Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On this episode of Tech Thursdays, we'll be discussing retro CPUs as well as new upcoming CPUs.
Sony's 2026 BRAVIA TV lineup [affiliate links]
BRAVIA 9 II - Coming Soon
BRAVIA 8 II (OLED) - amzn.to/4uaH16Z
BRAVIA 7 II - Coming Soon
BRAVIA 5 - amzn.to/4uFfcEX
BRAVIA 3 II - amzn.to/3PTS865
BRAVIA 2 II - amzn.to/4dUC1NM

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New Hardware for 2026
9950X3D2 - - newegg.io/ncf45f83da | newegg.io/ncf45f83da
ARC Pro B70 available while supplies last - newegg.io/ncfda05ddb
Radeon AI Pro R9700 available here - newegg.io/nc8252a774 | amzn.to/4cjBnZj


Fastest Desktop CPU and RAM
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Ryzen 9 9950X3D - amzn.to/3R3Nak7 | newegg.io/nc65ac5090
Recommended 4 stick DDR5-6400 - amzn.to/41rHuFD | newegg.io/ncdfb2639c
Recommended 2 stick DDR5-8000 - G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo 48GB - amzn.to/3ALbX8h | newegg.io/ncc98ba2d0
G.skill 256gb kit - newegg.io/ncdb66037b

4K OLED and capture card for fusing PC and Console together
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4k OLED with the LG Ultragear 32GS95UE 4K 240Hz OLED - amzn.to/3WXJpR1 | newegg.io/nc39fc8661
Best 4K60 capture card for USB4 - Avermedia Live Gamer Bolt - amzn.to/3BHNtg0

AI On-prem inferencing
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PNY RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Edition - newegg.io/nc35878a66
Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition - newegg.io/ncbe322fdb | amzn.to/4m0AOq7

Where to buy Threadripper 9000 for building an on-prem AI workstation
Threadripper 9960X - amzn.to/4lTuzoG | newegg.io/386a647
Threadripper 9970X - amzn.to/4og6XfC | newegg.io/ncd8cb92a3
Threadripper 9980X - newegg.io/nca1623715

Recommended TRX50 motherboards for Threadripper 9000
ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI A (new version) - newegg.io/nc7631e2ef
ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI - amzn.to/40GaJFa | newegg.io/5c4b40c
ASRock TRX50 WS - amzn.to/4mjIm7M | newegg.io/ncc2fe31ab
Gigabyte TRX50 AERO D - amzn.to/45eLATe | newegg.io/nc277c539c

Where to buy Registered DDR5 RDIMM
G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo - amzn.to/3HcvzoQ | newegg.io/ncc52ac78c
Kingston DDR5 RDIMM - amzn.to/46wXgmI | newegg.io/nc4271679e
V-Color RDIMM - amzn.to/4odug9Q | newegg.io/nc207cd2b5

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
7:00 - Steam Machine Internal Price Target Leaked
12:16 - Next Gen TV technology
21:45 - TV type comparison
42:28 - TV upgrade setup discussion
49:01 - I need to upgrade my livingroom tv
1:05:17 - TV brand popularity
1:33:01 - My TV requirements list
2:10:25 - Soundbar vs Hi-Fi shelf stereo
2:55:10 - 007 Performance Benchmark Review - Techpowerup
3:05:26 - Upcoming Games of 2026
3:29:38 - Is the Build your own PC hobby going away?

#ddr5 #rog #sony #bravia #tcl #oled #miniled