PC Perspective Podcast

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

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