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A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia\u2019s business practices, AMD\u2019s failures, and the future of GPU reviews!\nSPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code \u201cbrokensilicon\u201d at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR\nSPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk\n\n0:00 Who is Lars? What got him into reporting on & consulting on computers?\n6:23 How has the Hardware Landscape changed over the last 25 years?\n15:31 Is inflation, shortages, or GREED causing rising prices the most?\n22:33 Rising Power Consumption in GPUs \u2013 when will it become a real issue?\n27:13 What is making motherboards more expensive? Will costs come back down?\n35:00 Will AM5 Motherboards be more expensive than AM4, or even LGA 1700?\n40:21 Is the death of low end necessary? \n51:09 Working with Nvidia\n57:12 Has AMD just been the Greater Fool at times?\n1:01:16 Will Nvidia's anti-consumer and anti-partner practices catch up with them?\n1:06:25 How does the industry see Intel now?\n1:10:12 AMD\u2019s Failures and Mistakes \n1:16:21 Does the industry need to work on minimizing risk?\n1:25:24 Are PC Gamers being critical of the right problems?\n1:33:27 Do bad GPU reviews make any difference?\n1:41:27 How can we improve the review process? Is PC Gaming too mainstream?\n1:57:13 Supply Chain Misconceptions, Working in Taiwan, GPU Margins\n\nLink to the guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lg-nilsson/\nGuest\u2019s recent Motherboard costs article: https://www.techpowerup.com/289728/intel-z690-motherboard-costs-explained\nhttps://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/oem_chip_costs_gartner/\nhttps://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes\nhttps://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again\nhttps://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1489613397410811906