Off and On Again — a PC Tech Podcast
64 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Off and On Again is home to the latest in PC gaming, hardware and more.
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Ep.63 (Extended) The End of Off and On Again
November 28, 2023 22:03 - 2 hours - 111 MB(Extended) Our interest and focus on the topics we normally cover has been shifting for some quite a while. The time has come for us to end the show. I would like to say thank you to those who have been supporting us all along. I hope you enjoy this last episode. -Nic
Ep.63 The End of Off and On Again
November 28, 2023 21:59 - 2 hours - 86.1 MBOur interest and focus on the topics we normally cover has been shifting for some quite a while. The time has come for us to end the show. I would like to say thank you to those who have been supporting us all along. I hope you enjoy this last episode. -Nic
Ep.62 Off and On the Games
November 28, 2023 21:55 - 2 hours - 87.2 MBIn the show we talk about Apple VR HMD, The value of a good home theatre setup and games, all the games. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldurs Gate 3, Starfield, Forza Motorsport and more.
Ep.61 Death Of The Budget GPU...
May 30, 2023 02:58 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBMicrosoft Windows AI integration, the failure of the 4060ti, bluetooth humans, GTA VI, BLizzard and crazy stuff people are doing with AI. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.60 What Is ASUS Doing!?
May 16, 2023 02:41 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIn the regular show we get into ASUS' bad behaviour, free TVs, RTX 4060Ti, emulators and the new Gran Turismo film. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.59 AMD CPUs Are Commiting Suppuku
April 24, 2023 04:28 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBToday we get into AM5 CPU/Motherboard issues, Intel super sampling, Windows 12, Sony handheld and a $400k CS skin. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.58 Linus Was Hacked by Elon?
April 05, 2023 00:54 - 2 hours - 90.3 MBIn the regular show we get into the LMG hack, E3 cancelled, GPT-5, CS-2, Fortnite user customization and CoD going Xbox only? Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.57 Customized GPT Search Engines
April 02, 2023 17:55 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBToday on the show iMessage to Windows, GPT search engines, HP blocking third-party ink, Mods for Hogwarts Legacy. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.56 AMD 'Undershipping' GPUs and CPUs
February 21, 2023 02:53 - 1 hour - 50 MBAMD limiting the supply of hardware, Nintendo Joy-con lawsuits, Hogwarts Legacy, CS:GO and Diablo IV. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.55 Miners Paint VRAM Before Selling GPUs
January 31, 2023 02:39 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIn the regular show we get into cryptominers selling used GPUs as new with repainted VRAM chips, solid state active cooling, samsung 990 problems, HI-FI Rush and Hogwarts Legacy. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.54 The New RTX 4080..Err, Uh 4070Ti Is Here!
January 16, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBIn the show we talk about the new 4070Ti, low GPU sales, NVIDIA broadcast update, The Forest, Portal RTX unusable to AMD owners and the death of NFTs in games. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.53 AMD Looking Good, Still Too Much $$$
January 15, 2023 22:21 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBIn the show we talk about USB-C, AMD 7900 performance, FSR updates, NVIDIA shield downgrade, Fortnite lawsuit, Steam in Tesla and others. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.52 Scalpers Get Their Dues
December 09, 2022 13:02 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBToday we talk about scalpers getting the short end of the stick, AMD lower CPU prices and 4090 adapters melting. We also talk about Fortnite update, Cyberpunk, and PSVR2. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.51 RX 7900XTX, Will AMD Shine?
December 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBAMD, AMD and AMD. This episode is LATE. Apologies to all. [email protected] Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1
Ep.50 RTX 4080 12GB Unlaunched! Feat. SensibleCircle
October 18, 2022 01:25 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBIn the show we talk about the "Unlaunching" of the 4080 12GB, 4090s stellar performance, Meta quest pro, Overwatch 2 and the Steam Deck Docking Station. https://www.twitch.tv/sensiblecircle https://www.instagram.com/millennialmoviebuffs/?hl=en A.I. Links https://www.youtube.com/c/Broccaloo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUijhYzcpLI [email protected]
Ep.49 NVIDIA GPUs Are Expensive!
October 03, 2022 22:24 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBToday we talk about the insane prices of the new GPU lineup from NVIDIA, AMDs hot CPUs, Intel ARC, Google Stadia and Portal RTX. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.48 NVIDIA, NVIDIA and NVIDIA
September 20, 2022 15:58 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBToday we talk about EVGA quitting NVIDIA, NVIDIA price manipulation and NVIDIA GTC announcement. Matt gets into death stranding, GTA VI leaks shake the gaming community and Like a Dragon 8 is looking good! Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.47 How Long Will AM5 Be Supported?
September 05, 2022 20:50 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBToday we talk about AMDs announcement of the longevity of AM5, Intel reveals A770 performance and Ethereum POW. Gaming news covers Overwatch ditching loot boxes, No split screen Halo and Valve games in development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0yjlORHYYg Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.46 Why The Quest Got A Price Hike
August 15, 2022 22:20 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBToday we talk about NVIDIAs poor earnings, Ryzen 7000 sticker shock, why the Quest 2 got a price hike, GTAVI leaks and a logitech gaming handheld device. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.45 No, Efficent GPUs Not Coming Soon...
August 01, 2022 21:46 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBToday we talk about Rogers outage, Meta changes to the Quest 2 prices and log in requirements. Along with some power hungry NVIDIA GPUs on the way, F1 22 woes and Minecraft iOS updates. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.44 Efficent GPUs Coming Soon?
June 27, 2022 05:44 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBToday we talk about the continued drop in GPU prices due to the current dip of crypto, AMD reports a 50% performance per watt on the upcoming RDNA3 GPUs, Microsoft will require SSDs in all new PCs, Starfield, Overwatch and some other gaming tid bits. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.43 Do We Need A 500Hz Display?
June 07, 2022 05:20 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBIn the regular show we talk about Sebastian Vettels brilliant use of an electric scooter to locate his stolen belongings, an ASUS 500hz monitor and Apples new M2 chip. Also, Star Citizen disappointment, Diablo Immortal experience and Minecraft motherboards. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.42 AMD 5.5GHz CPU On The Horizon
May 24, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIn the regular show we talk about AMDs announcements at computex. Mainly the much anticipated 7000 series CPUs which will debut in the fall with the new AM5 motherboards. Also, AMD driver updates doing great for DX11, Steam Deck support on the rise, Star Citizen gouging and Duke Nukem Forever. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.41 NVIDIA In Trouble With The SEC
May 10, 2022 22:45 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBIn the show Nic fires off with some mini rants about selling your unused computer parts, the WAN show and people not knowing what the metaverse is. We talk about NVIDIAs trouble with the SEC, RIP to the inventor of the gaming mouse, Microsoft flight sim DLSS/FSR updates and Diablo Immortal coming to PC. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.40 AM5 On The Horizon
April 28, 2022 02:56 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBIn the show we talk about the new king of gaming CPUs, AM5 only to support DDR5, intels lineup of ARC GPUs and the AMD GPU refresh. For gaming we talk iRacing, Gran Turismo 7, F1 '22 and the end of the Bethesda launcher. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.39 Will GPU Prices Ever Be 'Normal' Again?
April 04, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBIn the regular show we talk about the AMD CPU problems, Asus officially lowering GPU prices, Intel Arc GPUs on the horizon and gaming updates. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.38 Windows Direct Storage and FSR 2.0
March 21, 2022 04:01 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBIn the show we talk about the direct storage on Windows, FSR 2.0, ads in windows file explorer, Gran Turismo 7 and a new Xbox in development. (Fixed Release)
Ep.37 GPU Price Dip and Super HOT i9
March 01, 2022 22:56 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn the show we talk about the recent downward trend in GPU prices, Tesla getting Steam support and Intels blazing hot i9 12900KS. In gaming Nic talks about Generation Zero. Matt shares his PS5 near miss and the problem with bundles. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.36 Best Buy Totalscam™
February 16, 2022 04:29 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBIn the regular show we talk about the Best Buy Totaltech hustle costing GPU customes $200 a pop to get a shot. NVIDIA abandoning ARM acquisition, Western Digital losing 6 Exabytes of 3D Nand, GTA IV official confirmation and Warcraft mobile. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.35 Ryzen Powered Teslas
February 01, 2022 04:38 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBRyzen powerd Teslas, Intels pledge of 'millions' of GPUs, a terrifying new supercomputer from Meta and NVIDIA, Oclusu Quest 2 and Microsoft flight sim getting DLSS/DX12 support. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.34 3090 THAI and YouTube Hacked
January 11, 2022 00:22 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn the regular show we talk about the bounties (or lack thereof) coming from C.E.S. 2022. Also, Games, all the games. Matt finished Cyberpunk 2077 and Nic finished GTAV. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.33 Forza Horizon 5 and Intel Low End GPUs
January 11, 2022 00:20 - 2 hours - 84.1 MBFor the regular show we talk personal PC upgrades, Action Button, Dunkey, Intel low end GPUs, NVIDIA nerfing GeForce NOW performance, games that spank on Mac and Facebooks move to 'Meta'. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.32 Intel Alder Lake and Noctua RTX 3070
November 03, 2021 01:55 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn the regular show we get into Intel 12th Gen, Noctua GPU, Apple M1 MAX, PC games on XBOX, GTA San Adreas VR and Nvidia GeForce now. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.31 The Crypto-Trading Hamster
October 04, 2021 03:43 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBIn the regular show we cover Crypto Trading Hamsters, Intel Arc target 3070, Valve standalone HMD, Forza Horizon 5 and GTA V coming to PS5/Xbox Series X Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.30 Nvidia RTX 30 SUPER and RTX 4000 Series GPUs
September 20, 2021 18:04 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBIn the regular show we discuss rumours of the upcoming RTX 30 refresh and the RTX 40 "Ada-Lovelace" GPUs. AMD CPU owners should worry about a vulnerability that could lead to "Meltdown-like" attacks. Also, Facebook "Smart" glasses, game remakes, Stick Shift, and rumours of PS5 games coming to GeForce Now. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.29 Samsung SSD Swap and Ryzen Vending Machines
September 06, 2021 03:43 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBToday in the show we talk about Samsungs recent foray into 'downgrading' their 970 EVO plus SSD, Ryzen CPUs in vending machines, Apple employees hypocrisy, the game 'Lake', 'The Medium' FSR update and some F1 2021 racing. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.28 Intel ARC GPUs and NVIDIA Finger Condoms
August 30, 2021 23:18 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBToday we talk about Intels announcement of their high end consumer GPUs, NVIDIA leaving condoms in their GPUs, Tesla AI simulation, Myst, The Ascent, more Cyberpunk 2077 patches and Asetek getting into the sim racing space. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.27 NVIDIA Reveals CGI Jenson Huang
August 16, 2021 15:02 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBIn the show we cover NVIDIA and their GTC conference magic where they created a CGI CEO...to poor effect. Also AMD RX 490 and NVIDIA LHR has been bumped to 70% by NBMiner update. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.26 Noctua RTX 3070 and Blizzards Downfall
August 09, 2021 22:24 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBA potential Noctua themed GPU by ASUS, the downfall of Blizzard in a dizzying string of 'mishaps', PS5 storage expansion and valve still in it for the long haul when it comes to VR. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.25 Amazon New World is Frying RTX 3090s
July 29, 2021 22:01 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIn the regular show we discuss the recent bad press that Amazon New World is getting over claims that it is literally frying GPUs. Not limited to but mostly EVGA RTX 3090s. We cover some more steam deck news. Intel on it's way to taking the CPU crown again though we don't know what AMD has up it's sleeve. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.24 Steam Deck, Need More VRAM and New Xbox Gamepad?
July 19, 2021 02:32 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBIn the regular show we talk about the newly announced steam deck, the downfall of GPUs with 8GB or less VRAM, F1 2021, AMD FSR update, and a hint that Microsoft may be planning to upgrade their game pads. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.23 Chip Shortages, Second Hand 3060s and One Weird DLSS Trick
July 12, 2021 16:03 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBIn the show we talk about Lisa Su and her statements regarding the continued chip shortage. RTX 3060s are hitting the used market after Chinese crypto crackdown. AMDs upcoming RX 6600 XT release. A DLSS performance 'hack' that shows promise and more gaming news. https://blog.feedspot.com/computer_hardware_podcasts/ Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.22 Windows 11 Chaos, EVGA Motherboards and GTA VI 2025 Release
July 05, 2021 17:21 - 1 hour - 53 MBIn the show we discuss the recent 'chaos' around the Windows 11 compatibility tool, EVGA getting into the AM4 motherboard market and Matt's love for WIndows Power Tools. For gaming we get into Satisfactory, GTA VIs potential release date, and a performance update for Microsoft Flight sim. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.21 AMD FidelityFX, Windows 11 and The Rise of Radeon
June 28, 2021 06:17 - 2 hours - 86.9 MBIn the show we talk about Nics new acquisition (3080 ti) The lacklustre roll out of AMDs new FidelityFX Super Resolution. Windows 11 and what we hope to see in it. The performance improvements of the AMD 6000 cards though driver updates. Like usual we touch on a myriad of different topics including direct storage and....F1 Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.20 GPU Bandits and Are GPUs back on shelves?
June 15, 2021 06:27 - 1 hour - 61 MBIn the regular show we talk about the ongoing GPU crisis and some signs that it may be slowing. A band of thieves in china steal GPUs from an internet cafe. AMD Unreal Engine 5 benchmarks show promising results over NVIDIA. Finally, Cyberpunk 2077 running on a Tesla model S! Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.19 F*@K YOU NVIDIA
June 09, 2021 05:06 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBNVIDIA is at it again to get that sweet sweet cash by absolutely screwing it's customers for their own gain. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.18 Bitcoin Bust, Valves 'Switch' and 3080ti $$$
May 31, 2021 04:39 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBIn the regular show we cover a drug bust turned bitcoin bust, Valves mobile gaming machine, more 3080ti news and Cyberpunk 2077 redirection. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.17 3080ti pre-sale, NVIDIA LHR GPUs and Next Gen Ryzen
May 27, 2021 05:59 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBToday we discuss pre-orders for the 3080ti and the 3070ti. NVIDIA nerfing their hash rate of new 3080, 3070 and 3060ti and the last of our main topics is AMD allegedly moving to LGA from PGA. Our guest Brandon (Sensiblecircle) tells us about his experience mining ethereum, getting PC deals online and becoming a twitch streamer, what it takes to Hottub online. More chia coin talk and revolutionary tech making gaming more efficient. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.p...
Ep.16 "Affordable" GPUs On the Horizon and Chia Coin Mining Destroying SSDs
May 18, 2021 02:46 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBIn the show we discuss some "low end" GPUs that are on the way including the 2050ti from NVIDIA and AMDs RX 6600/ RX 6600 XT. Turns out chia coin is REALLY BAD for consumer SSDs. GTA V "Made Real" using A.I. is uncanny and we speculate about some words that were shared by Valves own Gabe Newell when he hinted at what is coming down the pipeline. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]
Ep.15 3080Ti On Sale, AMD Super Resolution and Epics $1 Billion Exclusives
May 11, 2021 05:51 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBToday, the awkward Elon Musk on SNL and the subsequent dip of dogecoins value. The RTX 3080ti has been spotted for sale weeks before it's expected announcement, AMD's super resolution will likely be available to Nvidia users and Epic has spent more that 1 Billion dollars on exclusives. Matt talks about his recent gear acquisition, a new racing wheel. Help Support Us and Get Protected With PIA. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/Techill1 [email protected]