PC Perspective Podcast

This episode is brought to you by “start ms-cxh:localonly”, available at your local Windows 11 installer Shift+F10 command prompt and also by USB-C the choice of a new generation. Check out the topics below for more!00:00 Intro01:17 Food with Josh02:20 Reported Ryzen 9800X3D failures addressed by ASRock and AMD04:54 Josh upgrades his gaming PC07:56 Microsoft closes offline account loophole in Windows 11…09:43 …but another workaround is already available (and other Redmond repartee)13:32 Intel reportedly cancelled high-end Arc Battlemage last year18:29 Qualcomm is accusing Arm of anticompetitive behavior19:33 Napster acquired by a company you probably don’t know for what seems like too much money20:25 USB for “ai”22:53 Speaking of USB, how about a portable USB-C display that can attach itself to your laptop?24:29 We briefly talk about the Switch 230:09 (in)Security Corner41:16 Gaming Quick Hits48:48 Picks of the Week59:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Josh finally had another burger, and published his SECOND review of the month!! All hail the Thrustmaster! Mindfactory never went anywhere, Windows likes your printers again, and all the GPU news you can stand! And we know who you are, since 23andMe sold all your data... J/K!Your information is being exposed by data brokers to possible identity theft, scams, online harassment, stalking or even unwanted marketing.Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code PCPERSPECTIVE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:https://incogni.com/pcperspective00:00 Intro01:33 Food with Josh03:19 RTX 5060 series delay rumor, 8GB and 16GB Ti confirmed06:19 AMD says RX 9070 series had 10x more first-week sales12:12 Making wafers at TSMC Arizona might be just 10% more expensive14:02 Mindfactory attempts a comeback15:31 Windows update fixes printer issues16:32 Also, Windows update breaks VEEAM recovery19:28 MSI selling PSUs with only one 8-pin PCIe connector21:58 Google Maps may have deleted your timeline data25:48 23andMe potentially selling all of your personal data29:31 Podcast sponsor - Incogni30:55 (in)Security Corner43:16 Podcast sponsor - Stash44:25 Gaming Quick Hits51:36 Thrustmaster T818 Review1:05:51 Picks of the Week1:14:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to a podcast that some have called, "15th best". We've got RTX PRO 6000, MSI done with Radeon, 200k sold from AMD (no), and even fake CAPTCHAs! There's so much variety packed in here, it's probably leaking off your screen right now because one window cannot possibly hold it all!One again we are very pleased to welcome back Incogni as a sponsor!Your information is being exposed by data brokers to possible identity theft, scams, online harassment, stalking or even unwanted marketing.Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code PCPERSPECTIVE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:https://incogni.com/pcperspectiveTimestamps:00:00 Intro02:13 Food with Josh (or not)02:56 NVIDIA had so many announcements at GTC12:34 AMD responds to report that AMD sold nearly 200k RX 9070 GPUs14:55 MSI confirmed that it won't make any RX 9070 cards16:32 Qualcomm will save us all with mobile GPUs18:24 Microsoft deletes Copilot - then says it was a mistake21:28 Roku adds ads (and loses users?)24:51 Windows 11 hates printers almost as much as you do29:01 Arm is getting into super resolution31:06 Podcast sponsor: Incogni32:31 (In)Security Corner44:50 Josh presents some late breaking news47:10 Gaming Quick Hits53:00 Samsung 9100 PRO review1:01:04 Picks of the Week1:08:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to another episode of the 30th best computer podcast on the planet! (you'll see)We've got the CPU review, GPU rumors and facts, and enough malware stories to choke Microsoft, TP-Link and Apple! Plus the usual assortment of tech goodies culled from the thing we simply refer to as "The Internet".Once again we are pleased to welcome back Incogni as a sponsor!Your information is being exposed by data brokers to possible identity theft, scams, online harassment, stalking or even unwanted marketing.Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code PCPERSPECTIVE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:https://incogni.com/pcperspective00:00 Intro02:31 The increasingly depressing Food with Josh segment05:35 Ryzen 9 9950X3D Review12:04 RTX 5060 rumor (reported as false after we recorded this, probably still coming soon)13:33 Are there any GPUs out there? (Lamenting actual availability)20:55 Protracted Radeon RX 9070 demand and production discussion30:09 AMD Radeon RX 9060 Series rumors34:20 Intel has a new CEO37:22 Podcast sponsor: Incogni38:53 (in)Security Corner50:10 Gaming Quick Hit (just one story this week)53:43 Picks of the Week1:06:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The most anticipated graphics card launch in many a year is upon us, and of course the story has become pricing and availability yet again (unless you live in one of the 19 States that Microcenter occupies). Also more 12VHPWR monitoring options, Firefox terms of use change for worse probably, and some Half Life 3 rumors. Still.We are please to welcome back Incogni as a sponsor!Your information is being exposed by data brokers to possible identity theft, scams, online harassment, stalking or even unwanted marketing.Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code PCPERSPECTIVE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:https://incogni.com/pcperspectiveAlso in this episode, welcome to our sponsor Stash! Saving and investing can feel impossible, but with Stash, it’s not just a reality, it’s easy. See how you can receive TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. https://get.stash.com/pcperTimestamps:00:00 Intro01:31 Food with Josh (zero food edition)02:57 Radeon RX 9070 Series Review14:19 Josh reviews the XFX QuickSilver RX 907024:34 GeForce RTX 5070 review31:14 Podcast sponsor: Stash32:22 The Founders Edition RTX 5070 is delayed36:25 The RTX 5070 Ti has some overclocking potential39:44 We anticipate higher pricing, limited 9070 availability (except Microcenter)43:55 Build your own 12VHPWR thermal watchdog45:41 A better 12V-2x6 connector48:05 Podcast sponsor: Incogni49:32 (in)Security Corner1:01:27 Gaming Quick Hits1:05:01 Picks of the Week1:14:30 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We recorded a podcast before AMD announced the 599/549 USD pricing for the RTX 9070 cards, but you can enjoy our uninformed speculation just the same! This is a show filled with issues. Have some.We are pleased to introduce our latest sponsor: Incogni!Your information is being exposed by data brokers to possible identity theft, scams, online harassment, stalking or even unwanted marketing.Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code PCPERSPECTIVE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:https://incogni.com/pcperspective00:00 Intro01:42 Food with Josh04:16 AMD Radeon Leaks and Speculation12:16 The RTX 50 Series ROP issue14:32 Ryzen 9800X3D failures may be linked to ASRock boards16:42 JoshTekk presents: NVIDIA financials24:51 Samsung 9100 PRO might be the new fastest SSD28:08 Framework announces second-gen lineup36:51 Right to repair legislation in all 50 states39:02 QC and Google promise 8 years of Android updates for new phones44:37 Podcast sponsor Incogni46:05 (in)Security Corner54:18 Gaming Quick Hits1:00:27 Picks of the Week1:07:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We had a podcast. Routine. We talked about NVIDIA for the first 20 plus minutes straight. Routine.But also on the menu is next gen Intel GPUs, Windows 11 mods, and all hail the dead Humane AI Pin.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:10 Food with Josh04:03 RTX 5070 Ti review and general discussion20:10 NVIDIA Verified Priority Access for RTX 50 FE cards21:12 First report of RTX 5080 connector melting22:50 Mandatory Arc coverage25:29 AMD jokes about the 32GB RX 9070 XTX rumor27:28 Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list causes concern30:21 Mod your Windows 11 start menu31:57 The Humane AI Pin is dead34:17 (In)Security Corner45:22 Gaming Quick Hits48:59 Picks of the Week1:02:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Josh proves that he's the host with the most - and guides us through a brisk show that ends just before the really good stuff. Probably. Also, his cat tried to host. We've got the "best" NVME, the most expensive 5090, melty parts, EVGA talk and there is no Subnautica 2 playtest - STOP CLICKING on things!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:57 (no) Food with Josh03:54 Radeon RX 9070 XT listed early in Canada at 700 USD08:59 Here we go again - reports of melting RTX 5090 power connectors17:01 How far does overclocking the RTX 5080 get you?19:51 PassMark records first ever YoY drop in CPU performance23:43 Is the WD_Black SN7100 the new best SSD? (TPU says yes)28:22 FLAC encodes are now multi-threaded in version 1.529:53 RTX 5070 reportedly delayed until early March33:17 EVGA closes forums35:14 Podcast sponsor Stash36:39 (in)Security Corner43:20 Gaming Quick Hits53:28 MSI RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID SOC reviewed57:05 Picks of the Week1:12:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It was another week in computer hardware, and Brett is BACK to help us talk about it. We've got so much Financial Talk, some RX 9070 info, comparisons to the 5070ti, and much more! List of topics below.00:00 Intro01:58 Food with Josh04:01 Radeon RX 9070 reportedly launches March 614:17 X3D is everything (well, 90 percent)16:36 Quarterly Financial Segment Part 1 - Intel22:00 Quarterly Financial Segment Part 2 - AMD32:02 Quarterly Financial Segment Part 3 - Arm35:06 Bypass Google "ai" search results using simple profanity36:46 Microsoft redefines what it means by "deprecation"42:25 RTX 5070 Ti launch leak and rumored performance48:11 (in)Security Corner1:00:51 Gaming Quick Hits1:09:22 Picks of the Week1:20:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's quite a lot about the latest Nvidia GPUs, power and performance numbers and value. You GTX 10 series is going to be left behind soon, Windows is forcing some updates, and QNAP actually fixes something. All that and so much more!00:00 Intro02:16 Food with Josh (a tragedy)05:32 RTX 5080 performance14:26 Compute performance is a underrated part of the RTX 50 Series story18:33 More RTX 5090 thoughts - putting power in perspective?26:21 AMD denies 899 USD RX 9070 price rumors (and a tangent or two)39:18 Could DeepSeek end the "ai" hardware boom (and run better on AMD)45:32 NVIDIA winding down GTX 10 Series support?50:43 Windows 11 24H2 is finally mainstream51:45 (in)Security Corner57:09 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:34 Picks of the Week1:14:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The RTX 5090 is almost here, and we discuss the performance and value proposition that some have called the RTX 4090 Ti that never was. We also talk about the delayed release of AMD's latest Radeon GPUs, and much more. See the timestamps for all the topical goodness.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:19 Food with Josh03:58 RTX 5090 Review25:24 Kingpin switching teams?29:27 Some RTX 40 Series cards might become scarce31:23 Prepare for low 5090 stock levels35:57 Radeon RX 9070 launch delay39:17 Lower-cost AMD B850 chipset isn't far from an X870?46:05 Fixes for some Server 2022 and Outlook issues49:06 Windows 11 24H2 being forced on home and pro users50:10 (in)Security Corner58:33 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:38 Picks of the Week1:13:39 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

NVIDIA's latest GPUs are almost here, but we can already tell you that 12GB is the new 8GB. Arc is the true way! (Ok, maybe not, but Josh did buy one.) And, of course, 3dfx had it all figured out with their external power supply for the Voodoo 6000. (note the thumbnail)Microsoft is bringing more AI to raster pipeline, VLC is bringing more AI to just videos, the RTX 50 series will be incredibly powerful and difficult to power, but ASUS might have "The Way". All that and more in this show. 00:00 Intro01:43 Food with Josh03:38 NVIDIA reveals Blackwell architectural details07:08 The 800 FPS Valorant flex09:58 Bigger chips draw more power (on the same node)13:44 Forget 12VHPWR, there’s GC-HPWR19:05 PSA: 8GB GPUs are not good enough anymore23:53 Neural rendering coming to DirectX API27:58 VLC is adding AI (for subtitles)30:14 Microsoft may hit enterprise where it hurts to get Win11 adoption32:24 (in)Security Corner42:03 Gaming Quick Hits48:57 Picks of the Week1:03:48 Outro1:04:48 Mildew ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

CES 2025 wrap-up show, featuring at least 15% more energy than last week! We've got semi-hot takes on some CES 2025 gear, discussions on Nvidia cards, what's up with AMD, Thermaltake, HDMI and the usual cadre of Security scares. Even DOOM gets in on the act.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:28 Food with Josh02:54 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series announcement08:44 AMD’s curious lack of Radeon news13:53 Phison’s new Gen5 controllers15:26 Thermaltake’s new compact cases17:21 Thermaltake DD racing wheel bundle18:50 HYTE has a big new THICC cooler20:22 Corsair has a big new touchscreen accessory21:58 HDMI 2.2 cables are coming25:54 Dell rebrands (and it seems rather familiar somehow)28:40 Some Intel 18A and Arc discussion32:42 (in)Security Corner46:46 Gaming Quick Hits51:53 Josh talks NVIDIA a bit more56:49 Picks of the Week1:05:33 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Our first podcast of 2025 is the reason that playback speed control exists. Just set to at least 1.5x and you should be able to stay awake through most of it. But do stay for the RTX rumors, the "AirJet" cooling, hot takes on 12vHPWR, and the usual suspects on the (in)Security portion.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:59 Food with Josh (minus the food)01:46 NVIDIA RTX 50 Series rumors and pricing discussion09:48 TSMC finds a way to overcome USA fab labor issues12:59 Radeon RX 9070 XT rumors19:01 Is CRT beam simulation better than BFI?21:32 As if you needed a warning, there will be a ton of “ai” at CES26:05 AirJet active solid-state cooling30:24 Podcast sponsor 1Password31:48 (in)Security Corner40:33 Gaming Quick Hits50:49 Picks of the Week1:09:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We present our ULTIMATE podcast for the year 2024. See you next year (as in a couple of weeks from now)!And remember, when you want more hard drive capacity, you need to get perpendicular: https://archive.org/details/get-perpendicular00:00 Intro04:03 Food with Josh06:45 Intel shares update about Arrow Lake S performance10:00 Arc B580 performance and value17:13 Is NVIDIA brave enough to release an 8GB RTX 5060?21:32 A fix for NVIDIA App system slowdown23:15 When DMCA takedowns go too far27:58 Pi 500 NVMe update30:43 It’s HAMR time34:08 Faxing comes to Windows 11 24H2!34:58 Mentioning the demise of physical media again38:20 (in)Security Corner48:29 Gaming Quick Hits54:01 Picks of the Week1:09:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A fantastic show - as you have come to expect. Does Microsoft support installation without TPM? Intel needs a reinvention moment, Arrow Lake fix doesn't seem like a good "fix" yet, LLM hallucination returns, and what is this Wubuntu thing again? Plus much more!Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:32 Food with Josh 02:42 Microsoft suddenly supports TPM-free Windows 11 installs 05:53 Intel wants to reinvent itself 12:36 ASRock BIOS update shows no improvement to Arrow Lake performance 13:29 Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.2 improves Arrow Lake perf up to 33 percent 15:22 On the eve of Arc B580 benchmark results 20:27 Raspberry Pi 500 24:45 Addlink G55 SSD - low cost PCI-E 5.0 option 27:00 LLMs hallucinating security reports sounds fine 32:37 Podcast sponsor - 1Password XAM 33:51 (in)Security Corner 44:29 Gaming Quick Hits 52:03 Picks of the Week 1:06:03 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After a week off, we expected to have at least a few things to talk about. But it turned out to be a very busy few days, including the sudden "retirement" of Intel's CEO...Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:00 Food with Josh05:52 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Departs16:09 Intel Arc Battlemage26:33 ASRock PPM driver boosts Arrow Lake gaming perf29:25 Radeon RX 8800 XT rumor34:09 If you use eSCL devices, no 24H2 for you36:01 Microsoft says Win11 TPM requirement is non-negotiable38:24 MSI offers offset kit for Core Ultra hotspot issue40:54 Walmart buys Vizio43:33 Podcast sponsor 1password XAM44:53 (in)Security Corner55:29 Gaming Quick Hits1:01:32 MSI DATAMAG 20Gbps magnetic portable SSD1:07:54 Picks of the Week1:18:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We made it to 800! It's amazing what can be done by simply sitting in front of a PC and chatting with a few friends for an hour or two almost every Wednesday night for many years in a row. Stick around for 9800X3D talk (of course), (in)Security scares, and a quick review of some RGB free ram! Oh Nvidia financials, some Ryzen turbo, and Win 11 smacking around.00:00 Intro04:06 Food with Josh05:57 We check Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock status10:53 Gigabyte’s X3D Turbo mode tested by TweakTown14:46 NVIDIA financials25:42 Intel Battlemage is apparently happening32:29 Microsoft reveals Win 11 remote recovery tool37:37 AMD Radeon UDNA may not launch until 202640:20 You can now download Windows 11 for ARM systems41:47 Windows 365 Link is 349 USD cloud-based mini PC44:01 (in)Security Corner50:32 Gaming Quick Hits59:59 Crucial's RGB-free Overclocking DDR51:04:14 Picks of the Week1:15:41 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We are on the brink of history, as next podcast will be number 800. It's been a long ride, with our first show way back in 2007... Don't worry, this isn't goodbye. This is a podcast. A podcast about computer stuff. (And burgers.) Be prepared for D-Link whipping, massive NVME cooling, and of course, special guest Lara Croft. 00:00 Intro02:58 Food with Josh04:55 Intel is sorry about the Arrow Lake launch08:40 When is more 9800X3D stock coming?12:14 AMD has a quarter of CPU market share14:18 A new TIM that is 72 percent better than paste?16:42 The enormous Dark Airflow I drive cooler atop the T-Force Z540 SSD20:35 Windows Server 2025 pushed out as KB5044284 update21:57 NVIDIA app exits beta, replaces control panel and GeForce Experience23:52 Rumor: RTX 40 Series production nearing end to make way for RTX 50 Series25:00 (in)Security Corner32:06 Gaming Quick Hits41:18 Picks of the Week49:41 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Do you like product review coverage for products that are sold out and currently on eBay for hundreds of dollars more? Perfect! We talk about the 9800X3D a lot on this show, and Josh was right about it selling out (and Sebastian was WRONG WRONG WRONG).But also ... GTA5 sales (why not?), Recall Recall, Windows 10 continued support and please please, won't you use Bing?Recorded November 6, 202400:00 Intro02:19 Food with Josh03:57 9800X3D performance (and extended discussion)26:33 It seems that a 9950X3D is in our future30:18 Intel has another bad quarter37:55 Microsoft delays Recall again39:05 Personal users can pay for Windows 10 security updates now40:16 Desperation looks like a million dollar sweepstakes for using Bing on Edge41:47 (in)Security Corner53:10 Gaming Quick Hits1:02:43 Picks of the Week1:15:52 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to the creepiest PC hardware podcast on the net, and that's on a NORMAL week. We've got Intel Core Ultra, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Windows 24H2 ... but will we surpass our own standard with this VERY SPECIAL Halloween episode? You will have to watch to find out...Skip to 31:35 for the official Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement (recorded on October 31)Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:02 Food with Josh13:56 Supermicro situation (and then Josh talks about AMD financials some more)18:26 Z890 motherboard instability with Win 11 24H221:49 If you want 24H2 but don't see it, here's why25:37 More 24H2 upgrade stuff27:34 Ryzen 7 9800X3D speculation (because we didn't know yet)31:35 Actual Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement (added 10/31)33:57 Intel Core Ultra performance summary shows gaming regression from 14th Gen37:06 CyberPowerPC has a back side connector motherboard system43:44 (in)Security Corner55:10 Gaming Quick Hits1:02:24 Picks of the Week1:14:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What a week. So much exciting news to cover, including the extremely well-received new Intel Core Ultra desktop processors! Does sarcasm evident? Anyhow, we received them, too, but without a motherboard, so not much tested happened before this launch. No worries, we're getting a board, and have turned off our AI assistants. Or have we?Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh04:10 Observing Intel Core Ultra Desktop Eve04:57 The Core Ultra 9 285K can pull almost as much as a 14900K - if you enable 4095W PL207:47 Arm to cancel Qualcomm 2 license as dispute escalates18:43 Another report about Qualcomm buying Intel19:12 NVIDIA says Blackwell chip flaw was their fault, but it's fixed now21:28 Intel and Samsung foundry collaboration possible25:45 HAVN is a new case company with a new take on the aquarium trend30:24 Podcast sponsor 1Pasword XAM31:45 Help turning off "ai" assistants - if the app allows34:28 New X3D turbo mode promises big gains for Ryzen CPUs38:21 Check out our Intel microcode video44:53 (in)Security Corner54:13 Gaming Quick Hits1:02:29 Picks of the Week1:18:11 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We've got Intel and AMD teaming up, Click2Cancel making waves, so much ARM discussion where it wasn't meant to be, Windows 11 BSODs (suprise!), a bunch of X86 discussion and a terrible amount of security nightmares! Should be fun, take a listen! 00:00 Intro03:07 Food with Josh05:22 Intel and AMD team up for the good of x8608:59 The x86 discussion shifts to Arm at this point10:18 Arm discussion intensifies11:45 A return to x86 discussion (which eventually shifts to Arm again)22:13 Has the 5800X3D reached end of life?24:20 Ryzen 7 9800X3D could debut on October 2527:12 AMD means business32:09 It's possible that LGA1851 might not be one-and-done35:52 We explain why certain WD SSDs cause BSOD with latest Win11 build40:14 Click to cancel - an FTC story43:04 (in)Security Corner1:01:34 Gaming Quick Hits1:07:43 Picks of the Week1:19:20 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It was an AMD-heavy show last week, so how about an IntelCast? (Don't worry, there's a lot of non-Intel content - plus at least one of us is a card-carrying member of Team Red). So much (in)Security too: your air-gap is pathetic, Qualcomm zero-day, Linux malware, and DDoS to the max.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:52 Food with Josh04:08 Intel Core Ultra desktop processor announcement24:33 Another microcode update for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs32:35 Zen 5 memory frequency scaling makes for riveting podcasting36:44 STH looked at an all-flash NAS42:14 Do Gen3 SSDs make sense anymore?44:41 (in)Security Corner1:04:28 Gaming Quick Hits1:12:40 Picks of the Week1:24:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We actually do talk about more than just AMD this week. Plus, we stray from the point a lot while talking about things like dual screen laptops, HP AI infused printers, if maybe you should buy a used RTX 2080ti. All in good fun.00:00 Intro02:30 Food with Josh04:17 AMD Ryzen update (105W mode official, etc.)06:31 The new X870 motherboards are here10:11 Some more 9000X3D rumors12:05 Latest Radeon driver offers 2.5X boost (but how?)16:14 Quite a bit of Windows Update news23:27 Dual-screen laptops fold THREE times29:34 HP wants to add "ai" to printers33:30 The RTX 4060 is rapidly becoming the most popular GPU? (Or is it?)42:21 (in)Security Corner50:09 Gaming Quick Hits53:38 Picks of the Week59:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're back on the air with the Intel Ultra 200V, keeping offline Office alive, OpenAI manipulations, and some sweet reviews of Fractal gear like their new Era 2 mITX case and their Refine chair. Very mindful. Enjoy the "Caaash" segment too as we smash our way through the news.00:00 Intro02:01 Unnecessarily weighing in on the Panels app controversy04:22 Food with Josh (FREE edition)07:16 Qualcomm wants to buy Intel10:39 Intel Lunar Lake laptop reviews are up17:01 MS Office for the stubbornly offline19:02 Microsoft needs to spin up a nuclear plant to power "ai"24:51 More "ai" content - this time a malicious memory manipulation27:27 Removing the iPhone 16 battery is shocking29:55 (in)Security Corner38:22 Podcast sponsor - 1password XAM39:35 Gaming Quick Hits44:55 Fractal Era 2 mITX case review56:44 Fractal Refine chair review1:03:43 Picks of the Week1:19:01 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Intel does "fabulous" after seperating, what does MS do after Crowdstrike, after early Threadrippers, after the 4090, and after better AGESA for Ryzen 9000. We get after it this episode, enjoy!00:00 Intro01:43 Food with Josh02:51 Intel spins off fab into separate foundry company10:24 New AGESA improves Ryzen 9000 inter-core latency17:42 Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs dropped from Ryzen Master19:43 Rumor has it that NVIDIA is preparing to discontinue the 409020:58 Maybe "ai" will replace those derivative YT channels24:40 (in)Security Corner39:26 Gaming Quick Hits51:59 Picks of the Week1:04:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Welcome to the podcast where Josh explains how AMD has the most popular midrange GPU on the market, based on sales from one retailer in Germany in Q1 2024. Other then that, we've got over 12" of penetration, Audible AI, Ford marketing, Z890 defaults and so much more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:46 Food with Josh03:00 AMD shifting their GPU strategy (with extended discussion)22:49 PS5 Pro first with next-gen Radeon graphics25:32 Z890 boards will reportedly ship with Intel default settings - by default!26:48 A new Gen5 SSD controller from Silicon Motion31:10 Ford is apparently working on in-car ads33:16 Windows 11 23H2 will be knocking on your door October 835:00 Podcast sponsor - 1Password XAM36:14 An Ethernet bridge that can go through 12 inches of concrete38:59 Audible working on AI voice replicas of narrators41:49 A CPU water block with an HDMI input45:36 (in)Security Corner55:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:33 Picks of the Week1:10:28 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Intel Core Ultra 200V: Worlds best integrated GPU!? AMD Ryzen with more performance improvements, and 105W is the power draw for new top rated Ryzen parts. So much more in the timestamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:33 Food with Josh03:42 AMD will reportedly raise 65W Ryzen 9000 TDPs to 105W05:52 That Windows Update Ryzen boost might be unrealistic (via Hardware Canucks)11:44 Highly skippable rant about the Ryzen provisioning process setup procedure15:22 Back on the Windows Update topic16:55 Intel Core Ultra 200V Series launching24:23 Intel says Arc Xe2 is the fastest iGPU ever29:10 Replacement Core i9 CPUs are apparently in short supply33:42 Sometimes it feels like Microsoft wants to destroy Windows36:43 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef38:32 RIP AnandTech43:30 (in)Security Corner56:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:09:46 Picks of the Week1:18:19 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

No, Allyn wasn't on the show this week. We just used that 100% authentic photo of him for the thumbnail.But we did discuss the buckets of cash that Nvidia is rolling in, free AMD CPU performance, and QR code hygiene! All that, and so much more below ...Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:29 Food with Josh06:28 NVIDIA's billions16:01 Free Ryzen performance boost20:39 RDNA 4 rumors30:31 An extra 8-pin GPU connector on MSI boards33:04 Microsoft was going to take away the Control Panel, but didn't35:04 So-called AI still needs a lot of work37:28 (in)Security Corner46:31 About 4 seconds of silence47:04 Gaming Quick Hits1:00:28 Picks of the Week1:13:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Full crew in the house tonight for all kinds of tech talk with the usual amount of off-topic banter. It's what you deserve. Check the full list of topics below. Real quick though ... Ryzen 9000 testing: You're holding it wrong. Windows 11 installs on non-TPM machines: Stop that. Sonos: Failing. ARM: Gaming GPUs. And when is a 4070 not really the 4070?00:00 Intro02:06 Food with Josh04:43 Ryzen 9000 X3D leaked by ASUS?06:38 AMD says reviewers are not properly testing Ryzen 900010:04 AMD to buy ZT Systems for 4.9 billion USD14:18 The new GDDR6 version of the RTX 4070 might be hard to spot19:43 Windows 11 update closes TPM bypass loophole...22:44 ...but FAT32 volumes up to 2TB are now supported25:11 NVIDIA partnering with MediaTek on new G-Sync Pulsar monitors31:00 Podcast sponsor, 1Password32:14 Lina Li SUP01 lets you mount your GPU on the front intake37:58 A wooden mechanical keyboard (sort of)41:53 Sonos is not doing well (plus extended audio ranting)54:24 Arm rumored to be developing a gaming graphics card58:05 (in)Security Corner1:06:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:16:34 Picks of the Week1:26:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode is just over an hour, and probably a lot more exciting than the Ryzen 9000 launch, itself. Plus Josh had a really messy looking burger. You can't lose.We've got Intel microcode, AMD Ryzen 9k, when is an RTX 4070 a bit less ... it's a tight show. Recorded August 14, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:27 Ryzen 9900X and 9950X performance22:28 No sign of new (rumored) RX 7000 SKUs24:04 Intel Battlemage engineering samples being tested27:21 Update your Intel microcode, but you have to use Intel defaults31:31 Those ai pins are being returned now, and they are e-waste36:14 New RTX 4070 variant with slower GDDR637:55 (in)Security Corner50:40 Gaming Quick Hits54:51 Picks of the Week1:04:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This was a long show. Be warned! We didn't even get to (in)Security Corner until after the one hour mark! But it's so worth it! More Crowdstrike, more Intel sadness, even the Logitech mouse-as-a-service thing. Psst - Apple still does not like Nvidia.Recorded August 7, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:45 Food with Josh03:54 New Ryzen 5 and 7 coverage - the impact of 65W19:39 Intel's financial situation27:27 Intel extended warranty update31:44 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef33:27 Puget systems' totally unbiased report on CPU failures42:11 NVIDIA Blackwell delay rumor51:41 Has the most popular GPU on Steam been discontinued?55:38 Google is replacing the Chromecast with a $100 ai thing58:43 Apple still doesn't like NVIDIA1:03:26 Logi forever mouse1:06:24 (in)Security Corner1:15:24 Gaming Quick Hits1:23:29 Picks of the Week1:37:59 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Four of us gathered to discuss another week in PC hardware and software, and while Jeremy was absent (again) and Josh didn't have a burger (again), the podcast was still a podcast, and that probably means something. AMD is touching 6Ghz, Intel is not OK, Cybertruck is a PC, and we've got so much financial news on AMD and ARM...punch it Chewy!Recorded July 31, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:30 Food with Josh06:27 Josh's AMD financial report13:29 Josh's Arm financial report16:51 Intel will not recall the 13th and 14th Gen CPUs (and further discussion)26:58 Now might be the right time to trade in your potentially defective Intel CPU!28:40 An update on the Ryzen 9000 delay31:02 It may be possible to hit 6 GHz (and above) with a Ryzen 9 9950X33:12 Windows 11 July update breaks Bitlocker35:33 The Cybertruck PC40:51 (in)Security Corner53:01 Gaming Quick Hits57:06 Picks of the Week1:04:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Only three of us podcasted this week, and there was an annoying "room mic" sound to deal with from a certain host, but other than that it was an okay-ish show if you like these sorts of things, am I right?AMD is ascending, Intel is unstable, and the 7800X3D is still the king.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:13 CrowdStrike09:20 Intel provides update on CPU instability20:22 AMD is recalling their initial batch of Ryzen 9000 samples28:02 Podcast sponsor - 1Password29:31 (in)Security Corner31:16 Gaming Quick Hits32:50 It was at that moment they realized this was going to be a very short podcast35:14 Picks of the Week (special extended edition)50:38 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Enjoy this podcast, recorded on July 17 - you know, before the CloudStrike thing happened. Don't worry, we will talk about that next week.There is so much "air" in this show, you'll know it when you feel it. Game servers switching away from Intel now, the Xbox has the cheekiest controller going. So much more below, enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:34 Food with...Jeremy?05:57 Kent's big air cooler roundup31:38 Intel's growing instability problem44:56 Snapdragon X Elite really wants to be Windows Only47:43 Seasonic lists unreleased Radeon GPUs including 7990 XTX49:29 ...and apparently lists RTX 50 Series wattage as well51:39 Hello Windows Checkpoint56:09 (in)Security Corner1:07:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:12:20 Picks of the Week1:17:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This show is one hour.Wait. That should say "this show is one hour THAT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS".We've got all kinds of things, check out the topics below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh03:25 HP gives up - might actually want to sell printers05:23 AMD NTBC08:21 AMD now has better brand recognition than Intel?10:02 Everything is bigger on the Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED16:16 Ryzen keyboard PC!20:13 Google's free VPN is gone but anyone can use their dark web monitoring22:11 Better battery life (not AI) driving Copilot+ PC sales26:00 Endgame Gear OP1 8K mouse29:33 Mac shipments grew 6 percent year-on-year30:52 (in)Security Corner40:48 Gaming Quick Hits46:30 Picks of the Week59:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It took a couple of days to get to the editing and posting (due to the July 4 holiday) but the wait will be 100% worth it, we assure you. Josh even had a burger. Including Z890, Gigabit forever, Win10 death and all your content belong to AI now.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:35 Food with Josh03:51 Intel Z890 chipset leak05:21 When will the industry stop using Gigabit?09:38 More on the upcoming Intel parts13:23 New Breaking Limit GPU benchmark is out15:13 NVIDIA 72-core Grace CPU gets close to 96-core Threadripper18:02 Will death of Win10 ignite PC market?20:05 Microsoft CEO of AI says anything published online is free to use24:38 AMD Ryzen 8000G processors discounted29:41 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef31:11 (in)Security Corner47:44 Gaming Quick Hits56:09 Picks of the Week1:12:24 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You will be pleased to learn that we did indeed get together on Wednesday night (at 10 Eastern) to podcast this week. Here is the edited version of that podcast recording session. Within you find side-quests, insights, food, camera lens talk - and tech. Lots of tech talk on such things like Microsoft making terrible decisions, bad security theater, and idle data. Join us.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:41 Food with Josh03:29 XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (false start)06:08 The review actually begins here17:21 Boring camera lens talk19:31 Microsoft makes OneDrive backups automatic22:40 Microsoft hides the local account option even more23:31 PSA: you don't actually have to use Windows26:46 The great Optane 905P fire sale of 202430:30 Amazon moves Alexa to a subscription model33:19 Seagate opens official eBay store for refurb HDDs37:26 Most stored data is never accessed again41:28 (in)Security Corner44:33 We interrupt (in)Security Corner to talk about seamless integration46:12 Back to (in)Security Corner54:27 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:08 Picks of the Week1:18:16 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Five of us entered, but only one survived. This is one episode you won't want to miss!In addition to all that, we discussed SFF specs, Copilot updates, the Fractal Mood, ARM speculative execution, and Intel CPU stability!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:34 Food with Josh03:00 We react to Snapdragon X Elite reviews10:17 Intel issues microcode fix for 13th/14th Gen stability issues16:02 NVIDIA's new SFF-Ready GPU standard18:37 An ITX-sized RTX 4070 with a pink PCB19:54 Windows 10 update brings "Open With" dialog box bug21:23 ID-Cooling has a 360mm AiO with no RGB for only 60 bucks24:48 (in)Security Corner begins33:00 AMD data breach35:41 Gaming Quick Hits42:10 Fractal Mood mITX case review59:12 Picks of the Week1:11:07 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro02:54 Food with Josh04:51 AMD says Ryzen 9000 Series won't beat 7000X3D at gaming07:17 Ryzen 9000 X3D parts rumored to arrive in September09:46 RTX 50 Series rumors13:04 RTX 2070 SUPER vs. RTX 4070 SUPER18:07 People are getting upset about Adobe terms of use22:06 HP BIOS update bricks some laptops23:53 Another look at the Crucial T70527:10 Josh randomly decides to offer his thoughts on Starfield28:36 (in)Security Corner37:49 Gaming Quick Hits45:03 We talk about the Beeline SER8 Ryzen mini PC review video for a while51:57 Picks of the Week57:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro01:36 Food with Josh03:09 AMD Ryzen 9000 Series announcement10:55 New X870 and X870E chipsets17:18 Socket AM5 longevity19:56 AMD also introduced MI325X22:01 Josh tells his pineapple squeeze toy story23:13 Intel Lunar Lake discussion28:17 Kent begins to wonder how much NVIDIA cares about gamers34:28 Josh points out the inconvenient truth about the AI boom40:36 Jeremy decides to return to Lunar Lake discussion41:10 Using Kapton tape to defeat Intel chipset limitations42:55 Micron GDDR7 is coming soon46:58 Windows 10 is getting "new features, and more" (be afraid)51:19 Nano11 for lightweight Windows 11 24H253:07 Happy 25th birthday to Napster (and audio digression)1:01:18 (in)Security Corner1:09:05 Gaming Quick Hits1:13:35 Picks of the Week1:24:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Josh OLED wipe included at no extra charge. So much Arm coverage, even with Nvidia. There's even some good Security news!00:00 Intro01:41 Josh's home office update02:50 Burger of the Week04:40 Arm Tech Days coverage from Josh26:12 NVIDIA reportedly prepping an Arm PC chip29:35 A long response to a viewer question about OLED monitor burn-in39:51 Microsoft DirectSR is here - if you have Windows on Arm42:54 PayPal mines your order history to serve targeted ads45:17 ICQ is gone47:22 How to stop AI search boxes appearing Google searches with Chrome50:21 iFixit and Samsung break up53:21 Cooler Master says AI thermal paste was just a translation issue57:20 (in)Security Corner1:06:39 Gaming Quick Hits (you can't take it with you)1:15:10 Picks of the Week1:22:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro01:35 Food with Josh03:25 Josh's office update05:06 NVIDIA is making an insane amount of money12:55 Dan Cases and Lian Li make a micro-ATX case14:44 Is Noctua becoming a lifestyle brand?18:00 Big brother is watching - with the new built-in Windows screen logger25:21 Cooler Master offers "ai" thermal paste for streamers27:28 The demand for HBM could cause DRAMa29:29 RescueZilla 2.5 released31:03 (in)Security Corner38:13 Gaming Quick Hits45:59 Corsair 6500X case review49:29 Picks of the Week56:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro01:25 AMD launches Ryzen 8000 F-Series processors06:05 AMD Ryzen coming to Dell XPS laptops (in 2027, maybe)07:01 Qualcomm's Snapdragon X is coming to XPS laptops11:46 Snapdragon X Elite will offer native Linux support14:00 VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now FREE15:23 AMD reportedly ends Windows 10 support beginning with Strix Point20:54 (in)Security Corner32:00 Gaming Quick Hits41:12 Picks of the Week54:28 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro01:23 Food with Josh05:13 Intel's baseline profile evolves into Intel Default Settings13:38 Apple announces new iPads and the M4 processor21:30 iOS device fingerprinting a problem?24:47 Microsoft brings MT/s to task manager27:37 Remembering Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM30:59 Backblaze reports slight improvement in HDD lifespans35:55 BASIC turns 6037:54 (in)Security Corner47:31 Gaming Quick Hits57:22 Picks of the Week1:14:15 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro01:56 Food with Josh03:48 An extremely long segment on Intel and AMD's latest quarterly earnings35:56 Intel responds to Core i9 instability issue42:55 Windows patch breaks some VPNs45:35 A new watermark for non-Ai capable Windows PCs47:57 (in)Security Corner55:52 Gaming Quick Hits58:41 Jeremy reviews the Razer RGB mousepad1:03:49 Picks of the Week1:18:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro03:12 Food with Josh05:21 A very long discussion about Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 stability21:57 Rumor points to reuse of 18 Gbps GDDR6 for RDNA 4 GPUs25:48 Intel Arc beta driver boosts DX11 performance again29:24 Battlemage will supposedly offer uncompressed 8K 144 Hz30:28 Find out what October 2025 means for Microsoft product support33:53 Windows 11 Starts to add ads35:47 Latest builds of Windows 11 require SSE 4.239:58 (in)Security Corner50:43 Gaming Quick Hits55:34 Drop CSTM65 keyboard review1:02:04 Picks of the Week1:13:08 Another smooth outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 Intro02:16 Food with Josh04:28 Ryzen 8000 CPUs launch - for business (with an LLM focus)07:17 NVIDIA launching two new RTX cards - but they are 50W workstation SKUs12:52 HighPoint has a 56GB/s SSD RAID card19:05 Lamptron gets caught using fraudulent AIDA64 keys20:33 Windows 11 on Intel 1122:56 High-end Radeon RX 6000 Series supplies are drying up26:08 (in)Security Corner39:35 Gaming Quick Hits47:00 Jeremy reviews the Eazeye Radiant - a transflective LCD display54:49 Picks of the Week1:04:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

"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 SmithAlso 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 Intro00:53 Food with Josh03:04 The Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates15:26 Intel Gaudi 3 is an up to 900W AI chip20:46 AMD Ryzen 9000 processors mentioned in new chipset driver25:09 An APU faceoff at FPS Review32:16 The first draft of PCI Express 7 is here39:48 Roku has new tech to serve ads over HDMI43:58 The Pi 5 vs cheap Amazon mini PCs47:28 Security Corner1:00:01 Gaming Quick Hits1:06:53 Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED monitor review1:24:12 Jeremy has a new Drop keyboard1:26:56 Picks of the Week1:36:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★