The Full Nerd
By Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray, PCWorld staff, Gordon Mah Ung, Alaina Yee
The Full Nerd ep. 158: AMD's Radeon chief answers your burning RX 6800-series questions
In this episode of The Full Nerd, we're joined by AMD's Scott Herkelman, who answers all our—and your—Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT questions. You won't hear some of this info anywhere else.
11/20/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 156: AMD Ryzen 5000 dominates Intel, Xbox Series X reviews
In this episode of The Full Nerd, it's all about AMD. The company's Ryzen 5000 CPUs dominate rival Intel chips, while the AMD-powered Xbox Series X gives gaming PCs a run for their money.
11/06/2020
The Full Nerd special episode: Ryzen 5000 claims the gaming crown, Radeon RX 6000 benchmarks
Join the gang as they talk about AMD's new Ryzen 5000 CPUs, and what their newly claim to gaming supremacy means for Core i9. Bonus: Radeon RX 6000 numbers!
10/09/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 153: GeForce RTX 3080 crashes, Zen 3 rumors with BPS Customs
The Full Nerd crew digs into what fixes the RTX 3080 crash problem, how serious it is, and how scary AMD's Zen 3 just might be
09/30/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 150: GeForce RTX 3080 review, Radeon RX 6000 teases
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Nvidia's hotly anticipated GeForce RTX 3080 is here.
09/17/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 149: Intel Tiger Lake and 2 hours of GeForce RTX 30-series Q&A
In this episode of The Full Nerd, the gang talks a little bit about Intel's new 11th-gen "Tiger Lake" chips, and a whole lot about Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards
09/03/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 148: GeForce RTX 3090 rumors, Intel Xe info, GeForce Now on Chromebooks
In this episode of The Full Nerd, it's all ray tracing all the time. Gordon, Brad, and Willis dive into GeForce RTX 3090 rumors, Intel Xe info, and GeForce Now game-streaming on Chromebooks.
08/19/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 147: 2nd annual PC Hardware Hall of Fame selections
In this episode of The Full Nerd, we induct three more worthy products in our PC Hardware Hall of Fame. Each of us brings three nominees, then we whittle it down to the winners.
08/06/2020
The Full Nerd special episode: Sapphire's Ed Crisler talks GPU development, PC gaming, and nostalgia
In this wide-ranging special edition of The Full Nerd, we're joined by Sapphire Technology gaming evangelist Ed Crisler to talk about graphics card development, PC gaming, old-school computing, and a whole lot more.
07/29/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 146: AMD Ryzen 4000 G, Nvidia 12-pin power rumors, and Q&A
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon digs into the details of AMD's new Ryzen 4000 G-series APUs with Radeon inside, while Brad pours cold water on rumors of Nvidia graphics cards with new 12-pin power connectors.
07/23/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 145: Threadripper Pro and the best games we've played this year
In this episode of The Full Nerd, we discuss AMD's loaded new Threadripper 3 Pro chips, the best games of 2020 so far, and the best games yet to come.
07/17/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 144: Ryzen 3000 XT reviews, Gordon buys Windows 10 cheap, and a food fight
In this episode of The Full Nerd, the gang discusses the "underwhelming" reviews of AMD's new Ryzen 3000 XT CPUs and why the Windows 10 Pro for $40 deal swayed Gordon into buying four copies.
07/08/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 143: Macs ditch Intel, GeForce RTX 2080 Super laptops, Batmen ranked
In this episode of The Full Nerd, the gang digs into the implications of Apple Macs ditching Intel for Arm chips, how thermal design affects GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q performance, and answers your questions
06/26/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 142: AMD Ryzen XT CPUs, Nvidia RTX coprocessor rumors, PS5 design
In this episode of The Full Nerd, the gang digs into what's new in AMD's (slightly) faster Ryzen XT processors, rumors of a "transversal coprocessor" in next-gen Nvidia graphics cards, and the PlayStation 5's...controversial design.
06/17/2020
The Full Nerd: AMD's chief gaming architect talks Ryzen 4000 laptops, SmartShift, and PC innovation
In this special episode of The Full Nerd, we're joined by AMD chief gaming architect Frank Azor to discuss the 'free performance' of SmartShift, the 'AMD Advantage' in gaming laptops, PC innovation, and a lot more.
05/26/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 140: Intel Core i9-10900K reviewed, AMD's AM4 motherboard reversal
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon discusses his review of the 10-core, 5.3GHz Intel Core i9-10900K, then the gang covers AMD's change of heart around Ryzen's AM4 motherboard compatibility.
05/21/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 139: Nvidia's next-gen Ampere GPU, AM4 controversy, RIP upgradable laptops
In this episode of The Full Nerd, we explain what PC gamers need to know about Nvidia's next-gen Ampere GPU architecture, then wallow in the disappointment of failed AM4 motherboard and laptop component upgrades.
05/18/2020
The Full Nerd ep. 138: Nvidia Ampere and AMD Zen 3 rumors, Radeon RX 5600 XT speeds
In this episode of The Full Nerd, the gang wades into Nvidia Ampere and AMD Ryzen "Zen 3" rumors, the sounds the warning about Radeon RX 5600 XT speeds—again.
05/07/2020
$3K PC build challenge: The parts and peripherals we'd splurge on
The Full Nerd gang challenges each other to build the best $3,000 PC possible, with wonderfully varied results.
05/01/2020
$750 PC build challenge: Watch us debate how we'd spend our money
How would we spec out a fresh $750 PC build? The Full Nerd gang takes on the challenge, with some remarkable similarities—and eye-opening differences.
04/28/2020
