PC Perspective Podcast

I had a dream that I posted this already - but I was wrong.

The Ryzen 5800X3D becomes widely available, it's like the return of the former king.  Memory supply continues to get worse, but no worries, you'll just pay more.  AMD FSR continues to develop, and Windows 11 gets slightly better.  So much more here, check out the notes below!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:39 There is no German version
02:14 Patreon
03:58 Food with Josh
06:11 The Ryzen 7 5800X3D returns - and at MSRP!
09:40 RTX 50 Series hot spot is a hot issue
15:14 Microsoft to let Win 11 users disable ads in search?
16:29 The horrors of Windows 95 program installation REVEALED
21:40 FSR with up to 8x framegen in development
23:22 For its 25th anniversary Google gives us more AI
25:28 Reflecting on the death of physical media
32:26 Windows marketshare falling
37:26 SK Hynix says next year will be the worst
39:08 (In)Security Corner
55:40 Gaming Quick Hits
1:01:39 Samsung SSD 990 review
1:09:33 Picks of the Week
1:21:05 Outro

Valve offers Windows drivers now for the Steam Machine, Intel feels like they need to join to price rising brigades, Micron is fab, MiniPC's with last gen gear, and Nvidia will lend you money on easy terms!  Adobe has another vulnerability and Microsoft has a couple fresh ones too!

So much more in the actual show ... especially the live version, which you probably missed.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:22 Patreon
02:53 Food with Josh 
05:41 Steam Machine coverage continues (again)
08:52 Intel Nova Lake and AVX-512
10:04 Intel raises MSRPs on their best processors
11:02 Intel restarts 13th and 14th Gen Core production - for China
12:23 Lian Li B4 mATX makes another appearance
15:01 Micron breaking ground on a new fab expansion
16:01 Get ready for Mini PCs with previous-gen Intel CPUs and DDR4
17:33 Internal sound cards in 2026?
20:25 Cover story - RTX 3060 12GB returns in 2026
23:54 An NVIDIA story about AI cloud
26:24 Jeremy leads us into a story about Samsung's obscene profits
28:22 Josh's Racing Corner
32:38 (In)Security Corner
50:07 Gaming Quick Hits
57:12 Picks of the Week
1:08:22 Outro

Prices are getting so high that we may all end up gaming on potatoes soon.  Buy yours from Dell.
Steam Machine pricing seems ... like pretty much on target actually.  DDR price fixing?!  No!  The dBrand Companion Cube is no more.  PC shipments are falling, and Sony agrees that you will own nothing and like it very much.   There's so much to be angry about it this episode while we basically shake our heads and laugh it away.  Mostly.  There might have been crying...

Timestamps!

00:00 Intro
00:39 Patreon
02:03 What case would you put in a living room?
05:56 Food with Josh
07:56 Steam Machine coverage continues
15:52 RAM makers accused of price fixing
18:03 RTX 5050 9GB may be cancelled
21:44 PC shipments fell 7 percent in Q1
23:43 Now Microsoft says 8GB is fine for Win 11
28:30 Sony deleting 551 movies from customer accounts
29:54 Windows 10 gets updates for another year
30:34 Racing with Josh - NLR fiberglass chair
32:31 (In)Security Corner
40:20 Gaming Quick Hits
57:13 Picks of the Week
1:01:08 Outro

Mostly Steam Machine, but several other products may have been mentioned.  Like how memory pricing has gotten so bad that DDR2 is being made again, you'll get Windows 11 25H2 whether you like it or not, that the history of computing includes us, and that you are not eligible for a GTA VI preview and you'll pay $90'ish for it.  But you might be eligible for FSR 4.1!  Take a listen or watch the show for more!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:51 Patreon
2:06 Food with Josh
5:40 Steam Machine and SteamOS
19:48 DDR2 to go back into production?
24:08 Lets talk more about Steam Machine (RAM cartel, etc.)
30:53 Microsoft force-installing 25H2 before 26H2
33:40 Official FSR 4.1 support comes to RX 7000 Series
35:47 AMD will restore memory encryption to consumer CPUs
37:47 Old men yell at clouds
42:42 Josh briefly talks about Gunnar Optics
43:54 (In)Security Corner
58:30 Gaming Quick Hits
1:08:41 Picks of the Week
1:23:59 Outro

Well well, what do we have here?   Another episode of the PCPer Podcast for your enjoyment!  

Commodore is making phones, Steam Machine is starting to make waves, iGPUs are getting dropped, 12vHPWR is making lightning, a very special segment on pricing of olde, a critical Copilot vulnerability (suprise?), and a Bitlocker Zero Day.  Steam hardware survey, brown cooling, and the infamous Podcast sound board.

Relax and take it all in.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:06 Patreon
5:12 Josh fails to deliver a food segment
6:31 Steam Machine benchmarked
8:06 Zen 6 desktop CPUs may lose iGPU, add NPU
11:16 Intel and NVIDIA collaborate on upcoming processor
12:51 A trip down memory (and storage) lane
18:37 AMD giveth, and AMD taketh away
22:19 Noctua NL-LC1 liquid cooler reviewed at TPU
26:08 Handheld with Arc G3 Extreme pricing
28:22 IQUNIX Ghost in the Shell hall effect keyboards
30:24 Commodore Callback
34:53 Logitech folding mouse
38:40 Another melting 12VHPWR connector story
42:02 (In)Security Corner
53:44 Gaming Quick Hits
1:05:52 Picks of the Week
1:16:45 Outro

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 4 in a series of episodes - wait - this IS the current episode!

Brett is back, so the episodes are getting posted almost on time!  Windows is starting to support ARM more, RAM pricing hysterics, Windows 11 CPU boost, Intel improves with iBOT, Microsoft 365 brings the CoPilot, and bots surpass humans on the network.  On with the show, enjoy!

0:00 Intro
1:15 Patreon
2:09 Food Stories with Josh (just words, no photos)
3:54 3DMark adds native Arm Windows support
6:55 Josh talks about the latest Arm developments
9:43 Memory prices may double this year (and related discussion)
16:45 Windows 11 performance boost?
19:05 Intel expands iBOT with 7 more games
23:31 AMD reaches almost 45 percent CPU share on Steam
25:23 Office 365 Copilot auto-install returns
33:59 Bots take over the Internet
36:59 Apple iOS 27 has an "agentic" solution for compromised passwords
39:42 (in)Security Corner
54:15 Gaming Quick Hits
1:01:32 Picks of the Week
1:10:02 Outro

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 3 in a series of episodes that did not get posted, but are now!

Brett is out (which is why these didn't get posted) - but the show is very fine, up to our usual standards.  Computex hits (and misses), the 5800X3D comeback, our RX 9070 GRE review, the ZimaCube 2 Pro and even a VS Code zero day and ZeroSpace gaming!  Enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:09 Patreon
1:38 Food with Josh (or not)
3:38 Computex highlights begin - AMD was busy
6:47 Ryzen 7 5800X3D returns
8:57 Reviewing the RX 9070 GRE (and extended pricing discussion)
22:57 NVIDIA at Computex
34:00 Intel wants to build back their reputation
36:36 Noctua at Computex
40:11 Corsair's announcements include a pretty sweet looking case
46:32 RIP 24-pin ATX connector as everything shrinks
49:52 Qualcomm has potentially gone insane with the 6G stuff
58:43 MSI has world's first triple mode QD-OLED gaming monitor
1:01:02 A very fast NAS (just don't try to buy big HDDs right now)
1:06:43 (In)Security Corner
1:13:55 Gaming Quick Hit
1:19:52 Picks of the Week
1:32:55 Outro

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 2 in a series of episodes that did not get posted, but are now!

Brett is out (which is why these didn't get posted) - but the show is great as usual!   Motorola phones hijaking stuff, Steam Deck OLED pricing, LLMs spill their guts, and Windows laptop makers are scare of the Macbook Neo!?

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:27 Patreon
1:52 Food with Josh
5:25 RX 9070 GRE spotted at retailers
6:51 Steam Deck price hike
9:56 CXMT is the new consumer memory maker on the block
14:20 NVIDIA retires the control panel
16:42 First-gen Chromecast lives on
20:11 PC makers start to respond to MacBook Neo
24:02 Lenovo Legion N1X name confirmed
26:50 (in)Security Corner
39:08 Gaming Quick Hits
42:02 Picks of the Week
55:08 Outro

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 1 is a series of episodes that did not get posted, but are now!

Brett is out (which is why these didn't get posted) - but the show is great!  So much insecurity, so much Linux and retro, enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:04 Patreon
1:26 Food with Josh
3:10 New Ryzen X3D already?
5:16 NVIDIA just made more money than ever
11:52 RTX 5090 price increase
16:41 EFI partitions and Windows Update
19:57 Noctua Home - adding fans to everything in your life
22:57 Linux drops more vintage CPU support
26:35 Vintage style ROG motherboard
30:39 (In)Security Corner
44:30 Gaming Quick Hit
47:20 Jeremy explores the Lepro OE1 RGB floor lamp
52:12 Picks of the Week
1:00:29 Outro

Let me start off by saying that we should have made a "5309" reference, a miss on our part.
AMD has a very good financial report, let the Josh take wash over you.
Steam controller launches, sells out, and you probably don't have one.
32GB was the minimum.  Then it wasn't.  Microsoft, so trustworthy.
Also plain text never hurt anyway.

And so much more!

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:19 Patreon
3:09 Food with Josh
5:11 Josh presents AMD financials
12:19 Steam Controller news and Machine rumor
14:46 Microsoft wants you to forget not to worry
18:16 DDR6 development starts
19:06 PCI Express 8.0
23:54 be quiet! Dark Rock 6 coolers announced
26:09 We apologize for being wrong about GALAX
29:10 Lisuan 7G100 is a GPU launching this month
31:50 Jeremy discovers the cheap turntable market
35:10 Ad 
37:03 (In)Security Corner
52:02 Gaming Quick Hits
1:03:16 Josh put his racing corner segment here
1:13:14 Picks of the week
1:24:02 Outro