - Let The Rankings Begin! 1:11:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 31 min

  7. 1 AOÛT

    The Biggest Issues With the GPU Market (feat. Daniel Owen)

    Episode 79: We chat with Daniel Owen about all sorts of stuff affecting PC gaming right now. His thoughts on the worst parts of the GPU market, plus opinions on upscaling and frame generation (including Optiscaler and driver-based frame gen), game optimization and misleading marketing. We round it out with some listener questions submitted by Patreon members. DANIEL OWEN Check out Daniel's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@danielowentech CHAPTERS 00:00 - Welcome to the Podcast: Daniel Owen 10:03 - Current State of the GPU Market 22:04 - How Good is Optiscaler? 29:58 - Thoughts on DLSS 4 and FSR 4 Upscaling 39:02 - Frame Generation, Does Daniel Use It? 55:07 - Are Gamers Buying the Marketing? 1:05:19 - Game Optimization: Developers vs Hardware Makers 1:16:38 - Listener Questions SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 45 min

  8. 25 JUIL.

    Are We Too Negative About PC Gaming GPUs?

    Episode 78: Steve gives an update about B850 testing, Tim talks about a new phone that he's bought, and then we chat about whether we've been too negative about the current state of PC graphics cards. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Steve's B850 Testing Struggles 16:44 - Tim Bought a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 27:41 - Are We Too Negative About PC GPUs? 1:21:17 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 h 34 min
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Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you'll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Création
    Hardware Unboxed
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    85
  • Classification
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    © Hardware Unboxed
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    The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

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