PC Perspective Podcast
495 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 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 #680 - Apple M2, Ryzen 7000 Delidded?, Intel Arc Tested, Phanteks G360A Review
June 11, 2022 15:11 - 1 hour - 114 MBApple 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 Intro 00:39 Burger of the Week 03:01 Apple M2 05:25 ...
Podcast #679 - AMD Corrects Ryzen 7000 TDPs, Lian Li O11D MINI Case Review, GPUs at MSRP and More
June 03, 2022 15:29 - 1 hour - 128 MBAMD 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 stam...
Podcast #678 - Ryzen 7000 News, Framework Upgrades, Hardware Leaderboard Returns & MORE
May 28, 2022 14:21 - 1 hour - 127 MBThe 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 #OgelBatter64 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:26 Food with Josh 03:15 AMD at Computex 2022 10:48 Josh presents NVIDIA ...
Podcast #677 - AMD CPU Market Share, RX 6650 XT Performance, Adaptive Sync Certification, Bluetooth Hacks
May 20, 2022 15:27 - 55 minutes - 101 MBAnother 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 Intro 00:00 Food with Josh 04:11 AMD Claims Nearly 30% CPU Market Share 06:21 Arc vs. Larabe...
Podcast #676 - Radeon RX 6750 XT NITRO+ Review, Intel Core HX CPUs, Tesla Recall, WiFi7 + MORE!
May 14, 2022 14:55 - 1 hour - 135 MBFresh 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 Intro 00:20 Burger of the Week 02:26 AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (Sapphire NITRO+) Review 20:39 Intel puts desktop CPUs into laptops with the Core HX series 28:11 NVIDIA's surprise open sou...
Podcast #675 - Intel & AMD Earnings, Radeon 6x50 Rumors, USA Made Headphone Amp, Edge VPN + MORE!
May 09, 2022 12:37 - 1 hour - 130 MBFive 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 Open 00:10 Intro 05:06 Burger of the Week 07:44 Intel Financials 12:24 AMD Financials 29:30 MS Edge VPN 31:44 G.Skill DDR5 at CAS 28 33:25 The Write-Once SSD? 35:21 Intel Buys SIRU 38:21...
Podcast #674 - AM5 DDR5 Only? Harvesting Chips from Washers, CAMM RAM, DDR5 Review, Intel Graphics + MORE!
April 30, 2022 03:02 - 50 minutes - 92.9 MBIt'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 Intro 01:01 Food with Josh 03:50 Intel's new Graphics Res...
Podcast #673 - Ryzen 7 5800X3D Goes on Sale, Falcon Northwest Tiki Review, C64 is 40, 12th Delidding + MORE!
April 23, 2022 02:10 - 1 hour - 132 MBTo 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 Intro 00:50 Burger of the Week 03:13 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D goes on sale ...
Podcast #672 - First Ryzen 7 5800X3D Review, Intel Arc Update, Monoprice 'Phones & MORE
April 17, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBAnother 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 Intro 00:44 Burger of the Week 03:28 First ...
Podcast #671 - AMD's Surprise CPU OC, Intel/AMD Patent Drama, Ray Traced DOOM + More!
April 09, 2022 17:39 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis 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 prov...
Podcast #670 - RTX 3090 Ti Launch, Intel Arc Mobile Graphics, GPU Pricing Drops, and MORE
April 02, 2022 17:28 - 1 hour - 128 MBIt'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 Intro 00:34 Burger of the Week 02:34 RTX 3090 Ti launches (and it's available!) 11:15 Intel Arc Discrete GPUs ...
Podcast #669 - NVIDIA and AMD at GTC, New ATX PSU Spec, Monoprice IGZO Monitor, DLSS + more!
March 26, 2022 22:58 - 1 hour - 130 MBThere'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 Intro 02:04 Burger of the Week 03:44 NVIDIA Hopper at GTC 2022 10:07 Podcast Sponsor - Kolide 11:31 AMD RSR and FSR 2.0 at GTC 2022 20:28 Intel's BIGGEST ATX Revision Since 2003! 29:12 Podcast Sponsor - New Relic 30:35 Jeremy Reviews a Monoprice IGZO Monitor 45:38 A FAIRLY SPECIAL...
Podcast #668 - AMD Fresh CPUs, Intel Euro Chips, Win 11 File Ads, Spectre! + Cherry MX Low Pro RGB Keyboard
March 19, 2022 15:39 - 57 minutes - 119 MBAMD 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 Intro 02:05 Burger of the Week 04:09 AMD Processor Spring Update 10:42 Extended Ryzen 5000 Chipset Support 12...
Podcast #667 - Threadripper Returns, Apple M1 Ultra, No OC For Ryzen 5800X3D + MORE!
March 14, 2022 04:31 - 52 minutes - 109 MBAMD 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 Intro 01:50 Burger of the Week 05:27 Threadripper is BACK 07:36 Apple M1 Ultra 13:40 Basemark's new ray tracing benchmark 16:13 AMD Ryzen stuttering with firmware TPM? 18:25 Podcast Sponsor: New Relic 19:37 No OC for Ryzen 7 5800X3D? 23:51 3...
Podcast #666 - AMD Value, Nvidia big Hack, Linutronix & Intel, FreeDOS, ICY Graphite Thermal Pads + more!
March 05, 2022 16:25 - 1 hour - 132 MBThe 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 Intro 03:21 Burger of the Week 04:55 That time when AMD was worth more than Intel 06:34 NVIDIA cyberattack! News, leaks, rumors, and excitement 17:29 Intel buys a company called Linutronix 19:04 Windows 11 - channeling the spirit ...
Podcast #665 - Intel ARC GPUs & Endgame, Nvidia Lovelace rumors, E-Win Racing Chair Review + More!
February 28, 2022 06:40 - 1 hour - 128 MBIntel 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. Timestamps 00:00 Cold Open 00:11 Intro 01:41 Burger of the Week 04:54 Intel Arc graphics roadmap 11:48 Lead Rad...
Podcast #664 - AMD & Xilinx, Corsair K70 KB & Fractal Torrent Nano reviews, Malware!, Bye Ballistic + MOrE!
February 19, 2022 17:19 - 1 hour - 128 MBAMD 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 Intro 02:03 AMD completes Xilinx acquisition 04:31 Samsung's metaverse event needed a second life 08:27 Contamination destroys exabytes of flash memory 10:02 Crucial Ballistix RAM will ...
Podcast #633 - ARMless Nvidia, RISC-V & Intel, Record AMD Marketshare, Retro Storage + MORE
February 13, 2022 16:53 - 56 minutes - 118 MBAMD 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. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:54 Burger of the Week 05:16 NVIDIA's Arm acquisition is no more 11:29 Intel invests in RISC-V 16:44 AMD enjoys record CPU marketshare 18:03 Panic at the CISCO 19:42 ExpressVPN offers $100k bounty if you can hack them 20:24 WD Black SN770 - ...
Podcast #663 - ARMless Nvidia, RISC-V & Intel, Record AMD Marketshare, Retro Storage + MORE
February 13, 2022 16:53 - 56 minutes - 118 MBAMD 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. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:54 Burger of the Week 05:16 NVIDIA's Arm acquisition is no more 11:29 Intel invests in RISC-V 16:44 AMD enjoys record CPU marketshare 18:03 Panic at the CISCO 19:42 ExpressVPN offers $100k bounty if you can hack them 20:24 WD Black SN770 - ...
Podcast #662 - Two's Day, End of GPU MSRPs, AMD Xilinx Deal, Sony Bungie Deal, EVGA XR1 Review + MORE!
February 05, 2022 21:40 - 1 hour - 111 MBIt 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... Timestamps...
Podcast #661 - Nvidia RTX 3050 Launch, DDR5 8888, ARM acquisition update, Malware update + more!
January 29, 2022 18:05 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBAre 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 Intro 02:15 Burger of the Week 03:45 RTX 3050 review discussion 22:20 DDR5 at 8888 CL88 26:15 Earthquake forces Toshiba fab in Japan to shut down 29:40 Sili...
Podcast #660 - RX 6500 XT, MS with Activision Blizzard, TSMC Expands, Thinkpad P15 Mobile Review + MORE!
January 22, 2022 00:49 - 1 hour - 130 MBThe 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 below Timestamps 00:00 Prologue 00:22 Intro 05:03 Burger of the Week 06:58 Rade...
Podcast #659 - RTX 3080 12GB, 2k Watt PSU, NUC 12 with LGA, DLDSR tech, RX 6500 XT x4 + MORE!
January 15, 2022 01:28 - 50 minutes - 87 MBPost-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 Intro 02:07 NVIDIA introduces a 12GB version of the RTX 3080 07:50 NVIDIA's latest driver brings ano...
Podcast #658 - CES 2022 Highlights from AMD, Intel, Nvidia, OLED tech + MORE!
January 08, 2022 15:03 - 1 hour - 130 MBFirst 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. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:28 Burger of the Week 03:37 AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile Processors Announced 08:54 First 3D V-Cache CPU is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 15:32 Radeon RX 6500 XT Announced 21:56 NVIDIA GPUs Announced - RTX 3050 and Mobile 3070 Ti / 3080 Ti 25:38 One m...
Podcast #657 - Capacitor-Infused, DDR4 vs DDR5, RTX2050, Audiophile SSD, Halo Infinite Demands + More!
December 26, 2021 02:22 - 56 minutes - 71.6 MBAlder 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 Intro 02:53 Non-K Alder Lake CPU Pricing Leaked 05:15 Another DDR4 vs. DDR5 Discussion 08:24 FFVIIR Intergrade PC Launch Issues 13:21 Microsoft Shuffles Windows 11 Settings 15...
Podcast #656 - Yule Log4j, Final Fantasy VII, AMD Drivers, NAS 20tb Drives, Valve Slims SteamOS + More!
December 17, 2021 23:05 - 50 minutes - 48 MBIt'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 Intro 01:06 Burger of the Week 02:41 Final Fantasy VII Remake Comes to PC 06:04 New Radeon Driver Improves Halo Infinite Performance 10:05 Android 10, Teams, and 911 13:44 Log4J and Log4Shell 18:28 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs 19:19 SteamOS Slims Dow...
Podcast #655 - N-Gauge, Intel DRM, Microsoft Browser, 3090ti, SilverStone ALTA G1M Case Review + More!
December 11, 2021 22:21 - 58 minutes - 66.7 MBSome 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 Intro 01:22 Burger of the Week 02:46 Qualcomm N-Gages Their Mobil...
Podcast #654 - Snapdragon 8, AMD WiFi Chips, Bricking Samsung TVs, DDR4 still very good + more!
December 04, 2021 16:37 - 58 minutes - 116 MBAfter 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 Intro 03:22 Burger of the Week 04:46 Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 09:44 AMD RZ600 Series Wi-Fi 6E Chips Coming Via MediaTek Collaboration 11:47 Break for Sponsor: Work smarter and faster with TextExpander 12:51 Did you know that Microsoft and Qualcomm were excl...
Podcast #653 - NVIDIA's Big Update, Seagate's NVMe HDD, Intel BIOS Patches, and MORE
November 19, 2021 14:44 - 48 minutes - 97.9 MBJoin 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 Intro 01:07 Burger of the Week (sort of) 01:52 NVIDIA Intros DLSS 2.3, Image Sharpening, ICAT 10:57 Intel 4004 Turns 50 13:20 Seagate Developing NVMe HARD DRIVES?! 15:36 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions 16:47 Get Yer (70+)...
Podcast #652 - Steam Deck Delay, AMD EPYC Data Center, Lexar DDR4, be Quiet! aRGB fans + MoRE!
November 12, 2021 05:10 - 59 minutes - 118 MBObviously 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 ...
Podcast #651 - Intel Alder Lake 12900k Falcon Northwest Tested, AMD 6000 Rumors, DDR5 FAQ + MORE!
November 07, 2021 18:44 - 1 hour - 131 MBThe 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 Intro 02:16 Burger of the Week 04:01 Intel Alder Lake Performance, Power, and Pricing 32:58 Phase Change Memory 36:48 AMD Z...
Podcast #650 - Intel Alder Lake, M1 Pro/Max, AMD & Intel Earnings + MOre!
October 31, 2021 14:46 - 1 hour - 139 MBIntel 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 Intro 02:05 Burger of the Week 07:12 Intel Alder Lake Desktop CPUs 24:18 Intel Q3 Earnings 31:30 AMD Q3 Earnings 37:37 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS 38:55 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max Performance at AnandTech 41:50 M1 Max vs. Leaked Alder Lake Geekbench Numbers 46:29 A New S...
Podcast #649 - Apple's M1 Pro and Max Chips, EPOS H3 Hybrid Headset, GPS Bug + more!
October 22, 2021 22:12 - 58 minutes - 118 MBYes, 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 Intro 01:16 Burger of the Week 02:51 Random Discussion 05:35 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max Chips 15:01 MacBook Pros Have I/O Again 22:48 GPSD Bug Hitting Unpatched Systems 27:02 C...
Podcast #648 - AMD RX 6600 Review, Windows 11 Ryzen Problems, DRAM Pricing + MORE!
October 17, 2021 00:27 - 48 minutes - 99.7 MBAre 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. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:32 Burger of the Week 05:20 Radeon RX 6600 Review 16:30 First Windows 11 Patch Worsens Ryzen Performance 19:56 Possible DRAM Price Correction (and DDR5 rant) 25:47 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions 26:4...
Podcast #647 - Windows 11 Slows Ryzen, Flexispot Kana Desk Review, Clearview AI, + More!
October 08, 2021 16:56 - 55 minutes - 113 MBWe 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 Intro 01:12 Burger (?) of the Week 07:16 Win...
Podcast #646 - Nvidia, Intel & AMD GPU Rumors, Other Vulnerabilities, HyperX Solocast Mic + More!
October 02, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBNvidia 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 Intro 01:50 Burger of the Week 05:16 NVIDIA RTX SUPER Rumors 09:36 Intel ARC GPU Rumors 12:43 AMD RX 6600 Rumors 16:55...
Podcast #645 - EVGA X570 Dark, Thermaltake Helicopter mATX, Nvidia DLAA + More!
September 25, 2021 23:46 - 58 minutes - 115 MBThermaltake "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 Intro 02:06 Burger of the Week 05:48 EVGA Launches X570 DARK 09:08 What is NVIDIA DLAA? 13:46 A Fast OWC Thunderbolt SSD 15:47 RIP Sir Clive Sinclair 19:33 RTX 3060's with RTX 3070 Ti GPUs? 21:31 Sp...
Podcast #644 - AMD Auto Overclocking, Win 11 Update, Apple News, ExpressVPN Bought + More!
September 17, 2021 19:53 - 1 hour - 138 MBPower 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 var...
Podcast #643 - Win 11 News, SSD Component Swaps, 2x be quiet! Cooler Reviews, and MORE
September 03, 2021 13:05 - 53 minutes - 107 MBWe'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 AM...
Podcast #642 - Intel Architecture Day, Fractal Torrent, Corsair HS80, Cores VS Cache + MORE!
August 28, 2021 15:18 - 1 hour - 184 MBWe'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 Intro 04:04 Burger(s) of the Week 07:00 Intel Arch Day 2021 Highlights 23:27 Intel 12th Gen Geekbench Leaks Already? 27:33 Josh Breaks Down NVIDIA Q2 Financials 38:21 Ad Break: TextExpander 39:22 EVGA's...
Podcast 641 - RX 6600 XT Reviews, 3dfx is not, the Amiga 500 returns!?, 27 years of NFS + MOre!
August 13, 2021 12:49 - 1 hour - 137 MBIt 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...
Podcast #640 - RX 6600 XT Announcement, Ryzen 7 5700G, 3dfx "returns", TPM busted, + more!
August 06, 2021 12:59 - 1 hour - 150 MBSomeone 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 Intro 02:28 Burger of the week 05:15 AMD announces the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card 16:51 Some Mac Pro related Radeon graphics thing 18:47 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G reviews are out 29:04 ASUS launching Crosshair VIII EXTREME X570 board 32:18...
Podcast #639 - AMD Financials, Intel Process Naming, Maingear VYBE, PC Power rules + More!
July 30, 2021 16:36 - 1 hour - 129 MBDiscussion on the topics of the week, recorded just before AMD announced the 6600XT, but there's plenty more here to enjoy. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:17 Burger of the Week 06:12 AMD financials 19:05 Intel accelerates their process tech 27:30 New PC power rules limit sales to certain States 31:55 Ad Break: TextExpander 33:01 PlasticARM 37:29 Chernobylite 41:09 New top-flow be quiet! cooler announced 42:59 Lemonduck 46:20 MAINGEAR VYBE review (needs airflow) 52:47 Lexar's Professional 1066x...
Podcast #638 - Steam Deck Announcement - Amazon MMO Bricking GPUs? - GLOFLO - and MORE
July 22, 2021 16:55 - 54 minutes - 114 MBThe 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 Intro 01:22 Burger of the Week 03:50 Steam Deck 16:35 GlobalFoundries Selling to Intel? 23:37 Is an Amazon MMO Bricking GPUs? 27:56 NVIDIA RTX and DLSS Coming to Arm and Linux 32:04 AM...
Podcast #637 - Mining GPUs hit the market, Sub-Zero Cooling, AMD Mini, Intel 12900k rumors + more!
July 15, 2021 19:41 - 50 minutes - 104 MBAnother 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 Intro 01:16 (???) 02:15 Burger of the week 03:33 Would you buy a used mining GPU from China? 08:01 Intel 12th Gen samples allegedly appear 11:24 Don't get caught smuggling 256 CPUs 14:31 Cooler Master goes SUB-ZERO 17:11 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions 18:21 The desktop STILL isn’t dead 21:41 Windows 1...
Podcast #636 - It's been a bad week for software, but the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU has FAST Graphics! + More!
July 09, 2021 04:44 - 1 hour - 132 MBAnother 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 Intro 01:06 Burger of the Week 04:57 PrintNightmare 07:18 Intel (reportedly) Erased ALL Ryzen Marketshare Gains 18:57 AMD's Ryzen 7 5700G: Fastest Ever Processor Graphics 23:17 Nintendo's Surprise Reveal of the Switch OLED Model 29:34 NEO FOR...
Podcast #635 - Windows 11, ASUS 6Ghz Mesh, Microcenter Apologizes + more!
July 04, 2021 01:44 - 49 minutes - 99.7 MBWhat 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 Intro 01:24 Burger of the Week 02:49 Windows 11 Requirements: The Saga Begins 17:55 HP's New Pavilion 13 Aero: an ULTRA-light all-AMD laptop 22:18 Ad Break: TextExpander 23:28 ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 is a 6GHz mesh network ...
Podcast #634 - AMD FSR Launch, Win 11, Hynix P31 SSD, ASRock Taichi, and More
June 25, 2021 13:44 - 1 hour - 154 MBAMD'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 Intro 00:58 Josh's New Electric Smoker 05:17 Burger of th...
Podcast #633 - Meshlicious Review, AMD 6900XT LC, Noctua Passive, Amazon Luna + more!
June 18, 2021 16:10 - 1 hour - 120 MBJoin 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 In...
Podcast #632 - Nvidia 3070Ti Review, Noctua Passive Cooler, Intel 12VO, Battlefield 2042 + MoRe!
June 10, 2021 20:59 - 1 hour - 135 MBAnother 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 Intro 03:31 Burger of the Week 07:14 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition Review 20:59 Noctua NH-P1 Listed Early on Newegg 26:09 AMD RDNA 2 Radeon Pro GPUs 30:51 ...