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You didn't ask for it, but here it is. The greatest PC Perspective podcast ever recorded on March 27, 2024. China bans things, FSR 3.1, DirectSR, and EVGA PSU wiring ... Other topics below. Oh, and sorry this is posted late this week! Timestamps: 00:00 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 revealed 25:23 EVGA PSU RMA fries HDDs, company makes it right 29:09 TrueNAS Core bids goodbye to FreeBSD 33:16 (in)Security Corner 48:49 Gaming Quick Hits 59:36 ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS review 1:04:38 Picks of the Week 1:14:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Another week, and another podcast. It seems like our destiny. In the words of Darth Vader, join us, and together we can rule the galaxy as ... distant cousins? I think that's what he said. Topics below include such morsels as Nvidia GTC (feel the power) and that delidded 14900KS cpus can come that way (feel the heat). Recorded March 20, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:26 Food with Josh 02:54 NVIDIA at GTC - new Blackwell GPU architecture 14:19 Tiny Corp is apparently dumping AMD 16:26 SK hynix shows of their first Gen5 SSD, the Platinum P51 18:26 Intel and TSMC reportedly face delays in Arizona fab construction 20:32 MAINGEAR will sell you a delidded 14900KS - with a warranty! 29:10 Oh yeah, Intel officially launched the Core i9-14900KS just after our show last week 30:17 (in)Security Corner 40:25 Gaming Quick Hits 44:55 Picks of the Week 1:00:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
This week we discuss AMD's new 144 Hz requirement for FreeSync certification, the "perfection" of 12GB RAM capacity, Corsair's K65 PLUS keyboard that's actually 75%, Epic gets expensive, mining with Ryzen and more topics (listed below). Recorded March 13, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 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 miners provide mixed reports on NVIDIA Blackwell memory configs 18:05 A new version of AIDA64 is here 23:22 AMD stops certifying FreeSync displays under 144 Hz 28:19 (in)Security Corner 40:56 Gaming Quick Hits 49:36 Corsair K65 PLUS keyboard review 54:43 Fosi Audio LC30 switcher and VU meter review 1:00:08 Picks of the Week 1:09:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
We talked at length about various things, some of which were actually the topics at hand! The Apple M3, Android apps on Windows 11, and Roku agreement - or else. See the list below for an approximation of the conversation. Recorded March 6, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 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 MacBook Air models 14:07 Roku blunders with arbitration terms move 16:57 EU digital markets act goes into effect - plus Apple vs. Epic III 22:33 Android apps on Windows 11 to stop working next year 23:41 (in)Security Corner 32:19 Gaming Quick Hits 43:38 Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD review 55:04 Picks of the Week 1:06:38 Outro attempt 1:08:26 Josh Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Josh is traveling again, Kent is back, and we have plenty to discuss. Intel CPU crashes, the RX 7900 GRE, the AT&T outage, Nvidia is the GPU cartel - it's all here in this one show! Here us now, and believe us later. See all the times below for a list of topics - and don't worry, Jeremy did the burger segment. Recorded February 28, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 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 from GRE a bug, says AMD 08:38 Our RX 7900 GRE review - featuring the Sapphire PURE 15:02 Intel has a new FET - and wants back in the server room 20:53 Corsair launches new dual-chamber cases 23:29 That AT&T outage last week 28:05 More on the Intel 13th and 14th Gen crashing reports 34:59 Herkelman says NVIDIA is a GPU cartel 37:05 Security Corner 53:41 Gaming Quick Hits 1:01:29 Picks of the Week 1:10:01 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
After a couple of weeks we are back at full strength, and it will take our combined willpower to withstand the might of NVIDIA's ridiculous earnings report. We also talked about the reported listings for a 400W Core i9-14900KS, took a look at Corsair's A115 air cooler, and Josh reviewed some food. And also you can now trade one benevolent OS vendor for another with a Windows 10 -> ChromeOS upgrade! Plus other topics, found in the time stamps below. Recorded February 21, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:14 Food with Josh 05:18 NVIDIA's insane quarter (is this AI stuff sustainable?) 18:49 Intel Foundry news 23:21 Reports of a 400W Intel Core i9-14900KS 26:15 AMD paused the RX 7600 XT launch in China due to competition from AMD 27:28 A brief mention of the new Cooler Master AiO lawsuit 28:29 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue was fixed 33:46 Google Flexes a ChromeOS alternative to Windows 11 36:28 Josh talks about Arm 44:51 (in)Security Corner 56:13 Gaming Quick Hits 59:40 (GQH continues) Intel CPUs causing Unreal Engine crashes? 1:07:57 Corsair A115 air cooler tested 1:17:14 Picks of the Week 1:27:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Josh is back, but Brett was stuck at work - so we podcasted as a trio for the second week in a row. And this time, somehow (without Brett to add stories to the list), the entire show is just over 45 minutes long. Don't despair - there's still a burger segment! Recorded February 14, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 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 new XBox SoC? 22:44 Just another Ryzen 9 7945HX mini-ITX motherboard 25:13 Breaking news - the RTX 4080 Super is impossible to find at MSRP 26:55 VMWare kills off free vSphere Hypervisor 28:12 Security Corner 31:54 Gaming Quick Hits 37:15 Picks of the Week 45:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Josh abandoned us this week to stream himself virtually attending a Flight Simulator event, so you will have to contend with a trio of cranky people as we discuss another week's PC industry news. Sorry in advance - though Jeremy did walk us through Josh's burger segment. There's still plenty to panic over in the Security Corner, and some AI coming to Google maps - just what we needed. Recorded February 7, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:25 Jeremy Presents: Food with Josh 04:20 AMD drops Radeon RX 7900 XT price to 699 USD 05:49 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue awaits firmware fix 07:58 TSMC might not be jumping on the High-NA EUV bandwagon yet 11:39 Resizable BAR mod for systems as old as Sandy Bridge? 15:24 Running Win10 on older hardware? Sorry about those app updates... 18:11 Google Maps - now with hallucinations 23:12 Backing up the Internet is a cache-22 proposition 27:38 Microsoft is bringing the sudo command to Windows Server 30:53 Security Corner 42:51 Gaming Quick Hits 46:59 Picks of the Week 55:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Another week, another NVIDIA SUPER launch. But this is the last one, we promise. (We hope.) You probably already know it's barely any faster than the original, but it's $200 less (in the USA anyhow) so who cares, right?? We talked about more stuff, too like why security is terrible and a cool game named "Judas". Also, just check the time stamps below. Recorded January 31, 2024 using digital recording technology unheard of in the Middle Ages. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:10 Food with Josh 03:59 RTX 4080 SUPER review 12:33 Josh's Soapbox (and further GPU rambles) 18:05 AMD's 2023 results are in 25:57 Microsoft Teams outage 27:35 Edge is taking over Chrome (just a "bug" so don't worry) 30:38 Are process nodes reality, or marketing? 37:34 Security Corner 45:26 Gaming Quick Hits 50:34 Fosi Audio ZA3 dual-mode amp review 58:32 Picks of the Week 1:06:29 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Recorded live in GPU City, where a mutagen spill has radically altered our minds, but somehow left our bodies unchanged...and without any ninjutsu proficiency. Oh well, at least there are two GPU launches to talk about, and you'd better believe we talked about them. RTX gets a Remaster. Also, a burger. Timestamps: 00:00 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 it adds Fluid Motion Frames 33:40 New Intel Arc driver promises up to 30% DX11 uplift 38:33 (in)Security Corner 47:13 Gaming Quick Hits (hit, really - there was just one this week) 51:17 Picks of the Week 1:01:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
We are back again this week to discuss, among other things, just how super the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER actually is. There are also some weird tales about display tech at CES, thermal pad vs. paste, more Windows LLM shenanigans, and even a new version of memtest86! But wait! There's some "great" security scares (and theater?) with some gaming news thrown in too! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:36 Food with Josh 03:07 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch 19:48 Weird displays at CES 24:41 Is this the year to dump thermal paste for a pad? 28:38 Windows Copilot autostart tests limited to larger displays 29:52 ChatGPT is coming to Notepad (ugh) 30:58 The Hobbes OS/2 Archive is logging off 33:49 A new version of memtest86! 35:01 Podcast sponsor: GreenChef 36:30 (in)Security Corner 44:50 Gaming Quick Hits 51:08 Picks of the Week 1:03:13 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
It's CES 2024 wrap-up time, and in this by no means comprehensive look at this year's show - the podcast crew covers some highlights, including AMD's newest GPU and new additions to the Ryzen lineup, plus NVIDIA's Super cards (and changes to the RTX 40 Series lineup). Oh and several other topics like Bifurcation on a GPU, the MSI Claw, and our review of the Corsair K55 CORE, plus at least one burger. Topics below. Recorded January 10, 2024. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Food with Josh 02:30 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT 09:19 NVIDIA RTX Super cards 16:38 AMD Ryzen CPUs at CES 20:06 ASUS goes back to the future 25:17 MSI's Claw and more from their CES booth 32:06 be quiet! has white cases at CES 33:03 Micron first with LPDDR5X LPCAMM2 34:53 ASUS shows RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot 38:28 Gemini 2XL 3D webcams for AI-based work stuff 43:07 (in)Security Corner 52:14 Gaming Quick Hits 59:55 Corsair K55 CORE gaming keyboard review 1:03:06 Picks of the Week 1:16:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
It's the first podcast of the new year, and we are less than a week from CES 2024. What is in store? If we ignore the inevitable deluge of AI integration into every imaginable consumer electronic device at the show, possibly some affordable-ish graphics cards. We can only hope. Also, AMD might have some interesting Zen4/RDNA3 APUs. Dial in some security scares and some gaming news, and boom: we have a show. Oh, and Josh had another burger. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:44 Food with Josh 02:58 CES predictions 04:15 The rumored Radeon RX 7600 XT 07:10 NVIDIA is teasing a GPU 10:18 A Ryzen 8600G appears 14:01 Windows 11 can't escape the shadow of Windows 10 17:30 MSI is offering a Gen5 SSD with a massive heatsink attached 21:43 The oldest-known version of MS-DOS ancestor 86-DOS found 23:10 (in)Security Corner 32:27 Gaming Quick Hits 38:19 Picks of the Week 48:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Ho ho ho! Josh has been naughty this year, but coal is controversial so we were forced to give him all of his presents anyway. But what, you may ask, about you, the viewer? Why, this podcast is your gift! And what a precious, priceless, incredible gift it is. Go ahead - show it off. Impress your friends! Watch it again and again. It's the last show of 2023, after all... It has all the usual twists and turns naturally, with some of your favorite segments including Intel Arc news, (in)Security Corner, and gaming fun. It's the end for GTX and a quick look at the AVerMedia Live external capture device. It's a merry 'ole time. Recorded December 20, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:17 Food with Josh 03:40 RX 7700 XT Price Drop 07:03 AMD releases FSR 3 source code 10:17 Intel XeSS frame generation could be coming 13:31 Intel says they are not spinning off foundry 18:35 Pat Gelsinger's initials hidden in every i386 20:09 ASUS introduces first ProArt enclosure 21:48 The end of the GTX era 23:42 (in)Security Corner 37:57 Gaming Quick Hits 47:19 AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 USB-C capture card review 55:13 Pick of the Year 55:45 Picks of the Week 1:02:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
This week we gather, virtually, to discuss a wide array of topics, listed below in the time stamps. Also, Josh eats one of the messiest looking things he has documented to date. Bye E3, 1.4nm process nodes, 20GB "evil" networking, and a DOOM'd celebration! Recorded December 13, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 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 Lateral Flow 24:20 A seemingly unlikely rumor about PS5 Pro specs 27:30 L4S is a new network standard that you might see soon 29:58 Google Fiber 20 Gbps coming to select cities for 250 USD 34:56 (in)Security Corner 45:48 Gaming Quick Hits 52:45 Quick mention of a short review video 55:11 Picks of the Week 1:00:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
A picture is worth a thousand words, so a video this long must be worth about a billion. And that's how you'll feel, just watching it. Like a billion dollars. We've got Intel Oil of Snake, Monitors so flat, Stay with Windows 10 forever, and some great LogoFails. I have no idea what any of that means, but you can check the time stamps below for the topics under discussion. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:52 Food with Josh 03:00 AMD's AI Event 13:54 Intel's embarassing snake oil presentation 23:02 AMD finally fixes Radeon 7000 idle power draw 24:09 Don't worry, you can stay on Windows 10 - for a price 26:13 (in)Security Corner 44:31 Gaming Quick Hits 52:32 A very flat 40-inch ultrawide from Monoprice 1:01:59 A USB Gen2x2 expansion card, and a PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive 1:07:38 Chopping AMD's fastest desktop processor in half for better performance 1:18:52 Picks of the Week 1:44:06 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
In this special JoshTekk episode, we return from our Thanksgiving break with just over an hour of some of the best podcasting you'll ever experience in your life. Don't believe it? Watch, and be convinced. We've got Tiny 11, OwnCloud horror show soon, Google Drive files that are disappearing, YouTube slights Firefox users, and so much more! Timestamps: 00:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=0s Intro 02:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=133s Food with Josh 03:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=213s Intel to spend billions to have TSMC fab their CPUs 10:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=617s Tiny11 now available in 23H2 version 12:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=755s NVIDIA makes all the money 18:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=1084s Build your own USB-C power delivery sniffer 20:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=1241s The amazing disappearing Google Drive files 23:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=1397s YouTube's continued war against adblockers 26:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=1572s Insecurity Corner 41:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=2468s Gaming Quick Hits 46:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=2792s Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO 8TB review 51:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=3103s Picks of the Week 59:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hBj9298F4A&t=3572s Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
We won't be podcasting next week, so we encourage you to watch this week's episode repeatedly until we return. We've got SanDisk Extreme Pro with a whole-lotta failures, Intel Arc updates!, GeForce Five-Oh rumors, Gaming industry layoffs and so much more. We of course talked about several other topics, and provide you with a handy index below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:37 Food with Josh 04:06 Intel Arc news - a minor driver update! 05:49 Josh interrupts to ponder AI or something 07:00 AMD MI300X to power new Azure VM series 08:47 Microsoft developed their own Arm superchip 11:49 Intel APO feature limited to 14th Gen CPUs only 13:29 NVIDIA rumor - GB202 to use 384-bit memory bus 15:10 Silicon Motion's 3.5 watt Gen5 SSD controller 19:54 The last Hackaday prize winners ever? 27:36 Security Corner 39:12 Gaming Quick Hits 51:10 Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB DDR5 review 58:30 Picks of the Week 1:15:51 There's sort of an outro in this section ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Ryan may not be back this week, but I'm sure viewers won't tune out in droves. Right? Right?? Hello??? No one left, eh? Well, we did a podcast anyway. So much ARM, too much for ARC, and AMD Polaris / Vega is forsaken. All that and more in the subjects below. Timestamps: 00:00 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 10:56 Mac DirectX game porting 16:00 Imagination has a DX11 GPU 19:03 Arm invests in Pi 25:11 Intel killed off Cryo cooling in July and media just noticed 31:20 Security Corner 38:11 Gaming Quick Hits 50:35 Picks of the Week 1:06:46 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Ryan is back! At least, this week. As a guest. But he's BACK, darn it. We talked about stuff. M3. Qualcomm. ARM. So much financial. More topics in the time stamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Cold 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 years at Intel did to Ryan 1:04:41 Back to Gaming 1:08:41 Picks of the Week 1:16:47 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
It was another week of news, rumors, game releases, four-year-old GPUs becoming irrelevant thanks to Mesh Shader support requirements, the industry freaking out about arm64 and declaring the death of x86, and other things. So many security fails to wedge into 1 show and then we flavor the cast with a Loupedeck review. Topics below! Timestamps: 00:00 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 claims 24:16 Alan Wake 2, mesh shaders, and the fate of old-ish GPUs 31:46 Microsoft has questions for you if you use Edge to download Chrome 36:11 Zotac has a mini PC with active solid-state cooling 39:56 Security Corner 52:35 Gaming Quick Hits 1:10:19 Loupedeck Live S reviewed 1:17:09 Picks of the Week 1:31:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Words flow from us at an alarming rate, but be not afraid; we are the harbingers of semi-literate PC hardware and software discussion. Also, burgers. In this episode, we discuss the VERY EXCITING Intel 14th Gen launch, look at a very fancy Falcon Northwest Talon desktop equipped with one of these processors, and eventually talk about AMD un-launching Anti-Lag+ after it caused some mildly inconvenient bans from popular games when using the feature. There's even a very exciting back and forth on programmable remotes during the SofaBaton pick! The rest of the topics can be found in the time stamps below. Recorded October 18, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:33 Burger of the Week 02:55 Intel 14th Gen launch (and a new Talon desktop) 18:01 MSI brings the heat - 115 C to be precise 20:24 AMD removes Anti-Lag+ from drivers amid issues 24:34 Microsoft backs off on OneDrive gallery storage 27:49 Windows 11 now active on close to half a billion devices 31:47 Fanatec Clubsport DD 36:03 Security Corner 43:18 Gaming Quick Hits 47:48 Drop + xDuoo TA-84 57:13 Total War Pharoh 01:04:01 Picks of the Week 1:22:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
What is fifty-three minutes in time, and yet timeless? This episode of the PCPer podcast, of course! Yes, we made Podcast History (tm) once again this week, and did it in just under an hour. Listen again and again, savoring every moment. We can't stop you. Enjoy the Arc, The VBScript, and the Dark Rock within. Timestamps: 00:00 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 improves Starfield perf 11:17 be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 and Dark Rock Elite air coolers coming soon 13:53 Microsoft says VBScript will be removed from future Windows release 16:19 MS provides tutorial on installing Linux? 17:54 Windows 11 21H2 already going EOL 19:57 Security Corner 32:02 Gaming Quick Hits 43:01 Picks of the Week 51:48 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
It might appear to be a lighter news week, but we still managed to talk for well over an hour, even after liberal editing. We've got RGB, Pi, and Arc news of course, plus FSR and some fast and interesting portable storage. Full topic list in the time stamps below! Timestamps: 00:00 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 ends Windows 11 activation via Win7 and Win8 keys 29:38 Windows 11 ARGB control out of beta 30:55 Raspberry Pi 5 33:54 Security Corner 41:50 Gaming Quick Hits 53:36 Crucial X9 and X10 Pro portable SSDs reviewed 1:00:22 Samsung Portable SSD T9 review 1:07:32 Picks of the Week 1:18:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Ryan left Intel! What does this mean for PC Perspective?? Nothing, actually. Except that we get to pontificate about Ryan's future. Don't worry, we'll ask him to visit soon. It will be more interesting when he can tell us where he's going. We also talked about Scott "Jebaited" Herkelman's pending departure from AMD. So many moves in the PC hardware industry, eh?? Oh, and you won't want to miss our CASO discussion. This might be the biggest thing to happen to gaming laptops, ever. EVAR. Should be mention the proliferation of affordable 2.5Gb switches again? Yes, we'll do that. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:59 Food with Josh 03:54 Ryan Shrout leaves Intel 12:20 Scott “Jebaited” Herkelman leaving AMD 14:54 Newegg now has a GPU trade-in program 20:24 No, Intel will not be offering a socketed Meteor Lake CPU 22:17 CASO makes everything better (including laptop GPUs) 30:15 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh 31:36 Security Corner 39:01 Gaming Quick Hits (“quick”) 54:57 Picks of the Week 1:07:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
The fab five are back at it again. Well, maybe not "fab" in the traditional sense, or even in the silicon sense. But we recorded a podcast and talked about various things anyway. Please consult the list below. It includes the usual security theater, gaming bits, and even a ROG Strix keyboard review for those of you that swing that way! Recorded September 20, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:10 Burger of the Week 02:50 Intel details Meteor Lake architecture - a big departure 11:58 Overreacting to very early RTX 5090 rumors 16:01 Mandatory Arc News - Intel's commitment to building GPUs 19:29 New AMD driver adds Anti-Lag support to Starfield (and more) 24:39 Intel talks about moving to glass core substrates 30:08 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh 31:29 Security Corner 41:30 Gaming Quick Hits 49:37 ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless keyboard review 1:00:24 Picks of the Week 1:14:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
We present for your approval just over one hour of hardware and gaming banter, from a personal computer perspective. Also we talked about iPhone stuff. Some of us are sorry about that. Topical topics include Starfield, the lack of RX 7800 XT's, WiFi 7 and of course the Atari 2600. 00:00 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 eve of the Arm IPO 21:21 ASUS has a cable-free RTX 4070 23:16 Wi-Fi 7 routers begin to appear - but why? 31:45 Mandatory Arc News 34:29 Security Corner 39:39 Gaming Quick Hits 47:51 A look at the completed FragBox review 52:31 Picks of the Week 1:06:21 Outro - take 1 1:07:14 Outro - take 2 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Are you ready for a podcast filled with verbose discussion interrupted by digressions into random topics? You've come to the right place! We've got Security nightmares, Gaming updates, Starfield lunacy, regular lunacy, Intel Arc news and even Usenet! 00:00 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 RX 7700 XT price puzzlement 38:58 One more look at that Starfield bundle eBay auction 40:48 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh 42:13 Mandatory Arc News - the Starfield driver issue 46:41 A brief digression into old graphics APIs 48:22 Intel Core i9-14900K Geekbench leak 50:47 Usenet is still going strong 52:41 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe 54:26 Security Corner 1:04:25 Gaming Quick Hits 1:10:59 Picks of the Week 1:20:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
We decided to podcast yet again this week because, honestly, you demand it (you know who you are). The show must go on, and we had a lot to talk about this week - and sometimes we even sounded halfway intelligent! Like when we talked about the new Radeon cards, which bring the promise of $450+ midrange cards to AMD buyers. And we looked at the very compact - and ridiculously well-equipped - FragBox from Falcon Northwest (you know, that little PC that looks like a Playmate cooler?). Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:39 Food with Josh 03:13 AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT announced 12:08 Finally an update on FSR 3 14:39 Is MSI giving up on Radeon? 18:10 Mandatory Arc News: Battlemage in the lab already? 19:45 Starfield bundle going for a bundle 21:41 AMD warns of fake Starfield bundles 24:11 That ASUS mobo GPU power connector uses a server standard 27:41 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe 29:18 Security Corner 41:23 Gaming Quick Hits 47:00 EPOS Impact 1060 professional headset review 57:14 Falcon Northwest FragBox review 1:12:34 Picks of the Week 1:23:20 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
Do you like piña coladas, and getting caught in protracted discussions about DLSS 3.5 and NVIDIA quarterly financials? And that's just the FIRST HALF HOUR. You won't want to miss a single second of this episode. Also, there weren't any piña coladas. Sorry. But there would have been if you had brought your own. There is quite a lot of monitor discussion, right down to the Picks-of-the-Week(tm). Also, there was only the one 737 plane. Recorded August 23, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:22 Food with Josh 03:24 DLSS 3.5 announced (with extended discussion) 16:33 NVIDIA earned so much money last quarter 28:17 Microsoft brings some PC Game Pass games to GeForce Now 30:00 The reviews are in - Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is the fastest gaming CPU 33:28 Samsung's dual-UHD 57-inch monitor 38:14 A trio of new OLED displays in the ASUS ROG Swift lineup 39:33 Minisforum Project DRFXI puts the GPU on top of the case 43:35 Podcast sponsor - DeleteMe 45:11 The status of the Windows 11 OOBE 49:24 Microsoft's Secure Time Seeding "feature" 53:11 Security Corner 1:00:04 Gaming Quick Hits 1:11:25 Picks of the Week 1:25:20 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ https://patreon.com/pcper
