The Full Nerd Podcast

Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers the Ryzen 7 9850X3D reviews, how Asus 'leaked' the 9950X3DV2, the drop in consumer confidence for Windows and more. And of course we answer questions live!

Links:
Adam's 9850X3D video: https://youtu.be/bj4XGh7aJQo?si=uN9KXRsJ8wuyAH6e
Alaina's 9850X3D article: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3043513/amds-new-ryzen-7-9850x3d-is-okay.html
9950X3DV2 'leak': https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-confirms-dual-3d-v-cache-ryzen-9-9950x3dv2-during-9850x3d-testing
Rebuild trust in Windows: https://www.theverge.com/tech/870045/microsoft-windows-11-issues-rebuilding-trust-notepad

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00:00 - Intro
08:01 - 9850X3D = Meh
19:20 - 9950X3DV2 Leaks
42:30 - Trust In Windows
01:13:57 - Q&A

Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang covers the reviews of Intel Panther Lake and what that means for other 18A products, recent testing around gaming performance on Windows 11 vs Windows 10, and more. And of course we answer questions live!

Core Ultra X9 388H review: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3034214/intel-core-ultra-x9-388h-review-epic-graphics-battery-life.html
Arrow Lake refresh: https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-confirms-intel-core-ultra-200k-plus-arrow-lake-refresh-bios-support-lands-in-late-january
Windows 11 vs 10 testing from Hardware Unboxed: https://youtu.be/32lBRYknKgA?si=83mCiWMHiABoztgC

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti messaging and potificates on whether those GPUs are truly end of life, and the reports of dead X3D CPUs. And of course we answer questions live.

Asus denial: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3035212/asus-denies-that-its-canceling-the-rtx-5070-or-rtx-5060-ti.html

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang puts a bow on CES 2026 by covering the little things we missed along with getting the home teams impressions of the show. And of course we answer questions live.

PCWorld's Best of CES:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3024965/best-of-ces-2026.html

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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang talks about all of the PC news from CES 2026 and goes over some of our best picks. ​⁠

PCWorld's Best of CES:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3024965/best-of-ces-2026.html

Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a

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