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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
16:55 Intel Core Ultra 200V Series launching
24:23 Intel says Arc Xe2 is the fastest iGPU ever
29:10 Replacement Core i9 CPUs are apparently in short supply
33:42 Sometimes it feels like Microsoft wants to destroy Windows
36:43 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef
38:32 RIP AnandTech
43:30 (in)Security Corner
56:44 Gaming Quick Hits
1:09:46 Picks of the Week
1:18:19 Outro

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
35:04 So-called AI still needs a lot of work
37:28 (in)Security Corner
46:31 About 4 seconds of silence
47:04 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:28 Picks of the Week
1:13:57 Outro

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 actually begins here
17:21 Boring camera lens talk
19:31 Microsoft makes OneDrive backups automatic
22:40 Microsoft hides the local account option even more
23:31 PSA: you don't actually have to use Windows
26:46 The great Optane 905P fire sale of 2024
30:30 Amazon moves Alexa to a subscription model
33:19 Seagate opens official eBay store for refurb HDDs
37:26 Most stored data is never accessed again
41:28 (in)Security Corner
44:33 We interrupt (in)Security Corner to talk about seamless integration
46:12 Back to (in)Security Corner
54:27 Gaming Quick Hits
1:03:08 Picks of the Week
1:18:16 Outro

It's another week, and another PCPer podcast! Recorded August 10, 2022.

News is first, and while it may be mid-August of 2022, NVIDIA had a bad quarter in Q2 2023 already. Not the first thing we'd do if time travel was realized, but it takes all kinds. We also discuss reports of the AMD Ryzen 7000 DDR5 sweet spot, look at some re-purposed retro tech from the 2022 Hackaday Prize winners, and look into Gigabytes replacement for the Z690i Ultra mobo. Plus mandatory Intel Arc news (they went PRO), and the usual 'gaming quick hits' and depressing 'security corner'.

Featured this week is Kent's third installment in the 'upgrading in mid-2022' blog, with further explorations of the major and minor components he chose, and why.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Food with Josh
02:49 Ryzen 7000 DDR5 sweet spot?
06:38 NVIDIA had a bad quarter
16:57 Hackaday prize
21:12 Gigabyte's Z690i Ultra replacement
27:48 Intel Arc Pro A-Series GPUs
30:09 Hard West 2 rides out
32:51 Final Frontier Humble Bundle
33:59 Netflix gaming?
35:47 Quantum computing vs. Ivy Bridge
40:15 Critical VMWare patch
42:27 Kent's upgrade blog, part 3
59:32 Picks of the Week
1:12:52 Outro

We explore another week of tech news, including about 17 straight minutes of Intel and AMD Q2 financial analysis from Josh. If that isn't stimulating enough for you we also talk about upcoming CPU launches, a mandatory look at Intel Arc (new drivers this time), a possible Winamp scam, and the new be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX case - among other topics listed below.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Food with Josh
02:47 Intel Q2 financial results
11:29 AMD Q2 financial results
17:54 Ryzen 7000 launches this quarter
18:49 Intel Raptor Lake in October?
22:29 Intel Arc A380 re-tested at Igor's Lab
35:08 A Sonos soundbar for your PC?
38:48 Sharkoon returns with the Elite Shark CA700 case
42:15 Google says Stadia is NOT being shut down
44:11 New Winamp version in 2022 (or is this just an NFT scam?)
49:00 Buying 0-day exploits to attack Windows and Adobe Reader
50:20 be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX case review
1:03:43 Picks of the Week
1:13:18 Outro

Josh took himself out to a ballgame, so we podcasted without him. But that doesn't mean you won't see some OG PCPer faces, if you listen to at least the 24-ish minute mark. Heck, you might as well watch to 26 min, as well. Maybe even to the end.

Enjoy the Z690 build series, GPU sales, gaming updates and security sadness!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Where's Josh?
02:01 Game On AMD sale
05:38 New Radeon Software
07:49 Micron's new 232-layer NAND
10:14 CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5
14:47 Tiny Core i7 system
18:24 Razer Blade Advanced
22:23 Mandatory Intel Arc news (with familiar faces)
26:27 Podcast Sponsor TextExpander
27:47 KotOR NoMORE
30:15 GTA6 non-update
31:30 CosmicStrand UEFI insecurity
36:38 Atlassian vulnerabilities
37:49 Browser 0-day
39:55 Kent explores the Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
1:02:43 Picks of the Week
1:11:54 Outro

Link to the Intel Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition Graphics Card Showcase used in the podcast: https://youtu.be/fsij4LgXmZw

Kent gives us a personal rig build update, we take a look at the full Intel ARC lineup as it's known now, then a review of the EPOS H3PRO Headset, there's plenty of GPU pricing discussion, with gaming quick hits and security issues!  Yeah!  

So we did it again. Recorded a podcast on a Wednesday night, it's just over an hour of tech talk (and burger of the week), so get comfortable. Josh-level comfortable.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:47 Burger of the Week
02:00 Full Intel Arc lineup leaks, and there will be no A780
07:56 NVIDIA price drops
10:08 3090 Ti vs 6950XT GPGPU battle
13:20 A very high-end FiiO DAC/AMP
16:22 Microsoft going big into T-shirts and messaging
21:52 Kent's PC upgrade - part 1
35:01 Into the Breach Advanced Edition
36:49 Lego PC games are cheap right now
37:57 Four id Software classics currently free
40:18 Aftermarket car GPS insecurity
42:47 Digium VoIP services under attack
44:42 EPOS H3PRO Hybrid headset review
49:41 Picks of the Week
1:03:08 Outro
1:03:20 Outtake

We are back at it YET AGAIN, podcasting about another week's worth of PC hardware and software news. It's the kind of content you can only find in a few thousand other places, so you really don't want to miss this one.

Note: we recorded this BEFORE the Gamers Nexus video on Arc graphics with Tom (and Ryan) from Intel was published. You can watch that here: https://youtu.be/AN8ZAf15DrM

And no, it didn't end up being "50 min and 36 sec" after all. Somehow the running time ballooned up to a whopping 50 minutes and 39 seconds between rendering and uploading. Where did the extra 3 seconds come from? ALIENS. (Probably.)

00:00 Intro
02:04 Food with Josh
04:12 Arc A750 GPU at GN (they released another video the next day)
06:12 Intel Core i9-13900K sample apparently tested
10:40 Brief digression
11:34 Bluetooth audio poised to improve soon
14:52 Corsair's new HXi Series PSUs
16:58 PC sales decline
24:03 Skyrim Together Reborn
28:33 Unity and ironSource merger
31:45 Spectre never dies
35:38 MS 365 requires Win 10 and up after this year
36:52 Picks of the Week
48:08 Outro

Intel A380 GPU Preview, More X3D processors?, PCIe Gen 5 NVMe drives and more!  Brett wasn't here tonight, secret mission and all that.  We are fans of BeQuiet! fans, game updates and someone wants to monetize your lock screen!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Food with Josh
02:11 Into the Unknow: Ryan shows off the Gunnir Photon Intel Arc A380
07:07 Arc drivers don't "enhance" 3DMark results anymore! (If you toggle APO)
08:03 Intel 13th Gen lacks PCIe Gen5 NVMe support?
10:56 AMD possibly prepping additional X3D CPUs on AM4
13:41 Use Rufus for a better Windows 11 installation experience
16:08 Intel shipping crypto ASIC just in time
17:02 be quiet! launching many Silent Wings 4 fans
20:12 Dune: Spice Wars update
21:17 Microsoft's Activision takeover update
21:48 Thrustmaster has a HOTAS
23:13 Google at a Glance
26:06 Picks of the Week (yes, already)
34:53 Outro

It may seem like the year is half over already (because it is), but things are just starting to heat up (because it's summer). And if you thought Intel's Arc A380 was hot, then get a load of NVIDIA's GTX 1630! You will barely be able to contain yourself.  But you will be able to contain your new computer gear in a Fractal case POP!

Check out the timestamps below!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Burger of the Week
03:17 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 launched
11:25 Arm has new CPU and GPU cores
28:09 Win11 patch fixes what the last one broke
30:44 Windows 8.1 support ends next year
31:36 Podcast sponsor TextExpander 
32:57 GEEKOM MINI IT8 mini-PC seems like a good deal (RESUME HERE)
34:55 7-Zip story
38:23 Gaming Quick Hits
43:08 Reboot your router
46:26 Hot tub exposes users!
48:46 Podcast sponsor Kolide
50:08 unpopular Ryzen 7 5700G APU mini-review
0:59:39 Kent's Fractal Pop Air and Mini Air review
1:11:21 Picks of the Week
1:20:32 Outro