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The editors of PC Perspective discuss the latest in-house product reviews and news from around the world that pertains to technology and PC hardware.
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Join us as we battle illness to bring you the pithy, erudite commentary you crave. That you deserve even. Start with software designed cores, mix in some Nvidia domination, season with the largest DDoS attack EVaR, then Ubisoft kills games and finish with fast SSDs. What an evening you are in for. Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:36 Patreon02:21 Food with Josh04:29 Intel Nova Lake-S has 52 cores?06:05 Software-defined super cores09:15 Intel admits "we didn't have a good offering this year"16:55 AMD launching Ryzen 9000F series CPUs18:51 ASRock AM5 BIOS update20:36 NVIDIA GPU market share is hard to believe25:46 The latest on the Windows 11 SSD failure saga30:18 Sapphire launching B850 motherboards35:59 Arm AI news48:55 Apple iPhone 1755:12 (In)Security Corner1:12:04 Gaming Quick Hits1:23:32 Jeremy reviews the SK hynix P51 Platinum SSD1:33:20 The 8TB Samsung 9100 PRO is ridiculous 1:37:31 Picks of the Week1:48:39 Outro
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1As promised, here is another edition of a podcast made by human beings. We just seem like ai because of our nearly perfect appearance and encyclopedic knowledge. SanDisk Blue Plate specials on order, with a side of RTX Blackwell frame generation. Engorge yourself.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:37 Patreon01:46 A food segment04:06 NVIDIA’s quarter12:42 Update on the Windows 11 SSD failure story15:10 OBS affected by Windows update16:13 SK hynix will make QLC SSDs bigger and faster next year20:29 Speaking of QLC, the WD Blue SN5100 arrives25:25 Intel is now part of the U.S. government29:48 Resume Android apps on your Windows 11 PC (one so far)32:55 4x FG not enough? NVIDIA's goal is to make ALL frames ai generated!37:37 After Commodore, is Amiga the next retro computing brand to buy?40:30 (In)Security Corner53:47 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:15 Picks of the Week1:14:31 Outro
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This podcast is what happens when worlds collide. Such as Windows and SSDs. Or Microsoft and listening to users. Or Softbank and Intel. Oh, you want more? How about 720p and 720Hz or Copper and Coffee. Want some of that news action? Take a good long listen and enjoy this weeks run-down of tech triumphs and failures. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:00 Patreon01:45 Food with Josh04:44 Windows 11 patch breaking SSDs?10:26 Softbank buys 2 billion in Intel shares - U.S. Gov. May be next investor19:43 The 800 watt Matrix RTX 509022:13 A Microsoft that actually listens to users?27:44 Dictating your Excel spreadsheets - again32:50 Copper pipes make for a nice loop35:57 Foxconn wants to transition to "ai" instead of iPhone?43:18 ROG OLED panels with up to 720 Hz refresh48:27 (In)Security Corner58:09 Gaming Quick Hits1:07:19 Thrustmaster Hypercar Wheel Add-on1:20:35 Picks of the Week1:32:14 Outro
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Join us as we turn a slow news week into the podcast event of the decade. Hackable smartphones, AOL dialup, Android tablets w/o Google, Microsoft more fully embraces GitHub, and even BioShock 4. There so much more to enjoy within!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:04 Patreon02:10 Food with Josh05:04 RX 9060 non-XT benchmarks (and VRAM discussion)12:53 Goodbye to X3D on AM414:17 AOL discontinues dialup (yes it was still going)15:30 Github to be folded into Microsoft18:01 The dream of a hackable smartphone21:48 The Murena Pixel tablet offers Android without Google26:11 A very different type of "hot coffee" mod28:55 Looking at Amazon GPU sales numbers32:14 Josh brings the latest Arm news36:08 (In)Security Corner1:05:14 Picks of the Week1:16:48 Outro
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AMD is on the rise, and their financials show it, plus they might have won The Game. We discover that Windows 11 SE is still a thing, PCIe 8 has been ratified, and what's the best-worst GPU of 2025! XeSS goes cross-platform-gpu and turns out that people CAN actually detect malware if properly motivated. All this and more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:37 Patreon01:52 Food with Josh04:38 AMD financials09:43 AMD claims "world's fastest processors" as Intel struggles18:57 AMD may be planning X3D on both CCDs23:18 Windows 11 SE is going away26:13 Windows Vista stricken from latest Win11 build?27:48 Getting to the nub of ThinkPad design35:49 PCI-SIG announces PCI Express 8.038:29 AMD's AM6 socket rumored to bring DDR6 and PCIe 640:44 Best of the 8GB GPUs45:53 The RX 9060 non-XT48:10 Bracing for the possibility of 100% tariffs on chips49:50 (In)Security Corner1:04:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:18:11 Promoting Jeremy's HyperX Jet wireless headset review1:19:15 Picks of the Week1:34:57 Outro
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Prepare to be dazzled by nearly every aspect of this podcast - unless you watch and listen closely. We have the usual cast of characters with at least 1 shirtless moment from a special guest. On top of all that, we go over the Intel debacle, the AMD ascendency, Windows 10 is 10, and even some Half-Life 2 updates. Really. More in the topics below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:57 Patreon01:55 Food with Josh04:18 Threadripper 9000 performance is incredible07:13 AMD is chasing down Intel in the server room13:00 Intel had a bad quarter (plus extended discussion on Intel's future)29:04 Microsoft seems confused about layoffs - or maybe it's "ai"33:00 RTX 3050 again?35:09 Here come the PCI-E 6.0 SSDs!39:10 A new 3D monitor in 202542:02 Windows 10 is 1043:58 (In)Security Corner1:03:43 Gaming Quick Hits1:10:36 Fractal Scape wireless gaming headset review1:17:06 Picks of the Week1:28:18 Outro
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Not only do we never underestimate the power of sunglasses, we bring you another show after a "sick" week off. We've got some external storage to review, Threadripper high-wattage benchmarks, and some Zen time on top of all the other high quality news items and spontaneous commentary you know you want. And need. Topics below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:04 Patreon1:35 Food with Josh03:24 Next-gen Radeon may have 96 CUs, 384-bit memory14:18 Threadripper PRO 9995WX's insane Cinebench score (and power draw)17:57 AM5 motherboards revised for Zen 6 CPUs?22:55 We mention an exhaustive study of AMD memory speeds28:30 NVIDIA adding native RISC-V support to CUDA30:19 Each of us blocks Wi-Fi in our own special way33:49 MAINGEAR goes retro39:34 Self-destructing SSDs42:03 Belkin notifies users that Wemo products will be bricked45:22 (In)Security Corner1:01:26 Gaming Quick Hits1:12:00 Crucial X10 Portable SSD review1:16:52 Picks of the Week1:26:42 Outro
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Not only do we talk about the things in the description, but we talk (oh so much) about many other things! See the time stamps below for a list of most of them (because the list of digressions would exceed the character limit of this description).Come on in for the food, but stay for the review.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:28 Patreon01:59 Food with Josh04:30 NVIDIA is now a 4 trillion dollar company11:00 GlobalFoundries acquires MIPS16:47 ZLUDA lives on21:51 RTX 50 Series lands on Steam hardware survey25:17 RDNA 5 being co-developed by Sony?28:04 Windows 11 hits 50 percent marketshare31:32 Shocker - running an RTX 5090 on a Gen3 x4 connection slows it down33:11 Intel might cancel 18A38:07 HP wants CarFax style reports for PCs42:28 Podcast sponsor bzigo43:59 (In)Security Corner58:27 Gaming Quick Hit1:04:20 XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition review1:12:54 Picks of the Week1:21:12 Outro
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To celebrate Independence Day, we teamed up with a big imaginary Hollywood studio to produce this special episode. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye. Really, of course, we are one of the top 10 best podcasts in the computer hardware field, so if you're serious about your computer hardware podcasts, you're going to check this out regardless. We've got BSOD's, Nvidia drivers going away, and even hardcoded root passwords.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:31 Patreon02:31 Food with Josh05:36 RTX 5050 arrives with no reviews09:23 NVIDIA confirms end of support for GTX 10 Series and older11:36 RTX 50 Series SUPER rumors14:09 Intel might have 3D V-Cache competitor with Nova Lake17:24 Stockpiled PCs are not selling23:39 Anker battery bank recall26:31 Apple to release low cost MacBook with iPhone SoC?28:50 BSOD isn't blue anymore32:42 RTX customers get free Adobe CC trials (Adobe slowly becomes the next AOL?)34:41 DDR4 becoming more expensive than DDR537:11 (In)Security Corner48:00 Gaming Quick Hits57:40 Crucial T710 Gen5 SSD Review1:05:47 Picks of the Week1:20:14 Outro
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After what seems like ages, but was actually only a week off, we are BACK. Enjoy what some have called "PCPer's greatest podcast episode of all time, even if it was kind of a slow news cycle". It's the energy, really. Have some news on AMD Threadrippers, Intel ARC, depressing Microsoft news and even Google Earth!00:00 Intro (with show and tell)04:29 Patreon05:57 Food with Josh07:49 AMD launches Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 and Radeon AI PRO 900013:38 Next Intel desktop CPUs to offer more cores, more lanes, 100W less power?21:37 Intel Arc A750 LE goes EOL22:51 TPU does some interesting IPC testing with recent GPU architectures26:35 PSA: Newest Steam overlay lets you track generated frames27:11 A new Sound Blaster31:12 A trio of Microsoft stories - mostly depressing40:28 Google Earth turns 2042:50 Podcast sponsor44:23 (In)Security Corner56:22 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:48 Picks of the Week1:16:48 Outro (it just sort of ends)
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A handheld Xbox that's really an ROG Ally with a new Ryzen processor?? An LCD that actually NEEDS bright sunlight like a Game Boy Color?? (Oh, and Josh's legendary food segment.) There's some EVGA sad news mixed in there with a cool new GOG feature and too many security stories.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:39 Patreon01:20 Food with Josh03:30 ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds have new AMD Ryzen Z2 processors06:51 Nintendo sold a record number of Switch 2 consoles08:37 NVIDIA N1X competitive with high-end mobile CPUs?12:38 Samsung now selling 3GB GDDR7 modules16:27 Apple uses car model years now, and Tahoe is their last OS supporting Intel22:01 EVGA motherboards have issues with RTX 50 GPUs?27:48 Josh talks about a new PNY flash drive30:01 (in)Security Corner54:07 Gaming Quick Hits1:00:46 Eazeye Monitor 2.0 - an RLCD monitor review1:11:53 Picks of the Week1:33:21 Outro
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The wait is over - we have the only JoshTEKK review of the new AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT on YouTube. You're welcome. We also have a serious discussion of Molex. And Nvidia GPU availability rumors. And Fosi audio. And of course, Zero-Day Chrome exploits.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:49 Patreon03:05 Food with Josh04:44 AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT - the JoshTEKK review20:35 PCB and die shots from TechPowerUp21:45 OC with undervolting hits 3.5 GHz at under 200W23:48 That 1440/ultra review27:43 Unverified report of NVIDIA cutting RTX 50 series production30:49 Microsoft is going to fix USB-C36:11 FOSI Audio has a gaming DAC/AMP39:38 VLSI exists only as a patent troll, may not get Intel billions anymore42:39 Molex has the solution to your PCI-E 7.0 cabling needs46:09 Podcast sponsor NordLayer47:51 (in)Security Corner1:05:24 Gaming Quick Hits1:14:29 Picks of the Week1:24:36 Interlude - Sebastian is afk and the other panelists offer some deep thoughts1:25:29 Picks of the Week continues 1:31:10 Outro
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Another quarter is behind us, and NVIDIA just made more money than ever before. Thankfully this "ai" bubble will NEVER burst...right?? ASRock says they have fixed their AM5 issues, 10Gbe is going get inexpensive, and what can Brown do for your AIO? Also, there is only one rage quit incident. All that and so much more!00:00 Intro00:23 Patreon plea (and thanks)01:30 Food with Josh03:15 NVIDIA made a lot more money13:11 AMD acquired Enosemi in the name of "ai"15:20 Microsoft wants all software to update just like your phone20:02 This time ASRock really has the fix for dying Ryzen CPUs21:18 TSMC reminds us that they don't need High-NA EUV for leading process tech27:41 What can brown do for your AiO?29:10 Wi-Fi 6 traffic jams31:42 10GbE for 10 bucks (and extended home network speed discussion)41:43 AMD says 8GB is enough VRAM (for 1080p)47:03 Podcast sponsor NordLayer48:45 (in)Security Corner56:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:09:41 Kent reviews two affordable IEMs: Moondrop CHU II and KBEAR Flash1:22:34 Picks of the Week1:35:11 Outro1:35:28 Bonus clip: Kent rage quit the podcast because his mic stopped working
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No more misinformation - AMD finally announced their Radeon RX 9060 XT, and it turns out that reports of a $449 MSRP were greatly exaggerated. And what the heck is going on with Ryzen and EPYC right now? We have EPYC branded Ryzen desktop chips, and Ryzen branded EPYC chips for workstations (gross oversimplification)?! Developers! (get fired), Silverstone retro, and also there's a clipboard.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:45 Food with Josh03:57 Radeon RX 9060 XT announced, starts at 299 USD08:53 Threadripper 900012:07 Crucial's T710 Gen5 SSD announced13:54 Microsoft injecting "ai" into File Explorer21:36 A new dual-GPU graphics card in 2025??26:27 SilverStone adds FLP02 to retro case lineup29:14 MS brings back the DOS-era Edit program31:18 Netflix plans generative "ai" ads during streams in 202633:59 Podcast sponsor NordLayer35:29 (in)Security Corner53:49 Gaming Quick Hits59:00 Kent's NZXT H3 Flow mATX case review1:09:46 A quick look at MSI's RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO OC1:16:48 Picks of the Week
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We were off last week, and somehow we STILL haven't reached Computex. So, another pre-show show, full of speculation (and speculative exploits). With no time to spare, we talk about Epyc, RX 9060 and RX 9070's, ceramic storage and Windows 3.1 - but not in that order.Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Patreon 01:55 Food with Josh 03:58 Radeon RX 9060 XT clocks and pricing 05:54 RX 9070 GRE is a product that exists 07:14 WD_Black SN8100 is reaching for the Gen5 crown 09:59 AMD goes GRADO 18:19 Asetek patent expires - AiO competition will be fierce 20:22 Win 3.1 icons are hiding inside your Windows install RIGHT NOW 25:43 Microsoft fixes boot issues with Linux/Windows dual-boot systems 27:43 Podcast sponsor NordLayer 29:14 (in)Security Corner 44:08 Gaming Quick Hits 53:59 Jeremy has gone MAD (for ARGB) 1:03:28 Picks of the Week 1:17:59 Outro
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The latest episode of the podcast features the musings of J. Hellstrom, background art by J. Hellstrom, and several segments written - in large part - by J. Hellstrom. In a way, we are all Jeremy now. Also within, find us talking about gyroscopes, no more Hyte, Copilot popularity and even 12VHPWR! As if.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:03 Food with Josh02:30 Too early for RTX 50 Series SUPER rumors? 3GB modules say no!07:53 Intel Foundry Direct Connect 202517:18 The 40th anniversary of the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM)21:22 The tech we need to fight GPU sag23:10 HYTE pauses shipments to USA28:31 Copilot is so hot right now32:28 MSI's yellow 12VHPWR connectors turn black when they burn34:12 Yet another Project Kuiper update40:39 (in)Security Corner51:07 Gaming Quick Hits1:02:16 Picks of the Week1:16:06 Outro1:17:04 Jeremy did it
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Another outstanding example of what can be accomplished by sitting in front of a PC with a microphone and a camera, and chatting with other people who are also sitting in front of PCs with microphones and cameras. Riveting as expected. Tidbits dropped on Intel BOOSTing, Microsoft and Windows 10, Synology drives and so much more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:27 Food with Josh05:09 Intel 200S BOOST13:47 Stunner: Intel 18A will offer higher perf and lower power than a larger node20:16 AMD will make gaming announcements at Computex - probably 9060 XT21:16 Sapphire offering a NITRO+ version of the 9070 non-XT now (plus stock check)26:57 Synology makes a poor decision32:26 Stay on Windows 10 by moving to an enterprise version...34:04 ...so of course Microsoft is taking Office app support away from Windows 1035:05 Amazon's Starlink competitor faces production delays36:25 We complain about Windows Recall some more38:39 (in)Security Corner52:09 Gaming Quick Hits1:07:02 Picks of the Week1:18:00 Outro
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The wait is over: the podcast about the performance of a card you probably can't buy is finally here! And the best part: our MSRP is always enforced. But also in this show we've got high PC shipments, low expectations for Windows 11 and some historical chimes. Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Food with Josh04:39 RTX 5060 Ti review05:17 Josh begins a digression that devolves into auto industry chatter09:07 We return to the review22:25 No 8GB reviews (and that includes the RTX 5060)?24:22 Radeon RX 9060 XT specs leak, allegedly26:22 Razr pulls products from sale in USA...27:25 ...but PC shipments reach a 4-year high28:51 Microsoft to launch Recall for real now32:35 If your wallpaper was blocking 24H2, there's a fix for that34:31 Also, please ignore this Windows 10 upgrade error36:30 Important chimes37:56 Let the better browser debate begin43:50 (in)Security Corner55:25 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:06 Picks of the Week1:10:42 Outro
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Brett is back, so everyone can stop calling in and writing letters. He will try to stay out of that Turkish prison, just for you.Also in this episode, some actual technical news items like a new satellite internet, USB-C splitting and we even sneak in a review of the Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT.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 Intro01:28 Food with Josh03:03 RTX 5060 series MSRPs reportedly lower than last gen05:38 RX 9070 can be BIOS modded with XT firmware09:12 BIOS updates for AMD 9800X3D issues on ASRock boards11:11 AMD dominates CPU sales15:22 AMD announces Ryzen 8000HX mobile CPUs17:10 Amazon's Starlink rival now launching19:36 New month, new AIDA6421:30 Beware the USB-C splitter22:43 China's new digital interface has all the Gbps25:00 Sponsor break26:25 (in)Security Corner39:49 Gaming Quick Hits46:59 Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT review52:19 Picks of the Week1:03:54 Outro (or is it??)1:05:49 Reminder to watch the live version
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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
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