PC Perspective Podcast

They said it couldn't be done. Well, actually they said it shouldn't be done. But we did it anyway, and now YOU can watch and/or listen to it! Yes, it's episode 630 in the long-running series of podcasts from your friends at PCPer. Subjects covered this week appear below, in the timestamp list!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:09 Burger of the Week05:30 AMD Zen 4 Rumors12:14 How NOT to Install LGA CPUs13:35 Intel's Next Socket Not Compatible with Current Coolers?15:03 TechSpot's Ryzen 7 5800X vs. Core i7-11700K Face-off20:36 Josh Guides You Through NVIDIA Earnings29:55 Ad Break: TextExpander31:06 Arm Hiring Freeze?34:17 Microsoft and Qualcomm Team For Windows on Arm Mini PC39:17 The Mysterious Case of the Thermal Pad Thickness41:30 The Next Version of Windows Will Be the BEST EVER44:24 Ad Break: Clear45:47 Linux on Chromebooks Out of Beta47:20 Intel's H20 - A Fusion of Optane and QLC51:17 The Promise of Biomutant53:42 USB-C 2.1 Supports 240W56:21 ASUS Offers MASSIVE Power Delivery on new Z590 Board1:00:01 GeIL ORION RGB 4400 MHz RAM Review1:07:32 Picks of the Week1:18:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

29 Touko 20211h 20min

Thanks for joining us here again for another week of tech talk on the things we found interesting enough to discuss and cool products we review.  Topics include NVIDIA's announcement of LHR (Low Hash Rate) graphics cards, the modular Framework laptop, a surprisingly good $26 be quiet! air cooler, a VERY quiet mouse, and more (listed below).  AMD is XT'ing all the things, Intel wants to 12VO all the things, Microsoft Flight Sim wants us to tour all the things! Enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:42 Burger of the Week05:55 NVIDIA's LHR Graphics Card Announcement (and some Ti rumors)14:30 Framework Modular Laptop21:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 XT Processors Incoming?24:33 AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Rumors27:00 Intel Wants To Make 12V Only PSUs Standard34:29 Ad Break: Molekule Air Purifiers36:07 AMD PCI Driver Excitement39:24 Hackaday Prize 202144:16 MSFS Audio Tours48:42 Total War: Warhammer III Update50:58 A Lesson in News Headline Puns53:09 Review #1: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler1:02:44 Review #2: Cherry Stream Desktop Keyboard and Mouse1:06:42 Picks of the Week1:23:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

21 Touko 20211h 24min

A podcast so jam-packed with content that we talked non-stop for an hour and a half! Yes, there is incredibly intelligent commentary, but far more important there is a BURGER OF THE WEEK. Full list of subjects in the timestamps down below.Warning:  There is a small amount of Microcenter in this show.  And Macs.  And Apple.  But waaaay more Intel, so it all works out.Timestamps00:00 Intro03:36 Burger of the Week05:43 Intel Launches Tiger Lake-H Mobile Processors15:20 Intel's Alder Lake-S First to Market with DDR5, PCIe Gen5?23:32 IBM Claims Smallest Processor Ever (2nm)28:35 Wi-Fi FragAttacks32:01 Inland SSD - The Microcenter Brand35:41 SSD Prices Headed Up36:30 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions37:38 Newly Detected Qualcomm Vulnerability40:58 RIP Windows 10X42:14 Resizable BAR Benchmarks46:44 Our SilverStone SUGO 15 Review56:28 Ad Break: Upstart Personal Loans57:45 A Look at the be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W PSU1:02:33 RE Village AMD FidelityFX Perf (via FPS Review)1:06:17 NVIDIA Releases RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti Notebook GPUs1:10:06 Our ThermalTake Tower 100 Case Review1:21:38 Picks of the Week1:30:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

14 Touko 20211h 31min

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us!  There's charming tech laced banter, Intel rumors that we (really) cannot talk about, Dishwasher DRM and the right to repair things we own, Retro Hardware, Core i7 over everything, Windows game store still sells games?!, Discord and Sony, Resident Evil and Metro Exodus are living the RTX dream, and so many other witty observations.  Timestamps with subjects below!Timestamps00:00 Intro03:55 Burger of the Week08:03 Intel CPU Rumors13:26 Windows Store Makes an Epic Choice16:48 Core i7-11700KF For Your Non-IGP Intel Needs20:58 Resident Evil Village and Metro Exodus Ray Tracing28:44 DRM on a Dishwasher?? (and "bonus" appliance ranting)40:26 RETRO HARDWARE BREAK: A Tiny AMD 386 Motherboard41:39 Another Desktop vs. Laptop GPU Article (feat. RTX 3080)43:41 Samsung's FABulous News49:23 Discord Partners with PlayStation50:49 AMD Warning X370 Mobo Makers Against Ryzen 5000 BIOS Support?53:27 Oculus Quest 2: The Price of Privacy is HIGH56:29 Phanteks P200A Mini-ITX Case1:00:16 Picks of the Week1:11:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

7 Touko 20211h 12min

Tonight, some rumors on GPUs and APUs, Josh talks about Arm's latest Tech Day and how much money AMD made last quarter, and we look at a dual-bay NVMe enclosure and a new gaming headset. Plus other stuff. It's all in the timestamps below:00:00 Intro02:36 Burger of the Week04:04 Intel Optane LIVES08:05 RTX 3080 Ti Coming May 18??16:58 AMD Ryzen 4700S is the XBox APU For PC???19:17 Another Arm Tech Day38:17 AMD 3nm Zen 5 APU Rumors46:31 Ad Break: TextExpander47:41 AMD Finacials46:43 eGPU Scaling59:17 Zen and the Art of Version Maintenence1:01:33 PineCube Open IP Camera1:04:20 ThermalTake ToughAir Fans1:08:31 JoshTEKK Review: IcyDock Dual-Bay NVMe Enclosure1:15:45 EPOS H3 Headset Review1:22:27 Picks of the Week1:39:18 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

30 Huhti 20211h 40min

This week we scrape the bottom of the (Apple) barrel to bring you over an hour of... CONTENT. But we don't just talk about Apple's colorful new iMacs, as there are AMD drivers, new Fractal ION power supplies, and a little external sound card to discuss as well. Discord not going to Microsoft, Chia is a new coin ... for SSDs?  Plus some other stuff, listed in the timestamps below.Timestamps00:00 Intro01:39 Josh Interjects with Manos: Hands of Fate (?) Film History02:30 Burger of the Week05:09 AMD Radeon Software Update11:57 Apple M1-Powered 24-inch iMacs22:27 Ad Break: Upstart Loans23:47 Complications for NVIDIA Arm Acquisition in UK31:29 Chia: A Digital Coin You Mine On SSDs37:27 Valve Patches Steam Exploit39:28 Discord No Longer Selling to Microsoft (because IPO)42:36 Fractal ION Power Supply Review53:25 EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card Review59:10 Picks of the Week01:13:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

23 Huhti 20211h 14min

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 Intro06:04 Burger of the Week08:38 AMD Ryzen 5000 G-Series Launch17:14 Rocket Lake Revisited (higher clocks! more power!)30:46 The FPS Review Benchmarks Intel 750 GPU Performance33:33 Ad Break #1: LinkedIn Talent Solutions34:39 Half-Life Alyx VR-Free Mod38:18 NVIDIA GTC Ramblings50:53 Intel Offers to Produce Car Chips56:47 Power Outage at TSMC57:44 Ad Break #2: CLEAR59:15 be quiet! Has New PSUs1:03:19 IceGiant ProSiphon Elite is a MASSIVE CPU Cooler1:06:50 IBM Keyboards Explored1:15:42 Gord (?)1:18:39 Corsair K70 RGB TKL Keyboard and Sabre RGB Pro Mouse1:30:19 Picks of the Week1:37:07 Non-Picks and Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Huhti 20211h 43min

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 Intro05:18 Burger of the Week09:11 Do AMD Zen 3 Processors Have A Spectre-Like Vulnerability?12:04 NVIDIA Makes RTX Voice GTX Support Official15:16 AMD Launches RX 6800 XT Midnight Black Edition17:56 NVIDIA RTX 3080 (coolers) IN STOCK NOW!21:01 Some Informal AMD Rumor Discussion23:27 A $1 Chip Disrupting the Entire Display Industry??27:45 Just Days Until GTC Kicks Off29:50 AMD Radeon Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 207736:24 You Can Buy an 8TB NVMe SSD (for just $1300)42:39 QNAP Critical NAS Bugs Revealed45:18 Yahoo Answer is Shutting Down (finally)48:01 Right to Repair Legislation Fundraising Excitement52:10 Brett's Corsair K55 Pro XT Keyboard Review57:01 Picks of the Week1:10:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

8 Huhti 20211h 11min