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

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

Welcome to the creepiest PC hardware podcast on the net, and that's on a NORMAL week. We've got Intel Core Ultra, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Windows 24H2 ... but will we surpass our own standard with this VERY SPECIAL Halloween episode? You will have to watch to find out...Skip to 31:35 for the official Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement (recorded on October 31)Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:02 Food with Josh13:56 Supermicro situation (and then Josh talks about AMD financials some more)18:26 Z890 motherboard instability with Win 11 24H221:49 If you want 24H2 but don't see it, here's why25:37 More 24H2 upgrade stuff27:34 Ryzen 7 9800X3D speculation (because we didn't know yet)31:35 Actual Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement (added 10/31)33:57 Intel Core Ultra performance summary shows gaming regression from 14th Gen37:06 CyberPowerPC has a back side connector motherboard system43:44 (in)Security Corner55:10 Gaming Quick Hits1:02:24 Picks of the Week1:14:27 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

1 Nov 20241h 15min

What a week. So much exciting news to cover, including the extremely well-received new Intel Core Ultra desktop processors! Does sarcasm evident? Anyhow, we received them, too, but without a motherboard, so not much tested happened before this launch.  No worries, we're getting a board, and have turned off our AI assistants.  Or have we?Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh04:10 Observing Intel Core Ultra Desktop Eve04:57 The Core Ultra 9 285K can pull almost as much as a 14900K - if you enable 4095W PL207:47 Arm to cancel Qualcomm 2 license as dispute escalates18:43 Another report about Qualcomm buying Intel19:12 NVIDIA says Blackwell chip flaw was their fault, but it's fixed now21:28 Intel and Samsung foundry collaboration possible25:45 HAVN is a new case company with a new take on the aquarium trend30:24 Podcast sponsor 1Pasword XAM31:45 Help turning off "ai" assistants - if the app allows34:28 New X3D turbo mode promises big gains for Ryzen CPUs38:21 Check out our Intel microcode video44:53 (in)Security Corner54:13 Gaming Quick Hits1:02:29 Picks of the Week1:18:11 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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