PC Perspective Podcast

AMD Fixes Stuttering but is removing OC from the 5800X3D, Apple debuts the M1 Ultra and it's formidable, Threadripper is coming back in, Linux catches a dirty pipe, so many gaming bundles and more topics in the timeline below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week05:27 Threadripper is BACK07:36 Apple M1 Ultra13:40 Basemark's new ray tracing benchmark16:13 AMD Ryzen stuttering with firmware TPM?18:25 Podcast Sponsor: New Relic19:37 No OC for Ryzen 7 5800X3D?23:51 3D V-cache EPYC on the way24:28 Linux nobody account bug26:32 NVIDIA and Samsung cyberattack updates32:02 Amazon Echo hack33:06 Intel W680 chipset supports ECC memory on Alder Lake CPUs35:16 Gaming segment: a bunch of bundles40:33 Picks of the Week52:15 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The dreadful episode 666. AMD worth more then Intel, Intel buys Linutronix, FreeDOS update, Nvidia gets hacked big time, review on the ICY Diamond Graphite Thermal Pads, Windows 10 and 11 tablet mode, Acer Predator RAM, Open Source laptop and more!00:00 Intro03:21 Burger of the Week04:55 That time when AMD was worth more than Intel06:34 NVIDIA cyberattack! News, leaks, rumors, and excitement17:29 Intel buys a company called Linutronix19:04 Windows 11 - channeling the spirit of Windows 821:18 Podcast sponsor: TextExpander22:14 Neon gas also a problem with chip shortages?23:58 FreeDOS 1.3 is out27:00 The MNT Open Source Laptop30:10 A CPU thermal pad review (and lengthy thermal paste discussion)49:45 Samsung B-die DD4 memory from Acer?57:20 Picks of the Week1:03:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Intel in the GPUs news with new ARC and getting a Radeon architect. Don't like Win 11, try Chrome! Win 11 Pro requiring online account, TrueNAS at scale, Nvidia Lovelace GPU rumors, Bethesda shuts down launcher, E-Win Racing Gaming chair review + more!We are ONE EPISODE AWAY from the ill-fated "666". Will it ever happen? Who knows. This could be the last episode ever.Timestamps00:00 Cold Open00:11 Intro01:41 Burger of the Week04:54 Intel Arc graphics roadmap11:48 Lead Radeon architect leaves for Intel13:57 Do you believe the 850W NVIDIA GPU rumor?20:37 Chrome OS Flex25:20 A 25GbE router on a PCIe card30:19 TrueNAS Scale released34:32 The tiny AMD Ryzen-powered Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q38:51 hand break (not handbrake)39:24 Microsoft account REQUIRED for future builds of Win11 Pro40:15 Total War Warhammer 343:03 Bethesda launcher shutting down46:30 Synology DSM has a vulnerability, no patch yet47:05 E-Win Racing Champion Series gaming chair review53:27 Picks of the Week1:01:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

AMD finishes buying Xilinx, we review the Fractal Torrent Nano case and the Corsair K70 RGB Pro keyboard, malware talk and gaming quick hits + ruined NAND, Nvidia financials, and no more Crucial Ballistix RAM, Samsung does not make a smart VR play ... check the timestamps for more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 AMD completes Xilinx acquisition04:31 Samsung's metaverse event needed a second life08:27 Contamination destroys exabytes of flash memory10:02 Crucial Ballistix RAM will soon be a memory11:42 Podcast Sponsor: New Relic13:09 Critical flaw in Android 12 patched15:58 Chrome zero-day - patch ASAP!17:46 We think Kent was hacked21:44 Some Mac security story23:27 AMD Radeon refresh rumors28:43 NVIDIA earned a lot of money33:34 New Dune game - does not look like Dune II36:44 Humble Bundle for a cause38:13 Steam Deck compatibility list grows39:43 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs40:48 Corsair K70 RGB PRO keyboard review47:11 Fractal Torrent Nano video review overview49:17 Picks of the Week1:01:38 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

AMD Sets all time market share, Nvidia is not getting ARM'd, Intel making big investment in RISC-V, more Malware! Sound Blaster X4, "Random" things, Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 discussion and some retro storage discussions.Timestamps00:00 Intro03:54 Burger of the Week05:16 NVIDIA's Arm acquisition is no more11:29 Intel invests in RISC-V16:44 AMD enjoys record CPU marketshare18:03 Panic at the CISCO19:42 ExpressVPN offers $100k bounty if you can hack them20:24 WD Black SN770 - decent DRAMless drive23:38 Creative Sound Blaster X4 (and further random discussion)31:21 Replace your outdated MFM drives the modern way!34:12 Do you want TRUE random numbers!38:32 Warhammer 40K40:13 Star Citizen something something43:30 be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850W quick look46:55 Picks of the Week56:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It was a Wednesday like no other: a twos-day. 2/2/22. Now, we could have done an even MORE twos-day show on 2/22/22, but we didn't think that far ahead. Also, that hasn't happened yet. Kyle at HardOCP discussing the end of MSRP's for GPUs, AMD is buying Xilinx, Sony jumps in the game with buying Bungie, we review the EVGA XR1, Battlefield 2042 going to get finished, Intel 12gen laptop CPU performance, Android Malware and Raspberry Pi goes 64bit. Check the timestamps...Timestamps00:00 Cold Open/Intro03:40 Burger of the Week05:21 HardOCP Kyle's post on end of GPU MSRPs (and reviewers)23:37 AMD gets go-ahead on Xilinx deal26:33 A brief look at 12th Gen Alder Lake laptop CPU performance, kind of29:04 Intel had two billion reasons to build in Ohio30:16 EVGA E1 is a wild prebuilt gaming PC33:59 BRATA Android malware37:36 JEDEC reveals HBM3 specs41:02 Google relents on legacy G-suite user payment plan42:30 Raspberry Pi 64-bit OS arrives43:56 Battlefield 2042 to be finished, supposedly46:07 Sony buys Bungie49:40 EVGA XR1 review55:40 Picks of the Week1:07:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Are you ready for another entry-level graphics card you can't buy anywhere near MSRP? Perfect! Let the argument about availability of RTX 3050 vs. RX 6500 XT begin! Need a topic? How about, should NVIDIA have made the RTX 3050 as undesirable as the RX 6500 XT (still on shelves) to enhance product availability?Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:15 Burger of the Week03:45 RTX 3050 review discussion22:20 DDR5 at 8888 CL8826:15 Earthquake forces Toshiba fab in Japan to shut down29:40 Silicon manufacturers are doing JUST FINE31:14 A hand-built 1200 transistor chip from a garage35:01 Microsoft keeps messing with Windows 1136:10 Ad Break: TextExpander37:13 Sniffing malware emissions with a Raspberry Pi?40:46 WD My Cloud OS patched41:38 12-year-old Linux bug can give root access42:31 NVIDIA may not be buying Arm after all...47:28 Crysis 4 announced48:57 Surviving Mars bundle thing50:12 Steam Deck will ship February 2851:33 Picks of the Week59:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The RX 6500 XT is 4GB or 64bit mobile GPU wrapped in a PCIe desktop card. It behaves accordingly. Review of the Thinkpad P15 Mobile Workstation review, TSMC expanding, Nvidia CPU time, and Samsung finally reveals the EXYNOS 2200. Plus Microsoft is looking to buy Activision / Blizzard, and they discontinued the Xbox One a while ago, and welcome to Sysjoker! The next cross-platform hack. And more, see belowTimestamps00:00 Prologue00:22 Intro05:03 Burger of the Week06:58 Radeon RX 6500 XT Excitement24:56 Microsoft Buying Activison Blizzard for $68.7 BILLION31:40 SYSJOKER Runs on Anything!34:04 Samsung's Exynos 2200 with RDN2 GPU Announced38:18 TSMC Has FABulous Plans for 202245:57 NVIDIA Hiring for CPU R&D in Isreal48:10 What Supply Chain Shortage? (PC Sales in 2021)52:69 Microsoft Discontinued ALL Xbox One Consoles! In 2020!54:26 Linux and Apple Support for Humble Bundle Ends February 1st58:35 Forever Skies (looks a bit like Subnautica up in the air)01:00:11 Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Mobile Workstation Review1:11:31 Picks of the Week1:19:48 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Post-CES is generally pretty light for a few weeks, but not this year! Josh was out sick but Kent stepped in and we had a low-key discussion of the topics of the evening. The 3080 12GB, a 2000w PSU, the Intel NUC 12 will have LGA socket, Nvidia latest resolution dance with DLDSR, the RX 6500 XT is only x4 for PCIe, the Intel i9 is hitting 5.5Ghz OOTB? More below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:07 NVIDIA introduces a 12GB version of the RTX 308007:50 NVIDIA's latest driver brings another scaling tech: DLDSR11:12 Does it matter that AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT is limited to a x4 interface?13:55 Intel's 5.5 GHz Core i9-12900KS announced15:40 NUC 12 Extreme uses DESKTOP processors, has standard LGA socket20:14 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs21:17 Samsung has apparently delayed the Exynos 2200 with RDNA2 graphics23:21 PCI Express 6.0 announced24:53 Norton-owned Avira Antivirus wants you to mine ETH28:45 Canon's copy-protected ink component shortage forces workaround31:20 SilverStone's 2050W PSU35:59 Half Life gets ray traced38:14 NVIDIA updating all Shield devices to Android 1139:45 Picks of the Week49:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

First show of 2022, and we cover announcements and new tech from some of the top names in the industry. Plus have a good discussion on OLED TV's. And you still probably cannot buy a GPU at the price they should be sold at.Timestamps00:00 Intro02:28 Burger of the Week03:37 AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile Processors Announced08:54 First 3D V-Cache CPU is the Ryzen 7 5800X3D15:32 Radeon RX 6500 XT Announced21:56 NVIDIA GPUs Announced - RTX 3050 and Mobile 3070 Ti / 3080 Ti25:38 One more thing... the RTX 3090 Ti30:36 Alder Lake Goes Mobile: 12th Gen H-Series CPUs36:57 Phison E26 PCIe Gen5 SSD Controller Specs (and a look at Ryan's Gen5 SSD video)45:37 Can the ASUS ROG DDR5 to DDR4 adapter be a real product?50:09 NVIDIA BlueField-2 DPUs are probably faster than your NIC54:33 LG's 16:18 Monitor59:20 Picks of the Week1:13:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alder Lake NonK pricing, Spectra Hack, Final Fantasy VII update, Windows 11 continues shuffling control panels, Games updates, and DDR4 vs DD5. It's our final show of 2021, and we DID NOT do a year in review! Instead, enjoy the usual nonsense for about an hour, if you can make it that long.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:53 Non-K Alder Lake CPU Pricing Leaked05:15 Another DDR4 vs. DDR5 Discussion08:24 FFVIIR Intergrade PC Launch Issues13:21 Microsoft Shuffles Windows 11 Settings15:21 RTX 2050 Excitement17:48 Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander18:55 Another Week, Another Vulnerability22:08 The "audiophile" SSD31:45 A Case Made From Two Pieces of Curved Metal34:03 Halo Infinite is Rather Demanding39:22 An Infusion of Enfusion42:01 Games of the Week46:34 Picks of the Week55:59 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's our pre-pre-holiday show, wherein we talk about the few stories of interest from the week that was, and get derailed quite a bit. Don't miss it. Or do. But if you don't watch, why on earth are you reading this?Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:06 Burger of the Week02:41 Final Fantasy VII Remake Comes to PC06:04 New Radeon Driver Improves Halo Infinite Performance10:05 Android 10, Teams, and 91113:44 Log4J and Log4Shell18:28 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Jobs19:19 SteamOS Slims Down21:08 SK Hynix Sampling 24Gb DDR5 Chips22:13 Seagate's 20TB Hard Drives25:14 You think 20TB is big? How about 30TB (next year, maybe)!27:16 Games of the Week33:18 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS34:31 Picks of the Week47:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Some of the news that's fit to talk about. Includes Microsoft Browser and Start Menu "fixes", the upcoming 3090ti, the N-Gauge rides again?, Roku and YouTube don't break up, and the Intel Alder Lake issues with games and DRM is getting better and M1 Macs are getting along with external displays better.Presented for your perusal is a plethora of topics from another week of tech news. And a burger.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Burger of the Week02:46 Qualcomm N-Gages Their Mobile Gaming Platform09:13 Intel Alder Lake DRM Issue Down to Three Games12:31 Microsoft Decides Win11 Users Can Change Their Default Browser After All14:35 RTX 3090 Ti Rumors17:39 RTX 2060 12GB is Real!22:50 The M1 iPadMac Doesn't Have Good External Display Support27:02 YouTube Isn't Leaving Roku30:49 Games of the Week38:17 SilverStone ALTA G1M Case Review47:31 ASUS and Noctua's Very Large, Very Brown RTX 307048:58 Picks of the Week57:35 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After a week away to eat regrettable amounts of food, we are back to discuss a seemingly random list of topics (see the time stamps for all of them). Also, the burger this week was a little weird.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:22 Burger of the Week04:46 Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 109:44 AMD RZ600 Series Wi-Fi 6E Chips Coming Via MediaTek Collaboration11:47 Break for Sponsor: Work smarter and faster with TextExpander12:51 Did you know that Microsoft and Qualcomm were exclusive?18:44 Getting Nostalgic About Netbooks and Webcams (???)21:28 Kingston Joins the PCIe 4.0 SSD Club with the KC300027:17 Bricking Samsung TVs remotely30:08 Break for Sponsor: VPLS, a full services IT company31:26 Seaberry Turns A Raspberry Pi 4 Into A Linux Powered ITX System35:35 With DDR4 At 5000MHz, Who Needs DDR5?44:55 Break for Sponsor: SimpliSafe, complete home security system46:00 Picks of the Week57:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join us for a look at another week of PC hardware and software news, including NVIDIA's big November update, Seagate's bizzarre NVMe HDD (as in HARD DISK DRIVE, not SSD), more Intel CPU BIOS patches, and more - all listed below in the time stamps.00:00 Intro01:07 Burger of the Week (sort of)01:52 NVIDIA Intros DLSS 2.3, Image Sharpening, ICAT10:57 Intel 4004 Turns 5013:20 Seagate Developing NVMe HARD DRIVES?!15:36 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions16:47 Get Yer (70+) Windows 11 Fixes Here!18:49 Time to BIOS Patch Your Intel CPUs21:45 TPU Looks at Win11 vs Win10 ADL Performance26:42 The Elder Scrolls 6 on PC and Xbox Only27:35 CHERRY MX Board 3.0 S Keyboard35:42 Picks of the Week47:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Obviously the Steam Deck falls victim to the supply chain problems, AMD EPYC announcements and how big they're getting in the datacenter, Cisco switch vulnerabilities, review of the Lexar DDR4 3600, why Intel wanted Centaur, and beQuiet! intros some RGB fans. Plus all the "more". You're here for that.Another week is in the books, much more in a pure stream of consciousness that was originally streamed live, and has now been edited for human consumption. Full list of subjects in the time stamps list below.Timestamps0:00 Intro01:19 Burger of the Week03:30 Steam Deck Delayed06:15 AMD’s EPYC Data Center Event26:41 Podcast Sponsor: Comet Backup27:58 Why Intel Wanted Centaur33:04 Alder Lake Has AVX-512 Support?34:42 Some Cisco Switch Vulnerabilities37:33 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS 39:01 be quiet! Intros Company’s First ARGB Fans41:38 The Stylish Raijintek PAN SLIM Case46:36 Lexar Hades RGB DDR4 3600 RAM51:19 Picks of the Week ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Intel 12th Gen equipped Talon system from Falcon Northwest was. Also, Alder Lake is very fast. Faster than AMD?!! Everyone is saying so. It's just so hot right now. Literally. It pulls 241 watts. The i9 looks to be a reactor in heat output, the i5 looks promising - more testing required!Plenty more chatter where that came from, enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Burger of the Week04:01 Intel Alder Lake Performance, Power, and Pricing32:58 Phase Change Memory36:48 AMD Zen 4D Rumors39:58 Meta Removing Facebook Login Requirement for Quest Headsets42:37 Weird West is Well Named and Well Designed48:40 Picks of the Week1:01:10 Outro (or is it?) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Intel Alder Lake discussion and availability, performance metrics from M1 Pro and Max, AMD and Intel Earnings report and comparison, Google deletes FTP....yeah, and a burger. See the full breakdown below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:05 Burger of the Week07:12 Intel Alder Lake Desktop CPUs24:18 Intel Q3 Earnings31:30 AMD Q3 Earnings37:37 Podcast Sponsor: VPLS38:55 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max Performance at AnandTech41:50 M1 Max vs. Leaked Alder Lake Geekbench Numbers46:29 A New Starfield Trailer48:31 The End of UWP49:55 Microsoft Force-Installing PC Health Check on Win10 PCs52:09 Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander53:14 RPCS356:03 What is the MSI SPATIUM?58:05 Google Deletes FTP from Chrome59:27 Picks of the Week1:07:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Yes, Apple is in the news, and yes, we know most of our audience probably doesn't care. But it happened! We have to talk about it (well, not really, but we CHOOSE to do so)! There's also the return of an actual burger this time, plus other things. Other subjects list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:16 Burger of the Week02:51 Random Discussion05:35 Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max Chips15:01 MacBook Pros Have I/O Again22:48 GPSD Bug Hitting Unpatched Systems 27:02 Canon Sued for Tying Low Ink to Scanning29:24 Podcast Sponsor: SimpliSafe30:44 Ray Traced Game List Growing32:18 144Hz 1440p Ultrawide Monitor Under $40038:35 The FPS Review Overclocks the RX 660042:55 Using a $1 Antenna to Sniff CAT6 Packets46:35 EPOS H3 Hybrid Gaming Headset Review48:46 Picks of the Week57:50 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Are you ready for some subdued conversation about another graphics card you can't buy? Great! We also talk about how Windows 11 Ryzen performance is still problematic (pending further updates), and some other topics listed in the time stamps below.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:32 Burger of the Week05:20 Radeon RX 6600 Review16:30 First Windows 11 Patch Worsens Ryzen Performance19:56 Possible DRAM Price Correction (and DDR5 rant)25:47 Podcast Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions26:49 Samsung’s 2nm Process32:27 Android Hasn’t Forgotten You(r data)35:59 Far Cry 6 Performance at FPSReview40:49 Picks of the Week47:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We have gathered here today to join in wholly insightful commentary about the week's computer-related news. If you object, comment now or forever hold your peace. Full list of topics below. The Flexispot Kana Pro motorized desk is pretty fine, Windows 11 continues to have issues for some, especially on Ryzen CPUs, Clearview AI is super creepy it seems, Acer is making a PCIe x4 NVME, and plenty of ray tracing going on.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:12 Burger (?) of the Week07:16 Windows 11 “Performance” with Ryzen CPUs13:50 Twitch Data Breach16:38 Samsung / AMD RDNA 2 SoC Supports Ray Tracing 18:47 Trying to Understand Intel’s LOIHI 223:33 4K Support Found in OLED Switch Dock25:02 Quick Note on PS4 Bricking Fix 26:01 Predator NVMe SSD with INNOGRIT Controller30:14 Nothing to See Here from Clearview AI34:10 Who’s Excited About Far Cry 6?38:30 FlexiSpot Kana Pro Adjustable Standing Desk Review46:55 Picks of the Week54:06 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nvidia 30 series Super cards, Intel ARC cards, AMD 6600 rumors. Bluetooth and RGB vulnerabilities, epic EPYC market size, Silicon Lottery leaving us, the best Aliens game yet, Razer THX headphones, Nuclear power bitcoin +++ oh yeah.Join us for yet another week of rumors, speculation, banter, and burgers. Subject list in the time stamps below. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week05:16 NVIDIA RTX SUPER Rumors09:36 Intel ARC GPU Rumors12:43 AMD RX 6600 Rumors16:55 AMD Server Market Share Growing21:51 New Bluetooth Vulnerability26:33 Yes, M.2 Socket Selection Affects Performance31:32 Nuclear Powered Bitcoin Mining36:50 Podcast Sponsor: TextExpander37:57 Warning: RGB Breach - FULL ALERT40:02 Razer Barracuda X Headset Features DLC!43:11 Silicon Lottery Shutting Down48:56 Aliens Fireteam Elite: the ONLY new Aliens Game51:59 HyperX SoloCast USB Mic Review56:38 Picks of the Week1:03:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thermaltake "Get to the choppa!" mATX case, Microsoft releases the Surface Pro 8, RIP Sir Clive Sinclair, Nvidia has got a new way of improving imagery with their DLAA, RTX 3060's with 3070 ti GPU chips, OWC external Thunderbolt SSD, Pi with RX 6700 XT.Topics and timeline below!00:00 Intro02:06 Burger of the Week05:48 EVGA Launches X570 DARK09:08 What is NVIDIA DLAA?13:46 A Fast OWC Thunderbolt SSD15:47 RIP Sir Clive Sinclair19:33 RTX 3060's with RTX 3070 Ti GPUs?21:31 Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions22:44 Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 825:11 Raspberry Pi with RX 6700 XT27:21 AMD and NVIDIA Driver Updates28:59 Arm Automotive Products34:15 Josh Monitor Update36:28 Sponsor: SimpliSafe Home Security37:48 Thermaltake AH T200 Helicopter Case48:41 Picks of the Week56:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Power and internet have been restored, so we're back after some weather-related, tree-related issues prevented us from gracing the 'tube last week. And things happened. Like AMD's fancy new overclocking feature built into the latest Radeon drivers that automatically voids your warranty! And other stuff. Plus burger of the week and more than our fair share of unrelated banter. Oh, and tree damage photos if you want to laugh at Sebastian's bad luck. It's all here. Including other various tech news and reviews as well.Check the timestamps below for most of the topics.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:14 Burger of the Week05:19 Is Windows 11 Ready to Start?12:17 AMD Brings Auto Overclocking to Latest Drivers17:16 How Josh Hurt His Back20:32 The REAL Apple News - Emergency iMessage Bug Patch22:32 The FAKE Apple News31:20 The An0m Phone Honeypot35:09 Show Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions36:19 Leopold FC660C Keyboard - Capacitive 65% Option40:59 ExpressVPN Bought by Kape44:59 Battlefield 2042 DELAYED46:37 Splitgate50:38 Samsung Pro Plus 512GB MicroSD Card Review53:35 Single Strand Fiber is Real ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're back once again to discuss burgers, Windows 11, AMD servers use a lot less power than Intel (NO WAY), various security issues, SSD component swaps, EVGA’s RTX 3090 investigation, and not one, but TWO be quiet! CPU cooler reviews (featuring Kent, who fills in for Jeremy as our resident long-haired person).Full topic list in the time stamps below, as usual. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Burger of the Week 02:59 Windows 11 Launch Date Announced 05:54 Cloudflare Chooses AMD 08:39 Meltdown-Like Vulnerability for Ryzen CPUs? 10:43 Malware Hiding in Your GPU's VRAM? 14:45 Josh Shares Thoughts on Hardware Availability 17:41 SSD Manufacturers Swapping Components 24:45 EVGA: Bad Soldering to Blame for RTX 3090 New World Failures 29:08 be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 2 Review 38:18 be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 Review 45:47 Picks of the Week 52:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're back after a week off, and please pretend you missed us. Good show tonight though! Intel Architecture day, Cores VS Cache for gaming, the new Fractal Torrent case review, the Corsair HS80 headset review, Nvidia Q2 Results, Gamescon 2021, EVGA X570 DARK ... Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:04 Burger(s) of the Week07:00 Intel Arch Day 2021 Highlights23:27 Intel 12th Gen Geekbench Leaks Already?27:33 Josh Breaks Down NVIDIA Q2 Financials38:21 Ad Break: TextExpander39:22 EVGA's X570 DARK Motherboard Pictured46:00 Gamescom 2021 - NVIDIA RTX Games48:31 Josh Guest Stars on the Broken Silicon Podcast52:47 Cores vs. Cache TechSpot Article1:01:36 Ad Break: SimpliSafe1:02:47 Fractal Torrent Review1:11:53 Corsair HS80 Headset Review1:20:28 Picks of the Week1:31:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It turns out that 640 wasn't enough for everyone, so we made one more. This week's episode talks about AMD's Radeon RX 6600 XT performance, as well as the painful realities of pricing and availability. We also talk about the crazy Rocket 4 Plus Destroyer, and the A500 mini - which is the mini console that Amiga fans have been waiting for, unless it isn't. Full list of topics in the timestamps below.Programming note: There will be no show next week! We return the week after (August 25).Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:19 Burger of the week07:07 Radeon RX 6600 XT review29:28 Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus DESTROYER34:08 Amiga LIVES: the A500 mini39:05 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions40:13 So long, 3dfx parody account48:27 Need for Speed 27th anniversary52:29 Battlefield 2042 tech preview arrives56:41 Picks of the week1:06:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Someone once (reportedly) said, "640(K) ought to be enough for anybody". If that's true then this is the LAST EVER edition of the podcast. However, Bill G. claims never to have said this, so I guess he wants us to keep going. FINE.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:28 Burger of the week05:15 AMD announces the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card16:51 Some Mac Pro related Radeon graphics thing18:47 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G reviews are out29:04 ASUS launching Crosshair VIII EXTREME X570 board32:18 3dfx coming back??!!41:23 TPM busted!47:44 SKYNET (sort of)54:10 MS Cloud PC PRICING excitement1:00:23 Picks of the week1:12:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Discussion on the topics of the week, recorded just before AMD announced the 6600XT, but there's plenty more here to enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Burger of the Week06:12 AMD financials19:05 Intel accelerates their process tech27:30 New PC power rules limit sales to certain States31:55 Ad Break: TextExpander33:01 PlasticARM37:29 Chernobylite41:09 New top-flow be quiet! cooler announced42:59 Lemonduck46:20 MAINGEAR VYBE review (needs airflow)52:47 Lexar's Professional 1066x SDXC card (cheap, fast)55:09 Picks of the Week1:02:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Steam Deck was announced the morning after our show last week, so we're talking about now - a week late! We also explore the evolving story about the "New World" beta reportedly bricking RTX 3090s (and apparently some AMD cards now, too). More details below in the timestamps.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Burger of the Week03:50 Steam Deck16:35 GlobalFoundries Selling to Intel?23:37 Is an Amazon MMO Bricking GPUs?27:56 NVIDIA RTX and DLSS Coming to Arm and Linux32:04 AMD FSR Applied to Vulkan Linux Games via Proton FSHack33:36 DirectStorage Coming to Windows 10 After All35:52 Windows 10 Gets 5 More Years of Life (with a catch)38:29 Another Terrible Tuesday for SysAdmins44:10 Picks of the Week54:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another week, another hour of scintillating PC hardware and software discussion. Topics in the list below. Don't miss a moment. Or do. That's what the time stamps are for. 00:00 Intro01:16 (???)02:15 Burger of the week03:33 Would you buy a used mining GPU from China?08:01 Intel 12th Gen samples allegedly appear11:24 Don't get caught smuggling 256 CPUs14:31 Cooler Master goes SUB-ZERO17:11 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions18:21 The desktop STILL isn’t dead21:41 Windows 11 in a browser??24:30 NVIDIA Cambridge-1 EPYC Supercomputer28:37 Battlefield 2042 has much AI30:12 An AMD NUC-like mini PC34:30 More PrintNightmare nightmares37:00 Picks of the week43:30 Vintage hardware corner50:26 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another week, another stroll through the week's topics of the personal computing persuasion. Plus burger discussion and a perfunctory look at vintage hardware from the shelf. Check the time stamps for the full list of topics.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:06 Burger of the Week04:57 PrintNightmare07:18 Intel (reportedly) Erased ALL Ryzen Marketshare Gains18:57 AMD's Ryzen 7 5700G: Fastest Ever Processor Graphics23:17 Nintendo's Surprise Reveal of the Switch OLED Model29:34 NEO FORZA FAYE: Another 4400MHz DDR4 Kit Tested on Ryzen34:19 Reflecting on AMD's Slot A Era35:38 Audacity SpyGate37:45 New Version of pfSense Has Issues40:41 The Baffling Bellows-Cooled PC43:25 Tie Fighter Total Conversion45:20 EPOS GSP 602 Headset Review51:00 Picks of the Week58:25 Weekly Look at Old PC Hardware From the Shelf1:03:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What is left to say about Microsoft's "security" requirements for Windows 11? How much time do you have?? But we also talked about some other stuff, and then went down memory lane with AMD's forgotten 1990's sound card. (Vintage hardware at the end!)Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:24 Burger of the Week02:49 Windows 11 Requirements: The Saga Begins17:55 HP's New Pavilion 13 Aero: an ULTRA-light all-AMD laptop22:18 Ad Break: TextExpander23:28 ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 is a 6GHz mesh network27:46 Aqua Computer LEAKSHIELD: worry-free liquid cooling?33:30 Build Your Own Lego Microscope36:08 Microcenter Apologizes for Insulting AMD GPUs39:27 Picks of the Week Begin...42:51 Store Your Vintage Hardware on Plate Racks (BONUS: the rare AMD sound card!)48:26 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

AMD's FSR is here! So is Windows 11! And other things like Fallout: London, and the passing of John McAfee, and discussion of the global chip shortage, oh and Silverstone crams a 1000w PSU into the SFX-L formfactor. And we cover a couple of reviews published this week on the SK Hynix 1TB P31 Gold and the Z590 ASRock Taichi. The gears move. Plus burger of the week. Topics are all accounted for in the timestamps below.00:00 Intro00:58 Josh's New Electric Smoker05:17 Burger of the Week08:04 AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) Launches25:03 Windows 11 Event Incoming (already happened as you read this)29:04 Ad Break: CLEAR30:20 Jeremy/Josh Face Off30:47 Changes at Intel34:50 SilverStone's 1000W SFX-L PSU37:17 Counterfeit Components?40:05 Fallout London42:44 Intel's SSD DC P5800X is FAST49:03 Ad Break: Molekule50:16 SK Hynix Gold P31 NVMe SSD Tested54:02 ASRock's Z590 Taichi Motherboard1:05:54 Remembering the ECS Anti-Dust Shield1:08:04 Picks of the Week1:15:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join us this week as we present all the news that's fit to podcast! We explore the SI-only launch of AMD's 6900XT LC, take a first look at Windows 11, and revel in the Meshlicious mini-ITX experience. And best of all, this week's show features some of the worst audio quality in recent memory thanks to an echo that can be heard through most of it! (Somehow the phenomenon does not occur when Josh is talking...not placing blame on anyone's open-back headphones or anything...)00:00 Intro02:18 Burger of the Week04:02 AMD Launches Radeon RX 6900XT Liquid Cooled Version09:05 Windows Goes to 11?11:46 Noctua's NH-P1 Officially Launches, Actually For Sale Now15:21 Snarky Commentary On a Totally Noise-Free Lifestyle21:15 G.Skill Announces the Z5I Mini-ITX Case24:22 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions25:20 Starfield: Like Skyrim in Space?30:34 Amazon's New Luna Cloud Gaming Service36:47 Kent's SSUPD Meshlicious Case Review53:16 Picks of the Week1:00:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another week, another Ti card. And it's already sold out! But don't worry, we talk about other stuff you can't buy, like the massive Noctua NH-P1 fanless CPU cooler. We probably also talked about something you CAN get, but you can judge for yourself from the listed topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:31 Burger of the Week07:14 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition Review20:59 Noctua NH-P1 Listed Early on Newegg26:09 AMD RDNA 2 Radeon Pro GPUs30:51 More Intel ATX12VO PSU Discussion35:54 Amazon Sidewalk Paranoia39:39 Battlefield 2042's 128-Player Combat41:15 Power Over Wi-Fi?44:48 TechSpot's DIY vs Boutique PC Article52:55 Picks of the Week1:06:16 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Just in the nick of time, we're back podcasting to discuss (at some length) the RTX 3080 Ti launch, as well as AMD's COMPUTEX news and some other things. Oh, and a "burger" of the week. You won't want to miss this episode. Then again, if you watched it live then you probably didn't read this, and if you didn't then you almost certainly didn't read this. Good day.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:37 Burger of the Week05:54 NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti Announced08:20 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition Review32:07 Ad Break: Clear32:57 AMD at COMPUTEXVirtual - Radeon RX 6000 Mobile GPUs, Advantage Laptops, FSR39:59 AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs Coming to Retail Market43:45 AMD Gets STACKED: 3D V-Cache Technology49:38 RDNA 2 Comes to Mobile: New Radeon-Powered Exynos SoC52:11 Ad Break: Upstart53:26 ASRock Thin Mini-ITX AM4 Motherboard55:43 This is the YEAR OF THE DESKTOP (because you can't buy laptops)1:01:13 Picks of the Week1:10:51 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

They said it couldn't be done. Well, actually they said it shouldn't be done. But we did it anyway, and now YOU can watch and/or listen to it! Yes, it's episode 630 in the long-running series of podcasts from your friends at PCPer. Subjects covered this week appear below, in the timestamp list!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:09 Burger of the Week05:30 AMD Zen 4 Rumors12:14 How NOT to Install LGA CPUs13:35 Intel's Next Socket Not Compatible with Current Coolers?15:03 TechSpot's Ryzen 7 5800X vs. Core i7-11700K Face-off20:36 Josh Guides You Through NVIDIA Earnings29:55 Ad Break: TextExpander31:06 Arm Hiring Freeze?34:17 Microsoft and Qualcomm Team For Windows on Arm Mini PC39:17 The Mysterious Case of the Thermal Pad Thickness41:30 The Next Version of Windows Will Be the BEST EVER44:24 Ad Break: Clear45:47 Linux on Chromebooks Out of Beta47:20 Intel's H20 - A Fusion of Optane and QLC51:17 The Promise of Biomutant53:42 USB-C 2.1 Supports 240W56:21 ASUS Offers MASSIVE Power Delivery on new Z590 Board1:00:01 GeIL ORION RGB 4400 MHz RAM Review1:07:32 Picks of the Week1:18:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thanks for joining us here again for another week of tech talk on the things we found interesting enough to discuss and cool products we review. Topics include NVIDIA's announcement of LHR (Low Hash Rate) graphics cards, the modular Framework laptop, a surprisingly good $26 be quiet! air cooler, a VERY quiet mouse, and more (listed below). AMD is XT'ing all the things, Intel wants to 12VO all the things, Microsoft Flight Sim wants us to tour all the things! Enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:42 Burger of the Week05:55 NVIDIA's LHR Graphics Card Announcement (and some Ti rumors)14:30 Framework Modular Laptop21:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 XT Processors Incoming?24:33 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Rumors27:00 Intel Wants To Make 12V Only PSUs Standard34:29 Ad Break: Molekule Air Purifiers36:07 AMD PCI Driver Excitement39:24 Hackaday Prize 202144:16 MSFS Audio Tours48:42 Total War: Warhammer III Update50:58 A Lesson in News Headline Puns53:09 Review #1: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler1:02:44 Review #2: Cherry Stream Desktop Keyboard and Mouse1:06:42 Picks of the Week1:23:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A podcast so jam-packed with content that we talked non-stop for an hour and a half! Yes, there is incredibly intelligent commentary, but far more important there is a BURGER OF THE WEEK. Full list of subjects in the timestamps down below.Warning: There is a small amount of Microcenter in this show. And Macs. And Apple. But waaaay more Intel, so it all works out.Timestamps00:00 Intro03:36 Burger of the Week05:43 Intel Launches Tiger Lake-H Mobile Processors15:20 Intel's Alder Lake-S First to Market with DDR5, PCIe Gen5?23:32 IBM Claims Smallest Processor Ever (2nm)28:35 Wi-Fi FragAttacks32:01 Inland SSD - The Microcenter Brand35:41 SSD Prices Headed Up36:30 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions37:38 Newly Detected Qualcomm Vulnerability40:58 RIP Windows 10X42:14 Resizable BAR Benchmarks46:44 Our SilverStone SUGO 15 Review56:28 Ad Break: Upstart Personal Loans57:45 A Look at the be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W PSU1:02:33 RE Village AMD FidelityFX Perf (via FPS Review)1:06:17 NVIDIA Releases RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti Notebook GPUs1:10:06 Our ThermalTake Tower 100 Case Review1:21:38 Picks of the Week1:30:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us! There's charming tech laced banter, Intel rumors that we (really) cannot talk about, Dishwasher DRM and the right to repair things we own, Retro Hardware, Core i7 over everything, Windows game store still sells games?!, Discord and Sony, Resident Evil and Metro Exodus are living the RTX dream, and so many other witty observations. Timestamps with subjects below!Timestamps00:00 Intro03:55 Burger of the Week08:03 Intel CPU Rumors13:26 Windows Store Makes an Epic Choice16:48 Core i7-11700KF For Your Non-IGP Intel Needs20:58 Resident Evil Village and Metro Exodus Ray Tracing28:44 DRM on a Dishwasher?? (and "bonus" appliance ranting)40:26 RETRO HARDWARE BREAK: A Tiny AMD 386 Motherboard41:39 Another Desktop vs. Laptop GPU Article (feat. RTX 3080)43:41 Samsung's FABulous News49:23 Discord Partners with PlayStation50:49 AMD Warning X370 Mobo Makers Against Ryzen 5000 BIOS Support?53:27 Oculus Quest 2: The Price of Privacy is HIGH56:29 Phanteks P200A Mini-ITX Case1:00:16 Picks of the Week1:11:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tonight, some rumors on GPUs and APUs, Josh talks about Arm's latest Tech Day and how much money AMD made last quarter, and we look at a dual-bay NVMe enclosure and a new gaming headset. Plus other stuff. It's all in the timestamps below:00:00 Intro02:36 Burger of the Week04:04 Intel Optane LIVES08:05 RTX 3080 Ti Coming May 18??16:58 AMD Ryzen 4700S is the XBox APU For PC???19:17 Another Arm Tech Day38:17 AMD 3nm Zen 5 APU Rumors46:31 Ad Break: TextExpander47:41 AMD Finacials46:43 eGPU Scaling59:17 Zen and the Art of Version Maintenence1:01:33 PineCube Open IP Camera1:04:20 ThermalTake ToughAir Fans1:08:31 JoshTEKK Review: IcyDock Dual-Bay NVMe Enclosure1:15:45 EPOS H3 Headset Review1:22:27 Picks of the Week1:39:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we scrape the bottom of the (Apple) barrel to bring you over an hour of... CONTENT. But we don't just talk about Apple's colorful new iMacs, as there are AMD drivers, new Fractal ION power supplies, and a little external sound card to discuss as well. Discord not going to Microsoft, Chia is a new coin ... for SSDs? Plus some other stuff, listed in the timestamps below.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:39 Josh Interjects with Manos: Hands of Fate (?) Film History02:30 Burger of the Week05:09 AMD Radeon Software Update11:57 Apple M1-Powered 24-inch iMacs22:27 Ad Break: Upstart Loans23:47 Complications for NVIDIA Arm Acquisition in UK31:29 Chia: A Digital Coin You Mine On SSDs37:27 Valve Patches Steam Exploit39:28 Discord No Longer Selling to Microsoft (because IPO)42:36 Fractal ION Power Supply Review53:25 EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card Review59:10 Picks of the Week01:13:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week Wendell from Level1Techs (@tekwendell himself) joins the show! We talk about AMD's new (and OEM-only) Ryzen 5000 APUs, enhanced Rocket Lake-S performance after BIOS update, NVIDIA's GTC announcements, a Corsair TKL keyboard, and much more listed in the timestamps below.We might have broken the Wendell. 00:00 Intro06:04 Burger of the Week08:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series Launch17:14 Rocket Lake Revisited (higher clocks! more power!)30:46 The FPS Review Benchmarks Intel 750 GPU Performance33:33 Ad Break #1: LinkedIn Talent Solutions34:39 Half-Life Alyx VR-Free Mod38:18 NVIDIA GTC Ramblings50:53 Intel Offers to Produce Car Chips56:47 Power Outage at TSMC57:44 Ad Break #2: CLEAR59:15 be quiet! Has New PSUs1:03:19 IceGiant ProSiphon Elite is a MASSIVE CPU Cooler1:06:50 IBM Keyboards Explored1:15:42 Gord (?)1:18:39 Corsair K70 RGB TKL Keyboard and Sabre RGB Pro Mouse1:30:19 Picks of the Week1:37:07 Non-Picks and Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

No news?! Not in our world!We have plenty to talk about in this unrehearsed, totally unscripted episode which in no way typifies our usual output. Not at all. But far more importantly, after last week's omission we are happy to report that Josh returns with a rousing BURGER OF THE WEEK (tm).Timestamps:00:00 Intro05:18 Burger of the Week09:11 Do AMD Zen 3 Processors Have A Spectre-Like Vulnerability?12:04 NVIDIA Makes RTX Voice GTX Support Official15:16 AMD Launches RX 6800 XT Midnight Black Edition17:56 NVIDIA RTX 3080 (coolers) IN STOCK NOW!21:01 Some Informal AMD Rumor Discussion23:27 A $1 Chip Disrupting the Entire Display Industry??27:45 Just Days Until GTC Kicks Off29:50 AMD Radeon Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 207736:24 You Can Buy an 8TB NVMe SSD (for just $1300)42:39 QNAP Critical NAS Bugs Revealed45:18 Yahoo Answer is Shutting Down (finally)48:01 Right to Repair Legislation Fundraising Excitement52:10 Brett's Corsair K55 Pro XT Keyboard Review57:01 Picks of the Week1:10:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We can barely contain our excitement about Intel's latest desktop processors this week. In addition, Brett tries his hand at power supply testing, and Josh discusses the latest in Arm technology (and lets us all down with his burger fail). And some other stuff. It's all in the list below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:02 Josh Burger FAIL05:14 Way Too Much Intel Rocket Lake Discussion38:04 Josh Talks About Arm's v9 update & Virtual Conference52:10 Computex Cancels In-Person 2021 Show56:20 AIDA64 v6.33 Arrives58:26 Ad Break #1: Helix Sleep59:53 GeForce GA102-250 Rumors1:03:35 NVIDIA Officially Enables GPU Passthrough1:06:21 Disco Elysium Final Cut1:08:59 Sonos 24-bit 48 kHz Excitement1:16:43 Ad Break #2: TextExpander1:17:54 RGB Hair (not really a thing)1:20:33 VoltsWagon Rebrand (made fools of us all)1:22:48 Brett's Corsair RMx PSU Review1:39:01 Picks of the Week1:47:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode has some of the "All" in it. It's got a Fryday, and XFX MERC319, Corsair SP RGB fans, Zadak RGB Storage, GeForce Now, DLSS maybe on the Switch and Patriot storage goes into Supersonic Rage Pro mode. Is the fastest DDR4 5000 worth it? What's in Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 and what's coming for gaming in 2021? Is Intel on their way back to tick and tocking with their new fab? All that and more in this episode of the PC Perspective Podcast.Timestamps for your pleasure:00:00 Intro01:18 Burger of the Week (FryDay Edition)04:40 XFX RX 6700 XT MERC319 Review13:18 Gaming in 2021 - What's Coming?19:51 Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.223:17 Intel Unleashed Event32:50 Nintendo Switch Pro 4K DLSS Rumors37:44 Microsoft May Buy Discord For Over $10 Billion45:47 Ad Break: ExpressVPN47:30 GeForce Now Costs More51:39 IceSLEET X7 Dual is a Big Aqua Air Cooler57:45 DDR4-5000 RAM Somehow Not Univerally Compatible1:04:34 Patriot Supersonic Rage Pro Thumb Drives: Brett Learns About UASP in 20211:07:28 Zadak Spark - An RGB Device That Doubles as a 1TB SSD1:13:36 OVH Data Center Woes Continue1:16:02 Brett Reviews Corsair SP120 and SP140 RGB Elite Fans1:21:53 Picks of the Week1:29:36 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Not one but TWO launch reviews for the RX 6700 XT, the long term use review of the Lenovo P1 Gen 3 4k laptop (the online article has way more info) and Corsair released their first 60% mechanical keyboard. As per the timestamps, we also dive into pricing and performance for the Intel 11th Gen CPUs, Micron done with 3D XPoint, RTX 3060 mining speed self-own, and AMD AGESA updates maybe finally fixing USB issues on 500 series platform. Oh, let's not forget the Justin Long Intel shilling discussion and how a gifted rando finally fixed Rockstar's terrible loading times for GTA V and got what he deserved. A reward. There's way more, but the show tends to speak for itself.As you wish, might I present the timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Burger of the Week05:37 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Launch Review26:08 Intel Announces 11th Gen Desktop Pricing36:00 RTX 3060 Mining At Full Speed42:45 Your Webcam Probably Isn't Safe46:04 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions47:10 The New AMD EPYC 7003 Family54:00 Shortages at Samsung Delay the Next Note58:34 Micron Pulls Plug on 3D XPoint1:01:40 Reminiscing About Last Week's Epic Burger of the Week1:02:54 AMD AGESA Update Addressing USB Issues1:05:30 Devs Plan To Fix Poor GTA Online Load Times1:07:36 TOP STORY - Justin Long Does Intel PC Ads1:11:39 Brett's Lenovo P1 Gen 3 15-inch Laptop Review1:18:39 Corsair K65 RGB MINI 60 Percent Keyboard Review1:25:41 Picks of the Week1:33:24 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join us this time for a spirited, meandering look at the week in personal computer news. A long and winding road, if you will, that leads to Josh's door. And burgers. There will be burgers. And cat-butt. Use your imagination if you're listening.00:00 Intro02:38 Josh's Burger of the Week06:10 Surface May Get More Ryzen Options09:10 Microsoft Bethesda Acquisition Now Offical10:49 AnandTech Reviews Intel's Unreleased Core i7-11700K41:32 Solarwinds Keeps Getting Worse45:00 When a 3070 Isn't a 3070 (or a 3070)49:46 Ad Break: ExpressVPN51:29 Corsair's Liquid Cooled SSD59:45 Fooling AI with Pen and Paper1:02:35 Apple Discontinues iMac Pro1:06:12 OVHcloud Fire1:07:45 Samsung 980 SSD Review1:13:37 Hardware Availability Woes Continue1:17:30 Kent's Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Review1:31:08 Picks of the Week1:43:07 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we look AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT announcement and talk expected performance and (sigh) availability. We also look at Intel's new consumer SSD (they're still making those??), Josh explains the Newegg Shuffle, and we cover some other topics visible in the timestamps below:Timestamps:00:00​ Intro01:49​ Josh's Burger of the Week05:01​ AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Announced23:21​ AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Hits DIY Market28:14​ Intel SSD 670p Launched32:38​ Ad Break: Helix Sleep34:13​ Josh Does the Newegg Shuffle37:21​ Light Shaking Makes Hard Drives Faster42:21​ Game Break Part 1 - Aliens: Fireteam - Coming This Summer45:30​ Game Break Part 2 - Space Beast Terror Fright48:45​ Intel Discontinues Performance Tuning Protection Plan52:00​ NASA's Mars Rover Is Powered by a 233 MHz PowerPC 750 Processor55:36​ Intel DG2 GPU Will Indeed Arrive This Year1:02:40​ Picks of the Week1:11:44​ OutroInterested in a better nights sleep? Take the quiz and check out our sponsor this week: Helix Sleep!Use our link to get up to $200 off your order and 2 free pillows! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★