In this episode of the Full Nerd, the crew mulls whether Ryzen APUs even matter, pick apart the Nvidia Volta / Ampere / Turing / Kardassian rumors, and update you on Meltdown and Spectre.
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Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, and Adam Patrick Murray kick things off by talking about AMD’s hot new Ryzen APUs and whether they’ll even be relevant if graphics card prices settle down. If you’re a PC gamer without a graphics card, should you buy one of these or a cheap Xbox One? The debate gets heated!
We then go Full Nerd on the rumors of yet another codename for Nvidia’s upcoming graphics chips, then provide the latest update on the never-ending Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaw story.
Finally, we open the floor and answer tech questions from the live audience. Be sure to follow PCWorld on Facebook or YouTube to watch future episodes live and pick our brains in real time!
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