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PC Perspective Podcast

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.

Copyright: © TekPerspective LLC 2020

Latest Episodes:

Podcast #624 - Ryzen 5000 APUs, NVIDIA GTC (etc.) SPECIAL GUEST Wendell of Level1Techs! Apr 16, 2021

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This week Wendell from Level1Techs (@tekwendell himself) joins the show! We talk about AMD's new (and OEM-only) Ryzen 5000 APUs, enhanced Rocket Lake-S performance after BIOS update, NVIDIA's GTC announcements, a Corsair TKL keyboard, and much more listed in the timestamps below.

We might have broken the Wendell.

00:00 Intro
06:04 Burger of the Week
08:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series Launch
17:14 Rocket Lake Revisited (higher clocks! more power!)
30:46 The FPS Review Benchmarks Intel 750 GPU Performance
33:33 Ad Break #1: LinkedIn Talent Solutions
34:39 Half-Life Alyx VR-Free Mod
38:18 NVIDIA GTC Ramblings
50:53 Intel Offers to Produce Car Chips
56:47 Power Outage at TSMC
57:44 Ad Break #2: CLEAR
59:15 be quiet! Has New PSUs
1:03:19 IceGiant ProSiphon Elite is a MASSIVE CPU Cooler
1:06:50 IBM Keyboards Explored
1:15:42 Gord (?)
1:18:39 Corsair K70 RGB TKL Keyboard and Sabre RGB Pro Mouse
1:30:19 Picks of the Week
1:37:07 Non-Picks and Outro

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Podcast #623 - Bam! Burger! Zen3 Vulnerable? RTX Voice, Right to Repair, K55 Pro Review + MORE!! Apr 08, 2021

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No news?! Not in our world!

We have plenty to talk about in this unrehearsed, totally unscripted episode which in no way typifies our usual output. Not at all. But far more importantly, after last week's omission we are happy to report that Josh returns with a rousing BURGER OF THE WEEK (tm).

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:18 Burger of the Week
09:11 Do AMD Zen 3 Processors Have A Spectre-Like Vulnerability?
12:04 NVIDIA Makes RTX Voice GTX Support Official
15:16 AMD Launches RX 6800 XT Midnight Black Edition
17:56 NVIDIA RTX 3080 (coolers) IN STOCK NOW!
21:01 Some Informal AMD Rumor Discussion
23:27 A $1 Chip Disrupting the Entire Display Industry??
27:45 Just Days Until GTC Kicks Off
29:50 AMD Radeon Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 2077
36:24 You Can Buy an 8TB NVMe SSD (for just $1300)
42:39 QNAP Critical NAS Bugs Revealed
45:18 Yahoo Answer is Shutting Down (finally)
48:01 Right to Repair Legislation Fundraising Excitement
52:10 Brett's Corsair K55 Pro XT Keyboard Review
57:01 Picks of the Week
1:10:31 Outro

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Podcast #622 - Intel Rocket Lake 11th Gen, Corsair RMx PSUs, ARM v9, RTX3080ti + More! Apr 02, 2021

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We can barely contain our excitement about Intel's latest desktop processors this week. In addition, Brett tries his hand at power supply testing, and Josh discusses the latest in Arm technology (and lets us all down with his burger fail). And some other stuff. It's all in the list below.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:02 Josh Burger FAIL
05:14 Way Too Much Intel Rocket Lake Discussion
38:04 Josh Talks About Arm's v9 update & Virtual Conference
52:10 Computex Cancels In-Person 2021 Show
56:20 AIDA64 v6.33 Arrives
58:26 Ad Break #1: Helix Sleep
59:53 GeForce GA102-250 Rumors
1:03:35 NVIDIA Officially Enables GPU Passthrough
1:06:21 Disco Elysium Final Cut
1:08:59 Sonos 24-bit 48 kHz Excitement
1:16:43 Ad Break #2: TextExpander
1:17:54 RGB Hair (not really a thing)
1:20:33 VoltsWagon Rebrand (made fools of us all)
1:22:48 Brett's Corsair RMx PSU Review
1:39:01 Picks of the Week
1:47:57 Outro

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Podcast #621 - XFX 6700xt MERC319, Corsair Fans, MS buying Discord, Intel ticks again + More! Mar 26, 2021

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This episode has some of the "All" in it. It's got a Fryday, and XFX MERC319, Corsair SP RGB fans, Zadak RGB Storage, GeForce Now, DLSS maybe on the Switch and Patriot storage goes into Supersonic Rage Pro mode. Is the fastest DDR4 5000 worth it? What's in Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 and what's coming for gaming in 2021? Is Intel on their way back to tick and tocking with their new fab? All that and more in this episode of the PC Perspective Podcast.

Timestamps for your pleasure:

00:00 Intro
01:18 Burger of the Week (FryDay Edition)
04:40 XFX RX 6700 XT MERC319 Review
13:18 Gaming in 2021 - What's Coming?
19:51 Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2
23:17 Intel Unleashed Event
32:50 Nintendo Switch Pro 4K DLSS Rumors
37:44 Microsoft May Buy Discord For Over $10 Billion
45:47 Ad Break: ExpressVPN
47:30 GeForce Now Costs More
51:39 IceSLEET X7 Dual is a Big Aqua Air Cooler
57:45 DDR4-5000 RAM Somehow Not Univerally Compatible
1:04:34 Patriot Supersonic Rage Pro Thumb Drives: Brett Learns About UASP in 2021
1:07:28 Zadak Spark - An RGB Device That Doubles as a 1TB SSD
1:13:36 OVH Data Center Woes Continue
1:16:02 Brett Reviews Corsair SP120 and SP140 RGB Elite Fans
1:21:53 Picks of the Week
1:29:36 Outro

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Podcast #620 - AMD 6700XT, Lenovo P1 Laptop, Corsair 60% keyboard, Intel 11th + way more! Mar 19, 2021

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Not one but TWO launch reviews for the RX 6700 XT, the long term use review of the Lenovo P1 Gen 3 4k laptop (the online article has way more info) and Corsair released their first 60% mechanical keyboard. As per the timestamps, we also dive into pricing and performance for the Intel 11th Gen CPUs, Micron done with 3D XPoint, RTX 3060 mining speed self-own, and AMD AGESA updates maybe finally fixing USB issues on 500 series platform. Oh, let's not forget the Justin Long Intel shilling discussion and how a gifted rando finally fixed Rockstar's terrible loading times for GTA V and got what he deserved. A reward. There's way more, but the show tends to speak for itself.

As you wish, might I present the timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:16 Burger of the Week
05:37 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Launch Review
26:08 Intel Announces 11th Gen Desktop Pricing
36:00 RTX 3060 Mining At Full Speed
42:45 Your Webcam Probably Isn't Safe
46:04 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions
47:10 The New AMD EPYC 7003 Family
54:00 Shortages at Samsung Delay the Next Note
58:34 Micron Pulls Plug on 3D XPoint
1:01:40 Reminiscing About Last Week's Epic Burger of the Week
1:02:54 AMD AGESA Update Addressing USB Issues
1:05:30 Devs Plan To Fix Poor GTA Online Load Times
1:07:36 TOP STORY - Justin Long Does Intel PC Ads
1:11:39 Brett's Lenovo P1 Gen 3 15-inch Laptop Review
1:18:39 Corsair K65 RGB MINI 60 Percent Keyboard Review
1:25:41 Picks of the Week
1:33:24 Outro

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Podcast #619 - 11700k early look, MS Ryzen Surfaces, Samsung 980 & Much More! Mar 11, 2021

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Join us this time for a spirited, meandering look at the week in personal computer news. A long and winding road, if you will, that leads to Josh's door. And burgers. There will be burgers. And cat-butt. Use your imagination if you're listening.

00:00 Intro
02:38 Josh's Burger of the Week
06:10 Surface May Get More Ryzen Options
09:10 Microsoft Bethesda Acquisition Now Offical
10:49 AnandTech Reviews Intel's Unreleased Core i7-11700K
41:32 Solarwinds Keeps Getting Worse
45:00 When a 3070 Isn't a 3070 (or a 3070)
49:46 Ad Break: ExpressVPN
51:29 Corsair's Liquid Cooled SSD
59:45 Fooling AI with Pen and Paper
1:02:35 Apple Discontinues iMac Pro
1:06:12 OVHcloud Fire
1:07:45 Samsung 980 SSD Review
1:13:37 Hardware Availability Woes Continue
1:17:30 Kent's Thermaltake View 51 TG ARGB Review
1:31:08 Picks of the Week
1:43:07 Outro

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Podcast #618 - AMD 6700 XT, Intel 670p, Threadripper PRO, Aliens games Mar 04, 2021

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This week we look AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT announcement and talk expected performance and (sigh) availability. We also look at Intel's new consumer SSD (they're still making those??), Josh explains the Newegg Shuffle, and we cover some other topics visible in the timestamps below:

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:49 Josh's Burger of the Week
05:01 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Announced
23:21 AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Hits DIY Market
28:14 Intel SSD 670p Launched
32:38 Ad Break: Helix Sleep
34:13 Josh Does the Newegg Shuffle
37:21 Light Shaking Makes Hard Drives Faster
42:21 Game Break Part 1 - Aliens: Fireteam - Coming This Summer
45:30 Game Break Part 2 - Space Beast Terror Fright
48:45 Intel Discontinues Performance Tuning Protection Plan
52:00 NASA's Mars Rover Is Powered by a 233 MHz PowerPC 750 Processor
55:36 Intel DG2 GPU Will Indeed Arrive This Year
1:02:40 Picks of the Week
1:11:44 Outro

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Podcast #617 - RTX 3060, Fractal Meshify 2 Compact, AMD USB Issues and More! Feb 26, 2021

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OH yes, another GPU you probably cannot get easily, it's the RTX 3060! A great new case in the Fractal Design line up, the Meshify 2 Compact (looks good in purple, go see it). Also we review a gigantic mouse mat and a new gaming mouse from Corsair, the Katar Pro XT. Diablo is going MMO, Apple M1's might be wearing out SSDs, Firefox tosses its cookies in a jar, and Sabrent offers an inexpensive USB-c home for NVME.

Enjoy all that and more!

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:12 Josh's Burger of the Week
03:33 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Review
17:56 NVIDIA Reduces 3060 Mining Performance, Intros Mining GPUs
27:19 PC Build Recommendations in a Time of Drought
31:45 Josh Talks About NVIDIA Earnings
37:57 Brett's Corsair Katar Pro XT Mouse and MM700 Mat Review
47:13 Ad Break: TextExpander
48:18 Sabrent $30 USB-C NVMe Enclosure
51:10 AMD Investigating X570 USB Issues
57:53 Firefox Keeps Cookies in Containers
1:02:43 Apple M1 Mac Excessive SSD Wear?
1:05:27 Diablo is Blizzard's Destiny
1:09:39 Brett's Fractal Meshify 2 C Review
1:27:06 Picks of the Week
1:31:56 Outro

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Podcast 616: Undervolted and Overclocked Feb 19, 2021

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RTX 3060 about to be released, ray tracing enhancements from the consoles ported over to PCs for Metro Exodus, spyware from Supermicro part deux, clock tuner for Ryzen and reliability - plus so much more! Like bit coin mining uses just a bit of power.... here's the break down - back by request!

00:00 Intro
02:13 Burger of the Week
04:14 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Release Date and Specs
09:06 Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition
12:43 Audio Technica Streaming Starter Pack
15:53 Clock Tuner for Ryzen 2.1
20:18 Report of Abnormal Zen 3 DOA Numbers?
28:15 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions
29:30 SuperMicro SpyChipGate Part Deux
34:30 Qualcomm Objects to NVIDIA Arm Purchase
40:15 Breaking News - Bitcoin Mining Uses a Lot of Power
41:36 Samsung 980 PRO 2TB Review
50:35 Picks of the Week
1:07:27 Outro

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Podcast #615 - Intel 11th Gen, AMD FidelityFX, Apple VR, CD PR Cyberpunked, and HyperX Review + More! Feb 12, 2021

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Latest on Intel 11th Gen CPUs, Western_Digital Game Dock and a discussion of the AMD FidelityFX DLSS competitor. Epic game store exclusives, Android on your Switch, CD Project Red gets really punked, and a review of the HyperX Quadcast S mic. Don't miss out on the Apple VR glasses or the SX CPU chatter as well. Finally, we finish off this non-star-studded episode with our not yet patented Picks of the Week!

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