The Full Nerd Podcast

Join The Full Nerd gang as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers the Ryzen 7 7700X3D reviews (including our own testing), the latest news about the Steam Machine, and much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:57 - Steam Machine updates

00:57:38 - 7700X3D reviews

01:16:43 - Q&A

Links:

- Steam Machine sales: https://boilingsteam.com/steam-machine-between-10k-and-15k-sold-per-week/

- Bloomberg interview with Valve: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-17/valve-s-14-year-journey-to-make-the-steam-machine

- "Adorably disappointing": https://www.pcworld.com/article/3193855/my-new-steam-machine-is-adorably-disappointing.html

- Hardware Unboxed 7700X3D review: https://youtu.be/f3KOkw3lTAk?si=MVpfyPLDVIijZE9S

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Music by Our Ghosts: https://ourghosts.bandcamp.com/

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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 debates between having a gaming laptop or building your own desktop, provides an update to how the charity sale at the Bay Area Electronics Flea Market went, and so much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:47 - Flea market sales for charity

00:25:22 - Debate: laptop vs desktop vs mini PC

01:13:23 - Q&A

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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 is joined by past PCWorld games writer Hayden Dingman to talk about all the changes to Xbox and what that means for PC gamers, how PlayStation has signaled the death of physical games, and so much more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:06:52) - The death of consoles?

(01:01:37) - Ergonomic hardware

(01:42:47) - Q&A

Links:

- Xbox cuts: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3185152/microsoft-cuts-xbox-and-pc-gaming-teams-to-the-bone.html

- PS disc production ending: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

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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 covers all of the news surrounding the Steam Machine launch (including the Dbrand Companion Cube), and what kind of PC the crew would build with $1050 (instead of buying a Steam Machine). And of course we answer questions live!

Builds:

Adam 1: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/adampatrickmurray/saved/sZ8BhM

Adam 2: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/adampatrickmurray/saved/JPsNgs

Adam 3: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/adampatrickmurray/saved/4dt2bv

Alaina 1: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/werkerbee/saved/HP3DkL

Alaina 2: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/werkerbee/saved/MDcK23

Glenn: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HrZKqd

Alex: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/seraph621/saved/FdDH8d

Timecodes:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:07) Steam Machine launch

(00:49:12) $1050 PC build challenge

(01:57:30) Q&A

(02:03:39) Outro

Links:

- Steam Machine hardware rival build: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3173750/valves-steam-machine-is-pricey-i-built-a-diy-rival-for-150-less.html

- Steam Machine scalping: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/steam-machine-scalping-hits-usd3-000-on-ebay-as-sellers-list-preorder-reservations-scalpers-already-flipping-queues-for-2x-the-msrp-of-the-2tb-model

- Stim Machine?: https://videocardz.com/newz/french-retailer-mocks-e1039-steam-machine-with-stim-machine-rx-9060-xt-pc-for-e999

- MetaOS SteamOS pre-built: https://videocardz.com/newz/steamos-now-offered-with-new-gaming-prebuilt-pcs

- Dbrand Companion Cube: https://www.theverge.com/games/959056/dbrand-steam-machine-companion-cube-valve-take-down-canceled

- Terkbox: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/custom-steam-machine-terk-box-rtx-5060

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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 covers Adam's testing of the Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor inside the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, all the reviews of the $1000 Steam Machine, and more. And of course we answer questions live!

Timecodes:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:06:41) Arc G3 Extreme benchmarks

(01:01:36) Steam Machine reviews

(01:50:13) Q&A

(02:06:53) Outro

Links:

- MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ teardown: https://youtu.be/7-XY3S15IBg?si=RJsxgKoJixRVMO4i

- Intel G3 Extreme Computex discussion: https://youtu.be/dmbzW9uUs_g?si=wbqKRFl6nxDDfGZ9

- @DigitalFoundry 's Steam Machine review: https://youtu.be/WhWtLi_FqLo?si=ujM1hnHkVPzaRQjk

- Build your own Steam Machine: https://www.theverge.com/games/953411/valve-steamos-desktop-nvidia

- DIY Steam Machine equivalent: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3173750/build-your-own-steam-machine-for-under-900.html

Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a

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