PC Perspective Podcast
Technology Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@pcper
Language:
English
Email:
rshrout@pcper.com
Episodes
Podcast #773 - AMD Ryzen 8000 F-Series CPUs, Linux on Snapdragon X Elite, VMWare Goes Free, Zero Day DLink + MORE!
5/18/2024
While Josh might not have been with us, we certainly did mention him. In mostly good ways. All this while we discussed the latest AMD 8000 F-Series, Dell XPS with AMD and Snapdragon CPUs, zero day exploits for DLink routers, and even self driving vehicle hacks. More in the list below.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:25 AMD launches Ryzen 8000 F-Series processors
06:05 AMD Ryzen coming to Dell XPS laptops (in 2027, maybe)
07:01 Qualcomm's Snapdragon X is coming to XPS laptops
11:46 Snapdragon X Elite will offer native Linux support
14:00 VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now FREE
15:23 AMD reportedly ends Windows 10 support beginning with Strix Point
20:54 (in)Security Corner
32:00 Gaming Quick Hits
41:12 Picks of the Week
54:28 Outro
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Duration:00:55:15
Podcast #772 - Intel Drops Core I9 PL2 to 188W by Default, Apple M4, MT/s in Task Manager, Basic Birthday
5/11/2024
We recorded it early this week, due to some scheduling issues, but we still made a podcast that will live on forever as one of the greatest ever made. If you don't have high standards. Do take the time to enjoy the discussion on generous Hackers and that your VPN probably sucks.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Food with Josh
05:13 Intel's baseline profile evolves into Intel Default Settings
13:38 Apple announces new iPads and the M4 processor
21:30 iOS device fingerprinting a problem?
24:47 Microsoft brings MT/s to task manager
27:37 Remembering Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM
30:59 Backblaze reports slight improvement in HDD lifespans
35:55 BASIC turns 60
37:54 (in)Security Corner
47:31 Gaming Quick Hits
57:22 Picks of the Week
1:14:15 Outro
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Duration:01:15:42
Podcast #771 - Intel / AMD Earnings, Intel Response to Core i9 Stability, Razer Firefly V2 Pro
5/4/2024
What's more colorful than a $100 RGB mousepad? The personalities of the PCPer podcast crew, of course! Enjoy the banter and conversations we had between each other and our audience. Tune in and take part next week!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:56 Food with Josh
03:48 An extremely long segment on Intel and AMD's latest quarterly earnings
35:56 Intel responds to Core i9 instability issue
42:55 Windows patch breaks some VPNs
45:35 A new watermark for non-Ai capable Windows PCs
47:57 (in)Security Corner
55:52 Gaming Quick Hits
58:41 Jeremy reviews the Razer RGB mousepad
1:03:49 Picks of the Week
1:18:02 Outro
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Duration:01:20:22
Podcast #770 - Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Stability, RDNA4 GDDR6 Rumor, Windows 11 Adds Ads
4/27/2024
Podcast 770 is totally not a re-branded Podcast 680. It may have the same CUDA core count, but the memory is clocked slightly higher. Also, this one has a [REDACTED] that you won't want to miss!
Includes Cisco Firewalls on Fire, and a really cracking story on cracking Bcrypt! (plus use a longer password!)
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:12 Food with Josh
05:21 A very long discussion about Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 stability
21:57 Rumor points to reuse of 18 Gbps GDDR6 for RDNA 4 GPUs
25:48 Intel Arc beta driver boosts DX11 performance again
29:24 Battlemage will supposedly offer uncompressed 8K 144 Hz
30:28 Find out what October 2025 means for Microsoft product support
33:53 Windows 11 Starts to add ads
35:47 Latest builds of Windows 11 require SSE 4.2
39:58 (in)Security Corner
50:43 Gaming Quick Hits
55:34 Drop CSTM65 keyboard review
1:02:04 Picks of the Week
1:13:08 Another smooth outro
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Duration:01:13:43
Podcast #769 - Ryzen 8000 CPUs, New 50 Watt RTX Cards, High-End Radeon RX 6000 GPUs Disappearing
4/20/2024
Are you insecure at any speed? So why not get your dose of tech news and reviews here with us and relax. Let the our dulcet tech tones wash over you with the bits of news that caught our attention this week. Hear why you had better get yer AMD 6000 series while you can and about that new 50w Nvidia GPU, plus Fallout talk and our review of the Eazeye Radiant LCD Touchscreen Monitor. More below.
00:00 Intro
02:16 Food with Josh
04:28 Ryzen 8000 CPUs launch - for business (with an LLM focus)
07:17 NVIDIA launching two new RTX cards - but they are 50W workstation SKUs
12:52 HighPoint has a 56GB/s SSD RAID card
19:05 Lamptron gets caught using fraudulent AIDA64 keys
20:33 Windows 11 on Intel 11
22:56 High-end Radeon RX 6000 Series supplies are drying up
26:08 (in)Security Corner
39:35 Gaming Quick Hits
47:00 Jeremy reviews the Eazeye Radiant - a transflective LCD display
54:49 Picks of the Week
1:04:54 Outro
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Duration:01:06:08
Podcast #768 - Intel 13th/14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates, Gaudi 3, Ryzen 9000 CPU Leak, Roku Ads and More!
4/14/2024
"We've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Processors effectively on fire with default motherboard settings. We watched chipsets glitter in the dark near the Copper Pipe. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
- JoshTEKK Smith
Also tune in for some Star Wars gaming news, PCIe 7 is the new Hotness, and Dump It like D-Link! More in the timestamps beeeelooooow!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Food with Josh
03:04 The Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates
15:26 Intel Gaudi 3 is an up to 900W AI chip
20:46 AMD Ryzen 9000 processors mentioned in new chipset driver
25:09 An APU faceoff at FPS Review
32:16 The first draft of PCI Express 7 is here
39:48 Roku has new tech to serve ads over HDMI
43:58 The Pi 5 vs cheap Amazon mini PCs
47:28 Security Corner
1:00:01 Gaming Quick Hits
1:06:53 Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED monitor review
1:24:12 Jeremy has a new Drop keyboard
1:26:56 Picks of the Week
1:36:10 Outro
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Duration:01:37:06
Podcast 767 - Intel Foundry Loses Billions, XZ Backdoor, Thermaltake CTE C700 TG Case, SSD Pricing
4/9/2024
We aren't too proud of this technological terror we've constructed, because the ability to record a podcast is insignificant compared to the power of the Schwartz. Intel Foundry news, SSD pricing, a new RX 550?, TSMC is quaking, and a bevy of security scares!
Recorded April 3, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:09 Food with Josh
02:59 Intel Foundry lost 7 billion USD last year
12:03 TSMC assessing impact of recent earthquake
18:35 Enterprise SSD prices on the rise - consumer will be next
22:38 The biggest passively-cooled Gen5 SSD we've seen (and extended storage speed discussion)
32:36 Microsoft splits Teams and Office apps worldwide
37:24 A new low-profile RX 550 in 2024, or April Fool's joke?
44:41 (in)Security Corner (featuring the XZ backdoor story)
56:01 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:12 Kent reviews the Thermaltake CTE C700 TG case
1:13:30 Picks of the Week
1:32:21 Outro
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Duration:01:33:00
Podcast #766 - AMD FSR 3.1, Radeon 7900 GRE Memory OC Unlock, Microsoft DirectSR, LIVA Z5 PLUS
3/31/2024
You didn't ask for it, but here it is. The greatest PC Perspective podcast ever recorded on March 27, 2024. China bans things, FSR 3.1, DirectSR, and EVGA PSU wiring ... Other topics below.
Oh, and sorry this is posted late this week!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Food with Josh
03:14 AMD announced FSR 3.1 at GDC
08:10 Radeon 7900 GRE gets memory OC unlocked
12:05 China bans AMD, Intel, and Windows from Government PCs
17:24 ASUS launching NUC 14 Pro
20:50 Microsoft DirectSR revealed
25:23 EVGA PSU RMA fries HDDs, company makes it right
29:09 TrueNAS Core bids goodbye to FreeBSD
33:16 (in)Security Corner
48:49 Gaming Quick Hits
59:36 ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS review
1:04:38 Picks of the Week
1:14:43 Outro
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Duration:01:15:13
Podcast #765 - NVIDIA Blackwell, MAINGEAR Ships PCs w/ Delidded 14900KS, First SK hynix Gen5 SSD
3/23/2024
Another week, and another podcast. It seems like our destiny. In the words of Darth Vader, join us, and together we can rule the galaxy as ... distant cousins? I think that's what he said. Topics below include such morsels as Nvidia GTC (feel the power) and that delidded 14900KS cpus can come that way (feel the heat).
Recorded March 20, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:26 Food with Josh
02:54 NVIDIA at GTC - new Blackwell GPU architecture
14:19 Tiny Corp is apparently dumping AMD
16:26 SK hynix shows of their first Gen5 SSD, the Platinum P51
18:26 Intel and TSMC reportedly face delays in Arizona fab construction
20:32 MAINGEAR will sell you a delidded 14900KS - with a warranty!
29:10 Oh yeah, Intel officially launched the Core i9-14900KS just after our show last week
30:17 (in)Security Corner
40:25 Gaming Quick Hits
44:55 Picks of the Week
1:00:57 Outro
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Duration:01:01:37
Podcast #764 - AMD Makes 144 Hz Mandatory, 12GB DDR5 Sticks, CORSAIR K65 PLUS 75% Keyboard + MORE!
3/18/2024
This week we discuss AMD's new 144 Hz requirement for FreeSync certification, the "perfection" of 12GB RAM capacity, Corsair's K65 PLUS keyboard that's actually 75%, Epic gets expensive, mining with Ryzen and more topics (listed below).
Recorded March 13, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:08 Food with Josh
04:54 Mining on Ryzen CPUs is a thing again
09:22 Epic doesn't despise ALL fees, as long as they aren't from Apple
13:34 DDR5 will soon be available in 12GB DIMMs
16:29 Data miners provide mixed reports on NVIDIA Blackwell memory configs
18:05 A new version of AIDA64 is here
23:22 AMD stops certifying FreeSync displays under 144 Hz
28:19 (in)Security Corner
40:56 Gaming Quick Hits
49:36 Corsair K65 PLUS keyboard review
54:43 Fosi Audio LC30 switcher and VU meter review
1:00:08 Picks of the Week
1:09:57 Outro
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Duration:01:10:53
Podcast #763 - GDDR7 Specs, NVIDIA Says No CUDA on Other GPUs, Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD, and MORE!
3/9/2024
We talked at length about various things, some of which were actually the topics at hand! The Apple M3, Android apps on Windows 11, and Roku agreement - or else. See the list below for an approximation of the conversation.
Recorded March 6, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:19 Food with Josh
02:51 GDDR7 spec published - it's fast
06:31 Samsung reported planning to market 3nm as "2nm"
10:37 NVIDIA forbids use of CUDA translation for other GPUs (RIP ZLUDA)
12:08 Apple launches M3 MacBook Air models
14:07 Roku blunders with arbitration terms move
16:57 EU digital markets act goes into effect - plus Apple vs. Epic III
22:33 Android apps on Windows 11 to stop working next year
23:41 (in)Security Corner
32:19 Gaming Quick Hits
43:38 Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD review
55:04 Picks of the Week
1:06:38 Outro attempt
1:08:26 Josh Outro
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Duration:01:10:43
Podcast #762 - AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Review, RX 7700 XT Price Drop, Intel's New FET, and MORE
3/2/2024
Josh is traveling again, Kent is back, and we have plenty to discuss. Intel CPU crashes, the RX 7900 GRE, the AT&T outage, Nvidia is the GPU cartel - it's all here in this one show! Here us now, and believe us later. See all the times below for a list of topics - and don't worry, Jeremy did the burger segment.
Recorded February 28, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:32 Food with Josh via Jeremy
05:34 AMD Radeon GRE global launch and RX 7700 XT price drop
07:40 Limited OC headroom from GRE a bug, says AMD
08:38 Our RX 7900 GRE review - featuring the Sapphire PURE
15:02 Intel has a new FET - and wants back in the server room
20:53 Corsair launches new dual-chamber cases
23:29 That AT&T outage last week
28:05 More on the Intel 13th and 14th Gen crashing reports
34:59 Herkelman says NVIDIA is a GPU cartel
37:05 Security Corner
53:41 Gaming Quick Hits
1:01:29 Picks of the Week
1:10:01 Outro
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Duration:01:11:19
Podcast #761 - NVIDIA's Insane AI Growth, 14900KS Imminent, Corsair A115 Air Cooler, CoolerMaster sues + MORE!
2/23/2024
After a couple of weeks we are back at full strength, and it will take our combined willpower to withstand the might of NVIDIA's ridiculous earnings report. We also talked about the reported listings for a 400W Core i9-14900KS, took a look at Corsair's A115 air cooler, and Josh reviewed some food. And also you can now trade one benevolent OS vendor for another with a Windows 10 -> ChromeOS upgrade! Plus other topics, found in the time stamps below.
Recorded February 21, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Food with Josh
05:18 NVIDIA's insane quarter (is this AI stuff sustainable?)
18:49 Intel Foundry news
23:21 Reports of a 400W Intel Core i9-14900KS
26:15 AMD paused the RX 7600 XT launch in China due to competition from AMD
27:28 A brief mention of the new Cooler Master AiO lawsuit
28:29 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue was fixed
33:46 Google Flexes a ChromeOS alternative to Windows 11
36:28 Josh talks about Arm
44:51 (in)Security Corner
56:13 Gaming Quick Hits
59:40 (GQH continues) Intel CPUs causing Unreal Engine crashes?
1:07:57 Corsair A115 air cooler tested
1:17:14 Picks of the Week
1:27:17 Outro
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Duration:01:28:13
Podcast #760 - ZLUDA for CUDA on AMD Cards, XBox Intel SoC Rumor, Ryzen 9 7945HX mITX Mobo + MORE
2/19/2024
Josh is back, but Brett was stuck at work - so we podcasted as a trio for the second week in a row. And this time, somehow (without Brett to add stories to the list), the entire show is just over 45 minutes long. Don't despair - there's still a burger segment!
Recorded February 14, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Food with Josh
04:02 ZLUDA - an AMD funded drop-in CUDA implementation?
10:44 NVIDIA intros RTX 2000 Ada Generation slot-powered GPU
14:53 Intel trying to supply the new XBox SoC?
22:44 Just another Ryzen 9 7945HX mini-ITX motherboard
25:13 Breaking news - the RTX 4080 Super is impossible to find at MSRP
26:55 VMWare kills off free vSphere Hypervisor
28:12 Security Corner
31:54 Gaming Quick Hits
37:15 Picks of the Week
45:45 Outro
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Duration:00:46:10
Podcast #759: Radeon RX 7900 XT Drops to 699 USD, Ryzen 8000G Thermals, ReBAR Mod for Older PCs + MORE!
2/11/2024
Josh abandoned us this week to stream himself virtually attending a Flight Simulator event, so you will have to contend with a trio of cranky people as we discuss another week's PC industry news. Sorry in advance - though Jeremy did walk us through Josh's burger segment. There's still plenty to panic over in the Security Corner, and some AI coming to Google maps - just what we needed.
Recorded February 7, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:25 Jeremy Presents: Food with Josh
04:20 AMD drops Radeon RX 7900 XT price to 699 USD
05:49 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue awaits firmware fix
07:58 TSMC might not be jumping on the High-NA EUV bandwagon yet
11:39 Resizable BAR mod for systems as old as Sandy Bridge?
15:24 Running Win10 on older hardware? Sorry about those app updates...
18:11 Google Maps - now with hallucinations
23:12 Backing up the Internet is a cache-22 proposition
27:38 Microsoft is bringing the sudo command to Windows Server
30:53 Security Corner
42:51 Gaming Quick Hits
46:59 Picks of the Week
55:43 Outro
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Duration:00:56:50
Podcast #758 - NVIDIA RTX 4080 SUPER, Process Node Marketing vs. Reality, Fosi ZA3 Amp, and MORE
2/1/2024
Another week, another NVIDIA SUPER launch. But this is the last one, we promise. (We hope.) You probably already know it's barely any faster than the original, but it's $200 less (in the USA anyhow) so who cares, right??
We talked about more stuff, too like why security is terrible and a cool game named "Judas". Also, just check the time stamps below.
Recorded January 31, 2024 using digital recording technology unheard of in the Middle Ages.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:10 Food with Josh
03:59 RTX 4080 SUPER review
12:33 Josh's Soapbox (and further GPU rambles)
18:05 AMD's 2023 results are in
25:57 Microsoft Teams outage
27:35 Edge is taking over Chrome (just a "bug" so don't worry)
30:38 Are process nodes reality, or marketing?
37:34 Security Corner
45:26 Gaming Quick Hits
50:34 Fosi Audio ZA3 dual-mode amp review
58:32 Picks of the Week
1:06:29 Outro
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Duration:01:07:16
Podcast #757: RTX 4070 Ti SUPER & Radeon RX 7600 XT Launch Reviews, Big Driver Updates, MORE
1/26/2024
Recorded live in GPU City, where a mutagen spill has radically altered our minds, but somehow left our bodies unchanged...and without any ninjutsu proficiency. Oh well, at least there are two GPU launches to talk about, and you'd better believe we talked about them. RTX gets a Remaster. Also, a burger.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:37 Food with Josh
04:02 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER launch review
16:47 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT launch reviews
30:50 Finally, a new Radeon driver - and it adds Fluid Motion Frames
33:40 New Intel Arc driver promises up to 30% DX11 uplift
38:33 (in)Security Corner
47:13 Gaming Quick Hits (hit, really - there was just one this week)
51:17 Picks of the Week
1:01:09 Outro
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Duration:01:02:43
Podcast #756 - GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch, Thermal Paste vs. Kryosheet Pad, CES leftovers, & Much More
1/19/2024
We are back again this week to discuss, among other things, just how super the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER actually is. There are also some weird tales about display tech at CES, thermal pad vs. paste, more Windows LLM shenanigans, and even a new version of memtest86! But wait! There's some "great" security scares (and theater?) with some gaming news thrown in too!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:36 Food with Josh
03:07 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch
19:48 Weird displays at CES
24:41 Is this the year to dump thermal paste for a pad?
28:38 Windows Copilot autostart tests limited to larger displays
29:52 ChatGPT is coming to Notepad (ugh)
30:58 The Hobbes OS/2 Archive is logging off
33:49 A new version of memtest86!
35:01 Podcast sponsor: GreenChef
36:30 (in)Security Corner
44:50 Gaming Quick Hits
51:08 Picks of the Week
1:03:13 Outro
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Duration:01:04:24
Podcast #755 - CES 2024 Show, RX 7600 XT & Ryzen CPUs, NVIDIA RTX Super, Corsair K55 CORE + more
1/12/2024
It's CES 2024 wrap-up time, and in this by no means comprehensive look at this year's show - the podcast crew covers some highlights, including AMD's newest GPU and new additions to the Ryzen lineup, plus NVIDIA's Super cards (and changes to the RTX 40 Series lineup). Oh and several other topics like Bifurcation on a GPU, the MSI Claw, and our review of the Corsair K55 CORE, plus at least one burger. Topics below.
Recorded January 10, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Food with Josh
02:30 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
09:19 NVIDIA RTX Super cards
16:38 AMD Ryzen CPUs at CES
20:06 ASUS goes back to the future
25:17 MSI's Claw and more from their CES booth
32:06 be quiet! has white cases at CES
33:03 Micron first with LPDDR5X LPCAMM2
34:53 ASUS shows RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot
38:28 Gemini 2XL 3D webcams for AI-based work stuff
43:07 (in)Security Corner
52:14 Gaming Quick Hits
59:55 Corsair K55 CORE gaming keyboard review
1:03:06 Picks of the Week
1:16:57 Outro
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Duration:01:18:27
Podcast #754 - Pre-CES 2024 Show - AMD and NVIDIA Video Card Rumors, Ryzen AM5 APUs, and MORE
1/4/2024
It's the first podcast of the new year, and we are less than a week from CES 2024. What is in store? If we ignore the inevitable deluge of AI integration into every imaginable consumer electronic device at the show, possibly some affordable-ish graphics cards. We can only hope. Also, AMD might have some interesting Zen4/RDNA3 APUs. Dial in some security scares and some gaming news, and boom: we have a show.
Oh, and Josh had another burger.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Food with Josh
02:58 CES predictions
04:15 The rumored Radeon RX 7600 XT
07:10 NVIDIA is teasing a GPU
10:18 A Ryzen 8600G appears
14:01 Windows 11 can't escape the shadow of Windows 10
17:30 MSI is offering a Gen5 SSD with a massive heatsink attached
21:43 The oldest-known version of MS-DOS ancestor 86-DOS found
23:10 (in)Security Corner
32:27 Gaming Quick Hits
38:19 Picks of the Week
48:12 Outro
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Duration:00:51:51