Podcast #803 - Arrow Lake Update, Arc B580 Performance and Value, Pi 500 NVMe Workaround, 8GB GPU enough? + MORE!

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 Intro02:30 Burger of the Week04:20 The RTX 4060 Ti review fallout09:22 More pointless RTX 4060 Ti discussion18:49 AMD Radeon RX 7600 review29:08 Intel Arc A750 drops to 199 USD in some places32:20 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh33:44 NVIDIA made a lot of money40:01 Microsoft Surface Pro X cameras are failing suddenly42:51 Internet Explorer lives on44:08 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers45:23 Sandisk Extreme 4TB SSD data loss issue48:04 Native RGB support is coming to Windows50:32 WinRAR and 7-zip integration is also coming to Windows51:37 Security Corner56:30 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:02 Picks of the Week1:10:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

26 Touko 20231h 11min

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 Intro01:14 Burger of the Week02:34 Intel Arc Balanced Builds (and build pricing discussion)15:49 ASUS changes their AM5 motherboard warranty policy20:13 Logitech and iFixit team up27:20 EU approves Microsoft Activision-Blizzard deal28:41 A mandatory update for Windows 1033:21 Scrutinizing Solidigm Synergy SSD software37:10 Games demos coming back?42:37 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers43:52 Security Corner54:11 Gaming Quick Hits59:28 Our be quiet! Dark Power 13 PSU review1:05:23  Monoprice Dark Matter Sentry mic review1:11:53 Picks of the Week1:19:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Touko 20231h 19min

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 Intro01:24 Food with Josh03:23 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 36523:31 DDR4 prices may be going down again26:20 MS and AMD team up to fight NV at AI30:26 An alarming Google Pixel Pixie story32:52 Coldplay lyrics found in Kingston SSD firmware33:35 Gaming chair ESD blues38:30 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Jobs39:46 Security Corner47:36 Gaming Quick Hits50:03 Picks of the Week57:19 Outro (with recent livestream discussion) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

14 Touko 20231h 1min

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 Intro01:17 Burger of the Week02:58 RIP Microsoft ... branded keyboards and mice04:45 No more features updates for Windows 10, either06:59 More pointless pontification about Ryzen burnouts12:37 A fake cameo from Allyn Malventano!!13:34 Solidigm Synergy 2.0 released - a free performance boost19:26 Intel loses billions in worst quarter ever24:08 AMD also lost money27:27 Intel might re-brand Core CPUs because marketing fixes everything30:18 Arc update: employees hint at Battlemage and Celestial GPU process nodes31:40 More Arc! This time, Matrox has Intel inside34:15 NVIDIA supply rumors36:09 Some RTX 4070 vs RX 6950 XT chatter39:40 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers40:56 Security Corner45:56 Gaming Quick Hits52:31 G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-7200 memory reviewed56:20 PNY EliteX-PRO60 SD card for 4K video (and what V30, V60, and V90 mean)1:00:25 Picks of the Week1:07:02 Outro1:07:31 Tire ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

6 Touko 20231h 7min

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 Intro02:07 Burger of the Week04:36 We may have a Ryzen 7000 problem on our hands14:09 UPDATE (added just before publishing): AMD says they have identified the root cause15:09 AMD Ryzen Z1 Series for gaming handhelds21:45 MSI un-launches their RTX 4060 Ti SUPER 3X23:40 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT rumors28:26 NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti rumors34:23 Gettin' vintage wit' it37:38 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers38:57 Jeremy reviews a Monoprice headset44:13 Security Corner52:24 Gaming Quick Hits56:49 Lexar's ARES DDR5-6000 memory reviewed1:02:32 Picks of the Week1:13:03 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

29 Huhti 20231h 14min

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 Intro02:36 Food with Josh04:15 Is an RTX 4070 price cut coming already??14:49 MSI launches an RTX 3060 Ti SUPER that isn't an NVIDIA SUPER16:45 Intel boosts Arc performance yet again19:48 There's finally a new official Afterburner release!20:50 Josh wants to talk about Arc some more23:08 How much RX 6000 Series stock does AMD still have?27:17 DirectStorage 1.228:35 Sony invests in Raspberry PI30:54 Intel discontinues their mining ASICs32:38 Netflix is still shipping DVDs in the mail - but only until September37:06 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers38:17 Security Corner42:24 Gaming Quick Hits52:07 MSI RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G review1:00:21 Picks of the Week1:10:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

22 Huhti 20231h 10min

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 Intro01:10 Burger of the Week03:03 The GeForce RTX 4070 review17:02 PC sales are down 30 percent20:06 Mac sales are down 40 percent22:22 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 GPU33:48 Stunning Revelation: Last-gen laptops are nearly as good and much less expensive35:20 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers36:32 Security Corner42:56 Gaming Quick Hits48:27 Fosi Audio BT20A Pro amp review59:48 Picks of the Week1:10:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

14 Huhti 20231h 11min

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 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week03:29 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is THE ONE14:28 AMD launching A620 chipset (plus PCIe Gen5 discussion)23:02 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers24:16 The ASUS ROG Ally is no joke26.56 Falcon Northwest's massive DRX desktop replacement laptop28:58 AMD makes another attempt at simplifying mobile branding32:07 Computing and Graphics leadership change at AMD33:01 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 review54:44 Kent's epic Phanteks EVOLV Shift XT review1:18:32 Picks of the Week1:28:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

7 Huhti 20231h 19min