The Full Nerd ep. 58: Is it the right time to buy a GPU or CPU? We name the signed AMD t-shirt winner!

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In this episode of the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray, and (eventually) Alaina Yee dig deep into the hows, whys, and whens of buying new PC hardware—and specifically whether it’s the right time to buy a new graphics card or computer processor. 

What triggers our upgrades? How does the wider world of hardware figure into making the decision to upgrade? What do we think about buying used gear? Should you buy now? Those answers and more wait in the video above.

We also give away the 2nd-gen Threadripper “Heavy Metal tour” t-shirt signed by AMD CEO Lisa Su and computing and graphics chief Jim Anderson. Congrats to Marvin from Ohio for winning the contest! 

You can witness it all in the video embedded above. You can also watch The Full Nerd episode 58 on YouTube (toss us a follow while you’re there!) or listen to it on Soundcloud if you prefer the audio alone.

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