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Everything you need to know about Meltdown, Spectre, and GPU price increases | The Full Nerd Ep 39

The Full Nerd crew tells you how bad of a hit performance takes from Meltdown and Spectre patches—and if you'll get them at all. Even worse: GPU prices are insane (again). Here's why and what to do about it.

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