PC Perspective Podcast
495 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 184 ratingsThe 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 #779 - XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX with Magnetic Fans, Microsoft Makes Windows Worse, Optane Sale!, Seagate on eBay + MORE!
June 28, 2024 16:37 - 1 hour - 132 MBYou 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 Intro 01:41 Food with Josh 03:29 XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (false start) 06:08 ...
Podcast #778 - Snapdragon X Elite Reviews Reaction, AMD Data Breach, Fractal Mood Review, Inexpensive 360AiO & MORE
June 22, 2024 15:26 - 1 hour - 119 MBFive 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 Intro 01:34 Food with Josh 03:00 We react to Snapdragon X Elite reviews 10:17 Intel issues microcode fix for 13th/14th Gen stability issues 16:02 NVIDIA's new SFF-Ready GPU standard 18:37 An ITX-sized RTX 4070 with a pink PCB 19:54 Windows 10 u...
Podcast #777 - Ryzen 9000 Won't Beat 7000X3D, RTX 50 Series Rumors, Beelink SER8 Review, & MORE
June 14, 2024 18:04 - 59 minutes - 99.4 MBBrett 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 Intro 02:54 Food with Josh 04:51 AMD says Ryzen 9000 Series won...
Podcast #776 - AMD Ryzen 9000 Series, Socket AM5 Longevity, AI Bust Imminent, GDDR7 Coming
June 08, 2024 02:31 - 1 hour - 144 MBThis 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 Intro 01:36 Food with Josh 03:09 AMD Ryzen 9000 Series announcement 10:55 New X870 and X870E chipsets 17:18 Socket AM5 longevity 19:56 AMD also introduced MI325X 22:01 Josh tells his pineapple squeeze toy story 23:13 Intel Lunar Lake discus...
Podcast #775 - Lots of Arm News, OLED Burn-In, DirectSR, Stop Chrome AI Search Results, and MORE
June 03, 2024 03:40 - 1 hour - 139 MBJosh OLED wipe included at no extra charge. So much Arm coverage, even with Nvidia. There's even some good Security news! 00:00 Intro 01:41 Josh's home office update 02:50 Burger of the Week 04:40 Arm Tech Days coverage from Josh 26:12 NVIDIA reportedly prepping an Arm PC chip 29:35 A long response to a viewer question about OLED monitor burn-in 39:51 Microsoft DirectSR is here - if you have Windows on Arm 42:54 PayPal mines your order history to serve targeted ads 45:17 ICQ is g...
Podcast #774 - NVIDIA Makes Money, DAN CASES mATX, Noctua as a Lifestyle Brand, AI Thermal Paste
May 24, 2024 14:40 - 57 minutes - 96.9 MBJosh 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 Intro 01:35 Food with Josh 03:25 Josh's office update 05:06 NVIDI...
Podcast #773 - AMD Ryzen 8000 F-Series CPUs, Linux on Snapdragon X Elite, VMWare Goes Free, Zero Day DLink + MORE!
May 19, 2024 00:58 - 55 minutes - 94.6 MBWhile 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 Intro 01:25 AMD launches Ryzen 8000 F-Series processors 06:05 AMD Ryzen coming to Dell XPS laptops (in 2027, maybe) 07:01 Qualcomm's Snapdragon X is coming to XPS laptops 11:46 Sn...
Podcast #772 - Intel Drops Core I9 PL2 to 188W by Default, Apple M4, MT/s in Task Manager, Basic Birthday
May 11, 2024 16:50 - 1 hour - 128 MBWe 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 Intro 01:23 Food with Josh 05:13 Intel's baseline profile evolves into Intel Default Settings 13:38 Apple announces new iPads and the M4 processor 21:30 iOS device fingerprinting a probl...
Podcast #771 - Intel / AMD Earnings, Intel Response to Core i9 Stability, Razer Firefly V2 Pro
May 04, 2024 19:17 - 1 hour - 147 MBWhat'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 Intro 01:56 Food with Josh 03:48 An extremely long segment on Intel and AMD's latest quarterly earnings 35:56 Intel responds to Core i9 instability issue 42:55 Windows patch breaks some VPNs 45:35 A new watermark for non-Ai capable Windows PCs 47:57 (...
Podcast #770 - Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Stability, RDNA4 GDDR6 Rumor, Windows 11 Adds Ads
April 27, 2024 18:09 - 1 hour - 123 MBPodcast 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 Intro 03:12 Food with Josh 05:21 A very long discussion about Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 stability 21:57 Rumor points to reuse of 18 Gbps GDDR6 for RDNA 4...
Podcast #769 - Ryzen 8000 CPUs, New 50 Watt RTX Cards, High-End Radeon RX 6000 GPUs Disappearing
April 21, 2024 00:45 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBAre 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 Intro 02:16 Food with Josh 04:28 Ryzen 8000 CPUs launch - for business (with an ...
Podcast #768 - Intel 13th/14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates, Gaudi 3, Ryzen 9000 CPU Leak, Roku Ads and More!
April 15, 2024 00:10 - 1 hour - 161 MB"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 Smith Also 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 Intro 00:53 Food with Josh 03:04 The Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Problem E...
Podcast 767 - Intel Foundry Loses Billions, XZ Backdoor, Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Case, SSD Pricing
April 09, 2024 11:29 - 1 hour - 167 MBWe 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 Intro 01:09 Food with Josh 02:59 Intel Foundry lost 7 billion USD last year 12:03 TSMC assessing impact of recent earthquake 18:35 Enterprise SSD prices on the rise - consumer will ...
Podcast #766 - AMD FSR 3.1, Radeon 7900 GRE Memory OC Unlock, Microsoft DirectSR, LIVA Z5 PLUS
April 01, 2024 00:05 - 1 hour - 136 MBYou 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 Intro 01:01 Food with Josh 03:14 AMD announced FSR 3.1 at GDC 08:10 Radeon 7900 GRE gets memory OC unlocked 12:05 China bans AMD, Intel, and Windows from Government PCs 17:24 ASUS launching NUC 14 Pro 20:50 Microsoft DirectSR reveal...
Podcast #765 - NVIDIA Blackwell, MAINGEAR Ships PCs w/ Delidded 14900KS, First SK hynix Gen5 SSD
March 23, 2024 12:39 - 1 hour - 117 MBAnother 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 Intro 01:26 Food with Josh 02:54 NVIDIA at GTC - new Blackwell GPU architecture 14:19 Tiny Corp is apparently dumping AMD ...
Podcast #764 - AMD Makes 144 Hz Mandatory, 12GB DDR5 Sticks, CORSAIR K65 PLUS 75% Keyboard + MORE!
March 19, 2024 00:18 - 1 hour - 123 MBThis 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 Intro 02:08 Food with Josh 04:54 Mining on Ryzen CPUs is a thing again 09:22 Epic doesn't despise ALL fees, as long as they aren't from Apple 13:34 DDR5 will soon be available in 12GB DIMMs 16:29 Data mine...
Podcast #763 - GDDR7 Specs, NVIDIA Says No CUDA on Other GPUs, Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD, and MORE!
March 09, 2024 16:55 - 1 hour - 123 MBWe 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 Intro 01:19 Food with Josh 02:51 GDDR7 spec published - it's fast 06:31 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 Ma...
Podcast #762 - AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review, RX 7700 XT Price Drop, Intel's New FET, and MORE
March 03, 2024 00:35 - 1 hour - 150 MBJosh 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 Intro 03:32 Food with Josh via Jeremy 05:34 AMD Radeon GRE global launch and RX 7700 XT price drop 07:40 Limited OC headroom ...
Podcast #761 - NVIDIA's Insane AI Growth, 14900KS Imminent, Corsair A115 Air Cooler, CoolerMaster sues + MORE!
February 23, 2024 12:58 - 1 hour - 153 MBAfter 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. Ti...
Podcast #760 - ZLUDA for CUDA on AMD Cards, XBox Intel SoC Rumor, Ryzen 9 7945HX mITX Mobo + MORE
February 19, 2024 14:10 - 46 minutes - 78.2 MBJosh 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 Intro 01:29 Food with Josh 04:02 ZLUDA - an AMD funded drop-in CUDA implementation? 10:44 NVIDIA intros RTX 2000 Ada Generation slot-powered GPU 14:53 Intel trying to supply the ...
Podcast #759: Radeon RX 7900 XT Drops to 699 USD, Ryzen 8000G Thermals, ReBAR Mod for Older PCs + MORE!
February 11, 2024 14:13 - 56 minutes - 99 MBJosh 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 Intro 02:25 Jeremy Presents: Food with Josh 04:20 A...
Podcast #758 - NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER, Process Node Marketing vs. Reality, Fosi ZA3 Amp, and MORE
February 02, 2024 02:10 - 1 hour - 121 MBAnother 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 Intro 02:10 Food wi...
Podcast #757: RTX 4070 Ti SUPER & Radeon RX 7600 XT Launch Reviews, Big Driver Updates, MORE
January 26, 2024 11:33 - 1 hour - 116 MBRecorded 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 Intro 02:37 Food with Josh 04:02 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER launch review 16:47 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT launch reviews 30:50 Finally, a new Radeon driver - and...
Podcast #756 - GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch, Thermal Paste vs. Kryosheet Pad, CES leftovers, & Much More
January 20, 2024 01:55 - 1 hour - 119 MBWe 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 Intro 01:36 Food with Josh 03:07 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch 19:48 Weird displays at CES 24:4...
Podcast #755 - CES 2024 Show, RX 7600 XT & Ryzen CPUs, NVIDIA RTX Super, Corsair K55 CORE + more
January 12, 2024 13:23 - 1 hour - 144 MBIt'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 Intro 01:17 Food with...
Podcast #754 - Pre-CES 2024 Show - AMD and NVIDIA Video Card Rumors, Ryzen AM5 APUs, and MORE
January 05, 2024 02:25 - 51 minutes - 94.7 MBIt'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 Intro 01:44 Food with...
Podcast #753 - RX 7700 XT Price Drop, FSR 3 Source Code, Intel Sticks with Foundry Business, Frame Gen + MORE!
December 22, 2023 16:40 - 1 hour - 119 MBHo 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, (i...
Podcast #752 - Threadripper OC Blows a Fuse, TSMC 1.4nm, USB4 SSDs, RIP E3, 20Gbps Fiber, Flexispot & MORE
December 17, 2023 04:12 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis 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 Intro 01:02 Food with Josh 02:55 AMD Threadripper OC blows hidden fuse 06:11 TSMC talks 1.4nm 15:39 Mutiple companies intro USB4 SSDs 21:16 RIP E3 22:59 It's not a blower, it's Late...
Podcast #751 - AMD AI, Intel Snake Oil, Radeon Idle Power, a Very Flat 40-inch Monitor, Win10 Forever, and MORE
December 09, 2023 16:44 - 1 hour - 192 MBA 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 Intro 01:52 Food with Josh 03:00 AMD's AI Event 13:54 Intel's embarassing snake oil present...
Podcast #750 - TSMC to Fab Intel CPUs, Google Drive Files Disappear, Shockingly Expensive SSD, Patch Your OwnCloud! + more
December 01, 2023 03:24 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn 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 Intro 02:13 Food with Josh 03:33 Intel to spend billions to have TSMC fab their CPUs 10:17 Tiny11 now available in 23H2 ver...
Podcast #749 - Finally a Low Power Gen5 SSD Controller, 48GB Kingston DIMMs, NVIDIA Rumors, SanDisk Extreme Fails + MORE!
November 17, 2023 22:18 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe 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 Intro 01:37 Food with Josh 04:06 Intel Arc news - a minor driver update! 05:49 Josh interrupts to ponder AI or something ...
Podcast #748 - Arc A770 in $2K PCs, AMD Retiring Vega & Polaris, Intel Killed Cryo Cooling, MORE
November 10, 2023 03:10 - 1 hour - 122 MBRyan 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 Intro 02:03 Burger of the Week 04:29 Arc News: Get your $1949 A770-equipped Alienware today! 07:19 AMD begins retirement of Vega and Polaris 08:45 New Starfield Steam Beta brings DLSS and PC optimizations 1...
Podcast #747 - Guest Ryan Shrout! Snapdragon Windows Benchmarks, Apple M3, ARM, Financial Stuff, etc.
November 03, 2023 01:24 - 1 hour - 139 MBRyan 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 Open 00:45 Intro 04:39 Food with Josh 07:51 Qualcomm X Elite Windows benchmarks 24:32 Apple M3 discussion 36:23 Intel financials 42:57 AMD financials 47:48 Qualcomm had financials, too 48:57 AV1 is everywhere 50:27 Ryan is lit 51:45 Security Corner 59:14 Gaming Quick Hits 1:03:30 What 5 y...
Podcast #746 - NVIDIA and AMD to Make Arm CPUs / Alan Wake 2 Ends the 1080 Ti Era / Bad PC Ports
October 28, 2023 14:14 - 1 hour - 169 MBIt 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 Intro 02:16 Food with Josh 05:38 NVIDIA (and AMD) to make Arm CPUs - is this the end of x86??!! 11:59 Qualcomm's mighty laptop SoC ...
Podcast #745 - Intel 14th Gen Launch, New FalconNW Talon, AMD Anti-Lag+ Pulled, Drop+xDuoo TA-84 Tube Amp + MoRe!
October 20, 2023 16:06 - 1 hour - 156 MBWords 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 ...
Podcast #744 - Intel Arc A580 Launch & A750 Price Drop, Windows 11 21H2 Already EOL, and MORE
October 14, 2023 18:07 - 53 minutes - 90.1 MBWhat 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 Intro 02:11 Josh did not have a burger 04:14 Intel launches Arc A580 as A750 goes on sale for $10 more 08:57 More Arc news - driver update massively impro...
Podcast #743 - Arc A580 Appears? Radeon 7900 Discounts, RPi 5, 20 Gbps Portable SSDs, Win11 RGB, and MORE
October 07, 2023 15:48 - 1 hour - 132 MBIt 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 Intro 01:57 Burger of the Week 03:59 Arc A580 may actually be released soon 05:50 Radeon 7900 XTX and XT price drops 16:47 Mobile Radeon 7900 rumor 19:26 AMD FSR 3 has been released 25:19 Microsoft en...
Podcast #742 - Ryan Leaves Intel, Herkelman Leaving AMD, Newegg GPU Trade-In, Laptop GPU CASO
September 29, 2023 20:17 - 1 hour - 118 MBRyan 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. E...
Podcast #741 - Intel Meteor Lake, Early RTX 5090 Rumors, ROG Strix Scope II 96 Keyboard Review, AMD Anti-lag + MORE!
September 22, 2023 22:20 - 1 hour - 128 MBThe 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 Intro 01:10 Burger of the Week 02:50 Intel details Meteor Lake architecture - a big departure 11:5...
Podcast #740 - Starfield Gets DLSS, iPhone 15, Cable-Free RTX 4070, WiFi 7 Routers, more FragBox
September 15, 2023 14:27 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe 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 Intro 00:51 Food with Josh 02:30 Starfield is officially getting DLSS 11:05 It's Apple season so we talk about the iPhone 14S (they are rounding up to 15) 17:54 TSMC on a buying spree 20:00 On the ...
Podcast #739 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Reviews, GPU Pricing Puzzlement, Starfield and MORE
September 09, 2023 12:29 - 1 hour - 148 MBAre 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 Intro 01:41 Food with Josh 03:18 Radeon review - take one (with odd CPU cooler digression) 05:11 The actual Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT review 24:23 Josh reviews the XFX QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition 36:34 More R...
Podcast #738 - Radeon RX 7800 XT & 7700 XT Announced, Falcon Northwest FragBox Review, and MORE
September 02, 2023 13:58 - 1 hour - 142 MBWe 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?). ...
Podcast #737 - NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 & Monster Earnings, Case-Top GPUs, DUHD and OLED Monitors & MORE
August 26, 2023 00:39 - 1 hour - 154 MBDo 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 I...
Podcast #736 - Intel Arc A750 Review, 96-Core Threadripper Leak, Inception Fix Hits Performance
August 18, 2023 13:24 - 1 hour - 135 MBWho 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 Intro 01:23 Food with Josh 03:25 96-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX leaked? 05:17 The China-only Ryzen 5 7500F makes its way to the USA 08:17 Intel Tower acqu...
Podcast #735 - No High-End RDNA 4 GPUs? NVIDIA Bets Farm on AI, AMD Face Joins Intel, Delidding 13900KS plus more!
August 12, 2023 19:53 - 1 hour - 166 MBWe'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 Intro 01:29 Josh makes a bold statement about pens 03:38 Food with Josh 04:50 Ratchet & Clank update ad...
Podcast #734 - AMD Brings X3D to Laptops, New RDNA3 GPUs Coming Soon, AMD & Intel Earnings, Gaming Deals!
August 04, 2023 20:28 - 1 hour - 121 MBPodcast 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 Intro 01:21 Food with Josh 02:40 AMD announces X3D for laptops 09:53 AMD confirms new enthusiast RDNA3 gpus this quarter 15:13 AMD quarterly financial results 19:08 ...
Podcast #733 - AMD Phoenix Driver, Solidigm 61.44 TB SSD, Win11 Copilot, Mandatory Arc News, Helpful Tech!
July 29, 2023 19:52 - 1 hour - 137 MBWhen 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 Intro 02:35 Food with Josh 05:15 AMD unifies GPU drivers, adds Phoenix support 11:14 Faster, high...
Podcast #732 - ASUS Nabs NUC, RX 7800 Performance Rumor, Zero RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Reviews, and MORE
July 21, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis 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 Intro 00:52 Food with Josh 02:39 ASUS agrees to terms to take NUC from Intel 06:32 BeeLink GTR7 puts Zen 4 in a tiny package 11:36 Radeon RX 7800 rumor 14:03 RT...
Podcast #731 - RIP Intel NUC / No RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Reviews? / Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD Performance
July 15, 2023 19:29 - 1 hour - 139 MBAnother hour plus of tech talk from your favorite group of podcasters (and also Sebastian). Topics below. Recorded July 12, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:47 Food with Josh 04:09 Intel to end NUC production 06:27 Buy a 2TB Intel 670p NVMe SSD for $69 while they last 08:17 The Radeon RX 7900 XTX hits $799 (briefly) 10:26 NVIDIA not seeding RTX 4060 Ti 16GB to reviewers 25:02 ThinkPad 701c upgraded via FrameWork motherboard and iPad screen 27:15 Brett's Apple Corner (AR headset dis...
Podcast #730 - RIP 12VHPWR Already? Microcenter Ryzen 5 5600X3D, Where is HYPR-RX? RTX 4080 Price Drop & MORE
July 07, 2023 17:18 - 1 hour - 117 MBPost-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 Intro 00:53 Food with Josh 03:22 RIP 12VHPWR already? 06:50 Microcenter exclusive Ryzen X3D 10:32 RTX 4080 sees a...