Podcast #841 - Ryzen 9000G Lurking, More Dual-X3D Reports, Intel 18A Gets a Customer, 12v-2x6 power and MORE

Post-July 4th holiday here in the USA and everyone has all of their fingers. Which enables some of us to use clicky keyboards during the podcast recording! What could be more perfect. And just look at that list of topics.  Where's AMD HYPR-RX AMD?  Where's your Microcenter?  And where's that new power connector to replace 12VHPWR already?Timestamps:00:00 Pre-roll and Intro00:53 Food with Josh03:22 RIP 12VHPWR already?06:50 Microcenter exclusive Ryzen X3D10:32 RTX 4080 sees a $200 price cut12:57 Mandatory Arc coverage - a low-profile A38015:17 Get your discounted Radeon RX 6950 XT while you can17:22 Where is AMD HYPR-RX (and FSR 3.0)?19:06 The Book 808822:31 YouTube limits some adblock users to 3 videos24:28 Security Corner34:45 Podcast Sponsor - Hello Fresh36:11 Gaming Quick Hits44:16 Monoprice 28-inch CrystalPro USB-C Monitor review55:12 Picks of the Week1:03:25 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

7 Juli 20231h 5min

We talk at some length about the RTX 4060 and competing products that offer a better value right now, plus other stuff like so much bad news in Security, Windows in the Clouds, and AMD anti-DLSS drama!  See the list of topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Pre-roll and intro00:51 Food with Josh02:02 The RTX 4060 review20:45 Is AMD blocking DLSS?23:45 Microsoft wanted Windows 11 as a service27:59 That 4-slot RTX 4090 cooler shows up again30:46 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh32:12 Security Corner41:11 Gaming Quick Hits48:28 FlexiSpot gaming chair review54:20 Fosi Audio V3 amp1:00:02 Picks of the Week1:13:55 Outro (I think) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

30 Juni 20231h 18min

No, Arc isn't EOL - just the flagship card made by Intel. It doesn't bode well, as Battlemage seems pretty far away, and the A770 seems to have run its course with A750 getting all of Intel's marketing attention lately.Beyond that, Intel decided to re-brand their desktop CPUs starting with the next generation Core, and Ultra is added to the mix to keep you on your toes. Also, other topics (in the list below). FYI, Josh was traveling, so he was absent this week - but don't worry, Kent stepped up with his own burger review.  We've got the usual security scares (router and S3 hacks) and gaming updates within (Steam, EA, and deals!)Recorded June 21, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:50 Burger of the Week02:49 Intel discontinues their Arc A770 card10:18 Intel re-brands desktop CPUs14:42 Intel German fab news16:54 AMD Radeon RX 7600 overclocking futility23:01 AI ruining search (long rant)30:36 Microcenter expanding31:56 Security Corner38:31 Gaming Quick Hits50:48 Picks of the Week1:01:57 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

23 Juni 20231h 2min

It was another week, and that means more pcper podcast goodness. Josh had his very, very old headset and a bad laptop sound card on the road with him, Kent was back again, with a fab case review and we talked about a lot of other tech and newsy stuff.  We even had Clippy.00:00 Prologue and Intro02:38 Burger of the Week04:26 RTX 4060 (non-Ti) release date moves up09:40 AMD's EPYC Bargamo CPUs14:07 AMD ups their AI game (and more AI discussion)24:31 Microsoft offering official Surface parts27:31 Josh interrupts to talk about AMD EPYC some more28:57 Are larger cards the key to more VRAM? (satire) 30:15 Moving 12VHPWR to the back of the GPU32:42 Kent uses a 4090 as wall art34:00 Just in time, PCI-SIG is working on PCI Express 7.037:11 Mandatory Arc coverage40:32 Desktop GPU sales lowest in decades (and much rambling)49:27 Clippy shame (and Kent's LGR story)53:07 Security Corner1:03:57 Gaming Quick Hits1:09:39 Fractal Terra corrections1:12:39 Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG ARGB case review1:26:35 Picks of the Week1:42:43 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17 Juni 20231h 43min

It's been another week, and that means another PCPer podcast. Good thing Josh had another tantalizing burger, because he needed his strength to talk for over an hour about the latest in PC hardware and software. But let's not bury the lede, as the Fractal Terra is the star of the show in this episode, and Kent took some amazing photos (the review begins at 40:31 ). Full list of subjects in the time stamps.Recorded June 7, 2023.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:40 Burger of the Week07:14 AMD Radeon RX 7600 vs. RX 7900 XTX (memory latency)14:38 Framework laptop gets another update17:20 The Beelink EQ12 Pro is an all E-Core mini PC22:05 Security Corner33:23 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers34:40 Gaming Quick Hits (Diablo IV edition)40:31 Kent's Fractal Terra review1:01:39 Picks of the Week1:08:09 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

10 Juni 20231h 8min

Allyn Malventano joins us for a very special (and storage-centric) episode! We talk about some of the things at Computex that captured our interest, and have an extended discussion about the promise of DirectStorage and how it could solve the GPU VRAM problem (if anyone actually implements it beyond that one game). Plus Jeremy has a fancy new desk to talk about, Josh reviews another racing wheel stand, and much, much more!00:00 Intro01:20 Burger of the Week02:31 Solid-state SSD cooling? (plus NAND temp talk)08:14 Crucial's T700 is a passively-cooled Gen5 SSD11:41 Shouting at your PC for better performance13:56 Noctua shows a 2nd Gen D15 cooler15:43 Realtek offers low-power, low-cost 5GbE NIC19:11 Remeber AGP Pro? ASUS is making PCIe Pro (sort of)21:18 NVIDIA's trillion dollar moment - plus AI/ML chat30:53 A world where NVIDIA makes CPUs, too?33:09 Podcast sponsor: Bloomberg Careers34:24 Featured topic: can storage save PC gaming?1:07:11 WD Red power on hours warnings after 3 years in a NAS1:14:48 Security Corner1:20:19 Gaming Quick Hits1:26:29 FlexiSpot Pro Plus Standing Desk E7 review1:34:13 Monoprice Dark Matter GT Foldable Racing Stand review1:41:43 Picks of the Week2:04:36 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

3 Juni 20232h 5min

You love to hate it, it's the pcper podcast! Wait - that's not right. You probably just love to hate overpriced, underspecified hardware. Oh well. That's the world we live in now.   Other things include IE11 will be "forever", The Radeon RX 7600 might save mid-tier gaming, and Bungie is bringing back Marathon - sorta.  Complete list of topical topics in the time stamps below.00:00 Intro02:30 Burger of the Week04:20 The RTX 4060 Ti review fallout09:22 More pointless RTX 4060 Ti discussion18:49 AMD Radeon RX 7600 review29:08 Intel Arc A750 drops to 199 USD in some places32:20 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh33:44 NVIDIA made a lot of money40:01 Microsoft Surface Pro X cameras are failing suddenly42:51 Internet Explorer lives on44:08 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers45:23 Sandisk Extreme 4TB SSD data loss issue48:04 Native RGB support is coming to Windows50:32 WinRAR and 7-zip integration is also coming to Windows51:37 Security Corner56:30 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:02 Picks of the Week1:10:56 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

26 Maj 20231h 11min

Catch up with the Monoprice Mic and be quiet! Dark Power 850w reviews, plus SSD performance software from Solidigm, and a big balanced build discussion.This was recorded the night before NVIDIA announced the GeForce RTX 4060 Family but we still had plenty to discuss, as you can see from the list of topics in the time stamps below.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:14 Burger of the Week02:34 Intel Arc Balanced Builds (and build pricing discussion)15:49 ASUS changes their AM5 motherboard warranty policy20:13 Logitech and iFixit team up27:20 EU approves Microsoft Activision-Blizzard deal28:41 A mandatory update for Windows 1033:21 Scrutinizing Solidigm Synergy SSD software37:10 Games demos coming back?42:37 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Careers43:52 Security Corner54:11 Gaming Quick Hits59:28 Our be quiet! Dark Power 13 PSU review1:05:23  Monoprice Dark Matter Sentry mic review1:11:53 Picks of the Week1:19:00 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

20 Maj 20231h 19min