ThinkComputers Weekly Tech Podcast episodes:

• August 20, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #235 - RTX 3090 Pricing, Intel Avengers CPUs, AMD A520 & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  ASRock Z490 Extreme4 Motherboard Review

  HP P700 Portable Solid State Drive Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: 909EK BUILD

  Win a Patriot Viper VPN100 512GB NVMe SSD!

  
  

  News This Week:

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 spotted on Userbenchmark with memory speeds of 19Gbps

  Micron confirms NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 will come with 12GB GDDR6X memory, running at over 1 TB/sec

  RTX 3090 Pricing Could Be Around $2000??

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ampere GPU PCB gets leaked in new pictures

  NVIDIA GeForce Now is now available on Chromebooks

  NVIDIA might close in on Arm acquisition deal by end of summer

  Intel announces Marvel Avengers Collectors Edition KA Series CPUs

  Intel’s Marvel’s Avengers Edition KA series SKUs won’t include the game

  Entry-Level A520 Chipset Launched By AMD

  Razer brings back the Naga Left-Handed Edition gaming mouse

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  Razer Huntsman Elite Gaming Keyboard

  Lexar NM700 NVMe Solid State Drive

  ...more

  

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• August 13, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #234 - Ampere Launch Countdown, 24-core Atom Chip, Key Light Air & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  Elgato Key Light Air Review

  ABKONCORE CT404B Dual Sync CPU Cooler Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: Project Kyle

  Win a Patriot Viper VPN100 512GB NVMe SSD!

  
  

  News This Week:

  NVIDIA Teases Ampere Launch? 21 Day Countdown Begins

  Custom-designed NVIDIA Ampere Cards to Launch Alongside Founders Edition Cards

  Intel to release Atom “Grand Ridge” chip with 24 cores, PCIe 4.0 and DDR5

  Intel could be working on Marvel’s ‘Avengers Edition’ desktop CPUs

  Intel’s 9th generation desktop CPUs get huge price cuts

  AMD now has highest x86 CPU market share since 2013

  Toshiba is Officially out of the Laptop Business

  Angry Miao Releases CYBERBOARD, First Mechanical Keyboard with Custom LED Panel on Indiegogo

  Noblechairs Announces the DOOM Edition For The HERO Gaming Chair

  EA’s game subscription service EA Access is coming to Steam

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  ASRock Z490 Extreme4 Motherboard

  HP Portable SSD P700

  ...more

  

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• August 06, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #233 - 240 Hz Monitor, RTX 3080 Ti Launch Date, AiO Motherboard & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  Viotek GFT27CXB 27-inch 240 Hz Gaming Monitor Review

  Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe Solid State Drive Review

  AIAIAI TMA-2 HD Wireless Headphones Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: TT 20th Anniversary

  Win an ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard!

  
  

  News This Week:

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080 could launch on September 17th

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ampere could be 35% faster than RTX 2080 Ti, according to leaked 3DMark benchmark

  NVIDIA is in “advanced talks” to acquire Arm from SoftBank

  Samsung interested in Arm, looking to buy a stake instead of the whole company

  TSMC and Foxconn show interest in buying Arm, amping up the bidding race

  Leak shows redesigned Intel logo and Core branding, and new ‘EVO’ brand of CPUs

  GIGABYTE Formally Launches Z490 AORUS Master WaterForce Motherboard

  Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 confirmed to get VR support in a future update

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  Elgato Key Light Air

  ASRock Z490 Extreme4 Motherboard

  ABKONCORE CT404B CPU Cooler

  
  

  Tech / Nerd Recommendations:

  • Umbrella Academy 

  ...more

  

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• July 30, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #232 - FSP T-WINGS, CES Cancelled, Joe Rogan on Gamers & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  FSP T-WINGS CMT710 Dual System Chassis Review

  Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus Internal Sound Card and DAC Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Installing Grafana on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

  Case Mod Friday: $13,000 ULTIMATE Custom Water Cooled Desk

  Win an ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard!

  
  

  News This Week:

  CES 2021 Cancelled, All-Digital Event Will Take Place Instead

  NVIDIA Ampere A100 gets benchmarked, becomes the fastest GPU ever recorded

  Intel promises Xe Graphics reveal in 20 days in a now-deleted tweet

  Intel launches the 10-core Core i9-10850K at $453

  AMD Ryzen 7 4700G Renoir APU shown playing Doom Eternal at 1080p by itself

  AMD confirms 5nm Zen 4 CPUs and RDNA 3 GPUs will launch by 2021

  Alphacool Introduces Eiswolf 2 Fullcover GPU AIO

  Logitech G Launches PRO X Wireless Gaming Headset

  Epic Games Store Summer Sale kicks off with up to 85% discount on major titles

  Joe Rogan’s Comments on Gaming

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  Elgato Key Light Air

  Sabrent Rocket Q NVMe Solid State Drive

  Viotek GFT27CXB 27-inch 240 Hz Gaming Monitor

  ...more

  

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• July 23, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #231 - Corsair ONE, Cooler Master Monitor, RTX 3080 Performance & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  Corsair ONE i200 Gaming PC Review

  Cooler Master GM34-CW 34-inch Curved Gaming Monitor Review

  SilverStone PP07E Braided Extension Cables Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: SEASONIC PRIME TX-1600W BUILD

  Win an ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard!

  
  

  News This Week:

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU to be 20% faster than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti?

  AMD releases 4000 series Renoir APUs for desktop, debuts Athlon PRO series

  First ARM-based Apple Silicon chip may come with 12 cores

  Intel teases it has “something big to share” on September 2nd

  Sabrent Unleashes World’s First 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

  Corsair 4000D Case with RapidRoute Cable Management Leaked

  A New 65% Percent ROG Falchion Keyboard Wireless Gaming Keyboard Revealed By ASUS

  Rocket League to become free-to-play later this summer

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  FSP T-WINGS Case

  Creative Sound Blaster AE-5 Plus Sound Card and DAC

  Installing Grafana on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

  ...more

  

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• July 16, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #230 - AMD RDNA2, GALAX Coming to the US, DDR5 & More!

  Reviews This Week:

  EKSA E900 Pro Gaming Headset Review

  ORICO SV100 Portable Solid State Drive Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: Rollcage

  Win an ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard!

  
  

  News This Week:

  AMD RDNA 2 based GPU to be 40-50% faster than GeForce RTX 2080 Ti?

  NVIDIA To End Production of GeForce RTX 20 ‘Turing’ Series As GeForce RTX 30 ‘Ampere’ Graphics Cards Launch Gets Closer

  NVIDIA To Bundle Death Stranding with RTX Graphics Cards

  RTX 2080 Ti fails to run Watch Dogs Legion at 60fps/1080p with Ray-Tracing On

  Binned Intel CPUs are Selling for Less than Retail Chips

  Windows PCs Will Have to Switch Over to ARM CPUs Eventually Says Former Mac Chief

  GALAX readies its Intel and AMD motherboards for the North American market

  JEDEC published the new DDR5 memory standard for next-gen computers

  Far Cry 6 poster, teaser, release date revealed, Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito to play villain

  Sealed Copy of Original Super Mario Bros. Sells for $114,000 at Auction

  Microsoft Flight Simulator PC release scheduled for August 18, will have three versions

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  Cooler Master GM34-CW 34-inch 144Hz Monitor

  New pre-built system

  
  

  Tech / Nerd Recommendations:

  The Old Guard

  HomeChef vs Hello Fresh

  Canon M200 with $25 capture device

  Wyze Band

  ...more

  

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• July 09, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #229 - Sound Blaster X3, MMO Mouse, RTX 3000 Series, Thunderbolt 4 & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  Creative Sound Blaster X3 Review

  Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse Review

  HP V6 DDR4-3200 16GB Memory Kit Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: Project Infinite

  Win a Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Memory Kit!

  
  

  News This Week:

  New leak reveals first look at alleged ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ROG STRIX

  NVIDIA GeForce “Ampere” Graphics Cards to be Built on Samsung 8mm?

  NVIDIA RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti Specifications Appear

  Apple to Remove AMD GPU Support Making Way For Custom GPUs

  AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir Series of Desktop APUs releasing on July 21st

  Intel Announces Thunderbolt 4: Universal Cable Connectivity for Everyone

  Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Free With New Ryzen Processors

  Crysis Remastered Delayed After Fans Reaction to Leaked Footage

  Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition for PC revealed, pre-order starts

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  ORICO SV100 Portable Solid State Drive

  Cooler Master GM34-CW 34-inch 144Hz Monitor

  EKSA E900 Pro 7.1 Virtual Surround Sound Gaming Headset

  
  

  Tech / Nerd Recommendations:

  Sony ZV-1 Camera

  Cheap Elgato Cam Link alternative

  ...more

  

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• July 02, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #228 - Smart RGB Towers? 360 Hz Monitor, NZXT Z490 Motherboard & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard Review

  Corsair iCUE LT100 Smart Lighting Towers Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: Valkyrie

  Win a Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Memory Kit!

  
  

  News This Week:

  NZXT N7 Z490 Motherboard Renders Leaked

  Acer Pushing The Limits With Predator X25 360Hz Gaming Monitor

  WD readies CMR-based Red Plus NAS HDDs amid switch-and-bait controversy

  MSI Gives Away Up To $300 Steam Wallet Code with Select Products

  Crysis Remastered Gameplay Trailer Will Premiere July 1st

  Cyberpunk 2077 Will Have a “GTA” Mode

  Steam Summer Sale is Here, with Deep Discounts on Thousands of Games

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  Creative Sound Blaster X3

  Corsair SCIMITAR RGB ELITE Optical MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse

  HP V6 DDR4-3200 16GB Memory Kit

  
  

  Tech / Nerd Recommendations:

  • We will be on the Home Gadget Geeks Podcast Tomorrow!

  ...more

  

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• June 25, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #227 - Elgato Wave 3, RTX 3090 Specs, Gen12 Xe iGPU & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  Elgato Wave:3 Microphone Review

  HyperX Alloy Origins Gaming Keyboard Review

  XPG Battleground XL Prime RGB Mouse Pad Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: Mario

  Win a Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Memory Kit!

  
  

  News This Week:

  Rumored Specifications of the RTX 3090/3080Ti/3080 Emerge

  NVIDIA GeForce Ampere Benchmarked, 30% Faster than RTX 2080 Ti

  Fan Makes NVIDIA GeForce 256 Out of LEGO’s!

  Laptop with Intel Tiger Lake Gen12 Xe iGPU Shown Playing BFV By Itself

  Apple announces Mac transition to Apple Silicon

  Intel Marketing Back At It, Compares Two Notebooks With Different GPUs

  ZADAK Announces a New Flagship Compact Water Cooled PC with the MOAB II ELITE

  Microsoft is Killing off Streaming Platform Mixer

  Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Until November 19th

  EA, Motive and Lucasfilm Announce Star Wars: Squadrons

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming  (WiFi) Motherboard

  Creative Sound Blaster X3

  
  

  Tech / Nerd Recommendations:

  Wyze Cam Outdoor

  Wyze Band

  ...more

  

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• June 18, 2020ThinkComputers Podcast #226 - RTX 3080, Ryzen Refresh, B550 Launch & More!

  Episode brought to you by Amazon (http://www.thinkcomputers.org/amazon).  

  
  

  Reviews This Week:

  ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard Preview

  Patriot PXD Portable Solid State Drive Review

  SilverStone LS04 Light Strips Review

  
  

  Other Stuff This Week:

  Case Mod Friday: THERMALTAKE CORE P3 TG EDITION

  Win a Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Memory Kit!

  
  

  News This Week:

  AMD Makes Ryzen 3000XT Processors Official

  MSI Announces Steam Wallet Credit with B550 Motherboard Bundles

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Allegedly Pictured

  New leak details RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070 with up to 24GB GDDR6X VRAM, 350W TDP

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and RTX 3080 Production Timeline Revealed

  Jim Keller resigns from Intel, helps with the transition as a consultant

  HWInfo exposes X570 motherboard’s cheat feature that reduces Ryzen CPU lifespan

  NZXT Announces CRFT 06 H510 Siege Limited Edition Case

  TAITRA cancels Computex 2020, sets date for 2021

  EA Battlefield Franchise, More Games Return to Steam

  The Steam Game Festival is On Now

  
  

  Coming Next Week:

  ADATA XPG Battleground XL Prime Mousepad

  HyperX Alloy Origins Gaming Keyboard

  ...more

  

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