PC Perspective Podcast

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 Bur...

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 B...

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 Jo...

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...

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, Vin...

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 launc...

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 B...

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 1...

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 (a...

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 obs...

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 bench...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This week we assemble yet again to talk about AMD's big reveal - and now that the wait for Ryzen 7000X3D Series pricing and availability information is over, the wait for physical Ryzen 7000X3D Series product begins. Not to be outdone, Intel has lowered Arc A750 pricing and provided a new driver with even faster DX9 performance! Just don't look at their quarterly financial statement. AMD, on the o...

It was a day just like last Wednesday. A day in which we talked about more PC hardware and software news, including more contradictory information about upcoming Ryzen 7000 Series X3D processors. We talked at great length, and we did it live. This version however, is not live.  Subjects can be found in the time stamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:54 Burger of the Week 03:33 Arc 4090! (driver)...

This time we report, speculate, paraphrase, and pontificate on another week's worth of product launches, press releases, and insecurity news. Also, a burger.  Apple M2's many things, Intel does 13900KS and Gen 4 scalable Xeons, CAMM winns finally, 30TB of Micron and Monoprice small speakers.  See the timestamps below for all the rest! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:11 Burger of the Week 02:50 Intel la...

Our second show of 2023, and, debatably, our best so far this year.  AMD responds to XTX throttling, our Sapphire NITRO+ RX 7900 XTX GPU review, so many security issues (password hacking), AMD Ryzen Non-X CPUs are upon us almost, will MSI's Afterburner flameout?  Adobe really thanks you for training its AI + so much more!  Drop in for the tech news, stay for the food segment, and let the banter pu...

Kicking off the PCPer 2023 podcast by ... podcasting! The 4070 Ti review you needed!  The roasting of the RX 7900 XTX continues.  Solidigm P44 Pro drives ... Intel reborn? (yes essentially)  Also Intel lets loose with a slew of skus.  ASUS WiFi spider-looking router!  Security tears!  Gaming smiles!  Josh brings the food.  And much more... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:10 Food with Josh 04:10 AMD Ryz...

It's the last show of 2022, but we didn't do a "year end" retrospective thing.  Another week of tech news, some food with Josh and a nice review of the Fractal Ridge from Kent. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:13 Food with Josh 02:45 AMD Ryzen non-X CPU rumors / current prices 11:29 Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 5 7600X 18:26 How smart is SAM with Navi 31? 20:43 A keyboard with its own GPU...among other thin...

The long-anticipated RDNA 3 launch has finally happened. Are you still excited? Do you want to know what Josh thinks about it? What about that other guy? You know, the Canadian? Sad security news, gaming updates plus way MORE as you can clearly see from the timestamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:32 Food with Josh 03:13 Radeon RX 7900 Series review and discussion 28:40 Is RNDA 3 broken? 32:04...

It's awards season, and we have an award-winning podcast for you this week. Just read the reviews: "Josh steals the show in this delightful podcast. Five stars." - JoshTekk Reviews Full list of subjects below. Please, for the safety of those around you, try to contain your excitement. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:21 Food with Josh 01:56 Intel Arc DX9 update 05:50 Report on Radeon RX 7900 launch supp...

AMD lowered prices on their Zen 4 processors, but for how long? Also, we look at a massive aftermarket RTX 4080 from MSI, with none other than the SUPRIM X edition of the card. Plus other things, including a gaming chair review from Jeremy and the state of the GPU market. Don't forget all the super scary security issues! Full list in the time stamps below. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:11 Food with J...

We have made it to episode 700!!! Sure, only half of the crew made it this far, but that's just how it goes. It's a war of attrition, and Jeremy was there from episode one (Josh joined a bit later). And this week we decided to gather, virtually, once again, and talk about the most affordable graphics card ever made! RTX 4080 review, gaming PC building vs consoles, Nvidia earnings, some good securi...