We had a podcast. Routine. We talked about NVIDIA for the first 20 plus minutes straight. Routine.
But also on the menu is next gen Intel GPUs, Windows 11 mods, and all hail the dead Humane AI Pin.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:10 Food with Josh
04:03 RTX 5070 Ti review and general discussion
20:10 NVIDIA Verified Priority Access for RTX 50 FE cards
21:12 First report of RTX 5080 connector melting
22:50 Mandatory Arc coverage
25:29 AMD jokes about the 32GB RX 9070 XTX rumor
27:28 Windows 11 24H2 CPU support list causes concern
30:21 Mod your Windows 11 start menu
31:57 The Humane AI Pin is dead
34:17 (In)Security Corner
45:22 Gaming Quick Hits
48:59 Picks of the Week
1:02:32 Outro

Josh proves that he's the host with the most - and guides us through a brisk show that ends just before the really good stuff. Probably. Also, his cat tried to host.  We've got the "best" NVME, the most expensive 5090, melty parts, EVGA talk and there is no Subnautica 2 playtest - STOP CLICKING on things!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
02:57 (no) Food with Josh
03:54 Radeon RX 9070 XT listed early in Canada at 700 USD
08:59 Here we go again - reports of melting RTX 5090 power connectors
17:01 How far does overclocking the RTX 5080 get you?
19:51 PassMark records first ever YoY drop in CPU performance
23:43 Is the WD_Black SN7100 the new best SSD? (TPU says yes)
28:22 FLAC encodes are now multi-threaded in version 1.5
29:53 RTX 5070 reportedly delayed until early March
33:17 EVGA closes forums
35:14 Podcast sponsor Stash
36:39 (in)Security Corner
43:20 Gaming Quick Hits
53:28 MSI RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID SOC reviewed
57:05 Picks of the Week
1:12:18 Outro

It was another week in computer hardware, and Brett is BACK to help us talk about it. We've got so much Financial Talk, some RX 9070 info, comparisons to the 5070ti, and much more!  List of topics below.

00:00 Intro
01:58 Food with Josh
04:01 Radeon RX 9070 reportedly launches March 6
14:17 X3D is everything (well, 90 percent)
16:36 Quarterly Financial Segment Part 1 - Intel
22:00 Quarterly Financial Segment Part 2 - AMD
32:02 Quarterly Financial Segment Part 3 - Arm
35:06 Bypass Google "ai" search results using simple profanity
36:46 Microsoft redefines what it means by "deprecation"
42:25 RTX 5070 Ti launch leak and rumored performance
48:11 (in)Security Corner
1:00:51 Gaming Quick Hits
1:09:22 Picks of the Week
1:20:45 Outro

It's quite a lot about the latest Nvidia GPUs, power and performance numbers and value.  You GTX 10 series is going to be left behind soon, Windows is forcing some updates, and QNAP actually fixes something.  All that and so much more!

00:00 Intro
02:16 Food with Josh (a tragedy)
05:32 RTX 5080 performance
14:26 Compute performance is a underrated part of the RTX 50 Series story
18:33 More RTX 5090 thoughts - putting power in perspective?
26:21 AMD denies 899 USD RX 9070 price rumors (and a tangent or two)
39:18 Could DeepSeek end the "ai" hardware boom (and run better on AMD)
45:32 NVIDIA winding down GTX 10 Series support?
50:43 Windows 11 24H2 is finally mainstream
51:45 (in)Security Corner
57:09 Gaming Quick Hits
1:04:34 Picks of the Week
1:14:40 Outro

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