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376. Nvidia RTX 5000 $/FPS Implodes, PS6 Sadism, AMD Zen 7 Snowmass, Intel U9 4950K

August 25, 2026 · 1 h 51 min

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The RTX 50 Series is effectively dead due to horrific price hikes and persistent framerate issues.
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0:00 Hot Chips & Cooler Weather (Intro Banter)
6:23 RTX 5000 Prices Skyrocket Amidst Mainstream Performances Issues
29:20 Nvidia Pulls an Enron
45:13 Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K Naming Leaked
49:31 384 Core Zen 7 Snowmass LEAKED!
56:39 PS6 Release Date Undecided (DUH)
1:01:19 PlayStation Sadism – Why do they hate their fans SO MUCH?!
1:16:55 GTA 6 “Leaker” (Scammer) Cashes in!
1:23:09 TES6, Fire Herman Hulst, Budget Intel Handhelds, GPD Win Max 3 (Wrap-Up)
1:31:11 “Normal” DDR5 Pricing, Entry Level Codes after AI, GPU Size in 2026 (Final RMs)

Links:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Cpbypg/asus-prime-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-prime-rtx5070ti-16g?history_days=365
https://youtu.be/XyEILrjuZJI
https://youtu.be/qfbC8hjBdSE
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-ai-factory-compute/
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/prediction-markets/26/08/61181781/cme-ai-compute-futures-nvidia
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cftc-seeks-comment-compute-derivatives-ai-demand-grows-2026-08-19/
https://wccftech.com/deepseek-forced-to-raise-prices-as-its-recent-price-cuts-to-snub-openai-unleashed-a-demand-tsnunami-that-its-20000-gpu-stash-cant-handle/
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/with-new-open-models-meta-pitches-another-reboot-of-its-struggling-ai-strategy/
https://www.techpowerup.com/351714/intel-core-ultra-9-4950k-could-signal-new-naming-scheme-for-nova-lake-s
https://youtu.be/qfbC8hjBdSE
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/sony-ceo-hiroki-totoki-efc8923f
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-6-release-date-still-hasnt-been-decided-sony-ceo-hiroki-totoki-says/
Incredible email from PS: https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2091657274431291810
https://www.notebookcheck.net/GTA-6-leaker-cashes-in-Fans-pay-up-to-80-for-new-gameplay.1373811.0.html
https://kotaku.com/take-two-subpoenas-microsoft-and-discord-records-related-to-spread-of-gta-6-leaks-2000726633
https://www.techspot.com/news/113566-gta-6-leaker-may-have-access-playable-build.html#google_vignette
https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2087258678000779664
https://www.techpowerup.com/351722/playstations-horizon-hunters-gathering-trimmed-down-after-negative-player-feedback
https://newsroom.intel.com/corporate/intel-announces-proposed-15-billion-common-stock-offering
Intel Budget Handheld PTL: https://x.com/jaykihn0/status/2088959096796102877
https://www.techpowerup.com/351768/gpd-win-max-3-handhelds-usd-1-750-is-the-best-price-which-we-can-provide
https://www.techspot.com/news/113569-amd-crosses-30-client-cpu-market-share-against.html


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