The Hardware Unboxed Podcast
Hardware Unboxed
Show overview
The Hardware Unboxed Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 112 episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 13m and 1h 29m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Hardware Unboxed.
From the publisher
Steve and Tim from the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed bring to you a weekly show discussing all the latest news and interesting topics in the PC hardware and gaming scene. With our decades of experience testing and benchmarking hardware, you'll be sure to enjoy various insights into tech and the occasional guest, especially if you love building PCs and playing PC games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 112 episodesRadeon RX 9070 XT or GeForce RTX... 5060 Ti?
Are Reviewers Truly Unbiased and Independent?
4GB Gaming GPUs are "Not for Gaming" Apparently
The Radeon RX 9050 4GB is Absolutely Diabolical
LG Screws Customers With Bloatware, and Nvidia Tones Down DLSS 5
Nvidia Hid Important GPU Info, and the 5800X3D is a Good Deal
Sony Kills Physical Games, Nvidia GPU Struggles & The Future of Gaming
Valve Stuffed Up the Steam Machine
"Joke of a Product" - The Radeon RX 9070 GRE Hasn't Impressed Us
Are We Wrong About Ray Tracing?
No 9950X3D2 for Gamers Nexus and LTT... What's Going On?
Ep 101Everyone Hates DLSS 5, Here's Our Thoughts
Episode 101: What are our thoughts on Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal? Time to chat about that, along with Crimson Desert, which we've been benchmarkingCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:31 - Our Initial Thoughts on DLSS 508:14 - DLSS 5's Artistic Changes27:36 - Possible Technical Challenges42:07 - The Reaction to DLSS 549:24 - Crimson Desert Impressions1:08:03 - Final ThoughtsSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 100Memory Stops Working? You're Screwed
Episode 100: A brief chat on some news topics again, including Intel's announcement of Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs at attractive price points and FSR Diamond. Then we chat about a customer getting screwed over after his DDR5 memory diedCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro01:53 - New Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs11:34 - AMD Announces FSR Diamond14:27 - DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Frame Gen Release15:59 - Umart, Corsair and Memory Failures1:07:02 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 99Is Future Proofing No Longer Possible?
Episode 99: A brief chat on some news topics, like Nvidia's recent driver issues and the rumored RTX 5050 9GB, then into our main chat. Is it really no longer possible to future proof your PC? Or is this one of the better times for PC hardware longevity?CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:37 - The RTX 5050 9GB Rumors06:49 - New AMD Ryzen APUs for AM511:55 - Nvidia Driver Issues18:52 - Future Proofing Your GPU, Is It Possible?52:39 - CPU Longevity?1:12:16 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSOURCESJay's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqIf5yvQdbcRTX 5050 9GB: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-reportedly-plans-geforce-rtx-5050-with-9gb-memory-and-96-bit-busSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 98Our Experiences with AI, Crazy Marketing Lies, Red Flags and The Bubble
Episode 98: Two goobers give their thoughts on AI. We've used it, the marketing claims don't match the capabilities at all. We chat about the financial investments so far, how that's likely going to be a big problem, and the overall status of the 'bubble'.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro10:56 - Our Experiences Using AI29:54 - The Insane Investment into AI38:33 - Are They Going to Run Out of Money?52:40 - The Bubble1:06:00 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 97The Problems with OLED, New 2026 Monitors, and Does 5K Gaming Make Sense? (feat. TFTCentral)
Episode 97: Simon from TFTCentral joins us after the wave of announcements at CES 2026 to chat about upcoming monitor technology, the current flaws with WOLED and QD-OLED panels, the types of screens we'd love to see, burn in, G-Sync Pulsar and moreTFTCENTRALCheck out Simon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tftcentralCheck out Simon's website: https://tftcentral.co.uk/CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro02:43 - New Ultrawides for 202611:19 - New RGB Stripe WOLED20:36 - Does 5K Gaming Make Sense?30:16 - 500Hz 1440p LCDs36:38 - The OLED Formats We'd Like to See & Future of OLED55:50 - Status of OLED Burn In and Other Flaws1:14:41 - G-Sync PulsarSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 96Why Are LTT Employees Quitting?
Episode 96: Some employees have recently left LTT and their stories have been blowing up, so we thought it might be interesting to give our perspective on running a YouTube tech channel, whether Linus was being unfair and whether the ex-LTT guys made the right choice. Also, we chat about 9800X3D failures and Valve delaying the Steam Machine (and its price reveal)CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:42 - Our Thoughts on Employees Leaving LTT45:50 - What is the Deal With 9800X3D Failures?1:03:09 - Valve Delays Steam Machine1:17:20 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSOURCESJake's video on leaving LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqVxgcKQO2EZip Tie Tuning video on LTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0GPnA9pW8kValve's Steam Machine update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/625565405086220583SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 95The Inoffensive 9850X3D and GPU MSRPs Are Beyond Dead
Episode 95: The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has been released and at best all we can say about it is that it's inoffensive. Also, more reports have emerged that signal the end of GPUs at MSRP.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:26 - So The 9850X3D Has Been Released16:04 - More GPU Supply Information29:40 - Zotac Might Be In Trouble43:11 - Intel Launching Big Battlemage for Pros?49:09 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSOURCESder8auer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lS1S_VhUK4&pp=2AYBZotac Korea statement: https://videocardz.com/newz/zotac-korea-warns-of-steep-rtx-5090-and-rtx-5060-price-hikes-says-some-models-may-be-unavailable-for-a-whileArc Pro B70: https://x.com/SquashBionic/status/2015648577511629092SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 94RTX 5070 Ti Killed Off: Did We Get It Wrong?
Episode 94: We released a report saying the RTX 5070 Ti is effectively being killed off, and that Asus put the product into end of life status. What happened there? We share the full storyCHAPTERS00:00 - Intro00:33 - AMD Officially Launches the 9850X3D05:53 - The RTX 5070 Ti is Effectively Dead, The Story So Far25:38 - It Was From Asus PR, Not a Random Rumor35:08 - Did We Cause Supply Issues?48:57 - Why Didn't We Remove the Video?57:44 - Why Aren't Companies Just Honest About Supply?SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 93Nvidia to Drastically Cut GPU Supply!?
Episode 93: A rumor and news episode to round out 2025. We chat a bit more about 9850X3D expectations, the current and future state of Intel CPUs following some 225F testing, Nvidia cutting GPU supply, potential new GPUs and Steve kills some hardware.CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro02:33 - More Thoughts on the 9850X3D06:13 - Where is Intel at With Their CPUs?24:42 - Nvidia Cutting GPU Supply?37:38 - AMD Launches Radeon RX 9060 XT LP43:22 - More Intel Arc B770 Rumors49:12 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.