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

Full crew in the house tonight for all kinds of tech talk with the usual amount of off-topic banter.  It's what you deserve.  Check the full list of topics below.  Real quick though ... Ryzen 9000 testing:  You're holding it wrong.  Windows 11 installs on non-TPM machines:  Stop that.  Sonos:  Failing.  ARM:  Gaming GPUs.  And when is a 4070 not really the 4070?00:00 Intro02:06 Food with Josh04:43 Ryzen 9000 X3D leaked by ASUS?06:38 AMD says reviewers are not properly testing Ryzen 900010:04 AMD to buy ZT Systems for 4.9 billion USD14:18 The new GDDR6 version of the RTX 4070 might be hard to spot19:43 Windows 11 update closes TPM bypass loophole...22:44 ...but FAT32 volumes up to 2TB are now supported25:11 NVIDIA partnering with MediaTek on new G-Sync Pulsar monitors31:00 Podcast sponsor, 1Password32:14 Lina Li SUP01 lets you mount your GPU on the front intake37:58 A wooden mechanical keyboard (sort of)41:53 Sonos is not doing well (plus extended audio ranting)54:24 Arm rumored to be developing a gaming graphics card58:05 (in)Security Corner1:06:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:16:34 Picks of the Week1:26:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

23 Aug 20241h 27min

This episode is just over an hour, and probably a lot more exciting than the Ryzen 9000 launch, itself. Plus Josh had a really messy looking burger. You can't lose.We've got Intel microcode, AMD Ryzen 9k, when is an RTX 4070 a bit less ... it's a tight show. Recorded August 14, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:27 Ryzen 9900X and 9950X performance22:28 No sign of new (rumored) RX 7000 SKUs24:04 Intel Battlemage engineering samples being tested27:21 Update your Intel microcode, but you have to use Intel defaults31:31 Those ai pins are being returned now, and they are e-waste36:14 New RTX 4070 variant with slower GDDR637:55 (in)Security Corner50:40 Gaming Quick Hits54:51 Picks of the Week1:04:58 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

16 Aug 20241h 8min

This was a long show. Be warned! We didn't even get to (in)Security Corner until after the one hour mark! But it's so worth it!  More Crowdstrike, more Intel sadness, even the Logitech mouse-as-a-service thing.  Psst - Apple still does not like Nvidia.Recorded August 7, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:45 Food with Josh03:54 New Ryzen 5 and 7 coverage - the impact of 65W19:39 Intel's financial situation27:27 Intel extended warranty update31:44 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef33:27 Puget systems' totally unbiased report on CPU failures42:11 NVIDIA Blackwell delay rumor51:41 Has the most popular GPU on Steam been discontinued?55:38 Google is replacing the Chromecast with a $100 ai thing58:43 Apple still doesn't like NVIDIA1:03:26 Logi forever mouse1:06:24 (in)Security Corner1:15:24 Gaming Quick Hits1:23:29 Picks of the Week1:37:59 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

10 Aug 20241h 38min

Four of us gathered to discuss another week in PC hardware and software, and while Jeremy was absent (again) and Josh didn't have a burger (again), the podcast was still a podcast, and that probably means something.  AMD is touching 6Ghz, Intel is not OK, Cybertruck is a PC, and we've got so much financial news on AMD and ARM...punch it Chewy!Recorded July 31, 2024.Timestamps:00:00 Intro04:30 Food with Josh06:27 Josh's AMD financial report13:29 Josh's Arm financial report16:51 Intel will not recall the 13th and 14th Gen CPUs (and further discussion)26:58 Now might be the right time to trade in your potentially defective Intel CPU!28:40 An update on the Ryzen 9000 delay31:02 It may be possible to hit 6 GHz (and above) with a Ryzen 9 9950X33:12 Windows 11 July update breaks Bitlocker35:33 The Cybertruck PC40:51 (in)Security Corner53:01 Gaming Quick Hits57:06 Picks of the Week1:04:54 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

3 Aug 20241h 6min

Only three of us podcasted this week, and there was an annoying "room mic" sound to deal with from a certain host, but other than that it was an okay-ish show if you like these sorts of things, am I right?AMD is ascending, Intel is unstable, and the 7800X3D is still the king.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:13 CrowdStrike09:20 Intel provides update on CPU instability20:22 AMD is recalling their initial batch of Ryzen 9000 samples28:02 Podcast sponsor - 1Password29:31 (in)Security Corner31:16 Gaming Quick Hits32:50 It was at that moment they realized this was going to be a very short podcast35:14 Picks of the Week (special extended edition)50:38 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

27 Juli 202451min

Enjoy this podcast, recorded on July 17 - you know, before the CloudStrike thing happened. Don't worry, we will talk about that next week.There is so much "air" in this show, you'll know it when you feel it.  Game servers switching away from Intel now, the Xbox has the cheekiest controller going.  So much more below, enjoy!Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:34 Food with...Jeremy?05:57 Kent's big air cooler roundup31:38 Intel's growing instability problem44:56 Snapdragon X Elite really wants to be Windows Only47:43 Seasonic lists unreleased Radeon GPUs including 7990 XTX49:29 ...and apparently lists RTX 50 Series wattage as well51:39 Hello Windows Checkpoint56:09 (in)Security Corner1:07:55 Gaming Quick Hits1:12:20 Picks of the Week1:17:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Juli 20241h 18min

This show is one hour.Wait. That should say "this show is one hour THAT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS".We've got all kinds of things, check out the topics below!Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Food with Josh03:25 HP gives up - might actually want to sell printers05:23 AMD NTBC08:21 AMD now has better brand recognition than Intel?10:02 Everything is bigger on the Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED16:16 Ryzen keyboard PC!20:13 Google's free VPN is gone but anyone can use their dark web monitoring22:11 Better battery life (not AI) driving Copilot+ PC sales26:00 Endgame Gear OP1 8K mouse29:33 Mac shipments grew 6 percent year-on-year30:52 (in)Security Corner40:48 Gaming Quick Hits46:30 Picks of the Week59:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

14 Juli 20241h

It took a couple of days to get to the editing and posting (due to the July 4 holiday) but the wait will be 100% worth it, we assure you. Josh even had a burger.  Including Z890, Gigabit forever, Win10 death and all your content belong to AI now.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:35 Food with Josh03:51 Intel Z890 chipset leak05:21 When will the industry stop using Gigabit?09:38 More on the upcoming Intel parts13:23 New Breaking Limit GPU benchmark is out15:13 NVIDIA 72-core Grace CPU gets close to 96-core Threadripper18:02 Will death of Win10 ignite PC market?20:05 Microsoft CEO of AI says anything published online is free to use24:38 AMD Ryzen 8000G processors discounted29:41 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef31:11 (in)Security Corner47:44 Gaming Quick Hits56:09 Picks of the Week1:12:24 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

7 Juli 20241h 15min