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PC Perspective Podcast

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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 #631 - GeForce RTX 3080Ti Review, AMD COMPUTEX News and so much more!

June 04, 2021 18:34 - 1 hour - 145 MB

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 Intro 02:37 Burger of the Week 05:54 NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti Announced 08:20 NVIDIA GeForce RTX...

Podcast #630 - Zen4 Rumors, Ryzen 7 vs Core i7, Thermal Pad Gate, Win10 Best! + more!

May 29, 2021 03:07 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

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 Intro 02:09 Burger of the Week 05:30 AMD Zen 4 Rumors 12:14 How NOT to Install LGA CPUs 13:35 Intel's Next Socket Not Compatible with Current Coolers? 15:03 TechSpot's Ryze...

Podcast #629 - Nvidia LHR GPUs, Modular Laptop, Pure Rock Slim 2 Cooler, Cherry KB & Mouse + More!

May 21, 2021 17:13 - 1 hour - 100 MB

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:...

Podcast #628 - Intel Tiger Lake-H, RTX 3050 & 3050ti, SUGO 15 & Tower 100 Case Reviews +++

May 14, 2021 21:49 - 1 hour - 104 MB

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. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:36 Burger of the Week 05:43 Intel Launches Tiger Lake-H Mobile Processors 15:20 Intel's ...

Podcast #627! Intel Rumors, AMD says no Zen 3 on X370, Dishwasher DRM, RTX Games for Realz, and More!

May 07, 2021 16:32 - 1 hour - 82 MB

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! Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:55 Burger of the Week 08:03 Intel CPU Rumors 13:26 Windows S...

Podcast #626 - RTX 3080ti and Zen 5 Rumors, ARM Tech Day, AMD is Thriving! Plus More!

April 30, 2021 01:37 - 1 hour - 108 MB

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 Intro 02:36 Burger of the Week 04:04 Intel Optane LIVES 08:05 RTX 3080 Ti Coming May 18?? 16:58 AMD Ryzen 4700S is the XBox APU For PC??? 19:17 Another Arm Tech Day 38:17 AMD 3nm Zen 5 APU Rumors 46:31 Ad Break: TextExpander 47:41 AMD Finaci...

Podcast #625 - AMD Driver Update, Apple M1, Nvidia ARM, Fractal PSUs and Chia coin + more!

April 23, 2021 04:47 - 1 hour - 80.4 MB

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. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:39 Josh Interjects with Manos: Hands of Fate (?) Film History 02:30 Burger of...

Podcast #624 - Ryzen 5000 APUs, NVIDIA GTC (etc.) SPECIAL GUEST Wendell of Level1Techs!

April 17, 2021 03:34 - 1 hour - 116 MB

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 Intro 06:04 Burger of the Week 08:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series Launch 17:14 Rocket Lake Revisited (higher clocks! more power!) 30:46 The FPS Review Benchmarks Intel...

Podcast #623 - Bam! Burger! Zen3 Vulnerable? RTX Voice, Right to Repair, K55 Pro Review + MORE!!

April 08, 2021 22:07 - 1 hour - 78.3 MB

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 Intro 05:18 Burger of the Week 09:11 Do AMD Zen 3 Processors Have A Spectre-Like Vulnerability? 12:04 NVIDIA Makes RTX Voice GTX Support Official 15:16 AMD Launches RX 6800...

Podcast #622 - Intel Rocket Lake 11th Gen, Corsair RMx PSUs, ARM v9, RTX3080ti + More!

April 02, 2021 16:44 - 1 hour - 124 MB

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 Intro 04:02 Josh Burger FAIL 05:14 Way Too Much Intel Rocket Lake Discussion 38:04 Josh Talks About Arm's v9 update & Virtual Conference 52:10 Computex Cancels In-Person 2021 Sho...

Podcast #621 - XFX 6700xt MERC319, Corsair Fans, MS buying Discord, Intel ticks again + More!

March 26, 2021 14:59 - 1 hour - 102 MB

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 pleas...

Podcast #620 - AMD 6700XT, Lenovo P1 Laptop, Corsair 60% keyboard, Intel 11th + way more!

March 19, 2021 12:36 - 1 hour - 158 MB

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 shil...

Podcast #619 - 11700k early look, MS Ryzen Surfaces, Samsung 980 & Much More!

March 12, 2021 03:51 - 1 hour - 136 MB

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 Intro 02:38 Josh's Burger of the Week 06:10 Surface May Get More Ryzen Options 09:10 Microsoft Bethesda Acquisition Now Offical 10:49 AnandTech Reviews Intel's Unreleased Core i7-11700K 41:32 Solarwinds Keeps Getting Worse 45:00 When...

Podcast #618 - AMD 6700 XT, Intel 670p, Threadripper PRO, Aliens games

March 04, 2021 18:24 - 1 hour - 118 MB

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​ Intro 01:49​ Josh's Burger of the Week 05:01​ AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Announced 23:21​ AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Hits DIY Market 28:14​ Intel SSD 670p Launched 32:38​ Ad Break: Helix Slee...

Podcast #617 - RTX 3060, Fractal Meshify 2 Compact, AMD USB Issues and More!

February 27, 2021 03:47 - 1 hour - 156 MB

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! Timestamps 00:00​ Intro 02:12​ Josh's B...

Podcast 616: Undervolted and Overclocked

February 20, 2021 00:06 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

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​ Intro 02:13​ Burger of the Week 04:14​ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Release Date and Specs 09:06​ Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition 12:43​ Audio Technica Streaming Starter Pack 15:53​ Clock T...

Podcast #615 - Intel 11th Gen, AMD FidelityFX, Apple VR, CD PR Cyberpunked, and HyperX Review + More!

February 12, 2021 15:29 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

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 ★

Podcast #614 - More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

February 06, 2021 05:28 - 2 hours - 126 MB

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 ★

Podcast 613 - AMD Earnings, RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs, Zen 3 Resale Market, and More

January 29, 2021 18:40 - 58 minutes - 57.9 MB

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 podca...

PC Perspective Podcast 613 - AMD Earnings, RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs, Zen 3 Resale Market, and More

January 29, 2021 18:40 - 58 minutes - 57.9 MB

Join us this week as we discuss AMD's record earnings, NVIDIA's new RTX 30 Series laptop GPUs, the depressing numbers behind the Zen 3 scalping market, a new Drop keyboard kit, and more!

Podcast #612 - AMD SAM, Corsair 5000D & LIVA Q1D Reviews, PC Sales, TSMC 3nm + More!

January 21, 2021 22:31 - 59 minutes - 73.7 MB

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! ...

Podcast #611 - CES 2021 News stories - AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Samsung, Thermaltake + More!

January 17, 2021 05:03 - 1 hour - 104 MB

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: Thermaltake Samsung LG NZXT MSI There was not planned to be a musical number this evening, but a ...

Podcast #610 - AMD GPU Chiplets & Intel 11th Gen rumors, 5G and games coming in 2021 + more!

January 08, 2021 03:27 - 1 hour - 86.5 MB

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...

Podcast #609 - 2020 Wrap-Up Extravaganza Ultra Supa OC Rage Mode Edition

January 04, 2021 04:17 - 1 hour - 109 MB

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 ★

Podcast #608 - Ray Traced and Controversial, Sapphire Nitro+ 6800, Vulkan, Cyberpunk, Microcenter + MORE!

December 18, 2020 18:06 - 1 hour - 109 MB

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.< ★ Supp...

Podcast #607 - Cyberpunk 2077 & 6900XT, Ultrawides, Phanteks Shift 2, Lian Li Lancool 215, Dad Joke!

December 11, 2020 18:54 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

<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 &amp; 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)....

Podcast #606 - RTX 3060ti, QLC NAND better, X570 on the cheap, Zen Laptop Performance, and MORE!

December 05, 2020 18:49 - 1 hour - 100 MB

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 memb...

Podcast #605 - RX6800 & 6800XT Review, Intel / AMD History, Microsoft Security Chip + More!

November 21, 2020 23:20 - 1 hour - 118 MB

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:...

Podcast #604 - Ryzen 5000 Review, Apple M1 SoC, 3070 Overclocking, Meshify 2 + more!

November 13, 2020 05:56 - 1 hour - 131 MB

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 ★ ...

Podcast #603 - AMD Radeon RX6000 Event Recap, RTX 3070 Review, Nvidia Reflex and MORE!

October 30, 2020 19:51 - 1 hour - 196 MB

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!? — Nvid...

Podcast #602 - Intel Drops NAND, Corsair 4000D, Google Kills Again, 165Hz Gaming and More!

October 23, 2020 21:10 - 50 minutes - 61.6 MB

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: L...

Podcast #601 - Ryzen 5K is Coming! WD PCIe NVME, iPhone 12, FAAAST reviews plus way more!!

October 16, 2020 22:45 - 46 minutes - 55.1 MB

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...

Podcast #600 - Tune in for the reviews and banter, stay for the aftershow!

October 11, 2020 02:59 - 1 hour - 117 MB

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...

Podcast #599 - RTX 3080 Capacitors, AMD Ryzen Rumors, Space Combat Games, and More!

October 03, 2020 03:28 - 1 hour - 50.6 MB

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...

PODCAST #598 – RTX 3090 Launch! Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4, Microsoft buys Bethesda, ARM Servers & More!

September 26, 2020 14:36 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

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 supply Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander – Receive 20% off your first year by signing up with our link!  00:37 Intro  02:59 RTX 3090 Launch  07:09 Samsun...

PC Perspective Podcast #597 - RTX 3080 Review, AMD RX 6000, PS5 Pricing, and Noir!

September 22, 2020 00:25 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

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 Intro 2:20 Burger Update 3:35 RTX 3080 Discussi...

PC Perspective Podcast #596 - Prep 4 Ampere, AMD Bike?, XBOX S, Pregnancy DOOM, Zen 3

September 12, 2020 04:40 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

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 Ca...

Podcast #595 - Nvidia RTX 3000 Announcement, 15TB SSD

September 04, 2020 22:07 - 59 minutes - 61.2 MB

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 ★

Podcast #594 - Threadripper PRO, DDR5, iCUE NEXUS

July 16, 2020 08:16 - 1 hour - 40.3 MB

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: *...

Podcast #593 - This RGB Goes to 11

July 10, 2020 08:19 - 1 hour - 54.3 MB

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 01:3...

Podcast #592 - Apple Silicon, ASRock Z490 Taichi

June 27, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

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 Links Unidenti...

Podcast #591 - Ryzen XT Specs, Star Wars Squadrons

June 18, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

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 Dyn...

Podcast #590 - Jim Keller Leaves Intel, RTX 3080 Leaks

June 12, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 53.5 MB

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: It...

Podcast #589 - AMD Mini PC, Big Navi

June 05, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

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...

Podcast #588 - Ryzen Goes XTreme

May 28, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes - 33.1 MB

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/pcper Show 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 th...

Podcast #587 - i9-10900K Review, B450 Zen 3 Support

May 21, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

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...

Podcast #586 - NVIDIA GTC 2020, Thunderspy

May 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB

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: ...

Podcast #585 - Ryzen 3 3300X & 3100, Ryzen PRO 4000

May 08, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

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 th...

Podcast #584 - Intel 10th Gen Desktop Processors, Pure Base 500DX

May 01, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

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 ...

Podcast #583 - Ryzen 3, RTX Voice, Microsoft Flight Simulator

April 23, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

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 B...

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