Podcast #798 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D Launch, Intel Q3 Financials, Microsoft Delays Recall Again, Please Bing!?

We are back again this week to discuss, among other things, just how super the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER actually is. There are also some weird tales about display tech at CES, thermal pad vs. paste, more Windows LLM shenanigans, and even a new version of memtest86!  But wait!  There's some "great" security scares (and theater?) with some gaming news thrown in too!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:36 Food with Josh03:07 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch19:48 Weird displays at CES24:41 Is this the year to dump thermal paste for a pad?28:38 Windows Copilot autostart tests limited to larger displays29:52 ChatGPT is coming to Notepad (ugh)30:58 The Hobbes OS/2 Archive is logging off33:49 A new version of memtest86!35:01 Podcast sponsor: GreenChef36:30 (in)Security Corner44:50 Gaming Quick Hits51:08 Picks of the Week1:03:13 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Jan 20241h 4min

It's CES 2024 wrap-up time, and in this by no means comprehensive look at this year's show - the podcast crew covers some highlights, including AMD's newest GPU and new additions to the Ryzen lineup, plus NVIDIA's Super cards (and changes to the RTX 40 Series lineup). Oh and several other topics like Bifurcation on a GPU, the MSI Claw, and our review of the Corsair K55 CORE, plus at least one burger.  Topics below.Recorded January 10, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:17 Food with Josh02:30 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT09:19 NVIDIA RTX Super cards16:38 AMD Ryzen CPUs at CES20:06 ASUS goes back to the future25:17 MSI's Claw and more from their CES booth32:06 be quiet! has white cases at CES33:03 Micron first with LPDDR5X LPCAMM234:53 ASUS shows RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot38:28 Gemini 2XL 3D webcams for AI-based work stuff43:07 (in)Security Corner52:14 Gaming Quick Hits59:55 Corsair K55 CORE gaming keyboard review1:03:06 Picks of the Week1:16:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

12 Jan 20241h 18min

It's the first podcast of the new year, and we are less than a week from CES 2024. What is in store? If we ignore the inevitable deluge of AI integration into every imaginable consumer electronic device at the show, possibly some affordable-ish graphics cards. We can only hope. Also, AMD might have some interesting Zen4/RDNA3 APUs.   Dial in some security scares and some gaming news, and boom:  we have a show.Oh, and Josh had another burger.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:44 Food with Josh02:58 CES predictions04:15 The rumored Radeon RX 7600 XT07:10 NVIDIA is teasing a GPU10:18 A Ryzen 8600G appears14:01 Windows 11 can't escape the shadow of Windows 1017:30 MSI is offering a Gen5 SSD with a massive heatsink attached21:43 The oldest-known version of MS-DOS ancestor 86-DOS found23:10 (in)Security Corner32:27 Gaming Quick Hits38:19 Picks of the Week48:12 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

5 Jan 202451min

Ho ho ho! Josh has been naughty this year, but coal is controversial so we were forced to give him all of his presents anyway. But what, you may ask, about you, the viewer? Why, this podcast is your gift! And what a precious, priceless, incredible gift it is. Go ahead - show it off. Impress your friends! Watch it again and again. It's the last show of 2023, after all...It has all the usual twists and turns naturally, with some of your favorite segments including Intel Arc news, (in)Security Corner, and gaming fun.  It's the end for GTX and a quick look at the AVerMedia Live external capture device.   It's a merry 'ole time.Recorded December 20, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:17 Food with Josh03:40 RX 7700 XT Price Drop07:03 AMD releases FSR 3 source code10:17 Intel XeSS frame generation could be coming13:31 Intel says they are not spinning off foundry18:35 Pat Gelsinger's initials hidden in every i38620:09 ASUS introduces first ProArt enclosure21:48 The end of the GTX era23:42 (in)Security Corner37:57 Gaming Quick Hits47:19 AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra 2.1 USB-C capture card review55:13 Pick of the Year55:45 Picks of the Week1:02:53 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

22 Dec 20231h 5min

This week we gather, virtually, to discuss a wide array of topics, listed below in the time stamps. Also, Josh eats one of the messiest looking things he has documented to date.  Bye E3, 1.4nm process nodes, 20GB "evil" networking, and a DOOM'd celebration!Recorded December 13, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:02 Food with Josh02:55 AMD Threadripper OC blows hidden fuse06:11 TSMC talks 1.4nm15:39 Mutiple companies intro USB4 SSDs21:16 RIP E322:59 It's not a blower, it's Lateral Flow24:20 A seemingly unlikely rumor about PS5 Pro specs27:30 L4S is a new network standard that you might see soon29:58 Google Fiber 20 Gbps coming to select cities for 250 USD34:56 (in)Security Corner45:48 Gaming Quick Hits52:45 Quick mention of a short review video55:11 Picks of the Week1:00:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Dec 20231h 1min

A picture is worth a thousand words, so a video this long must be worth about a billion. And that's how you'll feel, just watching it. Like a billion dollars.  We've got Intel Oil of Snake, Monitors so flat, Stay with Windows 10 forever, and some great LogoFails.I have no idea what any of that means, but you can check the time stamps below for the topics under discussion.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:52 Food with Josh03:00 AMD's AI Event13:54 Intel's embarassing snake oil presentation23:02 AMD finally fixes Radeon 7000 idle power draw24:09 Don't worry, you can stay on Windows 10 - for a price26:13 (in)Security Corner44:31 Gaming Quick Hits52:32 A very flat 40-inch ultrawide from Monoprice1:01:59 A USB Gen2x2 expansion card, and a PNY Elite-X Type-C flash drive1:07:38 Chopping AMD's fastest desktop processor in half for better performance1:18:52 Picks of the Week1:44:06 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

9 Dec 20231h 44min

In this special JoshTekk episode, we return from our Thanksgiving break with just over an hour of some of the best podcasting you'll ever experience in your life. Don't believe it? Watch, and be convinced.  We've got Tiny 11, OwnCloud horror show soon, Google Drive files that are disappearing, YouTube slights Firefox users, and so much more!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:13 Food with Josh03:33 Intel to spend billions to have TSMC fab their CPUs10:17 Tiny11 now available in 23H2 version12:35 NVIDIA makes all the money18:04 Build your own USB-C power delivery sniffer20:41 The amazing disappearing Google Drive files23:17 YouTube's continued war against adblockers26:12 Insecurity Corner41:08 Gaming Quick Hits46:32 Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO 8TB review51:43 Picks of the Week59:32 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 Dec 20231h

We won't be podcasting next week, so we encourage you to watch this week's episode repeatedly until we return. We've got SanDisk Extreme Pro with a whole-lotta failures, Intel Arc updates!, GeForce Five-Oh rumors, Gaming industry layoffs and so much more. We of course talked about several other topics, and provide you with a handy index below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:37 Food with Josh04:06 Intel Arc news - a minor driver update!05:49 Josh interrupts to ponder AI or something07:00 AMD MI300X to power new Azure VM series08:47 Microsoft developed their own Arm superchip11:49 Intel APO feature limited to 14th Gen CPUs only13:29 NVIDIA rumor - GB202 to use 384-bit memory bus15:10 Silicon Motion's 3.5 watt Gen5 SSD controller19:54 The last Hackaday prize winners ever?27:36 Security Corner39:12 Gaming Quick Hits51:10 Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB DDR5 review58:30 Picks of the Week1:15:51 There's sort of an outro in this section ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Nov 20231h 17min