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Jun 14, 2024 · 59 minPodcast #777 - Ryzen 9000 Won't Beat 7000X3D, RTX 50 Series Rumors, Beelink SER8 Review, & MORE
Brett 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't beat 7000X3D at gaming 07:17 Ryzen 9000 X3D parts rumored to arrive in September 09:46 RTX 50 Series rumors 13:04 RTX 2070 SUPER vs. RTX 4070 SUPER 18:07 People are getting upset about Adobe terms of use 22:06 HP BIOS update bricks some laptops 23:53 Another look at the Crucial T705 27:10 Josh randomly decides to offer his thoughts on Starfield 28:36 (in)Security Corner 37:49 Gaming Quick Hits 45:03 We talk about the Beeline SER8 Ryzen mini PC review video for a while 51:57 Picks of the Week 57:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Jun 8, 2024 · 1 hr 25 minPodcast #776 - AMD Ryzen 9000 Series, Socket AM5 Longevity, AI Bust Imminent, GDDR7 Coming
This 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 discussion 28:17 Kent begins to wonder how much NVIDIA cares about gamers 34:28 Josh points out the inconvenient truth about the AI boom 40:36 Jeremy decides to return to Lunar Lake discussion 41:10 Using Kapton tape to defeat Intel chipset limitations 42:55 Micron GDDR7 is coming soon 46:58 Windows 10 is getting "new features, and more" (be afraid) 51:19 Nano11 for lightweight Windows 11 24H2 53:07 Happy 25th birthday to Napster (and audio digression) 1:01:18 (in)Security Corner 1:09:05 Gaming Quick Hits 1:13:35 Picks of the Week 1:24:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Jun 3, 2024 · 1 hr 24 minPodcast #775 - Lots of Arm News, OLED Burn-In, DirectSR, Stop Chrome AI Search Results, and MORE
Josh 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 gone 47:22 How to stop AI search boxes appearing Google searches with Chrome 50:21 iFixit and Samsung break up 53:21 Cooler Master says AI thermal paste was just a translation issue 57:20 (in)Security Corner 1:06:39 Gaming Quick Hits (you can't take it with you) 1:15:10 Picks of the Week 1:22:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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May 24, 2024 · 57 minPodcast #774 - NVIDIA Makes Money, DAN CASES mATX, Noctua as a Lifestyle Brand, AI Thermal Paste
Josh 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 NVIDIA is making an insane amount of money 12:55 Dan Cases and Lian Li make a micro-ATX case 14:44 Is Noctua becoming a lifestyle brand? 18:00 Big brother is watching - with the new built-in Windows screen logger 25:21 Cooler Master offers "ai" thermal paste for streamers 27:28 The demand for HBM could cause DRAMa 29:29 RescueZilla 2.5 released 31:03 (in)Security Corner 38:13 Gaming Quick Hits 45:59 Corsair 6500X case review 49:29 Picks of the Week 56:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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May 19, 2024 · 55 minPodcast #773 - AMD Ryzen 8000 F-Series CPUs, Linux on Snapdragon X Elite, VMWare Goes Free, Zero Day DLink + MORE!
While 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 Snapdragon X Elite will offer native Linux support 14:00 VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now FREE 15:23 AMD reportedly ends Windows 10 support beginning with Strix Point 20:54 (in)Security Corner 32:00 Gaming Quick Hits 41:12 Picks of the Week 54:28 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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May 11, 2024 · 1 hr 15 minPodcast #772 - Intel Drops Core I9 PL2 to 188W by Default, Apple M4, MT/s in Task Manager, Basic Birthday
We 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 problem? 24:47 Microsoft brings MT/s to task manager 27:37 Remembering Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM 30:59 Backblaze reports slight improvement in HDD lifespans 35:55 BASIC turns 60 37:54 (in)Security Corner 47:31 Gaming Quick Hits 57:22 Picks of the Week 1:14:15 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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May 4, 2024 · 1 hr 20 minPodcast #771 - Intel / AMD Earnings, Intel Response to Core i9 Stability, Razer Firefly V2 Pro
What'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 (in)Security Corner 55:52 Gaming Quick Hits 58:41 Jeremy reviews the Razer RGB mousepad 1:03:49 Picks of the Week 1:18:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Apr 27, 2024 · 1 hr 13 minPodcast #770 - Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Stability, RDNA4 GDDR6 Rumor, Windows 11 Adds Ads
Podcast 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 GPUs 25:48 Intel Arc beta driver boosts DX11 performance again 29:24 Battlemage will supposedly offer uncompressed 8K 144 Hz 30:28 Find out what October 2025 means for Microsoft product support 33:53 Windows 11 Starts to add ads 35:47 Latest builds of Windows 11 require SSE 4.2 39:58 (in)Security Corner 50:43 Gaming Quick Hits 55:34 Drop CSTM65 keyboard review 1:02:04 Picks of the Week 1:13:08 Another smooth outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Apr 21, 2024 · 1 hr 6 minPodcast #769 - Ryzen 8000 CPUs, New 50 Watt RTX Cards, High-End Radeon RX 6000 GPUs Disappearing
Are 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 LLM focus) 07:17 NVIDIA launching two new RTX cards - but they are 50W workstation SKUs 12:52 HighPoint has a 56GB/s SSD RAID card 19:05 Lamptron gets caught using fraudulent AIDA64 keys 20:33 Windows 11 on Intel 11 22:56 High-end Radeon RX 6000 Series supplies are drying up 26:08 (in)Security Corner 39:35 Gaming Quick Hits 47:00 Jeremy reviews the Eazeye Radiant - a transflective LCD display 54:49 Picks of the Week 1:04:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Apr 15, 2024 · 1 hr 37 minPodcast #768 - Intel 13th/14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates, Gaudi 3, Ryzen 9000 CPU Leak, Roku Ads and More!
"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 Escalates 15:26 Intel Gaudi 3 is an up to 900W AI chip 20:46 AMD Ryzen 9000 processors mentioned in new chipset driver 25:09 An APU faceoff at FPS Review 32:16 The first draft of PCI Express 7 is here 39:48 Roku has new tech to serve ads over HDMI 43:58 The Pi 5 vs cheap Amazon mini PCs 47:28 Security Corner 1:00:01 Gaming Quick Hits 1:06:53 Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED monitor review 1:24:12 Jeremy has a new Drop keyboard 1:26:56 Picks of the Week 1:36:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Apr 9, 2024 · 1 hr 33 minPodcast 767 - Intel Foundry Loses Billions, XZ Backdoor, Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Case, SSD Pricing
We 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 be next 22:38 The biggest passively-cooled Gen5 SSD we've seen (and extended storage speed discussion) 32:36 Microsoft splits Teams and Office apps worldwide 37:24 A new low-profile RX 550 in 2024, or April Fool's joke? 44:41 (in)Security Corner (featuring the XZ backdoor story) 56:01 Gaming Quick Hits 1:00:12 Kent reviews the Thermaltake CTE C700 TG case 1:13:30 Picks of the Week 1:32:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Apr 1, 2024 · 1 hr 15 minPodcast #766 - AMD FSR 3.1, Radeon 7900 GRE Memory OC Unlock, Microsoft DirectSR, LIVA Z5 PLUS
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 ★
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Mar 23, 2024 · 1 hr 1 minPodcast #765 - NVIDIA Blackwell, MAINGEAR Ships PCs w/ Delidded 14900KS, First SK hynix Gen5 SSD
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 ★
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Mar 19, 2024 · 1 hr 10 minPodcast #764 - AMD Makes 144 Hz Mandatory, 12GB DDR5 Sticks, CORSAIR K65 PLUS 75% Keyboard + MORE!
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 ★
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Mar 9, 2024 · 1 hr 10 minPodcast #763 - GDDR7 Specs, NVIDIA Says No CUDA on Other GPUs, Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD, and MORE!
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 ★
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Mar 3, 2024 · 1 hr 11 minPodcast #762 - AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review, RX 7700 XT Price Drop, Intel's New FET, and MORE
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 ★
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Feb 23, 2024 · 1 hr 28 minPodcast #761 - NVIDIA's Insane AI Growth, 14900KS Imminent, Corsair A115 Air Cooler, CoolerMaster sues + MORE!
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 ★
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Feb 19, 2024 · 46 minPodcast #760 - ZLUDA for CUDA on AMD Cards, XBox Intel SoC Rumor, Ryzen 9 7945HX mITX Mobo + MORE
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 ★
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Feb 11, 2024 · 56 minPodcast #759: Radeon RX 7900 XT Drops to 699 USD, Ryzen 8000G Thermals, ReBAR Mod for Older PCs + MORE!
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 ★