
Podcast #701 - AMD Ryzen 7000 Price Drops, MSI RTX 4080 SUPRIM X, Vertagear Gaming Chair, Slow Win11? + more!
AMD lowered prices on their Zen 4 processors, but for how long? Also, we look at a massive aftermarket RTX 4080 from MSI, with none other than the SUPRIM X edition of the card. Plus other things, including a gaming chair review from Jeremy and the state of the GPU market. Don't forget all the super scary security issues! Full list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 Food with Josh03:55 AMD Ryzen 7000 price drops12:34 Samsung presents GDDR6W16:15 NVIDIA's Priority Access program19:04 GPU shipments take a nosedive27:41 Intel software-defined silicon rides again30:57 Windows 11 slow? There's a patch for that35:13 NVIDIA patches 29 security vulnerabilities39:12 Twitter and Meta leaks42:15 Beware MSI Afterburner imposters45:11 Gaming Quick Hits49:15 MSI RTX 4080 SUPRIM X review57:13 Josh's Thustmaster Airbus review1:02:56 Vertagear PL6800 gaming chair review1:11:51 Picks of the Week1:26:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
3 Des 20221h 27min

Podcast #700 - RTX 4080 Review, High GPU Prices Explained, GN Solves 4090 Connector Mystery, 1-click AMD boost!
We have made it to episode 700!!! Sure, only half of the crew made it this far, but that's just how it goes. It's a war of attrition, and Jeremy was there from episode one (Josh joined a bit later). And this week we decided to gather, virtually, once again, and talk about the most affordable graphics card ever made!RTX 4080 review, gaming PC building vs consoles, Nvidia earnings, some good security news for once, and more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:39 Food with Josh03:08 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition review36:07 You aren't dreaming...it's NVIDIA quarterly earnings coverage!42:34 Podcast sponsor - Masterclass44:03 Did Gamers Nexus solve the 4090 connector mystery?55:47 AMD's EPYC new server processors1:00:53 Josh talks memory controllers1:04:23 AMD brings HYPR-RX to Radeon Software next year1:06:09 Google settles Android tracking lawsuit1:08:02 Lenovo patches UEFI vulnerability1:10:01 Gaming PSA1:13:12 Picks of the Week1:25:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
19 Nov 20221h 27min

Podcast #699 - Radeon RX 7900 XTX & XT Launch, RTX 4070 Ti Rumors, Intel Max CPUs, and MORE!
We are back after a week off (mostly spent traveling to the AMD event), and can finally talk about Radeon RX 7000 Series specs and pricing, and try to extrapolate (very popular word these days) performance. In fact, I think Josh may have over-extrapolated himself, but he will recover soon.We also talked about other stuff, as Brett tried to make it more balanced, in spite of my best efforts. Full list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:27 Food with Josh03:20 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT launch event discussion20:12 TSMC 3DFabric Alliance to accelerate chiplet design22:19 Chiplet startup Eliyan and NuLink interconnect tech24:39 Intel takes their HPC offering to the Max29:32 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti rumors (and further RX 7000 Series speculation)36:41 Podcast sponsor - Coda37:51 Windows 11 adoption isn't high39:18 Qualcomm says Arm wants money43:07 A custom racing rig that looks pretty neat but that's about as far as we go with this segment44:43 Microsoft AI steals code?46:37 OpenSSL fixes two high severity vulnerabilities48:43 Gaming Quick Hits55:05 Picks of the Week1:08:20 Outro (Josh gets it right the second time) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
12 Nov 20221h 14min

Podcast #698 - Intel Core i9-13900K Performance & Power, RTX 4090 Power issues, Win 10 Update + more!
This week we talk about Intel Core i9-13900K performance and power, dip our toes into the emerging RTX 4090 power adapter discussion (the night before Igor's Lab released a more definitive look at the problem), and chat about NVIDIA's RTX 4080 12GB un-launching. Plus one more hurrah for Window 10 updates, updates for Display Port and Thunderbolt (and even our old friend AIDA64!). We also talked about some other topics, including the performance of the new Samsung 990 PRO. It's all in the time stamps below.00:00 Intro00:21 Food with Josh03:05 Intel Core i9-13900K Review26:04 NVIDIA RTX 4090 power adapter investigation32:34 NVIDIA cancels the 12GB version of the RTX 408035:30 DisplayPort 2.1 standard37:33 Intel talks Next Gen Thunderbolt39:29 There's a Windows 10 22H2 now43:10 Podcast sponsor - TextExpander48:10 Memtest86+ and AIDA64 updated50:42 Gaming Quick Hits54:35 Samsung 990 PRO 2TB NVMe SSD Review1:00:22 Picks of the Week1:07:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
30 Okt 20221h 8min

Podcast #697 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 FE Review, Thermaltake Tower 500 Case, PC Sales Update + more!
Recorded October 12, 2022. You know, a couple of days before NVIDIA unlaunched the RTX 4080 12GB. Guess we'll talk about that NEXT week.On this day, we conversed about the RTX 4090's performance, talked about how thermal paste buildup can affect your life, looked at pictures of Intel's massive new NUC Extreme, and Kent reviewed the Thermaltake The Tower 500 (yes it is called "The Tower") Snow (as in white) enclosure. Plus other stuff. The full list can be found below.00:00 Intro00:49 Food with Josh2:25 RTX 4090 FE Review42:52 Noctua AM5 paste guard47:03 PC sales plummet55:30 Podcast sponsor56:51 Intel's triple-slot GPU NUC1:02:30 Windows 10 support winding down?1:03:01 Intel Arc Launch1:04:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:08:03 Thermaltake The Tower 500 Snow case review1:23:39 Picks of the Week1:32:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
16 Okt 20221h 34min

Podcast #696 - Arc A770 and A750, Ryzen 7000 Undervolting, RTX 4090 Hands On, and MORE
Recorded on October 5, 2022. The panel discusses Intel Arc A770 and A750 reviews, AMD Ryzen 7000 undervolting, and we go hands on with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition card. More subjects in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:41 Food with Josh4:08 More intro stuff05:42 Intel Arc A770 and A750 reviews19:06 AMD Ryzen 7000 undervolting29:05 NVIDIA RTX 4090 in hand33:42 Deepcool LS720 liquid cooler likes AMD better?36:03 The highly technical subject of solid state cooling40:50 Podcast sponsor - Beard Club42:14 PS5 jailbreak44:25 Google Stadia is dead, Jim46:03 Gaming Quick Hits50:46 Security Corner1:01:43 Picks of the Week1:16:21 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
10 Okt 20221h 18min

Podcast #695 - Ryzen 7000 Reviews, RTX 40 Series minus EVGA, Intel Arc A770 Soon, ARM everything! + MORE
We're back after a week off - and there's been a ton of news in the meantime.Prepare yourself for some very long form content as we talk about AMD Ryzen 7000 for half an hour, and later talk about NVIDIA's RTX 40 Series for nearly as long. Then there's Intel 13th gen, ARM, EVGA breakupPlus a lot of other stuff. It's in the time stamps below. Enjoy!00:00 Intro02:27 Food with Josh04:06 30 minutes of AMD Ryzen 7000 perf, thermals, delidding, undervolting, etc.34:50 Intel 13th Gen Core processors39:26 NVIDIA RTX 40 Series1:02:35 Podcast sponsor - TextExpander1:03:54 EVGA breaks up with NVIDIA1:11:29 Intel Arc A770 is coming soon1:15:48 Some Acorn Arm history1:18:22 Gaming Quick Hits1:21:20 Security Corner1:23:14 Picks of the Week1:35:08 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
1 Okt 20221h 36min

Podcast #694 - Last Minute 4090 Rumors, AMD Reconsiders New CPU Names, GPU Prices, MORE
Catch those final 4090 series rumors, revel in the 50% off current GPU pricing, lament at the Windows 11 beta-ness of it all. Cry at the security vulnerabilities and jump with joy for gaming news. It's all here. For you. Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Food with Josh (and Corrine)04:27 One more RTX 4090 rumor segment before GTC13:07 GPUs now half of their inflated peak pricing15:09 AMD admits mobile CPU naming sceme is a mess18:28 AMD RX 6400 performance discussion for some reason24:55 Windows 11 isn't a beta OS. Really.26:21 Corsair's ultra-low profile K100 AIR keyboard27:16 One more VideoCardz Intel Raptor Lake CPU leak28:41 Gaming Quick Hits (with demo disc digression)37:10 Security Corner46:44 Picks of the Week54:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
18 Sep 202254min