Ep. 428 - Super Late Show; Intel B70 Gaming Benchmarks; Right To Repair Battle
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In Episode 428 of Talking Heads: Craft Computing, hosts Jeff, Rhett, and Steve kick off their live Super Late Show with a nostalgic and heartfelt reflection on their long-running tech and beer podcast, blending personal milestones with sharp, humorous commentary on the latest hardware. The episode centers on Intel’s B70 GPU, which delivers RTX 3080 Ti-level gaming performance in benchmarks—making it a standout value at $1,000—despite critical shortcomings in virtualization support and driver stability. The hosts critique the Snapdragon X2 laptop pricing scandal, where Asus and Qualcomm allegedly hiked prices post-review, calling it a bait-and-switch tactic. They also explore speculative tech ideas, such as repurposing enterprise B300 chips for AI frame generation and creatively reusing old hardware in home labs, celebrating sustainability and innovation. A major industry shock comes with Sony’s abrupt shutdown of its entire memory card line due to global flash storage shortages, sparking disbelief and dark humor. The conversation extends to language evolution, defending localized names like 'Bergamo' and 'Ubuntu' as valid and functional in context. The final segment turns to community and fun, previewing the upcoming PDX LAN party with plans for casual gaming tournaments in Rocket League, Duke Nukem 3D, and Artemis, emphasizing inclusivity, low stakes, and live streaming from the event. Personal touches include the host’s wife attending her first LAN party and a call for audience input on favorite games and PDX plans.
Intel B70 delivers RTX 3080 Ti-level gaming performance at $1,000, making it a compelling value despite poor virtualization support and driver issues.
Enterprise GPUs like the B300 are being stripped of rasterization hardware, making them incompatible with traditional gaming APIs and limiting repurposing potential.
Sony has halted all memory card production due to global flash storage shortages, signaling a major industry bottleneck.
Old hardware such as 6th-gen CPUs and MXM GPUs can be creatively repurposed in home labs for micro-clouds, media servers, and performance hacks.
The Snapdragon X2 laptop pricing scandal—$200–35% hikes post-review—exposes a potential bait-and-switch tactic by Asus and Qualcomm.
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Nostalgic Return & Beer Tasting
Jeff and Rhett kick off the episode with a reflective, warm welcome, reminiscing about their long-running podcast history and the joy of returning to their weekly live format. They dive into beer reviews, with Rhett enjoying Fort George’s Beach Eagle and Matchless Brewing’s Orange Whip and Juiced, praising their can art and playful flavor descriptions.
The B70 GPU Launch & Performance Analysis
“If this card launched at retail in a consumer format... for like $3.99 today? That's insane.”
Snapdragon X2 Pricing Scandal & Review Ethics
“This feels like a rug pull. This feels like all of the worst things from the corporate world trying to get a positive message... only to switch it at literally the 14th hour.”
AI Hardware & the Future of Gaming
“Could we 8X frame gen that into 860 FPS games with a B300? working for a generation. Of course, it's where your mind goes.”
B300 Frame Generation Fantasies
“If we put that as our rasterization card getting seven frames per second, could we 8X frame gen that into 860 FPS games with a B300?”
“If this card launched at retail in a consumer format... for like $3.99 today? That's insane.”
“Sticking an RTX 3080 into an MXM slot and zip tying it to the heat sink on board and rasterizing on your RTX 3080 and then sending frame gem to your GTX 1080 so you can double your frame rate... is totally a thing you can do.”
“This feels like a rug pull. This feels like all of the worst things from the corporate world trying to get a positive message... only to switch it at literally the 14th hour.”
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