Are you ready for a podcast filled with verbose discussion interrupted by digressions into random topics? You've come to the right place! We've got Security nightmares, Gaming updates, Starfield lunacy, regular lunacy, Intel Arc news and even Usenet! 00:00 Intro 01:41 Food with Josh 03:18 Radeon review - take one (with odd CPU cooler digression) 05:11 The actual Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT review 24:23 Josh reviews the XFX QICK 319 Radeon RX 7700 XT Black Edition 36:34 More RX 7700 XT price...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 22 min
We decided to podcast yet again this week because, honestly, you demand it (you know who you are). The show must go on, and we had a lot to talk about this week - and sometimes we even sounded halfway intelligent! Like when we talked about the new Radeon cards, which bring the promise of $450+ midrange cards to AMD buyers. And we looked at the very compact - and ridiculously well-equipped - FragBox from Falcon Northwest (you know, that little PC that looks like a Playmate cooler?). Timestamps: 0...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Do you like piña coladas, and getting caught in protracted discussions about DLSS 3.5 and NVIDIA quarterly financials? And that's just the FIRST HALF HOUR. You won't want to miss a single second of this episode. Also, there weren't any piña coladas. Sorry. But there would have been if you had brought your own. There is quite a lot of monitor discussion, right down to the Picks-of-the-Week(tm). Also, there was only the one 737 plane. Recorded August 23, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:22 Food wi...
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Who would have guessed it? We gathered and we made podcast history, AGAIN. An hour (or more!) of content, just ready to be watched, liked, subscribed. Topics include: Dell doesn't like getting caught, the Intel Arc A750 reviewed, Inception fix is going be a bummer, and security scares galore! Enjoy! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Food with Josh 03:25 96-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX leaked? 05:17 The China-only Ryzen 5 7500F makes its way to the USA 08:17 Intel Tower acquisition cancelle...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min
We're back with a podcast that's BIGGER and possibly BETTER than ever before. We talk about the latest news and rumors, and Kent goes absolutely crazy in his quest to tame the thermals from his Core i9-13900KS. Security Corner scares with Inception and Downfall, Bots and Captcha, plus Gaming Quick Hits with deals and server shutdowns. Topics in the list below. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:29 Josh makes a bold statement about pens 03:38 Food with Josh 04:50 Ratchet & Clank update adds raytracing...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Podcast history has been made. The first and ONLY PC Perspective podcast number 734 has been recorded, edited, and uploaded. This is the video, as if you needed further proof. We've got AMD gaming CPUs for laptops, Intel and AMD financials, RDNA3 GPUs getting better, security scares and gaming deals! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:21 Food with Josh 02:40 AMD announces X3D for laptops 09:53 AMD confirms new enthusiast RDNA3 gpus this quarter 15:13 AMD quarterly financial results 19:08 Intel quarterly...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min
When it came time to make an episode, we did this. Solidigm blesses us with gigantic SSDs now, Futurama is back, the future of Windows is bloatware, and AMD finally offers a Phoenix driver. Plus security scares with Mikrotik and Gigabyte and let's not leave out Ubuntu this time, eh? Of course our non-stop coverage of everything Intel ARC continues unabated. Enjoy! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:35 Food with Josh 05:15 AMD unifies GPU drivers, adds Phoenix support 11:14 Faster, higher capacity HBM fr...
Jul 29, 2023•1 hr 16 min
This week we gather yet again for an unforgettable hour. An hour you will cherish forever. Or, just skip around using the time stamps. We can't stop you. Take in the Corsair DROP acquisition, the Asus Intel NUC acquisition, Linux acquiring marketshare, or the RTX 4060 Ti not acquiring any reviews. Enjoy. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Food with Josh 02:39 ASUS agrees to terms to take NUC from Intel 06:32 BeeLink GTR7 puts Zen 4 in a tiny package 11:36 Radeon RX 7800 rumor 14:03 RTX 4060 Ti 16GB n...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Another hour plus of tech talk from your favorite group of podcasters (and also Sebastian). Topics below. Recorded July 12, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:47 Food with Josh 04:09 Intel to end NUC production 06:27 Buy a 2TB Intel 670p NVMe SSD for $69 while they last 08:17 The Radeon RX 7900 XTX hits $799 (briefly) 10:26 NVIDIA not seeding RTX 4060 Ti 16GB to reviewers 25:02 ThinkPad 701c upgraded via FrameWork motherboard and iPad screen 27:15 Brett's Apple Corner (AR headset discussion) 30:58...
Jul 15, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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 Intro 00:53 Food with Josh 03:22 RIP 12VHPWR already? 06:50 Microcenter exclusive Ryzen X3D 10:32 RTX 4080 sees a $200 price cut 12...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min
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 intro 00:51 Food with Josh 02:02 The RTX 4060 review 20:45 Is AMD blocking DLSS? 23:45 Microsoft wanted Windows 11 as a service 27:59 That 4-slot RTX 4090 cooler shows up again 30:46 Podcast sponsor - Hello Fresh 32:12...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min
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...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 3 min
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 Intro 02:38 Burger of the Week 04:26 RTX 4060 (non-Ti) release date moves up 09:40 AMD's EPYC Bargamo CPUs 14:07 AMD ups their AI game (and more AI discussion) 24:31 Microsoft offering official Surface parts 2...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 43 min
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 Intro 01:40 Burger of the Week 07:14 AMD Radeon R...
Jun 10, 2023•1 hr 9 min
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 Intro 01:20 Burger of the Week 02:31 Solid-state SSD cooling? (plus...
Jun 03, 2023•2 hr 5 min
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 Intro 02:30 Burger of the Week 04:20 The RTX 4060 Ti review fallout 09:22 More pointless RTX 4060 Ti discussion 18:49 ...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min
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 Intro 01:14 Burger of the Week 02:34 Intel Arc Balanced Builds (and build pricing discussion) 15:49 ASUS changes their AM5 motherboard warranty poli...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Another podcast has occurred, and we had more to talk about than originally anticipated. Such as that MSI hack which keeps on giving and if you've got a flickering monitor - check your chair! MS and AMD vs Nvidia, large hard drives die faster, PC game making is actually profitable and does real gaming need 16GB of VRAM? Topics in the time stamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:24 Food with Josh 03:23 RTX 4060 Series may have a 16GB version (and more VRAM discussion) 15:38 Large hard drives liv...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min
It's our seven hundred and twenty-first podcast! And what a podcast it is. We even had a fake visit from Allyn, who didn't join us because I forgot to ask him to. And so many other topics like Ryzen burns, AMD TPM exploited, NVIDIA supply issues, and Intel loses billions and rebrands! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Burger of the Week 02:58 RIP Microsoft ... branded keyboards and mice 04:45 No more features updates for Windows 10, either 06:59 More pointless pontification about Ryzen burnouts 12:3...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Are you ready to overreact to the latest explosive computer hardware drama?? Sure, AMD has found the root cause already (I added their latest statement to the show during editing), but when we recorded this the subject was very hot. Get it? HOT. Like Josh. He hosted, by the way. Sebastian's voice was worse than usual, and his video/audio sync was off anyway. We've got Security Scares, Rumors, Vintage news, Reviews and all that podcast host craziness to go along with it all. Enjoy. Timstamps: 00:...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Quoting one of the greats: What's hotter than a 12VHPWR connector? This podcast. People just can't get enough of either one. RTX4070 review and news, more RTX 3060Ti's, get your Afterburner on, but no longer with Intel ASICs plus so much more! Full list of topics in the time stamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:36 Food with Josh 04:15 Is an RTX 4070 price cut coming already?? 14:49 MSI launches an RTX 3060 Ti SUPER that isn't an NVIDIA SUPER 16:45 Intel boosts Arc performance yet again 19:48...
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Help us drive the experience. It's been another week, and we have another new hardware launch to talk about! Yes, it's the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, and we looked at the Founders Edition card beforehand to find out just how much like an RTX 3080 it really is. Jeremy continues to review things, and this time he has an update to the surprisingly good Fosi Audio amp he reviewed last year - and this BT20A Pro is apparently the real deal. We also discussed news and various other topics, found in the l...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Boeing didn't release a 717. Ok, yes they did. I just looked it up. BUT WE DID, TOO. Sure, podcasts aren't airplanes. However, they can still take you on a wild ride through various topics (with frequent digressions). You will be enthralled. How could you not? Just look at those topics in the list thingy below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:50 Burger of the Week 03:29 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is THE ONE 14:28 AMD launching A620 chipset (plus PCIe Gen5 discussion) 23:02 Podcast sponsor - Bloomberg Career...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Another week, another sloppy PC port. But we talked about more things than just The Last of Us: Part I (which has already been patched multiple times to correct some of the stuff we showed). Yes, another game was allegedly killing graphics cards, LTT was hacked and had their channel deleted for a short time, and Josh goes full JoshTEKK for an extensive racing rig review. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro (and no burger) 02:03 The Last of Us: Port I launch issues 05:59 Was Diablo IV killing RTX 3080 Ti car...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Nvidia has Grace, Intel does not have Raja, Cyberpunk 2077 has paths, Games have DLSS, Josh has food, Sapphire has the Pulse + MORE! Recorded March 22, 2023. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Food with Josh 02:00 Counter Strike 2 05:38 Raja leaving Intel 17:08 Cyberpunk path tracing 20:06 DLSS 3 adoption set to increase significantly 23:02 NVIDIA Grace CPU superchip 25:18 The 3GB GPU is becoming obsolete 27:30 What can brown do for your RTX 4080? 32:13 Microsoft support shows their warez 34:10 Podca...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min
It's time for another week of Ryzen X3D discussion! Well, until about the 19 minute mark, anyway. There were a lot of other topics, and our original livestream began with an interview with Sapphire's PR manager Ed Crisler (to be released soon!). (Recorded March 15, 2023.) Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:12 Food with Josh 02:27 AMD's first official Ryzen 7 7800X3D benchmarks 06:09 Ryzen 9 7950X3D benchmarking adventures 18:57 Samsung wants to be world's #1 chipmaker 23:25 Microsoft fixes SMB Windows 1...
Mar 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Not a heavy news week, but still much fun to be had! But ... this makes for a 45 minute show after the fluff was removed (and if you like all the fun+ fluff, visit patreon.com/pcper !) Radeon pricing adjustment, Agesa 24GB support issues, Nvidia hot fixes CPU usage, more RTX 3060's are probably on the way, TPM 2.0 is probably terrible, and AMD might preview FSR 3.0 and so much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Food with Josh 02:27 NVIDIA issues hotfix for high CPU usage 04:13 AMD AGESA not yet...
Mar 11, 2023•48 min
We recovered from the Midwest ice storm that knocked out power at podcast HQ for a few days using one weird trick, and you'll never believe what happened next! (Recorded March 1, 2023.) Intel Arc fresh takes, Ryzen 9 7950X3D perf talk, Nvidia financials, Microsoft asks you to stop using Chrome + security and gaming fun! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:50 Burger of the Week 04:58 Ryzen 9 7950X3D launch 24:38 iGPU overclocking excitement 26:41 New mobile parts are faster than older ones 28:27 NVIDIA fi...
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Where did we learn to podcast like this? 7-Eleven probably. Ryzen 7950X3D is available (in Europe), AI goes wild, AMD released RX 6000 drivers finally! The PCIe 4 NVME SP UD90 is very decent, and Intel brings back some sort of HEDT CPUs. Much more fun for episode 7-11 with dead IE, Security issues and RGB! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:53 Burger of the Week 05:46 New Radeon RX 6000 drivers! 14:19 Google AI thing 21:17 Google GO is built for telemetry 24:56 Internet Explorer is nearly gone 26:27 Win...
Feb 19, 2023•59 min
Intel Arc day 1 drives for Hogwarts, our review of the very fast Samsung 4TB T7 shield, the Thermalright Intel CPU frame works magic on the 13900KS, both Microsoft and Adobe want your PDFs, and Tiny 11 (no relation to Tiny Rick), why is Josh finally cleaning his room plus much more!! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:59 No burger this week?! 04:58 Mandatory Intel Arc coverage! A new driver... (and some rambling) 09:09 Discord was slowing NVIDIA VRAM? (NVIDIA fixes with new driver) 11:37 Thermalright co...
Feb 11, 2023•1 hr
