Digital Foundry Talks Advanced Technologies, Hardware Myths & More | The Full Nerd ep. 280
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Join The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. In this episode the gang is joined by Alex Battaglia of @DigitalFoundry to talk about the future of ray tracing/path tracing, VRAM requirements in modern games, unoptimized ports, what it's like to work at DF and more. And of course we answer all of your burning questions, so be sure to join us live! * This episode of The Full Nerd is sponsored by Asus. On December 3rd the company will be hosting PC DIY Day, a celebration of all things PC building and modding. Head to https://www.asus.com/us/site/PCDIY/ to pick up tickets for this event or tune into the live stream! Buy The Full Nerd merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/pcworld Check out the audio version of the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Pocket Casts and more so you can listen on the go and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss the latest live episode! Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/SGPRSy7 Follow the crew on Twitter: @GordonUng @BradChacos @MorphingBall @AdamPMurray Follow PCWorld for all things PC! ---------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=PCWorldVideos TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/pcworld #pcgaming #raytracing #gpu 00:00 - Pre-show 06:25 - Intro 13:26 - Advanced Technologies, 48:49 - PC Gaming Hardware Myths 1:16:23 - Q&A
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