184. AMD RDNA 3 Launch, i9-13900KS, AMD Dragon Range-X, Microsoft Activision Blocked

We discuss the latest RADEON, Ryzen X3D, and Intel news – and also look back at early 2022!
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0:00 Exhausted by 2022, Explaining this Episode, Tom’s Stolen 3090 (Intro Banter)
7:02 i5-13600K vs R5 7600X, RDNA 3 Specification Rumors (Corrections)
14:48 AMD RX 7900 XTX / XT Launch to Mixed Reviews, Good Availability
33:33 Should the 7900 XT be called the 7800 XTX? Can RDNA 3 be fixed?
49:17 AIB vs Reference Volume, Navi 32 Expectations, PC Gaming Prices
1:04:11 i9-13900KS Release Date Leaked
1:08:50 AMD Phoenix APU Specs and Dragon Range-X Confirmed!
1:13:13 Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard gets Blocked by the FTC
1:21:14 Intel Layoffs, RTX 4060 Ti, Carmack Leaving Meta (Wrap-Up)
1:24:25 Start of 2022 Retrospective - Favorite Hardware from 2022?
1:31:48 Rembrandt, Alder Lake Mobile
1:40:07 RTX 3080 12GB, 3090 Ti, 3050, RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT, 6650 XT
1:46:26 AM4’s Legacy, R7 5800X3D
1:51:17 Nvidia Leak Teaser…


https://youtu.be/bEDtThJg1Kc
https://www.techspot.com/review/2567-ryzen-7600x-vs-core-i5-13600k-gaming/#:~:text=Starting%20with%20Fortnite%20we%20find%20similar%20performance%20between,where%20the%2013600K%20produced%208%25%20higher%201%25%20lows
https://www.amd.com/en/direct-buy/us
MLID RDNA 3 Analysis: https://youtu.be/351H7F0QoKE
MLID “What’s Wrong” with RDNA 3: https://youtu.be/c5ufWyH3XbE
AdoredTV RDNA 3 Discussion: https://youtu.be/uKCaQOM6rUs
https://mobile.twitter.com/KyleBennett/status/1601997050580697088
https://youtu.be/TBJ-vo6Ri9c
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-7900-xtx.c3941
https://youtu.be/e7DjJR3zpCw
https://youtu.be/We71eXwKODw
https://youtu.be/TBJ-vo6Ri9c
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-and-xt-review-shooting-for-the-top/4
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/xfx-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-merc-310-oc/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-tuf-oc/
https://www.techpowerup.com/#review-1671215640
https://youtu.be/NFu7fhsGymY
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1601345464930295808
https://twitter.com/All_The_Watts/status/1597416676622229504
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1603928396207202304
MLID Dragon Range-X Original Leak: https://youtu.be/TUEiqYFgt1w
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/08/us-agency-block-merger-microsoft-activision-blizzard-video-games
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/06/intel-tech-layoff-job-santa-clara-california-twitter-facebook-amazon/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-rumored-to-feature-4352-cudas-8gb-memory-and-220w-tdp
https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1603931899810004994?s=46&t=QY6ZHGtgLCsa_ppssUrGvA