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English, Technology, 1 season, 508 episodes, 17 hours, 17 minutes
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The editors of PC Perspective discuss the latest in-house product reviews and news from around the world that pertains to technology and PC hardware.
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Podcast #795 - AMD and Intel Team Up for x86, RIP Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 9800X3D Launch Rumor, Win11 BSODs & MORE

We've got Intel and AMD teaming up, Click2Cancel making waves, so much ARM discussion where it wasn't meant to be, Windows 11 BSODs (suprise!), a bunch of X86 discussion and a terrible amount of security nightmares!  Should be fun, take a listen! 00:00 Intro03:07 Food with Josh05:22 Intel and AMD team up for the good of x8608:59 The x86 discussion shifts to Arm at this point10:18 Arm discussion intensifies11:45 A return to x86 discussion (which eventually shifts to Arm again)22:13 Has the 5800X3D reached end of life?24:20 Ryzen 7 9800X3D could debut on October 2527:12 AMD means business32:09 It's possible that LGA1851 might not be one-and-done35:52 We explain why certain WD SSDs cause BSOD with latest Win11 build40:14 Click to cancel - an FTC story43:04 (in)Security Corner1:01:34 Gaming Quick Hits1:07:43 Picks of the Week1:19:20 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/20/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #794 - Intel Core Ultra Desktop Processors, Final 13th and 14th Gen Firmware Fix, 10Gbe NAS & MORE

It was an AMD-heavy show last week, so how about an IntelCast? (Don't worry, there's a lot of non-Intel content - plus at least one of us is a card-carrying member of Team Red).  So much (in)Security too: your air-gap is pathetic, Qualcomm zero-day, Linux malware, and DDoS to the max.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:52 Food with Josh04:08 Intel Core Ultra desktop processor announcement24:33 Another microcode update for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs32:35 Zen 5 memory frequency scaling makes for riveting podcasting36:44 STH looked at an all-flash NAS42:14 Do Gen3 SSDs make sense anymore?44:41 (in)Security Corner1:04:28 Gaming Quick Hits1:12:40 Picks of the Week1:24:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/11/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #793 - AMD's Ryzen Update, X870 Motherboards are Here, 2.5x Radeon Perf Boost, and MORE

We actually do talk about more than just AMD this week. Plus, we stray from the point a lot while talking about things like dual screen laptops, HP AI infused printers, if maybe you should buy a used RTX 2080ti.  All in good fun.00:00 Intro02:30 Food with Josh04:17 AMD Ryzen update (105W mode official, etc.)06:31 The new X870 motherboards are here10:11 Some more 9000X3D rumors12:05 Latest Radeon driver offers 2.5X boost (but how?)16:14 Quite a bit of Windows Update news23:27 Dual-screen laptops fold THREE times29:34 HP wants to add "ai" to printers33:30 The RTX 4060 is rapidly becoming the most popular GPU? (Or is it?)42:21 (in)Security Corner50:09 Gaming Quick Hits53:38 Picks of the Week59:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/6/20241 hour, 1 minute, 29 seconds
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Podcast #792 - Qualcomm Wants to Buy Intel, Lunar Lake Laptop Reviews, Fractal Era 2 Review, Three Mile Island +more!

We're back on the air with the Intel Ultra 200V, keeping offline Office alive, OpenAI manipulations, and some sweet reviews of Fractal gear like their new Era 2 mITX case and their Refine chair.  Very mindful.  Enjoy the "Caaash" segment too as we smash our way through the news.00:00 Intro02:01 Unnecessarily weighing in on the Panels app controversy04:22 Food with Josh (FREE edition)07:16 Qualcomm wants to buy Intel10:39 Intel Lunar Lake laptop reviews are up17:01 MS Office for the stubbornly offline19:02 Microsoft needs to spin up a nuclear plant to power "ai"24:51 More "ai" content - this time a malicious memory manipulation27:27 Removing the iPhone 16 battery is shocking29:55 (in)Security Corner38:22 Podcast sponsor - 1password XAM39:35 Gaming Quick Hits44:55 Fractal Era 2 mITX case review56:44 Fractal Refine chair review1:03:43 Picks of the Week1:19:01 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/28/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 9 seconds
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Podcast #791 - Ryzen 9000 Gets Better, Intel Spinning Off Fab Business, new AGESA, and Too Much "ai" News

Intel does "fabulous" after seperating, what does MS do after Crowdstrike, after early Threadrippers, after the 4090, and after better AGESA for Ryzen 9000. We get after it this episode, enjoy!00:00 Intro01:43 Food with Josh02:51 Intel spins off fab into separate foundry company10:24 New AGESA improves Ryzen 9000 inter-core latency17:42 Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs dropped from Ryzen Master19:43 Rumor has it that NVIDIA is preparing to discontinue the 409020:58 Maybe "ai" will replace those derivative YT channels24:40 (in)Security Corner39:26 Gaming Quick Hits51:59 Picks of the Week1:04:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/21/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 57 seconds
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Podcast #790 - AMD's New GPU Strategy, Sony PS5 Pro, Intel Z890 Leak, In-Car Ads, and MORE

Welcome to the podcast where Josh explains how AMD has the most popular midrange GPU on the market, based on sales from one retailer in Germany in Q1 2024.  Other then that, we've got over 12" of penetration, Audible AI, Ford marketing, Z890 defaults and so much more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:46 Food with Josh03:00 AMD shifting their GPU strategy (with extended discussion)22:49 PS5 Pro first with next-gen Radeon graphics25:32 Z890 boards will reportedly ship with Intel default settings - by default!26:48 A new Gen5 SSD controller from Silicon Motion31:10 Ford is apparently working on in-car ads33:16 Windows 11 23H2 will be knocking on your door October 835:00 Podcast sponsor - 1Password XAM36:14 An Ethernet bridge that can go through 12 inches of concrete38:59 Audible working on AI voice replicas of narrators41:49 A CPU water block with an HDMI input45:36 (in)Security Corner55:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:33 Picks of the Week1:10:28 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/14/20241 hour, 12 minutes, 50 seconds
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Podcast #789 - Free Ryzen 9000 Power Boost, New Intel Processors Launch, and MORE

Intel Core Ultra 200V:  Worlds best integrated GPU!?  AMD Ryzen with more performance improvements, and 105W is the power draw for new top rated Ryzen parts.  So much more in the timestamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:33 Food with Josh03:42 AMD will reportedly raise 65W Ryzen 9000 TDPs to 105W05:52 That Windows Update Ryzen boost might be unrealistic (via Hardware Canucks)11:44 Highly skippable rant about the Ryzen provisioning process setup procedure15:22 Back on the Windows Update topic16:55 Intel Core Ultra 200V Series launching24:23 Intel says Arc Xe2 is the fastest iGPU ever29:10 Replacement Core i9 CPUs are apparently in short supply33:42 Sometimes it feels like Microsoft wants to destroy Windows36:43 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef38:32 RIP AnandTech43:30 (in)Security Corner56:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:09:46 Picks of the Week1:18:19 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/7/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 49 seconds
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Podcast #788 - NVIDIA's Billions, Free Ryzen Performance Boost, Radeon RDNA 4 Rumors, and MORE

No, Allyn wasn't on the show this week. We just used that 100% authentic photo of him for the thumbnail.But we did discuss the buckets of cash that Nvidia is rolling in, free AMD CPU performance, and QR code hygiene!  All that, and so much more below ...Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:29 Food with Josh06:28 NVIDIA's billions16:01 Free Ryzen performance boost20:39 RDNA 4 rumors30:31 An extra 8-pin GPU connector on MSI boards33:04 Microsoft was going to take away the Control Panel, but didn't35:04 So-called AI still needs a lot of work37:28 (in)Security Corner46:31 About 4 seconds of silence47:04 Gaming Quick Hits1:00:28 Picks of the Week1:13:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/31/20241 hour, 14 minutes, 53 seconds
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Podcast #787 - AMD Addresses Ryzen 9000 Review Methods, RTX 4070 GDDR6 Version Official, G-Sync + MORE!

Full crew in the house tonight for all kinds of tech talk with the usual amount of off-topic banter.  It's what you deserve.  Check the full list of topics below.  Real quick though ... Ryzen 9000 testing:  You're holding it wrong.  Windows 11 installs on non-TPM machines:  Stop that.  Sonos:  Failing.  ARM:  Gaming GPUs.  And when is a 4070 not really the 4070?00:00 Intro02:06 Food with Josh04:43 Ryzen 9000 X3D leaked by ASUS?06:38 AMD says reviewers are not properly testing Ryzen 900010:04 AMD to buy ZT Systems for 4.9 billion USD14:18 The new GDDR6 version of the RTX 4070 might be hard to spot19:43 Windows 11 update closes TPM bypass loophole...22:44 ...but FAT32 volumes up to 2TB are now supported25:11 NVIDIA partnering with MediaTek on new G-Sync Pulsar monitors31:00 Podcast sponsor, 1Password32:14 Lina Li SUP01 lets you mount your GPU on the front intake37:58 A wooden mechanical keyboard (sort of)41:53 Sonos is not doing well (plus extended audio ranting)54:24 Arm rumored to be developing a gaming graphics card58:05 (in)Security Corner1:06:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:16:34 Picks of the Week1:26:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/23/20241 hour, 27 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #786 - Ryzen 9900X and 9950X Performance, Intel Microcode Update, New RTX 4070 Variant + MORE!

This episode is just over an hour, and probably a lot more exciting than the Ryzen 9000 launch, itself. Plus Josh had a really messy looking burger. You can't lose.We've got Intel microcode, AMD Ryzen 9k, when is an RTX 4070 a bit less ... it's a tight show. Recorded August 14, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:27 Ryzen 9900X and 9950X performance22:28 No sign of new (rumored) RX 7000 SKUs24:04 Intel Battlemage engineering samples being tested27:21 Update your Intel microcode, but you have to use Intel defaults31:31 Those ai pins are being returned now, and they are e-waste36:14 New RTX 4070 variant with slower GDDR637:55 (in)Security Corner50:40 Gaming Quick Hits54:51 Picks of the Week1:04:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/16/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 45 seconds
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Podcast 785: New AMD Ryzen 5 & 7, Intel Extended Warranty, Most Popular Steam GPU Discontinued + MORE!

This was a long show. Be warned! We didn't even get to (in)Security Corner until after the one hour mark! But it's so worth it!  More Crowdstrike, more Intel sadness, even the Logitech mouse-as-a-service thing.  Psst - Apple still does not like Nvidia.Recorded August 7, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:45 Food with Josh03:54 New Ryzen 5 and 7 coverage - the impact of 65W19:39 Intel's financial situation27:27 Intel extended warranty update31:44 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef33:27 Puget systems' totally unbiased report on CPU failures42:11 NVIDIA Blackwell delay rumor51:41 Has the most popular GPU on Steam been discontinued?55:38 Google is replacing the Chromecast with a $100 ai thing58:43 Apple still doesn't like NVIDIA1:03:26 Logi forever mouse1:06:24 (in)Security Corner1:15:24 Gaming Quick Hits1:23:29 Picks of the Week1:37:59 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/10/20241 hour, 38 minutes, 59 seconds
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Podcast #784 - More Intel Instability Woes, AMD Financials, Ryzen 9000 Delay Update, Cybertruck PC and MORE

Four of us gathered to discuss another week in PC hardware and software, and while Jeremy was absent (again) and Josh didn't have a burger (again), the podcast was still a podcast, and that probably means something.  AMD is touching 6Ghz, Intel is not OK, Cybertruck is a PC, and we've got so much financial news on AMD and ARM...punch it Chewy!Recorded July 31, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:30 Food with Josh06:27 Josh's AMD financial report13:29 Josh's Arm financial report16:51 Intel will not recall the 13th and 14th Gen CPUs (and further discussion)26:58 Now might be the right time to trade in your potentially defective Intel CPU!28:40 An update on the Ryzen 9000 delay31:02 It may be possible to hit 6 GHz (and above) with a Ryzen 9 9950X33:12 Windows 11 July update breaks Bitlocker35:33 The Cybertruck PC40:51 (in)Security Corner53:01 Gaming Quick Hits57:06 Picks of the Week1:04:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/3/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds
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Podcast #783 - CrowdStrike, Intel Statment on CPU Instability, Ryzen 9000 Launch Delay, 7800X3D still king + MORE!

Only three of us podcasted this week, and there was an annoying "room mic" sound to deal with from a certain host, but other than that it was an okay-ish show if you like these sorts of things, am I right?AMD is ascending, Intel is unstable, and the 7800X3D is still the king.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:13 CrowdStrike09:20 Intel provides update on CPU instability20:22 AMD is recalling their initial batch of Ryzen 9000 samples28:02 Podcast sponsor - 1Password29:31 (in)Security Corner31:16 Gaming Quick Hits32:50 It was at that moment they realized this was going to be a very short podcast35:14 Picks of the Week (special extended edition)50:38 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/27/202451 minutes, 37 seconds
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Podcast #782 - 2024 Cooler Test Bonanza, More Intel 13th and 14th Gen Instability, 7990 XTX, Deadpool Cheeks

Enjoy this podcast, recorded on July 17 - you know, before the CloudStrike thing happened. Don't worry, we will talk about that next week.There is so much "air" in this show, you'll know it when you feel it.  Game servers switching away from Intel now, the Xbox has the cheekiest controller going.  So much more below, enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:34 Food with...Jeremy?05:57 Kent's big air cooler roundup31:38 Intel's growing instability problem44:56 Snapdragon X Elite really wants to be Windows Only47:43 Seasonic lists unreleased Radeon GPUs including 7990 XTX49:29 ...and apparently lists RTX 50 Series wattage as well51:39 Hello Windows Checkpoint56:09 (in)Security Corner1:07:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:12:20 Picks of the Week1:17:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/20/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 58 seconds
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Podcast #781 - HP Printer Reversal, AMD NTBC, Samsung's Massive OLED Monitor, Ryzen Keyboard PC

This show is one hour.Wait. That should say "this show is one hour THAT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS".We've got all kinds of things, check out the topics below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh03:25 HP gives up - might actually want to sell printers05:23 AMD NTBC08:21 AMD now has better brand recognition than Intel?10:02 Everything is bigger on the Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED16:16 Ryzen keyboard PC!20:13 Google's free VPN is gone but anyone can use their dark web monitoring22:11 Better battery life (not AI) driving Copilot+ PC sales26:00 Endgame Gear OP1 8K mouse29:33 Mac shipments grew 6 percent year-on-year30:52 (in)Security Corner40:48 Gaming Quick Hits46:30 Picks of the Week59:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/14/20241 hour, 48 seconds
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Podcast #780 - Leveraging the AI Powered Blockchain Second Life Metaverse

It took a couple of days to get to the editing and posting (due to the July 4 holiday) but the wait will be 100% worth it, we assure you. Josh even had a burger.  Including Z890, Gigabit forever, Win10 death and all your content belong to AI now.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:35 Food with Josh03:51 Intel Z890 chipset leak05:21 When will the industry stop using Gigabit?09:38 More on the upcoming Intel parts13:23 New Breaking Limit GPU benchmark is out15:13 NVIDIA 72-core Grace CPU gets close to 96-core Threadripper18:02 Will death of Win10 ignite PC market?20:05 Microsoft CEO of AI says anything published online is free to use24:38 AMD Ryzen 8000G processors discounted29:41 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef31:11 (in)Security Corner47:44 Gaming Quick Hits56:09 Picks of the Week1:12:24 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/7/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 3 seconds
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Podcast #779 - XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX with Magnetic Fans, Microsoft Makes Windows Worse, Optane Sale!, Seagate on eBay + MORE!

You will be pleased to learn that we did indeed get together on Wednesday night (at 10 Eastern) to podcast this week. Here is the edited version of that podcast recording session.  Within you find side-quests, insights, food, camera lens talk - and tech.  Lots of tech talk on such things like Microsoft making terrible decisions, bad security theater, and idle data.  Join us.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:41 Food with Josh03:29 XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (false start)06:08 The review actually begins here17:21 Boring camera lens talk19:31 Microsoft makes OneDrive backups automatic22:40 Microsoft hides the local account option even more23:31 PSA: you don't actually have to use Windows26:46 The great Optane 905P fire sale of 202430:30 Amazon moves Alexa to a subscription model33:19 Seagate opens official eBay store for refurb HDDs37:26 Most stored data is never accessed again41:28 (in)Security Corner44:33 We interrupt (in)Security Corner to talk about seamless integration46:12 Back to (in)Security Corner54:27 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:08 Picks of the Week1:18:16 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/28/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 58 seconds
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Podcast #778 - Snapdragon X Elite Reviews Reaction, AMD Data Breach, Fractal Mood Review, Inexpensive 360AiO & MORE

Five of us entered, but only one survived. This is one episode you won't want to miss!In addition to all that, we discussed SFF specs, Copilot updates, the Fractal Mood, ARM speculative execution, and Intel CPU stability!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:34 Food with Josh03:00 We react to Snapdragon X Elite reviews10:17 Intel issues microcode fix for 13th/14th Gen stability issues16:02 NVIDIA's new SFF-Ready GPU standard18:37 An ITX-sized RTX 4070 with a pink PCB19:54 Windows 10 update brings "Open With" dialog box bug21:23 ID-Cooling has a 360mm AiO with no RGB for only 60 bucks24:48 (in)Security Corner begins33:00 AMD data breach35:41 Gaming Quick Hits42:10 Fractal Mood mITX case review59:12 Picks of the Week1:11:07 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/22/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
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Podcast #777 - Ryzen 9000 Won't Beat 7000X3D, RTX 50 Series Rumors, Beelink SER8 Review, & MORE

Brett was absent this week, but we found a way to podcast anyway. And what a memorable podcast it was. How many times can we celebrate lucky number 777? Just once, it seems. And that is undeniable - like the Billy Dee Williams (by Avon) fragrance for men, "Undeniable".Please find the usual Windows security scares, thoughts on Starfield, Adobe finally makes users upset, RTX50 rumors and so much more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:54 Food with Josh04:51 AMD says Ryzen 9000 Series won't beat 7000X3D at gaming07:17 Ryzen 9000 X3D parts rumored to arrive in September09:46 RTX 50 Series rumors13:04 RTX 2070 SUPER vs. RTX 4070 SUPER18:07 People are getting upset about Adobe terms of use22:06 HP BIOS update bricks some laptops23:53 Another look at the Crucial T70527:10 Josh randomly decides to offer his thoughts on Starfield28:36 (in)Security Corner37:49 Gaming Quick Hits45:03 We talk about the Beeline SER8 Ryzen mini PC review video for a while51:57 Picks of the Week57:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/14/202459 minutes, 11 seconds
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Podcast #776 - AMD Ryzen 9000 Series, Socket AM5 Longevity, AI Bust Imminent, GDDR7 Coming

This week we have a positive attitude, Josh had a burger, and everyone is happy (and other lies). Watch to catch up on CoPilot issues (we told you so!), Intel and AMD socket longevity, Windows 10 won't die and we miss Napster.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:36 Food with Josh03:09 AMD Ryzen 9000 Series announcement10:55 New X870 and X870E chipsets17:18 Socket AM5 longevity19:56 AMD also introduced MI325X22:01 Josh tells his pineapple squeeze toy story23:13 Intel Lunar Lake discussion28:17 Kent begins to wonder how much NVIDIA cares about gamers34:28 Josh points out the inconvenient truth about the AI boom40:36 Jeremy decides to return to Lunar Lake discussion41:10 Using Kapton tape to defeat Intel chipset limitations42:55 Micron GDDR7 is coming soon46:58 Windows 10 is getting "new features, and more" (be afraid)51:19 Nano11 for lightweight Windows 11 24H253:07 Happy 25th birthday to Napster (and audio digression)1:01:18 (in)Security Corner1:09:05 Gaming Quick Hits1:13:35 Picks of the Week1:24:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/8/20241 hour, 25 minutes, 18 seconds
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Podcast #775 - Lots of Arm News, OLED Burn-In, DirectSR, Stop Chrome AI Search Results, and MORE

Josh OLED wipe included at no extra charge.  So much Arm coverage, even with Nvidia.  There's even some good Security news!00:00 Intro01:41 Josh's home office update02:50 Burger of the Week04:40 Arm Tech Days coverage from Josh26:12 NVIDIA reportedly prepping an Arm PC chip29:35 A long response to a viewer question about OLED monitor burn-in39:51 Microsoft DirectSR is here - if you have Windows on Arm42:54 PayPal mines your order history to serve targeted ads45:17 ICQ is gone47:22 How to stop AI search boxes appearing Google searches with Chrome50:21 iFixit and Samsung break up53:21 Cooler Master says AI thermal paste was just a translation issue57:20 (in)Security Corner1:06:39 Gaming Quick Hits (you can't take it with you)1:15:10 Picks of the Week1:22:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/3/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 22 seconds
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Podcast #774 - NVIDIA Makes Money, DAN CASES mATX, Noctua as a Lifestyle Brand, AI Thermal Paste

Josh returns this week, and of course there are financials to discuss (NVIDIA is making insane money right now), plus Josh's latest burger, Josh's renovated home office, and other Josh-related content.  Where are Josh's boxes, what's in Josh's closet, what are Josh's floors made of, and who handled his 49" monitor while he was away.Oh, and we also did a show about this week in tech ... those topics are below.00:00 Intro01:35 Food with Josh03:25 Josh's office update05:06 NVIDIA is making an insane amount of money12:55 Dan Cases and Lian Li make a micro-ATX case14:44 Is Noctua becoming a lifestyle brand?18:00 Big brother is watching - with the new built-in Windows screen logger25:21 Cooler Master offers "ai" thermal paste for streamers27:28 The demand for HBM could cause DRAMa29:29 RescueZilla 2.5 released31:03 (in)Security Corner38:13 Gaming Quick Hits45:59 Corsair 6500X case review49:29 Picks of the Week56:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/24/202457 minutes, 40 seconds
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Podcast #773 - AMD Ryzen 8000 F-Series CPUs, Linux on Snapdragon X Elite, VMWare Goes Free, Zero Day DLink + MORE!

While Josh might not have been with us, we certainly did mention him.  In mostly good ways.  All this while we discussed the latest AMD 8000 F-Series, Dell XPS with AMD and Snapdragon CPUs, zero day exploits for DLink routers, and even self driving vehicle hacks.  More in the list below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:25 AMD launches Ryzen 8000 F-Series processors06:05 AMD Ryzen coming to Dell XPS laptops (in 2027, maybe)07:01 Qualcomm's Snapdragon X is coming to XPS laptops11:46 Snapdragon X Elite will offer native Linux support14:00 VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now FREE15:23 AMD reportedly ends Windows 10 support beginning with Strix Point20:54 (in)Security Corner32:00 Gaming Quick Hits41:12 Picks of the Week54:28 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/19/202455 minutes, 15 seconds
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Podcast #772 - Intel Drops Core I9 PL2 to 188W by Default, Apple M4, MT/s in Task Manager, Basic Birthday

We recorded it early this week, due to some scheduling issues, but we still made a podcast that will live on forever as one of the greatest ever made. If you don't have high standards.  Do take the time to enjoy the discussion on generous Hackers and that your VPN probably sucks. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh05:13 Intel's baseline profile evolves into Intel Default Settings13:38 Apple announces new iPads and the M4 processor21:30 iOS device fingerprinting a problem?24:47 Microsoft brings MT/s to task manager27:37 Remembering Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM30:59 Backblaze reports slight improvement in HDD lifespans35:55 BASIC turns 6037:54 (in)Security Corner47:31 Gaming Quick Hits57:22 Picks of the Week1:14:15 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/11/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 42 seconds
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Podcast #771 - Intel / AMD Earnings, Intel Response to Core i9 Stability, Razer Firefly V2 Pro

What's more colorful than a $100 RGB mousepad? The personalities of the PCPer podcast crew, of course!  Enjoy the banter and conversations we had between each other and our audience.  Tune in and take part next week!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:56 Food with Josh03:48 An extremely long segment on Intel and AMD's latest quarterly earnings35:56 Intel responds to Core i9 instability issue42:55 Windows patch breaks some VPNs45:35 A new watermark for non-Ai capable Windows PCs47:57 (in)Security Corner55:52 Gaming Quick Hits58:41 Jeremy reviews the Razer RGB mousepad1:03:49 Picks of the Week1:18:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/4/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 22 seconds
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Podcast #770 - Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Stability, RDNA4 GDDR6 Rumor, Windows 11 Adds Ads

Podcast 770 is totally not a re-branded Podcast 680. It may have the same CUDA core count, but the memory is clocked slightly higher. Also, this one has a [REDACTED] that you won't want to miss!Includes Cisco Firewalls on Fire, and a really cracking story on cracking Bcrypt!  (plus use a longer password!)Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:12 Food with Josh05:21 A very long discussion about Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 stability21:57 Rumor points to reuse of 18 Gbps GDDR6 for RDNA 4 GPUs25:48 Intel Arc beta driver boosts DX11 performance again29:24 Battlemage will supposedly offer uncompressed 8K 144 Hz30:28 Find out what October 2025 means for Microsoft product support33:53 Windows 11 Starts to add ads35:47 Latest builds of Windows 11 require SSE 4.239:58 (in)Security Corner50:43 Gaming Quick Hits55:34 Drop CSTM65 keyboard review1:02:04 Picks of the Week1:13:08 Another smooth outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/27/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 43 seconds
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Podcast #769 - Ryzen 8000 CPUs, New 50 Watt RTX Cards, High-End Radeon RX 6000 GPUs Disappearing

Are you insecure at any speed?  So why not get your dose of tech news and reviews here with us and relax. Let the our dulcet tech tones wash over you with the bits of news that caught our attention this week.  Hear why you had better get yer AMD 6000 series while you can and about that new 50w Nvidia GPU, plus Fallout talk and our review of the Eazeye Radiant LCD Touchscreen Monitor.  More below.00:00 Intro02:16 Food with Josh04:28 Ryzen 8000 CPUs launch - for business (with an LLM focus)07:17 NVIDIA launching two new RTX cards - but they are 50W workstation SKUs12:52 HighPoint has a 56GB/s SSD RAID card19:05 Lamptron gets caught using fraudulent AIDA64 keys20:33 Windows 11 on Intel 1122:56 High-end Radeon RX 6000 Series supplies are drying up26:08 (in)Security Corner39:35 Gaming Quick Hits47:00 Jeremy reviews the Eazeye Radiant - a transflective LCD display54:49 Picks of the Week1:04:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/21/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 8 seconds
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Podcast #768 - Intel 13th/14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates, Gaudi 3, Ryzen 9000 CPU Leak, Roku Ads and More!

"We've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Processors effectively on fire with default motherboard settings. We watched chipsets glitter in the dark near the Copper Pipe. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."- JoshTEKK SmithAlso tune in for some Star Wars gaming news, PCIe 7 is the new Hotness, and Dump It like D-Link!  More in the timestamps beeeelooooow!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:53 Food with Josh03:04 The Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates15:26 Intel Gaudi 3 is an up to 900W AI chip20:46 AMD Ryzen 9000 processors mentioned in new chipset driver25:09 An APU faceoff at FPS Review32:16 The first draft of PCI Express 7 is here39:48 Roku has new tech to serve ads over HDMI43:58 The Pi 5 vs cheap Amazon mini PCs47:28 Security Corner1:00:01 Gaming Quick Hits1:06:53 Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED monitor review1:24:12 Jeremy has a new Drop keyboard1:26:56 Picks of the Week1:36:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/15/20241 hour, 37 minutes, 6 seconds
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Podcast 767 - Intel Foundry Loses Billions, XZ Backdoor, Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Case, SSD Pricing

We aren't too proud of this technological terror we've constructed, because the ability to record a podcast is insignificant compared to the power of the Schwartz.   Intel Foundry news, SSD pricing, a new RX 550?, TSMC is quaking, and a bevy of security scares!Recorded April 3, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:09 Food with Josh02:59 Intel Foundry lost 7 billion USD last year12:03 TSMC assessing impact of recent earthquake18:35 Enterprise SSD prices on the rise - consumer will be next22:38 The biggest passively-cooled Gen5 SSD we've seen (and extended storage speed discussion)32:36 Microsoft splits Teams and Office apps worldwide37:24 A new low-profile RX 550 in 2024, or April Fool's joke?44:41 (in)Security Corner (featuring the XZ backdoor story)56:01 Gaming Quick Hits1:00:12 Kent reviews the Thermaltake CTE C700 TG case1:13:30 Picks of the Week1:32:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/9/20241 hour, 33 minutes
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Podcast #766 - AMD FSR 3.1, Radeon 7900 GRE Memory OC Unlock, Microsoft DirectSR, LIVA Z5 PLUS

You didn't ask for it, but here it is. The greatest PC Perspective podcast ever recorded on March 27, 2024. China bans things, FSR 3.1, DirectSR, and EVGA PSU wiring ... Other topics below.Oh, and sorry this is posted late this week!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:01 Food with Josh03:14 AMD announced FSR 3.1 at GDC08:10 Radeon 7900 GRE gets memory OC unlocked12:05 China bans AMD, Intel, and Windows from Government PCs17:24 ASUS launching NUC 14 Pro20:50 Microsoft DirectSR revealed25:23 EVGA PSU RMA fries HDDs, company makes it right29:09 TrueNAS Core bids goodbye to FreeBSD33:16 (in)Security Corner48:49 Gaming Quick Hits59:36 ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS review1:04:38 Picks of the Week1:14:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/1/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 13 seconds
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Podcast #765 - NVIDIA Blackwell, MAINGEAR Ships PCs w/ Delidded 14900KS, First SK hynix Gen5 SSD

Another week, and another podcast. It seems like our destiny. In the words of Darth Vader, join us, and together we can rule the galaxy as ... distant cousins? I think that's what he said. Topics below include such morsels as Nvidia GTC (feel the power) and that delidded 14900KS cpus can come that way (feel the heat).Recorded March 20, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:26 Food with Josh02:54 NVIDIA at GTC - new Blackwell GPU architecture14:19 Tiny Corp is apparently dumping AMD16:26 SK hynix shows of their first Gen5 SSD, the Platinum P5118:26 Intel and TSMC reportedly face delays in Arizona fab construction20:32 MAINGEAR will sell you a delidded 14900KS - with a warranty!29:10 Oh yeah, Intel officially launched the Core i9-14900KS just after our show last week30:17 (in)Security Corner40:25 Gaming Quick Hits44:55 Picks of the Week1:00:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/23/20241 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
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Podcast #764 - AMD Makes 144 Hz Mandatory, 12GB DDR5 Sticks, CORSAIR K65 PLUS 75% Keyboard + MORE!

This week we discuss AMD's new 144 Hz requirement for FreeSync certification, the "perfection" of 12GB RAM capacity, Corsair's K65 PLUS keyboard that's actually 75%, Epic gets expensive, mining with Ryzen and more topics (listed below).Recorded March 13, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:08 Food with Josh04:54 Mining on Ryzen CPUs is a thing again09:22 Epic doesn't despise ALL fees, as long as they aren't from Apple13:34 DDR5 will soon be available in 12GB DIMMs16:29 Data miners provide mixed reports on NVIDIA Blackwell memory configs18:05 A new version of AIDA64 is here23:22 AMD stops certifying FreeSync displays under 144 Hz28:19 (in)Security Corner40:56 Gaming Quick Hits49:36 Corsair K65 PLUS keyboard review54:43 Fosi Audio LC30 switcher and VU meter review1:00:08 Picks of the Week1:09:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/19/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 53 seconds
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Podcast #763 - GDDR7 Specs, NVIDIA Says No CUDA on Other GPUs, Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD, and MORE!

We talked at length about various things, some of which were actually the topics at hand! The Apple M3, Android apps on Windows 11, and Roku agreement - or else.  See the list below for an approximation of the conversation.Recorded March 6, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:19 Food with Josh02:51 GDDR7 spec published - it's fast06:31 Samsung reported planning to market 3nm as "2nm"10:37 NVIDIA forbids use of CUDA translation for other GPUs (RIP ZLUDA)12:08 Apple launches M3 MacBook Air models14:07 Roku blunders with arbitration terms move16:57 EU digital markets act goes into effect - plus Apple vs. Epic III22:33 Android apps on Windows 11 to stop working next year23:41 (in)Security Corner32:19 Gaming Quick Hits43:38 Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD review55:04 Picks of the Week1:06:38 Outro attempt1:08:26 Josh Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/9/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 43 seconds
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Podcast #762 - AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review, RX 7700 XT Price Drop, Intel's New FET, and MORE

Josh is traveling again, Kent is back, and we have plenty to discuss. Intel CPU crashes, the RX 7900 GRE, the AT&T outage, Nvidia is the GPU cartel - it's all here in this one show!  Here us now, and believe us later.  See all the times below for a list of topics - and don't worry, Jeremy did the burger segment.Recorded February 28, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:32 Food with Josh via Jeremy05:34 AMD Radeon GRE global launch and RX 7700 XT price drop07:40 Limited OC headroom from GRE a bug, says AMD08:38 Our RX 7900 GRE review - featuring the Sapphire PURE15:02 Intel has a new FET - and wants back in the server room20:53 Corsair launches new dual-chamber cases23:29 That AT&T outage last week28:05 More on the Intel 13th and 14th Gen crashing reports34:59 Herkelman says NVIDIA is a GPU cartel37:05 Security Corner53:41 Gaming Quick Hits1:01:29 Picks of the Week1:10:01 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/3/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 19 seconds
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Podcast #761 - NVIDIA's Insane AI Growth, 14900KS Imminent, Corsair A115 Air Cooler, CoolerMaster sues + MORE!

After a couple of weeks we are back at full strength, and it will take our combined willpower to withstand the might of NVIDIA's ridiculous earnings report. We also talked about the reported listings for a 400W Core i9-14900KS, took a look at Corsair's A115 air cooler, and Josh reviewed some food.  And also you can now trade one benevolent OS vendor for another with a Windows 10 -> ChromeOS upgrade!  Plus other topics, found in the time stamps below.Recorded February 21, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:14 Food with Josh05:18 NVIDIA's insane quarter (is this AI stuff sustainable?)18:49 Intel Foundry news23:21 Reports of a 400W Intel Core i9-14900KS26:15 AMD paused the RX 7600 XT launch in China due to competition from AMD27:28 A brief mention of the new Cooler Master AiO lawsuit28:29 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue was fixed33:46 Google Flexes a ChromeOS alternative to Windows 1136:28 Josh talks about Arm44:51 (in)Security Corner56:13 Gaming Quick Hits59:40 (GQH continues) Intel CPUs causing Unreal Engine crashes?1:07:57 Corsair A115 air cooler tested1:17:14 Picks of the Week1:27:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/23/20241 hour, 28 minutes, 13 seconds
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Podcast #760 - ZLUDA for CUDA on AMD Cards, XBox Intel SoC Rumor, Ryzen 9 7945HX mITX Mobo + MORE

Josh is back, but Brett was stuck at work - so we podcasted as a trio for the second week in a row. And this time, somehow (without Brett to add stories to the list), the entire show is just over 45 minutes long. Don't despair - there's still a burger segment!Recorded February 14, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:29 Food with Josh04:02 ZLUDA - an AMD funded drop-in CUDA implementation?10:44 NVIDIA intros RTX 2000 Ada Generation slot-powered GPU14:53 Intel trying to supply the new XBox SoC?22:44 Just another Ryzen 9 7945HX mini-ITX motherboard25:13 Breaking news - the RTX 4080 Super is impossible to find at MSRP26:55 VMWare kills off free vSphere Hypervisor28:12 Security Corner31:54 Gaming Quick Hits37:15 Picks of the Week45:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/19/202446 minutes, 10 seconds
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Podcast #759: Radeon RX 7900 XT Drops to 699 USD, Ryzen 8000G Thermals, ReBAR Mod for Older PCs + MORE!

Josh abandoned us this week to stream himself virtually attending a Flight Simulator event, so you will have to contend with a trio of cranky people as we discuss another week's PC industry news. Sorry in advance - though Jeremy did walk us through Josh's burger segment.  There's still plenty to panic over in the Security Corner, and some AI coming to Google maps - just what we needed.Recorded February 7, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:25 Jeremy Presents: Food with Josh04:20 AMD drops Radeon RX 7900 XT price to 699 USD05:49 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue awaits firmware fix07:58 TSMC might not be jumping on the High-NA EUV bandwagon yet11:39 Resizable BAR mod for systems as old as Sandy Bridge?15:24 Running Win10 on older hardware? Sorry about those app updates...18:11 Google Maps - now with hallucinations23:12 Backing up the Internet is a cache-22 proposition27:38 Microsoft is bringing the sudo command to Windows Server30:53 Security Corner42:51 Gaming Quick Hits46:59 Picks of the Week55:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/11/202456 minutes, 50 seconds
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Podcast #758 - NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER, Process Node Marketing vs. Reality, Fosi ZA3 Amp, and MORE

Another week, another NVIDIA SUPER launch. But this is the last one, we promise. (We hope.) You probably already know it's barely any faster than the original, but it's $200 less (in the USA anyhow) so who cares, right??We talked about more stuff, too like why security is terrible and a cool game named "Judas".  Also, just check the time stamps below. Recorded January 31, 2024 using digital recording technology unheard of in the Middle Ages.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:10 Food with Josh03:59 RTX 4080 SUPER review12:33 Josh's Soapbox (and further GPU rambles)18:05 AMD's 2023 results are in25:57 Microsoft Teams outage27:35 Edge is taking over Chrome (just a  "bug" so don't worry)30:38 Are process nodes reality, or marketing?37:34 Security Corner45:26 Gaming Quick Hits50:34 Fosi Audio ZA3 dual-mode amp review58:32 Picks of the Week1:06:29 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/2/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #757: RTX 4070 Ti SUPER & Radeon RX 7600 XT Launch Reviews, Big Driver Updates, MORE

Recorded live in GPU City, where a mutagen spill has radically altered our minds, but somehow left our bodies unchanged...and without any ninjutsu proficiency. Oh well, at least there are two GPU launches to talk about, and you'd better believe we talked about them. RTX gets a Remaster.  Also, a burger.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:37 Food with Josh04:02 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER launch review16:47 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT launch reviews30:50 Finally, a new Radeon driver - and it adds Fluid Motion Frames33:40 New Intel Arc driver promises up to 30% DX11 uplift38:33 (in)Security Corner47:13 Gaming Quick Hits (hit, really - there was just one this week)51:17 Picks of the Week1:01:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/26/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 43 seconds
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Podcast #756 - GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch, Thermal Paste vs. Kryosheet Pad, CES leftovers, & Much More

We are back again this week to discuss, among other things, just how super the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER actually is. There are also some weird tales about display tech at CES, thermal pad vs. paste, more Windows LLM shenanigans, and even a new version of memtest86!  But wait!  There's some "great" security scares (and theater?) with some gaming news thrown in too!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:36 Food with Josh03:07 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch19:48 Weird displays at CES24:41 Is this the year to dump thermal paste for a pad?28:38 Windows Copilot autostart tests limited to larger displays29:52 ChatGPT is coming to Notepad (ugh)30:58 The Hobbes OS/2 Archive is logging off33:49 A new version of memtest86!35:01 Podcast sponsor: GreenChef36:30 (in)Security Corner44:50 Gaming Quick Hits51:08 Picks of the Week1:03:13 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/20/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 24 seconds
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Podcast #755 - CES 2024 Show, RX 7600 XT & Ryzen CPUs, NVIDIA RTX Super, Corsair K55 CORE + more

It's CES 2024 wrap-up time, and in this by no means comprehensive look at this year's show - the podcast crew covers some highlights, including AMD's newest GPU and new additions to the Ryzen lineup, plus NVIDIA's Super cards (and changes to the RTX 40 Series lineup). Oh and several other topics like Bifurcation on a GPU, the MSI Claw, and our review of the Corsair K55 CORE, plus at least one burger.  Topics below.Recorded January 10, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:17 Food with Josh02:30 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT09:19 NVIDIA RTX Super cards16:38 AMD Ryzen CPUs at CES20:06 ASUS goes back to the future25:17 MSI's Claw and more from their CES booth32:06 be quiet! has white cases at CES33:03 Micron first with LPDDR5X LPCAMM234:53 ASUS shows RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot38:28 Gemini 2XL 3D webcams for AI-based work stuff43:07 (in)Security Corner52:14 Gaming Quick Hits59:55 Corsair K55 CORE gaming keyboard review1:03:06 Picks of the Week1:16:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/12/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 27 seconds
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Podcast #754 - Pre-CES 2024 Show - AMD and NVIDIA Video Card Rumors, Ryzen AM5 APUs, and MORE

It's the first podcast of the new year, and we are less than a week from CES 2024. What is in store? If we ignore the inevitable deluge of AI integration into every imaginable consumer electronic device at the show, possibly some affordable-ish graphics cards. We can only hope. Also, AMD might have some interesting Zen4/RDNA3 APUs.   Dial in some security scares and some gaming news, and boom:  we have a show.Oh, and Josh had another burger.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:44 Food with Josh02:58 CES predictions04:15 The rumored Radeon RX 7600 XT07:10 NVIDIA is teasing a GPU10:18 A Ryzen 8600G appears14:01 Windows 11 can't escape the shadow of Windows 1017:30 MSI is offering a Gen5 SSD with a massive heatsink attached21:43 The oldest-known version of MS-DOS ancestor 86-DOS found23:10 (in)Security Corner32:27 Gaming Quick Hits38:19 Picks of the Week48:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/5/202451 minutes, 51 seconds
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Podcast #753 - RX 7700 XT Price Drop, FSR 3 Source Code, Intel Sticks with Foundry Business, Frame Gen + MORE!

Ho ho ho! Josh has been naughty this year, but coal is controversial so we were forced to give him all of his presents anyway. But what, you may ask, about you, the viewer? Why, this podcast is your gift! And what a precious, priceless, incredible gift it is. Go ahead - show it off. Impress your friends! Watch it again and again. It's the last show of 2023, after all...It has all the usual twists and turns naturally, with some of your favorite segments including Intel Arc news, (in)Security Corner, and gaming fun.  It's the end for GTX and a quick look at the AVerMedia Live external capture device.   It's a merry 'ole time.Recorded December 20, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Food with Josh03:40 RX 7700 XT Price Drop07:03 AMD releases FSR 3 source code10:17 Intel XeSS frame generation could be coming13:31 Intel says they are not spinning off foundry18:35 Pat Gelsinger's initials hidden in every i38620:09 ASUS introduces first ProArt enclosure21:48 The end of the GTX era23:42 (in)Security Corner37:57 Gaming Quick Hits47:19 AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 USB-C capture card review55:13 Pick of the Year55:45 Picks of the Week1:02:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/22/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
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Podcast #752 - Threadripper OC Blows a Fuse, TSMC 1.4nm, USB4 SSDs, RIP E3, 20Gbps Fiber, Flexispot & MORE

This week we gather, virtually, to discuss a wide array of topics, listed below in the time stamps. Also, Josh eats one of the messiest looking things he has documented to date.  Bye E3, 1.4nm process nodes, 20GB "evil" networking, and a DOOM'd celebration!Recorded December 13, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:02 Food with Josh02:55 AMD Threadripper OC blows hidden fuse06:11 TSMC talks 1.4nm15:39 Mutiple companies intro USB4 SSDs21:16 RIP E322:59 It's not a blower, it's Lateral Flow24:20 A seemingly unlikely rumor about PS5 Pro specs27:30 L4S is a new network standard that you might see soon29:58 Google Fiber 20 Gbps coming to select cities for 250 USD34:56 (in)Security Corner45:48 Gaming Quick Hits52:45 Quick mention of a short review video55:11 Picks of the Week1:00:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/17/20231 hour, 1 minute, 38 seconds
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Podcast #751 - AMD AI, Intel Snake Oil, Radeon Idle Power, a Very Flat 40-inch Monitor, Win10 Forever, and MORE

A picture is worth a thousand words, so a video this long must be worth about a billion. And that's how you'll feel, just watching it. Like a billion dollars.  We've got Intel Oil of Snake, Monitors so flat, Stay with Windows 10 forever, and some great LogoFails.I have no idea what any of that means, but you can check the time stamps below for the topics under discussion.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:52 Food with Josh03:00 AMD's AI Event13:54 Intel's embarassing snake oil presentation23:02 AMD finally fixes Radeon 7000 idle power draw24:09 Don't worry, you can stay on Windows 10 - for a price26:13 (in)Security Corner44:31 Gaming Quick Hits52:32 A very flat 40-inch ultrawide from Monoprice1:01:59 A USB Gen2x2 expansion card, and a PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive1:07:38 Chopping AMD's fastest desktop processor in half for better performance1:18:52 Picks of the Week1:44:06 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/9/20231 hour, 44 minutes, 39 seconds
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Podcast #750 - TSMC to Fab Intel CPUs, Google Drive Files Disappear, Shockingly Expensive SSD, Patch Your OwnCloud! + more

In this special JoshTekk episode, we return from our Thanksgiving break with just over an hour of some of the best podcasting you'll ever experience in your life. Don't believe it? Watch, and be convinced.  We've got Tiny 11, OwnCloud horror show soon, Google Drive files that are disappearing, YouTube slights Firefox users, and so much more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:13 Food with Josh03:33 Intel to spend billions to have TSMC fab their CPUs10:17 Tiny11 now available in 23H2 version12:35 NVIDIA makes all the money18:04 Build your own USB-C power delivery sniffer20:41 The amazing disappearing Google Drive files23:17 YouTube's continued war against adblockers26:12 Insecurity Corner41:08 Gaming Quick Hits46:32 Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO 8TB review51:43 Picks of the Week59:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/1/20231 hour, 18 seconds
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Podcast #749 - Finally a Low Power Gen5 SSD Controller, 48GB Kingston DIMMs, NVIDIA Rumors, SanDisk Extreme Fails + MORE!

We won't be podcasting next week, so we encourage you to watch this week's episode repeatedly until we return. We've got SanDisk Extreme Pro with a whole-lotta failures, Intel Arc updates!, GeForce Five-Oh rumors, Gaming industry layoffs and so much more. We of course talked about several other topics, and provide you with a handy index below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:37 Food with Josh04:06 Intel Arc news - a minor driver update!05:49 Josh interrupts to ponder AI or something07:00 AMD MI300X to power new Azure VM series08:47 Microsoft developed their own Arm superchip11:49 Intel APO feature limited to 14th Gen CPUs only13:29 NVIDIA rumor - GB202 to use 384-bit memory bus15:10 Silicon Motion's 3.5 watt Gen5 SSD controller19:54 The last Hackaday prize winners ever?27:36 Security Corner39:12 Gaming Quick Hits51:10 Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB DDR5 review58:30 Picks of the Week1:15:51 There's sort of an outro in this section ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/17/20231 hour, 17 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #748 - Arc A770 in $2K PCs, AMD Retiring Vega & Polaris, Intel Killed Cryo Cooling, MORE

Ryan may not be back this week, but I'm sure viewers won't tune out in droves. Right? Right?? Hello??? No one left, eh? Well, we did a podcast anyway. So much ARM, too much for ARC, and AMD Polaris / Vega is forsaken.  All that and more in the subjects below. Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 Burger of the Week04:29 Arc News: Get your $1949 A770-equipped Alienware today!07:19 AMD begins retirement of Vega and Polaris08:45 New Starfield Steam Beta brings DLSS and PC optimizations10:56 Mac DirectX game porting16:00 Imagination has a DX11 GPU19:03 Arm invests in Pi25:11 Intel killed off Cryo cooling in July and media just noticed31:20 Security Corner38:11 Gaming Quick Hits50:35 Picks of the Week1:06:46 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/10/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 57 seconds
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Podcast #747 - Guest Ryan Shrout! Snapdragon Windows Benchmarks, Apple M3, ARM, Financial Stuff, etc.

Ryan is back! At least, this week. As a guest. But he's BACK, darn it. We talked about stuff. M3. Qualcomm.  ARM.  So much financial. More topics in the time stamps below. Timestamps:00:00 Cold Open00:45 Intro04:39 Food with Josh07:51 Qualcomm X Elite Windows benchmarks24:32 Apple M3 discussion36:23 Intel financials42:57 AMD financials47:48 Qualcomm had financials, too48:57 AV1 is everywhere50:27 Ryan is lit51:45 Security Corner59:14 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:30 What 5 years at Intel did to Ryan1:04:41 Back to Gaming1:08:41 Picks of the Week1:16:47 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/3/20231 hour, 17 minutes, 21 seconds
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Podcast #746 - NVIDIA and AMD to Make Arm CPUs / Alan Wake 2 Ends the 1080 Ti Era / Bad PC Ports

It was another week of news, rumors, game releases, four-year-old GPUs becoming irrelevant thanks to Mesh Shader support requirements, the industry freaking out about arm64 and declaring the death of x86, and other things. So many security fails to wedge into 1 show and then we flavor the cast with a Loupedeck review.   Topics below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Food with Josh05:38 NVIDIA (and AMD) to make Arm CPUs - is this the end of x86??!!11:59 Qualcomm's mighty laptop SoC claims24:16 Alan Wake 2, mesh shaders, and the fate of old-ish GPUs31:46 Microsoft has questions for you if you use Edge to download Chrome36:11 Zotac has a mini PC with active solid-state cooling39:56 Security Corner52:35 Gaming Quick Hits1:10:19 Loupedeck Live S reviewed1:17:09 Picks of the Week1:31:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/28/20231 hour, 32 minutes, 45 seconds
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Podcast #745 - Intel 14th Gen Launch, New FalconNW Talon, AMD Anti-Lag+ Pulled, Drop+xDuoo TA-84 Tube Amp + MoRe!

Words flow from us at an alarming rate, but be not afraid; we are the harbingers of semi-literate PC hardware and software discussion. Also, burgers.In this episode, we discuss the VERY EXCITING Intel 14th Gen launch, look at a very fancy Falcon Northwest Talon desktop equipped with one of these processors, and eventually talk about AMD un-launching Anti-Lag+ after it caused some mildly inconvenient bans from popular games when using the feature. There's even a very exciting back and forth on programmable remotes during the SofaBaton pick!  The rest of the topics can be found in the time stamps below.  Recorded October 18, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:33 Burger of the Week02:55 Intel 14th Gen launch (and a new Talon desktop)18:01 MSI brings the heat - 115 C to be precise20:24 AMD removes Anti-Lag+ from drivers amid issues24:34 Microsoft backs off on OneDrive gallery storage27:49 Windows 11 now active on close to half a billion devices31:47 Fanatec Clubsport DD36:03 Security Corner43:18 Gaming Quick Hits47:48 Drop + xDuoo TA-8457:13 Total War Pharoh01:04:01 Picks of the Week1:22:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/20/20231 hour, 26 minutes, 46 seconds
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Podcast #744 - Intel Arc A580 Launch & A750 Price Drop, Windows 11 21H2 Already EOL, and MORE

What is fifty-three minutes in time, and yet timeless? This episode of the PCPer podcast, of course! Yes, we made Podcast History (tm) once again this week, and did it in just under an hour. Listen again and again, savoring every moment. We can't stop you.  Enjoy the Arc, The VBScript, and the Dark Rock within.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:11 Josh did not have a burger04:14 Intel launches Arc A580 as A750 goes on sale for $10 more08:57 More Arc news - driver update massively improves Starfield perf11:17 be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 and Dark Rock Elite air coolers coming soon13:53 Microsoft says VBScript will be removed from future Windows release16:19 MS provides tutorial on installing Linux?17:54 Windows 11 21H2 already going EOL19:57 Security Corner32:02 Gaming Quick Hits43:01 Picks of the Week51:48 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/14/202353 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #743 - Arc A580 Appears? Radeon 7900 Discounts, RPi 5, 20 Gbps Portable SSDs, Win11 RGB, and MORE

It might appear to be a lighter news week, but we still managed to talk for well over an hour, even after liberal editing.   We've got RGB, Pi, and Arc news of course, plus FSR and some fast and interesting portable storage.Full topic list in the time stamps below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:57 Burger of the Week03:59 Arc A580 may actually be released soon05:50 Radeon 7900 XTX and XT price drops16:47 Mobile Radeon 7900 rumor19:26 AMD FSR 3 has been released25:19 Microsoft ends Windows 11 activation via Win7 and Win8 keys29:38 Windows 11 ARGB control out of beta30:55 Raspberry Pi 533:54 Security Corner41:50 Gaming Quick Hits53:36 Crucial X9 and X10 Pro portable SSDs reviewed1:00:22 Samsung Portable SSD T9 review1:07:32 Picks of the Week1:18:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/7/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 26 seconds
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Podcast #742 - Ryan Leaves Intel, Herkelman Leaving AMD, Newegg GPU Trade-In, Laptop GPU CASO

Ryan left Intel! What does this mean for PC Perspective?? Nothing, actually. Except that we get to pontificate about Ryan's future. Don't worry, we'll ask him to visit soon. It will be more interesting when he can tell us where he's going.We also talked about Scott "Jebaited" Herkelman's pending departure from AMD. So many moves in the PC hardware industry, eh?? Oh, and you won't want to miss our CASO discussion. This might be the biggest thing to happen to gaming laptops, ever. EVAR.  Should be mention the proliferation of affordable 2.5Gb switches again?  Yes, we'll do that.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:59 Food with Josh03:54 Ryan Shrout leaves Intel12:20 Scott “Jebaited” Herkelman leaving AMD14:54 Newegg now has a GPU trade-in program20:24 No, Intel will not be offering a socketed Meteor Lake CPU22:17 CASO makes everything better (including laptop GPUs)30:15 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh31:36 Security Corner39:01 Gaming Quick Hits (“quick”)54:57 Picks of the Week1:07:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/29/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 28 seconds
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Podcast #741 - Intel Meteor Lake, Early RTX 5090 Rumors, ROG Strix Scope II 96 Keyboard Review, AMD Anti-lag + MORE!

The fab five are back at it again. Well, maybe not "fab" in the traditional sense, or even in the silicon sense. But we recorded a podcast and talked about various things anyway. Please consult the list below.  It includes the usual security theater, gaming bits, and even a ROG Strix keyboard review for those of you that swing that way!Recorded September 20, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:10 Burger of the Week02:50 Intel details Meteor Lake architecture - a big departure11:58 Overreacting to very early RTX 5090 rumors16:01 Mandatory Arc News - Intel's commitment to building GPUs19:29 New AMD driver adds Anti-Lag support to Starfield (and more)24:39 Intel talks about moving to glass core substrates30:08 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh31:29 Security Corner41:30 Gaming Quick Hits49:37 ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless keyboard review1:00:24 Picks of the Week1:14:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/22/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 39 seconds
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Podcast #740 - Starfield Gets DLSS, iPhone 15, Cable-Free RTX 4070, WiFi 7 Routers, more FragBox

We present for your approval just over one hour of hardware and gaming banter, from a personal computer perspective. Also we talked about iPhone stuff. Some of us are sorry about that.  Topical topics include Starfield, the lack of RX 7800 XT's, WiFi 7 and of course the Atari 2600.00:00 Intro00:51 Food with Josh02:30 Starfield is officially getting DLSS11:05 It's Apple season so we talk about the iPhone 14S (they are rounding up to 15)17:54 TSMC on a buying spree20:00 On the eve of the Arm IPO21:21 ASUS has a cable-free RTX 407023:16 Wi-Fi 7 routers begin to appear - but why?31:45 Mandatory Arc News34:29 Security Corner39:39 Gaming Quick Hits47:51 A look at the completed FragBox review52:31 Picks of the Week1:06:21 Outro - take 11:07:14 Outro - take 2 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/15/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 32 seconds
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Podcast #739 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Reviews, GPU Pricing Puzzlement, Starfield and MORE

Are you ready for a podcast filled with verbose discussion interrupted by digressions into random topics? You've come to the right place! We've got Security nightmares, Gaming updates, Starfield lunacy, regular lunacy, Intel Arc news and even Usenet!00:00 Intro01:41 Food with Josh03:18 Radeon review - take one (with odd CPU cooler digression)05:11 The actual Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT review24:23 Josh reviews the XFX QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition36:34 More RX 7700 XT price puzzlement38:58 One more look at that Starfield bundle eBay auction40:48 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh42:13 Mandatory Arc News - the Starfield driver issue46:41 A brief digression into old graphics APIs48:22 Intel Core i9-14900K Geekbench leak50:47 Usenet is still going strong52:41 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe54:26 Security Corner1:04:25 Gaming Quick Hits1:10:59 Picks of the Week1:20:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/9/20231 hour, 21 minutes, 52 seconds
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Podcast #738 - Radeon RX 7800 XT & 7700 XT Announced, Falcon Northwest FragBox Review, and MORE

We decided to podcast yet again this week because, honestly, you demand it (you know who you are). The show must go on, and we had a lot to talk about this week - and sometimes we even sounded halfway intelligent! Like when we talked about the new Radeon cards, which bring the promise of $450+ midrange cards to AMD buyers. And we looked at the very compact - and ridiculously well-equipped - FragBox from Falcon Northwest (you know, that little PC that looks like a Playmate cooler?). Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:39 Food with Josh03:13 AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT announced12:08 Finally an update on FSR 314:39 Is MSI giving up on Radeon?18:10 Mandatory Arc News: Battlemage in the lab already?19:45 Starfield bundle going for a bundle21:41 AMD warns of fake Starfield bundles24:11 That ASUS mobo GPU power connector uses a server standard27:41 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe29:18 Security Corner41:23 Gaming Quick Hits47:00 EPOS Impact 1060 professional headset review57:14 Falcon Northwest FragBox review1:12:34 Picks of the Week1:23:20 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/2/20231 hour, 23 minutes, 53 seconds
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Podcast #737 - NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 & Monster Earnings, Case-Top GPUs, DUHD and OLED Monitors & MORE

Do you like piña coladas, and getting caught in protracted discussions about DLSS 3.5 and NVIDIA quarterly financials? And that's just the FIRST HALF HOUR. You won't want to miss a single second of this episode. Also, there weren't any piña coladas. Sorry.  But there would have been if you had brought your own.  There is quite a lot of monitor discussion, right down to the Picks-of-the-Week(tm).  Also, there was only the one 737 plane.Recorded August 23, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Food with Josh03:24 DLSS 3.5 announced (with extended discussion)16:33 NVIDIA earned so much money last quarter28:17 Microsoft brings some PC Game Pass games to GeForce Now30:00 The reviews are in - Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is the fastest gaming CPU33:28 Samsung's dual-UHD 57-inch monitor38:14 A trio of new OLED displays in the ASUS ROG Swift lineup39:33 Minisforum Project DRFXI puts the GPU on top of the case43:35 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe45:11 The status of the Windows 11 OOBE49:24 Microsoft's Secure Time Seeding "feature"53:11 Security Corner1:00:04 Gaming Quick Hits1:11:25 Picks of the Week1:25:20 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/26/20231 hour, 26 minutes, 6 seconds
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Podcast #736 - Intel Arc A750 Review, 96-Core Threadripper Leak, Inception Fix Hits Performance

Who would have guessed it? We gathered and we made podcast history, AGAIN. An hour (or more!) of content, just ready to be watched, liked, subscribed. Topics include:  Dell doesn't like getting caught, the Intel Arc A750 reviewed, Inception fix is going be a bummer, and security scares galore!  Enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh03:25 96-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX leaked?05:17 The China-only Ryzen 5 7500F makes its way to the USA08:17 Intel Tower acquisition cancelled09:44 Dell fined for marking up monitors before discounting them11:41 Mandatory Arc news12:35 Up to 54 percent performance drop after AMD Inception fix18:41 More Security Corner stories to terrify you32:36 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe34:14 Gaming Quick Hits38:38 Intel Arc A750 review1:01:32 Picks of the Week1:13:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/18/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #735 - No High-End RDNA 4 GPUs? NVIDIA Bets Farm on AI, AMD Face Joins Intel, Delidding 13900KS plus more!

We're back with a podcast that's BIGGER and possibly BETTER than ever before. We talk about the latest news and rumors, and Kent goes absolutely crazy in his quest to tame the thermals from his Core i9-13900KS.  Security Corner scares with Inception and Downfall, Bots and Captcha, plus Gaming Quick Hits with deals and server shutdowns.Topics in the list below. Timestamps:0:00 Intro01:29 Josh makes a bold statement about pens03:38 Food with Josh04:50 Ratchet & Clank update adds raytracing for AMD cards06:12 Rumor suggests no high-end RDNA 4 GPUs18:01 NVIDIA driver boosts Baldur's Gate 3 performance20:07 NVIDIA says they bet the farm on AI26:05 Intel reportedly working on a new DUAL CORE processor29:16 Big tech really wants to invest in the Arm IPO32:13 Robert Hallock joins Intel33:45 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh35:06 Security Corner46:44 Gaming Quick Hits52:51 Taming Intel 13th Gen Thermals1:11:13 Picks of the Week1:30:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/12/20231 hour, 33 minutes, 1 second
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Podcast #734 - AMD Brings X3D to Laptops, New RDNA3 GPUs Coming Soon, AMD & Intel Earnings, Gaming Deals!

Podcast history has been made. The first and ONLY PC Perspective podcast number 734 has been recorded, edited, and uploaded. This is the video, as if you needed further proof.  We've got AMD gaming CPUs for laptops, Intel and AMD financials, RDNA3 GPUs getting better, security scares and gaming deals!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:21 Food with Josh02:40 AMD announces X3D for laptops09:53 AMD confirms new enthusiast RDNA3 gpus this quarter15:13 AMD quarterly financial results19:08 Intel quarterly financial results23:04 Intel USA fab expansion plans27:06 Mandatory Arc coverage: new Sparkle cards31:14 DirectStorage performance penalty36:23 Windows 11 finally learning about high refresh rates?38:10 Cablemod 12VHPWR adapter replacement40:53 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh42:14 Security Corner48:28 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:15 Pre-outro ramblings1:06:30 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/4/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
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Podcast #733 - AMD Phoenix Driver, Solidigm 61.44 TB SSD, Win11 Copilot, Mandatory Arc News, Helpful Tech!

When it came time to make an episode, we did this.  Solidigm blesses us with gigantic SSDs now, Futurama is back, the future of Windows is bloatware, and AMD finally offers a Phoenix driver.  Plus security scares with Mikrotik and Gigabyte and let's not leave out Ubuntu this time, eh?  Of course our non-stop coverage of everything Intel ARC continues unabated.  Enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:35 Food with Josh05:15 AMD unifies GPU drivers, adds Phoenix support11:14 Faster, higher capacity HBM from Micron13:14 Solidigm has a 61.44 TB SSD17:14 Mandatory Arc Coverage18:26 Crucial launches X9 Pro and X10 portable SSDs22:55 Meet Windows 11 23H228:17 Microsoft up, Windows down29:55 Hackaday accessibility tech prize32:54 Futurama is back, again36:51 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh38:12 Security Corner53:28 Gaming Quick Hits59:46 Picks of the Week1:14:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/29/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 58 seconds
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Podcast #732 - ASUS Nabs NUC, RX 7800 Performance Rumor, Zero RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Reviews, and MORE

This week we gather yet again for an unforgettable hour. An hour you will cherish forever. Or, just skip around using the time stamps. We can't stop you.  Take in the Corsair DROP acquisition, the Asus Intel NUC acquisition, Linux acquiring marketshare, or the RTX 4060 Ti not acquiring any reviews.  Enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:52 Food with Josh02:39 ASUS agrees to terms to take NUC from Intel06:32 BeeLink GTR7 puts Zen 4 in a tiny package11:36 Radeon RX 7800 rumor14:03 RTX 4060 Ti 16GB non-review17:09 New AIDA64 version has preliminary Zen 5 support18:10 Corsair aquires DROP20:13 Linux accounts for nearly half of the Linux market22:16 Apple Core-ner: How long will the last Intel Macs be supported?25:21 Security Corner35:08 Gaming Quick Hits46:59 Picks of the Week59:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/21/20231 hour, 30 seconds
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Podcast #731 - RIP Intel NUC / No RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Reviews? / Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD Performance

Another hour plus of tech talk from your favorite group of podcasters (and also Sebastian). Topics below. Recorded July 12, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:47 Food with Josh04:09 Intel to end NUC production06:27 Buy a 2TB Intel 670p NVMe SSD for $69 while they last08:17 The Radeon RX 7900 XTX hits $799 (briefly)10:26 NVIDIA not seeding RTX 4060 Ti 16GB to reviewers25:02 ThinkPad 701c upgraded via FrameWork motherboard and iPad screen27:15 Brett's Apple Corner (AR headset discussion)30:58 Google AR head quits33:25 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh34:47 Security Corner44:48 Gaming Quick Hits53:41 Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD review1:05:39 Picks of the Week1:15:29 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/15/20231 hour, 17 minutes, 6 seconds
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Podcast #730 - RIP 12VHPWR Already? Microcenter Ryzen 5 5600X3D, Where is HYPR-RX? RTX 4080 Price Drop & MORE

Post-July 4th holiday here in the USA and everyone has all of their fingers. Which enables some of us to use clicky keyboards during the podcast recording! What could be more perfect. And just look at that list of topics.  Where's AMD HYPR-RX AMD?  Where's your Microcenter?  And where's that new power connector to replace 12VHPWR already?Timestamps:00:00 Pre-roll and Intro00:53 Food with Josh03:22 RIP 12VHPWR already?06:50 Microcenter exclusive Ryzen X3D10:32 RTX 4080 sees a $200 price cut12:57 Mandatory Arc coverage - a low-profile A38015:17 Get your discounted Radeon RX 6950 XT while you can17:22 Where is AMD HYPR-RX (and FSR 3.0)?19:06 The Book 808822:31 YouTube limits some adblock users to 3 videos24:28 Security Corner34:45 Podcast Sponsor - Hello Fresh36:11 Gaming Quick Hits44:16 Monoprice 28-inch CrystalPro USB-C Monitor review55:12 Picks of the Week1:03:25 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/7/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 21 seconds
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Podcast #729: RTX 4060 Review, AMD Blocking DLSS?, Gaming Chairs, Fosi Audio V3 Amp & MORE

We talk at some length about the RTX 4060 and competing products that offer a better value right now, plus other stuff like so much bad news in Security, Windows in the Clouds, and AMD anti-DLSS drama!  See the list of topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Pre-roll and intro00:51 Food with Josh02:02 The RTX 4060 review20:45 Is AMD blocking DLSS?23:45 Microsoft wanted Windows 11 as a service27:59 That 4-slot RTX 4090 cooler shows up again30:46 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh32:12 Security Corner41:11 Gaming Quick Hits48:28 FlexiSpot gaming chair review54:20 Fosi Audio V3 amp1:00:02 Picks of the Week1:13:55 Outro (I think) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/30/20231 hour, 18 minutes, 54 seconds
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Podcast #728 - Intel Discontinues Arc A770 Card, Core Desktop Rebrand, AI Ruins Search, Ultra CPUs and MORE

No, Arc isn't EOL - just the flagship card made by Intel. It doesn't bode well, as Battlemage seems pretty far away, and the A770 seems to have run its course with A750 getting all of Intel's marketing attention lately.Beyond that, Intel decided to re-brand their desktop CPUs starting with the next generation Core, and Ultra is added to the mix to keep you on your toes. Also, other topics (in the list below). FYI, Josh was traveling, so he was absent this week - but don't worry, Kent stepped up with his own burger review.  We've got the usual security scares (router and S3 hacks) and gaming updates within (Steam, EA, and deals!)Recorded June 21, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:50 Burger of the Week02:49 Intel discontinues their Arc A770 card10:18 Intel re-brands desktop CPUs14:42 Intel German fab news16:54 AMD Radeon RX 7600 overclocking futility23:01 AI ruining search (long rant)30:36 Microcenter expanding31:56 Security Corner38:31 Gaming Quick Hits50:48 Picks of the Week1:01:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/23/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
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Podcast #727 - 4060 Launch Moves Up, AMD AI, GPU Sales Plummet, Thermaltake Ceres 500, Clippy! and MORE!

It was another week, and that means more pcper podcast goodness. Josh had his very, very old headset and a bad laptop sound card on the road with him, Kent was back again, with a fab case review and we talked about a lot of other tech and newsy stuff.  We even had Clippy.00:00 Prologue and Intro02:38 Burger of the Week04:26 RTX 4060 (non-Ti) release date moves up09:40 AMD's EPYC Bargamo CPUs14:07 AMD ups their AI game (and more AI discussion)24:31 Microsoft offering official Surface parts27:31 Josh interrupts to talk about AMD EPYC some more28:57 Are larger cards the key to more VRAM? (satire) 30:15 Moving 12VHPWR to the back of the GPU32:42 Kent uses a 4090 as wall art34:00 Just in time, PCI-SIG is working on PCI Express 7.037:11 Mandatory Arc coverage40:32 Desktop GPU sales lowest in decades (and much rambling)49:27 Clippy shame (and Kent's LGR story)53:07 Security Corner1:03:57 Gaming Quick Hits1:09:39 Fractal Terra corrections1:12:39 Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG ARGB case review1:26:35 Picks of the Week1:42:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/17/20231 hour, 43 minutes, 1 second
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Podcast #726 - Fractal Terra Review, Ryzen 8000 and Zen 4c, Radeon 7600 Beats 7900 XTX? And MORE

It's been another week, and that means another PCPer podcast. Good thing Josh had another tantalizing burger, because he needed his strength to talk for over an hour about the latest in PC hardware and software. But let's not bury the lede, as the Fractal Terra is the star of the show in this episode, and Kent took some amazing photos (the review begins at 40:31 ). Full list of subjects in the time stamps.Recorded June 7, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:40 Burger of the Week07:14 AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs. RX 7900 XTX (memory latency)14:38 Framework laptop gets another update17:20 The Beelink EQ12 Pro is an all E-Core mini PC22:05 Security Corner33:23 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers34:40 Gaming Quick Hits (Diablo IV edition)40:31 Kent's Fractal Terra review1:01:39 Picks of the Week1:08:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/10/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 57 seconds
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Podcast #725 - Can Storage Save PC Gaming? Allyn Joins Us, Computex Highlights, Reviews, & MORE

Allyn Malventano joins us for a very special (and storage-centric) episode! We talk about some of the things at Computex that captured our interest, and have an extended discussion about the promise of DirectStorage and how it could solve the GPU VRAM problem (if anyone actually implements it beyond that one game). Plus Jeremy has a fancy new desk to talk about, Josh reviews another racing wheel stand, and much, much more!00:00 Intro01:20 Burger of the Week02:31 Solid-state SSD cooling? (plus NAND temp talk)08:14 Crucial's T700 is a passively-cooled Gen5 SSD11:41 Shouting at your PC for better performance13:56 Noctua shows a 2nd Gen D15 cooler15:43 Realtek offers low-power, low-cost 5GbE NIC19:11 Remeber AGP Pro? ASUS is making PCIe Pro (sort of)21:18 NVIDIA's trillion dollar moment - plus AI/ML chat30:53 A world where NVIDIA makes CPUs, too?33:09 Podcast sponsor: Bloomberg Careers34:24 Featured topic: can storage save PC gaming?1:07:11 WD Red power on hours warnings after 3 years in a NAS1:14:48 Security Corner1:20:19 Gaming Quick Hits1:26:29 FlexiSpot Pro Plus Standing Desk E7 review1:34:13 Monoprice Dark Matter GT Foldable Racing Stand review1:41:43 Picks of the Week2:04:36 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/3/20232 hours, 5 minutes, 11 seconds
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Podcast #724 - The Worst Received Graphics Card Launch of All Time (and MORE Extreme topics!)

You love to hate it, it's the pcper podcast! Wait - that's not right. You probably just love to hate overpriced, underspecified hardware. Oh well. That's the world we live in now.   Other things include IE11 will be "forever", The Radeon RX 7600 might save mid-tier gaming, and Bungie is bringing back Marathon - sorta.  Complete list of topical topics in the time stamps below.00:00 Intro02:30 Burger of the Week04:20 The RTX 4060 Ti review fallout09:22 More pointless RTX 4060 Ti discussion18:49 AMD Radeon RX 7600 review29:08 Intel Arc A750 drops to 199 USD in some places32:20 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh33:44 NVIDIA made a lot of money40:01 Microsoft Surface Pro X cameras are failing suddenly42:51 Internet Explorer lives on44:08 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers45:23 Sandisk Extreme 4TB SSD data loss issue48:04 Native RGB support is coming to Windows50:32 WinRAR and 7-zip integration is also coming to Windows51:37 Security Corner56:30 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:02 Picks of the Week1:10:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/26/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #723 - Intel Arc Balanced Builds, ASUS Changes Warranty, Monoprice Mic & be quiet! Dark Power reviews + MORE!

Catch up with the Monoprice Mic and be quiet! Dark Power 850w reviews, plus SSD performance software from Solidigm, and a big balanced build discussion.This was recorded the night before NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 4060 Family but we still had plenty to discuss, as you can see from the list of topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:14 Burger of the Week02:34 Intel Arc Balanced Builds (and build pricing discussion)15:49 ASUS changes their AM5 motherboard warranty policy20:13 Logitech and iFixit team up27:20 EU approves Microsoft Activision-Blizzard deal28:41 A mandatory update for Windows 1033:21 Scrutinizing Solidigm Synergy SSD software37:10 Games demos coming back?42:37 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers43:52 Security Corner54:11 Gaming Quick Hits59:28 Our be quiet! Dark Power 13 PSU review1:05:23  Monoprice Dark Matter Sentry mic review1:11:53 Picks of the Week1:19:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/20/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 51 seconds
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Podcast #722 - 16GB RTX 4060 SKU, Big Hard Drives Failing Faster, DDR4 Price Drops Again, Hacking & AI + more!

Another podcast has occurred, and we had more to talk about than originally anticipated.  Such as that MSI hack which keeps on giving and if you've got a flickering monitor - check your chair!  MS and AMD vs Nvidia, large hard drives die faster,  PC game making is actually profitable and does real gaming need 16GB of VRAM?Topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:24 Food with Josh03:23 RTX 4060 Series may have a 16GB version (and more VRAM discussion)15:38 Large hard drives live shorter lives?20:22 Microsoft lets users pay for beta AI in Office 36523:31 DDR4 prices may be going down again26:20 MS and AMD team up to fight NV at AI30:26 An alarming Google Pixel Pixie story32:52 Coldplay lyrics found in Kingston SSD firmware33:35 Gaming chair ESD blues38:30 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Jobs39:46 Security Corner47:36 Gaming Quick Hits50:03 Picks of the Week57:19 Outro (with recent livestream discussion) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/14/20231 hour, 1 minute, 26 seconds
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Podcast #721 - RIP Microsoft, Solidigm Synergy, Intel's Terrible Quarter, Arc GPU News, AMD TPM exploit and MORE

It's our seven hundred and twenty-first podcast! And what a podcast it is. We even had a fake visit from Allyn, who didn't join us because I forgot to ask him to. And so many other topics like Ryzen burns, AMD TPM exploited, NVIDIA supply issues, and Intel loses billions and rebrands!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:17 Burger of the Week02:58 RIP Microsoft ... branded keyboards and mice04:45 No more features updates for Windows 10, either06:59 More pointless pontification about Ryzen burnouts12:37 A fake cameo from Allyn Malventano!!13:34 Solidigm Synergy 2.0 released - a free performance boost19:26 Intel loses billions in worst quarter ever24:08 AMD also lost money27:27 Intel might re-brand Core CPUs because marketing fixes everything30:18 Arc update: employees hint at Battlemage and Celestial GPU process nodes31:40 More Arc! This time, Matrox has Intel inside34:15 NVIDIA supply rumors36:09 Some RTX 4070 vs RX 6950 XT chatter39:40 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers40:56 Security Corner45:56 Gaming Quick Hits52:31 G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-7200 memory reviewed56:20 PNY EliteX-PRO60 SD card for 4K video (and what V30, V60, and V90 mean)1:00:25 Picks of the Week1:07:02 Outro1:07:31 Tire ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/6/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 34 seconds
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Podcast #720 - Self-Destructing Ryzen 7000 CPUs, RX 7600 XT and RTX 4060 Ti Rumors, Lexar's DDR5-6000 and MORE

Are you ready to overreact to the latest explosive computer hardware drama?? Sure, AMD has found the root cause already (I added their latest statement to the show during editing), but when we recorded this the subject was very hot. Get it? HOT. Like Josh. He hosted, by the way. Sebastian's voice was worse than usual, and his video/audio sync was off anyway. We've got Security Scares, Rumors, Vintage news, Reviews and all that podcast host craziness to go along with it all.  Enjoy.Timstamps:00:00 Intro02:07 Burger of the Week04:36 We may have a Ryzen 7000 problem on our hands14:09 UPDATE (added just before publishing): AMD says they have identified the root cause15:09 AMD Ryzen Z1 Series for gaming handhelds21:45 MSI un-launches their RTX 4060 Ti SUPER 3X23:40 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT rumors28:26 NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti rumors34:23 Gettin' vintage wit' it37:38 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers38:57 Jeremy reviews a Monoprice headset44:13 Security Corner52:24 Gaming Quick Hits56:49 Lexar's ARES DDR5-6000 memory reviewed1:02:32 Picks of the Week1:13:03 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/29/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 3 seconds
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Podcast 719 - RTX 4070 Price Cut Coming? MSI GAMING X Review, Intel Boosts Arc Perf Again, Netflix AAA Gaming and MORE!

Quoting one of the greats: What's hotter than a 12VHPWR connector? This podcast. People just can't get enough of either one. RTX4070 review and news, more RTX 3060Ti's, get your Afterburner on, but no longer with Intel ASICs plus so much more!Full list of topics in the time stamps below. Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:36 Food with Josh04:15 Is an RTX 4070 price cut coming already??14:49 MSI launches an RTX 3060 Ti SUPER that isn't an NVIDIA SUPER16:45 Intel boosts Arc performance yet again19:48 There's finally a new official Afterburner release!20:50 Josh wants to talk about Arc some more23:08 How much RX 6000 Series stock does AMD still have?27:17 DirectStorage 1.228:35 Sony invests in Raspberry PI30:54 Intel discontinues their mining ASICs32:38 Netflix is still shipping DVDs in the mail - but only until September37:06 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers38:17 Security Corner42:24 Gaming Quick Hits52:07 MSI RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G review1:00:21 Picks of the Week1:10:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/22/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 46 seconds
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Podcast #718 - RTX 4070 FE Review, Fosi Audio BT20A Pro Amp, AMD Enthusiast Much?, PC Shipments + more!

Help us drive the experience. It's been another week, and we have another new hardware launch to talk about! Yes, it's the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, and we looked at the Founders Edition card beforehand to find out just how much like an RTX 3080 it really is.Jeremy continues to review things, and this time he has an update to the surprisingly good Fosi Audio amp he reviewed last year - and this BT20A Pro is apparently the real deal. We also discussed news and various other topics, found in the list below.00:00 Intro01:10 Burger of the Week03:03 The GeForce RTX 4070 review17:02 PC sales are down 30 percent20:06 Mac sales are down 40 percent22:22 AMD wants to know: are you an enthusiast? (16 plus GB VRAM flex)28:34 Google is killing off more stuff (Dropcam and Nest Secure)30:50 Intel stops selling prebuilt servers and discontinues a datacenter GPU33:48 Stunning Revelation: Last-gen laptops are nearly as good and much less expensive35:20 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers36:32 Security Corner42:56 Gaming Quick Hits48:27 Fosi Audio BT20A Pro amp review59:48 Picks of the Week1:10:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/14/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #717 - Ryzen 7 7800X3D is THE ONE, A620 Chipset, Cyberpunk Overdrive = New Crysis, Phanteks Shift XT + MORE!

Boeing didn't release a 717. Ok, yes they did. I just looked it up. BUT WE DID, TOO. Sure, podcasts aren't airplanes. However, they can still take you on a wild ride through various topics (with frequent digressions). You will be enthralled. How could you not? Just look at those topics in the list thingy below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week03:29 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is THE ONE14:28 AMD launching A620 chipset (plus PCIe Gen5 discussion)23:02 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers24:16 The ASUS ROG Ally is no joke26.56 Falcon Northwest's massive DRX desktop replacement laptop28:58 AMD makes another attempt at simplifying mobile branding32:07 Computing and Graphics leadership change at AMD33:01 e-file malware - just in time for tax season!37:06 Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive is the new Crysis?40:11 Jeremy Malventano's SK hynix Platinum P41 review54:44 Kent's epic Phanteks EVOLV Shift XT review1:18:32 Picks of the Week1:28:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/7/20231 hour, 19 minutes, 12 seconds
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Podcast #716 - Last of Us Port Mess, Diablo RTX 3080 Ti Drama, LTT Hack, NLR F-GT Racing Cockpit, 2.5Gbe for all

Another week, another sloppy PC port. But we talked about more things than just The Last of Us: Part I (which has already been patched multiple times to correct some of the stuff we showed). Yes, another game was allegedly killing graphics cards, LTT was hacked and had their channel deleted for a short time, and Josh goes full JoshTEKK for an extensive racing rig review.Timestamps:00:00 Intro (and no burger)02:03 The Last of Us: Port I launch issues05:59 Was Diablo IV killing RTX 3080 Ti cards?10:01 STH did a big 2.5 GbE switch roundup16:30 Podcast sponsor - Factor Meals17:35 ISA cards on modern PCs!20:27 Intel intros NUC 13 Pro 4x422:23 Sony ZV-E1 set to take over YouTube25:28 The LTT hack30:31 Security Corner37:24 Podcast sponsor - Kolide38:28 Gaming Quick Hits43:59 JoshTEKK review: NLR F-GT sim racing cockpit1:02:00 Picks of the Week1:08:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/31/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 55 seconds
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Podcast #715 - CS:2, Raja Leaving Intel, RX 7900 XT Review, Cyberpunk Path Tracing, 3GB GPUs Obsolete? + MORE!

Nvidia has Grace, Intel does not have Raja, Cyberpunk 2077 has paths, Games have DLSS, Josh has food, Sapphire has the Pulse + MORE! Recorded March 22, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:49 Food with Josh02:00 Counter Strike 205:38 Raja leaving Intel17:08 Cyberpunk path tracing20:06 DLSS 3 adoption set to increase significantly23:02 NVIDIA Grace CPU superchip25:18 The 3GB GPU is becoming obsolete27:30 What can brown do for your RTX 4080?32:13 Microsoft support shows their warez34:10 Podcast sponsor - SaneBox35:20 Security Corner40:53 Gaming Quick Hits47:44 Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XT review51:59 Picks of the Week1:05:07 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/25/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 42 seconds
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Podcast #714 - First Ryzen 7 7800X3D Benchmarks, 7950X3D Adventures, Windows VBS Slows GPUs, AI Ethics + more!

It's time for another week of Ryzen X3D discussion! Well, until about the 19 minute mark, anyway. There were a lot of other topics, and our original livestream began with an interview with Sapphire's PR manager Ed Crisler (to be released soon!). (Recorded March 15, 2023.)Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:12 Food with Josh02:27 AMD's first official Ryzen 7 7800X3D benchmarks06:09 Ryzen 9 7950X3D benchmarking adventures18:57 Samsung wants to be world's #1 chipmaker23:25 Microsoft fixes SMB Windows 11 copy speeds26:06 Podcast sponsor - Kolide27:12 Synology launches new 4-bay DiskStations31:06 Microsoft lays off AI ethics team33:08 Default Windows VBS setting slows down GPUs34:46 Security Corner42:43 Podcast sponsor - Factor43:48 Gaming Quick Hits50:59 Picks of the Week59:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/18/20231 hour, 46 seconds
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Podcast #713 - AM4 still king, Nvidia fixes CPU use, Intel fixes power draw, AMD price cut, More RTX 3060's! +++

Not a heavy news week, but still much fun to be had!  But ... this makes for a 45 minute show after the fluff was removed (and if you like all the fun+ fluff, visit patreon.com/pcper !)  Radeon pricing adjustment, Agesa 24GB support issues, Nvidia hot fixes CPU usage, more RTX 3060's are probably on the way, TPM 2.0 is probably terrible, and AMD might preview FSR 3.0 and so much more!  Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:36 Food with Josh02:27 NVIDIA issues hotfix for high CPU usage04:13 AMD AGESA not yet supporting the new 24GB DIMMs, apparently05:08 AMD platform maturity ramblings08:02 Yet another RTX 3060 variant rumored09:16 Microsoft vs 3rd Party UI customization utilities11:51 Podcast sponsor - SaneBox13:01 Radeon RX 7900 XT finally selling for $79915:02 Intel Arc high idle power draw fix17:09 Intel scraps Rialto Bridge server GPU24:18 AMD to possibly show FSR 3.0 at GDC - DLSS 3 FG competitor26:26 Cooler Master has a 4K high-refresh mini-LED monitor for under $1k29:03 Podcast sponsor - Kolide30:09 Security Corner35:34 Gaming Quick Hits41:19 Picks of the Week46:12 Outro46:32 Bonus clip: Josh turns the camera around!!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/11/202347 minutes, 40 seconds
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Podcast #712 - Ryzen 9 7950X3D Launch, RTX Video Enhancement, Mandatory Intel Arc News, Nvidia Earnings + MORE!

We recovered from the Midwest ice storm that knocked out power at podcast HQ for a few days using one weird trick, and you'll never believe what happened next! (Recorded March 1, 2023.)Intel Arc fresh takes, Ryzen 9 7950X3D perf talk, Nvidia financials, Microsoft asks you to stop using Chrome + security and gaming fun!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week04:58 Ryzen 9 7950X3D launch24:38 iGPU overclocking excitement26:41 New mobile parts are faster than older ones28:27 NVIDIA financials33:46 Podcast sponsor - Factor34:47 RTX video enhancement38:09 Xbox games come to GeForce Now39:31 Intel defers 3nm TSMC orders?41:19 Mandatory Arc coverage48:44 Podcast sponsor - Kolide53:52 Microsoft really wants you to stop using Edge to download Chrome55:53 Wear Minecraft Crocs in your round Meta cubicle58:58 Josh wants to tell you that Anthony G joined Allied Gaming1:01:59 Security Corner1:06:37 Podcast sponsor - Sanebox1:07:48 Gaming Quick Hits1:15:24 Picks of the Week1:21:59 Anti-pick and Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/4/20231 hour, 24 minutes, 28 seconds
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Podcast #711 - New RX 6000 Drivers, AI Shenanigans, The Very Affordable SP UD90 Gen4 SSD, Intel HEDT is back & MORE

Where did we learn to podcast like this? 7-Eleven probably.  Ryzen 7950X3D is available (in Europe), AI goes wild, AMD released RX 6000 drivers finally!  The PCIe 4 NVME SP UD90 is very decent, and Intel brings back some sort of HEDT CPUs.  Much more fun for episode 7-11 with dead IE, Security issues and RGB!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:53 Burger of the Week05:46 New Radeon RX 6000 drivers!14:19 Google AI thing21:17 Google GO is built for telemetry24:56 Internet Explorer is nearly gone26:27 Windows 11 RGB control29:34 Intel graphics hampered by Windows Update32:10 Security Corner39:09 Gaming Quick Hits44:15 SP UD90 SSD48:01 Picks of the Week57:51 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/19/202358 minutes, 49 seconds
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Podcast #710 - Thermalright HCF Tames Core i9-13900KS, Mandatory Intel Arc Coverage, Tiny 11 and MORE

Intel Arc day 1 drives for Hogwarts, our review of the very fast Samsung 4TB T7 shield, the Thermalright Intel CPU frame works magic on the 13900KS, both Microsoft and Adobe want your PDFs, and Tiny 11 (no relation to Tiny Rick), why is Josh finally cleaning his room plus much more!!  Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:59 No burger this week?!04:58 Mandatory Intel Arc coverage! A new driver... (and some rambling)09:09 Discord was slowing NVIDIA VRAM? (NVIDIA fixes with new driver)11:37 Thermalright contact frame made a HUGE difference with 13th Gen thermals17:09 RIP Intel RKL18:37 A Voodoo 5 6000 card is currently selling for $14k23:30 Are Edge and Adobe conspiring to take over your online PDFs?25:49 An alternative to Windows 11 is... tiny1127:44 Podcast sponsor SaneBox28:53 Security Corner35:43 Gaming Quick Hits42:07 Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield 4TB review45:26 Picks of the Week58:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/11/202359 minutes, 52 seconds
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Podcast #709 - Ryzen 7000X3D Pricing & Availability, Intel Lowers Arc Pricing & Boosts Perf, Intel & AMD Finances + MORE!

This week we assemble yet again to talk about AMD's big reveal - and now that the wait for Ryzen 7000X3D Series pricing and availability information is over, the wait for physical Ryzen 7000X3D Series product begins.Not to be outdone, Intel has lowered Arc A750 pricing and provided a new driver with even faster DX9 performance! Just don't look at their quarterly financial statement. AMD, on the other hand, had a good quarter. Josh talked about both. (Full list of topics below.)Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:29 Food with Josh04:37 AMD announces Ryzen 7000X3D pricing and availability14:01 Intel lowers Arc A750 price and boosts DX9 perf21:50 An incongruous story about a PSU25:20 Podcast sponsor - Factor26:23 Intel Quarterly Financials39:34 AMD Quarterly Financials50:52 Podcast sponsor - Rocket Money52:01 Smartphone sales dive57:16 Security Corner1:03:14 Josh talks about Samsung 980 Pro firmware1:05:34 Gaming Quick Hits1:07:41 Picks of the Week1:13:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/4/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 33 seconds
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Podcast #708 - More Ryzen 7000X3D Rumors, 64-Core Threadripper PRO ThinkStation Review, and MORE

It was a day just like last Wednesday. A day in which we talked about more PC hardware and software news, including more contradictory information about upcoming Ryzen 7000 Series X3D processors. We talked at great length, and we did it live. This version however, is not live.  Subjects can be found in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:54 Burger of the Week03:33 Arc 4090! (driver)04:24 More Ryzen 7000 X3D rumors05:35 Media begins testing DirectStorage...with one game08:39 MorePowerTool will never work with RDNA311:16 Beware of painted VRAM13:28 Buy a Ryzen 7000 CPU, get Jedi Survivor17:26 Companies upset by lack of wi-fi connected appliance owners20:56 This week in German graphics card sales24:28 Security Corner31:28 Gaming Quick Hits34:53 Lenovo ThinkStation P620 with 64-core TR 5995WX50:53 Picks of the Week1:01:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/28/20231 hour, 1 minute, 44 seconds
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Podcast #707 - Intel Launches Core i9-13900KS, New Laptop RAM Standard, Monoprice Speakers, Apple M2 + MORE

This time we report, speculate, paraphrase, and pontificate on another week's worth of product launches, press releases, and insecurity news. Also, a burger.  Apple M2's many things, Intel does 13900KS and Gen 4 scalable Xeons, CAMM winns finally, 30TB of Micron and Monoprice small speakers.  See the timestamps below for all the rest!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 Burger of the Week02:50 Intel launches Core i9-13900KS04:27 More Intel: the 4th Gen Xeon Scalable processors09:52 Apple announces M2 chips and things that use them18:58 CAMM might be the new laptop memory standard23:18 Put your Radeon RX 7900 XTX under water25:04 G.Skill Flare X5 6000 CL32 Ryzen memory29:53 Podcast sponsor - Rocket Money31:08 Razer NAGA v2 mouse33:14 Micron 9400 Pro enterprise SSDs36:23 Security Corner44:32 Gaming Quick Hits47:00 Monoprice DT-3BT desktop speaker review54:18 Picks of the Week1:02:33 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/20/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 24 seconds
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Podcast #706 - Ryzen Non-X CPUs, AMD Responds to XTX Throttling, Sapphire NITRO+ Review, Password hacking + MORE

Our second show of 2023, and, debatably, our best so far this year.  AMD responds to XTX throttling, our Sapphire NITRO+ RX 7900 XTX GPU review, so many security issues (password hacking), AMD Ryzen Non-X CPUs are upon us almost, will MSI's Afterburner flameout?  Adobe really thanks you for training its AI + so much more!  Drop in for the tech news, stay for the food segment, and let the banter pull you along.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:04 Food with Josh03:49 AMD Ryzen non-X CPUs12:40 AMD responds to Radeon RX 7900 XTX throttling15:41 MSI Afterburner flaming out?18:17 Meta ending support for Quest VR21:42 Adobe opting users into AI training22:57 Security Corner35:22 Gaming Quick Hits37:05 NLR Free Standing Monitor Stand review44:09 Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX review56:47 Picks of the Week (and some rambling)1:09:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/15/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 48 seconds
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Podcast #705 - Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs, Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Review, RX 7900 XTX Thermals, Solidigm P44 Pro + MORE!

Kicking off the PCPer 2023 podcast by ... podcasting!The 4070 Ti review you needed!  The roasting of the RX 7900 XTX continues.  Solidigm P44 Pro drives ... Intel reborn? (yes essentially)  Also Intel lets loose with a slew of skus.  ASUS WiFi spider-looking router!  Security tears!  Gaming smiles!  Josh brings the food.  And much more...Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:10 Food with Josh04:10 AMD Ryzen 7000 X3D announcement12:46 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti review35:38 Podcast sponsor - Rocket Money36:53 New Intel processors at CES40:11 No Intel Battlemage until 2024??41:53 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX thermal issue43:19 Phison has the first PCIe 5.0 SSD46:05 ASUS has the first quad-channel WiFi 7 gaming router47:50 Security Corner53:01 Gaming Quick Hits56:24 Solidigm P44 Pro SSDs reviewed1:00:18 Picks of the Week1:07:34 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/7/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #704 - Ryzen 7000 non-X CPU Rumors, Intel Graphics Shakeup, Fractal Ridge Review, & MORE

It's the last show of 2022, but we didn't do a "year end" retrospective thing.  Another week of tech news, some food with Josh and a nice review of the Fractal Ridge from Kent.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:13 Food with Josh02:45 AMD Ryzen non-X CPU rumors / current prices11:29 Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 5 7600X18:26 How smart is SAM with Navi 31?20:43 A keyboard with its own GPU...among other things25:07 Podcast Sponsor - TextExpander26:22 A story about webcams for some reason30:16 Thermaltake's ToughPower GF3 ATX 3.0 PSU31:24 Intel Graphics Group breakup33:52 Security Corner40:22 Podcast Sponsor - Rocket Money41:31 Gaming Quick Hits47:06 Fractal Ridge review1:09:34 Picks of the Week1:15:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/23/20221 hour, 16 minutes, 55 seconds
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Podcast #703 - Radeon RX 7900 XTX & XT Review - is RDNA 3 Broken? - Driver Fixes Coming + MORE!

The long-anticipated RDNA 3 launch has finally happened. Are you still excited? Do you want to know what Josh thinks about it? What about that other guy? You know, the Canadian? Sad security news, gaming updates plus way MORE as you can clearly see from the timestamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:32 Food with Josh03:13 Radeon RX 7900 Series review and discussion28:40 Is RNDA 3 broken?32:04 High idle power fix coming (and further RDNA 3 discussion)37:03 Podcast sponsor - Coda38:18 AIDA64 update39:31 Rumored Intel 13th Gen non-K performance41:55 Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 built for AMD47:00 Windows 7 and 8 support fully ends in January48:25 Podcast sponsor - RocketMoney49:32 Security Corner54:34 Gaming Quick Hits59:48 Podcast sponsor - MasterClass1:01:15 Picks of the Week1:08:50 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/18/20221 hour, 10 minutes, 10 seconds
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Podcast #702 - Intel Arc DX9 Update, AMD Ryzen 7000 X3D Rumors, Cooler Master ORB X, Moore's Law and MORE

It's awards season, and we have an award-winning podcast for you this week. Just read the reviews:"Josh steals the show in this delightful podcast. Five stars."- JoshTekk ReviewsFull list of subjects below. Please, for the safety of those around you, try to contain your excitement.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:21 Food with Josh01:56 Intel Arc DX9 update05:50 Report on Radeon RX 7900 launch supply09:01 Ryzen 7000 X3D at CES?15:26 Microsoft working on mobile "super app"18:05 Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Gaming Edition21:07 Podcast Sponsor - MasterClass22:28 AMD says Moore's Law isn't dead28:57 Handcrafted Electrostatic Headphones33:06 The ORB X36:52 Apple kills photo scanning38:08 Lastpass hacked again41:36 More browser 0-day fun43:00 Podcast Sponsor - RocketMoney44:07 Gaming Quick Hits49:53 Picks of the Week55:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/10/202256 minutes, 8 seconds
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Podcast #701 - AMD Ryzen 7000 Price Drops, MSI RTX 4080 SUPRIM X, Vertagear Gaming Chair, Slow Win11? + more!

AMD lowered prices on their Zen 4 processors, but for how long? Also, we look at a massive aftermarket RTX 4080 from MSI, with none other than the SUPRIM X edition of the card. Plus other things, including a gaming chair review from Jeremy and the state of the GPU market. Don't forget all the super scary security issues! Full list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 Food with Josh03:55 AMD Ryzen 7000 price drops12:34 Samsung presents GDDR6W16:15 NVIDIA's Priority Access program19:04 GPU shipments take a nosedive27:41 Intel software-defined silicon rides again30:57 Windows 11 slow? There's a patch for that35:13 NVIDIA patches 29 security vulnerabilities39:12 Twitter and Meta leaks42:15 Beware MSI Afterburner imposters45:11 Gaming Quick Hits49:15 MSI RTX 4080 SUPRIM X review57:13 Josh's Thustmaster Airbus review1:02:56 Vertagear PL6800 gaming chair review1:11:51 Picks of the Week1:26:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/3/20221 hour, 27 minutes, 42 seconds
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Podcast #700 - RTX 4080 Review, High GPU Prices Explained, GN Solves 4090 Connector Mystery, 1-click AMD boost!

We have made it to episode 700!!! Sure, only half of the crew made it this far, but that's just how it goes. It's a war of attrition, and Jeremy was there from episode one (Josh joined a bit later). And this week we decided to gather, virtually, once again, and talk about the most affordable graphics card ever made!RTX 4080 review, gaming PC building vs consoles, Nvidia earnings, some good security news for once, and more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:39 Food with Josh03:08 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition review36:07 You aren't dreaming...it's NVIDIA quarterly earnings coverage!42:34 Podcast sponsor - Masterclass44:03 Did Gamers Nexus solve the 4090 connector mystery?55:47 AMD's EPYC new server processors1:00:53 Josh talks memory controllers1:04:23 AMD brings HYPR-RX to Radeon Software next year1:06:09 Google settles Android tracking lawsuit1:08:02 Lenovo patches UEFI vulnerability1:10:01 Gaming PSA1:13:12 Picks of the Week1:25:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/19/20221 hour, 27 minutes, 15 seconds
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Podcast #699 - Radeon RX 7900 XTX & XT Launch, RTX 4070 Ti Rumors, Intel Max CPUs, and MORE!

We are back after a week off (mostly spent traveling to the AMD event), and can finally talk about Radeon RX 7000 Series specs and pricing, and try to extrapolate (very popular word these days) performance. In fact, I think Josh may have over-extrapolated himself, but he will recover soon.We also talked about other stuff, as Brett tried to make it more balanced, in spite of my best efforts. Full list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:27 Food with Josh03:20 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT launch event discussion20:12 TSMC 3DFabric Alliance to accelerate chiplet design22:19 Chiplet startup Eliyan and NuLink interconnect tech24:39 Intel takes their HPC offering to the Max29:32 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti rumors (and further RX 7000 Series speculation)36:41 Podcast sponsor - Coda37:51 Windows 11 adoption isn't high39:18 Qualcomm says Arm wants money43:07 A custom racing rig that looks pretty neat but that's about as far as we go with this segment44:43 Microsoft AI steals code?46:37 OpenSSL fixes two high severity vulnerabilities48:43 Gaming Quick Hits55:05 Picks of the Week1:08:20 Outro (Josh gets it right the second time) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/12/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 22 seconds
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Podcast #698 - Intel Core i9-13900K Performance & Power, RTX 4090 Power issues, Win 10 Update + more!

This week we talk about Intel Core i9-13900K performance and power, dip our toes into the emerging RTX 4090 power adapter discussion (the night before Igor's Lab released a more definitive look at the problem), and chat about NVIDIA's RTX 4080 12GB un-launching.  Plus one more hurrah for Window 10 updates, updates for Display Port and Thunderbolt (and even our old friend AIDA64!).  We also talked about some other topics, including the performance of the new Samsung 990 PRO. It's all in the time stamps below.00:00 Intro00:21 Food with Josh03:05 Intel Core i9-13900K Review26:04 NVIDIA RTX 4090 power adapter investigation32:34 NVIDIA cancels the 12GB version of the RTX 408035:30 DisplayPort 2.1 standard37:33 Intel talks Next Gen Thunderbolt39:29 There's a Windows 10 22H2 now43:10 Podcast sponsor - TextExpander48:10 Memtest86+ and AIDA64 updated50:42 Gaming Quick Hits54:35 Samsung 990 PRO 2TB NVMe SSD Review1:00:22 Picks of the Week1:07:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/30/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 13 seconds
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Podcast #697 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE Review, Thermaltake Tower 500 Case, PC Sales Update + more!

Recorded October 12, 2022. You know, a couple of days before NVIDIA unlaunched the RTX 4080 12GB. Guess we'll talk about that NEXT week.On this day, we conversed about the RTX 4090's performance, talked about how thermal paste buildup can affect your life, looked at pictures of Intel's massive new NUC Extreme, and Kent reviewed the Thermaltake The Tower 500 (yes it is called "The Tower") Snow (as in white) enclosure. Plus other stuff. The full list can be found below.00:00 Intro00:49 Food with Josh2:25 RTX 4090 FE Review42:52 Noctua AM5 paste guard47:03 PC sales plummet55:30 Podcast sponsor56:51 Intel's triple-slot GPU NUC1:02:30 Windows 10 support winding down?1:03:01 Intel Arc Launch1:04:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:08:03 Thermaltake The Tower 500 Snow case review1:23:39 Picks of the Week1:32:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/16/20221 hour, 34 minutes, 2 seconds
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Podcast #696 - Arc A770 and A750, Ryzen 7000 Undervolting, RTX 4090 Hands On, and MORE

Recorded on October 5, 2022. The panel discusses Intel Arc A770 and A750 reviews, AMD Ryzen 7000 undervolting, and we go hands on with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition card. More subjects in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:41 Food with Josh4:08 More intro stuff05:42 Intel Arc A770 and A750 reviews19:06 AMD Ryzen 7000 undervolting29:05 NVIDIA RTX 4090 in hand33:42 Deepcool LS720 liquid cooler likes AMD better?36:03 The highly technical subject of solid state cooling40:50 Podcast sponsor - Beard Club42:14 PS5 jailbreak44:25 Google Stadia is dead, Jim46:03 Gaming Quick Hits50:46 Security Corner1:01:43 Picks of the Week1:16:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/10/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds
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Podcast #695 - Ryzen 7000 Reviews, RTX 40 Series minus EVGA, Intel Arc A770 Soon, ARM everything! + MORE

We're back after a week off - and there's been a ton of news in the meantime.Prepare yourself for some very long form content as we talk about AMD Ryzen 7000 for half an hour, and later talk about NVIDIA's RTX 40 Series for nearly as long. Then there's Intel 13th gen, ARM, EVGA breakupPlus a lot of other stuff. It's in the time stamps below.  Enjoy!00:00 Intro02:27 Food with Josh04:06 30 minutes of AMD Ryzen 7000 perf, thermals, delidding, undervolting, etc.34:50 Intel 13th Gen Core processors39:26 NVIDIA RTX 40 Series1:02:35 Podcast sponsor - TextExpander1:03:54 EVGA breaks up with NVIDIA1:11:29 Intel Arc A770 is coming soon1:15:48 Some Acorn Arm history1:18:22 Gaming Quick Hits1:21:20 Security Corner1:23:14 Picks of the Week1:35:08 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/1/20221 hour, 36 minutes, 12 seconds
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Podcast #694 - Last Minute 4090 Rumors, AMD Reconsiders New CPU Names, GPU Prices, MORE

Catch those final 4090 series rumors, revel in the 50% off current GPU pricing, lament at the Windows 11 beta-ness of it all.  Cry at the security vulnerabilities and jump with joy for gaming news.  It's all here.  For you. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Food with Josh (and Corrine)04:27 One more RTX 4090 rumor segment before GTC13:07 GPUs now half of their inflated peak pricing15:09 AMD admits mobile CPU naming sceme is a mess18:28 AMD RX 6400 performance discussion for some reason24:55 Windows 11 isn't a beta OS. Really.26:21 Corsair's ultra-low profile K100 AIR keyboard27:16 One more VideoCardz Intel Raptor Lake CPU leak28:41 Gaming Quick Hits (with demo disc digression)37:10 Security Corner46:44 Picks of the Week54:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/18/202254 minutes, 54 seconds
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Podcast #693 - AMD X670E Pricing, Decoding AMD Mobile CPU Names, PC Audio Reviews, iPhone Release +MORE

AMD 670E pricing is extreme alright, but so is their mobile CPU naming conventions?  This is also the audio review show you never knew you wanted, enjoy that.  Apple held some sort of iPhone event.  And USB4v2 is so well named.  Intel Arc news of course too.Who wants subjective audio reviews? How about THREE of them, in a row!! Ok, skip all that if you want to, but the first half of the show is news news news. News like AMD's EXTREME X670E pricing, decoding the Ryzen 7000 mobile CPU names, and so much more that you'll just have to look at the list of time stamps right below this to find out what they all are.Timestamps:00:00 Intro and Food with Josh04:07 AMD X670E pricing is EXTREME!11:06 Decoding AMD's new mobile CPU names17:59 Blender Arc support19:00 Intel Arc A770, A750 launching very soon27:28 Apple's iPhone event31:27 Some weird AI image stuff35:09 Podcast ad break - Beard Club36:34 Gaming Quick Hits41:32 Security Corner44:42 Review #1: Monoprice SYNC-ANC Headphones50:07 Review #2: Sound Blaster Katana V2 Soundbar1:01:32 Review #3: FOSI TB10D Desktop Amp1:14:39 Picks of the Week1:23:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/10/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 2 seconds
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Podcast #692 - AMD Ryzen 7000 Specs and Pricing, RTX 4070 Rumors, ARC Does Linux, Right To Repair + MORE

AMD Ryzen 7000 and AM5 - All the things.  Rumors on the RTX 4070, ARC GPU on Intel, Apple does "Right to Repair" ... uh huh.  Gaming updates for System Shock and Razer mice. Security issues for 80,000 devices, how fun!This week the hardware talk got so hot that Jeremy's system overheated. Don't worry, he took off the side panel and pointed a box fan at it (a true story), and we were able to make podcasting history. Presenting the WORLD'S FIRST pcper podcast number 692. It's never been done before. It may never be done again.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:11 Burger of the Week03:56 AMD Ryzen 7000 Series specs, pricing, and other thoughts17:34 AMD smart NIC20:39 NVIDIA testing different RTX 4070 specs?23:21 Arc does Linux (6.0)25:56 Intel XeSS better than DLSS??28:01 Apple and the Right to Replace (or "repair")31:23 NETAC NV7000 - an SSD that is transparent about component swaps34:33 Gaming Quick Hits42:13 Security Corner45:25 Picks of the Week56:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/2/202257 minutes, 43 seconds
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Podcast #691 - RTX 4080 Lower Power? ASUS AM5 Boards, VESA ClearMR, V-Color DDR5-6600 + Way More!

RTX 4080 power projections and rumors, ASUS AM5 board updates and recall, new VESA ClearMR standards, Homekit is good, Hyundais get hacked, and Nvidia made less money.  V-Color DDR5-6600 review and much more.Another installment of the world's most famous podcast bearing the name PCPer. A full list of this week's subjects can be found in the time stamps, below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:35 Burger of the Week01:44 Lower power for NVIDIA RTX 4080 than we thought?05:08 RTX 4090 (allegedly) already in production06:09 NVIDIA's woeful earnings are official14:32 ASUS announces AM5 motherboard17:15 Some X670 chipset discussion (Sebastian is confused, Josh is right)18:39 Certain ASUS ROG Z690 HERO mobos recalled20:00 Yet another display standard! VESA ClearMR26:41 Somehow Homekit and Home Assistant are good?29:00 Ad break: TextExpander30:20 We talk altogether too long about a UST projector37:56 Moonbreaker: a pirate-themed, tabletop-style PC game41:24 Plex breach 43:28 Hyundai car insecurity45:20 Warhammer III Immortal Empires reviewed52:38 V-Color DDR5-6600 reviewed58:56 (late addition to news) Samsung 990 Pro SSD1:02:30 Picks of the Week1:10:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/28/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 8 seconds
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Podcast #690 - Arc A380 on sale in USA, LoTR Keyboard, Fractal Focus 2, LIVA One A300, iOS VPN fail

This week is very heavy on product reviews, though we do begin with our traditional Intel Arc news - and this time there's a retail card available right here in the USA! As if this isn't enough to excite you into a frenzy, AMD is announcing a livestream in which they will announce new CPUs that you can eventually buy at a later date!Timestamps00:00 Intro02:02 Retail Intel Arc A380 card available in USA04:55 Arc does DX9 via DX1207:04 AMD's upcoming livestream to announce new CPUs09:18 All-new Rescuezila12:02 Gaming Quick Hits13:19 Realtek RTL819X vulnerability18:08 Another Chrome zero-day18:31 iOS VPNs leak data?19:39 Drop LoTR keyboard25:43 Monoprice Horizon TrueWireless ANC earbuds review30:56 Fractal Focus 2 case review43:43 ECS LIVA One A300 AMD mini PC barebone review55:10 Picks of the Week1:04:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/19/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #689 - Ryzen 7000 RAM Speed, NVIDIA's Bad Quarter, Intel Arc Pro GPUs, Hackaday Prizes and MORE

It's another week, and another PCPer podcast! Recorded August 10, 2022.News is first, and while it may be mid-August of 2022, NVIDIA had a bad quarter in Q2 2023 already. Not the first thing we'd do if time travel was realized, but it takes all kinds. We also discuss reports of the AMD Ryzen 7000 DDR5 sweet spot, look at some re-purposed retro tech from the 2022 Hackaday Prize winners, and look into Gigabytes replacement for the Z690i Ultra mobo. Plus mandatory Intel Arc news (they went PRO), and the usual 'gaming quick hits' and depressing 'security corner'.Featured this week is Kent's third installment in the 'upgrading in mid-2022' blog, with further explorations of the major and minor components he chose, and why.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:13 Food with Josh02:49 Ryzen 7000 DDR5 sweet spot?06:38 NVIDIA had a bad quarter16:57 Hackaday prize21:12 Gigabyte's Z690i Ultra replacement27:48 Intel Arc Pro A-Series GPUs30:09 Hard West 2 rides out32:51 Final Frontier Humble Bundle33:59 Netflix gaming?35:47 Quantum computing vs. Ivy Bridge40:15 Critical VMWare patch42:27 Kent's upgrade blog, part 359:32 Picks of the Week1:12:52 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/13/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 35 seconds
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Podcast #688 - Intel & AMD Financials, Ryzen 7000 Date, be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX, Sonos, 0-Days + MORE!

We explore another week of tech news, including about 17 straight minutes of Intel and AMD Q2 financial analysis from Josh. If that isn't stimulating enough for you we also talk about upcoming CPU launches, a mandatory look at Intel Arc (new drivers this time), a possible Winamp scam, and the new be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX case - among other topics listed below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:53 Food with Josh02:47 Intel Q2 financial results11:29 AMD Q2 financial results17:54 Ryzen 7000 launches this quarter18:49 Intel Raptor Lake in October?22:29 Intel Arc A380 re-tested at Igor's Lab35:08 A Sonos soundbar for your PC?38:48 Sharkoon returns with the Elite Shark CA700 case42:15 Google says Stadia is NOT being shut down44:11 New Winamp version in 2022 (or is this just an NFT scam?)49:00 Buying 0-day exploits to attack Windows and Adobe Reader50:20 be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX case review1:03:43 Picks of the Week1:13:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/7/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 30 seconds
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Podcast #687 - AMD Discounts, Arc A750 Showcase, Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master, and MORE

Josh took himself out to a ballgame, so we podcasted without him. But that doesn't mean you won't see some OG PCPer faces, if you listen to at least the 24-ish minute mark. Heck, you might as well watch to 26 min, as well. Maybe even to the end.Enjoy the Z690 build series, GPU sales, gaming updates and security sadness!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:52 Where's Josh?02:01 Game On AMD sale05:38 New Radeon Software07:49 Micron's new 232-layer NAND10:14 CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR514:47 Tiny Core i7 system18:24 Razer Blade Advanced22:23 Mandatory Intel Arc news (with familiar faces)26:27 Podcast Sponsor TextExpander27:47 KotOR NoMORE30:15 GTA6 non-update31:30 CosmicStrand UEFI insecurity36:38 Atlassian vulnerabilities37:49 Browser 0-day39:55 Kent explores the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master1:02:43 Picks of the Week1:11:54 OutroLink to the Intel Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition Graphics Card Showcase used in the podcast: https://youtu.be/fsij4LgXmZw ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/30/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 13 seconds
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Podcast #686 - Full Arc Lineup Leak, NVIDIA Price Drops, EPOS H3PRO Headset Review, Rig Updates + MORE!

Kent gives us a personal rig build update, we take a look at the full Intel ARC lineup as it's known now, then a review of the EPOS H3PRO Headset, there's plenty of GPU pricing discussion, with gaming quick hits and security issues!  Yeah!  So we did it again. Recorded a podcast on a Wednesday night, it's just over an hour of tech talk (and burger of the week), so get comfortable. Josh-level comfortable.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:47 Burger of the Week02:00 Full Intel Arc lineup leaks, and there will be no A78007:56 NVIDIA price drops10:08 3090 Ti vs 6950XT GPGPU battle13:20 A very high-end FiiO DAC/AMP16:22 Microsoft going big into T-shirts and messaging21:52 Kent's PC upgrade - part 135:01 Into the Breach Advanced Edition36:49 Lego PC games are cheap right now37:57 Four id Software classics currently free40:18 Aftermarket car GPS insecurity42:47 Digium VoIP services under attack44:42 EPOS H3PRO Hybrid headset review49:41 Picks of the Week1:03:08 Outro1:03:20 Outtake ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/22/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
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Podcast #685 - Core i9-13900K Tested Early, Bluetooth Audio Improving, PC Sales Decline, ARC 750 GPU + MORE!

We are back at it YET AGAIN, podcasting about another week's worth of PC hardware and software news. It's the kind of content you can only find in a few thousand other places, so you really don't want to miss this one.Note: we recorded this BEFORE the Gamers Nexus video on Arc graphics with Tom (and Ryan) from Intel was published. You can watch that here: https://youtu.be/AN8ZAf15DrMAnd no, it didn't end up being "50 min and 36 sec" after all. Somehow the running time ballooned up to a whopping 50 minutes and 39 seconds between rendering and uploading. Where did the extra 3 seconds come from? ALIENS. (Probably.)00:00 Intro02:04 Food with Josh04:12 Arc A750 GPU at GN (they released another video the next day)06:12 Intel Core i9-13900K sample apparently tested10:40 Brief digression11:34 Bluetooth audio poised to improve soon14:52 Corsair's new HXi Series PSUs16:58 PC sales decline24:03 Skyrim Together Reborn28:33 Unity and ironSource merger31:45 Spectre never dies35:38 MS 365 requires Win 10 and up after this year36:52 Picks of the Week48:08 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/17/202250 minutes, 39 seconds
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Podcast #684 - Arc A380 Preview, AM4 X3D Rumors, Rufus saves Win11, BeQuiet! fans + more!

Intel A380 GPU Preview, More X3D processors?, PCIe Gen 5 NVMe drives and more!  Brett wasn't here tonight, secret mission and all that.  We are fans of BeQuiet! fans, game updates and someone wants to monetize your lock screen!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:53 Food with Josh02:11 Into the Unknow: Ryan shows off the Gunnir Photon Intel Arc A38007:07 Arc drivers don't "enhance" 3DMark results anymore! (If you toggle APO)08:03 Intel 13th Gen lacks PCIe Gen5 NVMe support?10:56 AMD possibly prepping additional X3D CPUs on AM413:41 Use Rufus for a better Windows 11 installation experience16:08 Intel shipping crypto ASIC just in time17:02 be quiet! launching many Silent Wings 4 fans20:12 Dune: Spice Wars update21:17 Microsoft's Activision takeover update21:48 Thrustmaster has a HOTAS23:13 Google at a Glance26:06 Picks of the Week (yes, already)34:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/11/202235 minutes, 31 seconds
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Podcast #683 - GTX 1630 Launch, New Arm CPU & GPU, Unpopular Ryzen 7 5700G Review, Fractal Case POP! + more!

It may seem like the year is half over already (because it is), but things are just starting to heat up (because it's summer). And if you thought Intel's Arc A380 was hot, then get a load of NVIDIA's GTX 1630! You will barely be able to contain yourself.  But you will be able to contain your new computer gear in a Fractal case POP!Check out the timestamps below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:42 Burger of the Week03:17 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 launched11:25 Arm has new CPU and GPU cores28:09 Win11 patch fixes what the last one broke30:44 Windows 8.1 support ends next year31:36 Podcast sponsor TextExpander 32:57 GEEKOM MINI IT8 mini-PC seems like a good deal (RESUME HERE)34:55 7-Zip story38:23 Gaming Quick Hits43:08 Reboot your router46:26 Hot tub exposes users!48:46 Podcast sponsor Kolide50:08 unpopular Ryzen 7 5700G APU mini-review0:59:39 Kent's Fractal Pop Air and Mini Air review1:11:21 Picks of the Week1:20:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/1/20221 hour, 21 minutes, 2 seconds
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Podcast #682 - Arc A380 Tested, RIP Threadripper non-Pro, USB 4, MSI RTX 3050 GAMING X, PCIe 7 + MORE!

Josh returns with food.  The off-beat tech news continues.  Come along for the ride, won't you?  Check out the topics here!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh02:27 Intel Arc A380 desktop card tested!06:02 Another debate about GPU pricing...10:33 Threadripper non-Pro is no more 13:20 PCI-SIG Announces PCI Express 7.0 Spec14:10 Radeon Rumors! 16384 Stream Processors coming?17:03 USB 4 is clear as mud22:57 AMD's AM5 introduction25:45 Adobe blocking security apps29:09 Using an older Cisco small biz router?  31:46 Jeremy reviews Starship Troopers and Field of Glory II Medieval43:15 Quick look at the MSI RTX 3050 GAMING X 8G46:43 Picks of the Week54:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/25/202255 minutes, 33 seconds
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Podcast #681 - AMD RDNA 3 Chiplets, Zen 4 IPC, Intel 4 Process, DROP+EPOS PC38X Headset, Fallout 5 + more!

Join us as we attempt to catch up on another busy week - with discussion of AMD's move to chiplet architecture with the upcoming RDNA 3 GPUs, more from AMD's Financial Analyst Day (including Zen 4 IPC), Intel's "4" process node, the end of Internet Explorer, and so much more...Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:04 Burger of the Week02:28 RDNA 3 Chiplets09:04 AMD Tech and Product Updates13:39 A Retail Intel Arc GPU??!!16:23 Intel 4 Process Detailed19:49 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs20:57 More AGESA Excitement22:12 RIP IE24:24 Is a cat simulator what the world needs now?26:29 Fallout 5 is coming (eventually)28:36 AMD Raise the Game games30:49 Sammy cheating TV benchmarks33:01 Apple chases Pacman35:37 Podcast Sponsor: Kolide37:02 Jeremy reviews DROP + EPOS PC38X headset45:21 Picks of the Week51:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/18/202252 minutes, 41 seconds
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Podcast #680 - Apple M2, Ryzen 7000 Delidded?, Intel Arc Tested, Phanteks G360A Review

Apple M2 specs and Ryzen 7000 layout and delidded, Intel ARC tested, and our review of the Phanteks G360A.  Free games from Amazon, satellite hacking, and fun observations from the Steam hardware survey.Recorded the night before AMD announced all the things. Oh well, there's always next week. Anyway, we made it to 680. What's next?! Oh yeah. 681. But not before we talked about the following things for an HOUR:Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:39 Burger of the Week03:01 Apple M205:25 Ryzen 7000 delidded?12:22 Intel Arc A730M tested16:36 Samsung Odyssey Neo monitors19:59 MS wants SSD21:51 New Arm ISP23:59 May Steam Survey27:17 Prime gaming29:07 Euro Sat Hack30:47 Express VPN does the right thing?31:33 Phanteks Eclipse G360A case review44:28 Patriot Viper VP4300 PS5 SSD upgrade story49:40 Picks of the Week1:01:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/11/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #679 - AMD Corrects Ryzen 7000 TDPs, Lian Li O11D MINI Case Review, GPUs at MSRP and More

AMD Ryzen 7000 TDP's on AM5, Lian Li O11D MINI Case Review, are GPUs returning to MSRP?  Old tech forever?  Amiga's and NASA ingenuity, Intel Falcon Shores XPU, Zero day vuln in Microsoft Office and DDR4 on Z690.It's been a week, I'll tell ya. And that can only mean one thing: it's time once again for four (or five, in this case) people to attempt not to talk over one another in a virtual hangout recorded for your viewing/listening/reading (subs) pleasure!Topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:38 Burger of the Week02:11 AMD corrects themselves on Ryzen 7000 CPU power limits05:14 Intel Falcon Shores XPU12:11 Intel Arc desktop update! (but not really)13:00 Broadcom buys VMWare18:12 Another DDR4 vs DDR5 comparison22:23 Is it finally time to buy a GPU?28:40 Another Amiga emulator33:14 NASA Mars rover rescue35:24 Gaming Quick Hits40:51 Security Corner46:42 Lian Li O11D MINI case review57:02 Picks of the Week1:11:51 First hands-on with Arc!!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/3/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 15 seconds
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Podcast #678 - Ryzen 7000 News, Framework Upgrades, Hardware Leaderboard Returns & MORE

The PCPer hardware leaderboard returns! Ryzen 7000 news, Nvidia financials, and the Framework laptop actually appears upgradable, which is nice?  There's even ARGB, so avert your eyes?  Recorded before AMD knew what the TDP and PPT of Ryzen 7000 actually is. Topics in the list below.Watch the JoshTekk XFX MERC 319 RX 6800 XT review here: https://youtu.be/I7EC_H-BrJ0#OgelBatter64Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:26 Food with Josh03:15 AMD at Computex 202210:48 Josh presents NVIDIA Q1 23 Earnings15:00 Ryzen 5800X vs 5800X3D (again)20:18 Run Android apps on Win1123:26 Ad break: TextExpander24:49 Return of the Leaderboard30:15 SK hynix P41 SSD finally available33:20 New RGB cable extensions that make your build brighter than the sun37:23 The Framework laptop 12th Gen upgrade kit42:18 Ad break: Kolide43:39 Hardspace: Shipbreaker46:10 Portal ported to N64?46:44 OGEL BATTER 6447:18 Monero Mining Botnet for Windows AND Linux!51:48 Twitter 2FA Hilarity53:11 Josh did a video review!58:21 Picks of the Week1:08:11 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/28/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 15 seconds
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Podcast #677 - AMD CPU Market Share, RX 6650 XT Performance, Adaptive Sync Certification, Bluetooth Hacks

Another podcast has been "successfully" recorded, edited, and uploaded. Topics in the list below.AMD has a very healthy X86 market share now, not just in servers.  There have been some fast and loose claims around adaptive sync monitors so far, bluetooth hack gets more air time for remote hacking, the RX 6650 XT might get the nod for most improved "50" version, and more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:00 Food with Josh04:11 AMD Claims Nearly 30% CPU Market Share06:21 Arc vs. Larabee10:44 VESA Adopts Adaptive Sync Claim Certification16:30 Phison PCIe 5.0 Redriver Excitement20:47 Geometric Future Model 8 Cowboy Case?23:55 Radeon 6650 XT is Interesting29:21 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs30:30 Gaming Quick Hits37:44 A New Bluetooth Hack43:30 Picks of the Week55:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/20/202255 minutes, 38 seconds
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Podcast #676 - Radeon RX 6750 XT NITRO+ Review, Intel Core HX CPUs, Tesla Recall, WiFi7 + MORE!

Fresh review for the RX 6750 XT, Intel announces 12th gen Core HX CPUs, Tesla recalls 130k vehicles, Nvidia got crypto issues but does go open source!  We gathered for two hours over the internet, and this is what remains. Also, if you watch closely, you might hear a wild Malventano.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:20 Burger of the Week02:26 AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (Sapphire NITRO+) Review20:39 Intel puts desktop CPUs into laptops with the Core HX series28:11 NVIDIA's surprise open source announcement29:43 NVIDIA's crypto calamity33:39 Wi-Fi 7 is coming39:58 Will updated Sound Recorder convince skeptics to adopt Windows 11?43:14 Hard West 245:22 Kaspersky finds malware in low places49:57 Allyn stops by to talk Tesla recall1:03:50 Picks of the Week1:13:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/14/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 36 seconds
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Podcast #675 - Intel & AMD Earnings, Radeon 6x50 Rumors, USA Made Headphone Amp, Edge VPN + MORE!

Five older guys attempt not to yell over each other for an hour and thirteen minutes.  Plus AMD is had a great year, Edge includes a VPN of sorts, CAS28 DDR5, Intel buys SIRU, Amazon Echo listens because it cares, Radeon 6X50 rumors, and write once SSDs!  Plus more, as usual.Timestamps:00:00 Cold Open00:10 Intro05:06 Burger of the Week07:44 Intel Financials12:24 AMD Financials29:30 MS Edge VPN31:44 G.Skill DDR5 at CAS 2833:25 The Write-Once SSD?35:21 Intel Buys SIRU38:21 AMD Radeon 6x50 XT Rumors41:09 Gaming Quick Hits47:50 Apple Silicon Vulnerability51:00 Amazon's Echo Listens (because it CARES)54:12 Geshelli ARCHEL 2.5 XL Headphone Amp Review1:05:40 Picks of the Week1:12:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/9/20221 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
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Podcast #674 - AM5 DDR5 Only? Harvesting Chips from Washers, CAMM RAM, DDR5 Review, Intel Graphics + MORE!

It's that time again! Time to enjoy a podcast recorded just days ago and now presented in its edited state with fewer Shatnerian pauses.  But that's the way you like it.We've got RAM reviews, what-the-Dell RAM, AM5 DDR5 RAM only, washing machines being stripped of chips and hot fresh graphics research from Intel!  Move over Bethesda launcher, get on Steam ... but also GOG is the best game launcher anyway.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:01 Food with Josh03:50 Intel's new Graphics Research Group08:21 Will AM5 be DDR5 only?14:41 Parting out a new washing machine for chips is totally normal and sane16:09 Worst podcast joke of 202216:14 DELL CAMM RAM JAM20:40 Awkward jump cut20:41 Deepcool's $30 air cooler23:54 Podcast Sponsor - TextExpander25:01 Elder games free on Steam27:13 Humble Bundle X collection27:58 Sony game preservation28:54 Brett just discovered My Abandonware, apparently30:33 The Great Bethesda Launcher Migration of 202232:10 A subjective list of the 7 "best" game launchers, according to some website33:03 Java signature bypass36:01 v-color Manta XPrism RGB DDR5-6200 review41:32 Picks of the Week50:01 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/30/202250 minutes, 51 seconds
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Podcast #673 - Ryzen 7 5800X3D Goes on Sale, Falcon Northwest Tiki Review, C64 is 40, 12th Delidding + MORE!

To commemorate "4/20", which of course means the first day of official Ryzen 7 5800X3D availability on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, we recorded a podcast. We also took a look at a very small gaming desktop from Falcon Northwest built around this new AMD processor.2nm process from TSMC, the C64 is 40 years old, 12 gen Intel delidding tool, iOS app tracking and Nvidia AD102 preview specs.  Enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:50 Burger of the Week03:13 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D goes on sale10:07 AMD Ryzen PRO 6000 Series mobile CPUs13:09 Raja Koduri has been promoted18:06 TSMC 2nm possibly delayed25:36 The ADATA SSD 2fer28:12 NVIDIA allegedly begins testing RTX 4090...29:50 ...and the 2kW PSU you need to power it (JUST KIDDING)32:18 Rockit Cool's Alder Lake delidding tool35:01 C64 turns 4036:13 Podcast sponsor - LinkedIn Talent Solutions41:23 iOS tracking is alive and well42:54 ESET finds Lenovo laptop vulnerabilities44:12 More fun with log4j46:13 Falcon Northwest Tiki 2022 Review1:04:00 Picks of the Week1:11:25 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/23/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 56 seconds
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Podcast #672 - First Ryzen 7 5800X3D Review, Intel Arc Update, Monoprice 'Phones & MORE

Another week, another negligent podcasting job. Now, before you start pointing fingers, Brett wasn't available this week, so there was no one to mention Micro Center or Apple. Also, other excuses.The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is getting some air time, Intel ARC GPUs in South Korea, RX 6950 XT early listings and GDD6X memory bandwidth and our looks the some Monoprice BT headphones!   Plus hospital software security fail and more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:44 Burger of the Week03:28 First AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D review (at TPU)19:07 Zen 4 is all about the OC23:21 Intel Arc laptops ARE available (in Korea)28:01 Podcast Sponsor: Kolide29:26 AMD Radeon RX 6950XT listed for sale early33:36 GDDR6X gets bigger, faster, and stronger34:45 Weird West39:39 A scary hospital robot42:07 Jeremy reviews Monoprice ANC headphones51:45 Picks of the Week59:34 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/17/20221 hour, 49 seconds
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Podcast #671 - AMD's Surprise CPU OC, Intel/AMD Patent Drama, Ray Traced DOOM + More!

This week Jeremy, Josh, Brett and the person in the upper left hand corner reconvene to discuss another week's worth of news in the world of personal computer hardware and software. You won't want to miss it.AMD overclocking surprises, SK Hynix is going to buy ARM now?, Intel and AMD and an interesting patent observation, ray traced DOOM and the return of Monkey Island!, and the 12900KS edition is now available.A full list of the topics discussed in this video are helpfully provided in the list of time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:51 Burger of the Week03:05 AMD automatically overclocking your CPU?06:15 Did Intel actually copy AMD's CPU patent?10:22 Core i9-12900KS goes on sale13:47 AMD buys Pensando20:43 Ramblings about a 12th Gen Core i3/i5 review26:14 Now SK Hynix wants to buy Arm?31:29 Podcast Sponsor: Kolide32:54 Noctua releases NH-D12L low-profile dual tower cooler36:16 The return of Monkey Island37:46 DOOM gets ray traced!39:19 Killing Floor Humble Bundle40:50 Apple doesn't seem to care about security on "older" MacOS versions43:46 Spring is here! And by that we mean Spring4Shell is here!45:07 VLC hacked?46:27 Jeremy reviews Distant Worlds 255:23 Picks of the Week1:06:37 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/9/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 10 seconds
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Podcast #670 - RTX 3090 Ti Launch, Intel Arc Mobile Graphics, GPU Pricing Drops, and MORE

It's another week, and this time we actually have a new graphics card release that's semi-available to buy! For $2k. And, while having the fastest hardware for PC gaming has become a hobby for only the wealthy among us, that is FINALLY changing this year, we think. We talked about this possible downward trend in GPU prices, along with other things. The list is below.00:00 Intro00:34 Burger of the Week02:34 RTX 3090 Ti launches (and it's available!)11:15 Intel Arc Discrete GPUs arrive (on mobile)24:58 Podcast Sponsor - Kolide26:23 GPU prices are dropping30:48 3D from 2D34:23 RIP GIF creator (and we end the pronunciation debate forever!)36:08 Also RIP TRS-80 creator38:48 Podcast Sponsor - TextExpander39:53 Gaming 'quick hits'45:14 Some good security news?48:22 Hacking group caught51:01 IPV6 security53:42 Picks of the Week1:00:47 Awkward jump-cut to awkward outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/2/20221 hour, 1 minute, 1 second
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Podcast #669 - NVIDIA and AMD at GTC, New ATX PSU Spec, Monoprice IGZO Monitor, DLSS + more!

There's GTC coverage, Intel has got a new bag of tricks with their ATX PSU spec, and a nice review of the Monoprice IGZO Monitor, plus some DLSS and FSR2.0 talk.  Check the topics below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:04 Burger of the Week03:44 NVIDIA Hopper at GTC 202210:07 Podcast Sponsor - Kolide11:31 AMD RSR and FSR 2.0 at GTC 202220:28 Intel's BIGGEST ATX Revision Since 2003!29:12 Podcast Sponsor - New Relic30:35 Jeremy Reviews a Monoprice IGZO Monitor45:38 A FAIRLY SPECIAL GUEST Appears (and then we talk about the Apple display)53:46 Picks of the Week1:02:30 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/26/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds
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Podcast #668 - AMD Fresh CPUs, Intel Euro Chips, Win 11 File Ads, Spectre! + Cherry MX Low Pro RGB Keyboard

AMD Processor updates with the 5800X3D, Ryzen in 300 series motherboards, APC UPS Security Risk, Spectre haunts us still, D&D Gold Box Games, Windows 11 ads in file explorer? Intel invests in European expansion for making chips ... well you can read the timestamps for sure.Another week, another podcast. And you know there will be banter. Lots of banter.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:05 Burger of the Week04:09 AMD Processor Spring Update10:42 Extended Ryzen 5000 Chipset Support12:42 Intel Expands Into Europe13:34 Big Accelerator Memory - Connect Your GPU to Your SSD16:28 Microsoft Tests Ads in Explorer (but say it was an accident)17:25 Now You Can Have Tabs in Explorer?18:20 Podcast Sponsor: Kolide19:43 RiffTrax the Game Coming to Steam21:44 Classic Gold Box D&D Games Also Coming to Steam24:38 Some Capcom Mech vs. Dino Battle Thing27:49 Ghost of Spectre's Past29:27 Is TP-Link Sharing ALL Router Traffic with 3rd Party32:21 APC Smart UPS Vulnerabilities35:03 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions36:14 A500 Mini is Perhaps Soon to be Available (maybe)41:34 Cherry MX 10.0N Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard Review47:27 Picks of the Week57:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/19/202257 minutes, 14 seconds
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Podcast #667 - Threadripper Returns, Apple M1 Ultra, No OC For Ryzen 5800X3D + MORE!

AMD Fixes Stuttering but is removing OC from the 5800X3D, Apple debuts the M1 Ultra and it's formidable, Threadripper is coming back in, Linux catches a dirty pipe, so many gaming bundles and more topics in the timeline below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week05:27 Threadripper is BACK07:36 Apple M1 Ultra13:40 Basemark's new ray tracing benchmark16:13 AMD Ryzen stuttering with firmware TPM?18:25 Podcast Sponsor: New Relic19:37 No OC for Ryzen 7 5800X3D?23:51 3D V-cache EPYC on the way24:28 Linux nobody account bug26:32 NVIDIA and Samsung cyberattack updates32:02 Amazon Echo hack33:06 Intel W680 chipset supports ECC memory on Alder Lake CPUs35:16 Gaming segment: a bunch of bundles40:33 Picks of the Week52:15 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/14/202252 minutes, 49 seconds
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Podcast #666 - AMD Value, Nvidia big Hack, Linutronix & Intel, FreeDOS, ICY Graphite Thermal Pads + more!

The dreadful episode 666.  AMD worth more then Intel, Intel buys Linutronix, FreeDOS update, Nvidia gets hacked big time, review on the ICY Diamond Graphite Thermal Pads, Windows 10 and 11 tablet mode, Acer Predator RAM, Open Source laptop and more!00:00 Intro03:21 Burger of the Week04:55 That time when AMD was worth more than Intel06:34 NVIDIA cyberattack! News, leaks, rumors, and excitement17:29 Intel buys a company called Linutronix19:04 Windows 11 - channeling the spirit of Windows 821:18 Podcast sponsor: TextExpander22:14 Neon gas also a problem with chip shortages?23:58 FreeDOS 1.3 is out27:00 The MNT Open Source Laptop30:10 A CPU thermal pad review (and lengthy thermal paste discussion)49:45 Samsung B-die DD4 memory from Acer?57:20 Picks of the Week1:03:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/5/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 51 seconds
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Podcast #665 - Intel ARC GPUs & Endgame, Nvidia Lovelace rumors, E-Win Racing Chair Review + More!

Intel in the GPUs news with new ARC and getting a Radeon architect.  Don't like Win 11, try Chrome!  Win 11 Pro requiring online account, TrueNAS at scale, Nvidia Lovelace GPU rumors, Bethesda shuts down launcher, E-Win Racing Gaming chair review + more!We are ONE EPISODE AWAY from the ill-fated "666". Will it ever happen? Who knows. This could be the last episode ever.Timestamps00:00 Cold Open00:11 Intro01:41 Burger of the Week04:54 Intel Arc graphics roadmap11:48 Lead Radeon architect leaves for Intel13:57 Do you believe the 850W NVIDIA GPU rumor?20:37 Chrome OS Flex25:20 A 25GbE router on a PCIe card30:19 TrueNAS Scale released34:32 The tiny AMD Ryzen-powered Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q38:51 hand break (not handbrake)39:24 Microsoft account REQUIRED for future builds of Win11 Pro40:15 Total War Warhammer 343:03 Bethesda launcher shutting down46:30 Synology DSM has a vulnerability, no patch yet47:05 E-Win Racing Champion Series gaming chair review53:27 Picks of the Week1:01:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/28/20221 hour, 1 minute, 14 seconds
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Podcast #664 - AMD & Xilinx, Corsair K70 KB & Fractal Torrent Nano reviews, Malware!, Bye Ballistic + MOrE!

AMD finishes buying Xilinx, we review the Fractal Torrent Nano case and the Corsair K70 RGB Pro keyboard, malware talk and gaming quick hits + ruined NAND, Nvidia financials, and no more Crucial Ballistix RAM, Samsung does not make a smart VR play ... check the timestamps for more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 AMD completes Xilinx acquisition04:31 Samsung's metaverse event needed a second life08:27 Contamination destroys exabytes of flash memory10:02 Crucial Ballistix RAM will soon be a memory11:42 Podcast Sponsor: New Relic13:09 Critical flaw in Android 12 patched15:58 Chrome zero-day - patch ASAP!17:46 We think Kent was hacked21:44 Some Mac security story23:27 AMD Radeon refresh rumors28:43 NVIDIA earned a lot of money33:34 New Dune game - does not look like Dune II36:44 Humble Bundle for a cause38:13 Steam Deck compatibility list grows39:43 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs40:48 Corsair K70 RGB PRO keyboard review47:11 Fractal Torrent Nano video review overview49:17 Picks of the Week1:01:38 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/19/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 3 seconds
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Podcast #663 - ARMless Nvidia, RISC-V & Intel, Record AMD Marketshare, Retro Storage + MORE

AMD Sets all time market share, Nvidia is not getting ARM'd, Intel making big investment in RISC-V, more Malware! Sound Blaster X4, "Random" things, Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 discussion and some retro storage discussions.Timestamps00:00 Intro03:54 Burger of the Week05:16 NVIDIA's Arm acquisition is no more11:29 Intel invests in RISC-V16:44 AMD enjoys record CPU marketshare18:03 Panic at the CISCO19:42 ExpressVPN offers $100k bounty if you can hack them20:24 WD Black SN770 - decent DRAMless drive23:38 Creative Sound Blaster X4 (and further random discussion)31:21 Replace your outdated MFM drives the modern way!34:12 Do you want TRUE random numbers!38:32 Warhammer 40K40:13 Star Citizen something something43:30 be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850W quick look46:55 Picks of the Week56:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/13/202256 minutes, 57 seconds
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Podcast #662 - Two's Day, End of GPU MSRPs, AMD Xilinx Deal, Sony Bungie Deal, EVGA XR1 Review + MORE!

It was a Wednesday like no other: a twos-day. 2/2/22. Now, we could have done an even MORE twos-day show on 2/22/22, but we didn't think that far ahead. Also, that hasn't happened yet.  Kyle at HardOCP discussing the end of MSRP's for GPUs, AMD is buying Xilinx, Sony jumps in the game with buying Bungie, we review the EVGA XR1, Battlefield 2042 going to get finished, Intel 12gen laptop CPU performance, Android Malware and Raspberry Pi goes 64bit.  Check the timestamps...Timestamps00:00 Cold Open/Intro03:40 Burger of the Week05:21 HardOCP Kyle's post on end of GPU MSRPs (and reviewers)23:37 AMD gets go-ahead on Xilinx deal26:33 A brief look at 12th Gen Alder Lake laptop CPU performance, kind of29:04 Intel had two billion reasons to build in Ohio30:16 EVGA E1 is a wild prebuilt gaming PC33:59 BRATA Android malware37:36 JEDEC reveals HBM3 specs41:02 Google relents on legacy G-suite user payment plan42:30 Raspberry Pi 64-bit OS arrives43:56 Battlefield 2042 to be finished, supposedly46:07 Sony buys Bungie49:40 EVGA XR1 review55:40 Picks of the Week1:07:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/5/20221 hour, 8 minutes, 28 seconds
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Podcast #661 - Nvidia RTX 3050 Launch, DDR5 8888, ARM acquisition update, Malware update + more!

Are you ready for another entry-level graphics card you can't buy anywhere near MSRP? Perfect! Let the argument about availability of RTX 3050 vs. RX 6500 XT begin! Need a topic? How about, should NVIDIA have made the RTX 3050 as undesirable as the RX 6500 XT (still on shelves) to enhance product availability?Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:15 Burger of the Week03:45 RTX 3050 review discussion22:20 DDR5 at 8888 CL8826:15 Earthquake forces Toshiba fab in Japan to shut down29:40 Silicon manufacturers are doing JUST FINE31:14 A hand-built 1200 transistor chip from a garage35:01 Microsoft keeps messing with Windows 1136:10 Ad Break: TextExpander37:13 Sniffing malware emissions with a Raspberry Pi?40:46 WD My Cloud OS patched41:38 12-year-old Linux bug can give root access42:31 NVIDIA may not be buying Arm after all...47:28 Crysis 4 announced48:57 Surviving Mars bundle thing50:12 Steam Deck will ship February 2851:33 Picks of the Week59:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/29/20221 hour, 28 seconds
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Podcast #660 - RX 6500 XT, MS with Activision Blizzard, TSMC Expands, Thinkpad P15 Mobile Review + MORE!

The RX 6500 XT is 4GB or 64bit mobile GPU wrapped in a PCIe desktop card.  It behaves accordingly.  Review of the Thinkpad P15 Mobile Workstation review, TSMC expanding, Nvidia CPU time, and Samsung finally reveals the EXYNOS 2200. Plus Microsoft is looking to buy Activision / Blizzard, and they discontinued the Xbox One a while ago, and welcome to Sysjoker!  The next cross-platform hack.  And more, see belowTimestamps00:00 Prologue00:22 Intro05:03 Burger of the Week06:58 Radeon RX 6500 XT Excitement24:56 Microsoft Buying Activison Blizzard for $68.7 BILLION31:40 SYSJOKER Runs on Anything!34:04 Samsung's Exynos 2200 with RDN2 GPU Announced38:18 TSMC Has FABulous Plans for 202245:57 NVIDIA Hiring for CPU R&D in Isreal48:10 What Supply Chain Shortage? (PC Sales in 2021)52:69 Microsoft Discontinued ALL Xbox One Consoles! In 2020!54:26 Linux and Apple Support for Humble Bundle Ends February 1st58:35 Forever Skies (looks a bit like Subnautica up in the air)01:00:11 Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Mobile Workstation Review1:11:31 Picks of the Week1:19:48 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/22/20221 hour, 20 minutes, 12 seconds
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Podcast #659 - RTX 3080 12GB, 2k Watt PSU, NUC 12 with LGA, DLDSR tech, RX 6500 XT x4 + MORE!

Post-CES is generally pretty light for a few weeks, but not this year! Josh was out sick but Kent stepped in and we had a low-key discussion of the topics of the evening.  The 3080 12GB, a 2000w PSU, the Intel NUC 12 will have LGA socket, Nvidia latest resolution dance with DLDSR, the RX 6500 XT is only x4 for PCIe, the Intel i9 is hitting 5.5Ghz OOTB?  More below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:07 NVIDIA introduces a 12GB version of the RTX 308007:50 NVIDIA's latest driver brings another scaling tech: DLDSR11:12 Does it matter that AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT is limited to a x4 interface?13:55 Intel's 5.5 GHz Core i9-12900KS announced15:40 NUC 12 Extreme uses DESKTOP processors, has standard LGA socket20:14 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs21:17 Samsung has apparently delayed the Exynos 2200 with RDNA2 graphics23:21 PCI Express 6.0 announced24:53 Norton-owned Avira Antivirus wants you to mine ETH28:45 Canon's copy-protected ink component shortage forces workaround31:20 SilverStone's 2050W PSU35:59 Half Life gets ray traced38:14 NVIDIA updating all Shield devices to Android 1139:45 Picks of the Week49:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/15/202250 minutes, 17 seconds
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Podcast #658 - CES 2022 Highlights from AMD, Intel, Nvidia, OLED tech + MORE!

First show of 2022, and we cover announcements and new tech from some of the top names in the industry.  Plus have a good discussion on OLED TV's.   And you still probably cannot buy a GPU at the price they should be sold at.Timestamps00:00 Intro02:28 Burger of the Week03:37 AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile Processors Announced08:54 First 3D V-Cache CPU is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D15:32 Radeon RX 6500 XT Announced21:56 NVIDIA GPUs Announced - RTX 3050 and Mobile 3070 Ti / 3080 Ti25:38 One more thing... the RTX 3090 Ti30:36 Alder Lake Goes Mobile: 12th Gen H-Series CPUs36:57 Phison E26 PCIe Gen5 SSD Controller Specs (and a look at Ryan's Gen5 SSD video)45:37 Can the ASUS ROG DDR5 to DDR4 adapter be a real product?50:09 NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs are probably faster than your NIC54:33 LG's 16:18 Monitor59:20 Picks of the Week1:13:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/8/20221 hour, 18 minutes, 9 seconds
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Podcast #657 - Capacitor-Infused, DDR4 vs DDR5, RTX2050, Audiophile SSD, Halo Infinite Demands + More!

Alder Lake NonK pricing, Spectra Hack, Final Fantasy VII update, Windows 11 continues shuffling control panels, Games updates, and DDR4 vs DD5. It's our final show of 2021, and we DID NOT do a year in review! Instead, enjoy the usual nonsense for about an hour, if you can make it that long.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:53 Non-K Alder Lake CPU Pricing Leaked05:15 Another DDR4 vs. DDR5 Discussion08:24 FFVIIR Intergrade PC Launch Issues13:21 Microsoft Shuffles Windows 11 Settings15:21 RTX 2050 Excitement17:48 Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander18:55 Another Week, Another Vulnerability22:08 The "audiophile" SSD31:45 A Case Made From Two Pieces of Curved Metal34:03 Halo Infinite is Rather Demanding39:22 An Infusion of Enfusion42:01 Games of the Week46:34 Picks of the Week55:59 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/26/202156 minutes, 27 seconds
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Podcast #656 - Yule Log4j, Final Fantasy VII, AMD Drivers, NAS 20tb Drives, Valve Slims SteamOS + More!

It's our pre-pre-holiday show, wherein we talk about the few stories of interest from the week that was, and get derailed quite a bit. Don't miss it. Or do. But if you don't watch, why on earth are you reading this?Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:06 Burger of the Week02:41 Final Fantasy VII Remake Comes to PC06:04 New Radeon Driver Improves Halo Infinite Performance10:05 Android 10, Teams, and 91113:44 Log4J and Log4Shell18:28 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs19:19 SteamOS Slims Down21:08 SK Hynix Sampling 24Gb DDR5 Chips22:13 Seagate's 20TB Hard Drives25:14 You think 20TB is big? How about 30TB (next year, maybe)!27:16 Games of the Week33:18 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS34:31 Picks of the Week47:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/17/202150 minutes, 17 seconds
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Podcast #655 - N-Gauge, Intel DRM, Microsoft Browser, 3090ti, SilverStone ALTA G1M Case Review + More!

Some of the news that's fit to talk about.  Includes Microsoft Browser and Start Menu "fixes", the upcoming 3090ti, the N-Gauge rides again?, Roku and YouTube don't break up, and the Intel Alder Lake issues with games and DRM is getting better and M1 Macs are getting along with external displays better.Presented for your perusal is a plethora of topics from another week of tech news. And a burger.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Burger of the Week02:46 Qualcomm N-Gages Their Mobile Gaming Platform09:13 Intel Alder Lake DRM Issue Down to Three Games12:31 Microsoft Decides Win11 Users Can Change Their Default Browser After All14:35 RTX 3090 Ti Rumors17:39 RTX 2060 12GB is Real!22:50 The M1 iPadMac Doesn't Have Good External Display Support27:02 YouTube Isn't Leaving Roku30:49 Games of the Week38:17 SilverStone ALTA G1M Case Review47:31 ASUS and Noctua's Very Large, Very Brown RTX 307048:58 Picks of the Week57:35 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/11/202158 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #654 - Snapdragon 8, AMD WiFi Chips, Bricking Samsung TVs, DDR4 still very good + more!

After a week away to eat regrettable amounts of food, we are back to discuss a seemingly random list of topics (see the time stamps for all of them). Also, the burger this week was a little weird.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:22 Burger of the Week04:46 Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 109:44 AMD RZ600 Series Wi-Fi 6E Chips Coming Via MediaTek Collaboration11:47 Break for Sponsor:  Work smarter and faster with TextExpander12:51 Did you know that Microsoft and Qualcomm were exclusive?18:44 Getting Nostalgic About Netbooks and Webcams (???)21:28 Kingston Joins the PCIe 4.0 SSD Club with the KC300027:17 Bricking Samsung TVs remotely30:08 Break for Sponsor:  VPLS, a full services IT company31:26 Seaberry Turns A Raspberry Pi 4 Into A Linux Powered ITX System35:35 With DDR4 At 5000MHz, Who Needs DDR5?44:55 Break for Sponsor:  SimpliSafe, complete home security system46:00 Picks of the Week57:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/4/202158 minutes, 9 seconds
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Podcast #653 - NVIDIA's Big Update, Seagate's NVMe HDD, Intel BIOS Patches, and MORE

Join us for a look at another week of PC hardware and software news, including NVIDIA's big November update, Seagate's bizzarre NVMe HDD (as in HARD DISK DRIVE, not SSD), more Intel CPU BIOS patches, and more - all listed below in the time stamps.00:00 Intro01:07 Burger of the Week (sort of)01:52 NVIDIA Intros DLSS 2.3, Image Sharpening, ICAT10:57 Intel 4004 Turns 5013:20 Seagate Developing NVMe HARD DRIVES?!15:36 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions16:47 Get Yer (70+) Windows 11 Fixes Here!18:49 Time to BIOS Patch Your Intel CPUs21:45 TPU Looks at Win11 vs Win10 ADL Performance26:42 The Elder Scrolls 6 on PC and Xbox Only27:35 CHERRY MX Board 3.0 S Keyboard35:42 Picks of the Week47:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/19/202148 minutes, 1 second
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Podcast #652 - Steam Deck Delay, AMD EPYC Data Center, Lexar DDR4, be Quiet! aRGB fans + MoRE!

Obviously the Steam Deck falls victim to the supply chain problems, AMD EPYC announcements and how big they're getting in the datacenter, Cisco switch vulnerabilities, review of the Lexar DDR4 3600, why Intel wanted Centaur, and beQuiet! intros some RGB fans.  Plus all the "more".  You're here for that.Another week is in the books, much more in a pure stream of consciousness that was originally streamed live, and has now been edited for human consumption. Full list of subjects in the time stamps list below.Timestamps0:00 Intro01:19 Burger of the Week03:30 Steam Deck Delayed06:15 AMD’s EPYC Data Center Event26:41 Podcast Sponsor: Comet Backup27:58 Why Intel Wanted Centaur33:04 Alder Lake Has AVX-512 Support?34:42 Some Cisco Switch Vulnerabilities37:33 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS 39:01 be quiet! Intros Company’s First ARGB Fans41:38 The Stylish Raijintek PAN SLIM Case46:36 Lexar Hades RGB DDR4 3600 RAM51:19 Picks of the Week ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/12/202159 minutes, 3 seconds
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Podcast #651 - Intel Alder Lake 12900k Falcon Northwest Tested, AMD 6000 Rumors, DDR5 FAQ + MORE!

The Intel 12th Gen equipped  Talon system from Falcon Northwest was. Also, Alder Lake is very fast. Faster than AMD?!! Everyone is saying so. It's just so hot right now. Literally. It pulls 241 watts.  The i9 looks to be a reactor in heat output, the i5 looks promising - more testing required!Plenty more chatter where that came from, enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Burger of the Week04:01 Intel Alder Lake Performance, Power, and Pricing32:58 Phase Change Memory36:48 AMD Zen 4D Rumors39:58 Meta Removing Facebook Login Requirement for Quest Headsets42:37 Weird West is Well Named and Well Designed48:40 Picks of the Week1:01:10 Outro (or is it?) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/7/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 54 seconds
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Podcast #650 - Intel Alder Lake, M1 Pro/Max, AMD & Intel Earnings + MOre!

Intel Alder Lake discussion and availability, performance metrics from M1 Pro and Max, AMD and Intel Earnings report and comparison, Google deletes FTP....yeah, and a burger.  See the full breakdown below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:05 Burger of the Week07:12 Intel Alder Lake Desktop CPUs24:18 Intel Q3 Earnings31:30 AMD Q3 Earnings37:37 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS38:55 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max Performance at AnandTech41:50 M1 Max vs. Leaked Alder Lake Geekbench Numbers46:29 A New Starfield Trailer48:31 The End of UWP49:55 Microsoft Force-Installing PC Health Check on Win10 PCs52:09 Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander53:14 RPCS356:03 What is the MSI SPATIUM?58:05 Google Deletes FTP from Chrome59:27 Picks of the Week1:07:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/31/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 29 seconds
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Podcast #649 - Apple's M1 Pro and Max Chips, EPOS H3 Hybrid Headset, GPS Bug + more!

Yes, Apple is in the news, and yes, we know most of our audience probably doesn't care. But it happened! We have to talk about it (well, not really, but we CHOOSE to do so)! There's also the return of an actual burger this time, plus other things. Other subjects list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:16 Burger of the Week02:51 Random Discussion05:35 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max Chips15:01 MacBook Pros Have I/O Again22:48 GPSD Bug Hitting Unpatched Systems 27:02 Canon Sued for Tying Low Ink to Scanning29:24 Podcast Sponsor: SimpliSafe30:44 Ray Traced Game List Growing32:18 144Hz 1440p Ultrawide Monitor Under $40038:35 The FPS Review Overclocks the RX 660042:55 Using a $1 Antenna to Sniff CAT6 Packets46:35 EPOS H3 Hybrid Gaming Headset Review48:46 Picks of the Week57:50 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/22/202158 minutes, 17 seconds
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Podcast #648 - AMD RX 6600 Review, Windows 11 Ryzen Problems, DRAM Pricing + MORE!

Are you ready for some subdued conversation about another graphics card you can't buy? Great! We also talk about how Windows 11 Ryzen performance is still problematic (pending further updates), and some other topics listed in the time stamps below.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:32 Burger of the Week05:20 Radeon RX 6600 Review16:30 First Windows 11 Patch Worsens Ryzen Performance19:56 Possible DRAM Price Correction (and DDR5 rant)25:47 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions26:49 Samsung’s 2nm Process32:27 Android Hasn’t Forgotten You(r data)35:59 Far Cry 6 Performance at FPSReview40:49 Picks of the Week47:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/17/202148 minutes, 41 seconds
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Podcast #647 - Windows 11 Slows Ryzen, Flexispot Kana Desk Review, Clearview AI, + More!

We have gathered here today to join in wholly insightful commentary about the week's computer-related news. If you object, comment now or forever hold your peace. Full list of topics below.  The Flexispot Kana Pro motorized desk is pretty fine, Windows 11 continues to have issues for some, especially on Ryzen CPUs, Clearview AI is super creepy it seems,  Acer is making a PCIe x4 NVME, and plenty of ray tracing going on.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:12 Burger (?) of the Week07:16 Windows 11 “Performance” with Ryzen CPUs13:50 Twitch Data Breach16:38 Samsung / AMD RDNA 2 SoC Supports Ray Tracing 18:47 Trying to Understand Intel’s LOIHI 223:33 4K Support Found in OLED Switch Dock25:02 Quick Note on PS4 Bricking Fix 26:01 Predator NVMe SSD with INNOGRIT Controller30:14 Nothing to See Here from Clearview AI34:10 Who’s Excited About Far Cry 6?38:30 FlexiSpot Kana Pro Adjustable Standing Desk Review46:55 Picks of the Week54:06 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/8/202155 minutes, 18 seconds
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Podcast #646 - Nvidia, Intel & AMD GPU Rumors, Other Vulnerabilities, HyperX Solocast Mic + More!

Nvidia 30 series Super cards, Intel ARC cards, AMD 6600 rumors.  Bluetooth and RGB vulnerabilities, epic EPYC market size, Silicon Lottery leaving us, the best Aliens game yet, Razer THX headphones, Nuclear power bitcoin +++ oh yeah.Join us for yet another week of rumors, speculation, banter, and burgers. Subject list in the time stamps below.  Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week05:16 NVIDIA RTX SUPER Rumors09:36 Intel ARC GPU Rumors12:43 AMD RX 6600 Rumors16:55 AMD Server Market Share Growing21:51 New Bluetooth Vulnerability26:33 Yes, M.2 Socket Selection Affects Performance31:32 Nuclear Powered Bitcoin Mining36:50 Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander37:57 Warning: RGB Breach - FULL ALERT40:02 Razer Barracuda X Headset Features DLC!43:11 Silicon Lottery Shutting Down48:56 Aliens Fireteam Elite: the ONLY new Aliens Game51:59 HyperX SoloCast USB Mic Review56:38 Picks of the Week1:03:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/2/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 29 seconds
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Podcast #645 - EVGA X570 Dark, Thermaltake Helicopter mATX, Nvidia DLAA + More!

Thermaltake "Get to the choppa!" mATX case, Microsoft releases the Surface Pro 8, RIP Sir Clive Sinclair, Nvidia has got a new way of improving imagery with their DLAA, RTX 3060's with 3070 ti GPU chips, OWC external Thunderbolt SSD, Pi with RX 6700 XT.Topics and timeline below!00:00 Intro02:06 Burger of the Week05:48 EVGA Launches X570 DARK09:08 What is NVIDIA DLAA?13:46 A Fast OWC Thunderbolt SSD15:47 RIP Sir Clive Sinclair19:33 RTX 3060's with RTX 3070 Ti GPUs?21:31 Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions22:44 Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 825:11 Raspberry Pi with RX 6700 XT27:21 AMD and NVIDIA Driver Updates28:59 Arm Automotive Products34:15 Josh Monitor Update36:28 Sponsor: SimpliSafe Home Security37:48 Thermaltake AH T200 Helicopter Case48:41 Picks of the Week56:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/25/202158 minutes, 2 seconds
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Podcast #644 - AMD Auto Overclocking, Win 11 Update, Apple News, ExpressVPN Bought + More!

Power and internet have been restored, so we're back after some weather-related, tree-related issues prevented us from gracing the 'tube last week. And things happened. Like AMD's fancy new overclocking feature built into the latest Radeon drivers that automatically voids your warranty! And other stuff. Plus burger of the week and more than our fair share of unrelated banter. Oh, and tree damage photos if you want to laugh at Sebastian's bad luck. It's all here.  Including other various tech news and reviews as well.Check the timestamps below for most of the topics.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:14 Burger of the Week05:19 Is Windows 11 Ready to Start?12:17 AMD Brings Auto Overclocking to Latest Drivers17:16 How Josh Hurt His Back20:32 The REAL Apple News - Emergency iMessage Bug Patch22:32 The FAKE Apple News31:20 The An0m Phone Honeypot35:09 Show Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions36:19 Leopold FC660C Keyboard - Capacitive 65% Option40:59 ExpressVPN Bought by Kape44:59 Battlefield 2042 DELAYED46:37 Splitgate50:38 Samsung Pro Plus 512GB MicroSD Card Review53:35 Single Strand Fiber is Real ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/17/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds
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Podcast #643 - Win 11 News, SSD Component Swaps, 2x be quiet! Cooler Reviews, and MORE

We're back once again to discuss burgers, Windows 11, AMD servers use a lot less power than Intel (NO WAY), various security issues, SSD component swaps, EVGA’s RTX 3090 investigation, and not one, but TWO be quiet! CPU cooler reviews (featuring Kent, who fills in for Jeremy as our resident long-haired person).Full topic list in the time stamps below, as usual. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Burger of the Week 02:59 Windows 11 Launch Date Announced 05:54 Cloudflare Chooses AMD 08:39 Meltdown-Like Vulnerability for Ryzen CPUs? 10:43 Malware Hiding in Your GPU's VRAM? 14:45 Josh Shares Thoughts on Hardware Availability 17:41 SSD Manufacturers Swapping Components 24:45 EVGA: Bad Soldering to Blame for RTX 3090 New World Failures 29:08 be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 2 Review 38:18 be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 Review 45:47 Picks of the Week 52:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/3/202153 minutes, 34 seconds
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Podcast #642 - Intel Architecture Day, Fractal Torrent, Corsair HS80, Cores VS Cache + MORE!

We're back after a week off, and please pretend you missed us.  Good show tonight though!  Intel Architecture day, Cores VS Cache for gaming, the new Fractal Torrent case review, the Corsair HS80 headset review, Nvidia Q2 Results, Gamescon 2021, EVGA X570 DARK ... Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:04 Burger(s) of the Week07:00 Intel Arch Day 2021 Highlights23:27 Intel 12th Gen Geekbench Leaks Already?27:33 Josh Breaks Down NVIDIA Q2 Financials38:21 Ad Break: TextExpander39:22 EVGA's X570 DARK Motherboard Pictured46:00 Gamescom 2021 - NVIDIA RTX Games48:31 Josh Guest Stars on the Broken Silicon Podcast52:47 Cores vs. Cache TechSpot Article1:01:36 Ad Break: SimpliSafe1:02:47 Fractal Torrent Review1:11:53 Corsair HS80 Headset Review1:20:28 Picks of the Week1:31:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/28/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 23 seconds
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Podcast 641 - RX 6600 XT Reviews, 3dfx is not, the Amiga 500 returns!?, 27 years of NFS + MOre!

It turns out that 640 wasn't enough for everyone, so we made one more. This week's episode talks about AMD's Radeon RX 6600 XT performance, as well as the painful realities of pricing and availability. We also talk about the crazy Rocket 4 Plus Destroyer, and the A500 mini - which is the mini console that Amiga fans have been waiting for, unless it isn't. Full list of topics in the timestamps below.Programming note: There will be no show next week! We return the week after (August 25).Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:19 Burger of the week07:07 Radeon RX 6600 XT review29:28 Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus DESTROYER34:08 Amiga LIVES: the A500 mini39:05 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions40:13 So long, 3dfx parody account48:27 Need for Speed 27th anniversary52:29 Battlefield 2042 tech preview arrives56:41 Picks of the week1:06:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/13/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 27 seconds
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Podcast #640 - RX 6600 XT Announcement, Ryzen 7 5700G, 3dfx "returns", TPM busted, + more!

Someone once (reportedly) said, "640(K) ought to be enough for anybody". If that's true then this is the LAST EVER edition of the podcast. However, Bill G. claims never to have said this, so I guess he wants us to keep going. FINE.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:28 Burger of the week05:15 AMD announces the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card16:51 Some Mac Pro related Radeon graphics thing18:47 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G reviews are out29:04 ASUS launching Crosshair VIII EXTREME X570 board32:18 3dfx coming back??!!41:23 TPM busted!47:44 SKYNET (sort of)54:10 MS Cloud PC PRICING excitement1:00:23 Picks of the week1:12:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/6/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 46 seconds
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Podcast #639 - AMD Financials, Intel Process Naming, Maingear VYBE, PC Power rules + More!

Discussion on the topics of the week, recorded just before AMD announced the 6600XT, but there's plenty more here to enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Burger of the Week06:12 AMD financials19:05 Intel accelerates their process tech27:30 New PC power rules limit sales to certain States31:55 Ad Break: TextExpander33:01 PlasticARM37:29 Chernobylite41:09 New top-flow be quiet! cooler announced42:59 Lemonduck46:20 MAINGEAR VYBE review (needs airflow)52:47 Lexar's Professional 1066x SDXC card (cheap, fast)55:09 Picks of the Week1:02:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/30/20211 hour, 2 minutes, 37 seconds
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Podcast #638 - Steam Deck Announcement - Amazon MMO Bricking GPUs? - GLOFLO - and MORE

The Steam Deck was announced the morning after our show last week, so we're talking about now - a week late! We also explore the evolving story about the "New World" beta reportedly bricking RTX 3090s (and apparently some AMD cards now, too).  More details below in the timestamps.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Burger of the Week03:50 Steam Deck16:35 GlobalFoundries Selling to Intel?23:37 Is an Amazon MMO Bricking GPUs?27:56 NVIDIA RTX and DLSS Coming to Arm and Linux32:04 AMD FSR Applied to Vulkan Linux Games via Proton FSHack33:36 DirectStorage Coming to Windows 10 After All35:52 Windows 10 Gets 5 More Years of Life (with a catch)38:29 Another Terrible Tuesday for SysAdmins44:10 Picks of the Week54:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/22/202154 minutes, 59 seconds
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Podcast #637 - Mining GPUs hit the market, Sub-Zero Cooling, AMD Mini, Intel 12900k rumors + more!

Another week, another hour of scintillating PC hardware and software discussion. Topics in the list below. Don't miss a moment. Or do. That's what the time stamps are for. 00:00 Intro01:16 (???)02:15 Burger of the week03:33 Would you buy a used mining GPU from China?08:01 Intel 12th Gen samples allegedly appear11:24 Don't get caught smuggling 256 CPUs14:31 Cooler Master goes SUB-ZERO17:11 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions18:21 The desktop STILL isn’t dead21:41 Windows 11 in a browser??24:30 NVIDIA Cambridge-1 EPYC Supercomputer28:37 Battlefield 2042 has much AI30:12 An AMD NUC-like mini PC34:30 More PrintNightmare nightmares37:00 Picks of the week43:30 Vintage hardware corner50:26 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/15/202150 minutes, 47 seconds
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Podcast #636 - It's been a bad week for software, but the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU has FAST Graphics! + More!

Another week, another stroll through the week's topics of the personal computing persuasion. Plus burger discussion and a perfunctory look at vintage hardware from the shelf. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:06 Burger of the Week04:57 PrintNightmare07:18 Intel (reportedly) Erased ALL Ryzen Marketshare Gains18:57 AMD's Ryzen 7 5700G: Fastest Ever Processor Graphics23:17 Nintendo's Surprise Reveal of the Switch OLED Model29:34 NEO FORZA FAYE: Another 4400MHz DDR4 Kit Tested on Ryzen34:19 Reflecting on AMD's Slot A Era35:38 Audacity SpyGate37:45 New Version of pfSense Has Issues40:41 The Baffling Bellows-Cooled PC43:25 Tie Fighter Total Conversion45:20 EPOS GSP 602 Headset Review51:00 Picks of the Week58:25 Weekly Look at Old PC Hardware From the Shelf1:03:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/9/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 46 seconds
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Podcast #635 - Windows 11, ASUS 6Ghz Mesh, Microcenter Apologizes + more!

What is left to say about Microsoft's "security" requirements for Windows 11? How much time do you have?? But we also talked about some other stuff, and then went down memory lane with AMD's forgotten 1990's sound card. (Vintage hardware at the end!)Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:24 Burger of the Week02:49 Windows 11 Requirements: The Saga Begins17:55 HP's New Pavilion 13 Aero: an ULTRA-light all-AMD laptop22:18 Ad Break: TextExpander23:28 ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 is a 6GHz mesh network27:46 Aqua Computer LEAKSHIELD: worry-free liquid cooling?33:30 Build Your Own Lego Microscope36:08 Microcenter Apologizes for Insulting AMD GPUs39:27 Picks of the Week Begin...42:51 Store Your Vintage Hardware on Plate Racks (BONUS: the rare AMD sound card!)48:26 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/4/202149 minutes, 2 seconds
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Podcast #634 - AMD FSR Launch, Win 11, Hynix P31 SSD, ASRock Taichi, and More

AMD's FSR is here! So is Windows 11! And other things like Fallout: London, and the passing of John McAfee, and discussion of the global chip shortage, oh and Silverstone crams a 1000w PSU into the SFX-L formfactor. And we cover a couple of reviews published this week on the SK Hynix 1TB P31 Gold and the Z590 ASRock Taichi.  The gears move.  Plus burger of the week. Topics are all accounted for in the timestamps below.00:00 Intro00:58 Josh's New Electric Smoker05:17 Burger of the Week08:04 AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) Launches25:03 Windows 11 Event Incoming (already happened as you read this)29:04 Ad Break: CLEAR30:20 Jeremy/Josh Face Off30:47 Changes at Intel34:50 SilverStone's 1000W SFX-L PSU37:17 Counterfeit Components?40:05 Fallout London42:44 Intel's SSD DC P5800X is FAST49:03 Ad Break: Molekule50:16 SK Hynix Gold P31 NVMe SSD Tested54:02 ASRock's Z590 Taichi Motherboard1:05:54 Remembering the ECS Anti-Dust Shield1:08:04 Picks of the Week1:15:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/25/20211 hour, 16 minutes
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Podcast #633 - Meshlicious Review, AMD 6900XT LC, Noctua Passive, Amazon Luna + more!

Join us this week as we present all the news that's fit to podcast! We explore the SI-only launch of AMD's 6900XT LC, take a first look at Windows 11, and revel in the Meshlicious mini-ITX experience. And best of all, this week's show features some of the worst audio quality in recent memory thanks to an echo that can be heard through most of it! (Somehow the phenomenon does not occur when Josh is talking...not placing blame on anyone's open-back headphones or anything...)00:00 Intro02:18 Burger of the Week04:02 AMD Launches Radeon RX 6900XT Liquid Cooled Version09:05 Windows Goes to 11?11:46 Noctua's NH-P1 Officially Launches, Actually For Sale Now15:21 Snarky Commentary On a Totally Noise-Free Lifestyle21:15 G.Skill Announces the Z5I Mini-ITX Case24:22 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions25:20 Starfield: Like Skyrim in Space?30:34 Amazon's New Luna Cloud Gaming Service36:47 Kent's SSUPD Meshlicious Case Review53:16 Picks of the Week1:00:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/18/20211 hour, 47 seconds
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Podcast #632 - Nvidia 3070Ti Review, Noctua Passive Cooler, Intel 12VO, Battlefield 2042 + MoRe!

Another week, another Ti card. And it's already sold out! But don't worry, we talk about other stuff you can't buy, like the massive Noctua NH-P1 fanless CPU cooler. We probably also talked about something you CAN get, but you can judge for yourself from the listed topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:31 Burger of the Week07:14 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition Review20:59 Noctua NH-P1 Listed Early on Newegg26:09 AMD RDNA 2 Radeon Pro GPUs30:51 More Intel ATX12VO PSU Discussion35:54 Amazon Sidewalk Paranoia39:39 Battlefield 2042's 128-Player Combat41:15 Power Over Wi-Fi?44:48 TechSpot's DIY vs Boutique PC Article52:55 Picks of the Week1:06:16 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/10/20211 hour, 6 minutes, 49 seconds
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Podcast #631 - GeForce RTX 3080Ti Review, AMD COMPUTEX News and so much more!

Just in the nick of time, we're back podcasting to discuss (at some length) the RTX 3080 Ti launch, as well as AMD's COMPUTEX news and some other things. Oh, and a "burger" of the week. You won't want to miss this episode. Then again, if you watched it live then you probably didn't read this, and if you didn't then you almost certainly didn't read this. Good day.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:37 Burger of the Week05:54 NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti Announced08:20 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition Review32:07 Ad Break: Clear32:57 AMD at COMPUTEXVirtual - Radeon RX 6000 Mobile GPUs, Advantage Laptops, FSR39:59 AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs Coming to Retail Market43:45 AMD Gets STACKED: 3D V-Cache Technology49:38 RDNA 2 Comes to Mobile: New Radeon-Powered Exynos SoC52:11 Ad Break: Upstart53:26 ASRock Thin Mini-ITX AM4 Motherboard55:43 This is the YEAR OF THE DESKTOP (because you can't buy laptops)1:01:13 Picks of the Week1:10:51 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/4/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #630 - Zen4 Rumors, Ryzen 7 vs Core i7, Thermal Pad Gate, Win10 Best! + more!

They said it couldn't be done. Well, actually they said it shouldn't be done. But we did it anyway, and now YOU can watch and/or listen to it! Yes, it's episode 630 in the long-running series of podcasts from your friends at PCPer. Subjects covered this week appear below, in the timestamp list!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:09 Burger of the Week05:30 AMD Zen 4 Rumors12:14 How NOT to Install LGA CPUs13:35 Intel's Next Socket Not Compatible with Current Coolers?15:03 TechSpot's Ryzen 7 5800X vs. Core i7-11700K Face-off20:36 Josh Guides You Through NVIDIA Earnings29:55 Ad Break: TextExpander31:06 Arm Hiring Freeze?34:17 Microsoft and Qualcomm Team For Windows on Arm Mini PC39:17 The Mysterious Case of the Thermal Pad Thickness41:30 The Next Version of Windows Will Be the BEST EVER44:24 Ad Break: Clear45:47 Linux on Chromebooks Out of Beta47:20 Intel's H20 - A Fusion of Optane and QLC51:17 The Promise of Biomutant53:42 USB-C 2.1 Supports 240W56:21 ASUS Offers MASSIVE Power Delivery on new Z590 Board1:00:01 GeIL ORION RGB 4400 MHz RAM Review1:07:32 Picks of the Week1:18:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/29/20211 hour, 20 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #629 - Nvidia LHR GPUs, Modular Laptop, Pure Rock Slim 2 Cooler, Cherry KB & Mouse + More!

Thanks for joining us here again for another week of tech talk on the things we found interesting enough to discuss and cool products we review.  Topics include NVIDIA's announcement of LHR (Low Hash Rate) graphics cards, the modular Framework laptop, a surprisingly good $26 be quiet! air cooler, a VERY quiet mouse, and more (listed below).  AMD is XT'ing all the things, Intel wants to 12VO all the things, Microsoft Flight Sim wants us to tour all the things! Enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:42 Burger of the Week05:55 NVIDIA's LHR Graphics Card Announcement (and some Ti rumors)14:30 Framework Modular Laptop21:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 XT Processors Incoming?24:33 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Rumors27:00 Intel Wants To Make 12V Only PSUs Standard34:29 Ad Break: Molekule Air Purifiers36:07 AMD PCI Driver Excitement39:24 Hackaday Prize 202144:16 MSFS Audio Tours48:42 Total War: Warhammer III Update50:58 A Lesson in News Headline Puns53:09 Review #1: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler1:02:44 Review #2: Cherry Stream Desktop Keyboard and Mouse1:06:42 Picks of the Week1:23:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/21/20211 hour, 24 minutes, 13 seconds
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Podcast #628 - Intel Tiger Lake-H, RTX 3050 & 3050ti, SUGO 15 & Tower 100 Case Reviews +++

A podcast so jam-packed with content that we talked non-stop for an hour and a half! Yes, there is incredibly intelligent commentary, but far more important there is a BURGER OF THE WEEK. Full list of subjects in the timestamps down below.Warning:  There is a small amount of Microcenter in this show.  And Macs.  And Apple.  But waaaay more Intel, so it all works out.Timestamps00:00 Intro03:36 Burger of the Week05:43 Intel Launches Tiger Lake-H Mobile Processors15:20 Intel's Alder Lake-S First to Market with DDR5, PCIe Gen5?23:32 IBM Claims Smallest Processor Ever (2nm)28:35 Wi-Fi FragAttacks32:01 Inland SSD - The Microcenter Brand35:41 SSD Prices Headed Up36:30 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions37:38 Newly Detected Qualcomm Vulnerability40:58 RIP Windows 10X42:14 Resizable BAR Benchmarks46:44 Our SilverStone SUGO 15 Review56:28 Ad Break: Upstart Personal Loans57:45 A Look at the be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W PSU1:02:33 RE Village AMD FidelityFX Perf (via FPS Review)1:06:17 NVIDIA Releases RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti Notebook GPUs1:10:06 Our ThermalTake Tower 100 Case Review1:21:38 Picks of the Week1:30:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/14/20211 hour, 31 minutes, 24 seconds
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Podcast #627! Intel Rumors, AMD says no Zen 3 on X370, Dishwasher DRM, RTX Games for Realz, and More!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us!  There's charming tech laced banter, Intel rumors that we (really) cannot talk about, Dishwasher DRM and the right to repair things we own, Retro Hardware, Core i7 over everything, Windows game store still sells games?!, Discord and Sony, Resident Evil and Metro Exodus are living the RTX dream, and so many other witty observations.  Timestamps with subjects below!Timestamps00:00 Intro03:55 Burger of the Week08:03 Intel CPU Rumors13:26 Windows Store Makes an Epic Choice16:48 Core i7-11700KF For Your Non-IGP Intel Needs20:58 Resident Evil Village and Metro Exodus Ray Tracing28:44 DRM on a Dishwasher?? (and "bonus" appliance ranting)40:26 RETRO HARDWARE BREAK: A Tiny AMD 386 Motherboard41:39 Another Desktop vs. Laptop GPU Article (feat. RTX 3080)43:41 Samsung's FABulous News49:23 Discord Partners with PlayStation50:49 AMD Warning X370 Mobo Makers Against Ryzen 5000 BIOS Support?53:27 Oculus Quest 2: The Price of Privacy is HIGH56:29 Phanteks P200A Mini-ITX Case1:00:16 Picks of the Week1:11:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/7/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 52 seconds
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Podcast #626 - RTX 3080ti and Zen 5 Rumors, ARM Tech Day, AMD is Thriving! Plus More!

Tonight, some rumors on GPUs and APUs, Josh talks about Arm's latest Tech Day and how much money AMD made last quarter, and we look at a dual-bay NVMe enclosure and a new gaming headset. Plus other stuff. It's all in the timestamps below:00:00 Intro02:36 Burger of the Week04:04 Intel Optane LIVES08:05 RTX 3080 Ti Coming May 18??16:58 AMD Ryzen 4700S is the XBox APU For PC???19:17 Another Arm Tech Day38:17 AMD 3nm Zen 5 APU Rumors46:31 Ad Break: TextExpander47:41 AMD Finacials46:43 eGPU Scaling59:17 Zen and the Art of Version Maintenence1:01:33 PineCube Open IP Camera1:04:20 ThermalTake ToughAir Fans1:08:31 JoshTEKK Review: IcyDock Dual-Bay NVMe Enclosure1:15:45 EPOS H3 Headset Review1:22:27 Picks of the Week1:39:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/30/20211 hour, 40 minutes, 20 seconds
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Podcast #625 - AMD Driver Update, Apple M1, Nvidia ARM, Fractal PSUs and Chia coin + more!

This week we scrape the bottom of the (Apple) barrel to bring you over an hour of... CONTENT. But we don't just talk about Apple's colorful new iMacs, as there are AMD drivers, new Fractal ION power supplies, and a little external sound card to discuss as well. Discord not going to Microsoft, Chia is a new coin ... for SSDs?  Plus some other stuff, listed in the timestamps below.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:39 Josh Interjects with Manos: Hands of Fate (?) Film History02:30 Burger of the Week05:09 AMD Radeon Software Update11:57 Apple M1-Powered 24-inch iMacs22:27 Ad Break: Upstart Loans23:47 Complications for NVIDIA Arm Acquisition in UK31:29 Chia: A Digital Coin You Mine On SSDs37:27 Valve Patches Steam Exploit39:28 Discord No Longer Selling to Microsoft (because IPO)42:36 Fractal ION Power Supply Review53:25 EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card Review59:10 Picks of the Week01:13:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/23/20211 hour, 14 minutes, 24 seconds
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Podcast #624 - Ryzen 5000 APUs, NVIDIA GTC (etc.) SPECIAL GUEST Wendell of Level1Techs!

This week Wendell from Level1Techs (@tekwendell himself) joins the show! We talk about AMD's new (and OEM-only) Ryzen 5000 APUs, enhanced Rocket Lake-S performance after BIOS update, NVIDIA's GTC announcements, a Corsair TKL keyboard, and much more listed in the timestamps below.We might have broken the Wendell.  00:00 Intro06:04 Burger of the Week08:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series Launch17:14 Rocket Lake Revisited (higher clocks! more power!)30:46 The FPS Review Benchmarks Intel 750 GPU Performance33:33 Ad Break #1: LinkedIn Talent Solutions34:39 Half-Life Alyx VR-Free Mod38:18 NVIDIA GTC Ramblings50:53 Intel Offers to Produce Car Chips56:47 Power Outage at TSMC57:44 Ad Break #2: CLEAR59:15 be quiet! Has New PSUs1:03:19 IceGiant ProSiphon Elite is a MASSIVE CPU Cooler1:06:50 IBM Keyboards Explored1:15:42 Gord (?)1:18:39 Corsair K70 RGB TKL Keyboard and Sabre RGB Pro Mouse1:30:19 Picks of the Week1:37:07 Non-Picks and Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/17/20211 hour, 43 minutes, 17 seconds
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Podcast #623 - Bam! Burger! Zen3 Vulnerable? RTX Voice, Right to Repair, K55 Pro Review + MORE!!

No news?!  Not in our world!We have plenty to talk about in this unrehearsed, totally unscripted episode which in no way typifies our usual output. Not at all. But far more importantly, after last week's omission we are happy to report that Josh returns with a rousing BURGER OF THE WEEK (tm).Timestamps:00:00 Intro05:18 Burger of the Week09:11 Do AMD Zen 3 Processors Have A Spectre-Like Vulnerability?12:04 NVIDIA Makes RTX Voice GTX Support Official15:16 AMD Launches RX 6800 XT Midnight Black Edition17:56 NVIDIA RTX 3080 (coolers) IN STOCK NOW!21:01 Some Informal AMD Rumor Discussion23:27 A $1 Chip Disrupting the Entire Display Industry??27:45 Just Days Until GTC Kicks Off29:50 AMD Radeon Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 207736:24 You Can Buy an 8TB NVMe SSD (for just $1300)42:39 QNAP Critical NAS Bugs Revealed45:18 Yahoo Answer is Shutting Down (finally)48:01 Right to Repair Legislation Fundraising Excitement52:10 Brett's Corsair K55 Pro XT Keyboard Review57:01 Picks of the Week1:10:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/8/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 43 seconds
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Podcast #622 - Intel Rocket Lake 11th Gen, Corsair RMx PSUs, ARM v9, RTX3080ti + More!

We can barely contain our excitement about Intel's latest desktop processors this week. In addition, Brett tries his hand at power supply testing, and Josh discusses the latest in Arm technology (and lets us all down with his burger fail). And some other stuff. It's all in the list below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:02 Josh Burger FAIL05:14 Way Too Much Intel Rocket Lake Discussion38:04 Josh Talks About Arm's v9 update & Virtual Conference52:10 Computex Cancels In-Person 2021 Show56:20 AIDA64 v6.33 Arrives58:26 Ad Break #1: Helix Sleep59:53 GeForce GA102-250 Rumors1:03:35 NVIDIA Officially Enables GPU Passthrough1:06:21 Disco Elysium Final Cut1:08:59 Sonos 24-bit 48 kHz Excitement1:16:43 Ad Break #2: TextExpander1:17:54 RGB Hair (not really a thing)1:20:33 VoltsWagon Rebrand (made fools of us all)1:22:48 Brett's Corsair RMx PSU Review1:39:01 Picks of the Week1:47:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/2/20211 hour, 49 minutes, 9 seconds
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Podcast #621 - XFX 6700xt MERC319, Corsair Fans, MS buying Discord, Intel ticks again + More!

This episode has some of the "All" in it.  It's got a Fryday, and XFX MERC319, Corsair SP RGB fans, Zadak RGB Storage, GeForce Now, DLSS maybe on the Switch and Patriot storage goes into Supersonic Rage Pro mode.  Is the fastest DDR4 5000 worth it?  What's in Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 and what's coming for gaming in 2021?  Is Intel on their way back to tick and tocking with their new fab?  All that and more in this episode of the PC Perspective Podcast.Timestamps for your pleasure:00:00 Intro01:18 Burger of the Week (FryDay Edition)04:40 XFX RX 6700 XT MERC319 Review13:18 Gaming in 2021 - What's Coming?19:51 Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.223:17 Intel Unleashed Event32:50 Nintendo Switch Pro 4K DLSS Rumors37:44 Microsoft May Buy Discord For Over $10 Billion45:47 Ad Break: ExpressVPN47:30 GeForce Now Costs More51:39 IceSLEET X7 Dual is a Big Aqua Air Cooler57:45 DDR4-5000 RAM Somehow Not Univerally Compatible1:04:34 Patriot Supersonic Rage Pro Thumb Drives: Brett Learns About UASP in 20211:07:28 Zadak Spark - An RGB Device That Doubles as a 1TB SSD1:13:36 OVH Data Center Woes Continue1:16:02 Brett Reviews Corsair SP120 and SP140 RGB Elite Fans1:21:53 Picks of the Week1:29:36 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/26/20211 hour, 30 minutes, 6 seconds
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Podcast #620 - AMD 6700XT, Lenovo P1 Laptop, Corsair 60% keyboard, Intel 11th + way more!

Not one but TWO launch reviews for the RX 6700 XT, the long term use review of the Lenovo P1 Gen 3 4k laptop (the online article has way more info) and Corsair released their first 60% mechanical keyboard.  As per the timestamps, we also dive into pricing and performance for the Intel 11th Gen CPUs, Micron done with 3D XPoint, RTX 3060 mining speed self-own, and AMD AGESA updates maybe finally fixing USB issues on 500 series platform.  Oh, let's not forget the Justin Long Intel shilling discussion and how a gifted rando finally fixed Rockstar's terrible loading times for GTA V and got what he deserved.  A reward.  There's way more, but the show tends to speak for itself.As you wish, might I present the timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Burger of the Week05:37 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Launch Review26:08 Intel Announces 11th Gen Desktop Pricing36:00 RTX 3060 Mining At Full Speed42:45 Your Webcam Probably Isn't Safe46:04 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions47:10 The New AMD EPYC 7003 Family54:00 Shortages at Samsung Delay the Next Note58:34 Micron Pulls Plug on 3D XPoint1:01:40 Reminiscing About Last Week's Epic Burger of the Week1:02:54 AMD AGESA Update Addressing USB Issues1:05:30 Devs Plan To Fix Poor GTA Online Load Times1:07:36 TOP STORY - Justin Long Does Intel PC Ads1:11:39 Brett's Lenovo P1 Gen 3 15-inch Laptop Review1:18:39 Corsair K65 RGB MINI 60 Percent Keyboard Review1:25:41 Picks of the Week1:33:24 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/19/20211 hour, 34 minutes, 9 seconds
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Podcast #619 - 11700k early look, MS Ryzen Surfaces, Samsung 980 & Much More!

Join us this time for a spirited, meandering look at the week in personal computer news. A long and winding road, if you will, that leads to Josh's door. And burgers. There will be burgers.  And cat-butt. Use your imagination if you're listening.00:00 Intro02:38 Josh's Burger of the Week06:10 Surface May Get More Ryzen Options09:10 Microsoft Bethesda Acquisition Now Offical10:49 AnandTech Reviews Intel's Unreleased Core i7-11700K41:32 Solarwinds Keeps Getting Worse45:00 When a 3070 Isn't a 3070 (or a 3070)49:46 Ad Break: ExpressVPN51:29 Corsair's Liquid Cooled SSD59:45 Fooling AI with Pen and Paper1:02:35 Apple Discontinues iMac Pro1:06:12 OVHcloud Fire1:07:45 Samsung 980 SSD Review1:13:37 Hardware Availability Woes Continue1:17:30 Kent's Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Review1:31:08 Picks of the Week1:43:07 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/12/20211 hour, 44 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #618 - AMD 6700 XT, Intel 670p, Threadripper PRO, Aliens games

This week we look AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT announcement and talk expected performance and (sigh) availability. We also look at Intel's new consumer SSD (they're still making those??), Josh explains the Newegg Shuffle, and we cover some other topics visible in the timestamps below:Timestamps:00:00​ Intro01:49​ Josh's Burger of the Week05:01​ AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Announced23:21​ AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Hits DIY Market28:14​ Intel SSD 670p Launched32:38​ Ad Break: Helix Sleep34:13​ Josh Does the Newegg Shuffle37:21​ Light Shaking Makes Hard Drives Faster42:21​ Game Break Part 1 - Aliens: Fireteam - Coming This Summer45:30​ Game Break Part 2 - Space Beast Terror Fright48:45​ Intel Discontinues Performance Tuning Protection Plan52:00​ NASA's Mars Rover Is Powered by a 233 MHz PowerPC 750 Processor55:36​ Intel DG2 GPU Will Indeed Arrive This Year1:02:40​ Picks of the Week1:11:44​ OutroInterested in a better nights sleep?  Take the quiz and check out our sponsor this week:  Helix Sleep!Use our link to get up to $200 off your order and 2 free pillows! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/4/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 30 seconds
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Podcast #617 - RTX 3060, Fractal Meshify 2 Compact, AMD USB Issues and More!

OH yes, another GPU you probably cannot get easily, it's the RTX 3060!  A great new case in the Fractal Design line up, the Meshify 2 Compact (looks good in purple, go see it).  Also we review a gigantic mouse mat and a new gaming mouse from Corsair, the Katar Pro XT.  Diablo is going MMO, Apple M1's might be wearing out SSDs, Firefox tosses its cookies in a jar, and Sabrent offers an inexpensive USB-c home for NVME.Enjoy all that and more!Timestamps00:00​ Intro02:12​ Josh's Burger of the Week03:33​ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Review17:56​ NVIDIA Reduces 3060 Mining Performance, Intros Mining GPUs27:19​ PC Build Recommendations in a Time of Drought31:45​ Josh Talks About NVIDIA Earnings37:57​ Brett's Corsair Katar Pro XT Mouse and MM700 Mat Review47:13​ Ad Break: TextExpander48:18​ Sabrent $30 USB-C NVMe Enclosure51:10​ AMD Investigating X570 USB Issues57:53​ Firefox Keeps Cookies in Containers1:02:43​ Apple M1 Mac Excessive SSD Wear?1:05:27​ Diablo is Blizzard's Destiny1:09:39​ Brett's Fractal Meshify 2 C Review1:27:06​ Picks of the Week1:31:56​ Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/27/20211 hour, 33 minutes, 2 seconds
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Podcast 616: Undervolted and Overclocked

RTX 3060 about to be released, ray tracing enhancements from the consoles ported over to PCs for Metro Exodus, spyware from Supermicro part deux, clock tuner for Ryzen and reliability - plus so much more!  Like bit coin mining uses just a bit of power.... here's the break down - back by request!00:00​ Intro02:13​ Burger of the Week04:14​ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Release Date and Specs09:06​ Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition12:43​ Audio Technica Streaming Starter Pack15:53​ Clock Tuner for Ryzen 2.120:18​ Report of Abnormal Zen 3 DOA Numbers?28:15​ Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions29:30​ SuperMicro SpyChipGate Part Deux34:30​ Qualcomm Objects to NVIDIA Arm Purchase40:15​ Breaking News - Bitcoin Mining Uses a Lot of Power41:36​ Samsung 980 PRO 2TB Review50:35​ Picks of the Week1:07:27​ Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/20/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 56 seconds
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Podcast #615 - Intel 11th Gen, AMD FidelityFX, Apple VR, CD PR Cyberpunked, and HyperX Review + More!

Latest on Intel 11th Gen CPUs, Western_Digital Game Dock and a discussion of the AMD FidelityFX DLSS competitor.  Epic game store exclusives, Android on your Switch, CD Project Red gets really punked, and a review of the HyperX Quadcast S mic.  Don't miss out on the Apple VR glasses or the SX CPU chatter as well.   Finally, we finish off this non-star-studded episode with our not yet patented Picks of the Week! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/12/20211 hour, 38 seconds
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Podcast #614 - More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

In this high-powered edition of the PC Perspective podcast the legendary Allyn Malventano (or is it Maltavino?) joins us for TWO HOURS of spirited tech talk. Expect technical discussion, leaking Tesla screen props, angry rants about display latency, and intense burger talk. And probably some other things like MSI Suprim GPU reviews, TridentZ ram for Ryzen, and a Monstargear DIY keyboard. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/6/20212 hours, 7 minutes, 40 seconds
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Podcast 613 - AMD Earnings, RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs, Zen 3 Resale Market, and More

Seems like Wednesday continues to happen, at least once each week so here we go streaming out the tech variety show again!On this episode: AMD Earned well in 2020 Scalpers Got $ too unfortunately RTX 30 Laptops are coming, but how to tell the difference? Plex Gaming?  Maybe not MS does you a favor taking your $ for Live?  Pray they do not alter the deal further. We reviewer the reviewer which enjoys a $300 DIY keyboard from Drop, the Carina and More! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/29/202158 minutes, 58 seconds
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Podcast #612 - AMD SAM, Corsair 5000D & LIVA Q1D Reviews, PC Sales, TSMC 3nm + More!

Not a huge hardware release week, so a few news items and reviews for all.  Getting at AMD Smart Access Memory is not super easy and doesn't always result in a "win", Samsung revises the 870 EVO, PC Sales are WAY up, and Thermaltake has a new ITX tower.  Also we take a look at our reviews for the Corsair 5000D Airflow, the mini LIVA Q1D, and look at 3nm coming soon from TSMC.  Nvidia launches a new Pascal card and we look at the Intel leaks for Rocketlake-S pricing.  Plus MORE!  Enjoy. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/21/202159 minutes, 52 seconds
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Podcast #611 - CES 2021 News stories - AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Samsung, Thermaltake + More!

Fear not, Sebastian does rejoin the show after about 5 minutes. We do the run down on a few newsy CES items: The Burger Update - because. AMD makes snooze, I mean news Intel CPUs - yes, they'll have better ones! Intel CEO - yes, they'll have a different one! Nvidia Gaming Event and GPU updates.  What's MSRP again? Other CES Releases and Announcements from such manufacturers as:ThermaltakeSamsungLGNZXTMSI There was not planned to be a musical number this evening, but a short one did sneak in. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/17/20211 hour, 24 minutes, 50 seconds
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Podcast #610 - AMD GPU Chiplets & Intel 11th Gen rumors, 5G and games coming in 2021 + more!

Join us this week as we brace ourselves for the media onslaught that is Virtual CES 2021, and offer many random thoughts about various subjects.Such as:  Will AMD use chiplets in GPUs soon Those Intel 11th gen CPUs look "hot" and single core fast Will 5G be more widely available Exactly when can we expect availability of "X" thing? Upcoming games like Halo Infinite and System Shock 3 Reviews we're working on Nintendo Switch gaming in the cloud Burger update and so much more.  Come along for our first show of 2021! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/8/20211 hour, 10 minutes, 48 seconds
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Podcast #609 - 2020 Wrap-Up Extravaganza Ultra Supa OC Rage Mode Edition

Welcome to the oversized year end podcast where we bid 2020 a buh-bye.  Please welcome special guests Jim Tanous and Kent Burgess as well!  In fact, this is our Christmas special and New Years show all action packed into one show.  We talk about MiniPCs, the use of Chkdsk on SSDs, Rage Mode, our review of the Azulle Byte 4 and some of the "top" stories of 2020. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/4/20211 hour, 52 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #608 - Ray Traced and Controversial, Sapphire Nitro+ 6800, Vulkan, Cyberpunk, Microcenter + MORE!

Tackling the weekly topics, some of them getting a real beating over this almost 2 hour episode.  Cyberpunk 2077 check in and its too bad about your console.  Random numbers, encryption, and the Solar Winds hack, oh my.  Something <em>bad</em> can be bought from Microcenter! The Nvidia / reviewers controversy, a few points. Actual reviews for the Sapphire Nitro+ 6800 and Western Digital Blue SN550 NVME drive.  Photography only comes up a few times and then more of course.< ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/18/20201 hour, 48 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #607 - Cyberpunk 2077 & 6900XT, Ultrawides, Phanteks Shift 2, Lian Li Lancool 215, Dad Joke!

<p>Back with a hard hitting podcast, talking about Cyberpunk 2077 demands, continued production of the 6000 series AMD reference design cards, the 6900XT performance & availability, and reviews of the Phanteks Shift Air 2 and the Lian Li LANCOOL 215.  Oh, there's also the rise of the <strong>ultra</strong> wide screen monitors as a viable immersive gaming experience (and affordable!),  and 10c / GB TLC NAND.</p><p>Josh has a meaty story to share and also tells a Dad Joke (tm).  Featuring Chet.</p> ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/11/20201 hour, 30 minutes, 10 seconds
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Podcast #606 - RTX 3060ti, QLC NAND better, X570 on the cheap, Zen Laptop Performance, and MORE!

Thanks for joining us for the podcast after our week off! On this episode: Graphics cards you cannot buy! Our review of the RTX 3060ti, Is a cheap X570 worth it? 11 seconds of Zen: performance on AMD laptops is questioned by Intel, we review the Corsair iCUE H115i Capellix AIO, and is 14nm+++ so different from 7nm? Find out a bit more.Josh has fries, but take heart, they’re still good and Brett wonders how Apple might play a part in shipping constraints.If you are a Patreon member, and you like this sort of thing, well, you can have more of it and help support PC Per at the same time!Our podcast sponsors tonight are from:Remote HQ The platform that allows teams to work together as if they were in same room!Three free months with our link here!Text Expander! TextExpander makes it easy to give your team the right words for every situation!20% off your first year of membership with our link! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/5/20201 hour, 23 minutes, 19 seconds
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Podcast #605 - RX6800 & 6800XT Review, Intel / AMD History, Microsoft Security Chip + More!

AMD is now totally killing it with their GPUs! We take a deep dive on the testing we did on the game-changing RX6800 & RX6800xt models.TL;DR: They’re totally worth it, if you can get one. We discuss the performance history of Intel and AMD, a new Microsoft security chip (ala the T2), Android phones home no matter what it seems, Starwars Squadrons is getting a big update too! Plus we review the be quiet! Silent Base 802.Once again, It’s a long show, go get a beverage.Timestamps:00:24 Intro02:43 Burger of the Week05:12 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review46:51 NVIDIA Earnings53:25 AD: Linkedin Jobs54:50 A History of AMD vs. Intel Desktop Performance1:07:18 Microsoft's New Security Chip1:10:03 The Hidden Cost of Android?1:14:17 Star Wars Squadrons Update1:17:37 be quiet! Silent Base 802 Case Review1:25:24 Picks of the Week1:33:56 OutroThis week's podcast sponsor is Linkedin Jobs. Visit https://linkedin.com/pcper to find out more, and save $50 on your first job posting (terms and conditions apply).Thanks to video sponsor be quiet! and the new Pure Loop liquid CPU cooler: https://www.bequiet.com/en/watercooler/pure-loop/1957 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/21/20201 hour, 34 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #604 - Ryzen 5000 Review, Apple M1 SoC, 3070 Overclocking, Meshify 2 + more!

Prepare yourself for a feature-length podcast this week, packed to the brim with the panel's thoughts about Ryzen 5000 CPU performance, value, and which new CPU represents the "sweet spot". We also look at AMD's latest peek at Radeon RX 6000 performance ahead of next week's launch, explore Apple's M1 SoC launch, spend altogether too much time talking about the photos from Brett's Fractal Meshify 2 review, and chat about various other topics. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/13/20201 hour, 57 minutes, 21 seconds
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Podcast #603 - AMD Radeon RX6000 Event Recap, RTX 3070 Review, Nvidia Reflex and MORE!

On the docket this evening we recap the AMD live event, and examine the details of the multiple RX 6000 GPU announcements, seemingly rivaling and topping(!) the recent performance levels set by Nvidia’s 30 series. Impressive, and we’re looking forward to testing these new cards. Swerve over to the AMD Xilinx acquisition and AMD’s great quarter – some might say it was Epyc. Har! Also in this show: Ryzen & RTX in the same laptop, it can happen with ASUS — Cyberpunk 2077 Delay!? — Nvidia Reflex isn’t talked about much yet, but it’s interesting! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/30/20201 hour, 25 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #602 - Intel Drops NAND, Corsair 4000D, Google Kills Again, 165Hz Gaming and More!

This week we bring you news of Intel's exit from the consumer SSD space, more AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series rumors (the clocks are HIGH), Silicon Motion's long-awaited entry into the PCIe Gen4 SSD controller arena, Google kills off yet another product, high framerate gaming performance, NVIDIA possibly moving 30 Series GPUs to 7nm TSMC in 2021, Corsair's new 4000D AIRFLOW case, and our picks of the week!There's also a random Zotac 1x GPU.Thank you to our podcast sponsor this week: LinkedIn Jobs!  Save $50 with on your first post with our link! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/23/202050 minutes, 18 seconds
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Podcast #601 - Ryzen 5K is Coming! WD PCIe NVME, iPhone 12, FAAAST reviews plus way more!!

Tonight we discuss the upcoming Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series and how they achieve their IPC uplift, do some educated guesses on how the Radeon 5000 GPU series will perform - minus what-ever Sebastian says about TDP's, and fawn over a screamin' fast WD PCIe 4 NVME SSD.  Additionally there's some "uninterrupted" discussion on the Apple iPhone 12, complete with music and endless scrolling - very moving, don't miss.  We round out the night featuring an interesting AIO from be quiet!, Samsung mobile card storage, and a Corsair KATAR gaming mouse.You could become hungry during the hamburger sequence.  Be informed, no complaints later - they will be ignored. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/16/202046 minutes, 55 seconds
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Podcast #600 - Tune in for the reviews and banter, stay for the aftershow!

Within this show, please find where we go full review on the iStorage datAshur BT super controllable encrypted USB storage, the Corsair K100 RGB Gaming Keyboard (Lasers!?), Crucial’s fast portable and “feels-good-in-the-hand” X6 and X8 SSDs, how about some UEFI hacks – and Macs not immune from this style of attack, Nvidia’s GTC 2020 recap, RTX 3070 delay, SK Hynix brings DDR5 to market, some ARM / Nvidia supercomputer and Zen3 chat and we’re out! Nyet! We’re not done! We’ve included the aftershow here, with maybe some special OG PCPer guests! Show #600! Wooooohooo! Yeah. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/11/20201 hour, 34 minutes, 21 seconds
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Podcast #599 - RTX 3080 Capacitors, AMD Ryzen Rumors, Space Combat Games, and More!

This week we have another exploration of various personal computer-related topics, including a software fix for the NVIDIA capacitor drama, an alleged Ryzen 5800X performance leak, and QLC NAND invades the PCIe Gen4 SSD space.And, as if that wasn't enough, we also chat about some very early access to the upcoming Xbox Series X console, discuss some space games, and take a first look at a secure USB drive. And probably some more stuff, but it's been a long week and who can remember everything.Oh, we also do our world-famous picks of the week AND there may be an actual burger update this time!Timestamps:Intro 00:05Burger Update 02:34RTX 30 Series Capacitor Drama Resolved? 03:16AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Performance Leak 20:21Sabrent Brings QLC To Gen4 SSDs 24:33Ars Gets the Xbox Series X Early 32:42Yet Another AGESA Update From AMD 37:12Space Games Update Interlude 41:00iStorage DATASHUR BT Preview 48:34Picks of the Week 51:52Outro 1:04:59 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/3/20201 hour, 6 minutes, 42 seconds
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PODCAST #598 – RTX 3090 Launch! Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4, Microsoft buys Bethesda, ARM Servers & More!

And Josh flexes his very own 3080. It looked heavy.Also, our Patreon members get the uncut version with an after-the-show-Show visit from former PCPer storage editor: Allyn M. That version is literally the “3 Hour Tour” of Podcasts however. Seriously.OUR SPONSORS THIS WEEK!Video Sponsor: be quiet! and the Dark Power Pro 12 power supplyPodcast Sponsor: TextExpander – Receive 20% off your first year by signing up with our link! 00:37 Intro 02:59 RTX 3090 Launch 07:09 Samsung 980 PRO Review 14:13 OnLogic AMD Server Offerings 18:21 Arm Neoverse 26:50 AMD Radeon Rumors 33:00 Microsoft Buys Bethesda 35:28 Fallout Miami Mod 37:56 Random Discussion (and Josh buys a 3080) 41:44 Picks of the Week 52:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/26/202053 minutes, 53 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #597 - RTX 3080 Review, AMD RX 6000, PS5 Pricing, and Noir!

Join us this week as we upload several days late, but attempt to make up for it with some unprecedented levels of ... content.We have for you a very long discussion about NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card, a short film about the Ti that got away, a look at AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series GPU design, Josh's thoughts on NVIDIA's Arm acquisition, PlayStation 5 pricing, Apple announcements, and our picks of the week!Timestamps:00:00 Intro2:20 Burger Update3:35 RTX 3080 Discussion24:48 RTX 3080 Performance47:53 WORLD PREMIERE: GeForce Noir (short film)50:28 AMD Radeon RX 6000 Design59:55 NVIDIA Buying Arm1:11:08 PlayStation 5 Launch Pricing1:13:06 Apple Announcements1:18:35 Picks of the Week1:23:50 Random Thoughts1:25:11 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/22/20201 hour, 28 minutes, 58 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #596 - Prep 4 Ampere, AMD Bike?, XBOX S, Pregnancy DOOM, Zen 3

Show Topics Timestamps: Intro 00:11 Burger Update 01:06 Rebuilding the GPU Testbed with AMD 02:18 AMD Mountain Bike 17:00 AMD Event Announcement 18:58 Xbox Series X and S Pricing 25:06 Doom ... On a Digital Pregnancy Tester? 32:18 Gabe Newell Falcon Northwest Giveaway 35:17 Picks of the Week 42:36 Outro 49:56 Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Josh: XPG SX8100, 4TB PCIe Gen3 M.2 SSD Jeremy: Kickstarter Kinetic Driver (you do not need this) Brett: *Glide Gear OH 50 Camera/Phone Overhead Metal Mount Stand, Tripod Extension Arm (with Ball Head) Sebastian: Get DDU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/12/202051 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #595 - Nvidia RTX 3000 Announcement, 15TB SSD

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro / Teaser 00:00:35 - The Burger Update / Tomato Plant 00:02:15 - Nvidia Announces RTX 30 Series Uber discussion 00:49:30 - How about a 15TB SSD? 00:58:10 - Boom, done. Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/4/202059 minutes, 36 seconds
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Podcast #594 - Threadripper PRO, DDR5, iCUE NEXUS

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Threadripper PRO 00:14:04 - DDR5 00:19:44 - NVIDIA 12-Pin Rumors (Fake) 00:23:40 - Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours 00:28:47 - Twitter Hack 00:32:05 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 00:39:13 - Sponsor: ExpressVPN 00:41:13 - Random Joystick Discussion 00:43:37 - Corsair iCUE NEXUS 00:50:39 - Picks of the Week 01:07:52 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Josh: *ASUS TUF X570-Plus Jeremy: SSTV Pictures from the ISS Brett: *ARRIS Surfboard DOCSIS 3.1 Modem Sebastian: *Cat 7 Ethernet Cable ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/16/20201 hour, 9 minutes, 53 seconds
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Podcast #593 - This RGB Goes to 11

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:51 - Ryzen XT Processors 00:12:15 - Thunderbolt 4 00:18:18 - H.266 00:24:44 - Windows File Recovery 00:28:21 - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs 00:29:29 - Windows PowerToys 00:33:34 - Samsung 870 QVO 00:37:14 - Death Stranding RTX Promo 00:39:32 - Charles Chiang 00:40:59 - Dell S3220DGF 00:48:10 - Sponsor: TextExpander 00:49:39 - Corsair iCue LT100 01:02:01 - EPOS Sennheiser GSP 300 01:14:16 - ORICO M2PJM-C3 01:23:33 - Picks of the Week 01:33:37 - Outro Picks of the Week Josh: Ryzen 7 3800X Jeremy: Lego Submarine Brett: GoPro Extended Battery Sebastian: AT&T Fiber Jim: X-Wing Alliance Upgrade & XWVM Other Links Laikin Morris Opera SSD Data Deletion & Recovery ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/10/20201 hour, 34 minutes, 17 seconds
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Podcast #592 - Apple Silicon, ASRock Z490 Taichi

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:48 - Apple Silicon 00:42:54 - Elgato Wave:3 00:44:47 - WD Red Plus 00:47:48 - NVIDIA DirectX 12 Ultimate Drivers 00:52:26 - Microsoft Kills Retail Stores & Mixer 01:00:20 - Drop + Dan Clark Audio Aeon X 01:07:20 - ASRock Z490 Taichi 01:26:30 - Picks of the Week 01:35:51 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Josh: *Low Latency Ryzen Memory Brett: *10Gbps Switch & *Transceivers Jim: RCR Podcast & *Magic 2.0 Other LinksUnidentified Flying Oddball ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/27/20201 hour, 38 minutes, 50 seconds
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Podcast #591 - Ryzen XT Specs, Star Wars Squadrons

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:02 - Ryzen 3000XT Specs 00:27:16 - B550 Motherboards 00:37:13 - Zen 3 Launch Timing 00:46:38 - Radeon Pro 5600M 00:52:11 - Intel Xe Tiger Lake Demo 00:57:57 - Sponsor: ExpressVPN 01:00:28 - NVENC Limit Increase 01:03:25 - New ThinkPads 01:13:05 - Edge Launch Issues 01:16:26 - Star Wars: Squadrons 01:27:29 - Picks of the Week 01:39:39 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Josh: G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600MHz Jeremy: Boston Dynamics Spot Brett: *Core i7-8700K Jim: Eye of the Beholder & Witcher 3 Other Links Gamers Nexus Video on Ryzen 3000 Memory Ryzen DRAM Calculator ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/18/20201 hour, 41 minutes, 42 seconds
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Podcast #590 - Jim Keller Leaves Intel, RTX 3080 Leaks

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:44 - Jim Keller Leaves Intel 00:11:51 - Apple Shifts Macs to ARM 00:26:09 - Ryzen Motherboard Power Issues? 00:42:58 - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs 00:44:19 - XFX RX 5600 XT THICC II PRO 00:54:08 - RTX 3080 Leaks 01:00:50 - Graphics Drivers for KBL-G 01:04:15 - PlayStation 5 Design 01:09:06 - No Man's Sky Crossplay 01:13:25 - Picks of the Week 01:27:10 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Josh: *Humble Codemasters Bundle Jeremy: Itch.io Bundle Brett: SilverStone CS330 Sebastian: *10-Drawer Storage Cart Jim: BlueMaxima Flaspoint Other Links Intel Blog Post on Keller Departure HWiNFO v6.27-4185 Beta HWiNFO Forum Post AnandTech Response on Ryzen "Burn Out" Gamers Nexus Video on Ryzen "Burn Out" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/12/20201 hour, 32 minutes, 56 seconds
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Podcast #589 - AMD Mini PC, Big Navi

Show Topics 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:57 - ECS LIVA SF110-A320 AMD Mini PC 00:23:06 - Fractal Define 7 Compact Case 00:41:49 - HyperX Double-Shot PBT Pudding Keycaps 00:48:56 - Corsair Dominator Platinum White RGB Memory 00:53:27 - Sponsor: TextExpander 00:57:31 - Corsair SF PSU Issue 00:59:53 - NUC Roadmap Leak 01:10:26 - Big Navi Release Rumors 01:30:39 - Lenovo Linux Certification 01:33:51 - Windows 10 2004 Rollout 01:37:52 - Picks of the Week 01:48:59 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jeremy: Wearable Supercapacitor Brett: Cheap 12TB HDD Sebastian: *Vacmaster Professional Jim: Star Trek: Picard Review Other Links ServeTheHome: SMR vs. CMR HDD Corsair SF PSU Replacement Level1Techs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/5/20201 hour, 50 minutes, 40 seconds
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Podcast #588 - Ryzen Goes XTreme

Our sponsor this week is ExpressVPN. Get 3 months of fast, secure VPN access for free with a 12-month plan at https://www.expressvpn.com/pcperShow Topics 00:26 - Intro 04:04 - Ryzen XT Rumors 14:35 - Arm Tech Day 25:19 - Sponsor: ExpressVPN 26:36 - NVIDIA GameGAN Pac-Man Demo 29:27 - AMD Dell Laptop 33:16 - Windows 10 2004 Update (Known Issues) 38:56 - NVIDIA 446.14 Drivers 41:20 - Task Manager Origin 45:05 - Gaming News (Civ6, GOG, Steam, Edge Surf) 50:43 - Picks of the Week 55:46 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Josh: *Lawnmower Carburetor Jeremy: Linux on e-ink Brett: *FSP Twins PSU ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/28/202057 minutes, 12 seconds
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Podcast #587 - i9-10900K Review, B450 Zen 3 Support

Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:07:20 - i9-10900K & i5-10600K Review 01:10:27 - Zen 3 Support for B450 & X470 01:23:40 - Intel Acquires Rivet Networks 01:25:49 - Corsair Vengeance LPX 5000MHz Memory 01:33:22 - Samsung T7 Portable SSD 01:35:17 - ZFS vs. RAID 01:39:19 - New Windows Terminal 01:41:17 - Plex "Skip Intro" Feature 01:42:48 - Picks of the Week 01:54:28 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: Upgrading Every Windows Build Josh: *Ryzen 9 3900X Jeremy: Wolfgang's Vault Sebastian: Office 97 Floppy Install Brett: Cheap Walmart PC Repair Kit ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/21/20201 hour, 57 minutes, 38 seconds
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Podcast #586 - NVIDIA GTC 2020, Thunderspy

Show Topics 00:00:25 - Intro 00:01:05 - NVIDIA GTC 2020 00:26:53 - Unreal Engine 5 00:31:11 - Radeon Pro VII 00:37:04 - 10th Gen Desktop Retail Prices 00:43:27 - Ryzen 9 4900U 00:47:48 - Thunderbolt Vulnerabilities 00:56:13 - AMD GPUOpen 01:01:37 - Eve Spectrum HDMI 2.1 Monitor 01:13:13 - Backblaze Q1 HDD Report 01:18:38 - Game News (Halo 2, Mafia, GTA V) 01:22:01 - Picks of the Week 01:30:26 - Outro Picks of the Week Jeremy: Alan Wake Sebastian: *Final Fantasy VII: Remake Brett: AKiTiO Neutrino U3 1TB ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/15/20201 hour, 34 minutes, 44 seconds
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Podcast #585 - Ryzen 3 3300X & 3100, Ryzen PRO 4000

Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:01:10 - Ryzen 3 3300X & 3100 00:15:25 - Ryzen PRO 4000 Mobile 00:28:38 - AMD B550 Chipset 00:40:53 - Surface Book 3 & Surface Go 2 00:47:23 - Apple-Exclusive Ice Lake CPUs 01:00:18 - Sponsor: TextExpander 01:04:24 - DisplayPort 2 USB4 Support 01:09:04 - NVIDIA DXR Spotlight 01:12:55 - PC Gaming Show 2020 01:14:06 - ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X 01:30:47 - HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini 01:38:32 - Picks of the Week 01:46:19 - Outro Picks of the Week Jeremy: POWER-SUPPLaY Attack Sebastian: Interview with TSMC Founder Morris Chang Brett: Suction Cup Camera Mount (Demo Video) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/8/20201 hour, 48 minutes, 40 seconds
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Podcast #584 - Intel 10th Gen Desktop Processors, Pure Base 500DX

Show Topics 00:00:26 - Intro 00:02:48 - Intel 10th Gen Desktop Launch 00:30:47 - Game Benchmarking Discussion 00:43:18 - Intel & AMD Q1 Earnings 00:49:06 - Western Digital SMR Update 01:00:22 - ARM's 35th Anniversary 01:06:34 - Gears Tactics 01:11:19 - be quiet! Pure Base 500DX 01:25:01 - Sennheiser GSP 370 Headset 01:36:53 - Picks of the Week 01:45:41 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: Star Trek InTakes Sebastian: DVD+R vs. DVD-R Kent: GOG Square Enix Sale Brett: *Link2Home Sofa Socket Jeremy: PCB Cleaning Alternatives ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/1/20201 hour, 47 minutes, 7 seconds
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Podcast #583 - Ryzen 3, RTX Voice, Microsoft Flight Simulator

Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:03:08 - Ghost Canyon NUC Follow-Up 00:26:02 - Ryzen 3 3000 & B550 Chipset 00:41:44 - NVIDIA RTX Voice 00:54:23 - Z490 PCIe 4.0 00:58:10 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 01:07:55 - Steam Proton 01:10:51 - NVIDIA & COVID-19 01:13:28 - CPU Game Benchmarks 01:35:15 - Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 01:44:18 - Picks of the Week 01:50:39 - Outro Picks of the Week Jim: Windows 95 Video Guide Jeremy: Beamdog Steam Sale Josh: DiRT Rally 2.0 Brett: HP Z27n G2 Other Links RTX Voice Non-RTX Workaround Krisp Noise Cancelling App ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/23/20201 hour, 51 minutes, 37 seconds
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Podcast #582 - Ryzen 4000 Laptops, Ghost Canyon NUC

Show Topics 00:00:20 - Intro 00:01:54 - Ryzen 4000 Laptops 00:13:57 - Minecraft RTX Beta 00:24:14 - iPhone SE 00:34:33 - WD SMR Drives 00:46:57 - Folding@Home 00:53:11 - PC Sales Decline 01:00:08 - dark_nexus Botnet 01:10:41 - Crysis Remastered 01:13:23 - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs 01:15:28 - Ghost Canyon NUC 01:35:36 - ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming X 01:57:41 - Picks of the Week 02:15:14 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: *Focusrite Scarlett Sebastian: PS4 Play at Home Brett: Micron 5100 Pro SSD Jeremy: Auddict PercX Other Links Worst. Episode. Ever. Bo McCready on Twitter GRC Security Check PCPer Folding Frogs ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/17/20202 hours, 18 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #581 - Ryzen 4900HS, RTX SUPER Mobile

Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:00:49 - TWiCH RIP 00:03:26 - Ryzen 9 4900HS 00:33:01 - Ryzen 9 4900U 00:40:13 - Intel 10th Gen H-Series 00:56:07 - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs 00:58:12 - Zen 3 and Comet Lake-S Release Rumors 01:07:24 - RTX SUPER Mobile 01:15:03 - Fractal Celsius+ 01:21:30 - 800Gbps Ethernet 01:27:24 - Firefox Exploit 01:31:00 - Chromium Edge Market Share 01:37:09 - Sponsor: TextExpander 01:41:15 - Corsair Dark Core RGB PRO 01:52:37 - Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 02:05:58 - Picks of the Week 02:17:31 - Outro Our sponsors this week are LinkedIn Jobs and TextExpander. Get $50 off your first job post at linkedin.com/pcper. Save 20% on your first year at textexpander.com/podcast.See the full show notes: https://pcper.com/2020/04/pc-perspective-podcast-581/Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: Local Business Gift Card Matching Jeremy: Metro Exodus Josh: *Rollerblade Chair Wheels Brett: SendCutSend & ITX PC Template ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/9/20202 hours, 20 minutes, 22 seconds
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Podcast #580 - DLSS 2.0, Shadow Rock 3

Note: Jim's audio feed had some level issues that weren't discovered until after the recording was completed. We've done our best to correct the issues but you may notice some distortion and noise in Jim's audio feed. Our apologies!Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:08:27 - Computex 2020 Rescheduled 00:11:07 - NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 00:26:59 - AMD Graphics IP Theft 00:34:25 - HP Enterprise SSD Doomsday 00:36:38 - DOOM Eternal GPU Benchmarks 00:43:07 - Half-Life: Alyx 00:54:43 - Quarantine Relief 01:07:31 - be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 01:16:40 - Picks of the Week 01:30:40 - Impromptu Game Discussion 01:40:12 - Outro Picks of the Week Jim: Folding@Home Sebastian: *8Bitdo SN30 Pro Josh: *Logitech G610 Brett: NASCAR Virtual Race Series Jeremy: MSI Alpha 15 Other Links Janelle Shane on Twitter DOOM Eternal Benchmarks: FPS Review & TechSpot Minecraft Uncensored Library The Earth in Minecraft The Last Super Bowl Morels: The Hunt Live for Speed Joshtekk DiRT Rally Club How Much Toilet Paper? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/26/20201 hour, 43 minutes, 41 seconds
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Podcast #579 - Xbox Series X vs. PS5 Specs, DirectX 12 Ultimate

Show Topics 00:00:16 - Intro 00:03:50 - DirectX 12 Ultimate 00:11:37 - Xbox Series X & PS5 Specs 00:39:56 - Sponsor: ExpressVPN 00:44:17 - Ryzen 9 4900H 00:54:50 - MacBook Air 10th Gen Intel Update 01:04:19 - DOOM Eternal 01:05:53 - Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Case 01:11:26 - Picks of the Week 01:27:35 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: *Navage Nasal Care Sebastian: Free Games Kent: *Vantec NexStar 5.25-inch External Enclosure Brett: UberConference Jeremy: 3D Printed Masks & NFC-Powered e-Paper ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/20/20201 hour, 28 minutes, 59 seconds
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Podcast #578 - GTC & E3 RIP, Intel 10nm Desktop

Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:08:15 - GTC & E3 Cancellations 00:25:16 - Windows 10 2004 00:34:08 - Intel 10nm Alder Lake-S 00:49:57 - Intel LVI Vulnerability 00:52:51 - AMD L1D Cache Vulnerability 00:59:48 - Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs 01:01:42 - Basemark GPU Benchmark 01:04:40 - HyperX Alloy Origins Aqua Switch Keyboard 01:16:00 - Picks of the Week 01:34:40 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: Spigen Tempered Glass Screen Protector Jeremy: Canadian ISP Complaints Josh: Cooler Master MasterLiquid LC240E Sebastian: Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Electric Guitar Brett: Babylon Project Mod for Freespace 2 Other Links What We Left Behind (DS9 Documentary) Shirley Curry (Skyrim Grandma) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/12/20201 hour, 36 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #577 - AMD Financial Analyst Day, InWin ALICE Case

Show Topics 00:00:42 - Intro 00:03:40 - AMD Financial Analyst Day 00:27:33 - i9-10980HK vs. Ryzen 7 4800H 00:31:08 - SurfingAttack 00:34:57 - Seasonic CONNECT 00:41:44 - Apple iPhone Slowdown Settlement 00:45:09 - SETI@Home Update 00:50:28 - Baldur's Gate 3 00:57:05 - Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary 00:59:19 - Star Wars: Project Maverick 01:02:18 - Scythe Mugen 5 01:09:19 - InWin ALICE 01:18:58 - Picks of the Week 01:29:36 - Outro Picks of the Week (*Affiliate Links) Jim: Spying on the Scammers Jeremy: *Noctua Hoodie Josh: *Heavy Duty Chair Mat Sebastian: *Samson Mounting Arm Brett: Plague Inc. & IsItCanceledYet.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/6/20201 hour, 30 minutes, 35 seconds
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Podcast #576 - XFX 5600 XT THICC 3 Ultra, Samsung T7 Touch

Show Topics 00:00:06 - Intro 00:01:43 - Xbox Series X Specs 00:14:12 - Ryzen 4000 ThinkPads 00:20:45 - Intel 5G Processors & Xeon Refresh 00:31:07 - Corsair Hydro XD3 00:36:08 - Playing Tricks on A.I. 00:39:19 - Bethesda Games Pulled from GeForce Now 00:47:47 - XFX RX 5600 XT THICC 3 Ultra 01:02:13 - Samsung T7 Touch SSD 01:14:40 - HyperX Cloud Flight S 01:29:24 - Picks of the Week 01:42:28 - Outro Picks of the Week Jim: My90sTV.com (80s, 70s) Jeremy: Dell Canada Sale Josh: *AudioQuest DragonFly DAC Sebastian: *Vornado AC350 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/27/20201 hour, 45 minutes, 52 seconds
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Podcast #575 - Comet Lake-F Leaks, Drop ALT Keyboard

Join us this week as we discuss the latest information on Intel's upcoming Comet Lake-F processors, check out a new mid-range CPU cooler from be quiet!, review a new mechanical keyboard from Drop, and take a first look at Fractal's new Define 7 XL case. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/21/20201 hour, 15 minutes, 43 seconds
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Podcast #574 - Threadripper 3990X, The Dell Dude

This week we take a look at the new Threadripper 3990X, the incredible value of the Ryzen 5 1600 AF, review a sub-$200 X570 motherboard from ASUS, discuss Windows 7 bugs, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/14/20201 hour, 37 minutes, 52 seconds
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Podcast #573 - Corsair A500, Intel & AMD Earnings

Join us this week as we review Corsair's new A500 CPU cooler, analyze the Q4 earnings reports from AMD and Intel, discuss the latest Intel CPU vulnerability, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/30/20201 hour, 19 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #572 - Radeon RX 5600 XT Review

Join us this week as we review the last-minute supercharged Radeon RX 5600 XT, discuss the ongoing Intel Xeon shortages, check out some new gaming monitors from MSI, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/24/20201 hour, 29 minutes, 50 seconds
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Podcast #571 - Ryzen 9 3950X Review, ThinkPad T490s

Join us this week for our new look at the Ryzen 9 3950X, a review of a port-packed thin and light ThinkPad, a unique mini-ITX case from SilverStone, some amazing but pricey headphones, the latest news, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/17/20202 hours, 5 minutes, 7 seconds
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Mailbag #61 - Possibly Better Than a Lump of Coal

We're back with our question-and-answer Mailbag series. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/24/201918 minutes, 13 seconds
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Podcast #569 - Catching Up With David Hewlett

Actor, writer, and geek David Hewlett joins us this week to talk about the latest trends in technology, Windows 10 news, and the return of the classic 1997 Blade Runner game. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/19/20191 hour, 49 minutes, 13 seconds
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Interview: Emerging Tech and AMD's Past, Present, and EPYC Future

Josh Walrath joins Dave Graham, Director of Global Messaging at Dell Technologies, to discuss the emerging and upcoming technologies that are pushing innovation, and how AMD has returned as a major player in the enterprise with the latest Rome-based EPYC processors. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/18/201955 minutes, 41 seconds
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Interview: A Short History of AMD During the K6 and K7 Days

Kevin Krewell, an industry analyst and former AMD employee, joins Josh Walrath to discuss their internal and external observations of the release of AMD's most important processor architecture, which cemented its place in the x86 industry. They also cover the K7 and changes in the industry and company culture. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/17/20191 hour, 3 minutes, 7 seconds
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Podcast #568 - RX 5500 XT, GTX 1650 SUPER

Join us today as we look at the latest sub-$200 graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA, talk about the new Radeon Adrenalin 2020 drivers, discuss the design of the new Xbox Series X, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/13/20191 hour, 38 minutes, 6 seconds
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Podcast #567 - Snapdragon 865, EPYC Efficiency

Join us this week as we look at Qualcomm's latest mobile processors, discuss Ryzen Mini PCs, review a reasonably priced pre-built gaming PC, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/6/20191 hour, 37 minutes, 19 seconds
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Podcast #566 - Threadripper vs. Cascade Lake-X

Join us this week as we look at the battle between Intel and AMD for the high-end desktop segment, discuss the latest news, reflect on the things in tech we're thankful for this year, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/27/20191 hour, 21 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #565 - 3950X Reviews, Google Stadia, ThinkPad P53

Join us this week as we take a look at the 3950X reviews, take a peek at Intel's upcoming Comet Lake desktop lineup, discuss the Google Stadia launch, review a powerful mobile workstation from Lenovo, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/21/20192 hours, 9 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #564 - 3950X, Monitor Calibration, ZombieLoad Updates

Join us this week as we look at details on the upcoming third-gen Threadripper processors, take a peak at leaked 3950X benchmarks, review the Datacolor SypderX Pro monitor calibration tool, check out a pair of cases from SilverStone and Phanteks, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/14/20191 hour, 24 minutes, 34 seconds
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Podcast #563 - i9-9900KS, GTX 1660 SUPER, AMD Q3 Results

Join us this week for a special Halloween Edition of the podcast, featuring our review of the new i9-9900KS, the surprisingly powerful GTX 1660 SUPER, a great sounding Sennheiser headphone from Drop, a look at AMD's latest financial results, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/1/20191 hour, 45 minutes, 32 seconds
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Podcast #562 - 3950X Leaks, Ryzen Surface Edition Benchmarks

Join us this week as we discuss the recent performance leaks of the 3950X and 10980XE, take an initial look at benchmarks for the Ryzen 3780U “Surface Edition” processor, review a new SFX power supply from Fractal Design, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/24/20191 hour, 24 minutes, 45 seconds
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Podcast #561 - Intel 10nm Desktop Plans, EPYC Supercomputers

Join us this week as we discuss rumors of Intel's 10nm desktop and discrete GPU plans, take a look at the latest 3rd-Gen Threadripper leaks, check out some classic DOS games that can be played right in your browser, review an airflow-focused case from Phanteks, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/17/20191 hour, 28 minutes, 15 seconds
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Podcast #560 - Xeon W-2200, Radeon RX 5500

This week we look at Intel's new W-2200 Xeon processors, AMD's Radeon RX 5500 series GPUs, review a quiet RTX 2070 SUPER from MSI, check out a versatile Thunderbolt 3 dock, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/10/20191 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds
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Podcast #559 - AMD Surface Edition, Intel HEDT Price Cuts

Join us this week as we discuss Microsoft's new Surface hardware featuring special edition Ryzen processors, look at Intel's major price cuts for its upcoming Cascade Lake-X HEDT lineup, review a slick RGB case from Fractal, test out new some new high end gaming headsets from Corsair, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/3/201952 minutes, 48 seconds
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Podcast #558 - The Best Radeon RX 5700 XT, EPYC Video Encoding

This week we review SAPPHIRE's new Nitro+ RX 5700 XT, take a look at two new cases from Corsair and be quiet!, discuss the latest Ryzen BIOS updates, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/20/20191 hour, 21 minutes, 33 seconds
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Podcast #557 - Take a Chance On Ryzen 3000 AGESA Updates

Join us this week for a look at XFX's take on the Radeon RX 5700 XT, a relatively affordable X570 motherboard from ASRock, a preview of Whiskey Lake vs. Ice Lake benchmarks, discussion of the Ryzen 3000 AGESA updates, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/13/20191 hour, 57 minutes, 32 seconds
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Podcast #556 - Ice Lake vs. Ryzen Mobile, Ryzen 5 3600X Benchmarks

Join us this week as we look at reviews of the Ryzen 5 3600X, the just-launched Ice Lake i7-1065G7, a pair of gaming headsets, the latest Threadripper rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/5/20191 hour, 48 minutes, 35 seconds
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Podcast #555 - Comet Lake Confusion

Join us this week for reviews of the be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU coolers and Corsair’s new wireless RGB gaming keyboard, a look at the latest NVIDIA driver features, an attempt to decipher Intel’s new Comet Lake lineup, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/23/201954 minutes, 37 seconds
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Podcast #554 - Third Party RX 5700 Cards, Corsair Hydro X

Join us this week for reviews of the new Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU, the Corsair Hydro X custom water cooling kit, the latest PCIe 4.0 news, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/16/20191 hour, 15 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #553 - Zen 2 EPYC, AMD Q2 Results, NZXT Lighting Kit

Join us this week as we discuss the new Zen-2 based EPYC “Rome” processors, take a look at AMD’s Q2 financial results, review an RGB ambient lighting kit from NZXT, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/9/20191 hour, 38 minutes, 25 seconds
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Podcast #552 - Tempered Glass Cases, Ice Lake SKUs

Join us this week for a review of two tempered glass PC cases from NZXT and SilverStone, a look at the official Ice Lake SKUs from Intel, new RTX support and GeForce features, Apple's acquisition of Intel’s modem business, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/2/20191 hour, 1 minute, 18 seconds
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Podcast #551 - RTX 2080 SUPER, New Lexar SSDs, Custom RX 5700 GPUs

Join us this week for a review of the RTX 2080 SUPER, EVGA's Hybrid 2080 SUPER, Lexar's new SSD lineup, upcoming custom designed RX 5700 GPUs, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/25/20191 hour, 21 minutes, 23 seconds
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Podcast #550 - Radeon VII RIP, PCIe 4.0 SSD Benchmarks, AIO Headphone Stand

Join us this week for a review of Gigabyte’s AORUS PRO Z390 motherboards, a look at the initial PCIe 4.0 SSDs, a fond farewell to the Radeon VII, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/18/20191 hour, 21 minutes, 3 seconds
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Podcast #549 - Ryzen 3700X and 3900X Review, Radeon RX 5700 XT, RTX Super

Join us this week for the highly anticipated Ryzen 3700X and 3900X review, Radeon RX 5700 XT review, a look at NVIDIA's new "Super" cards, the latest news, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/11/20192 hours, 32 seconds
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Podcast #548 - Steam Gift Card Giveaway, Intel Price Cut Rumors

Join us this week for reviews of a Cherry wireless mouse, an RGB CPU cooler, rumors on Intel CPU price cuts, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/27/201958 minutes, 23 seconds
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Podcast #547 - Intel's Overclocking Tool, 64-Core Threadripper Rumors

Join us this week as we look at Intel’s new one-click overclocking tool, recap part of AMD’s Ryzen 3000 marketing, look at the latest NVIDIA ‘Super’ pricing rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/20/20191 hour, 15 minutes, 53 seconds
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Podcast #546 - 16-Core Ryzen 9 3950X, RX 5700XT, GPU Prices

Join us this week for a look at the upcoming 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, new Radeon RX 5700-series GPUs, a discussion on the insanity of current GPU pricing, reviews of new gaming mice and quiet CPU coolers, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/14/20192 hours, 22 minutes, 11 seconds
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Podcast #545 - Computex Recap, Ryzen Mania, PCIe 4.0 Storage

Join us this week as we recap the biggest stories from Computex, including new Ice Lake processors with Gen11 graphics, dual-screen laptops from ASUS, the latest Arm developments, and of course the impressive new Ryzen 3000 desktop processors. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/6/20192 hours, 10 minutes, 33 seconds
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Podcast #544 - Roccat Vulcan 120 Gaming Keyboard, AMD Computex Rumors

Join us this week as we look at reviews of some new low-profile CPU coolers, the unique Roccat Vulcan 120 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, an updated full-tower case from be quiet!, the latest AMD Computex rumors, software updates, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/23/20191 hour, 29 minutes, 4 seconds
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Podcast #543 - Logitech G502 Lightspeed, Lenovo Gaming Laptops

Join us this week for a review of the new Logitech G502 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse, a look at a mid-range gaming laptop from Lenovo, the latest laptops with Ryzen Pro mobile processors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/9/20191 hour, 14 minutes, 16 seconds
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Podcast #542 - GTX 1650, Optane H10, and Classic Flash Games

Join us this week for a review of the new GTX 1650, a look at new gaming mice from Corsair, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/2/20191 hour, 13 minutes, 6 seconds
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Podcast #541 - Intel 9th Gen Mobile, ASUS ROG Laptop Refresh

Join us this week as we look at Intel's 9th Gen Core Mobile launch, preview NVIDIA GTX 1650 benchmarks, and discuss the new ASUS ROG gaming laptops. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/25/20191 hour, 20 minutes, 11 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #540 - 04/18/19

This week we talk about the surprising Apple and Qualcomm settlement, Intel's Optane H10 memory, ray tracing for GTX cards, 2nd-gen Ryzen PRO mobile parts, and we review and give away three be quiet! power supplies. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/19/20191 hour, 23 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #539 - 04/04/19

This week we look at reviews of a new Titanium-rated PSU from Corsair and a limited edition white case from be quiet!, talk about Intel's "Data-Centric" product launches, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/5/20191 hour, 32 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #538 - 03/27/19

Join us this week as we review a new quiet case from Corsair, a high-end gaming headset from ASUS, the first standalone microphone from HyperX, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/28/201954 minutes, 43 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #537 - 03/20/19

Join us this week for a look at how mid-to-high-end GPUs perform in The Division 2, a discussion of Google's ambitious new Stadia game streaming platform, the latest Intel hires, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/21/20191 hour, 50 minutes, 44 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #536 - 03/13/19

Join us this week as we review the new NVIDIA GTX 1660 and a high-end case from Corsair, discuss NVIDIA's Mellanox acquisition, get excited over Halo for PC, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/14/20191 hour, 50 minutes, 6 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #535 - 03/07/19

Join us this week for a look at the EVGA RTX 2060 Ultra, the Cooler Master MK730 mechanical gaming keyboard, a pricey CPU water block from Swiftech, the latest USB news, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/7/20191 hour, 47 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #534 - 02/27/19

This week we review the new GTX 1660 Ti, Dominator Platinum RGB Memory from Corsair, the high-end ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 motherboard, and talk about the absurd new USB 3.2 specification. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/28/20192 hours, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #533 - 02/20/19

This week we review a new Synology NAS, discuss launch date rumors for Ryzen 3000 and Navi, take a look at NVIDIA's Q4 financial results, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/21/20191 hour, 36 minutes, 31 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #532 - 02/13/19

This week we take a look at a high-end audio card from EVGA, a USB flash drive with built-in hardware encryption, and the latest NVIDIA and AMD driver updates. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/14/20191 hour, 26 minutes, 28 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #531 - 02/06/19

Join us this week for a look at the AMD Radeon VII launch and benchmarks, a review of a new TUF Z390 board from ASUS, new gaming headsets from Logitech, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/7/20191 hour, 26 minutes, 57 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #530 - 01/30/19

This week on the show, we have reviews of two power supplies, two new NVMe SSDs from Samsung and Western Digital, a look at a new low-profile keyboard from Cooler Master, more RTX 2060 benchmarks and overclocking, Radeon VII rumors and leaked benchmarks, AMD's Q4 earnings, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/31/20191 hour, 25 minutes, 9 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #529 - 01/16/19

This week on the show, we look at a review of a new wireless gaming headset from HyperX, talk about the new G-SYNC Compatibility program for FreeSync monitors, look at ray tracing performance in the new 3DMark Port Royal benchmark, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/17/201951 minutes, 17 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #528 - 01/11/19

We're a little bit delayed this week due to CES, but we're back in action and ready to talk about the GeForce RTX 2060 review, some new Corsair gaming mice, AMD's big Ryzen and Radeon announcements, an awesome new sound card from EVGA, G-SYNC compatibility with FreeSync monitors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/12/20191 hour, 51 minutes, 36 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #527 - 01/02/19

Our podcast this week looks at the Wooting One analog optical keyboard, new entry-level AMD APUs with Vega graphics, the latest RTX 2060 rumors, and a discussion of how we all found ourselves here at PCPer. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/3/20191 hour, 14 minutes, 34 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #526 - 12/19/18

Our podcast this week looks at some new enterprise SSDs from Samsung, a quiet and capable CPU air cooler from Sycthe, rumors of new mobile GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/20/20181 hour, 54 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #525 - 12/12/18

Our podcast this week features discusion of the new Intel Sunny Cove architecture, Ryzen 3 rumors, the high-end Snapdragon 8cx, an affordable Radeon Pro GPU, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/13/20181 hour, 51 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #524 - 12/5/18

Our podcast this week features discusion of the new RTX Titan, Snapdragon 855, NVIDIA AI technologies, the new Google Pixel Slate, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/6/20181 hour, 46 minutes, 18 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast #523 - 11/28/18

Our podcast this week features reviews for the new AMD Radeon RX 590, Drobo 8D, the Samsung 860 QVO, a new fanless mini PC, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/28/20182 hours, 15 minutes, 34 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 522 - 11/15/18

Join us this week for discussion on Intel's new i9-9980XE, Hardware Encypted HDDs, RTX in BFV and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/15/20181 hour, 12 minutes, 8 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 521 - 11/08/18

Join us this week for discussion on AMD's new Zen 2 architecture, 7nm Vega GPUs, SSD encryption vulnerabilities, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/8/20181 hour, 41 minutes, 58 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 520 - 11/01/18

Join us this week for discussion on the new Threadripper Processors, BPX Pro SSDs, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/1/20181 hour, 25 minutes, 57 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 519 - 10/25/18

Join us this week for discussion on the Core i9-9900K, Changes at PCPER, and more. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/25/20181 hour, 47 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 518 - 10/11/18

Join us this week for discussion on the NVIDIA RTX 2070, ARM Neoverse, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/18/201859 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 517 - 10/11/18

Join us this week for discussion on 9th Generation Intel processors, Threadripper Dynamic Local Mode, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/11/20181 hour, 23 minutes, 39 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 516 - 10/04/18

Join us this week for discussion on ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Ti, AMD 7nm, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/4/20181 hour, 20 minutes, 41 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 515 - 09/27/18

Join us this week for discussion of the 1.5TB Intel Optane 905p, MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio, Oculus Quest, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/27/20181 hour, 22 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 514 - 09/20/18

Join us this week for discussion on both the Turing architecture, NVIDIA RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti product reviews, more 8-core Intel Coffee Lake Rumors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/20/20181 hour, 38 minutes, 19 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 513 - 09/13/18

Join us this week for discussion on gaming on Threadripper 2990WX, Huawei Cheating in Benchmarks, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/13/20181 hour, 21 minutes, 45 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 512 - 09/06/18

Join us this week for discussion on Synology DS1618+, BitFenix 750W PSU, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/6/20181 hour, 11 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 511 - 08/30/18

Join us this week for discussion on IFA 2018, StoreMI, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/30/20181 hour, 36 minutes, 10 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 510 - 08/23/18

Join us this week for discussion on NVIDIA 2080 Launch, blockchain gaming, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/23/20181 hour, 24 minutes, 19 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 509 - 08/16/18

Join us this week for discussion on Modded Thinkpads, EVGA SuperNOVA PSUs, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/16/20181 hour, 34 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Not Podcast - 08/09/18

Join us this week for a special open mic Q&A session! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/9/20181 hour, 22 minutes, 48 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 508 - 08/02/18

Join us this week for discussion on Modded Thinkpads, EVGA SuperNOVA PSUs, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/2/20181 hour, 23 minutes, 17 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 507 - 07/19/18

Join us this week for discussion on FSP CMT520, Falcon Northwest’s Tiki, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/19/20181 hour, 9 minutes, 40 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 506 - 07/12/18

Join us this week for discussion on HTC VIVE Pro, Ryzen V1000, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/11/20181 hour, 17 minutes, 1 second
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PC Perspective Podcast 505 - 06/28/18

Join us this week for discussion on ASUS G-SYNC HDR, Logitech G305, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/28/20181 hour, 25 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 504 - 06/21/18

Join us this week for discussion on SilverStone Redline, GIGABYTE’s Designare EX, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/21/20181 hour, 10 minutes, 43 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 503 - 06/14/18

Join us this week for discussion on Intel i7-8086K, Corsair Void Pro headset, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/14/20181 hour, 17 minutes, 51 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 502 - 06/07/18

Join us this week for discussion on Computex and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/7/20181 hour, 44 minutes, 57 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 501 - 05/31/18

Join us this week for discussion on Intel Optane DIMMS, DIY Keyboards, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/31/20181 hour, 19 minutes, 58 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 500 - 05/24/18

Join us this week for discussion on building a Steam cache, an ultra ultra wide Samsung monitor, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/24/20181 hour, 54 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 499 - 05/10/18

Join us this week for discussion on the Onyx Boox, BitFenix, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/10/20181 hour, 56 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 498 - 05/03/18

Join us this week for discussion on Microsoft Surface Book 2, Intel 905P Optane, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/3/20181 hour, 31 minutes
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PC Perspective Podcast 497 - 04/26/18

Join us this week for discussion of the Ryzen X470 NVMe performance, Samsung 970 performance, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/26/20181 hour, 38 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 496 - 04/19/18

Join us this week for discussion of the Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X, WD's new NVMe SSDs, performance benchmarks of the Galaxy S9 Plus and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/19/20181 hour, 59 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 495 - 04/12/18

Join us for talk about ICY DOCK’s 16 bay enclosure, Intel Rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/12/20181 hour, 33 minutes, 58 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 494 - 04/05/18

Join us for talk about Intel 8th Gen launch, Samsung Z-NAND, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/5/20181 hour, 52 minutes, 39 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 493 - 03/29/18

Join us this week for our review of the new XPS 13, Noctua NH-L9a, news from NVIDIA GTC and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/29/201859 minutes, 18 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 492 - 03/22/18

Join us for talk about MyDigitalSSD, CalDigit Tuff Drive, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/22/20181 hour, 8 minutes, 1 second
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PC Perspective Podcast 491 - 03/15/18

Join us for talk about Intel Optane 800P, UltraWide Monitors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/15/20181 hour, 34 minutes, 3 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 490 - 03/08/18

Join us for talk about Seasonic Fanless power supply, HyperX cordless headset, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/8/20181 hour, 26 minutes, 56 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 489 - 03/01/18

Join us for talk about Ryzen 5 2400G Compute, Thrustmaster TS-PC Wheel, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/1/20181 hour, 29 minutes, 15 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 488 - 02/22/18

Join us for talk about AMD Ryzen performance reviews, Qualcomm news, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/22/20181 hour, 20 minutes, 25 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 487 - 02/15/18

Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including new AMD Desktop APUs, Snapdragon 845 Performance Preview, ARM Machine Learning, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/15/20181 hour, 18 minutes, 45 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 486 - 02/08/18

Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including AMD Mobile APUs, new Xeon-D processors, EPYC offerings from Dell, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/8/20181 hour, 16 minutes, 53 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 485 - 02/01/18

Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including Intel and AMD Earnings, Samsung Z-NAND, GDDR6 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/1/20181 hour, 23 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 484 - 1/25/18

Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including new SSDs from Samsung, updates on Spectre and Meltdown, and building the ultimate Plex server, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/25/20181 hour, 28 minutes, 56 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 484 - 1/25/18

Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including new SSDs from Samsung, updates on Spectre and Meltdown, and building the ultimate Plex server, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/25/20181 hour, 28 minutes, 56 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 483 - 1/18/18

Join us this week for a recap of news from CES 2018! We talk about Intel's Kaby Lake G processor featuring Vega graphics, Zen+ CPUs, the performance impact of Meltdown and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/18/20181 hour, 52 minutes, 23 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 482 - 1/4/18

Join us for talk about Spectre, Meltdown, Cord Cutting, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/4/20181 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 481 - 12/28/17

Join us for talk about NVIDIA TITAN V Deep Learning, NVIDIA EULA Changes, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/28/20171 hour, 21 minutes, 32 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 480 - 12/21/17

Join us for discussion on NVIDIA TITAN V Compute, Crucial MX500, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/21/20171 hour, 32 minutes
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PC Perspective Podcast 479 - 12/14/17

Join us for talk about NVIDIA Titan V, AMD Adrenalin, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/14/20171 hour, 12 minutes, 2 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 478 - 12/07/17

Join us for talk about Windows on ARM, Intel 10nm rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/7/20171 hour, 39 minutes, 14 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 477 - 11/30/17

Join us for talk about Cord Cutting, Holiday Gift Guide, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/30/20171 hour, 22 minutes, 17 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 476 - 11/16/17

Join us for talk about Scythe Coolers, Huawei MateBook E, EA for better or worse, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/16/20171 hour, 43 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 475 - 11/09/17

Join us for talk about Intel with AMD graphics, Raja's move to Intel, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/9/20171 hour, 29 minutes, 16 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 474 - 11/02/17

Join us for talk about Optane 900P, Cord Cutting, 1070 Ti, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/2/20171 hour, 31 minutes, 52 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 473 - 10/26/17

Join us for talk about AMD Q3 Earnings, Forza 7 Performance, Allyn's storage rant, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/26/20171 hour, 3 minutes, 14 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 472 - 10/19/17

Join us for talk about MAMR Tech, Office network upgrade, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/19/20171 hour, 19 minutes, 44 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 471 - 10/12/17

Join us for talk about Intel Coffee Lake, Lenovo ThinkPad, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/12/20171 hour, 39 minutes, 56 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 470 - 10/05/17

Join us for talk about Intel VROC, AMD TR RAID, Google Pixel 2, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/5/20171 hour, 40 minutes, 50 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 469 - 9/28/17

Join us for talk about Marseille mCable, Core i9, Coffee Lake, Vega mGPU, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/28/20171 hour, 27 minutes, 32 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 468 - 9/21/17

Join us for talk about AMD Raven Ridge rumors, Intel and Global Foundries new fabrication technology! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/21/20171 hour, 39 minutes, 31 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 467 - 9/14/17

Join us for talk about NVIDIA WhisperMode, HyperX Keyboard, iPhone 8/X, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/14/20171 hour, 26 minutes, 54 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 466 - 9/7/17

Join us for talk about CS Z270 motherboards, Clutch Chairz, AMD market share, Lenovo Yoga, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/7/20171 hour, 15 minutes, 28 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 465 - 8/31/17

Join us for talk about Seasonic, BeQuiet! PSUs, Koolance, FSP coolers, IFA laptops and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/31/20171 hour, 28 minutes, 32 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 464 - 8/24/17

Join us for talk about RX Vega, Intel 8th Gen Core, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/24/20171 hour, 34 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 463 - 08/17/17

Join us for talk about AMD Threadripper, Intel Rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/17/20171 hour, 36 minutes, 50 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 462 - 08/10/17

Join us for talk about AMD Threadripper, Intel Rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/10/20171 hour, 29 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 461 - 08/03/17

Join us for talk about AMD Ryzen 3, Threadripper, Logitech Powerplay, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/3/20171 hour, 37 minutes, 51 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 460 - 07/27/17

Join us for talk about ASUS Max-Q, Surface vs. iPad, AMD Q2 Results, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/27/20171 hour, 37 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 459 - 07/20/17

Join us for talk about Threadripper Pricing, Liquid Cooled VEGA, Intel Rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/20/20171 hour, 46 minutes, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 458 - 7/13/17

Join us for talk about the Intel Xeon launch, external ThunderBolt3 GPUs, 10Gb Ethernet, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/13/20171 hour, 37 minutes, 46 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 457 - 07/06/17

Join us for talk about Radeon Vega FE, NVIDIA Multi-Die, Ryzen Pro, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/6/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 456 - 06/28/28

Join us for talk about Radeon Vega FE, Intel SSD 545S, GTX USB, Mining Specifc Cards, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/28/20171 hour, 27 minutes, 55 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 455 - 06/22/17

Join us for talk about Intel Skylake-X, AMD EPYC 7000 series, IBM 5nm, 802.11ad, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/22/20171 hour, 36 minutes, 27 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 454 - 06/15/17

Join us for talk about Cryptocurreny mining resurgence, XBox One X, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/15/20171 hour, 25 minutes, 59 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 453 - 06/07/17

Join us for talk about continued Computex 2017 coverage, WWDC '17, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/7/20171 hour, 33 minutes, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 452 - 06/01/17

Join us for talk about Computex 2017 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/1/20172 hours, 7 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 451 - 05/25/17

Join us for talk about the wew Surface Pro, analog keyboards, water cooled PSUs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/25/20171 hour, 39 minutes, 25 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 450 - 05/18/17

Join us for AMD Announcments, Core i9 leaks, OpenCL updates, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/18/20171 hour, 20 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 449 - 05/10/17

Join us for NVIDIA Announcements, Dell Predictions, Reviews on watercooling components and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/10/20171 hour, 25 minutes, 44 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 448 - 05/04/17

Join us for mesh networking performance, Corsair ONE PRO, Microsoft / AMD / NVIDIA updates, 'leaked' Vega specs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/4/201754 minutes, 7 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 447 - 04/27/17

Join us this week as we discuss Intel Optane, multiple water cooling parts, a Mini-ITX AM4 board, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/27/20171 hour, 49 minutes, 50 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 446 - 04/20/17

Join us this week as we discuss Radeon RX 580 review, Open Benchtable and DAN cases, Intel Rumors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/20/20171 hour, 38 minutes, 24 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 445 - 04/13/17

Join us this week as we discuss Ryzen 5, Spring 2017 Buyers Guide, Alphacool, VIVO, Lian Li, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/13/20171 hour, 26 minutes, 5 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 444 - 04/06/17

Join us this week as we discuss an ASUS Z270 Motherboard, NVIDIA Quadro, AMD ReLive, DDR5 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/6/20171 hour, 5 minutes, 35 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 443 - 03/30/17

Join us this week as we discuss Thermoelectric Coolers, Tiny PSUs, Lots o' Storage, some trips down nostaglia lane, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/30/20171 hour, 34 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 442 - 03/23/17

Join us this week as we discuss ARM DynamIQ, Optane Launch, Gigabit LTE, Vulkan, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/23/20171 hour, 35 minutes, 2 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 441 - 03/16/17

Join us this week as we discuss NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti, AMD Ryzen Scheduler Discussion, AMD Ryzen 5 Announcement, Intel Kaby Lake de-lidding, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/16/20171 hour, 24 minutes, 23 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 440 - 03/09/17

Join us this week as we discuss Ryzen 1 week later, Naples, Logitech G533, G Pro, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/9/20171 hour, 35 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 439 - 03/02/17

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 1080Ti, Radeon RX Vega, Ryzen, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/2/20171 hour, 41 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 438 - 02/22/17

Join us this week as we discuss EVulkan one year later, Logitech G213 Keyboard, eero home mesh networking, Ryzen Pre Orders, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/22/201757 minutes, 48 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 437 - 02/15/17

Join us this week as we discuss EVGA iCX, Zen Architechure, Intel Optane, new NVIDIA and AMD driver releases, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/15/20171 hour, 20 minutes, 54 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 436 - 02/09/17

Join us this week as we discuss ECS Mini-STX, NVIDIA Quadro, AMD Zen Arch, Optane, GDDR6 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/9/20171 hour, 31 minutes, 55 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 435 - 02/02/17

Join us this week as we discuss Nintendo Switch, EVGA SuperNOVA 850w G3, Xbox Project Scorpio, Das Keyboard Gaming, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/2/20171 hour, 46 minutes, 22 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 434 - 01/26/17

Join us this week as we discuss Nintendo Switch, EVGA SuperNOVA 850w G3, Xbox Project Scorpio, Das Keyboard Gaming, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/26/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 433 - 01/19/17

Join us this week for budget RX 460 build, Season Titanium, Windows Game Mode, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/19/20171 hour, 19 minutes, 16 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 432 - 01/12/16

Join us this week for Intel i7-7700k, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, AMD Vega, CES coverage, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/12/20171 hour, 44 minutes, 57 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 431 - 12/20/16

Join us this week as we discuss DasKeyboard, Samsung 750 EVO, CES predictions and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/29/20161 hour, 35 minutes
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PC Perspective Podcast Holiday Message - 12/23/16

Thank you to our readers and listeners! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/23/20164 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 430 - 12/20/16

Join us this week as we discuss holiday gift selections and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/20/20161 hour, 35 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 428 - 12/08/16

Join us this week as we discuss Khronos Group, Enterprise SSDs, Water cooled cases and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/15/20161 hour, 13 minutes, 14 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 429 - 12/15/16

Join us this week as we discuss AMD ReLive, Ryzen, Zalman Keyboards, LG HDR monitors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/15/20161 hour, 17 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 427 - 12/01/16

Join us this week as we discuss leaked Zen prices, Kaby Lake performance leaks, GTX 1050 Ti upgrades and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/1/20161 hour, 20 minutes, 18 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 426 - 11/23/16

Join us this week as we discuss Intel Kaby Lake performance, a new Corsair Crystal 570X case, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/23/20161 hour, 23 minutes
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PC Perspective Podcast 425 - 11/17/16

Join us this week as we discuss new Samsung 960 EVO, NZXT S340, NVIDIA revenue, wireless Vive, Serious Sam VR, Steam VR on Linux and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/17/20161 hour, 13 minutes, 46 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 424 - 11/10/16

Join us this week as we discuss new AMD Radeon Pro GPUs, Corsair Carbide Air 740 Review, MSI Gaming Notebook Overview, VRMark, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/10/20161 hour, 9 minutes, 42 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 423 - 11/03/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Logitech Prodigy G231, multi-GPU scaling with DX12, Qualcomm buying NXP, issues with GTX 1070 and 1080 cards and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/3/20161 hour, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 422 - 10/27/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung 960 Pro, Fanatec racing gear, an Acer UltraWide projector, Optane leaks, MS Surface Studio and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/13/20161 hour, 46 minutes, 41 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 421 - 10/13/16

Join us this week as we discuss our review of the iPhone 7, the Drobo 5C, Intel FPGAs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/13/20161 hour, 22 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 420 - 10/06/16

Join us this week as we discuss the REVEEN JUSTICE Air Cooler, Silverstone Strider 550W PSU, NVIDIA Xavier SoC, Google Pixel, Logitech C922, 1050Ti, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/6/20161 hour, 21 minutes, 22 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 419 - 09/29/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Edition 10 of the Rampage V motherboard, a VerticalMouse, a shiny SilverStone case, the AMD A12-9800 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/29/20161 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 418 - 09/22/16

Join us this week as we discuss an air cooler roundup, Samsung 960 EVO and Pro announced and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/22/20161 hour, 10 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 417 - 09/15/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Maximus VIII Forumla, MoCA adapters, GFE logins and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/15/20161 hour, 36 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 416 - 09/08/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Intel SSD 600p, Leaked Zen Performance, new iPhone and PS4 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/8/20161 hour, 48 minutes, 22 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 415 - 09/01/16

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 Turbo, Intel SSD P3520, HUAWEI Mate 8, ASUS Strix X99, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/1/20161 hour, 49 minutes, 46 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 414 - 08/25/16

Join us this week as we discuss the newly released architecture details of AMD Zen, Audeze headphones, AMD market share gains and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/25/20161 hour, 36 minutes, 48 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 413 - 08/18/16

Join us this week as we discuss the new mobile GeForce GTX 10-series gaming notebooks, ARM and Intel partnering on 10nm, Flash Memory Summit and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/18/20161 hour, 29 minutes, 14 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 412 - 08/11/16

Join us this week as we discuss the new 10TB Seagate hard drive, Le Grand Macho cooler and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/11/201654 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 411 - 08/05/16

PC Perspective Podcast #411 - 08/05/2016 Join us this week as we discuss our new Titan X review and talk with the fans at Quakecon 2016!! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE. The URL for the podcast is: http://pcper.com/podcast - Share with your friends! iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through the iTunes Store (audio only) Video version on iTunes Google Play - Subscribe to our audio podcast directly through Google Play! RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS reader (audio only) Video version RSS feed MP3 - Direct download link to the MP3 file Hosts:  Ryan Shrout, Allyn Malventano, Ken Addison and Morry Teitelman Program length: 1:23:59 No show notes today, enjoy the free flow discussion! Subscribe to the PC Perspective YouTube Channel for more videos, reviews and podcasts!! VIDEO SOON-ISH ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/5/20161 hour, 23 minutes, 59 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 410 - 07/28/16

Join us this week as we discuss the new Pascal based Titan X, an AMD graphics card with 1TB of SSD storage on-board, data recovery with RapidSpar and more!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/28/20161 hour, 46 minutes, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 409 - 07/21/16

Join us this week as we discuss the GTX 1060 review, controversy surrounding the async compute of 3DMark Time Spy and more!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/21/20161 hour, 34 minutes, 57 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 408 - 07/14/16

Join us this week as we discuss a conclusion to the RX 480 power issue, the GTX 1060, a 4TB Samsung 850 EVO and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/14/20161 hour, 36 minutes, 40 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 407 - 07/07/16

Join us this week as we discuss RX 480 Power Concerns, X1 Yoga, Thrustmaster, Micron 9100 MAX, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/7/20161 hour, 46 minutes, 46 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 406 - 06/30/16

Join us this week as we discuss our AMD RX 480 review, the new Huawei MateBook, GTX 1060 and RX 490 leaks and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/30/20161 hour, 28 minutes, 15 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 405 - 06/23/16

Join us this week as we discuss an AMD RX 480 hands-on, 32-core Zen rumors, the ASUS/MSI VBIOS scandal and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/23/20161 hour, 33 minutes, 6 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 404 - 06/16/16

Join us this week as we discuss the new Crucial MX300 SSD, news on upcoming Xbox hardware changes, GTX 1080 shortages and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/16/20161 hour, 48 minutes, 15 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 403 - 06/09/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Fractal Define S, Corsair Lapdog, Pascal dropping 3+4 way SLI game support, EVGA SLI HB's, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/9/20161 hour, 19 minutes, 42 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 402 - 06/03/16

Join us this week as we discuss the GTX 1070 Review, i7-6950X Review, AMD Radeon RX480, Aftermarket GTX 1080's, Tiny SSDs, Computex 2016, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/3/20162 hours, 1 minute, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 401 - 05/26/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Gigabyte X99P-SLI, RevoDrive is back, GPU Drivers, Computex, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/26/20161 hour, 6 minutes, 41 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 400 - 05/19/16

Join us this week as we discuss the GTX 1080 performance and features, official specifications of the GTX 1070, new Polaris specification rumors, ARM's 10nm chip test and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/19/20161 hour, 18 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 399 - 05/12/16

Join us this week as we discuss the GTX 1080 Launch, UWP Updates, DOOM Vulkan Patch, Kaby Lake Leaks, ASUS ROG STRIX X99, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/12/20161 hour, 3 minutes, 21 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 398 - 05/05/16

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD Radeon Pro Duo Review, Godavari Refresh, ECS Z170-Claymore, ICY DOCK hot-swappable SSDs, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/5/20161 hour, 29 minutes, 10 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 397 - 04/28/16

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD Radeon Pro Duo, NZXT Manta, AMD's new deal with China, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/28/20161 hour, 16 minutes, 18 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 396 - 04/21/16

Join us this week as we discuss MSI Gaming Notebooks, Intel Layoffs, the PlayStation Neo and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/21/20161 hour, 41 minutes, 44 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 395 - 04/14/16

Join us this week as we discuss AMD Driver Quality, New Intel and Micron SSDs, Corsair's SPEC-ALPHA and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/14/20161 hour, 8 minutes, 27 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 394 - 04/07/16

Join us this week as we discuss measuring VR Performance, NVIDIA's Pascal GP100, Bristol Ridge APUs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/7/20161 hour, 32 minutes, 23 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 393 - 03/31/16

Join us this week as we discuss the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, EVGA SC17 Notebook, UWP games and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/31/20161 hour, 37 minutes, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 392 - 03/24/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung 850 EVO V2, VR Build Guides, the End of Tick-Tock, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/24/20161 hour, 33 minutes, 36 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 391 - 03/17/16

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD's news from GDC, the MSI Vortex, and QA! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/17/20161 hour, 28 minutes, 26 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 390 - 03/10/16

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS Z170 Sabertooth Mk1, Corsair Carbide 400C, more about Windows Store Games, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/10/20161 hour, 12 minutes, 31 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 389 - 03/03/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Thermaltake Core X9, the Controvery around DirectX 12, FreeSync HDMI Displays, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/3/20161 hour, 32 minutes, 48 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 388 - 02/25/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung SSD T3, Logitech G933 and G633, Vulkan on Android, HTC Vive Pricing and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/25/20161 hour, 42 minutes, 11 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 387 - 02/18/16

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS PB328Q, Samsung 750 EVO SSD, the release of Vulkan and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/18/20161 hour, 34 minutes, 18 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 386 - 02/11/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Logitech G810, Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX, GTX 980 Ti VR Edition and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/11/20161 hour, 30 minutes, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 385 - 02/04/16

Join us this week as we discuss Rise of the Tomb Raider performance, a triple RAID-0 NVMe array and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/4/20161 hour, 16 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 384 - 01/28/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Corsair Carbide 600Q, GDDR5X, a Dual Fiji Graphics card and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/28/20161 hour, 11 minutes, 48 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 383 - 01/21/16

Join us this week as we discuss the Acer Predator X34, ASUS X99-M, AMD Q4 Earnings and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/21/20161 hour, 25 minutes, 52 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 382 - 01/14/16

Join us this week as we wrap up news from CES 2016, discuss the R9 Nano price cut, ponder a 13TB SSD and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/14/20161 hour, 32 minutes, 11 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast CES 2016 - Day 3

We wrap up CES 2016 by talking about new ROG monitors from ASUS, Plenty of M.2 PCIe Drives, a giant case from EVGA and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/6/20161 hour, 47 minutes, 1 second
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PC Perspective Podcast CES 2016 - Day 2

Join us for announcements from MSI, Gigabyte, Corsair, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/6/20161 hour, 2 minutes, 45 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast CES 2016 - Day 1

CES is just beginning. Join us for announcements from Lenovo, NVIDIA Press Conference, new AMD GPUs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/5/20161 hour, 11 minutes, 2 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 381 - 12/31/15

Join us this week as we discuss our Picks of the Year, the EK Predator 240, ASUS MG278Q FreeSync and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/31/20152 hours, 13 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 380 - 12/24/15

Join us this week as we discuss Microsoft's Surface Devices, the ASUS X99-E WS. HTC Vive and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/23/20151 hour, 23 minutes, 31 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 379 - 12/17/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Snapdragon 820, AMD's GPUOpen, Thrustmaster T300 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/17/20151 hour, 13 minutes, 34 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 378 - 12/10/15

Join us this week as we discuss updates from the Radeon Technology Group, a new case from Antec, ASUS Maximus VIII Gene and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/10/20151 hour, 35 minutes, 42 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 377 - 12/03/15

Join us this week as we discuss AMD Radeon Software Crimson, our Holiday Gift Guide, Scott Wasson moving to AMD and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/3/201554 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 376 - 11/19/15

Join us this week as we discuss Intel Speed Shift, CPU Coolers from Noctua and DEEPCOOL, Broadwell-E Rumors, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/19/20151 hour, 19 minutes, 21 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 375 - 11/12/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Snapdragon 820, Lenovo Yoga 900, R9 380X and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/12/20151 hour, 22 minutes, 10 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 374 - 11/05/15

Join us this week as we discuss cases for the R9 Nano, Thrustmaster T150, The End of AMD Catalyst and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/5/20151 hour, 21 minutes, 58 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 373 - 10/29/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung 950 Pro, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q, Steam Link and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/29/20151 hour, 25 minutes, 17 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 372 - 10/22/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Steam Controller and Steam Link, Acer XR321CK Ultrawide Freesync Display, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/22/20151 hour, 29 minutes, 18 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 371 - 10/15/15

Join us this week as we discuss the MSI GT72S Dominator Pro G, ROG Product Announcements, Ultrawide G-Sync and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/15/20151 hour, 39 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 370 - 10/08/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming G1, New Microsoft Surface products, NVIDIA Pascal Rumors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/8/20151 hour, 31 minutes, 4 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 369 - 10/01/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Fable Legends DX12 Benchmark, Apple A9 SoC, Intel P3608 SSD, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/1/20151 hour, 42 minutes, 34 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 368 - 09/24/15

Join us this week as we discuss full GTX 980s in notebooks, Samsung's NVMe 950 Pro, Jim Keller leaving AMD and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/24/20151 hour, 24 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 367 - 09/17/15

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD R9 Nano, a Corsair GTX 980Ti, NVIDIA Pascal Rumors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/17/20151 hour, 29 minutes, 2 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 366 - 09/10/15

Join us this week as we discuss the MSI 990FXA-Gaming, Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3400, R9 Nano Controversy and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/10/20151 hour, 25 minutes, 28 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 365 - 09/03/15

Join us this week as we discuss the R9 Nano Preview, Tons of Skylake SKUs, Asynchronous Shaders and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/3/20151 hour, 49 minutes, 26 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 364 - 08/27/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Nixeus Vue 24 FreeSync Monitor, AMD R9 Nano leaks, GPU Marketshare and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/27/20151 hour, 22 minutes, 36 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 363 - 08/20/15

Join us this week as we discuss DX12 Benchmarking, Skylake News from IDF, Intel Optane Storage and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/20/20151 hour, 13 minutes, 3 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 362 - 08/13/15

Join us this week as we discuss Benchmarking a Voodoo 3, Flash Media Summit 2015, Skylake Delidding and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/13/20151 hour, 15 minutes, 22 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 361 - 08/06/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K, Logitech G29 Racing Wheel, Lenovo LaVie-Z and more ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/6/20151 hour, 45 minutes, 16 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 360 - 07/30/15

Join us this week as we discuss Intel XPoint Memory, Windows 10 and DX12, FreeSync displays and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/30/20151 hour, 28 minutes, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 359 - 07/23/15

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD R9 Nano, 4TB Samsung SSDs, Windows 10 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/23/20151 hour, 10 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 358 - 07/16/15

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD R9 Fury, Fury X Multi-GPU, Windows 10 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/16/201554 minutes, 26 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 357 - 07/09/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung 850 Series 2TB, AMD Fury, Catalyst 15.7 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/9/20151 hour, 33 minutes, 8 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 356 - 07/02/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Fury X Pump Whine, ASUS MG279Q FreeSync Monitor, GTX 980 Ti STRIX and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/2/20151 hour, 21 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 355 - 06/25/15

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD R9 Fury X, Sapphire Nitro R9 390, Batman: Arkham Knight and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/25/20151 hour, 25 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 354 - 06/18/15

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD R9 Fury X, R9 Nano, ASUS Zenfone2 and much more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/18/20151 hour, 23 minutes, 19 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 353 - 06/11/15

JJoin us this week as we discuss the Seiki Pro 4k Display, More News from Computex, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/11/20151 hour, 16 minutes, 25 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 352 - 06/04/15

Join us this week as we discuss the GTX 980 Ti, News from Computex, AMD Fiji Leaks and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/4/20152 hours, 2 minutes, 44 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 351 - 05/28/15

Join us this week as we discuss AMD Fiji Leaks, rumors on GTX 980 Ti, a great $99 portable DAC, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/28/20151 hour, 18 minutes, 6 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 350 - 05/21/15

Join us this week as we discuss AMD's plan for HBM, IPS G-SYNC, GameWorks and The Witcher 3, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/21/20151 hour, 24 minutes, 11 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 349 - 05/14/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Death of Media Center, i7 NUC, Fractal Define S and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/14/20151 hour, 19 minutes, 23 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 348 - 05/07/15

Join us this week as we discuss DirectX 12, New AMD GPU News, Giveaways and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/7/20151 hour, 27 minutes, 37 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 347 - 04/30/15

Join us this week as we discuss AMD Zen Architecture and Roadmap leaks, ARM Cortex-A72, a budget Z97 board and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/30/20151 hour, 24 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 346 - 04/23/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Intel Compute Stick, ASUS X205TA, Samsung PCIe SSDs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/23/20151 hour, 18 minutes, 28 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 345 - 04/16/15

Join us this week as we discuss the MSI GS30 Shadow, Gigabyte X99-SOC, Skylake Leaks and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/16/20151 hour, 20 minutes, 7 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 344 - 04/09/15

Join us this week as we discuss the Intel SSD 750 Series, NZXT S340, an ASUS FreeSync Monitor and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/9/20151 hour, 26 minutes
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PC Perspective Podcast 343 - 04/02/15

Join us this week as we discuss DX12 Performance, Dissecting G-SYNC and FreeSync, Intel 3D NAND and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
4/2/20151 hour, 27 minutes, 10 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 342 - 03/26/15

Join us this week as we discuss the launch of FreeSync, Dell XPS 13, Super Fast DDR4 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/26/20151 hour, 29 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 341 - 03/19/15

Join us this week as we the NVIDIA GTX TITAN X, News from GTC2015, a Mini-ITX X99 motherboard and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/19/20151 hour, 16 minutes, 26 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 340 - 03/12/15

Join us this week as we wrap up news from GDC 2015, FreeSync Release Date, Vulkan and Mantle, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/12/20151 hour, 42 minutes, 16 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 339 - 03/05/15

Join us this week as we discuss the NVIDIA SHIELD and Titan X, AMD Mantle, OpenGL Vulkan, and much more from GDC! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3/5/20151 hour, 22 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 338 - 02/26/15

Join us this week as we discuss more USB 3.1 Devices, Broadwell NUC, another 840 Evo fix and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/26/20151 hour, 46 minutes, 3 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 337 - 02/19/15

Join us this week as we discuss our Snapdragon 810 Preview, USB 3.1, Dell Venue 8 Tablet and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/19/20151 hour, 36 minutes, 4 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 336 - 02/12/15

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 960 Overlocking, Plextor M6e Black Edition, AMD R9 3xx Rumors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/12/20151 hour, 11 minutes, 52 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 335 - 02/05/15

Join us this week as we discuss Mobile G-Sync, GTX 970 SLI, a Broadwell Brix and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2/5/20151 hour, 28 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 334 - 01/29/15

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 970 Memory Issues, Samsung 840 Evo Slowdown, GTX 960 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/29/20151 hour, 27 minutes, 38 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 333 - 01/22/15

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS Rampage V Extreme, Samsung T1 Portable SSD, Windows 10 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/22/20151 hour, 22 minutes, 32 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 332 - 01/15/15

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 960 and R9 380X Rumors, Corsair Carbide 300R Titanium, and our CES 2015 wrap up ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/15/20151 hour, 11 minutes, 24 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast CES 2015 - Day 3

Join us for our FreeSync Impressions, Broadwell NUCs, Intel Compute Stick, Storage News and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/6/201557 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast CES 2015 - Day 2

Join us as we talk about the second day of the show including a lot of announcements from ASUS, Gigabyte, Freesync Monitors, Storage News and more!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/5/201546 minutes, 39 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast CES 2015 - Day 1

Join us as we talk about the first day of the show including a lot of announcements from Lenovo, MSI, the NVIDIA Tegra X1, USB 3.1 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1/4/201547 minutes, 57 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 331 - 12/31/14

Join us this week as we discuss our Hardware Picks of the Year, Acer's 1080p G-SYNC Display, a new Drobo and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/31/20141 hour, 54 minutes, 30 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 330 - 12/18/14

Join us this week as we discuss the MSI GT72 Dominator Pro, 10 Days of Christmas, Mechanical Keyboards and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/18/20141 hour, 12 minutes, 4 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 329 - 12/11/14

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung 850 EVO, AMD Catalyst Omega, NZXT H440 Razer and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/11/20141 hour, 19 minutes, 20 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 328 - 12/04/14

Join us this week as we discuss G-Sync Flickering, In Win D-Frame Mini, Fractal R5 Silent and more!s ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12/4/20141 hour, 19 minutes, 27 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 327 - 11/20/14

Join us this week as we discuss NVIDIA MFAA, Corsair's Neutron XT SSD, New Dell 4K Monitors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/20/20141 hour, 33 minutes, 44 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 326 - 11/13/14

Join us this week as we discuss Intel's Core M 5Y70, Assassin's Creed Unity, Intel P3500 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/13/20141 hour, 9 minutes, 49 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 325 - 11/06/14

Join us this week as we discuss our Samsung 850 Pro Roundup, MSI's GTX 760 ITX, 8GB R9 290X and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
11/6/20141 hour, 35 minutes, 29 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 324 - 10/30/14

Join us this week as we discuss Civilization: Beyond Earth Performance, Consoles Performance Issues, Samsung SSD updates and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/30/20141 hour, 38 minutes, 13 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 323 - 10/22/14

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 980M Performance, MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/23/20141 hour, 18 minutes, 59 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 322 - 10/16/14

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 980 4-Way SLI, Samsung's EVO Performance Fix, Intel Earnings and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/16/20141 hour, 26 minutes, 16 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 321 - 10/09/14

Join us this week as we discuss the EVGA GTX 980 Water Block, AMD's New CEO, R9 290 Price Drops and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/9/20141 hour, 33 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 320 - 10/02/14

Join us this week as we discuss the Micron M600 SSD, NVIDIA and Adaptive Sync, Windows 10 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10/2/20141 hour, 27 minutes, 21 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 319 - 09/25/14

Join us this week as we discuss our GTX 980 and 970 Review, Noctua NH-D15, Acer's 4K G-Sync Display and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/25/20141 hour, 34 minutes, 52 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 318 - 09/18/14

Join us this week as we discuss GTX 980 and R9 390X Rumors, Storage News from IDF, ADATA SP610 SSDs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/18/20141 hour, 24 minutes, 9 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 317 - 09/11/14

Join us this week as we discuss our ASUS X99 Deluxe Review, Core M Performance, 18 Core Xeons and news from IDF! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/11/20141 hour, 33 minutes, 47 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 316 - 09/04/14

Join us this week as we discuss our Haswell-E Review, New AMD FX Processors, Radeon R9 285 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
9/4/20141 hour, 32 minutes, 42 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 315 - 08/28/14

Join us this week as we discuss the AMD Radeon R7 SSD, Haswell-E Rumors, Radeon R9 285, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/28/20141 hour, 22 minutes, 58 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 314 - 08/21/14

Join us this week as we discuss the Corsair Air 240 Case, Angelbird SSD wrk, DDR4 Pricing, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/21/20141 hour, 24 minutes, 12 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 313 - 08/14/14

Join us this week as we discuss new Kaevri APUs, ASUS ROG Swift G-Sync Monitor, Intel Core M Processors and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/14/20141 hour, 41 minutes, 24 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 312 - 08/07/14

Join us this week as we discuss the Thecus N2560 NAS, ASUS STRIX GTX 780, Flash Media Summit News and more!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
8/7/20141 hour, 33 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 311 - 07/31/14

Join us this week as we discuss AMD FreeSync, NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet, Crucial M550 SSD and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/31/20141 hour, 32 minutes, 53 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 310 - 07/24/14

Join us this week as we discuss the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet, WD 6TB Red and 4TB Red Pro HDDs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/24/20141 hour, 25 minutes, 40 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 309 - 07/17/14

Join us live from Quakecon 2014 as we talk about the ASUS Z97-WS, Corsair Flasy Voyager GTX and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/17/201450 minutes, 48 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 308 - 07/10/14

Join us this week as we discuss Intel using Mantle, XSPC Watercooling Kits, Quantum Dots, and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/10/20141 hour, 25 minutes, 47 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 307 - 07/03/14

Join us this week as we discuss the EVGA Torq X10 Mouse, Samsung 850 Pro, OCZ RevoDrive 350 and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
7/3/20141 hour, 19 minutes, 26 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 306 - 06/26/14

Join us this week as we discuss our Budget PC Shootout, the Coolermaster Elite 110, an AMD GameWorks competitor and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/26/20141 hour, 19 minutes, 11 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 305 - 06/19/14

Special guest David Hewlett joins us this week to discuss our interview with AMD's Richard Huddy, the Seagate 4TB SSHD, SSD Endurance and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/19/20141 hour, 31 minutes, 15 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 304 - 06/12/14

We have lots of reviews to talk about this week including the GeForce GTX TITAN Z, Core i7-4790K, Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force, E3 News and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/12/20141 hour, 11 minutes, 36 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 303 - 06/05/14

Special guest Austin Evans joins us this week to discuss news from Computex 2014, Crucial MX100 SSD, Intel SSD DC P3700, and much more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
6/5/20141 hour, 29 minutes, 11 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 302 - 05/29/14

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS PB287Q 4K Monitor, NVIDIA and AMD's fight over GameWorks, Haswell-E Leaks and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/29/20141 hour, 29 minutes
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PC Perspective Podcast 301 - 05/22/14

Join us this week as we discuss the IN WIN 901 Chassis, MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Motherboard, R9 Price Drops and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/22/20141 hour, 16 minutes, 21 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 300 - 05/15/14

Join us this week for our 300th podcast as we discuss the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming Black Edition, a $599 Samsung 4K Monitor and much more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/15/20141 hour, 25 minutes, 47 seconds
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PC Perspective Podcast 299 - 05/08/14

Join us this week as we discuss ASUS Z97-Deluxe, NCASE M1 Case, AMD's custom ARM Designs and more! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
5/8/20141 hour, 27 minutes, 11 seconds