The Full Nerd Podcast

Join The Full Nerd podcast as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC news. In this episode the gang is joined by special guest Jake Roach from Tom's Hardware to dive into the details around Zen 6 and how the EPYC news relates to Ryzen, how Valve broke free from Windows and how Steam is breaking free from it's traditional PC ecosystem, and much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:09 - Zen 6 details

00:50:43 - Steam free from X86

01:09:12 - Q&A

Links:

- Zen 6 details with Craft Computing: https://youtu.be/E3RtB3GC4jc\

- EPYC Venice breakdown: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-zen-6-epyc-venice-deep-dive-and-benchmarking-dual-epyc-9996-with-1-024-threads-delivers-up-to-93-percent-performance-gain-gen-on-gen-9686f-outclasses-nvidias-vera

- Steam breaks free: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3266419/valve-escaped-windows-now-steam-is-breaking-free-from-the-pc-itself.html

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Join The Full Nerd podcast as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC news. In this episode the gang dives into why Sam Altman thinks it's a waste for you to have your own DRAM, yet another price increase for the Raspberry Pi, how Apple invented the touchscreen on laptops, and much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:58 - Apple invented the touchscreen laptop

00:16:47 - Sam Altman wants your DRAM

00:36:35 - A $400 Raspberry Pi

00:50:20 - Q&A

01:29:15 - Outro

Links:

- Sam Altman: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3274634/sam-altman-says-your-pcs-memory-should-belong-to-him.html

- Raspberry Pi increase: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3275871/ouch-the-raspberry-pi-5-just-hit-an-eye-watering-385.html

- MacBook Pro: https://www.macworld.com/article/3272659/the-touchscreen-isnt-the-killer-feature-of-the-new-macbook-pro.html

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Join The Full Nerd podcast as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC news. In this episode the gang dives into the reports of Nvidia manufacturing the GPU crisis, the local AI testing that our team has been doing, and much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Links:

- Will's new podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyVMPIwK_5_gS4NkdgIRvDcr5yxs1sAd8&si=HqQx4WYU-3O1iXoL

- Ed Zitron piece: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-had-better-work-out/

- Business Insider piece: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-nvidia-ai-gpu-data-centers-power-shortages-2026-10

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:50 - Nvidia "manufactured" GPU crisis?

00:16:53 - Local AI testing

01:08:57 - Q&A

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Join The Full Nerd podcast as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers RTX Spark reviews, particularly around gaming performance, FSR 4.1 upscaling releasing to more AMD hardware, a new bill hitting the US government that aims to bring back game ownership, and much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:47 - RTX Spark reviews

00:27:17 - FSR 4.1 on older hardware

00:35:38 - Game ownership bill

00:48:25 - Q&A

Links:

- Game ownership bill: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/us-rep-proposes-bill-to-give-video-game-buyers-ownership-not-a-license/

- Surface Laptop Ultra (RTX Spark) review: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3258665/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-review.html

- HP Omnibook Ultra: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3262684/this-3200-rtx-spark-laptop-still-wants-me-to-pay-for-ad-free-solitaire.html

- FSR 4.1: https://youtu.be/fT6TIXnmv-s?si=kuSh6JuTZTYMA2pm

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang digs into speculation that the RTX 5090 is discontinued, what we are expecting from the RTX Spark launch, and much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:29 - News: RTX 5090 discontinued?

00:19:55 - News: FOSS Adobe Creative Cloud

00:35:22 - News: RTX Spark launch

00:47:44 - Q&A

Links:

- RTX 5090: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-halts-geforce-rtx-5090-production-in-favor-of-ai-data-center-and-professional-gpus-impending-supply-drought-expected-to-drive-up-prices-rtx-5080-24gb-rumored-as-new-gaming-flagship

- ArtCraft: https://www.cined.com/artcraft-releases-free-open-source-adobe-alternatives-filmcraft-for-premiere-pro-effectcraft-for-after-effects-written-in-rust-with-ai/

- RTX Spark: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3255200/the-surface-laptop-ultra-is-an-ai-monster-with-a-laptop-problem.html

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