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

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 issues05:59 Was Diablo IV killing RTX 3080 Ti cards?10:01 STH did a big 2.5 GbE switch roundup16:30 Podcast sponsor - Factor Meals17:35 ISA cards on modern PCs!20:27 Intel intros NUC 13 Pro 4x422:23 Sony ZV-E1 set to take over YouTube25:28 The LTT hack30:31 Security Corner37:24 Podcast sponsor - Kolide38:28 Gaming Quick Hits43:59 JoshTEKK review: NLR F-GT sim racing cockpit1:02:00 Picks of the Week1:08:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

31 Maalis 20231h 8min

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 Intro00:49 Food with Josh02:00 Counter Strike 205:38 Raja leaving Intel17:08 Cyberpunk path tracing20:06 DLSS 3 adoption set to increase significantly23:02 NVIDIA Grace CPU superchip25:18 The 3GB GPU is becoming obsolete27:30 What can brown do for your RTX 4080?32:13 Microsoft support shows their warez34:10 Podcast sponsor - SaneBox35:20 Security Corner40:53 Gaming Quick Hits47:44 Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XT review51:59 Picks of the Week1:05:07 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

25 Maalis 20231h 6min

It's time for another week of Ryzen X3D discussion! Well, until about the 19 minute mark, anyway. There were a lot of other topics, and our original livestream began with an interview with Sapphire's PR manager Ed Crisler (to be released soon!). (Recorded March 15, 2023.)Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:12 Food with Josh02:27 AMD's first official Ryzen 7 7800X3D benchmarks06:09 Ryzen 9 7950X3D benchmarking adventures18:57 Samsung wants to be world's #1 chipmaker23:25 Microsoft fixes SMB Windows 11 copy speeds26:06 Podcast sponsor - Kolide27:12 Synology launches new 4-bay DiskStations31:06 Microsoft lays off AI ethics team33:08 Default Windows VBS setting slows down GPUs34:46 Security Corner42:43 Podcast sponsor - Factor43:48 Gaming Quick Hits50:59 Picks of the Week59:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

18 Maalis 20231h

Not a heavy news week, but still much fun to be had!  But ... this makes for a 45 minute show after the fluff was removed (and if you like all the fun+ fluff, visit patreon.com/pcper !)  Radeon pricing adjustment, Agesa 24GB support issues, Nvidia hot fixes CPU usage, more RTX 3060's are probably on the way, TPM 2.0 is probably terrible, and AMD might preview FSR 3.0 and so much more!  Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:36 Food with Josh02:27 NVIDIA issues hotfix for high CPU usage04:13 AMD AGESA not yet supporting the new 24GB DIMMs, apparently05:08 AMD platform maturity ramblings08:02 Yet another RTX 3060 variant rumored09:16 Microsoft vs 3rd Party UI customization utilities11:51 Podcast sponsor - SaneBox13:01 Radeon RX 7900 XT finally selling for $79915:02 Intel Arc high idle power draw fix17:09 Intel scraps Rialto Bridge server GPU24:18 AMD to possibly show FSR 3.0 at GDC - DLSS 3 FG competitor26:26 Cooler Master has a 4K high-refresh mini-LED monitor for under $1k29:03 Podcast sponsor - Kolide30:09 Security Corner35:34 Gaming Quick Hits41:19 Picks of the Week46:12 Outro46:32 Bonus clip: Josh turns the camera around!!! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

11 Maalis 202347min

We recovered from the Midwest ice storm that knocked out power at podcast HQ for a few days using one weird trick, and you'll never believe what happened next! (Recorded March 1, 2023.)Intel Arc fresh takes, Ryzen 9 7950X3D perf talk, Nvidia financials, Microsoft asks you to stop using Chrome + security and gaming fun!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:50 Burger of the Week04:58 Ryzen 9 7950X3D launch24:38 iGPU overclocking excitement26:41 New mobile parts are faster than older ones28:27 NVIDIA financials33:46 Podcast sponsor - Factor34:47 RTX video enhancement38:09 Xbox games come to GeForce Now39:31 Intel defers 3nm TSMC orders?41:19 Mandatory Arc coverage48:44 Podcast sponsor - Kolide53:52 Microsoft really wants you to stop using Edge to download Chrome55:53 Wear Minecraft Crocs in your round Meta cubicle58:58 Josh wants to tell you that Anthony G joined Allied Gaming1:01:59 Security Corner1:06:37 Podcast sponsor - Sanebox1:07:48 Gaming Quick Hits1:15:24 Picks of the Week1:21:59 Anti-pick and Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

4 Maalis 20231h 24min

Where did we learn to podcast like this? 7-Eleven probably.  Ryzen 7950X3D is available (in Europe), AI goes wild, AMD released RX 6000 drivers finally!  The PCIe 4 NVME SP UD90 is very decent, and Intel brings back some sort of HEDT CPUs.  Much more fun for episode 7-11 with dead IE, Security issues and RGB!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:53 Burger of the Week05:46 New Radeon RX 6000 drivers!14:19 Google AI thing21:17 Google GO is built for telemetry24:56 Internet Explorer is nearly gone26:27 Windows 11 RGB control29:34 Intel graphics hampered by Windows Update32:10 Security Corner39:09 Gaming Quick Hits44:15 SP UD90 SSD48:01 Picks of the Week57:51 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

19 Helmi 202358min

Intel Arc day 1 drives for Hogwarts, our review of the very fast Samsung 4TB T7 shield, the Thermalright Intel CPU frame works magic on the 13900KS, both Microsoft and Adobe want your PDFs, and Tiny 11 (no relation to Tiny Rick), why is Josh finally cleaning his room plus much more!!  Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:59 No burger this week?!04:58 Mandatory Intel Arc coverage! A new driver... (and some rambling)09:09 Discord was slowing NVIDIA VRAM? (NVIDIA fixes with new driver)11:37 Thermalright contact frame made a HUGE difference with 13th Gen thermals17:09 RIP Intel RKL18:37 A Voodoo 5 6000 card is currently selling for $14k23:30 Are Edge and Adobe conspiring to take over your online PDFs?25:49 An alternative to Windows 11 is... tiny1127:44 Podcast sponsor SaneBox28:53 Security Corner35:43 Gaming Quick Hits42:07 Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield 4TB review45:26 Picks of the Week58:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

11 Helmi 202359min

This week we assemble yet again to talk about AMD's big reveal - and now that the wait for Ryzen 7000X3D Series pricing and availability information is over, the wait for physical Ryzen 7000X3D Series product begins.Not to be outdone, Intel has lowered Arc A750 pricing and provided a new driver with even faster DX9 performance! Just don't look at their quarterly financial statement. AMD, on the other hand, had a good quarter. Josh talked about both. (Full list of topics below.)Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:29 Food with Josh04:37 AMD announces Ryzen 7000X3D pricing and availability14:01 Intel lowers Arc A750 price and boosts DX9 perf21:50 An incongruous story about a PSU25:20 Podcast sponsor - Factor26:23 Intel Quarterly Financials39:34 AMD Quarterly Financials50:52 Podcast sponsor - Rocket Money52:01 Smartphone sales dive57:16 Security Corner1:03:14 Josh talks about Samsung 980 Pro firmware1:05:34 Gaming Quick Hits1:07:41 Picks of the Week1:13:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

4 Helmi 20231h 14min