I (Tom) just can't stop thinking about how much is likely about to change in console competition over the next 5 years due to PlayStations utter dominance, XBOX effectively giving up on the console race, and Nintendo basically refusing to directly compete with PlayStation...how did we get here? What will next-gen loo...
2025-06-25 21:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post
A game dev joins to discuss PS5 liquid metal failures, fixes, and AMD pushing INSANE clocks.
0:00 Why are Game Devs so scared of being honest?
9:40 PS5 Failure Investigation - Millions of Gamers Affected!
31:07 Why haven't devs maximized the PS5?
36:17 When will PS4 support die?
45:25...
2025-06-23 21:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A game dev joins to discuss PS5 Hardware Failures, the future of XBOX, and Next-Gen CPUs.
0:00 Why are Game Devs so scared of being honest?
9:40 PS5 Failure Investigation - Millions of Gamers Affected!
31:07 Why haven't devs maximized the PS5?
36:17 When will PS4 support die?
45:25 ...
2025-06-23 21:27:48 +0000 UTC View PostA game developer, Matt from Alderon Games, will join Broken Silicon once again to discuss:
Nova Lake vs Zen 6 Performance in Next-Gen Game Engines like UE5.6+
XBOX's new Handheld & Future
PS5/6 Handhelds
PS5 Reliability Issues (We will have new details)
We discuss Zen 6 and Zen 7 core counts, leak exciting AMD APU details, and analyze gaming handhelds.
0:00 Dan’s Moving to Wisconsin! (Intro Banter)
2:43 Sapphire Rapids Workstation Architecture (Corrections)
4:27 AMD Zen 6 Core Counts CONFIRMED
13:30 AMD Announces MI350X & MI355X 2025-06-16 19:45:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss Zen 6 and Zen 7 core counts, leak exciting AMD APU details, and analyze gaming handhelds.
0:00 Dan’s Moving to Wisconsin! (Intro Banter)
2:43 Sapphire Rapids Workstation Architecture (Corrections)
4:27 AMD Zen 6 Core Counts CONFIRMED
13:30 AMD Announces MI350X & MI355X
17:...
2025-06-16 19:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's talk about XBOX's new handheld, how RDNA 4 and Blackwell will age, and Intel's Margins!
0:00 ROG XBOX Ally X
7:18 Do consoles have too many graphics settings?
11:27 Blackwell vs RDNA 4 Longevity
16:22 RX 9060 XT 8GB Rage
18:49 Would the 9090 XT hurt RDNA 4 supply?
22:47 Could ...
2025-06-13 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's talk about XBOX's new handheld, how RDNA 4 and Blackwell will age, and Intel's Margins!
0:00 ROG XBOX Ally X
7:18 Do consoles have too many graphics settings?
11:27 Blackwell vs RDNA 4 Longevity
16:22 RX 9060 XT 8GB Rage
18:49 Would the 9090 XT hurt RDNA 4 supply?
22:47 Could ...
2025-06-13 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the new XBOX Handheld, Nintendo Switch 2, PS6, and AMD RDNA 4!
0:00 Professional Expertise (Intro Banter)
4:48 ROG XBOX Ally X Analysis
21:21 Next-Gen XBOX Strategy
30:49 PlayStation 6 Handheld Performance
37:49 Will GTA 6 kill PS4?
48:18 AMD & Sony's FSR Allian...
2025-06-09 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the new XBOX Handheld, Nintendo Switch 2, PS6, and AMD RDNA 4!
0:00 Professional Expertise (Intro Banter)
4:48 ROG XBOX Ally X Analysis
21:21 Next-Gen XBOX Strategy
30:49 PlayStation 6 Handheld Performance
37:49 Will GTA 6 kill PS4?
48:18 AMD & Sony's FSR Alliance
<... 2025-06-09 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHeyo!
So, I (Tom) and putting together some reader mails for a Die Shrink that will come out this week focusing on leftover NX Gamer questions and subjects I personally want to speak to on my own. However, come on guys and gals - I want some voicemails!
Feel free to ask me off-subject ques...
2025-06-08 21:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostMichael will be joining us once again to discuss everything tech! He shouldn't need any introduction to long-time fans of MLID, but if you aren't familiar with NX Gamer, just think of him as a one-man Digital Foundry with extensive semiconductor work experience who loves gaming...you can ask him ANYTHING! 2025-06-07 01:59:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Sony has a new feature coming that hints at PS6 handhelds, and I analyze Navi 44 sales and Switch 2!
0:00 The first stream CRASHED! (Intro Rambling)
2:35 RX 9060 XT Launch Supply & MSRP Analysis
9:20 (NEW LEAK) PS5 Low Energy Mode CONFIRMS PS Handheld!!!
19:12 Nintendo Switch 2 Early Review<...
2025-06-07 01:41:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Sony has a new feature coming that hints at PS6 handhelds, and I analyze Navi 44 sales and Switch 2!
0:00 The first stream CRASHED! (Intro Rambling)
2:35 RX 9060 XT Launch Supply & MSRP Analysis
9:20 (NEW LEAK) PS5 Low Energy Mode CONFIRMS PS Handheld!!!
19:12 Nintendo Switch 2 Early ...
2025-06-07 01:41:12 +0000 UTC View PostTomorrow Tom will be doing the "May" Livestream! Expect a lot of discussion about the RX 9060 XT's launch, new PS5 upgrades Tom has learned about, and we will also of course close the "loose ends" on:
AMD Zen 7 Leaks from May
Nvidia Gaming CPUs
RTX 5080 SUPER Leaks
R...
2025-06-06 00:42:19 +0000 UTC View Post
We review the RX 9060 XT, upcoming RDNA 4 flagships, FSR 4 Redstone, and more!
0:00 Fire Weather is here! (Intro Banter)
2:13 AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Announced!
14:39 RX 9090 XT 32GB & RX 9080 XT 16GB ES Leak
31:19 RX 9060 XT Review / Analysis
42:39 Micro Center Ad (Left in because it e...
2025-06-02 20:09:19 +0000 UTC View PostWe review the RX 9060 XT, upcoming RDNA 4 flagships, FSR 4 Redstone, and more!
0:00 Fire Weather is here! (Intro Banter)
2:13 AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Announced!
14:39 RX 9090 XT 32GB & RX 9080 XT 16GB ES Leak
31:19 RX 9060 XT Review / Analysis
42:39 Micro Center Ad (Left in because it e...
2025-06-02 20:09:17 +0000 UTC View PostWe are considering raising prices on a few Patreon Tiers in order to better afford continuing the content rollout that requires a whole team of people to make MLID happen. We only did this once ~5 years ago, and only for the very bottom tier for security reasons (seriously, going from $1 to $2 removed all of the trol...
2025-05-28 23:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post
It feels like this year there’s been a constant churn of "Nvidia Hates Gamers", "Nvidia might not give us free cards anymore", and "Nvidia's lying to you" posts...but has Nvidia really changed all the much recently? Has MLID changed in how we tend to approach Nvidia stories? Is something uniquely different about the Blackwe...
2025-05-28 18:55:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It feels like this year there’s been a constant churn of "Nvidia Hates Gamers", "Nvidia might not give us free cards anymore", and "Nvidia's lying to you" posts...but has Nvidia really changed all the much recently? Has MLID changed in how we tend to approach Nvidia stories? Is something uniquely different about the Blackwe...
2025-05-28 18:55:54 +0000 UTC View PostAs I (Tom) scroll around YouTube, I can't help but notice that all of the sudden it's become "cool" to hate on Nvidia... Indeed, it feels like this year there has been a constant churn of "Nvidia Hates Gamers", "Nvidia might not give us free cards", and "Nvidia's lying to you" posts...but has Nvidia really changed al...
2025-05-27 21:37:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Wendell joins to leak Nvidia's new Laptop APU!
0:00 What keeps Wendell on YouTube?
5:50 SteamOS supplanting Windows
18:17 Steam coming to XBOX
26:55 Is x86 actually Screwed?
36:19 Nvidia CPU Picture & Release Date Leak
46:29 Nvidia CPU Strategy, The Downfall of GeForce 2025-05-26 18:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Wendell joins to leak Nvidia's new Laptop APU!
0:00 What keeps Wendell on YouTube?
5:50 SteamOS supplanting Windows
18:17 Steam coming to XBOX
26:55 Is x86 actually Screwed?
36:19 Nvidia CPU Picture & Release Date Leak
46:29 Nvidia CPU Strategy, The Downfall of GeForce 2025-05-26 18:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post
As previously announced, the next episode of Broken Silicon will see Wendell from Level1Techs join us yet again to discuss everything Computex, CPU, and GPU! Wendell is someone who can uniquely speak on more technical subjects, and has a real wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things semiconductors - so don't mi...
2025-05-23 18:13:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We have details on GeForce Supply, Nvidia cancelling or delaying ARM CPUs, and Zen 7!
0:00 Scotland Vacation (Intro Banter)
5:54 RTX 5060 Reviews & Nvidia’s War on Techtubers
16:49 Nvidia’s 8GB Mistake
26:20 Nvidia Computex Keynote
33:07 AMD Q1 Earnings – Intel’s now a ...
2025-05-20 04:37:36 +0000 UTC View Post
We have details on GeForce Supply, Nvidia cancelling or delaying ARM CPUs, and Zen 7!
0:00 Scotland Vacation (Intro Banter)
5:54 RTX 5060 Reviews & Nvidia’s War on Techtubers
16:49 Nvidia’s 8GB Mistake
26:20 Nvidia Computex Keynote
33:07 AMD Q1 Earnings – Intel’s now a ...
2025-05-20 04:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom reports back after reaching out to developers to establish what hardware is bottlenecking modern graphics, if FSR 4 will replace PSSR eventually, and the future of graphics hardware.
0:00 Exhausted before Vacation (Intro Banter)
2:57 What’s Bottlenecking Modern Graphics?
20:00 Will FSR 4 ev...
2025-05-16 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom reports back after reaching out to developers to establish what hardware is bottlenecking modern graphics, if FSR 4 will replace PSSR eventually, and the future of graphics hardware.
0:00 Exhausted before Vacation (Intro Banter)
2:57 What’s Bottlenecking Modern Graphics?
20:00 Will FSR 4 ev...
2025-05-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Max joins to discuss NEW Zen 7 details, Ryzen 10000 vs Intel Core Ultra 300, and RDNA 4 vs Blackwell.
0:00 Why do YouTubers Burnout?
4:37 Zen 5 vs Arrow Lake in 2025
21:25 Was it a MISTAKE for Arrow Lake to cut Hyper-Threading?
28:41 What’s wrong w/ Intel’s Design Teams?
40:40 W...
2025-05-12 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Max joins to discuss NEW Zen 7 details, Ryzen 10000 vs Intel Core Ultra 300, and RDNA 4 vs Blackwell.
0:00 Why do YouTubers Burnout?
4:37 Zen 5 vs Arrow Lake in 2025
21:25 Was it a MISTAKE for Arrow Lake to cut Hyper-Threading?
28:41 What’s wrong w/ Intel’s Design Teams?
40:40 What mus...
2025-05-12 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
