Podcast #803 - Arrow Lake Update, Arc B580 Performance and Value, Pi 500 NVMe Workaround, 8GB GPU enough? + MORE!

Ryan may not be back this week, but I'm sure viewers won't tune out in droves. Right? Right?? Hello??? No one left, eh? Well, we did a podcast anyway. So much ARM, too much for ARC, and AMD Polaris / Vega is forsaken.  All that and more in the subjects below. Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 Burger of the Week04:29 Arc News: Get your $1949 A770-equipped Alienware today!07:19 AMD begins retirement of Vega and Polaris08:45 New Starfield Steam Beta brings DLSS and PC optimizations10:56 Mac DirectX game porting16:00 Imagination has a DX11 GPU19:03 Arm invests in Pi25:11 Intel killed off Cryo cooling in July and media just noticed31:20 Security Corner38:11 Gaming Quick Hits50:35 Picks of the Week1:06:46 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

10 Nov 20231h 7min

Ryan is back! At least, this week. As a guest. But he's BACK, darn it. We talked about stuff. M3. Qualcomm.  ARM.  So much financial. More topics in the time stamps below. Timestamps:00:00 Cold Open00:45 Intro04:39 Food with Josh07:51 Qualcomm X Elite Windows benchmarks24:32 Apple M3 discussion36:23 Intel financials42:57 AMD financials47:48 Qualcomm had financials, too48:57 AV1 is everywhere50:27 Ryan is lit51:45 Security Corner59:14 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:30 What 5 years at Intel did to Ryan1:04:41 Back to Gaming1:08:41 Picks of the Week1:16:47 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

3 Nov 20231h 17min

It was another week of news, rumors, game releases, four-year-old GPUs becoming irrelevant thanks to Mesh Shader support requirements, the industry freaking out about arm64 and declaring the death of x86, and other things. So many security fails to wedge into 1 show and then we flavor the cast with a Loupedeck review.   Topics below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Food with Josh05:38 NVIDIA (and AMD) to make Arm CPUs - is this the end of x86??!!11:59 Qualcomm's mighty laptop SoC claims24:16 Alan Wake 2, mesh shaders, and the fate of old-ish GPUs31:46 Microsoft has questions for you if you use Edge to download Chrome36:11 Zotac has a mini PC with active solid-state cooling39:56 Security Corner52:35 Gaming Quick Hits1:10:19 Loupedeck Live S reviewed1:17:09 Picks of the Week1:31:17 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

28 Okt 20231h 32min

Words flow from us at an alarming rate, but be not afraid; we are the harbingers of semi-literate PC hardware and software discussion. Also, burgers.In this episode, we discuss the VERY EXCITING Intel 14th Gen launch, look at a very fancy Falcon Northwest Talon desktop equipped with one of these processors, and eventually talk about AMD un-launching Anti-Lag+ after it caused some mildly inconvenient bans from popular games when using the feature. There's even a very exciting back and forth on programmable remotes during the SofaBaton pick!  The rest of the topics can be found in the time stamps below.  Recorded October 18, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:33 Burger of the Week02:55 Intel 14th Gen launch (and a new Talon desktop)18:01 MSI brings the heat - 115 C to be precise20:24 AMD removes Anti-Lag+ from drivers amid issues24:34 Microsoft backs off on OneDrive gallery storage27:49 Windows 11 now active on close to half a billion devices31:47 Fanatec Clubsport DD36:03 Security Corner43:18 Gaming Quick Hits47:48 Drop + xDuoo TA-8457:13 Total War Pharoh01:04:01 Picks of the Week1:22:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Okt 20231h 26min

What is fifty-three minutes in time, and yet timeless? This episode of the PCPer podcast, of course! Yes, we made Podcast History (tm) once again this week, and did it in just under an hour. Listen again and again, savoring every moment. We can't stop you.  Enjoy the Arc, The VBScript, and the Dark Rock within.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:11 Josh did not have a burger04:14 Intel launches Arc A580 as A750 goes on sale for $10 more08:57 More Arc news - driver update massively improves Starfield perf11:17 be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 and Dark Rock Elite air coolers coming soon13:53 Microsoft says VBScript will be removed from future Windows release16:19 MS provides tutorial on installing Linux?17:54 Windows 11 21H2 already going EOL19:57 Security Corner32:02 Gaming Quick Hits43:01 Picks of the Week51:48 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

14 Okt 202353min

It might appear to be a lighter news week, but we still managed to talk for well over an hour, even after liberal editing.   We've got RGB, Pi, and Arc news of course, plus FSR and some fast and interesting portable storage.Full topic list in the time stamps below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:57 Burger of the Week03:59 Arc A580 may actually be released soon05:50 Radeon 7900 XTX and XT price drops16:47 Mobile Radeon 7900 rumor19:26 AMD FSR 3 has been released25:19 Microsoft ends Windows 11 activation via Win7 and Win8 keys29:38 Windows 11 ARGB control out of beta30:55 Raspberry Pi 533:54 Security Corner41:50 Gaming Quick Hits53:36 Crucial X9 and X10 Pro portable SSDs reviewed1:00:22 Samsung Portable SSD T9 review1:07:32 Picks of the Week1:18:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

7 Okt 20231h 19min

Ryan left Intel! What does this mean for PC Perspective?? Nothing, actually. Except that we get to pontificate about Ryan's future. Don't worry, we'll ask him to visit soon. It will be more interesting when he can tell us where he's going.We also talked about Scott "Jebaited" Herkelman's pending departure from AMD. So many moves in the PC hardware industry, eh?? Oh, and you won't want to miss our CASO discussion. This might be the biggest thing to happen to gaming laptops, ever. EVAR.  Should be mention the proliferation of affordable 2.5Gb switches again?  Yes, we'll do that.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:59 Food with Josh03:54 Ryan Shrout leaves Intel12:20 Scott “Jebaited” Herkelman leaving AMD14:54 Newegg now has a GPU trade-in program20:24 No, Intel will not be offering a socketed Meteor Lake CPU22:17 CASO makes everything better (including laptop GPUs)30:15 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh31:36 Security Corner39:01 Gaming Quick Hits (“quick”)54:57 Picks of the Week1:07:40 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

29 Sep 20231h 8min

The fab five are back at it again. Well, maybe not "fab" in the traditional sense, or even in the silicon sense. But we recorded a podcast and talked about various things anyway. Please consult the list below.  It includes the usual security theater, gaming bits, and even a ROG Strix keyboard review for those of you that swing that way!Recorded September 20, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:10 Burger of the Week02:50 Intel details Meteor Lake architecture - a big departure11:58 Overreacting to very early RTX 5090 rumors16:01 Mandatory Arc News - Intel's commitment to building GPUs19:29 New AMD driver adds Anti-Lag support to Starfield (and more)24:39 Intel talks about moving to glass core substrates30:08 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh31:29 Security Corner41:30 Gaming Quick Hits49:37 ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless keyboard review1:00:24 Picks of the Week1:14:49 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

22 Sep 20231h 15min