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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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