PC Perspective Podcast

Jan 18 2025 519 ep. 81 mins 4.6k
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The editors of PC Perspective discuss the latest in-house product reviews and news from around the world that pertains to technology and PC hardware.

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Podcast #806 - NVIDIA Blackwell uArch, RTX 5090 Power Draw, The End of 8GB GPUs, AI for raster, ASUS BTF power

Jan 18 2025 65 mins  
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 b

Podcast #805 - CES 2025 gear + NVIDIA RTX 50 Series, AMD Radeon No-Show, Phison Gen5 Controllers & DOOM!

Jan 13 2025 68 mins  
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 Intro01:28 Food with Josh02:54 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series announcement08:44 AMD’s curious lack of Radeon

Podcast #804 - Pre-CES Show - GeForce RTX 5080 and Radeon RX 9070 XT Rumors, AirJet Cooling, 12vHWPR

Jan 04 2025 70 mins  
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 Intro00:59 Food with Josh (minus the food)01:46 NVIDIA RTX 50 Series rumors and p

Podcast #803 - Arrow Lake Update, Arc B580 Performance and Value, Pi 500 NVMe Workaround, 8GB GPU enough? + MORE!

Dec 21 2024 70 mins  
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-perpendicular00:00 Intro04:03 Food with Josh06:45 Intel shares update about Arrow Lake S performance10:00 Arc B580 performance and value17:13 Is NVIDIA brave enoug

Podcast #802 - Win 11 TPM, Intel Reinvention, Cyberpunk Arrow Lake Boost, Raspberry Pi 500, LLMs + more!

Dec 15 2024 66 mins  
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 wan

Podcast #801 - Intel CEO Departs, Arc Battlemage GPU Launch, Radeon RX 8800 XT Rumor, and MORE

Dec 06 2024 80 mins  
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 Intro03:00 Food with Josh05:52 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Departs16:09 Intel Arc Battlemage26:33 ASRock PPM driver boosts Arrow Lake gaming perf29:25 Radeon RX 8800 XT rumor34:09 If you use eSCL dev

Podcast #800 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D Stock, X3D Turbo Mode, NVIDIA Q3, Intel Battlemage, and MORE

Nov 22 2024 77 mins  
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 Intro04:06 Food w

Podcast #799 - Intel Promises Arrow Lake Fix, Ryzen 9800X3D Stock Issues, Server 2025 Mess, NVME Cooling

Nov 16 2024 51 mins  
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 Intro02:58 Food with Josh04:55 Intel is sorry about

Podcast #798 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D Launch, Intel Q3 Financials, Microsoft Delays Recall Again, Please Bing!?

Nov 10 2024 77 mins  
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 Novem

Podcast #797 - Ryzen 7 9800X3D Details Revealed, AMD Financials, Supermicro Fiasco, 24H2 Issues

Nov 01 2024 75 mins  
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 Intro04:02 Food wit