Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Episode 28: We discuss Intel 13th and 14th gen CPUs maybe being pushed a bit too far and crashing games, Steve has tested some really bad AMD B650 boards recently, Intel has started discontinuing 13th gen processors already and there's also XeSS 1.3 now.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Intel CPUs Crashing Games and Being Pushed to the Limits
24:20 - New Entry-Level B650 Motherboards are Trash
36:13 - Intel Discontinues 13th-gen K-series CPUs
53:39 - AMD Launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F
58:12 - Intel Launches XeSS 1.3
1:05:21 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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