PC Perspective Podcast

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Podcast #724 - The Worst Received Graphics Card Launch of All Time (and MORE Extreme topics!) May 26, 2023

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You love to hate it, it's the pcper podcast! Wait - that's not right. You probably just love to hate overpriced, underspecified hardware. Oh well. That's the world we live in now. Other things include IE11 will be "forever", The Radeon RX 7600 might save mid-tier gaming, and Bungie is bringing back Marathon - sorta. Complete list of topical topics in the time stamps below.

00:00 Intro
02:30 Burger of the Week
04:20 The RTX 4060 Ti review fallout
09:22 More pointless RTX 4060 Ti discussion
18:49 AMD Radeon RX 7600 review
29:08 Intel Arc A750 drops to 199 USD in some places
32:20 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh
33:44 NVIDIA made a lot of money
40:01 Microsoft Surface Pro X cameras are failing suddenly
42:51 Internet Explorer lives on
44:08 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
45:23 Sandisk Extreme 4TB SSD data loss issue
48:04 Native RGB support is coming to Windows
50:32 WinRAR and 7-zip integration is also coming to Windows
51:37 Security Corner
56:30 Gaming Quick Hits
1:04:02 Picks of the Week
1:10:56 Outro

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Podcast #723 - Intel Arc Balanced Builds, ASUS Changes Warranty, Monoprice Mic & be quiet! Dark Power reviews + MORE! May 20, 2023

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Catch up with the Monoprice Mic and be quiet! Dark Power 850w reviews, plus SSD performance software from Solidigm, and a big balanced build discussion.

This was recorded the night before NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 4060 Family but we still had plenty to discuss, as you can see from the list of topics in the time stamps below.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:14 Burger of the Week
02:34 Intel Arc Balanced Builds (and build pricing discussion)
15:49 ASUS changes their AM5 motherboard warranty policy
20:13 Logitech and iFixit team up
27:20 EU approves Microsoft Activision-Blizzard deal
28:41 A mandatory update for Windows 10
33:21 Scrutinizing Solidigm Synergy SSD software
37:10 Games demos coming back?
42:37 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
43:52 Security Corner
54:11 Gaming Quick Hits
59:28 Our be quiet! Dark Power 13 PSU review
1:05:23 Monoprice Dark Matter Sentry mic review
1:11:53 Picks of the Week
1:19:00 Outro

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Podcast #722 - 16GB RTX 4060 SKU, Big Hard Drives Failing Faster, DDR4 Price Drops Again, Hacking & AI + more! May 13, 2023

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Another podcast has occurred, and we had more to talk about than originally anticipated. Such as that MSI hack which keeps on giving and if you've got a flickering monitor - check your chair! MS and AMD vs Nvidia, large hard drives die faster, PC game making is actually profitable and does real gaming need 16GB of VRAM?

Topics in the time stamps below.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:24 Food with Josh
03:23 RTX 4060 Series may have a 16GB version (and more VRAM discussion)
15:38 Large hard drives live shorter lives?
20:22 Microsoft lets users pay for beta AI in Office 365
23:31 DDR4 prices may be going down again
26:20 MS and AMD team up to fight NV at AI
30:26 An alarming Google Pixel Pixie story
32:52 Coldplay lyrics found in Kingston SSD firmware
33:35 Gaming chair ESD blues
38:30 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Jobs
39:46 Security Corner
47:36 Gaming Quick Hits
50:03 Picks of the Week
57:19 Outro (with recent livestream discussion)

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Podcast #721 - RIP Microsoft, Solidigm Synergy, Intel's Terrible Quarter, Arc GPU News, AMD TPM exploit and MORE May 06, 2023

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It's our seven hundred and twenty-first podcast! And what a podcast it is. We even had a fake visit from Allyn, who didn't join us because I forgot to ask him to. And so many other topics like Ryzen burns, AMD TPM exploited, NVIDIA supply issues, and Intel loses billions and rebrands!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Burger of the Week
02:58 RIP Microsoft ... branded keyboards and mice
04:45 No more features updates for Windows 10, either
06:59 More pointless pontification about Ryzen burnouts
12:37 A fake cameo from Allyn Malventano!!
13:34 Solidigm Synergy 2.0 released - a free performance boost
19:26 Intel loses billions in worst quarter ever
24:08 AMD also lost money
27:27 Intel might re-brand Core CPUs because marketing fixes everything
30:18 Arc update: employees hint at Battlemage and Celestial GPU process nodes
31:40 More Arc! This time, Matrox has Intel inside
34:15 NVIDIA supply rumors
36:09 Some RTX 4070 vs RX 6950 XT chatter
39:40 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
40:56 Security Corner
45:56 Gaming Quick Hits
52:31 G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-7200 memory reviewed
56:20 PNY EliteX-PRO60 SD card for 4K video (and what V30, V60, and V90 mean)
1:00:25 Picks of the Week
1:07:02 Outro
1:07:31 Tire

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Podcast #720 - Self-Destructing Ryzen 7000 CPUs, RX 7600 XT and RTX 4060 Ti Rumors, Lexar's DDR5-6000 and MORE Apr 29, 2023

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Are you ready to overreact to the latest explosive computer hardware drama?? Sure, AMD has found the root cause already (I added their latest statement to the show during editing), but when we recorded this the subject was very hot. Get it? HOT. Like Josh. He hosted, by the way. Sebastian's voice was worse than usual, and his video/audio sync was off anyway.

We've got Security Scares, Rumors, Vintage news, Reviews and all that podcast host craziness to go along with it all. Enjoy.

Timstamps:
00:00 Intro
02:07 Burger of the Week
04:36 We may have a Ryzen 7000 problem on our hands
14:09 UPDATE (added just before publishing): AMD says they have identified the root cause
15:09 AMD Ryzen Z1 Series for gaming handhelds
21:45 MSI un-launches their RTX 4060 Ti SUPER 3X
23:40 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT rumors
28:26 NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti rumors
34:23 Gettin' vintage wit' it
37:38 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
38:57 Jeremy reviews a Monoprice headset
44:13 Security Corner
52:24 Gaming Quick Hits
56:49 Lexar's ARES DDR5-6000 memory reviewed
1:02:32 Picks of the Week
1:13:03 Outro

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Podcast 719 - RTX 4070 Price Cut Coming? MSI GAMING X Review, Intel Boosts Arc Perf Again, Netflix AAA Gaming and MORE! Apr 22, 2023

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Quoting one of the greats: What's hotter than a 12VHPWR connector? This podcast. People just can't get enough of either one.
RTX4070 review and news, more RTX 3060Ti's, get your Afterburner on, but no longer with Intel ASICs plus so much more!
Full list of topics in the time stamps below.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:36 Food with Josh
04:15 Is an RTX 4070 price cut coming already??
14:49 MSI launches an RTX 3060 Ti SUPER that isn't an NVIDIA SUPER
16:45 Intel boosts Arc performance yet again
19:48 There's finally a new official Afterburner release!
20:50 Josh wants to talk about Arc some more
23:08 How much RX 6000 Series stock does AMD still have?
27:17 DirectStorage 1.2
28:35 Sony invests in Raspberry PI
30:54 Intel discontinues their mining ASICs
32:38 Netflix is still shipping DVDs in the mail - but only until September
37:06 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
38:17 Security Corner
42:24 Gaming Quick Hits
52:07 MSI RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G review
1:00:21 Picks of the Week
1:10:00 Outro

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Podcast #718 - RTX 4070 FE Review, Fosi Audio BT20A Pro Amp, AMD Enthusiast Much?, PC Shipments + more! Apr 14, 2023

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Help us drive the experience.

It's been another week, and we have another new hardware launch to talk about! Yes, it's the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, and we looked at the Founders Edition card beforehand to find out just how much like an RTX 3080 it really is.

Jeremy continues to review things, and this time he has an update to the surprisingly good Fosi Audio amp he reviewed last year - and this BT20A Pro is apparently the real deal. We also discussed news and various other topics, found in the list below.

00:00 Intro
01:10 Burger of the Week
03:03 The GeForce RTX 4070 review
17:02 PC sales are down 30 percent
20:06 Mac sales are down 40 percent
22:22 AMD wants to know: are you an enthusiast? (16 plus GB VRAM flex)
28:34 Google is killing off more stuff (Dropcam and Nest Secure)
30:50 Intel stops selling prebuilt servers and discontinues a datacenter GPU
33:48 Stunning Revelation: Last-gen laptops are nearly as good and much less expensive
35:20 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
36:32 Security Corner
42:56 Gaming Quick Hits
48:27 Fosi Audio BT20A Pro amp review
59:48 Picks of the Week
1:10:45 Outro

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Podcast #717 - Ryzen 7 7800X3D is THE ONE, A620 Chipset, Cyberpunk Overdrive = New Crysis, Phanteks Shift XT + MORE! Apr 07, 2023

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Boeing didn't release a 717. Ok, yes they did. I just looked it up. BUT WE DID, TOO. Sure, podcasts aren't airplanes. However, they can still take you on a wild ride through various topics (with frequent digressions). You will be enthralled. How could you not? Just look at those topics in the list thingy below.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:50 Burger of the Week
03:29 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is THE ONE
14:28 AMD launching A620 chipset (plus PCIe Gen5 discussion)
23:02 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers
24:16 The ASUS ROG Ally is no joke
26.56 Falcon Northwest's massive DRX desktop replacement laptop
28:58 AMD makes another attempt at simplifying mobile branding
32:07 Computing and Graphics leadership change at AMD
33:01 e-file malware - just in time for tax season!
37:06 Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive is the new Crysis?
40:11 Jeremy Malventano's SK hynix Platinum P41 review
54:44 Kent's epic Phanteks EVOLV Shift XT review
1:18:32 Picks of the Week
1:28:23 Outro

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Podcast #716 - Last of Us Port Mess, Diablo RTX 3080 Ti Drama, LTT Hack, NLR F-GT Racing Cockpit, 2.5Gbe for all Mar 31, 2023

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Another week, another sloppy PC port. But we talked about more things than just The Last of Us: Part I (which has already been patched multiple times to correct some of the stuff we showed). Yes, another game was allegedly killing graphics cards, LTT was hacked and had their channel deleted for a short time, and Josh goes full JoshTEKK for an extensive racing rig review.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro (and no burger)
02:03 The Last of Us: Port I launch issues
05:59 Was Diablo IV killing RTX 3080 Ti cards?
10:01 STH did a big 2.5 GbE switch roundup
16:30 Podcast sponsor - Factor Meals
17:35 ISA cards on modern PCs!
20:27 Intel intros NUC 13 Pro 4x4
22:23 Sony ZV-E1 set to take over YouTube
25:28 The LTT hack
30:31 Security Corner
37:24 Podcast sponsor - Kolide
38:28 Gaming Quick Hits
43:59 JoshTEKK review: NLR F-GT sim racing cockpit
1:02:00 Picks of the Week
1:08:32 Outro

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Podcast #715 - CS:2, Raja Leaving Intel, RX 7900 XT Review, Cyberpunk Path Tracing, 3GB GPUs Obsolete? + MORE! Mar 25, 2023

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Nvidia has Grace, Intel does not have Raja, Cyberpunk 2077 has paths, Games have DLSS, Josh has food, Sapphire has the Pulse + MORE!
Recorded March 22, 2023.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Food with Josh
02:00 Counter Strike 2
05:38 Raja leaving Intel
17:08 Cyberpunk path tracing
20:06 DLSS 3 adoption set to increase significantly
23:02 NVIDIA Grace CPU superchip
25:18 The 3GB GPU is becoming obsolete
27:30 What can brown do for your RTX 4080?
32:13 Microsoft support shows their warez
34:10 Podcast sponsor - SaneBox
35:20 Security Corner
40:53 Gaming Quick Hits
47:44 Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XT review
51:59 Picks of the Week
1:05:07 Outro

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