Not only do we never underestimate the power of sunglasses, we bring you another show after a "sick" week off.  We've got some external storage to review, Threadripper high-wattage benchmarks, and some Zen time on top of all the other high quality news items and spontaneous commentary you know you want.  And need.  Topics below.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:04 Patreon
1:35 Food with Josh
03:24 Next-gen Radeon may have 96 CUs, 384-bit memory
14:18 Threadripper PRO 9995WX's insane Cinebench score (and power draw)
17:57 AM5 motherboards revised for Zen 6 CPUs?
22:55 We mention an exhaustive study of AMD memory speeds
28:30 NVIDIA adding native RISC-V support to CUDA
30:19 Each of us blocks Wi-Fi in our own special way
33:49 MAINGEAR goes retro
39:34 Self-destructing SSDs
42:03 Belkin notifies users that Wemo products will be bricked
45:22 (In)Security Corner
1:01:26 Gaming Quick Hits
1:12:00 Crucial X10 Portable SSD review
1:16:52 Picks of the Week
1:26:42 Outro

Not only do we talk about the things in the description, but we talk (oh so much) about many other things! See the time stamps below for a list of most of them (because the list of digressions would exceed the character limit of this description).

Come on in for the food, but stay for the review.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro
00:28 Patreon
01:59 Food with Josh
04:30 NVIDIA is now a 4 trillion dollar company
11:00 GlobalFoundries acquires MIPS
16:47 ZLUDA lives on
21:51 RTX 50 Series lands on Steam hardware survey
25:17 RDNA 5 being co-developed by Sony?
28:04 Windows 11 hits 50 percent marketshare
31:32 Shocker - running an RTX 5090 on a Gen3 x4 connection slows it down
33:11 Intel might cancel 18A
38:07 HP wants CarFax style reports for PCs
42:28 Podcast sponsor bzigo
43:59 (In)Security Corner
58:27 Gaming Quick Hit
1:04:20 XFX Mercury Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition review
1:12:54 Picks of the Week
1:21:12 Outro

To celebrate Independence Day, we teamed up with a big imaginary Hollywood studio to produce this special episode. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss three bucks goodbye. Really, of course, we are one of the top 10 best podcasts in the computer hardware field, so if you're serious about your computer hardware podcasts, you're going to check this out regardless.  We've got BSOD's, Nvidia drivers going away, and even hardcoded root passwords.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:31 Patreon
02:31 Food with Josh
05:36 RTX 5050 arrives with no reviews
09:23 NVIDIA confirms end of support for GTX 10 Series and older
11:36 RTX 50 Series SUPER rumors
14:09 Intel might have 3D V-Cache competitor with Nova Lake
17:24 Stockpiled PCs are not selling
23:39 Anker battery bank recall
26:31 Apple to release low cost MacBook with iPhone SoC?
28:50 BSOD isn't blue anymore
32:42 RTX customers get free Adobe CC trials (Adobe slowly becomes the next AOL?)
34:41 DDR4 becoming more expensive than DDR5
37:11 (In)Security Corner
48:00 Gaming Quick Hits
57:40 Crucial T710 Gen5 SSD Review
1:05:47 Picks of the Week
1:20:14 Outro

After what seems like ages, but was actually only a week off, we are BACK. Enjoy what some have called "PCPer's greatest podcast episode of all time, even if it was kind of a slow news cycle".  It's the energy, really.  Have some news on AMD Threadrippers, Intel ARC, depressing Microsoft news and even Google Earth!

00:00 Intro (with show and tell)
04:29 Patreon
05:57 Food with Josh
07:49 AMD launches Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 and Radeon AI PRO 9000
13:38 Next Intel desktop CPUs to offer more cores, more lanes, 100W less power?
21:37 Intel Arc A750 LE goes EOL
22:51 TPU does some interesting IPC testing with recent GPU architectures
26:35 PSA: Newest Steam overlay lets you track generated frames
27:11 A new Sound Blaster
31:12 A trio of Microsoft stories - mostly depressing
40:28 Google Earth turns 20
42:50 Podcast sponsor
44:23 (In)Security Corner
56:22 Gaming Quick Hits
1:03:48 Picks of the Week
1:16:48 Outro (it just sort of ends)

A handheld Xbox that's really an ROG Ally with a new Ryzen processor?? An LCD that actually NEEDS bright sunlight like a Game Boy Color?? (Oh, and Josh's legendary food segment.)  There's some EVGA sad news mixed in there with a cool new GOG feature and too many security stories.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Patreon
01:20 Food with Josh
03:30 ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds have new AMD Ryzen Z2 processors
06:51 Nintendo sold a record number of Switch 2 consoles
08:37 NVIDIA N1X competitive with high-end mobile CPUs?
12:38 Samsung now selling 3GB GDDR7 modules
16:27 Apple uses car model years now, and Tahoe is their last OS supporting Intel
22:01 EVGA motherboards have issues with RTX 50 GPUs?
27:48 Josh talks about a new PNY flash drive
30:01 (in)Security Corner
54:07 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:46 Eazeye Monitor 2.0 - an RLCD monitor review
1:11:53 Picks of the Week
1:33:21 Outro

The wait is over - we have the only JoshTEKK review of the new AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT on YouTube. You're welcome.  We also have a serious discussion of Molex.  And Nvidia GPU availability rumors.  And Fosi audio.  And of course, Zero-Day Chrome exploits.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:49 Patreon
03:05 Food with Josh
04:44 AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT - the JoshTEKK review
20:35 PCB and die shots from TechPowerUp
21:45 OC with undervolting hits 3.5 GHz at under 200W
23:48 That 1440/ultra review
27:43 Unverified report of NVIDIA cutting RTX 50 series production
30:49 Microsoft is going to fix USB-C
36:11 FOSI Audio has a gaming DAC/AMP
39:38 VLSI exists only as a patent troll, may not get Intel billions anymore
42:39 Molex has the solution to your PCI-E 7.0 cabling needs
46:09 Podcast sponsor NordLayer
47:51 (in)Security Corner
1:05:24 Gaming Quick Hits
1:14:29 Picks of the Week
1:24:36 Interlude - Sebastian is afk and the other panelists offer some deep thoughts
1:25:29 Picks of the Week continues 
1:31:10 Outro

Another quarter is behind us, and NVIDIA just made more money than ever before. Thankfully this "ai" bubble will NEVER burst...right??  ASRock says they have fixed their AM5 issues, 10Gbe is going get inexpensive, and what can Brown do for your AIO?  Also, there is only one rage quit incident.  All that and so much more!

00:00 Intro
00:23 Patreon plea (and thanks)
01:30 Food with Josh
03:15 NVIDIA made a lot more money
13:11 AMD acquired Enosemi in the name of "ai"
15:20 Microsoft wants all software to update just like your phone
20:02 This time ASRock really has the fix for dying Ryzen CPUs
21:18 TSMC reminds us that they don't need High-NA EUV for leading process tech
27:41 What can brown do for your AiO?
29:10 Wi-Fi 6 traffic jams
31:42 10GbE for 10 bucks (and extended home network speed discussion)
41:43 AMD says 8GB is enough VRAM (for 1080p)
47:03 Podcast sponsor NordLayer
48:45 (in)Security Corner
56:55 Gaming Quick Hits
1:09:41 Kent reviews two affordable IEMs: Moondrop CHU II and KBEAR Flash
1:22:34 Picks of the Week
1:35:11 Outro
1:35:28 Bonus clip: Kent rage quit the podcast because his mic stopped working

No more misinformation - AMD finally announced their Radeon RX 9060 XT, and it turns out that reports of a $449 MSRP were greatly exaggerated. And what the heck is going on with Ryzen and EPYC right now? We have EPYC branded Ryzen desktop chips, and Ryzen branded EPYC chips for workstations (gross oversimplification)?!  Developers! (get fired), Silverstone retro, and also there's a clipboard.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:45 Food with Josh
03:57 Radeon RX 9060 XT announced, starts at 299 USD
08:53 Threadripper 9000
12:07 Crucial's T710 Gen5 SSD announced
13:54 Microsoft injecting "ai" into File Explorer
21:36 A new dual-GPU graphics card in 2025??
26:27 SilverStone adds FLP02 to retro case lineup
29:14 MS brings back the DOS-era Edit program
31:18 Netflix plans generative "ai" ads during streams in 2026
33:59 Podcast sponsor NordLayer
35:29 (in)Security Corner
53:49 Gaming Quick Hits
59:00 Kent's NZXT H3 Flow mATX case review
1:09:46 A quick look at MSI's RTX 5070 GAMING TRIO OC
1:16:48 Picks of the Week

We were off last week, and somehow we STILL haven't reached Computex. So, another pre-show show, full of speculation (and speculative exploits).   With no time to spare, we talk about Epyc, RX 9060 and RX 9070's, ceramic storage and Windows 3.1 - but not in that order.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 
00:56 Patreon 
01:55 Food with Josh 
03:58 Radeon RX 9060 XT clocks and pricing 
05:54 RX 9070 GRE is a product that exists 
07:14 WD_Black SN8100 is reaching for the Gen5 crown 
09:59 AMD goes GRADO 
18:19 Asetek patent expires - AiO competition will be fierce 
20:22 Win 3.1 icons are hiding inside your Windows install RIGHT NOW 
25:43 Microsoft fixes boot issues with Linux/Windows dual-boot systems 
27:43 Podcast sponsor NordLayer 
29:14 (in)Security Corner 
44:08 Gaming Quick Hits 
53:59 Jeremy has gone MAD (for ARGB) 
1:03:28 Picks of the Week 
1:17:59 Outro

The latest episode of the podcast features the musings of J. Hellstrom, background art by J. Hellstrom, and several segments written - in large part - by J. Hellstrom.  In a way, we are all Jeremy now.  Also within, find us talking about gyroscopes, no more Hyte, Copilot popularity and even 12VHPWR! As if.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:03 Food with Josh
02:30 Too early for RTX 50 Series SUPER rumors? 3GB modules say no!
07:53 Intel Foundry Direct Connect 2025
17:18 The 40th anniversary of the Acorn RISC Machine (ARM)
21:22 The tech we need to fight GPU sag
23:10 HYTE pauses shipments to USA
28:31 Copilot is so hot right now
32:28 MSI's yellow 12VHPWR connectors turn black when they burn
34:12 Yet another Project Kuiper update
40:39 (in)Security Corner
51:07 Gaming Quick Hits
1:02:16 Picks of the Week
1:16:06 Outro
1:17:04 Jeremy did it

Another outstanding example of what can be accomplished by sitting in front of a PC with a microphone and a camera, and chatting with other people who are also sitting in front of PCs with microphones and cameras.  Riveting as expected.  Tidbits dropped on Intel BOOSTing, Microsoft and Windows 10, Synology drives and so much more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
03:27 Food with Josh
05:09 Intel 200S BOOST
13:47 Stunner: Intel 18A will offer higher perf and lower power than a larger node
20:16 AMD will make gaming announcements at Computex - probably 9060 XT
21:16 Sapphire offering a NITRO+ version of the 9070 non-XT now (plus stock check)
26:57 Synology makes a poor decision
32:26 Stay on Windows 10 by moving to an enterprise version...
34:04 ...so of course Microsoft is taking Office app support away from Windows 10
35:05 Amazon's Starlink competitor faces production delays
36:25 We complain about Windows Recall some more
38:39 (in)Security Corner
52:09 Gaming Quick Hits
1:07:02 Picks of the Week
1:18:00 Outro

The wait is over: the podcast about the performance of a card you probably can't buy is finally here! And the best part: our MSRP is always enforced.    But also in this show we've got high PC shipments, low expectations for Windows 11 and some historical chimes. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
02:17 Food with Josh
04:39 RTX 5060 Ti review
05:17 Josh begins a digression that devolves into auto industry chatter
09:07 We return to the review
22:25 No 8GB reviews (and that includes the RTX 5060)?
24:22 Radeon RX 9060 XT specs leak, allegedly
26:22 Razr pulls products from sale in USA...
27:25 ...but PC shipments reach a 4-year high
28:51 Microsoft to launch Recall for real now
32:35 If your wallpaper was blocking 24H2, there's a fix for that
34:31 Also, please ignore this Windows 10 upgrade error
36:30 Important chimes
37:56 Let the better browser debate begin
43:50 (in)Security Corner
55:25 Gaming Quick Hits
1:04:06 Picks of the Week
1:10:42 Outro