The Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the state of PC gaming

Ryzen 9 7950X3D: Gordon young special guest brad shoemaker of the Nextlander podcast, and Adam Patrick Murray Learn about the Ryzen 9 7950X3D review and the state of PC gaming.

Longtime games journalist and Ryzen X3D-curious podcaster Brad Shoemaker joins us to go over the launch of AMD’s long-awaited Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU. The crew discusses why the internet is so excited about it and clears up some misconceptions about it. Gordon also graphically shows you the biggest weaknesses of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D pitted against the new Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Gordon also reveals why he tested the Intel CPU at DDR5/6000 instead of higher-clocked RAM, which has some Intel fans shouting foul.

As a longtime games journalist, Brad brings us the inside on the state of the industry, the console wars, and PC vs. console. Brad also shares his thoughts on industry consolidation and whether it is good or bad.

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