Broken Silicon 95: Nvidia Ampere in Small Form Factor, Intel vs AMD Reliability, ITX GPU Design | NFC (Patreon)

Josh of NFC has been building the most compact high-performance cases for years. His builds have been featured on Linus Tech Tips and his perspective on DIY building is very unique.  We discuss the state of modern graphics card design, and AMD's new success in SFF.

1:30 Graphics Cards have gotten a lot bigger recently...

7:25 Who is NFC?  What does he do?

12:22 Small Form Factor Building Advice

17:00 Is AMD Ryzen the new standard for Small Form Factor builds?

21:10 Intel Rocket Lake vs AMD Zen 3

26:15 Nvidia Ampere vs RADEON RDNA 2

32:01 Will Nvidia's 12-pin connector become a common standard?

36:25 Are ITX GPU designs getting worse?  

42:30 What could have made the Fury Nano more successful?

50:05 Is the PS5 & XSX's size indicate all gaming is getting bigger?

53:40 Is size or noise more important in small form factor building?

57:45 Are laptops more competitive with SFF builds in 2021?

1:10:05 Boutique vs Mass Market - The Future of Small Form Factor Building

1:20:01 STX vs ITX vs DTX Motherboard Form Factors - what's best ideally?

1:26:49 PCIE 4.0 & 5.0 challenges, High Performance APUs

1:34:21 SFF Popularity in 2021, Advice for people starting a small business

1:42:00 Is the KFC Console the perfect SFF PC?

NFC Store: https://store.nfc-systems.com/

Josh’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotFromConcentrate/featured

Previous NFC Episode: https://youtu.be/93q9O7uPhEM

Rocket Lake Review: https://youtu.be/_jVAfk4AG3A

Zen 3 Review: https://youtu.be/72AHENDeTEI

KFC Console: https://www.engadget.com/kfcs-viral-marketing-gets-real-with-a-chickenwarming-gaming-pc-112558482.html

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