139. AM5 PCIe 5.0 Cost, AMD vs Nvidia Failures, Future GPU Reviews | Tech Consultant
A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia’s business practices, AMD’s failures, and the future of GPU reviews! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Who is Lars? What got him into reporting on & consulting on computers? 6:23 How has the Hardware Landscape changed over the last 25 years? 15:31 Is inflation, shortages, or GREED causing rising prices the most? 22:33 Rising Power Consumption in GPUs – when will it become a real issue? 27:13 What is making motherboards more expensive? Will costs come back down? 35:00 Will AM5 Motherboards be more expensive than AM4, or even LGA 1700? 40:21 Is the death of low end necessary? 51:09 Working with Nvidia 57:12 Has AMD just been the Greater Fool at times? 1:01:16 Will Nvidia's anti-consumer and anti-partner practices catch up with them? 1:06:25 How does the industry see Intel now? 1:10:12 AMD’s Failures and Mistakes 1:16:21 Does the industry need to work on minimizing risk? 1:25:24 Are PC Gamers being critical of the right problems? 1:33:27 Do bad GPU reviews make any difference? 1:41:27 How can we improve the review process? Is PC Gaming too mainstream? 1:57:13 Supply Chain Misconceptions, Working in Taiwan, GPU Margins Link to the guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lg-nilsson/ Guest’s recent Motherboard costs article: https://www.techpowerup.com/289728/intel-z690-motherboard-costs-explained https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/oem_chip_costs_gartner/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again https://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1489613397410811906