Hot off the heels of the announcement of Nvidia A100, we have an AI Developer on to talk about what these massive GPU’s are actually used for – AI & ML applications.
1) 1:08 AI Buzzwords & Introductions (some sound issues in the first 5 min)
2) 5:50 What is a Neural Network?
3) 12:40 Challenges in Training Neural Networks
4) 16:08 Sparsity and Pruning
5) 23:50 How will AI Improve our Lives?
6) 35:29 Bottlenecks to AI Research
7) 40:1...
2020-05-19 06:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Tomorrow I should be chatting with an AI Developer still at University for the next Broken Silicon Episode.
We will discuss loosely what he does (Reinforcement Learning, Upside Down RL, and more) so that hopefully people get a real idea of what these researchers are actually doing with Volta, Vega, Ampere, and soon RDNA 2. Eventually we will touch on gaming AI & ML as well.
Put your questions/comments/concerns BELOW! Be thoughtful, be concise, use good grammar, and...
2020-05-16 20:06:03 +0000 UTC
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You guys voted for us to talk about more scientific topics - and so we are! First one is Climate Change, and more specifically what we think about solutions and perceptions of the issue. We aren't experts, but we do have some points of view we think may entertain listeners.
At the very least we hope to get some listeners to look at this issue from angles we don't see often in popular media.
2020-05-15 09:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Tomorrow we will be doing Loose Ends for April (and the first half of May).
No promises - there is a lot to cover, but if you have a specific question for the Livestream, put it below.
Be concise and use good grammar. Me and Dan might just get to it!
2020-05-15 03:50:44 +0000 UTC
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Nvidia Ampere info is out, but there is a lot more to discuss – including GA100 clarifications. Additionally, there are just so many leaks: CDNA 2, RDNA 3, Zen 3+, Zen 4, and Intel 10 everything!
1) 6:53 A word on all of the recent leaks.
2) 13:45 Start of Ampere Discussion
3) 23:48 MORE INFO on Clockspeeds, DLSS 3.0, & RTX 3090
4) 29:02 GA100 & GA101 Titan Clarifications
5) 35:04 Samsung 8nm, TSMC 7nm, Performance Crown Clarifications
6) 42:15 Th...
2020-05-13 16:17:04 +0000 UTC
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It’s time for gamers to start taking next gen storage seriously, and that’s what this episode is about. Meyer’s Tech Rants joins Tom to talk PS5’s SSD, XBOX’s SSD, & how PC will also evolve its storage.
1) 1:55 Opening Thoughts on why this SSD Discussion is Important
2) 6:00 Meyer’s Background
3) 10:35 Our first SSDs, and last gen consoles with SSDs
4) 16:27 Designing for SSDs vs HDDs
5) 32:13 Will devs program for the “lowest common denom...
2020-05-06 00:19:09 +0000 UTC
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This is it - the big SSD episode. In a day from now I will be interviewing the writer of the following article:
https://meyertechrants.blogspot.com/2020/04/hardware-accelerated-io-in-consoles.html
He is a programmer who recently posted quite a bit about next gen SSDs, and according to a couple of contacts...he seems to know his s...
2020-05-01 16:47:45 +0000 UTC
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I have wanted to discuss how modern history books are perceived by different demographics of people for a while now... But you know, who am I to speak on this topic?
Instead of going solo, I thought it would be better to get some outside opinions - especially since I know someone who IS equipped to talk on this.
As a young women Lynn was told “Girls don’t need to learn calculus,” and yet denied societal pressures as she went on to get a PHD and become a Director at a m...
2020-04-30 09:00:02 +0000 UTC
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In this episode we discuss a lot of upcoming 5nm products, next gen storage, and how far laptops have come in terms of performance. Things will keep getting more and more interesting in the world of gaming hardware!
1) 5:06 DDR Memory Transfer Rates
2) 6:55 Notebooks with 4700U + MX350
3) 19:15 Apple Laptops
4) 23:32 Intel Planned 8-core 10nm in 2018, they got tunnel vision.
5) 30:00 Intel Rocket Lake on Z490
6) 37:25 12nm R3 1200AF, 3100, 3300X
7) 44...
2020-04-27 21:05:48 +0000 UTC
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Bulldozer & Piledriver dominated AMD's CPU portfolios for half a decade, and during this time Tom & Dan formed quite a few opinions they haven't gotten to speak on yet. Well, here it is - our memories & analysis of AMD's "Dozer" series postmortem...
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bulldozer-990fx,3043.html
2020-04-24 09:00:02 +0000 UTC
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There have been several episodes and video series that go through Tom’s PC building history…but what about Dan? He has owned entirely different CPUs vs Tom, and some of them have some interesting stories…
1) 2:25 Early Consoles & PC Gaming
2) 13:55 The SEGA Dreamcast
3) 17:50 Nuh-Vidy-Uh
4) 22:55 When did Dan get into building Desktops?
5) 30:09 i7-930 & Phenom II x4 Horror Stories
6) 32:35 Midrange Vs High-End CPU Quality over the past 10 Yea...
2020-04-21 22:51:20 +0000 UTC
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Soon we will record a couple of Die Shrinks discussing the HD 6900 series (we will touch on Fermi & the 6870 as well), and also the Original GTX Titan.
Any thoughts you had at the time of these product launches when you were around back then? Any questions about these products due to not paying attention to these products almost a decade ago?
Put your Telegrams below - be specific, insightful, and use good grammar. We look forward to t...
2020-04-20 16:21:42 +0000 UTC
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Today we will be recording a Broken Silicon we have been holding onto for a while - Dan's PC building history. You have all had a chance to hear about Tom's journey from Ivy Bridge to Zen 2, and 560 Ti to RADEON VII. But what about Dan?
Dan has touched quite a few components: i7-920, Phenom II, FX-8320, i7-5775C, and on and on. Send us your comments, questions, and insights into anything involving retro parts in the ...
2020-04-19 20:23:42 +0000 UTC
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Nvidia is already replacing the MX350, & that’s because it is completely pointless next to Renoir. We also discuss Zen 3, DDR5, Console Overheating, and much more!
1) 9:30 DDR5 as fast as GDDR5
2) 17:15 SSD IOPS & Budget Storage
3) 21:20 GTX 1650 GDDR6, GDDR5 going Obsolete
4) 26:30 Nvidia MX450 is Desperate & Rushed
5) 35:40 RDNA vs Turing Aging
6) 42:00 Renoir in Desktop, & Budget Laptops
7) 45:50 Zen 3 in September…Starting at 8...
2020-04-13 18:15:06 +0000 UTC
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We have some heavier subjects coming, but for Easter Weekend (and with all of the strife out there), we thought it would be good to wrap up "season 2" of Die Shrink with some lighter conversation.
Micro LED, OLED, Mini LED, PS5, XBOX, our favorite games, and the growth of the channel are all major parts of this episode....
2020-04-10 15:13:51 +0000 UTC
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Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins Tom for a discussion on Renoir 4900HS, Tiger Lake, Lakefield, and next gen monitors.
1) 1:40 Tim’s Origins
2) 8:00 AMD Renoir & the R9 4900HS
3) 14:20 R7 4800U & Release Date
4) 19:05 Cost to Produce Renoir
5) 21:47 The Perfect Laptop
6) 30:42 Portable Gaming Performance Against Next Gen Consoles
7) 40:03 Tiger Lake Expectations
8) 50:20 Surface Neo & Intel Lakefield
9) 55:00 APUs & Laptops...
2020-04-06 18:44:21 +0000 UTC
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Tomorrow evening US Time (Morning in Australia) I will be interviewing Tim from Hardware Unboxed for the next Broken Silicon.
We will discuss Ice Lake, Renoir, Tiger Lake, and laptops in general...and I am sure we will also talk about all types of things involving PC Hardware & Monitors.
Put your reader mail below - Be Concise, use good grammar, and be as thoughtful as possible...we may just read your question :).
2020-04-05 06:34:02 +0000 UTC
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It's abundantly clear that you guys want us to talk about Scientific subjects whenever possible, but I also see a desire to talk about our favorite games and prior hardware releases...
Me and Dan are putting together a games list (that you will all vote on regularly), but right now I would like you to vote on which prior hardware release you are all most interested in us covering in a Die Shrink. These are some random early examples we would like you a...
2020-04-02 23:56:52 +0000 UTC
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AMD seems to be preparing for a truly overwhelming glut of product launches this fall, but they aren’t the only ones. Nvidia and Intel have some interesting products on the way as well…
1) 5:00 The AMD IP Theft
2) 10:00 Intel Cooper Lake Cancelled, the 10nm Era begins!
3) 14:00 Rocket Lake
4) 17:25 Tiger Lake vs Renoir
5) 29:45 Intel 6nm & 3nm GPU’s
6) 32:50 TSMC 5nm “N5P” sounds almost as big as 7nm
7) 39:40 Zen 3 and RDNA 2’s L...
2020-03-31 21:19:47 +0000 UTC
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It's time for a loose ends everyone! We will of course be using your reader mail for the upcoming Broken Silicon and this Q&A, but if you have specific questions for me and Dan today: Respond below, and we may get to them!
2020-03-27 16:59:24 +0000 UTC
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A general discussion about what we thought of Self Driving 10 years ago, 5 years ago, and now. Where do we think it is going?
2020-03-27 09:00:01 +0000 UTC
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It is time to vote for the direction me and Dan go with Season 3 of Die Shrink. We will continue to spontaneously do episodes on topical subjects, but we also like doing more niche subjects for the Patrons. What should we focus on this season?
This is round one with more general options. I plan on compiling these and sending out a "Round 2" that asks you to then vote on much more specific subjects. Also, feel fre...
2020-03-26 20:29:28 +0000 UTC
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President and Founder of Jon Peddie Research joins to discuss the evolution of VR, Ray Tracing, consoles, GPU’s, and anything that "touches pixels."
1) 0:37 Jon Peddie’s Background
2) 2:45 Will we see a resurgence in chip players?
3) 6:50 Where can ARM compete?
4) 11:35 Nvidia vs RADEON
5) 22:20 PC vs Console Gamers, and Marketing’s importance.
6) 30:35 Next Gen Consoles,
7) 34:30 Game Streaming
8) 49:45 Multi-GPU’s Future
9) 53:35...
2020-03-24 21:00:29 +0000 UTC
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Happy Sunday - hope everyone is getting along well enough.
I will be interviewing Jon Peddie tomorrow for Broken Silicon. The guy has an immense amount of experience in the Graphics & Gaming industry, and puts out some of the best markeshare data to this day.
Respond below with any questions you have below: Be insightful, concise, use good grammar, and put real thought into your inquiries. They could end up on the show!
2020-03-23 01:06:24 +0000 UTC
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I am concerned we are entering into a new "all time high" of fanboyism with the PS5 vs XSX generation kicking off...and so right now is the perfect time to get this H&G out while I finish up my new video.
2020-03-20 09:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Delays or not, there will be some cool products before the end of 2020. Tom & Dan discuss 8nm Ampere, 10nm Alder Lake, and the new console hardware developments.
1) 0:25 How is Boston & Peoria doing in the Pandemic?
2) 5:20 Corrects and Reader Mail
3) 11:12 Big Navi
4) 14:50 8nm Ampere
5) 25:00 Zen 3 and Zen 4
6) 34:05 12nm Zen Products in 2020
7) 36:50 Renoir Launch, 4900H Update
8) 42:00 Renoir on Desktop, B550 Motherboards
2020-03-17 01:01:34 +0000 UTC
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Tom and Dan consulted a Chief Resident at Mayo Clinic, and also did their own independent research on COVID-19 (remember Dan is a Geneticist). Here is what we think could happen to the economy, the silicon industry, and you. YouTube can’t censor us on Patreon!
2020-03-12 16:04:21 +0000 UTC
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Mike Bruzzone joins to discuss the competitive landscape of x86 in 2020, and his history with Intel’s history of Anti-Trust Lawsuits.
Mike’s Seeking Alpha Blog (the guest): https://seekingalpha.com/user/5030701/instablogs
https://youtu.be/2kddcQuEgxo
2020-03-11 02:26:49 +0000 UTC
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Hope everyone had a great weekend! On Monday I will be interviewing an x86 Industry Analyst who specializes in "competing with Intel." In fact, he has been involved in multiple Anti-Trust lawsuits against Intel...
Reply below with questions regarding Intel's past actions, and the current competitiveness of the x86 landscape (Note he isn't an engineer, he is a business analyst). Be concise, thoughtful, and specific - and you might just get your question asked...
2020-03-08 22:32:39 +0000 UTC
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Announcing a new era of Fly Over States – one built around interviews with people all of the US. Join me for a discussion about the new era, and one final solo episode.
Music by Spark Alaska:
https://sparkalaska.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/valenceelectrons
2020-03-08 22:07:29 +0000 UTC
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