PC Perspective Podcast 470 - 10/05/17

The dreadful episode 666.  AMD worth more then Intel, Intel buys Linutronix, FreeDOS update, Nvidia gets hacked big time, review on the ICY Diamond Graphite Thermal Pads, Windows 10 and 11 tablet mode, Acer Predator RAM, Open Source laptop and more!00:00 Intro03:21 Burger of the Week04:55 That time when AMD was worth more than Intel06:34 NVIDIA cyberattack! News, leaks, rumors, and excitement17:29 Intel buys a company called Linutronix19:04 Windows 11 - channeling the spirit of Windows 821:18 Podcast sponsor: TextExpander22:14 Neon gas also a problem with chip shortages?23:58 FreeDOS 1.3 is out27:00 The MNT Open Source Laptop30:10 A CPU thermal pad review (and lengthy thermal paste discussion)49:45 Samsung B-die DD4 memory from Acer?57:20 Picks of the Week1:03:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

5 Mar 20221h 3min

Intel in the GPUs news with new ARC and getting a Radeon architect.  Don't like Win 11, try Chrome!  Win 11 Pro requiring online account, TrueNAS at scale, Nvidia Lovelace GPU rumors, Bethesda shuts down launcher, E-Win Racing Gaming chair review + more!We are ONE EPISODE AWAY from the ill-fated "666". Will it ever happen? Who knows. This could be the last episode ever.Timestamps00:00 Cold Open00:11 Intro01:41 Burger of the Week04:54 Intel Arc graphics roadmap11:48 Lead Radeon architect leaves for Intel13:57 Do you believe the 850W NVIDIA GPU rumor?20:37 Chrome OS Flex25:20 A 25GbE router on a PCIe card30:19 TrueNAS Scale released34:32 The tiny AMD Ryzen-powered Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q38:51 hand break (not handbrake)39:24 Microsoft account REQUIRED for future builds of Win11 Pro40:15 Total War Warhammer 343:03 Bethesda launcher shutting down46:30 Synology DSM has a vulnerability, no patch yet47:05 E-Win Racing Champion Series gaming chair review53:27 Picks of the Week1:01:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

28 Feb 20221h 1min

AMD finishes buying Xilinx, we review the Fractal Torrent Nano case and the Corsair K70 RGB Pro keyboard, malware talk and gaming quick hits + ruined NAND, Nvidia financials, and no more Crucial Ballistix RAM, Samsung does not make a smart VR play ... check the timestamps for more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 AMD completes Xilinx acquisition04:31 Samsung's metaverse event needed a second life08:27 Contamination destroys exabytes of flash memory10:02 Crucial Ballistix RAM will soon be a memory11:42 Podcast Sponsor: New Relic13:09 Critical flaw in Android 12 patched15:58 Chrome zero-day - patch ASAP!17:46 We think Kent was hacked21:44 Some Mac security story23:27 AMD Radeon refresh rumors28:43 NVIDIA earned a lot of money33:34 New Dune game - does not look like Dune II36:44 Humble Bundle for a cause38:13 Steam Deck compatibility list grows39:43 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs40:48 Corsair K70 RGB PRO keyboard review47:11 Fractal Torrent Nano video review overview49:17 Picks of the Week1:01:38 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

19 Feb 20221h 2min

AMD Sets all time market share, Nvidia is not getting ARM'd, Intel making big investment in RISC-V, more Malware! Sound Blaster X4, "Random" things, Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 discussion and some retro storage discussions.Timestamps00:00 Intro03:54 Burger of the Week05:16 NVIDIA's Arm acquisition is no more11:29 Intel invests in RISC-V16:44 AMD enjoys record CPU marketshare18:03 Panic at the CISCO19:42 ExpressVPN offers $100k bounty if you can hack them20:24 WD Black SN770 - decent DRAMless drive23:38 Creative Sound Blaster X4 (and further random discussion)31:21 Replace your outdated MFM drives the modern way!34:12 Do you want TRUE random numbers!38:32 Warhammer 40K40:13 Star Citizen something something43:30 be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 850W quick look46:55 Picks of the Week56:23 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

13 Feb 202256min

It was a Wednesday like no other: a twos-day. 2/2/22. Now, we could have done an even MORE twos-day show on 2/22/22, but we didn't think that far ahead. Also, that hasn't happened yet.  Kyle at HardOCP discussing the end of MSRP's for GPUs, AMD is buying Xilinx, Sony jumps in the game with buying Bungie, we review the EVGA XR1, Battlefield 2042 going to get finished, Intel 12gen laptop CPU performance, Android Malware and Raspberry Pi goes 64bit.  Check the timestamps...Timestamps00:00 Cold Open/Intro03:40 Burger of the Week05:21 HardOCP Kyle's post on end of GPU MSRPs (and reviewers)23:37 AMD gets go-ahead on Xilinx deal26:33 A brief look at 12th Gen Alder Lake laptop CPU performance, kind of29:04 Intel had two billion reasons to build in Ohio30:16 EVGA E1 is a wild prebuilt gaming PC33:59 BRATA Android malware37:36 JEDEC reveals HBM3 specs41:02 Google relents on legacy G-suite user payment plan42:30 Raspberry Pi 64-bit OS arrives43:56 Battlefield 2042 to be finished, supposedly46:07 Sony buys Bungie49:40 EVGA XR1 review55:40 Picks of the Week1:07:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

5 Feb 20221h 8min

Are you ready for another entry-level graphics card you can't buy anywhere near MSRP? Perfect! Let the argument about availability of RTX 3050 vs. RX 6500 XT begin! Need a topic? How about, should NVIDIA have made the RTX 3050 as undesirable as the RX 6500 XT (still on shelves) to enhance product availability?Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:15 Burger of the Week03:45 RTX 3050 review discussion22:20 DDR5 at 8888 CL8826:15 Earthquake forces Toshiba fab in Japan to shut down29:40 Silicon manufacturers are doing JUST FINE31:14 A hand-built 1200 transistor chip from a garage35:01 Microsoft keeps messing with Windows 1136:10 Ad Break: TextExpander37:13 Sniffing malware emissions with a Raspberry Pi?40:46 WD My Cloud OS patched41:38 12-year-old Linux bug can give root access42:31 NVIDIA may not be buying Arm after all...47:28 Crysis 4 announced48:57 Surviving Mars bundle thing50:12 Steam Deck will ship February 2851:33 Picks of the Week59:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

29 Jan 20221h

The RX 6500 XT is 4GB or 64bit mobile GPU wrapped in a PCIe desktop card.  It behaves accordingly.  Review of the Thinkpad P15 Mobile Workstation review, TSMC expanding, Nvidia CPU time, and Samsung finally reveals the EXYNOS 2200. Plus Microsoft is looking to buy Activision / Blizzard, and they discontinued the Xbox One a while ago, and welcome to Sysjoker!  The next cross-platform hack.  And more, see belowTimestamps00:00 Prologue00:22 Intro05:03 Burger of the Week06:58 Radeon RX 6500 XT Excitement24:56 Microsoft Buying Activison Blizzard for $68.7 BILLION31:40 SYSJOKER Runs on Anything!34:04 Samsung's Exynos 2200 with RDN2 GPU Announced38:18 TSMC Has FABulous Plans for 202245:57 NVIDIA Hiring for CPU R&D in Isreal48:10 What Supply Chain Shortage? (PC Sales in 2021)52:69 Microsoft Discontinued ALL Xbox One Consoles! In 2020!54:26 Linux and Apple Support for Humble Bundle Ends February 1st58:35 Forever Skies (looks a bit like Subnautica up in the air)01:00:11 Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Mobile Workstation Review1:11:31 Picks of the Week1:19:48 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

22 Jan 20221h 20min

Post-CES is generally pretty light for a few weeks, but not this year! Josh was out sick but Kent stepped in and we had a low-key discussion of the topics of the evening.  The 3080 12GB, a 2000w PSU, the Intel NUC 12 will have LGA socket, Nvidia latest resolution dance with DLDSR, the RX 6500 XT is only x4 for PCIe, the Intel i9 is hitting 5.5Ghz OOTB?  More below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:07 NVIDIA introduces a 12GB version of the RTX 308007:50 NVIDIA's latest driver brings another scaling tech: DLDSR11:12 Does it matter that AMD's Radeon RX 6500 XT is limited to a x4 interface?13:55 Intel's 5.5 GHz Core i9-12900KS announced15:40 NUC 12 Extreme uses DESKTOP processors, has standard LGA socket20:14 Podcast Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs21:17 Samsung has apparently delayed the Exynos 2200 with RDNA2 graphics23:21 PCI Express 6.0 announced24:53 Norton-owned Avira Antivirus wants you to mine ETH28:45 Canon's copy-protected ink component shortage forces workaround31:20 SilverStone's 2050W PSU35:59 Half Life gets ray traced38:14 NVIDIA updating all Shield devices to Android 1139:45 Picks of the Week49:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

15 Jan 202250min