Podcast #692 - AMD Ryzen 7000 Specs and Pricing, RTX 4070 Rumors, ARC Does Linux, Right To Repair + MORE

OH yes, another GPU you probably cannot get easily, it's the RTX 3060!  A great new case in the Fractal Design line up, the Meshify 2 Compact (looks good in purple, go see it).  Also we review a gigantic mouse mat and a new gaming mouse from Corsair, the Katar Pro XT.  Diablo is going MMO, Apple M1's might be wearing out SSDs, Firefox tosses its cookies in a jar, and Sabrent offers an inexpensive USB-c home for NVME.Enjoy all that and more!Timestamps00:00​ Intro02:12​ Josh's Burger of the Week03:33​ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Review17:56​ NVIDIA Reduces 3060 Mining Performance, Intros Mining GPUs27:19​ PC Build Recommendations in a Time of Drought31:45​ Josh Talks About NVIDIA Earnings37:57​ Brett's Corsair Katar Pro XT Mouse and MM700 Mat Review47:13​ Ad Break: TextExpander48:18​ Sabrent $30 USB-C NVMe Enclosure51:10​ AMD Investigating X570 USB Issues57:53​ Firefox Keeps Cookies in Containers1:02:43​ Apple M1 Mac Excessive SSD Wear?1:05:27​ Diablo is Blizzard's Destiny1:09:39​ Brett's Fractal Meshify 2 C Review1:27:06​ Picks of the Week1:31:56​ Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

27 Feb 20211h 33min

RTX 3060 about to be released, ray tracing enhancements from the consoles ported over to PCs for Metro Exodus, spyware from Supermicro part deux, clock tuner for Ryzen and reliability - plus so much more!  Like bit coin mining uses just a bit of power.... here's the break down - back by request!00:00​ Intro02:13​ Burger of the Week04:14​ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Release Date and Specs09:06​ Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition12:43​ Audio Technica Streaming Starter Pack15:53​ Clock Tuner for Ryzen 2.120:18​ Report of Abnormal Zen 3 DOA Numbers?28:15​ Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions29:30​ SuperMicro SpyChipGate Part Deux34:30​ Qualcomm Objects to NVIDIA Arm Purchase40:15​ Breaking News - Bitcoin Mining Uses a Lot of Power41:36​ Samsung 980 PRO 2TB Review50:35​ Picks of the Week1:07:27​ Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Feb 20211h 7min

Latest on Intel 11th Gen CPUs, Western_Digital Game Dock and a discussion of the AMD FidelityFX DLSS competitor.  Epic game store exclusives, Android on your Switch, CD Project Red gets really punked, and a review of the HyperX Quadcast S mic.  Don't miss out on the Apple VR glasses or the SX CPU chatter as well.   Finally, we finish off this non-star-studded episode with our not yet patented Picks of the Week! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

12 Feb 20211h

In this high-powered edition of the PC Perspective podcast the legendary Allyn Malventano (or is it Maltavino?) joins us for TWO HOURS of spirited tech talk. Expect technical discussion, leaking Tesla screen props, angry rants about display latency, and intense burger talk. And probably some other things like MSI Suprim GPU reviews, TridentZ ram for Ryzen, and a Monstargear DIY keyboard. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

6 Feb 20212h 7min

Seems like Wednesday continues to happen, at least once each week so here we go streaming out the tech variety show again!On this episode:AMD Earned well in 2020Scalpers Got $ too unfortunatelyRTX 30 Laptops are coming, but how to tell the difference?Plex Gaming?  Maybe notMS does you a favor taking your $ for Live?  Pray they do not alter the deal further.We reviewer the reviewer which enjoys a $300 DIY keyboard from Drop, the Carinaand More! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

29 Jan 202158min

Not a huge hardware release week, so a few news items and reviews for all.  Getting at AMD Smart Access Memory is not super easy and doesn't always result in a "win", Samsung revises the 870 EVO, PC Sales are WAY up, and Thermaltake has a new ITX tower.  Also we take a look at our reviews for the Corsair 5000D Airflow, the mini LIVA Q1D, and look at 3nm coming soon from TSMC.  Nvidia launches a new Pascal card and we look at the Intel leaks for Rocketlake-S pricing.  Plus MORE!  Enjoy. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

21 Jan 202159min

Fear not, Sebastian does rejoin the show after about 5 minutes. We do the run down on a few newsy CES items:The Burger Update - because.AMD makes snooze, I mean newsIntel CPUs - yes, they'll have better ones!Intel CEO - yes, they'll have a different one!Nvidia Gaming Event and GPU updates.  What's MSRP again?Other CES Releases and Announcements from such manufacturers as:ThermaltakeSamsungLGNZXTMSIThere was not planned to be a musical number this evening, but a short one did sneak in. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Jan 20211h 24min

Join us this week as we brace ourselves for the media onslaught that is Virtual CES 2021, and offer many random thoughts about various subjects.Such as: Will AMD use chiplets in GPUs soonThose Intel 11th gen CPUs look "hot" and single core fastWill 5G be more widely availableExactly when can we expect availability of "X" thing?Upcoming games like Halo Infinite and System Shock 3Reviews we're working onNintendo Switch gaming in the cloudBurger update and so much more.  Come along for our first show of 2021! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

8 Jan 20211h 10min