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

It was a day just like last Wednesday. A day in which we talked about more PC hardware and software news, including more contradictory information about upcoming Ryzen 7000 Series X3D processors. We talked at great length, and we did it live. This version however, is not live.  Subjects can be found in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:54 Burger of the Week03:33 Arc 4090! (driver)04:24 More Ryzen 7000 X3D rumors05:35 Media begins testing DirectStorage...with one game08:39 MorePowerTool will never work with RDNA311:16 Beware of painted VRAM13:28 Buy a Ryzen 7000 CPU, get Jedi Survivor17:26 Companies upset by lack of wi-fi connected appliance owners20:56 This week in German graphics card sales24:28 Security Corner31:28 Gaming Quick Hits34:53 Lenovo ThinkStation P620 with 64-core TR 5995WX50:53 Picks of the Week1:01:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

28 Jan 20231h 1min

This time we report, speculate, paraphrase, and pontificate on another week's worth of product launches, press releases, and insecurity news. Also, a burger.  Apple M2's many things, Intel does 13900KS and Gen 4 scalable Xeons, CAMM winns finally, 30TB of Micron and Monoprice small speakers.  See the timestamps below for all the rest!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 Burger of the Week02:50 Intel launches Core i9-13900KS04:27 More Intel: the 4th Gen Xeon Scalable processors09:52 Apple announces M2 chips and things that use them18:58 CAMM might be the new laptop memory standard23:18 Put your Radeon RX 7900 XTX under water25:04 G.Skill Flare X5 6000 CL32 Ryzen memory29:53 Podcast sponsor - Rocket Money31:08 Razer NAGA v2 mouse33:14 Micron 9400 Pro enterprise SSDs36:23 Security Corner44:32 Gaming Quick Hits47:00 Monoprice DT-3BT desktop speaker review54:18 Picks of the Week1:02:33 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Jan 20231h 3min

Our second show of 2023, and, debatably, our best so far this year.  AMD responds to XTX throttling, our Sapphire NITRO+ RX 7900 XTX GPU review, so many security issues (password hacking), AMD Ryzen Non-X CPUs are upon us almost, will MSI's Afterburner flameout?  Adobe really thanks you for training its AI + so much more!  Drop in for the tech news, stay for the food segment, and let the banter pull you along.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:04 Food with Josh03:49 AMD Ryzen non-X CPUs12:40 AMD responds to Radeon RX 7900 XTX throttling15:41 MSI Afterburner flaming out?18:17 Meta ending support for Quest VR21:42 Adobe opting users into AI training22:57 Security Corner35:22 Gaming Quick Hits37:05 NLR Free Standing Monitor Stand review44:09 Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7900 XTX review56:47 Picks of the Week (and some rambling)1:09:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

15 Jan 20231h 9min

Kicking off the PCPer 2023 podcast by ... podcasting!The 4070 Ti review you needed!  The roasting of the RX 7900 XTX continues.  Solidigm P44 Pro drives ... Intel reborn? (yes essentially)  Also Intel lets loose with a slew of skus.  ASUS WiFi spider-looking router!  Security tears!  Gaming smiles!  Josh brings the food.  And much more...Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:10 Food with Josh04:10 AMD Ryzen 7000 X3D announcement12:46 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti review35:38 Podcast sponsor - Rocket Money36:53 New Intel processors at CES40:11 No Intel Battlemage until 2024??41:53 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX thermal issue43:19 Phison has the first PCIe 5.0 SSD46:05 ASUS has the first quad-channel WiFi 7 gaming router47:50 Security Corner53:01 Gaming Quick Hits56:24 Solidigm P44 Pro SSDs reviewed1:00:18 Picks of the Week1:07:34 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

7 Jan 20231h 9min

It's the last show of 2022, but we didn't do a "year end" retrospective thing.  Another week of tech news, some food with Josh and a nice review of the Fractal Ridge from Kent.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:13 Food with Josh02:45 AMD Ryzen non-X CPU rumors / current prices11:29 Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 5 7600X18:26 How smart is SAM with Navi 31?20:43 A keyboard with its own GPU...among other things25:07 Podcast Sponsor - TextExpander26:22 A story about webcams for some reason30:16 Thermaltake's ToughPower GF3 ATX 3.0 PSU31:24 Intel Graphics Group breakup33:52 Security Corner40:22 Podcast Sponsor - Rocket Money41:31 Gaming Quick Hits47:06 Fractal Ridge review1:09:34 Picks of the Week1:15:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

23 Dec 20221h 16min

The long-anticipated RDNA 3 launch has finally happened. Are you still excited? Do you want to know what Josh thinks about it? What about that other guy? You know, the Canadian? Sad security news, gaming updates plus way MORE as you can clearly see from the timestamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:32 Food with Josh03:13 Radeon RX 7900 Series review and discussion28:40 Is RNDA 3 broken?32:04 High idle power fix coming (and further RDNA 3 discussion)37:03 Podcast sponsor - Coda38:18 AIDA64 update39:31 Rumored Intel 13th Gen non-K performance41:55 Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 built for AMD47:00 Windows 7 and 8 support fully ends in January48:25 Podcast sponsor - RocketMoney49:32 Security Corner54:34 Gaming Quick Hits59:48 Podcast sponsor - MasterClass1:01:15 Picks of the Week1:08:50 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

18 Dec 20221h 10min

It's awards season, and we have an award-winning podcast for you this week. Just read the reviews:"Josh steals the show in this delightful podcast. Five stars."- JoshTekk ReviewsFull list of subjects below. Please, for the safety of those around you, try to contain your excitement.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:21 Food with Josh01:56 Intel Arc DX9 update05:50 Report on Radeon RX 7900 launch supply09:01 Ryzen 7000 X3D at CES?15:26 Microsoft working on mobile "super app"18:05 Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus Gaming Edition21:07 Podcast Sponsor - MasterClass22:28 AMD says Moore's Law isn't dead28:57 Handcrafted Electrostatic Headphones33:06 The ORB X36:52 Apple kills photo scanning38:08 Lastpass hacked again41:36 More browser 0-day fun43:00 Podcast Sponsor - RocketMoney44:07 Gaming Quick Hits49:53 Picks of the Week55:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

10 Dec 202256min

AMD lowered prices on their Zen 4 processors, but for how long? Also, we look at a massive aftermarket RTX 4080 from MSI, with none other than the SUPRIM X edition of the card. Plus other things, including a gaming chair review from Jeremy and the state of the GPU market. Don't forget all the super scary security issues! Full list in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 Food with Josh03:55 AMD Ryzen 7000 price drops12:34 Samsung presents GDDR6W16:15 NVIDIA's Priority Access program19:04 GPU shipments take a nosedive27:41 Intel software-defined silicon rides again30:57 Windows 11 slow? There's a patch for that35:13 NVIDIA patches 29 security vulnerabilities39:12 Twitter and Meta leaks42:15 Beware MSI Afterburner imposters45:11 Gaming Quick Hits49:15 MSI RTX 4080 SUPRIM X review57:13 Josh's Thustmaster Airbus review1:02:56 Vertagear PL6800 gaming chair review1:11:51 Picks of the Week1:26:44 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

3 Dec 20221h 27min