Podcast 770 is totally not a re-branded Podcast 680. It may have the same CUDA core count, but the memory is clocked slightly higher. Also, this one has a [REDACTED] that you won't want to miss!

Includes Cisco Firewalls on Fire, and a really cracking story on cracking Bcrypt!  (plus use a longer password!)

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:12 Food with Josh
05:21 A very long discussion about Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 stability
21:57 Rumor points to reuse of 18 Gbps GDDR6 for RDNA 4 GPUs
25:48 Intel Arc beta driver boosts DX11 performance again
29:24 Battlemage will supposedly offer uncompressed 8K 144 Hz
30:28 Find out what October 2025 means for Microsoft product support
33:53 Windows 11 Starts to add ads
35:47 Latest builds of Windows 11 require SSE 4.2
39:58 (in)Security Corner
50:43 Gaming Quick Hits
55:34 Drop CSTM65 keyboard review
1:02:04 Picks of the Week
1:13:08 Another smooth outro

Are you insecure at any speed?  So why not get your dose of tech news and reviews here with us and relax. Let the our dulcet tech tones wash over you with the bits of news that caught our attention this week.  Hear why you had better get yer AMD 6000 series while you can and about that new 50w Nvidia GPU, plus Fallout talk and our review of the Eazeye Radiant LCD Touchscreen Monitor.  More below.

00:00 Intro
02:16 Food with Josh
04:28 Ryzen 8000 CPUs launch - for business (with an LLM focus)
07:17 NVIDIA launching two new RTX cards - but they are 50W workstation SKUs
12:52 HighPoint has a 56GB/s SSD RAID card
19:05 Lamptron gets caught using fraudulent AIDA64 keys
20:33 Windows 11 on Intel 11
22:56 High-end Radeon RX 6000 Series supplies are drying up
26:08 (in)Security Corner
39:35 Gaming Quick Hits
47:00 Jeremy reviews the Eazeye Radiant - a transflective LCD display
54:49 Picks of the Week
1:04:54 Outro

"We've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Processors effectively on fire with default motherboard settings. We watched chipsets glitter in the dark near the Copper Pipe. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
- JoshTEKK Smith

Also tune in for some Star Wars gaming news, PCIe 7 is the new Hotness, and Dump It like D-Link!  More in the timestamps beeeelooooow!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 Food with Josh
03:04 The Intel 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 Problem Escalates
15:26 Intel Gaudi 3 is an up to 900W AI chip
20:46 AMD Ryzen 9000 processors mentioned in new chipset driver
25:09 An APU faceoff at FPS Review
32:16 The first draft of PCI Express 7 is here
39:48 Roku has new tech to serve ads over HDMI
43:58 The Pi 5 vs cheap Amazon mini PCs
47:28 Security Corner
1:00:01 Gaming Quick Hits
1:06:53 Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED monitor review
1:24:12 Jeremy has a new Drop keyboard
1:26:56 Picks of the Week
1:36:10 Outro

We aren't too proud of this technological terror we've constructed, because the ability to record a podcast is insignificant compared to the power of the Schwartz.   Intel Foundry news, SSD pricing, a new RX 550?, TSMC is quaking, and a bevy of security scares!

Recorded April 3, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:09 Food with Josh
02:59 Intel Foundry lost 7 billion USD last year
12:03 TSMC assessing impact of recent earthquake
18:35 Enterprise SSD prices on the rise - consumer will be next
22:38 The biggest passively-cooled Gen5 SSD we've seen (and extended storage speed discussion)
32:36 Microsoft splits Teams and Office apps worldwide
37:24 A new low-profile RX 550 in 2024, or April Fool's joke?
44:41 (in)Security Corner (featuring the XZ backdoor story)
56:01 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:12 Kent reviews the Thermaltake CTE C700 TG case
1:13:30 Picks of the Week
1:32:21 Outro

You didn't ask for it, but here it is. The greatest PC Perspective podcast ever recorded on March 27, 2024. China bans things, FSR 3.1, DirectSR, and EVGA PSU wiring ... Other topics below.

Oh, and sorry this is posted late this week!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:01 Food with Josh
03:14 AMD announced FSR 3.1 at GDC
08:10 Radeon 7900 GRE gets memory OC unlocked
12:05 China bans AMD, Intel, and Windows from Government PCs
17:24 ASUS launching NUC 14 Pro
20:50 Microsoft DirectSR revealed
25:23 EVGA PSU RMA fries HDDs, company makes it right
29:09 TrueNAS Core bids goodbye to FreeBSD
33:16 (in)Security Corner
48:49 Gaming Quick Hits
59:36 ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS review
1:04:38 Picks of the Week
1:14:43 Outro

Another week, and another podcast. It seems like our destiny. In the words of Darth Vader, join us, and together we can rule the galaxy as ... distant cousins? I think that's what he said. Topics below include such morsels as Nvidia GTC (feel the power) and that delidded 14900KS cpus can come that way (feel the heat).

Recorded March 20, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:26 Food with Josh
02:54 NVIDIA at GTC - new Blackwell GPU architecture
14:19 Tiny Corp is apparently dumping AMD
16:26 SK hynix shows of their first Gen5 SSD, the Platinum P51
18:26 Intel and TSMC reportedly face delays in Arizona fab construction
20:32 MAINGEAR will sell you a delidded 14900KS - with a warranty!
29:10 Oh yeah, Intel officially launched the Core i9-14900KS just after our show last week
30:17 (in)Security Corner
40:25 Gaming Quick Hits
44:55 Picks of the Week
1:00:57 Outro

This week we discuss AMD's new 144 Hz requirement for FreeSync certification, the "perfection" of 12GB RAM capacity, Corsair's K65 PLUS keyboard that's actually 75%, Epic gets expensive, mining with Ryzen and more topics (listed below).

Recorded March 13, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:08 Food with Josh
04:54 Mining on Ryzen CPUs is a thing again
09:22 Epic doesn't despise ALL fees, as long as they aren't from Apple
13:34 DDR5 will soon be available in 12GB DIMMs
16:29 Data miners provide mixed reports on NVIDIA Blackwell memory configs
18:05 A new version of AIDA64 is here
23:22 AMD stops certifying FreeSync displays under 144 Hz
28:19 (in)Security Corner
40:56 Gaming Quick Hits
49:36 Corsair K65 PLUS keyboard review
54:43 Fosi Audio LC30 switcher and VU meter review
1:00:08 Picks of the Week
1:09:57 Outro

We talked at length about various things, some of which were actually the topics at hand! The Apple M3, Android apps on Windows 11, and Roku agreement - or else.  See the list below for an approximation of the conversation.

Recorded March 6, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:19 Food with Josh
02:51 GDDR7 spec published - it's fast
06:31 Samsung reported planning to market 3nm as "2nm"
10:37 NVIDIA forbids use of CUDA translation for other GPUs (RIP ZLUDA)
12:08 Apple launches M3 MacBook Air models
14:07 Roku blunders with arbitration terms move
16:57 EU digital markets act goes into effect - plus Apple vs. Epic III
22:33 Android apps on Windows 11 to stop working next year
23:41 (in)Security Corner
32:19 Gaming Quick Hits
43:38 Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD review
55:04 Picks of the Week
1:06:38 Outro attempt
1:08:26 Josh Outro

Josh is traveling again, Kent is back, and we have plenty to discuss. Intel CPU crashes, the RX 7900 GRE, the AT&T outage, Nvidia is the GPU cartel - it's all here in this one show!  Here us now, and believe us later.  See all the times below for a list of topics - and don't worry, Jeremy did the burger segment.

Recorded February 28, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:32 Food with Josh via Jeremy
05:34 AMD Radeon GRE global launch and RX 7700 XT price drop
07:40 Limited OC headroom from GRE a bug, says AMD
08:38 Our RX 7900 GRE review - featuring the Sapphire PURE
15:02 Intel has a new FET - and wants back in the server room
20:53 Corsair launches new dual-chamber cases
23:29 That AT&T outage last week
28:05 More on the Intel 13th and 14th Gen crashing reports
34:59 Herkelman says NVIDIA is a GPU cartel
37:05 Security Corner
53:41 Gaming Quick Hits
1:01:29 Picks of the Week
1:10:01 Outro

After a couple of weeks we are back at full strength, and it will take our combined willpower to withstand the might of NVIDIA's ridiculous earnings report. We also talked about the reported listings for a 400W Core i9-14900KS, took a look at Corsair's A115 air cooler, and Josh reviewed some food.  And also you can now trade one benevolent OS vendor for another with a Windows 10 -> ChromeOS upgrade!  Plus other topics, found in the time stamps below.

Recorded February 21, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Food with Josh
05:18 NVIDIA's insane quarter (is this AI stuff sustainable?)
18:49 Intel Foundry news
23:21 Reports of a 400W Intel Core i9-14900KS
26:15 AMD paused the RX 7600 XT launch in China due to competition from AMD
27:28 A brief mention of the new Cooler Master AiO lawsuit
28:29 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue was fixed
33:46 Google Flexes a ChromeOS alternative to Windows 11
36:28 Josh talks about Arm
44:51 (in)Security Corner
56:13 Gaming Quick Hits
59:40 (GQH continues) Intel CPUs causing Unreal Engine crashes?
1:07:57 Corsair A115 air cooler tested
1:17:14 Picks of the Week
1:27:17 Outro

Josh is back, but Brett was stuck at work - so we podcasted as a trio for the second week in a row. And this time, somehow (without Brett to add stories to the list), the entire show is just over 45 minutes long. Don't despair - there's still a burger segment!

Recorded February 14, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Food with Josh
04:02 ZLUDA - an AMD funded drop-in CUDA implementation?
10:44 NVIDIA intros RTX 2000 Ada Generation slot-powered GPU
14:53 Intel trying to supply the new XBox SoC?
22:44 Just another Ryzen 9 7945HX mini-ITX motherboard
25:13 Breaking news - the RTX 4080 Super is impossible to find at MSRP
26:55 VMWare kills off free vSphere Hypervisor
28:12 Security Corner
31:54 Gaming Quick Hits
37:15 Picks of the Week
45:45 Outro