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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1Intel 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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