Matthew Buzzi

Folks, it's now Gaming Sunday

Intel and Nvidia’s Future x86 RTX Chips: I Have 5 Big Questions The giant chip makers' big pact isn't just a technical twist—it could mean some major changes for the PC market. Here's what we still don't know.

Making more of an effort to shift my work posting over here too!

Yesterday's Nvidia x Intel news was a big surprise, and there's a lot to digest. My 5 biggest questions and takeaways for PCMag:

www.pcmag.com/opinions/int...

Had a good experience with the TP-Link ones, but it does vary by your home's wiring etc. One place I had no issue, another I'd get consistency drops. (still very cool to me this technology works at all tho)

the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate

Framework Desktop Review: This Mighty Mini PC Has Modular Mojo, CPU Go-Go Framework’s first desktop is a pint-size powerhouse, surprisingly capable at media, AI, and even gaming, thanks to its Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" chip and unified memory.

One of the more fun and unusual products I've reviewed lately for PCMag, @frame.work's first desktop:

www.pcmag.com/reviews/fram...

Finally getting 'round to Red Dead 2 and, surprise, it's real good 🐎🚬

Felt that!

Pyrrhus’s profile Pyrrhus uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 450 films watched. Favorites: Star Wars (1977), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The Matrix (1999), The Green Knight (2021).

Been much more active with my movie watching and Letterboxd lately 😌 Follow along if you're on there~

letterboxd.com/Pyrrhus/

Chelsea, world champions! What an outing

I suppose so; if they feel they can't get over the line with existing team, I'd expect 50m+ adds to have clearer case for a position? But Chelsea are arguably spending about the same with signings who may not necessarily start. I think at the heart, most people's evaluation of Madueke is lower.

He's pretty left footed, though, and in 7 LW games this season produced 0 G/A. Not a big sample, but may also speak to the fit as Enzo had no problem swapping Neto and others across wings. I understand why a player who can't occupy his best position for £52m is underwhelming for a title chasing team

Rome TW hive (and a lot of crossover with my own list, which means it's Good)

We're simply so back

DARE WE DREAM NEW YORK?

Ball knower

Tough task but gave it a shot~

Enormous same

I'm proud I don't have Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace.

And the name is M-A-M-D-A-N-I.

Everything else about the race aside, I still can't believe Zohran, who I've already voted for twice before as my local assemblyman, has this much name recognition and discourse now (good!)

Am personally confused at the emerging narrative that Nintendo proved anyone wrong, or something. Feels like shadow boxing—Switch 1 was a huge hit, didn't expect anything but big sales numbers.

Seeeeent

Small side street in Taipei

The center courtyard of Longshan temple in Taipei

Taipei 101 from below

Distant view of Taipei from adjacent hillside

Had a super busy week covering Computex. Taiwan showed me a great time in my few free hours, which is a testament to what an interesting place it is

Wow I'll be there in a couple weeks! Enjoy yourself~

KNIIIICKS

Tariff Tracker: So Far PC Build Prices Hold Steady—Except One Crucial Component Many but not all PC parts come from China, and are subject to tariffs from 20% to 145%. Graphics card price hikes are the most concerning, but the trade war isn't the sole culprit.

Behold! @pcmag.com's tariff tracker, where we will be answering this question: "Is the cost to build a PC going up?"

Most components are made in China, but so far the tariffs haven't hit yet—except on GPUs, and prices are going wild already.

Follow along:
www.pcmag.com/news/tariff-...

i am far too stupid to be weighing in on this but one thing i would stress is that gaming media’s collapse wasn’t an inevitable fact of life. it’s the result of very stupid people making decisions they could have just as easily not made

Ah man...sad times for this industry.

Any publication with goals loftier than a race to the bottom can't sustain itself for long. Some great work here over the years

Oblivion Remastered, Switch 2 order, Clair Obscur (which I hopefully like), two great days of weather—a real birthday bounty for me

Just barely, but Switch 2: acquired