Podcast #816 - RTX 5060 Delay, RX 9070 Breaks Sales Records, Thrustmaster T818 Review, and much MORE

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 Intro02:08 Food with Josh04:54 Mining on Ryzen CPUs is a thing again09:22 Epic doesn't despise ALL fees, as long as they aren't from Apple13:34 DDR5 will soon be available in 12GB DIMMs16:29 Data miners provide mixed reports on NVIDIA Blackwell memory configs18:05 A new version of AIDA64 is here23:22 AMD stops certifying FreeSync displays under 144 Hz28:19 (in)Security Corner40:56 Gaming Quick Hits49:36 Corsair K65 PLUS keyboard review54:43 Fosi Audio LC30 switcher and VU meter review1:00:08 Picks of the Week1:09:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

19 Maalis 20241h 10min

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 Intro01:19 Food with Josh02:51 GDDR7 spec published - it's fast06:31 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 models14:07 Roku blunders with arbitration terms move16:57 EU digital markets act goes into effect - plus Apple vs. Epic III22:33 Android apps on Windows 11 to stop working next year23:41 (in)Security Corner32:19 Gaming Quick Hits43:38 Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD review55:04 Picks of the Week1:06:38 Outro attempt1:08:26 Josh Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

9 Maalis 20241h 10min

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 Intro03:32 Food with Josh via Jeremy05:34 AMD Radeon GRE global launch and RX 7700 XT price drop07:40 Limited OC headroom from GRE a bug, says AMD08:38 Our RX 7900 GRE review - featuring the Sapphire PURE15:02 Intel has a new FET - and wants back in the server room20:53 Corsair launches new dual-chamber cases23:29 That AT&T outage last week28:05 More on the Intel 13th and 14th Gen crashing reports34:59 Herkelman says NVIDIA is a GPU cartel37:05 Security Corner53:41 Gaming Quick Hits1:01:29 Picks of the Week1:10:01 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

3 Maalis 20241h 11min

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 Intro02:14 Food with Josh05:18 NVIDIA's insane quarter (is this AI stuff sustainable?)18:49 Intel Foundry news23:21 Reports of a 400W Intel Core i9-14900KS26:15 AMD paused the RX 7600 XT launch in China due to competition from AMD27:28 A brief mention of the new Cooler Master AiO lawsuit28:29 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue was fixed33:46 Google Flexes a ChromeOS alternative to Windows 1136:28 Josh talks about Arm44:51 (in)Security Corner56:13 Gaming Quick Hits59:40 (GQH continues) Intel CPUs causing Unreal Engine crashes?1:07:57 Corsair A115 air cooler tested1:17:14 Picks of the Week1:27:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

23 Helmi 20241h 28min

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 Intro01:29 Food with Josh04:02 ZLUDA - an AMD funded drop-in CUDA implementation?10:44 NVIDIA intros RTX 2000 Ada Generation slot-powered GPU14:53 Intel trying to supply the new XBox SoC?22:44 Just another Ryzen 9 7945HX mini-ITX motherboard25:13 Breaking news - the RTX 4080 Super is impossible to find at MSRP26:55 VMWare kills off free vSphere Hypervisor28:12 Security Corner31:54 Gaming Quick Hits37:15 Picks of the Week45:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

19 Helmi 202446min

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 Intro02:25 Jeremy Presents: Food with Josh04:20 AMD drops Radeon RX 7900 XT price to 699 USD05:49 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue awaits firmware fix07:58 TSMC might not be jumping on the High-NA EUV bandwagon yet11:39 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 hallucinations23:12 Backing up the Internet is a cache-22 proposition27:38 Microsoft is bringing the sudo command to Windows Server30:53 Security Corner42:51 Gaming Quick Hits46:59 Picks of the Week55:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

11 Helmi 202456min

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 Intro02:10 Food with Josh03:59 RTX 4080 SUPER review12:33 Josh's Soapbox (and further GPU rambles)18:05 AMD's 2023 results are in25:57 Microsoft Teams outage27:35 Edge is taking over Chrome (just a  "bug" so don't worry)30:38 Are process nodes reality, or marketing?37:34 Security Corner45:26 Gaming Quick Hits50:34 Fosi Audio ZA3 dual-mode amp review58:32 Picks of the Week1:06:29 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2 Helmi 20241h 7min

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 Intro02:37 Food with Josh04:02 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER launch review16:47 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT launch reviews30:50 Finally, a new Radeon driver - and it adds Fluid Motion Frames33:40 New Intel Arc driver promises up to 30% DX11 uplift38:33 (in)Security Corner47:13 Gaming Quick Hits (hit, really - there was just one this week)51:17 Picks of the Week1:01:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

26 Tammi 20241h 2min