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  • 316. Nvidia 5070 Ti SUPER 24GB, RTX 5050 8GB, Intel Nova Lake IPC, AMD R5 9600X3D
    We discuss the new Ryzen budget gaming CPU, new GeForce GPUs, and Next-Gen XBOX. [SPON: Support MLID by Downloading the Salad App for Free: https://bit.ly/MLID-Salad-2 ] [SPON: Shop July 4th Savings: https://micro.center/eae6a7 ] [SPON: Santa Clara is Now OPEN: https://micro.center/5d83e7 ] [SPON: Affirm Now Available at Micro Center: https://micro.center/b69ce5 ] [SPON: Check out Micro Center News: https://micro.center/474c23 ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by the MLID Team: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] #salad #microcenter 00:00 Intro 00:39 Dan's Dog acts like a Vietnam Vet (Banter) 4:15 DC Blackwell vs Gaming Blackwell (Corrections) 5:36 RTX 5050 8GB Launched at $249 13:40 RTX 5070 18GB & RTX 5070 Ti SUPER 24GB 21:17 FSR 4 runs on RDNA 3, RDNA 2, RDNA 1...and XBOX? 27:38 AMD R5 9600X3D Confirmed, Zen 6 X3D Speculation 37:08 Intel Nova Lake Performance Allegedly Leaks, Zen 6 has INSANE Clocks 46:12 Zen 7 Threadripper's CCD Configuration 52:55 AMD + XBOX Announcements - No more custom consoles?! 1:05:47 Is ā€œXBOX modeā€ exclusive to ROG Ally? 1:12:46 NEW Data suggests PS5 Liquid Metal Flaw is a Persistent Issue 1:20:48 Switch 2 Chaos – Is Nintendo under siege? 1:30:37 HDMI 2.2, Gorgon Point, the future, US Navy selling GPUs, PS, XBOX (Wrap-up) Links: https://www.theverge.com/news/692045/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5050-desktop-laptop-gpu-gddr6-gddr7 https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/nvidia-marketing-goes-into-overdrive-mode-with-claims-that-the-new-rtx-5050-is-over-6000-percent-faster-than-the-gtx-1050-thanks-to-dlss/ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-defends-rtx-5050-desktop-gddr6-decision-says-power-efficient-gddr7-is-a-better-choice-for-laptops https://x.com/kopite7kimi/status/1939180632284053826 https://x.com/Tech_Meld_/status/1939250437439508872 https://www.techpowerup.com/338438/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-super-possible-specs-emerge-24-gbit-memory-takes-centerstage https://www.techspot.com/news/108370-modder-runs-amd-fsr-4-radeon-rx-7000.html https://www.reddit.com/r/radeon/comments/1lbbdaa/fsr4_on_rdna3_7900xtx_tests/ https://x.com/MelodicWarrior1/status/1935871520288407920 https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/RN-RAD-WIN-SI-AI-PRO-R9700.html https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-leaks-new-entry-level-ryzen-5-9600x3d-cpu-new-gaming-optimized-3d-v-cache-chip-expected-before-the-end-of-the-year https://youtu.be/6aZeBe6p6eY?si=8mrdjFu1vpdhvOLm https://www.tweaktown.com/news/106021/amds-next-gen-zen-6-chips-could-launch-with-crazy-high-7-0ghz-cpu-clock-speeds/index.html https://wccftech.com/intel-nova-lake-desktop-cpus-over-10-percent-single-thread-60-multi-threaded-increase-leadership-gaming-performance/ https://youtu.be/VOCtRanwXrA https://youtu.be/kprpRvsOua0 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/24/meta-quest-3s-xbox-edition/ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-seemingly-lost-400-million-users-in-the-past-three-years-official-microsoft-statements-show-hints-of-a-shrinking-user-base https://youtu.be/KjR1uk9LI9c?si=YGT0lUO13iSAMyJQ Nintendo limits rumble on SW2: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-will-turn-off-your-switch-2s-rumble-if-it-detects-prolonged-use SW2 Display is SLOW: https://x.com/dark1x/status/1937199770788901151?t=3oghqaBoSkHM9_bkb4vmZw&s=19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB67B8LCorI&ab_channel=MonitorsUnboxed https://chimolog.co/switch-2-panel/ GC Emulator Lag: https://youtu.be/A3ylCAr0dbs?si=L-XaazqVn1iTcnM7 https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250626PD234/samsung-2nm-samsung-foundry-4nm-roadmap.html HDMI 2.2 Finalized (8K240 & 12K120!): https://www.techspot.com/news/106232-hdmi-22-displayport-21-debut-ces-introducing-higher.html 8K120 / 4K240 Monitor: https://www.techspot.com/news/108354-boe-unveils-8k-120hz-screen-4k-240hz-dual.html Gorgon Point Confirmed to be ā€œAI 400ā€ Series: https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-ryzen-ai-9-hx-475-mobile-cpu-features-12core-design/ A peak into the future? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-researchers-reduce-graphics-card-vram-capacity-of-3d-rendered-trees-from-38gb-to-just-52-kb-with-work-graphs-and-mesh-nodes-shifting-cpu-work-to-the-gpu-yields-tremendous-results US Navy selling MSRP GPUs: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/the-u-s-navy-is-selling-msrp-nvidia-rtx-gpus-5070-5080-and-even-5090-spotted-at-navy-exchange PS has no plains to end Exclusives: https://www.techspot.com/news/108331-playstation-doubles-down-slow-thoughtful-pc-porting-strategy.html More XBOX Layoffs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/06/24/even-more-major-xbox-layoffs-are-coming-soon/
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  • 315. PS5 Flaw Could Affect Millions, AMD Zen 6 Nears 7GHz, Switch 2 | Alderon Games
    ​​A game dev joins to discuss PS5 Hardware Failures, the future of XBOX, and Next-Gen CPUs. [SPON: Thanks to DoorDash for sponsoring this video! Visit https://doordash.yt.link/4U2fGxl and use code MOORE50 to get more from delivery, for less with DashPass: zero-dollar delivery fees and reduced service fees on eligible DoorDash orders. Subject to change. Terms apply.] [SPON: Use "brokensiliconā€œ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] Ā  00:00 Matt is back, interest in investigating issues (intro) 09:57 PlayStation 5 failures 32:54 Why did all the game devs completely ignore the ps5 hardware vision 38:06 How long until they finally drop support from last gen? 47:14 Giving PlayStation advice for their handheld 55:33 Switch 2 software problems 1:05:51 XBOX origins and current status 1:13:14 XBOX future hardware 1:20:42 What do you think about game prices going up as a gamer and developer 1:26:00 What game would you do with a 150M budget 1:33:05 Unreal Engine performance improvements 1:37:24 How would Intel react to a 7Ghz Zen6 CPU 1:40:59 How will the normalizing of more than 8+ P cores affect games in the future?Ā  1:49:39 RDNA 4 and Blackwell thoughts 1:52:48 FSR 4 implementation vs DLSS 1:56:43 Do engines, compilers etc need to change? Or do devs need to put in more effort?
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  • 314. Zen 6 Specs CONFIRMED, AMD Gorgon Point Leak, XBOX Ally X, Nintendo Switch 2
    We discuss Zen 6 and Zen 7 core counts, leak exciting AMD APU details, and analyze gaming handhelds. [SPON: Use "brokensiliconā€œ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Only $5.80 with the coupon!!! Get a $10 coupon for Flex PCBs at JLCPCB: https://shorturl.at/mkloy ] 0:00 Dan’s Moving to Wisconsin! (Intro Banter) 3:06 Sapphire Rapids Workstation Architecture (Corrections) 4:50 AMD Zen 6 Core Counts CONFIRMED 13:53 AMD Announces MI350X & MI355X 18:00 3nm IS ready for an RX 9090 XT 24:43 AMD Zen 7 Desktop AM6 Core Counts LEAKED 36:20 (NEW Leak) AMD Gorgon Point Early Specs 41:02 Nintendo Switch 2 Launched and Reviewed 58:56 ROG ā€œXBOXā€ Ally X Announced 1:04:21 Why XBOX Fans should be P***ed! 1:15:53 PlayStation Handheld (basically) CONFIRMED 1:22:01 AMD R7 9700F, Cancelled 32 Core Zen 6, Wukong on XSS (Wrap-Up) 1:28:28 Blazing Fast SSD vs RAM, Nvidia Valve Deckard, Navi 48X Die Size (Final RM) https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1933329806239936803 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dmFa9iXPWI https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-announces-mi350x-and-mi355x-ai-gpus-claims-up-to-4x-generational-gain-up-to-35x-faster-inference-performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dmFa9iXPWI https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/events/advancing-ai.html https://youtu.be/w6JBCsOtFs4?si=nau15qh2G62taKll https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1932596899363652047 https://edition.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/nintendo-switch-2-review https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/686603/nintendo-switch-2-review https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-review-its-a-switch-too/1100-6532411/ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2025/250611.html https://www.theverge.com/news/685505/nintendo-says-your-bad-switch-2-battery-life-might-be-a-bug https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/08/xbox-handheld-rog-ally-x-games-showcase/ https://www.theverge.com/news/682009/microsoft-asus-rog-xbox-ally-devices-new-windows-xbox-experience https://www.youtube.com/live/rlRcj_OoHpc https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/ps5-ps5-pro-reportedly-getting-115932011.html https://x.com/TechEpiphanyYT/status/1930302061381333096 https://x.com/9550pro/status/1933549931257868577 https://youtu.be/w6JBCsOtFs4?si=nau15qh2G62taKll https://wccftech.com/next-gen-hbm-architecture-detailed-hbm4-hbm5-hbm6-hbm7-hbm8-up-to-64-tbps-bandwidth-240-gb-capacity-per-24-hi-stack-embedded-cooling/ https://wccftech.com/black-myth-wukong-xbox-launch-scheduled-for-exactly-one-year-after-pc-ps5/ https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-screen-is-nearly-indestructible-claims-youtuber-after-smacking-it-50-times-with-pliers/ Ā 
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  • 313. XBOX Ally X Specs, PS6 Handheld Performance, RX 9090 XT, Switch 2 | NX Gamer
    We discuss the new XBOX Handheld, Nintendo Switch 2, PS6, and AMD RDNA 4! [SPON: Go to https://raycon.yt.link/7RmBRKs to get 15% off Raycon's best-selling Everyday Earbuds!] [SPON: Use "brokensiliconā€œ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] 0:00 Professional Expertise (Intro Banter) 5:08 ROG XBOX Ally X Analysis 21:41 Next-Gen XBOX Strategy 32:33 PlayStation 6 Handheld Performance 39:34 Will GTA 6 kill PS4? 50:03 AMD & Sony's FSR Alliance 1:01:20 AMD RDNA 4 & the Future of RADEON 1:07:58 AMD RX 9090 XT 32GB, Zen 6, Zen 7 1:14:17 Nintendo Switch 2 Analysis 1:26:36 The Death of Old Hardware (For GTA 6) 1:33:08 Unreal Engine 5 is FIXED w/ UE5.6!!! Links: Check out NX Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/c/NXGamer Last Time NX Gamer was on BS: https://youtu.be/JyTRoMXngRk?si=TZabStPMJ4cDSenm Early NX Gamer Switch 2 Analysis: https://youtu.be/k1oFSXfFtoU?si=g8288isSXy6eyUcw MLID Switch 2 Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/live/rlRcj_OoHpc?si=Nd6okuyL4PTQjWJW&t=559 (First big) MLID Switch 2 Leak: https://youtu.be/SibxVnw3LwY?si=nFirf8aZckGqY5D6 RX 9090 XT Leak: https://youtu.be/HkUEijON-88 https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-review https://youtu.be/L0d1rdeKScI?si=2D1arCfogOpu_wtz https://www.dexerto.com/tech/nintendo-switch-2-leak-claims-console-has-been-complete-for-years-2562082/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/687059/nintendo-switch-unit-sales-worldwide/ https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-review https://www.techpowerup.com/337725/nvidia-marketplace-briefly-lists-acme-geforce-rtx-4040-8-gb-brick-edition https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/handhelds/ryzen-z-series/z2-series/z2-extreme.html https://www.youtube.com/live/_M3QwLBrg8g?si=56giQvJ9Manpw2fL https://youtu.be/3njzvmkEZGo?si=L5KtrbS6wbPwgM3p https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xboxs-handheld-pembrooke-has-been-sidelined-for-now-as-microsoft-doubles-down-on-windows-11-pc-gaming-handheld-optimization https://www.cbr.com/xbox-sales-losses-2024/
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  • 312. RX 9090 XT 32GB, RX 9060 XT 16GB Review, XBOX Handheld, AMD Zen 5 Threadripper
    We review the RX 9060 XT, upcoming RDNA 4 flagships, FSR 4 Redstone, and more! [SPON: Only $5.80 with the coupon!!! Get a $10 coupon for Flex PCBs at JLCPCB: https://shorturl.at/mkloy ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by the MLID Team: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] [SPON: Micro Center Santa Clara is OPEN: https://micro.center/8d951f ] [SPON: Shop MC’s Laptop Savings Event: https://micro.center/00d3cf ] [SPON: Shop MC Top Deals on ALL Laptops: https://micro.center/629a91 ] [SPON: Use Affirm for Your Next Purchase: https://micro.center/02d9d0 ] 0:00 Fire Weather is here! (Intro Banter) 2:30 AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Announced! 15:03 RX 9090 XT 32GB & RX 9080 XT 16GB ES Leak 32:52 RX 9060 XT Review / Analysis 48:09 Could AMD bring back Vega’s HBCC for 8GB cards? 51:40 AMD FSR Redstone Announced 57:18 Nvidia Manipulates RTX 5060 Reviews & Cuts RTX 50 Production 1:10:44 Nvidia Gaming APU Confirmed w/ Picture, TDP, and Release Date! 1:16:12 XBOX Handheld Reportedly Sidelined 1:23:43 SteamOS comes to AMD APU Devices – Valve is challenging Windows! 1:31:23 Arrow Lake Refresh, MSI Claw goes AMD, Ryzen 9000G, PS5 Price Drop (Wrap-Up) https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper.html https://www.servethehome.com/amd-reveals-ryzen-threadripper-9000-family-big-zen-5-chips-for-hedt-and-workstations/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkUEijON-88 https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-RX-9080-XT-ES-engineering-sample-could-rival-RTX-5080-Super.1027707.0.html https://x.com/AzorFrank/status/1925651286998794443 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-is-up-to-31-percent-faster-than-7600-xt-in-early-compute-benchmarks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I5pyS0cAuQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1U9vHdrxQA https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-launches-on-june-5-starting-at-usd299 https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/amd-just-gave-us-our-first-glimpse-of-fsr-4s-redstone-update-with-a-host-of-machine-learning-based-improvements/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiekGcwaIho&ab_channel=GamersNexus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFDz-BQLew&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz8Z0rEIMA&ab_channel=der8auerEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_CuOTK-XiY&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_CuOTK-XiY&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents https://www.techspot.com/review/2992-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rumored-to-reduce-rtx-50-gpus-production-in-china-in-favor-of-ai-gpus/ https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1928167314509222038 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-s-120-Watt-gaming-laptop-APU-shown-off-by-new-leak.1025348.0.html https://youtu.be/6tASUo7UqNw https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xboxs-handheld-pembrooke-has-been-sidelined-for-now-as-microsoft-doubles-down-on-windows-11-pc-gaming-handheld-optimization https://www.theverge.com/news/673114/valves-huge-steam-deck-update-is-now-ready-for-everyone-including-rival-amd-handhelds https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3#testingsteamos https://wccftech.com/intel-arrow-lake-s-refresh-cpus-confirmed-coming-to-lga-1851-800-series-motherboards/ https://youtu.be/yTePIHdC7AM https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650M-GAMING-WIFI6E-rev-13/support#support-memsup https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-goes-on-record-confirms-ryzen-cpu-failures-are-linked-to-bios-settings-offers-warranty-support https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-pledges-rocm-support-for-windows-ryzen-ai-max-radeon-rx-9000 https://videocardz.com/newz/acer-confirms-geforce-rtx-5050-laptop-gpu-clocks-and-tdp-specs https://wccftech.com/user-receives-a-bunch-of-backpacks-inside-geforce-rtx-5090-box/ https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-ps5-pro-gets-a-50-discount-in-sonys-days-of-play-sale-144517141.html
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One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space. Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ Patreon That Makes this Possible: https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck
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