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

We've got Intel and AMD teaming up, Click2Cancel making waves, so much ARM discussion where it wasn't meant to be, Windows 11 BSODs (suprise!), a bunch of X86 discussion and a terrible amount of security nightmares!  Should be fun, take a listen! 

00:00 Intro
03:07 Food with Josh
05:22 Intel and AMD team up for the good of x86
08:59 The x86 discussion shifts to Arm at this point
10:18 Arm discussion intensifies
11:45 A return to x86 discussion (which eventually shifts to Arm again)
22:13 Has the 5800X3D reached end of life?
24:20 Ryzen 7 9800X3D could debut on October 25
27:12 AMD means business
32:09 It's possible that LGA1851 might not be one-and-done
35:52 We explain why certain WD SSDs cause BSOD with latest Win11 build
40:14 Click to cancel - an FTC story
43:04 (in)Security Corner
1:01:34 Gaming Quick Hits
1:07:43 Picks of the Week
1:19:20 Outro

It was an AMD-heavy show last week, so how about an IntelCast? (Don't worry, there's a lot of non-Intel content - plus at least one of us is a card-carrying member of Team Red).  So much (in)Security too: your air-gap is pathetic, Qualcomm zero-day, Linux malware, and DDoS to the max.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:52 Food with Josh
04:08 Intel Core Ultra desktop processor announcement
24:33 Another microcode update for 13th and 14th Gen CPUs
32:35 Zen 5 memory frequency scaling makes for riveting podcasting
36:44 STH looked at an all-flash NAS
42:14 Do Gen3 SSDs make sense anymore?
44:41 (in)Security Corner
1:04:28 Gaming Quick Hits
1:12:40 Picks of the Week
1:24:05 Outro

We actually do talk about more than just AMD this week. Plus, we stray from the point a lot while talking about things like dual screen laptops, HP AI infused printers, if maybe you should buy a used RTX 2080ti.  All in good fun.

00:00 Intro
02:30 Food with Josh
04:17 AMD Ryzen update (105W mode official, etc.)
06:31 The new X870 motherboards are here
10:11 Some more 9000X3D rumors
12:05 Latest Radeon driver offers 2.5X boost (but how?)
16:14 Quite a bit of Windows Update news
23:27 Dual-screen laptops fold THREE times
29:34 HP wants to add "ai" to printers
33:30 The RTX 4060 is rapidly becoming the most popular GPU? (Or is it?)
42:21 (in)Security Corner
50:09 Gaming Quick Hits
53:38 Picks of the Week
59:49 Outro

We're back on the air with the Intel Ultra 200V, keeping offline Office alive, OpenAI manipulations, and some sweet reviews of Fractal gear like their new Era 2 mITX case and their Refine chair.  Very mindful.  Enjoy the "Caaash" segment too as we smash our way through the news.

00:00 Intro
02:01 Unnecessarily weighing in on the Panels app controversy
04:22 Food with Josh (FREE edition)
07:16 Qualcomm wants to buy Intel
10:39 Intel Lunar Lake laptop reviews are up
17:01 MS Office for the stubbornly offline
19:02 Microsoft needs to spin up a nuclear plant to power "ai"
24:51 More "ai" content - this time a malicious memory manipulation
27:27 Removing the iPhone 16 battery is shocking
29:55 (in)Security Corner
38:22 Podcast sponsor - 1password XAM
39:35 Gaming Quick Hits
44:55 Fractal Era 2 mITX case review
56:44 Fractal Refine chair review
1:03:43 Picks of the Week
1:19:01 Outro

Intel does "fabulous" after seperating, what does MS do after Crowdstrike, after early Threadrippers, after the 4090, and after better AGESA for Ryzen 9000. We get after it this episode, enjoy!

00:00 Intro
01:43 Food with Josh
02:51 Intel spins off fab into separate foundry company
10:24 New AGESA improves Ryzen 9000 inter-core latency
17:42 Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs dropped from Ryzen Master
19:43 Rumor has it that NVIDIA is preparing to discontinue the 4090
20:58 Maybe "ai" will replace those derivative YT channels
24:40 (in)Security Corner
39:26 Gaming Quick Hits
51:59 Picks of the Week
1:04:56 Outro

Welcome to the podcast where Josh explains how AMD has the most popular midrange GPU on the market, based on sales from one retailer in Germany in Q1 2024.  Other then that, we've got over 12" of penetration, Audible AI, Ford marketing, Z890 defaults and so much more!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Food with Josh
03:00 AMD shifting their GPU strategy (with extended discussion)
22:49 PS5 Pro first with next-gen Radeon graphics
25:32 Z890 boards will reportedly ship with Intel default settings - by default!
26:48 A new Gen5 SSD controller from Silicon Motion
31:10 Ford is apparently working on in-car ads
33:16 Windows 11 23H2 will be knocking on your door October 8
35:00 Podcast sponsor - 1Password XAM
36:14 An Ethernet bridge that can go through 12 inches of concrete
38:59 Audible working on AI voice replicas of narrators
41:49 A CPU water block with an HDMI input
45:36 (in)Security Corner
55:44 Gaming Quick Hits
1:03:33 Picks of the Week
1:10:28 Outro

Intel Core Ultra 200V:  Worlds best integrated GPU!?  AMD Ryzen with more performance improvements, and 105W is the power draw for new top rated Ryzen parts.  So much more in the timestamps below.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Food with Josh
03:42 AMD will reportedly raise 65W Ryzen 9000 TDPs to 105W
05:52 That Windows Update Ryzen boost might be unrealistic (via Hardware Canucks)
11:44 Highly skippable rant about the Ryzen provisioning process setup procedure
15:22 Back on the Windows Update topic
16:55 Intel Core Ultra 200V Series launching
24:23 Intel says Arc Xe2 is the fastest iGPU ever
29:10 Replacement Core i9 CPUs are apparently in short supply
33:42 Sometimes it feels like Microsoft wants to destroy Windows
36:43 Podcast sponsor - Green Chef
38:32 RIP AnandTech
43:30 (in)Security Corner
56:44 Gaming Quick Hits
1:09:46 Picks of the Week
1:18:19 Outro

No, Allyn wasn't on the show this week. We just used that 100% authentic photo of him for the thumbnail.
But we did discuss the buckets of cash that Nvidia is rolling in, free AMD CPU performance, and QR code hygiene!  All that, and so much more below ...

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:29 Food with Josh
06:28 NVIDIA's billions
16:01 Free Ryzen performance boost
20:39 RDNA 4 rumors
30:31 An extra 8-pin GPU connector on MSI boards
33:04 Microsoft was going to take away the Control Panel, but didn't
35:04 So-called AI still needs a lot of work
37:28 (in)Security Corner
46:31 About 4 seconds of silence
47:04 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:28 Picks of the Week
1:13:57 Outro