Podcast #846 - DDR5 Pricing Ruining DIY PC, Can Intel bLLC Compete with X3D? Unpowered SSDs lose data + MORE!

What if we told you that CES did not feature any new GPUs?  But it did feature more frames!  MSI with LIGHTNING and GPU safeguard, Phison's new controller, and that wily AMD with new Ryzen 7 9850X3D (...

9 Jan 1h 24min

Recorded January 1, 2026 - but only due to popular demand.  We cover the GOG purchase, the ever rising price of DDR and the fallout from all that, and talk about getting a Dumb TV again.Thanks to Copi...

3 Jan 55min

No Josh this week, and it hurt. It certainly hurt the running time, at least. Enjoy this brief (and probably highly unsatisfying) year-end podcast! The perfect way to end a disappointing year!  Read a...

21 Dec 202557min

There are FOUR lights!But besides that, we have AMD news on Redstone, their B650 chipset and so much DDR pricing and related news that you'll platz.  Oh, Kohler has got a toilet cam security issue (se...

13 Dec 20251h 5min

Yes, we talked about DDR5 pricing a lot, again.  But we also talked about a very special Intel 18A customer, one billion PCs screaming out in pain (it's a metaphor!), AMD CPU / GPU pricing trends, ASU...

6 Dec 20251h 11min

What do you get after 844 episodes?  This one.  We've got hacked Android photoframes, DDR5 driving up prices on everything, Nvidia financials for the win, and even some Fallout mods.  Join in the fun!...

22 Nov 20251h 22min

Only three of us were available this week, but the show must go on! Perhaps the energy is a bit subdued without Bront and that other guy, but you might just find something buried in the protracted ram...

16 Nov 20251h 6min