The RTX 5090 is almost here, and we discuss the performance and value proposition that some have called the RTX 4090 Ti that never was. We also talk about the delayed release of AMD's latest Radeon GPUs, and much more.    See the timestamps for all the topical goodness.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:19 Food with Josh
03:58 RTX 5090 Review
25:24 Kingpin switching teams?
29:27 Some RTX 40 Series cards might become scarce
31:23 Prepare for low 5090 stock levels
35:57 Radeon RX 9070 launch delay
39:17 Lower-cost AMD B850 chipset isn't far from an X870?
46:05 Fixes for some Server 2022 and Outlook issues
49:06 Windows 11 24H2 being forced on home and pro users
50:10 (in)Security Corner
58:33 Gaming Quick Hits
1:03:38 Picks of the Week
1:13:39 Outro

NVIDIA's latest GPUs are almost here, but we can already tell you that 12GB is the new 8GB. Arc is the true way! (Ok, maybe not, but Josh did buy one.) And, of course, 3dfx had it all figured out with their external power supply for the Voodoo 6000. (note the thumbnail)

Microsoft is bringing more AI to raster pipeline, VLC is bringing more AI to just videos, the RTX 50 series will be incredibly powerful and difficult to power, but ASUS might have "The Way".  All that and more in this show. 

00:00 Intro
01:43 Food with Josh
03:38 NVIDIA reveals Blackwell architectural details
07:08 The 800 FPS Valorant flex
09:58 Bigger chips draw more power (on the same node)
13:44 Forget 12VHPWR, there’s GC-HPWR
19:05 PSA: 8GB GPUs are not good enough anymore
23:53 Neural rendering coming to DirectX API
27:58 VLC is adding AI (for subtitles)
30:14 Microsoft may hit enterprise where it hurts to get Win11 adoption
32:24 (in)Security Corner
42:03 Gaming Quick Hits
48:57 Picks of the Week
1:03:48 Outro
1:04:48 Mildew

CES 2025 wrap-up show, featuring at least 15% more energy than last week!  We've got semi-hot takes on some CES 2025 gear, discussions on Nvidia cards, what's up with AMD, Thermaltake, HDMI and the usual cadre of Security scares.   Even DOOM gets in on the act.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:28 Food with Josh
02:54 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series announcement
08:44 AMD’s curious lack of Radeon news
13:53 Phison’s new Gen5 controllers
15:26 Thermaltake’s new compact cases
17:21 Thermaltake DD racing wheel bundle
18:50 HYTE has a big new THICC cooler
20:22 Corsair has a big new touchscreen accessory
21:58 HDMI 2.2 cables are coming
25:54 Dell rebrands (and it seems rather familiar somehow)
28:40 Some Intel 18A and Arc discussion
32:42 (in)Security Corner
46:46 Gaming Quick Hits
51:53 Josh talks NVIDIA a bit more
56:49 Picks of the Week
1:05:33 Outro

Our first podcast of 2025 is the reason that playback speed control exists. Just set to at least 1.5x and you should be able to stay awake through most of it.  But do stay for the RTX rumors, the "AirJet" cooling, hot takes on 12vHPWR, and the usual suspects on the (in)Security portion.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:59 Food with Josh (minus the food)
01:46 NVIDIA RTX 50 Series rumors and pricing discussion
09:48 TSMC finds a way to overcome USA fab labor issues
12:59 Radeon RX 9070 XT rumors
19:01 Is CRT beam simulation better than BFI?
21:32 As if you needed a warning, there will be a ton of “ai” at CES
26:05 AirJet active solid-state cooling
30:24 Podcast sponsor 1Password
31:48 (in)Security Corner
40:33 Gaming Quick Hits
50:49 Picks of the Week
1:09:00 Outro

We present our ULTIMATE podcast for the year 2024. See you next year (as in a couple of weeks from now)!

And remember, when you want more hard drive capacity, you need to get perpendicular: https://archive.org/details/get-perpendicular

00:00 Intro
04:03 Food with Josh
06:45 Intel shares update about Arrow Lake S performance
10:00 Arc B580 performance and value
17:13 Is NVIDIA brave enough to release an 8GB RTX 5060?
21:32 A fix for NVIDIA App system slowdown
23:15 When DMCA takedowns go too far
27:58 Pi 500 NVMe update
30:43 It’s HAMR time
34:08 Faxing comes to Windows 11 24H2!
34:58 Mentioning the demise of physical media again
38:20 (in)Security Corner
48:29 Gaming Quick Hits
54:01 Picks of the Week
1:09:09 Outro

A fantastic show - as you have come to expect.  Does Microsoft support installation without TPM?  Intel needs a reinvention moment, Arrow Lake fix doesn't seem like a good "fix" yet, LLM hallucination returns, and what is this Wubuntu thing again?  Plus much more!

Timestamps: 
00:00 Intro 
01:32 Food with Josh 
02:42 Microsoft suddenly supports TPM-free Windows 11 installs 
05:53 Intel wants to reinvent itself 
12:36 ASRock BIOS update shows no improvement to Arrow Lake performance 
13:29 Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.2 improves Arrow Lake perf up to 33 percent 
15:22 On the eve of Arc B580 benchmark results 
20:27 Raspberry Pi 500 
24:45 Addlink G55 SSD - low cost PCI-E 5.0 option 
27:00 LLMs hallucinating security reports sounds fine 
32:37 Podcast sponsor - 1Password XAM 
33:51 (in)Security Corner 
44:29 Gaming Quick Hits 
52:03 Picks of the Week 
1:06:03 Outro

After a week off, we expected to have at least a few things to talk about. But it turned out to be a very busy few days, including the sudden "retirement" of Intel's CEO...

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:00 Food with Josh
05:52 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Departs
16:09 Intel Arc Battlemage
26:33 ASRock PPM driver boosts Arrow Lake gaming perf
29:25 Radeon RX 8800 XT rumor
34:09 If you use eSCL devices, no 24H2 for you
36:01 Microsoft says Win11 TPM requirement is non-negotiable
38:24 MSI offers offset kit for Core Ultra hotspot issue
40:54 Walmart buys Vizio
43:33 Podcast sponsor 1password XAM
44:53 (in)Security Corner
55:29 Gaming Quick Hits
1:01:32 MSI DATAMAG 20Gbps magnetic portable SSD
1:07:54 Picks of the Week
1:18:32 Outro

We made it to 800! It's amazing what can be done by simply sitting in front of a PC and chatting with a few friends for an hour or two almost every Wednesday night for many years in a row.  Stick around for 9800X3D talk (of course), (in)Security scares, and a quick review of some RGB free ram!  Oh Nvidia financials, some Ryzen turbo, and Win 11 smacking around.

00:00 Intro
04:06 Food with Josh
05:57 We check Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock status
10:53 Gigabyte’s X3D Turbo mode tested by TweakTown
14:46 NVIDIA financials
25:42 Intel Battlemage is apparently happening
32:29 Microsoft reveals Win 11 remote recovery tool
37:37 AMD Radeon UDNA may not launch until 2026
40:20 You can now download Windows 11 for ARM systems
41:47 Windows 365 Link is 349 USD cloud-based mini PC
44:01 (in)Security Corner
50:32 Gaming Quick Hits
59:59 Crucial's RGB-free Overclocking DDR5
1:04:14 Picks of the Week
1:15:41 Outro

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 new TIM that is 72 percent better than paste?
16:42 The enormous Dark Airflow I drive cooler atop the T-Force Z540 SSD
20:35 Windows Server 2025 pushed out as KB5044284 update
21:57 NVIDIA app exits beta, replaces control panel and GeForce Experience
23:52 Rumor: RTX 40 Series production nearing end to make way for RTX 50 Series
25:00 (in)Security Corner
32:06 Gaming Quick Hits
41:18 Picks of the Week
49:41 Outro

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 that a 9950X3D is in our future
30:18 Intel has another bad quarter
37:55 Microsoft delays Recall again
39:05 Personal users can pay for Windows 10 security updates now
40:16 Desperation looks like a million dollar sweepstakes for using Bing on Edge
41:47 (in)Security Corner
53:10 Gaming Quick Hits
1:02:43 Picks of the Week
1:15:52 Outro

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 instability with Win 11 24H2
21:49 If you want 24H2 but don't see it, here's why
25:37 More 24H2 upgrade stuff
27:34 Ryzen 7 9800X3D speculation (because we didn't know yet)
31:35 Actual Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement (added 10/31)
33:57 Intel Core Ultra performance summary shows gaming regression from 14th Gen
37:06 CyberPowerPC has a back side connector motherboard system
43:44 (in)Security Corner
55:10 Gaming Quick Hits
1:02:24 Picks of the Week
1:14:27 Outro

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 enable 4095W PL2
07:47 Arm to cancel Qualcomm 2 license as dispute escalates
18:43 Another report about Qualcomm buying Intel
19:12 NVIDIA says Blackwell chip flaw was their fault, but it's fixed now
21:28 Intel and Samsung foundry collaboration possible
25:45 HAVN is a new case company with a new take on the aquarium trend
30:24 Podcast sponsor 1Pasword XAM
31:45 Help turning off "ai" assistants - if the app allows
34:28 New X3D turbo mode promises big gains for Ryzen CPUs
38:21 Check out our Intel microcode video
44:53 (in)Security Corner
54:13 Gaming Quick Hits
1:02:29 Picks of the Week
1:18:11 Outro