We discuss Intel's Ultra 9 385K, AMD's new Zen 5 Flagship, and PS6's secret weapon...
0:00 Tomato Fest & Battlefield 6 Thoughts (Intro Banter)
12:35 AMD RX 9060 8GB & RX 7400 Quietly Announced
18:58 Zen 5 Threadripper Reviews
26:18 Zen 5 “Double-X3D” All...
2025-08-11 20:54:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom & Dan take RDAN 5, PS6, and XBOX Magnus Q&A. What GPU is the PS6 equal to? Why did XBOX take desktop chiplets? How much RAM will next-gen GPUs have?!
0:00 Dan’s Location & Battlefield 6 (Intro Banter)
10:15 PS6 vs PS5 Pro vs Desktop GPU Perf...
2025-08-08 02:40:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom & Dan take RDAN 5, PS6, and XBOX Magnus Q&A. What GPU is the PS6 equal to? Why did XBOX take desktop chiplets? How much RAM will next-gen GPUs have?!
0:00 Dan’s Location & Battlefield 6 (Intro Banter)
10:15 PS6 vs PS5 Pro vs Desktop GPU Perf...
2025-08-08 02:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostAny questions? Don't worry, Tom's planning large RDNA 5, PS6, and XBOX follow-up videos - but for now let's just take a beat where we are and discuss what we know now....again, any questions?
Feel free to ask anything and everything of Tom (and Dan) about RDNA 5, PS6, and XBOX. We can't pr...
PS6 Ray Tracing is leaked, and a former AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss RDNA 5!
0:00 AMD Threadripper Origins
8:39 (Specs Confirmed) 7GHz Zen 6 vs 52-Core Nova Lake
15:41 AMD Zen 6 Segmentation & Pricing Estimates
19:15 AMD RDNA 5 Pricing Stra...
2025-08-04 19:10:22 +0000 UTC View Post
PS6 Ray Tracing is leaked, and a former AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss RDNA 5!
0:00 AMD Threadripper Origins
8:39 (Specs Confirmed) 7GHz Zen 6 vs 52-Core Nova Lake
15:41 AMD Zen 6 Segmentation & Pricing Estimates
19:15 AMD RDNA 5 Pricing Stra...
2025-08-04 19:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again Broken Silicon will be joined by James Prior! For those who don't know, James was a Senior Product Manager at AMD with a wealth of experience segmenting, and positioning products for competitiveness - he's one of the guys that came up with "Threadripper"! Additionall...
2025-08-01 22:37:11 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW Nvidia N1X and Intel Panther Lake leaks are disclosed, and we discuss Next-Gen GPU!
0:00 Boyz Weekend & Summer Drinks (Intro Banter)
5:52 SSD Burnout vs OLED Burin-in (Corrections)
9:10 AMD RDNA 5 Specs, RTX 6090 Release Date
20:54 RDNA 5 Strategy - A...
2025-07-28 19:53:19 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW Nvidia N1X and Intel Panther Lake leaks are disclosed, and we discuss Next-Gen GPU!
0:00 Boyz Weekend & Summer Drinks (Intro Banter)
5:52 SSD Burnout vs OLED Burin-in (Corrections)
9:10 AMD RDNA 5 Specs, RTX 6090 Release Date
20:54 RDNA 5 Strategy - AT0 ...
2025-07-28 19:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Ross Scott joins Tom to discuss the Stop Killing Games movement – what it wants to accomplish, what it isn’t trying to accomplish, and the future of game preservation.
0:00 Why is Scott doing this NOW? What are his favorite old games?
12:52 Stop Killin...
2025-07-23 18:42:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Ross Scott joins Tom to discuss the Stop Killing Games movement – what it wants to accomplish, what it isn’t trying to accomplish, and the future of game preservation.
0:00 Why is Scott doing this NOW? What are his favorite old games?
12:52 Stop Killin...
2025-07-23 18:42:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe next episode of Die Shrink will us be joined by Ross Scott, creator of the Stop Killing Games movement! This is being conducted this week, with plans to drop a CDY or short from it as well publically, to gin up support right before the July 31st deadline for...
2025-07-22 00:11:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Jimmy joins to discuss AMD RDNA 5, Steam Deck 2, XBOX, and PlayStation consoles!
0:00 The Steam Deck is more Successful than People Realize
5:49 From Journalist to YouTuber - Jimmy’s Background
12:57 XBOX Ally X, Backwards Compatibility, Next-Gen
27:36 Coul...
2025-07-21 18:55:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Jimmy joins to discuss AMD RDNA 5, Steam Deck 2, XBOX, and PlayStation consoles!
0:00 The Steam Deck is more Successful than People Realize
5:49 From Journalist to YouTuber - Jimmy’s Background
12:57 XBOX Ally X, Backwards Compatibility, Next-Gen
27:36 Could Steam...
2025-07-21 18:55:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by the YouTuber Deck Ready! Needless to say, we will be talking about APUs and handhelds A LOT...but don't be afraid to ask us about anything having to do with consoles, GPUs, or CPUs - he keeps abreast of rumors and the latest ne...
2025-07-18 21:44:26 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW AMD APU Leaks, Zen 6 Specs details, and proof of gamers rejecting 8GB in this episode!
0:00 Jessie likes a Man in Uniform (Intro Banter)
4:23 (NEW Leak) AMD Krackan 2 Specs and Release Date
19:32 Zen 6 Specs Confirmed by Multiple Leakers
28:34 Zen 6 Prici...
2025-07-14 20:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
NEW AMD APU Leaks, Zen 6 Specs details, and proof of gamers rejecting 8GB in this episode!
0:00 Jessie likes a Man in Uniform (Intro Banter)
4:23 (NEW Leak) AMD Krackan 2 Specs and Release Date
19:32 Zen 6 Specs Confirmed by Multiple Leakers
28:34 Zen 6 Prici...
2025-07-14 20:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Enough sources have confirmed what I’ve been hinting – Zen 6 targets 7GHz! ASK ME ANYTHING!!!
0:00 Intro Rambling about YT Audio Issues
0:30 (NEW Leak) AMD Zen 6 Targets 7GHz - CONFIRMED!
7:30 (NEW Leak) Zen 6 Release Date Update
10:19 RTX 5000 SUPER Whispers 2025-07-12 00:53:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Enough sources have confirmed what I’ve been hinting – Zen 6 targets 7GHz!
0:00 Intro Rambling about YT Audio Issues
0:30 (NEW Leak) AMD Zen 6 Targets 7GHz - CONFIRMED!
7:30 (NEW Leak) Zen 6 Release Date Update
10:19 RTX 5000 SUPER Whispers
15:08 Nova Lake...
2025-07-12 00:53:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom just got an AMD Ryzen 390 Strix Halo 64GB laptop! Over the next week or so he’ll be testing this with the mindset that this sort of laptop could be much cheaper soon, and thus try to not just evaluate its quality and capabilities - but advise to gamers and professionals what price would mak...
2025-07-11 08:30:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom just got an AMD Ryzen 390 Strix Halo 64GB laptop! Over the next week or so he’ll be testing this with the mindset that this sort of laptop could be much cheaper soon, and thus try to not just evaluate its quality and capabilities - but advise to gamers and professionals what price would mak...
2025-07-11 08:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostOver the past 4 weeks we have seen:
Nvidia RTX SUPER Rumors
Nvidia RTX 5050 8GB Release to Bad Reviews but Adequate Supply
AMD RX 9060 XT Maintain Excellent Supply
8GB GPU Sales CRASH
AMD Zen 6 Leaks
AMD Zen ...
2025-07-11 00:40:26 +0000 UTC View PostLinked below is the model Tom just got (at a steep discount from that listed price) for an AMD Ryzen 390 Strix Halo 64GB laptop! Over the next week or so he will be testing this with the mindset that this could be much cheaper soon, and try to thus not just evaluate its...
2025-07-09 21:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Colin from Last Stand Media and Sacred Symbols joins to discuss the future of gaming hardware.
0:00 WARNING for XBOX Gamers (Intro)
0:13 XBOX vs PlayStation vs Nintendo - Summarizing 2025 Competition
14:04 Is PlayStation Stagnating?
26:49 Is PS5 about to get ...
2025-07-08 18:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Colin from Last Stand Media and Sacred Symbols joins to discuss the future of gaming hardware.
0:00 WARNING for XBOX Gamers (Intro)
0:13 XBOX vs PlayStation vs Nintendo - Summarizing 2025 Competition
14:04 Is PlayStation Stagnating?
26:49 Is PS5 about to get a ton o...
2025-07-08 18:45:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe next episode of Broken Silicon will see Colin from the Sacred Symbols Podcast and Last Stand Media join us once again! For those who don't know, Colin is Veteran Reporter of the video games industry who has experience (and many sources) in both game development and in the gaming hardware busi...
2025-07-03 23:59:26 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the new Ryzen budget gaming CPU, new GeForce GPUs, and Next-Gen XBOX.
0:00 Dan's Dog is a Vietnam Vet (Intro Banter)
4:02 DC Blackwell vs Gaming Blackwell (Corrections)
5:23 Nvidia RTX 5050 8GB Launched at $249
13:27 RTX 5070 18GB & RTX 5070 Ti SUPER ...
2025-06-30 21:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the new Ryzen budget gaming CPU, new GeForce GPUs, and Next-Gen XBOX.
0:00 Dan's Dog is a Vietnam Vet (Intro Banter)
4:02 DC Blackwell vs Gaming Blackwell (Corrections)
5:23 Nvidia RTX 5050 8GB Launched at $249
13:27 RTX 5070 18GB & RTX 5070 Ti SUPER ...
2025-06-30 21:26:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We just can't stop thinking about how much is likely about to change in console competition over the next 5 years due to PlayStation's utter dominance and XBOX effectively giving up on the console race...how did we get here? What will next-gen look like?
0:00 Dan’s NEW Undisclosed ...
2025-06-26 22:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We just can't stop thinking about how much is likely about to change in console competition over the next 5 years due to PlayStation's utter dominance and XBOX effectively giving up on the console race...how did we get here? What will next-gen look like?
0:00 Dan’s NEW Undisclosed ...
2025-06-26 22:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post