2.5 Geeks: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, Big Navi, NVIDIA Ampere, Surface Pro X vs Surface Pro 7, And More

On this latest episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, Marco, Dave, and Chris discuss AMD's new Radeon RX 5600 XT mid-range gaming GPU, talk of AMD's upcoming "Big Navi" graphics offering, NVIDIA's next-gen Ampere-based GeForce RTX 3000 series rumors, our impressions of Microsoft's Snapdragon-powered Surface Pro X versus the Surface Pro 7, drop hints of our next giveaway, and more... Show Notes: 03:35 - Microsoft Surface Pro X And Pro 7 Review: Snapdragon And x86 Experience 17:38 - AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Zen 2 APU Delivers Strong Performance In Lenovo Laptop Benchmark Leak 18:13 - AMD...

2.5 Geeks Podcast 1/15/20: CES 2020, Ryzen 4000, Intel DG1, Concept UFO, ThinkPad X1 Fold, Windows 7 EOL

by Dave Altavilla - Thu, Jan 16, 2020

In this episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks webcast, Marco, Brittany, Chris and Dave discuss the Best of CES 2020, AMD's hot new Ryzen 4000 Mobile processors, Intel's encouraging DG1 graphics demo, Alienware's sweet new Concept UFO gaming handheld PC, Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold foldable tablet PC, and what to do about that Windows 7 migration that you need to make the jump for to Windows 10 -- and of course, details of our latest giveaway with Lenovo! Show Notes:  1:47 - HotHardware's 12 Best Of CES 2020 2:33 - Alienware Concept UFO Invades Nintendo Switch-Style Gaming With PC Master...

2.5 Geeks: Intel Tremont, Core i9-9900KS, SHIELD TV 2019, GTX 1660 Super, 20th Anniversary Talon Giveaway!

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Oct 31, 2019

On this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco, Brittany and Chris chat about Intel's new Tremont CPU architecture, NVIDIA's sleek new SHIELD TV 2019 Android TV media streamer, the just-released GeForce GTX 1660 Super, Falcon Northwest's HOT AMD Ryzen-powered 20h Anniversary Talon gaming PC and details of our totally AWESOME killer gaming PC giveaway with Falcon Northwest, AMD and Obsidian Entertainment! Show Notes: 02:13 - Intel Tremont CPU Microarchitecture: Power Efficient, High-Performance x86 06:15 - NVIDIA SHIELD TV 2019 Review: AI Enhanced Android TV Streaming 16:05 - GeForce GTX 1660...

2.5 Geeks: LG G8X, XPS 13, Pixel 4 vs Note 10, Wireless HDMI, Killer Gaming PC Giveaway!

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Oct 24, 2019

On this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco, Dave, Brittany and Chris chat about the interesting, new LG G8X ThingQ with dual screen option, Dell’s sweet XPS 13 with Intel Ice Lake, lag-free wireless HDMI from the Nyrius Aries Pro, our Pixel 4 versus Galaxy Note 10 camera shootout, and details of our totally AWESOME killer gaming PC giveaway with Falcon Northwest, AMD, and Obsidian Entertainment! Show Notes: 04:04 - Impressions of the LG G8X ThinQ 12:40 - Dell XPS 13 (2019) Review: A Near-Perfect Intel 10th Gen Laptop 22:08 - Nyrius Aries Pro Wireless HDMI Kit Review: Low Latency Cord...

2.5 Geeks: Threadripper Rig, Microsoft Surfaces, Killer WiFi 6, OnePlus 7T, Trusting AI And More

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Oct 10, 2019

On this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco, Dave, Brittany, and Chris chat about Marco's killer 32-core Threadripper build, Microsoft's Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro X, Surface Laptop 3, all the Surfaces from the recent launch in NY, the hot new OnePlus 7T, which company's AI should you trust with your data, how Epic was slapped with a lawsuit for making Fortnite too addictive, hints at our killer Falcon Northwest gaming rig give-away and more... Show Notes: 03:45 - The Killer 32-Core AMD Threadripper Build You'll Love To Hate 15:48 - Microsoft Unveils Surface Neo Dual Display Foldable PC Powered...

2.5 Geeks: AMD EPYC & Sharkstooth Threadripper, Gigabyte's Navi, HP Zbook 14 & Dragonfly, ROG Phone II

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Sep 19, 2019

On this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco, Dave, and Chris will be chatting about AMD's 2nd Gen EPYC processors and beastly Sharkstooth 32-core Threadripper leaks, HP's new ZBook 14u G6 and Elite Dragonfly laptops, the hot new ASUS ROG Phone II, custom Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics cards, hints at our next killer gaming rig give-away, and more... Show Notes: 04:55 - Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT GAMING OC Review: RGB Custom Navi Power 15:46 - AMD 2nd Gen EPYC Scores Design Wins In Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers, Faster 64-Core Beast CPU Unveiled 22:41 - AMD Threadripper 3000 Sharkstooth...

2.5 Geeks: Dell XPS 15, ASUS ROG Rapture WiFi 6, Galaxy Note 10+, Xtreme RGB SSDs & More!

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Sep 12, 2019

On this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco, Dave, and Chris chat about Dell's revamped XPS 15 Ultrabook, the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 WiFi 6 router, Samsung's big, bad Galaxy Note 10+, the Asura Genesis Xtreme NVMe SSD with RGB goodness, hints about our next killer gaming PC GIVEAWAY and more... Show Notes: 05:37 - Building An AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Liquid-Cooled Performance Desktop PC With Maingear 10:33 - ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Router Review: A WiFi 6 Monster 22:21 - Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Review: Power Of The Pen And Much More 34:20 - Dell XPS 15 (2019) Review: OLED Display...

2.5 Geeks Podcast 8/16/19: AMD vs Intel, Custom Radeon Navi GPUs, Ice Lake Benchmarks, EPYC & More!

by Dave Altavilla - Fri, Aug 16, 2019

On this episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks webcast, Marco and Dave discuss our AMD vs Intel Architecture IPC Shootout evaluation, PowerColor's custom Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil Navi graphics card we have here on review, Intel 10nm Ice Lake Benchmarks, BEAST 64-core AMD EPYC processors, Toshiba's tiny BG4 SSD, GIVEAWAY hints at the end and more! Join us!  Show Notes:  03:12 - Building An AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Liquid-Cooled Performance Desktop PC With Maingear 12:27 - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Vs Intel Core i9-9900K IPC Shootout: Did AMD Close The Gap? 20:57 - AMD EPYC 7002...

2.5 Geeks: AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, Radeon RX 5700, RTX 2070/60 Super, SoundBlaster AE-9 & More

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jul 18, 2019

in this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco and Dave chat about AMD's HOT new Ryzen 3000 series processors and Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards. We also dive into the performance of NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 2070 and 2060 Super cards and check out a great, new high-end SoundBlaster card from Creative Labs, the SoundBlaster AE-9... Show Notes: 04:55 - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X And Ryzen 7 3700X Review: Zen 2 Impresses 19:29 - AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT And RX 5700 Review: 7nm Navi Debuts 32:05 - GeForce RTX 2070 Super And RTX 2060 Super Review: Tricked-Out NVIDIA Turing 42:27 - Sound Blaster...

Did AMD Really 'Jebait' NVIDIA? Radeon VP Scott Herkelman Interview

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jul 11, 2019

Hot on the heels of the release of AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series processors and Navi-based Radeon RX 5700 series, we’ve connected with the VP and General Manager of the Radeon Business Unit, Scott Herkelman, to discuss the launch, get a few technical questions answered, and get to the bottom of the “jebaiting” story. Show Notes: 02:15 – Scott’s Role As VP and General Manager of the Radeon BU 05:54 – What Did The Hardware Review Community Miss With The Radeon RX 5700 Launch? 10:45 – Radeon Image Sharpening versus NVIDIA DLSS 13:11 – What Happens During...

2.5 Geeks: 2TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus, Galaxy S10e, HP Omen X Emperium 65, TheC64 & More!

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jun 27, 2019

In this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks Podcast, Marco and Dave chat about the beefy 2TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus, Samsung's more cost-efficient Galaxy S10e, HP's MONSTER Omen X Emperium 65 Gaming display, TheC64 -- a full-sized Commodore 64 reboot and more! Show Notes: 05:01 - Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB Review: Burly, Speedy NVMe Storage 12:28 - Samsung Galaxy S10e Review: Every Bit A Flagship For Less 22:30 - HP Omen X Emperium 65 Review: Massive 144Hz 4K G-SYNC Gaming 28:50 - TheC64 Is A Full Size Commodore 64 Reboot For 1980s Retro Gaming 35:17 - Study Claims Google Chrome...

2.5 Geeks - AMD Ryzen 3000, Radeon RX 5700, WD Black, Nighthawk AX8, OP7 Pro And More

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jun 13, 2019

In this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks Podcast, Marco, Chris and Dave chat about AMD's Zen 2 architecture, its Ryzen 3000 series CPU and 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, the upcoming Navi-based Radeon RX 5700 series, WD's Black SN750 Heatsink NVMe SSD, Netgear's Nighthawk AX8 WiFi 6 router, the fabulous OnePlus 7 Pro and more! Show Notes: 05:15 - AMD Zen 2 Architecture Explored: What Makes Ryzen 3000 So Powerful 14:40 - AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Drops 16-Core, 32-Thread Zen 2 Bombshell On PC Gaming Market 16:17 - AMD Unveils Navi RDNA Architecture: Under The Hood Of Radeon RX 5700 28:20...

2.5 Geeks: Intel Ice Lake & Odyssey, Ryzen 3000, Snapdragon 8cx, Pixel 3a XL

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, May 30, 2019

 In this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks, Marco, Chris and Dave chat about Intel's hot new 10nm Ice Lake CPUs, Intel's wild and crazy Odyssey 2035 GPU concepts, AMD's Ryzen 3000 Zen 2 CPUs, and Dr. Su's other announcements from her Computex keynote address, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx benchmarks, and Google's totally affordable Pixel 3a XL Android phone! Show Notes: 08:10 - Intel 10nm Ice Lake Architecture And Project Athena Laptops To Drive Exciting New Mobile PC Experiences 28:18 - Ice Lake-U Gen11 Performance Data Shows Intel Leaving AMD's Integrated Vega Graphics Behind 36:58...

2.5 Geeks 5/23/19: Samsung And WD SSDs, OnePlus 7 Pro, Fractal Design Vision R2 RGB Case, Huawei's Woes

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, May 23, 2019

In this episode of HotHardware’s Two And Half Geeks, Marco, Chris and Dave chat about some sweet new NVMe SSDs from Samsung and WD, the hot new OnePlus 7 Pro Android flagship, Fractal Design's Define S2 Vision RGB case, Huawei's government and supplier woes and more! Show Notes: 06:50 - Samsung 883 And 983 DCT SSD Review: Enterprise Class Storage At Consumer Prices 15:30 - WD Blue SN500 SSD Review: NVMe Performance, Dirt Cheap 22:10 - Fractal Design Define S2 Vision RGB Case Review: Premium DIY PC Chassis 34:40 - OnePlus 7 Pro: A Beastly SD855 Flagship With Triple Cams, 90Hz Display,...