Episode 403: Raptor Lake RE-Refresh Leaks, Could Pricing Kill Consoles? & More

Episode 403: Raptor Lake RE-Refresh Leaks, Could Pricing Kill Consoles? & More

From The Full Nerd Podcast by Adam Patrick Murray, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, Will Smith

June 16, 2026 · 1h 32m · Episode 403

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The episode discusses the latest leaks about Raptor Lake Next CPUs and the impact of pricing on console gaming.

Join The Full Nerd gang as they offer level-headed takes about the latest PC building news. In this episode the gang is joined for the first time by newcomer Alex Wawro to discuss the recent leaks of DDR4 based "Raptor Lake Next" CPUs, how storage and memory prices could kill console gaming, and more. And of course we answer questions live! Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:39 - Raptor Lake Next 00:31:00 - The death of consoles? 00:55:24 - Q&A 01:26:13 - Outro Links: - Raptor Lake Next: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-reportedly-preparing-surprise-return-to-ddr4-systems-with-raptor-lake-next-ddr4-platform-slated-for-the-first-half-of-2027-on-the-lga-1700-socket-takes-a-page-from-amds-book-by-extending-budget-platform-longevity - Xbox CEO on Project Helix: https://www.polygon.com/xbox-asha-sharma-ram-crisis-project-helix-business-model/ Join the PC related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a Follow the crew on X and Bluesky: @AdamPMurray @BradChacos @MorphingBall Some links may contain affiliate links, which means if you buy something PCWorld may receive a small commission. ============= Read PCWorld! Website…

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Hosts: Adam Patrick Murray, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, Will Smith

Guest: Alex Wawro

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