PC Perspective Podcast

"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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ho ho ho! Josh has been naughty this year, but coal is controversial so we were forced to give him all of his presents anyway. But what, you may ask, about you, the viewer? Why, this podcast is your gift! And what a precious, priceless, incredible gift it is. Go ahead - show it off. Impress your friends! Watch it again and again. It's the last show of 2023, after all... It has all the usual twists and turns naturally, with some of your favorite segments including Intel Arc news, (in)Security Corner, and gaming fun. It's the end for GTX and a quick look at the AVerMedia Live external capture device. It's a merry 'ole time. Recorded December 20, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:17 Food with Josh 03:40 RX 7700 XT Price Drop 07:03 AMD releases FSR 3 source code 10:17 Intel XeSS frame generation could be coming 13:31 Intel says they are not spinning off foundry 18:35 Pat Gelsinger's initials hidden in every i386 20:09 ASUS introduces first ProArt enclosure 21:48 The end of the GTX era 23:42 (in)Security Corner 37:57 Gaming Quick Hits 47:19 AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 USB-C capture card review 55:13 Pick of the Year 55:45 Picks of the Week 1:02:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This week we gather, virtually, to discuss a wide array of topics, listed below in the time stamps. Also, Josh eats one of the messiest looking things he has documented to date. Bye E3, 1.4nm process nodes, 20GB "evil" networking, and a DOOM'd celebration! Recorded December 13, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Food with Josh 02:55 AMD Threadripper OC blows hidden fuse 06:11 TSMC talks 1.4nm 15:39 Mutiple companies intro USB4 SSDs 21:16 RIP E3 22:59 It's not a blower, it's Lateral Flow 24:20 A seemingly unlikely rumor about PS5 Pro specs 27:30 L4S is a new network standard that you might see soon 29:58 Google Fiber 20 Gbps coming to select cities for 250 USD 34:56 (in)Security Corner 45:48 Gaming Quick Hits 52:45 Quick mention of a short review video 55:11 Picks of the Week 1:00:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A picture is worth a thousand words, so a video this long must be worth about a billion. And that's how you'll feel, just watching it. Like a billion dollars. We've got Intel Oil of Snake, Monitors so flat, Stay with Windows 10 forever, and some great LogoFails. I have no idea what any of that means, but you can check the time stamps below for the topics under discussion. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:52 Food with Josh 03:00 AMD's AI Event 13:54 Intel's embarassing snake oil presentation 23:02 AMD finally fixes Radeon 7000 idle power draw 24:09 Don't worry, you can stay on Windows 10 - for a price 26:13 (in)Security Corner 44:31 Gaming Quick Hits 52:32 A very flat 40-inch ultrawide from Monoprice 1:01:59 A USB Gen2x2 expansion card, and a PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive 1:07:38 Chopping AMD's fastest desktop processor in half for better performance 1:18:52 Picks of the Week 1:44:06 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this special JoshTekk episode, we return from our Thanksgiving break with just over an hour of some of the best podcasting you'll ever experience in your life. Don't believe it? Watch, and be convinced. We've got Tiny 11, OwnCloud horror show soon, Google Drive files that are disappearing, YouTube slights Firefox users, and so much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:13 Food with Josh 03:33 Intel to spend billions to have TSMC fab their CPUs 10:17 Tiny11 now available in 23H2 version 12:35 NVIDIA makes all the money 18:04 Build your own USB-C power delivery sniffer 20:41 The amazing disappearing Google Drive files 23:17 YouTube's continued war against adblockers 26:12 Insecurity Corner 41:08 Gaming Quick Hits 46:32 Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO 8TB review 51:43 Picks of the Week 59:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We won't be podcasting next week, so we encourage you to watch this week's episode repeatedly until we return. We've got SanDisk Extreme Pro with a whole-lotta failures, Intel Arc updates!, GeForce Five-Oh rumors, Gaming industry layoffs and so much more. We of course talked about several other topics, and provide you with a handy index below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:37 Food with Josh 04:06 Intel Arc news - a minor driver update! 05:49 Josh interrupts to ponder AI or something 07:00 AMD MI300X to power new Azure VM series 08:47 Microsoft developed their own Arm superchip 11:49 Intel APO feature limited to 14th Gen CPUs only 13:29 NVIDIA rumor - GB202 to use 384-bit memory bus 15:10 Silicon Motion's 3.5 watt Gen5 SSD controller 19:54 The last Hackaday prize winners ever? 27:36 Security Corner 39:12 Gaming Quick Hits 51:10 Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB DDR5 review 58:30 Picks of the Week 1:15:51 There's sort of an outro in this section ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★