# Is Future Proofing No Longer Possible?

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Podcast: [The Hardware Unboxed Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast-6574188)
Published: 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00
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Episode 99: A brief chat on some news topics, like Nvidia's recent driver issues and the rumored RTX 5050 9GB, then into our main chat. Is it really no longer possible to future proof your PC? Or is this one of the better times for PC hardware longevity? CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - The RTX 5050 9GB Rumors 06:49 - New AMD Ryzen APUs for AM5 11:55 - Nvidia Driver Issues 18:52 - Future Proofing Your GPU, Is It Possible? 52:39 - CPU Longevity? 1:12:16 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SOURCES Jay's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqIf5yvQdbc RTX 5050 9GB: https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-reportedly-plans-geforce-rtx-5050-with-9gb-memory-and-96-bit-bus SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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