Podcast #657 - Capacitor-Infused, DDR4 vs DDR5, RTX2050, Audiophile SSD, Halo Infinite Demands + More!

NVIDIA's latest GPUs are almost here, but we can already tell you that 12GB is the new 8GB. Arc is the true way! (Ok, maybe not, but Josh did buy one.) And, of course, 3dfx had it all figured out with their external power supply for the Voodoo 6000. (note the thumbnail)Microsoft is bringing more AI to raster pipeline, VLC is bringing more AI to just videos, the RTX 50 series will be incredibly powerful and difficult to power, but ASUS might have "The Way".  All that and more in this show. 00:00 Intro01:43 Food with Josh03:38 NVIDIA reveals Blackwell architectural details07:08 The 800 FPS Valorant flex09:58 Bigger chips draw more power (on the same node)13:44 Forget 12VHPWR, there’s GC-HPWR19:05 PSA: 8GB GPUs are not good enough anymore23:53 Neural rendering coming to DirectX API27:58 VLC is adding AI (for subtitles)30:14 Microsoft may hit enterprise where it hurts to get Win11 adoption32:24 (in)Security Corner42:03 Gaming Quick Hits48:57 Picks of the Week1:03:48 Outro1:04:48 Mildew ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

18 Jan 1h 5min

CES 2025 wrap-up show, featuring at least 15% more energy than last week!  We've got semi-hot takes on some CES 2025 gear, discussions on Nvidia cards, what's up with AMD, Thermaltake, HDMI and the usual cadre of Security scares.   Even DOOM gets in on the act.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:28 Food with Josh02:54 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series announcement08:44 AMD’s curious lack of Radeon news13:53 Phison’s new Gen5 controllers15:26 Thermaltake’s new compact cases17:21 Thermaltake DD racing wheel bundle18:50 HYTE has a big new THICC cooler20:22 Corsair has a big new touchscreen accessory21:58 HDMI 2.2 cables are coming25:54 Dell rebrands (and it seems rather familiar somehow)28:40 Some Intel 18A and Arc discussion32:42 (in)Security Corner46:46 Gaming Quick Hits51:53 Josh talks NVIDIA a bit more56:49 Picks of the Week1:05:33 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

13 Jan 1h 8min

Our first podcast of 2025 is the reason that playback speed control exists. Just set to at least 1.5x and you should be able to stay awake through most of it.  But do stay for the RTX rumors, the "AirJet" cooling, hot takes on 12vHPWR, and the usual suspects on the (in)Security portion.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:59 Food with Josh (minus the food)01:46 NVIDIA RTX 50 Series rumors and pricing discussion09:48 TSMC finds a way to overcome USA fab labor issues12:59 Radeon RX 9070 XT rumors19:01 Is CRT beam simulation better than BFI?21:32 As if you needed a warning, there will be a ton of “ai” at CES26:05 AirJet active solid-state cooling30:24 Podcast sponsor 1Password31:48 (in)Security Corner40:33 Gaming Quick Hits50:49 Picks of the Week1:09:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

4 Jan 1h 10min

We present our ULTIMATE podcast for the year 2024. See you next year (as in a couple of weeks from now)!And remember, when you want more hard drive capacity, you need to get perpendicular: https://archive.org/details/get-perpendicular00:00 Intro04:03 Food with Josh06:45 Intel shares update about Arrow Lake S performance10:00 Arc B580 performance and value17:13 Is NVIDIA brave enough to release an 8GB RTX 5060?21:32 A fix for NVIDIA App system slowdown23:15 When DMCA takedowns go too far27:58 Pi 500 NVMe update30:43 It’s HAMR time34:08 Faxing comes to Windows 11 24H2!34:58 Mentioning the demise of physical media again38:20 (in)Security Corner48:29 Gaming Quick Hits54:01 Picks of the Week1:09:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

21 Dec 20241h 10min

A fantastic show - as you have come to expect.  Does Microsoft support installation without TPM?  Intel needs a reinvention moment, Arrow Lake fix doesn't seem like a good "fix" yet, LLM hallucination returns, and what is this Wubuntu thing again?  Plus much more!Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:32 Food with Josh 02:42 Microsoft suddenly supports TPM-free Windows 11 installs 05:53 Intel wants to reinvent itself 12:36 ASRock BIOS update shows no improvement to Arrow Lake performance 13:29 Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.2 improves Arrow Lake perf up to 33 percent 15:22 On the eve of Arc B580 benchmark results 20:27 Raspberry Pi 500 24:45 Addlink G55 SSD - low cost PCI-E 5.0 option 27:00 LLMs hallucinating security reports sounds fine 32:37 Podcast sponsor - 1Password XAM 33:51 (in)Security Corner 44:29 Gaming Quick Hits 52:03 Picks of the Week 1:06:03 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

15 Dec 20241h 6min

After a week off, we expected to have at least a few things to talk about. But it turned out to be a very busy few days, including the sudden "retirement" of Intel's CEO...Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:00 Food with Josh05:52 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Departs16:09 Intel Arc Battlemage26:33 ASRock PPM driver boosts Arrow Lake gaming perf29:25 Radeon RX 8800 XT rumor34:09 If you use eSCL devices, no 24H2 for you36:01 Microsoft says Win11 TPM requirement is non-negotiable38:24 MSI offers offset kit for Core Ultra hotspot issue40:54 Walmart buys Vizio43:33 Podcast sponsor 1password XAM44:53 (in)Security Corner55:29 Gaming Quick Hits1:01:32 MSI DATAMAG 20Gbps magnetic portable SSD1:07:54 Picks of the Week1:18:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

6 Dec 20241h 20min

We made it to 800! It's amazing what can be done by simply sitting in front of a PC and chatting with a few friends for an hour or two almost every Wednesday night for many years in a row.  Stick around for 9800X3D talk (of course), (in)Security scares, and a quick review of some RGB free ram!  Oh Nvidia financials, some Ryzen turbo, and Win 11 smacking around.00:00 Intro04:06 Food with Josh05:57 We check Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock status10:53 Gigabyte’s X3D Turbo mode tested by TweakTown14:46 NVIDIA financials25:42 Intel Battlemage is apparently happening32:29 Microsoft reveals Win 11 remote recovery tool37:37 AMD Radeon UDNA may not launch until 202640:20 You can now download Windows 11 for ARM systems41:47 Windows 365 Link is 349 USD cloud-based mini PC44:01 (in)Security Corner50:32 Gaming Quick Hits59:59 Crucial's RGB-free Overclocking DDR51:04:14 Picks of the Week1:15:41 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

22 Nov 20241h 17min

We are on the brink of history, as next podcast will be number 800. It's been a long ride, with our first show way back in 2007... Don't worry, this isn't goodbye. This is a podcast. A podcast about computer stuff. (And burgers.)  Be prepared for D-Link whipping, massive NVME cooling, and of course, special guest Lara Croft.  00:00 Intro02:58 Food with Josh04:55 Intel is sorry about the Arrow Lake launch08:40 When is more 9800X3D stock coming?12:14 AMD has a quarter of CPU market share14:18 A new TIM that is 72 percent better than paste?16:42 The enormous Dark Airflow I drive cooler atop the T-Force Z540 SSD20:35 Windows Server 2025 pushed out as KB5044284 update21:57 NVIDIA app exits beta, replaces control panel and GeForce Experience23:52 Rumor: RTX 40 Series production nearing end to make way for RTX 50 Series25:00 (in)Security Corner32:06 Gaming Quick Hits41:18 Picks of the Week49:41 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Nov 202451min