Podcast #829 - NVIDIA's Trillions, CarFax for PCs, XFX Mercury RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Review, CUDA everywhere + MORE!

Power and internet have been restored, so we're back after some weather-related, tree-related issues prevented us from gracing the 'tube last week. And things happened. Like AMD's fancy new overclocking feature built into the latest Radeon drivers that automatically voids your warranty! And other stuff. Plus burger of the week and more than our fair share of unrelated banter. Oh, and tree damage photos if you want to laugh at Sebastian's bad luck. It's all here.  Including other various tech news and reviews as well.Check the timestamps below for most of the topics.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:14 Burger of the Week05:19 Is Windows 11 Ready to Start?12:17 AMD Brings Auto Overclocking to Latest Drivers17:16 How Josh Hurt His Back20:32 The REAL Apple News - Emergency iMessage Bug Patch22:32 The FAKE Apple News31:20 The An0m Phone Honeypot35:09 Show Sponsor: LinkedIn Talent Solutions36:19 Leopold FC660C Keyboard - Capacitive 65% Option40:59 ExpressVPN Bought by Kape44:59 Battlefield 2042 DELAYED46:37 Splitgate50:38 Samsung Pro Plus 512GB MicroSD Card Review53:35 Single Strand Fiber is Real ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Sep 20211h 7min

We're back once again to discuss burgers, Windows 11, AMD servers use a lot less power than Intel (NO WAY), various security issues, SSD component swaps, EVGA’s RTX 3090 investigation, and not one, but TWO be quiet! CPU cooler reviews (featuring Kent, who fills in for Jeremy as our resident long-haired person).Full topic list in the time stamps below, as usual. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Burger of the Week 02:59 Windows 11 Launch Date Announced 05:54 Cloudflare Chooses AMD 08:39 Meltdown-Like Vulnerability for Ryzen CPUs? 10:43 Malware Hiding in Your GPU's VRAM? 14:45 Josh Shares Thoughts on Hardware Availability 17:41 SSD Manufacturers Swapping Components 24:45 EVGA: Bad Soldering to Blame for RTX 3090 New World Failures 29:08 be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim 2 Review 38:18 be quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 Review 45:47 Picks of the Week 52:14 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

3 Sep 202153min

We're back after a week off, and please pretend you missed us.  Good show tonight though!  Intel Architecture day, Cores VS Cache for gaming, the new Fractal Torrent case review, the Corsair HS80 headset review, Nvidia Q2 Results, Gamescon 2021, EVGA X570 DARK ... Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:04 Burger(s) of the Week07:00 Intel Arch Day 2021 Highlights23:27 Intel 12th Gen Geekbench Leaks Already?27:33 Josh Breaks Down NVIDIA Q2 Financials38:21 Ad Break: TextExpander39:22 EVGA's X570 DARK Motherboard Pictured46:00 Gamescom 2021 - NVIDIA RTX Games48:31 Josh Guest Stars on the Broken Silicon Podcast52:47 Cores vs. Cache TechSpot Article1:01:36 Ad Break: SimpliSafe1:02:47 Fractal Torrent Review1:11:53 Corsair HS80 Headset Review1:20:28 Picks of the Week1:31:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

28 Aug 20211h 32min

It turns out that 640 wasn't enough for everyone, so we made one more. This week's episode talks about AMD's Radeon RX 6600 XT performance, as well as the painful realities of pricing and availability. We also talk about the crazy Rocket 4 Plus Destroyer, and the A500 mini - which is the mini console that Amiga fans have been waiting for, unless it isn't. Full list of topics in the timestamps below.Programming note: There will be no show next week! We return the week after (August 25).Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:19 Burger of the week07:07 Radeon RX 6600 XT review29:28 Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus DESTROYER34:08 Amiga LIVES: the A500 mini39:05 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions40:13 So long, 3dfx parody account48:27 Need for Speed 27th anniversary52:29 Battlefield 2042 tech preview arrives56:41 Picks of the week1:06:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

13 Aug 20211h 7min

Someone once (reportedly) said, "640(K) ought to be enough for anybody". If that's true then this is the LAST EVER edition of the podcast. However, Bill G. claims never to have said this, so I guess he wants us to keep going. FINE.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:28 Burger of the week05:15 AMD announces the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card16:51 Some Mac Pro related Radeon graphics thing18:47 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G reviews are out29:04 ASUS launching Crosshair VIII EXTREME X570 board32:18 3dfx coming back??!!41:23 TPM busted!47:44 SKYNET (sort of)54:10 MS Cloud PC PRICING excitement1:00:23 Picks of the week1:12:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

6 Aug 20211h 13min

Discussion on the topics of the week, recorded just before AMD announced the 6600XT, but there's plenty more here to enjoy.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Burger of the Week06:12 AMD financials19:05 Intel accelerates their process tech27:30 New PC power rules limit sales to certain States31:55 Ad Break: TextExpander33:01 PlasticARM37:29 Chernobylite41:09 New top-flow be quiet! cooler announced42:59 Lemonduck46:20 MAINGEAR VYBE review (needs airflow)52:47 Lexar's Professional 1066x SDXC card (cheap, fast)55:09 Picks of the Week1:02:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

30 Jul 20211h 2min

The Steam Deck was announced the morning after our show last week, so we're talking about now - a week late! We also explore the evolving story about the "New World" beta reportedly bricking RTX 3090s (and apparently some AMD cards now, too).  More details below in the timestamps.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Burger of the Week03:50 Steam Deck16:35 GlobalFoundries Selling to Intel?23:37 Is an Amazon MMO Bricking GPUs?27:56 NVIDIA RTX and DLSS Coming to Arm and Linux32:04 AMD FSR Applied to Vulkan Linux Games via Proton FSHack33:36 DirectStorage Coming to Windows 10 After All35:52 Windows 10 Gets 5 More Years of Life (with a catch)38:29 Another Terrible Tuesday for SysAdmins44:10 Picks of the Week54:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

22 Jul 202154min

Another week, another hour of scintillating PC hardware and software discussion. Topics in the list below. Don't miss a moment. Or do. That's what the time stamps are for. 00:00 Intro01:16 (???)02:15 Burger of the week03:33 Would you buy a used mining GPU from China?08:01 Intel 12th Gen samples allegedly appear11:24 Don't get caught smuggling 256 CPUs14:31 Cooler Master goes SUB-ZERO17:11 Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions18:21 The desktop STILL isn’t dead21:41 Windows 11 in a browser??24:30 NVIDIA Cambridge-1 EPYC Supercomputer28:37 Battlefield 2042 has much AI30:12 An AMD NUC-like mini PC34:30 More PrintNightmare nightmares37:00 Picks of the week43:30 Vintage hardware corner50:26 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

15 Jul 202150min