We are on the brink of history, as next podcast will be number 800. It's been a long ride, with our first show way back in 2007... Don't worry, this isn't goodbye. This is a podcast. A podcast about computer stuff. (And burgers.) Be prepared for D-Link whipping, massive NVME cooling, and of course, special guest Lara Croft. 00:00 Intro 02:58 Food with Josh 04:55 Intel is sorry about the Arrow Lake launch 08:40 When is more 9800X3D stock coming? 12:14 AMD has a quarter of CPU market share 14:18 A...
Nov 17, 2024•51 min
Do you like product review coverage for products that are sold out and currently on eBay for hundreds of dollars more? Perfect! We talk about the 9800X3D a lot on this show, and Josh was right about it selling out (and Sebastian was WRONG WRONG WRONG). But also ... GTA5 sales (why not?), Recall Recall, Windows 10 continued support and please please, won't you use Bing? Recorded November 6, 2024 00:00 Intro 02:19 Food with Josh 03:57 9800X3D performance (and extended discussion) 26:33 It seems th...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Welcome to the creepiest PC hardware podcast on the net, and that's on a NORMAL week. We've got Intel Core Ultra, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Windows 24H2 ... but will we surpass our own standard with this VERY SPECIAL Halloween episode? You will have to watch to find out... Skip to 31:35 for the official Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement (recorded on October 31) Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:02 Food with Josh 13:56 Supermicro situation (and then Josh talks about AMD financials some more) 18:26 Z890 motherboard in...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 15 min
What a week. So much exciting news to cover, including the extremely well-received new Intel Core Ultra desktop processors! Does sarcasm evident? Anyhow, we received them, too, but without a motherboard, so not much tested happened before this launch. No worries, we're getting a board, and have turned off our AI assistants. Or have we? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Food with Josh 04:10 Observing Intel Core Ultra Desktop Eve 04:57 The Core Ultra 9 285K can pull almost as much as a 14900K - if you...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 20 min
We've got Intel and AMD teaming up, Click2Cancel making waves, so much ARM discussion where it wasn't meant to be, Windows 11 BSODs (suprise!), a bunch of X86 discussion and a terrible amount of security nightmares! Should be fun, take a listen! 00:00 Intro 03:07 Food with Josh 05:22 Intel and AMD team up for the good of x86 08:59 The x86 discussion shifts to Arm at this point 10:18 Arm discussion intensifies 11:45 A return to x86 discussion (which eventually shifts to Arm again) 22:13 Has the 5...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min
It was an AMD-heavy show last week, so how about an IntelCast? (Don't worry, there's a lot of non-Intel content - plus at least one of us is a card-carrying member of Team Red). So much (in)Security too: your air-gap is pathetic, Qualcomm zero-day, Linux malware, and DDoS to the max. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:52 Food with Josh 04:08 Intel Core Ultra desktop processor announcement 24:33 Another microcode update for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs 32:35 Zen 5 memory frequency scaling makes for riveting po...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 24 min
We actually do talk about more than just AMD this week. Plus, we stray from the point a lot while talking about things like dual screen laptops, HP AI infused printers, if maybe you should buy a used RTX 2080ti. All in good fun. 00:00 Intro 02:30 Food with Josh 04:17 AMD Ryzen update (105W mode official, etc.) 06:31 The new X870 motherboards are here 10:11 Some more 9000X3D rumors 12:05 Latest Radeon driver offers 2.5X boost (but how?) 16:14 Quite a bit of Windows Update news 23:27 Dual-screen l...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min
We're back on the air with the Intel Ultra 200V, keeping offline Office alive, OpenAI manipulations, and some sweet reviews of Fractal gear like their new Era 2 mITX case and their Refine chair. Very mindful. Enjoy the "Caaash" segment too as we smash our way through the news. 00:00 Intro 02:01 Unnecessarily weighing in on the Panels app controversy 04:22 Food with Josh (FREE edition) 07:16 Qualcomm wants to buy Intel 10:39 Intel Lunar Lake laptop reviews are up 17:01 MS Office for the stubbornl...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Intel does "fabulous" after seperating, what does MS do after Crowdstrike, after early Threadrippers, after the 4090, and after better AGESA for Ryzen 9000. We get after it this episode, enjoy! 00:00 Intro 01:43 Food with Josh 02:51 Intel spins off fab into separate foundry company 10:24 New AGESA improves Ryzen 9000 inter-core latency 17:42 Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs dropped from Ryzen Master 19:43 Rumor has it that NVIDIA is preparing to discontinue the 4090 20:58 Maybe "ai" will replace ...
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to the podcast where Josh explains how AMD has the most popular midrange GPU on the market, based on sales from one retailer in Germany in Q1 2024. Other then that, we've got over 12" of penetration, Audible AI, Ford marketing, Z890 defaults and so much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:46 Food with Josh 03:00 AMD shifting their GPU strategy (with extended discussion) 22:49 PS5 Pro first with next-gen Radeon graphics 25:32 Z890 boards will reportedly ship with Intel default settings - by ...
Sep 14, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Intel Core Ultra 200V: Worlds best integrated GPU!? AMD Ryzen with more performance improvements, and 105W is the power draw for new top rated Ryzen parts. So much more in the timestamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:33 Food with Josh 03:42 AMD will reportedly raise 65W Ryzen 9000 TDPs to 105W 05:52 That Windows Update Ryzen boost might be unrealistic (via Hardware Canucks) 11:44 Highly skippable rant about the Ryzen provisioning process setup procedure 15:22 Back on the Windows Update topic...
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 20 min
No, Allyn wasn't on the show this week. We just used that 100% authentic photo of him for the thumbnail. But we did discuss the buckets of cash that Nvidia is rolling in, free AMD CPU performance, and QR code hygiene! All that, and so much more below ... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:29 Food with Josh 06:28 NVIDIA's billions 16:01 Free Ryzen performance boost 20:39 RDNA 4 rumors 30:31 An extra 8-pin GPU connector on MSI boards 33:04 Microsoft was going to take away the Control Panel, but didn't 35:...
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 15 min
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 Intro 02:06 Food with Josh 04:43 Ryzen 9000 X3D leaked by ASUS? 06:38 AMD says reviewers are not properly testing Ryzen 9000 10:04 AMD to bu...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 28 min
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 Intro 03:27 Ryzen 9900X and 9950X performance 22:28 No sign of new (rumored) RX 7000 SKUs 24:04 Intel Battlemage engineering samples being tested 27:21 Update your Intel microcode, but you have to...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min
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 Intro 01:45 Food with Josh 03:54 New Ryzen 5 and 7 coverage - the impact of 65W 19:39 Intel's financial situation 27:27 Intel extended warranty update 31:44 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef 33:27 Puget systems'...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 39 min
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 Intro 04:30 Food with Josh 06:27 Josh's AMD financial report 13:29 Josh's Arm financial report 16:51 Intel will n...
Aug 03, 2024•1 hr 6 min
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 Intro 02:13 CrowdStrike 09:20 Intel provides update on CPU instability 20:22 AMD is recalling their initial batch of Ryzen 9000 samples 28:02 Podcast sponsor - 1Password 29:31 (in)Security Corner 31:16 Ga...
Jul 27, 2024•52 min
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 Intro 03:34 Food with...Jeremy? 05:57 Kent's big air cooler roundup 31:38 Intel's growing instability problem 44:56 Snapdragon X Elite really wants to be Win...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 19 min
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 Intro 01:23 Food with Josh 03:25 HP gives up - might actually want to sell printers 05:23 AMD NTBC 08:21 AMD now has better brand recognition than Intel? 10:02 Everything is bigger on the Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED 16:16 Ryzen keyboard PC! 20:13 Google's free VPN is gone but anyone can use their dark web monitoring 22:11 Bette...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min
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 Intro 01:35 Food with Josh 03:51 Intel Z890 chipset leak 05:21 When will the industry stop using Gigabit? 09:38 More on the upcoming Intel parts 13:23 New Breaking Limit GPU benchmark is out 15:13 NVIDIA 72-core Grace CPU gets close to ...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 15 min
You will be pleased to learn that we did indeed get together on Wednesday night (at 10 Eastern) to podcast this week. Here is the edited version of that podcast recording session. Within you find side-quests, insights, food, camera lens talk - and tech. Lots of tech talk on such things like Microsoft making terrible decisions, bad security theater, and idle data. Join us. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:41 Food with Josh 03:29 XFX Mercury RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air (false start) 06:08 The review actual...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Five of us entered, but only one survived. This is one episode you won't want to miss! In addition to all that, we discussed SFF specs, Copilot updates, the Fractal Mood, ARM speculative execution, and Intel CPU stability! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:34 Food with Josh 03:00 We react to Snapdragon X Elite reviews 10:17 Intel issues microcode fix for 13th/14th Gen stability issues 16:02 NVIDIA's new SFF-Ready GPU standard 18:37 An ITX-sized RTX 4070 with a pink PCB 19:54 Windows 10 update brings "O...
Jun 22, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Brett was absent this week, but we found a way to podcast anyway. And what a memorable podcast it was. How many times can we celebrate lucky number 777? Just once, it seems. And that is undeniable - like the Billy Dee Williams (by Avon) fragrance for men, "Undeniable". Please find the usual Windows security scares, thoughts on Starfield, Adobe finally makes users upset, RTX50 rumors and so much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:54 Food with Josh 04:51 AMD says Ryzen 9000 Series won't beat 7000X3D...
Jun 14, 2024•59 min
This week we have a positive attitude, Josh had a burger, and everyone is happy (and other lies). Watch to catch up on CoPilot issues (we told you so!), Intel and AMD socket longevity, Windows 10 won't die and we miss Napster. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:36 Food with Josh 03:09 AMD Ryzen 9000 Series announcement 10:55 New X870 and X870E chipsets 17:18 Socket AM5 longevity 19:56 AMD also introduced MI325X 22:01 Josh tells his pineapple squeeze toy story 23:13 Intel Lunar Lake discussion 28:17 Kent...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Josh OLED wipe included at no extra charge. So much Arm coverage, even with Nvidia. There's even some good Security news! 00:00 Intro 01:41 Josh's home office update 02:50 Burger of the Week 04:40 Arm Tech Days coverage from Josh 26:12 NVIDIA reportedly prepping an Arm PC chip 29:35 A long response to a viewer question about OLED monitor burn-in 39:51 Microsoft DirectSR is here - if you have Windows on Arm 42:54 PayPal mines your order history to serve targeted ads 45:17 ICQ is gone 47:22 How to...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Josh returns this week, and of course there are financials to discuss (NVIDIA is making insane money right now), plus Josh's latest burger, Josh's renovated home office, and other Josh-related content. Where are Josh's boxes, what's in Josh's closet, what are Josh's floors made of, and who handled his 49" monitor while he was away. Oh, and we also did a show about this week in tech ... those topics are below. 00:00 Intro 01:35 Food with Josh 03:25 Josh's office update 05:06 NVIDIA is making an i...
May 24, 2024•58 min
While Josh might not have been with us, we certainly did mention him. In mostly good ways. All this while we discussed the latest AMD 8000 F-Series, Dell XPS with AMD and Snapdragon CPUs, zero day exploits for DLink routers, and even self driving vehicle hacks. More in the list below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:25 AMD launches Ryzen 8000 F-Series processors 06:05 AMD Ryzen coming to Dell XPS laptops (in 2027, maybe) 07:01 Qualcomm's Snapdragon X is coming to XPS laptops 11:46 Snapdragon X Elite ...
May 19, 2024•55 min
We recorded it early this week, due to some scheduling issues, but we still made a podcast that will live on forever as one of the greatest ever made. If you don't have high standards. Do take the time to enjoy the discussion on generous Hackers and that your VPN probably sucks. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Food with Josh 05:13 Intel's baseline profile evolves into Intel Default Settings 13:38 Apple announces new iPads and the M4 processor 21:30 iOS device fingerprinting a problem? 24:47 Micros...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 16 min
What's more colorful than a $100 RGB mousepad? The personalities of the PCPer podcast crew, of course! Enjoy the banter and conversations we had between each other and our audience. Tune in and take part next week! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:56 Food with Josh 03:48 An extremely long segment on Intel and AMD's latest quarterly earnings 35:56 Intel responds to Core i9 instability issue 42:55 Windows patch breaks some VPNs 45:35 A new watermark for non-Ai capable Windows PCs 47:57 (in)Security Corn...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Podcast 770 is totally not a re-branded Podcast 680. It may have the same CUDA core count, but the memory is clocked slightly higher. Also, this one has a [REDACTED] that you won't want to miss! Includes Cisco Firewalls on Fire, and a really cracking story on cracking Bcrypt! (plus use a longer password!) Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:12 Food with Josh 05:21 A very long discussion about Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 stability 21:57 Rumor points to reuse of 18 Gbps GDDR6 for RDNA 4 GPUs 25:48 Inte...
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 14 min
