The Hardware Unboxed Podcast
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.
Episodes
Episode 120: This week we chat about AMD finally releasing FSR 4.1 for RDNA 2 graphics cards, Nvidia CPU overhead still being a thing, DLSS 5 model updates, and whether we should continue benchmarking the RTX 5090 now that it's been discontinued
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - AMD Releases FSR 4.1 for More GPUs
17:55 - Nvidia's CPU Overhead on GPUs
39:19 - Advanced Shader Delivery is Here
45:47 - DLSS 5 Has a New Model
54:19 - Should W...
Episode 119: Nvidia has reportedly discontinued the GeForce RTX 5090, sending that GPU silicon to RTX Pro graphics cards. We chat about that, as well as efforts to combat shader compilation stutter with SCSKiller, and the Epic Games Store getting a makeover
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:39 - The RTX 5090 Has Been Discontinued
28:28 - Shader Compilation Stutter Can Be Fixed
57:16 - Epic Games Store Gets Vibe Coded Remake
1:08:12 - Updates...
Episode 118: Steve and Tim chat about what sort of PC build actually makes sense right now, if you wanted to get into PC gaming and were facing the reality of what hardware costs at the moment. Also, we go completely off the rails and talk about the current AI situation.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:19 - What Gaming PC Build Makes Sense Right Now?
31:18 - Current Market vs Crypto Boom
42:00 - Our Random Thoughts on the Current AI Situa...
Episode 117: Steve and Tim have been busy testing games this week, so we dive into some thoughts on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered, as well as Gears of War E-Day. We also chat a bit about this week's EVGA story, and how Nvidia allocated GPUs to them, and why times were tough for the AIB as a result.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
03:34 - Testing The Witcher 3 Remastered
26:20 - Testing Gears of War E-Day
35:35 - Nvidia Allocation at ...
Episode 116: Steve managed to obtain and test the Radeon RX 9050 4GB so we discuss just how bad it is, and the way it prays on customers. Then we have a chat about DLSS 5, the direction of graphics, how long until this feature is good and whether it even makes sense.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Steve Tests the RX 9050 4GB
15:10 - It's an Anti-Consumer Scam Product
31:23 - Is the RX 9050 4GB Usable in Some Games?
43:02 - We've Test...
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Episode 115: We update everyone on the current situation with the YouTube view count. Then we dive into Steve's story about how he managed to kill several sticks of DDR5 memory on an Asrock motherboard.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Int...
Episode 114: Two big topics in this week's podcast: Steve had a melting incident with his RTX 5090, and we chat about the re-announcement and release of DLSS 5 technology.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Steve had a 5090 melting incident
42:41 - DLSS 5 initial impressions
1:14:44 - Updates from our boring lives
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Episode 113: We chat about Nvidia's Gamescom announcements, including DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, the ReBAR toggle and the absence of DLSS 5. We also discuss the recent semi-confirmation of Zen 6 on AM5 and what to expe...
Episode 112: For some reason, YouTube decided to change the view counter. Also, AMD didn't bother sampling RX 9050s for review, but we reviewed it anyway. Later in the podcast we chat about some of the weird matchups between AMD and Nvidia that have been created due to high GPU prices
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - YouTube Changes the View Counter
13:44 - RX 9050 Review Samples were Blocked
41:00 - Nvidia vs AMD GPU Pricing
51:36 - N...
Episode 111: Are reviewers who get review samples, get early access to products and have affiliate links truly independent? We discuss this in the podcast, after we watched a video from someone claiming MKBHD is not truly independent. A good one to hear our thoughts on how we approach reviews and conflicts of interest
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Episode 110: Fanboys on Reddit got very upset that we trashed the upcoming Radeon RX 9050 and 4GB GPUs in general, claiming that these models are not sold to consumers, and also not actually gaming GPUs. So we naturally decided to take on and dismantle these idiotic comments in this week's podcast.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Reddit gets upset about our 4GB GPU video
46:17 - Asus rejects RTX 5090 sale then jacks up price
56:47 - ...
Episode 109: AMD has done something unfathomable: they're releasing a brand new 4GB GPU in the year 2026. We talk about the new Radeon RX 9050 and why this graphics card seems like a giant turd, both the 8GB and 4GB variants.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - AMD Radeon RX 9050 Discussion Begins
40:24 - Why Not Just Re-Launch an Old GPU?
48:12 - The Days of Good Cheap GPUs are Over
1:09:02 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 108: LG has been very naughty, caught installing their bloatware application on to PCs without the consent of monitor buyers. Seems dodgy, so we talk about that. We also look over the latest DLSS 5 announcements from Nvidia's recent presentation.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - LG Installs Bloatware on Monitor Buyers' PCs
33:35 - Nvidia Shows More DLSS 5 Details
56:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 107: We chat about some of the latest CPU releases, including the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, and the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, which doesn't make a ton of sense when nobody is doing platform upgrades. Also, we thought it was quite amusing that Nvidia's hotspot GPU temperature has now been uncovered, so we discuss that whole situation.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - The Ryzen 7 7700X3D has Launched
08:32 - The Ryzen 7 ...
Episode 106: We chat about Sony ending production of physical games in 2028, and the implications that has for game ownership. Plus we talk about the challenges Nvidia faces with improving GPU performance, and the future of gaming as a result.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Life Update
02:35 - A chat about recent content
06:00 - Playstation ending disc support
32:06 - Has GPU performance really hit a ceiling?
44:00 - The future of gam...
Episode 105: We give some additional thoughts on how bad the Steam Machine is, and yes, we think it is very bad. Then we chat briefly about the Ryzen 7 5800X3D being re-released.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Yeah we haven't changed our mind on the Steam Machine
16:45 - Microsoft increased the price of the XBOX
21:20 - Steam Machine is the new Verge PC
28:28 - Pre Built as a HTPC
34:33 - Playstation/XBOX is easier to use than Windows
...
Episode 104: Upon our return from Computex, we chat about the current graphics card market, including AMD's bizarre release of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Chat About the Radeon RX 9070 GRE
22:42 - The Current State of GPU Sales
50:08 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 103: Some people got upset that we claimed Nvidia didn't deliver on their promised ray tracing future. So we discuss that, the RTX 20 series, how ray tracing was marketed, and whether we think it's lived up to the original hype
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Chat About Ray Tracing
55:12 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 102: We chat about the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition situation: the CPU itself and how it performs, AMD's decision not to provide review samples and more.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Chat About 9950X3D2
1:04:20 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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Episode 101: What are our thoughts on Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal? Time to chat about that, along with Crimson Desert, which we've been benchmarking
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Our Initial Thoughts on DLSS 5
08:14 - DLSS 5's Artistic Changes
27:36 - Possible Technical Challenges
42:07 - The Reaction to DLSS 5
49:24 - Crimson Desert Impressions
1:08:03 - Final Thoughts
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