PC Perspective Podcast

PHP and eMudhra security highlights! Game companies are in trouble! But maybe you'd like a new Sony Walkman or some fresh TP-Link hardware? You cannot physically stand in the way of AI progress either btw, no matter how much more expensive RAM gets.

Enjoy the show in all it's glory - which means Josh does a MOZA Release again!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:38 Patreon
01:41 Food with Josh
03:58 Update your RX 7000 GPU unless you can't
07:54 Rumored discontinuation dates for 5090 and 5080 16GB
10:30 RTX 6060 rumored to launch in 2029
13:51 Sony reaches new heights with Walkman pricing
15:01 Scientific proof that your meeting should have been an email
21:01 TP-Link bringing router assembly to USA
22:29 Protesting AI by blocking food delivery
24:35 Microsoft scaling back Copilot in Win 11
27:49 Hackintosh is back thanks to Snapintosh
30:10 Dell CEO thinks RAM shortage will get worse next year
35:05 (in)Security Corner
51:45 Gaming Quick Hits
1:06:53 Josh Walrath Presents Josh Walrath's Sim Corner
1:10:23 Picks of the Week
1:24:18 Outro

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Look what we've done here! News on the RAM you cannot buy, Microsoft optimizing Windows 11, KINGPIN is coming back, the Spectre problem resurfaces, Apple gets Bloaty, a boy and his bot hacks Microsoft Titan and why not fix that 12vHPWR with 2 8 Pins like God intended? All this and so much more - you will enjoy yourself, trust me.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:11 Patreon
02:11 Food with Josh
05:49 Is Microsoft secretly optimizing Windows 11?
10:05 Apple iBloat
11:49 MacOS denies AI full disk access
17:50 Memory execs afraid of continued explosive profits through 2028
24:52 ASUS ROG tandem OLED offers RGB stripe without the WOLED
27:43 KINGPIN returns to OC with ASUS?
30:45 Modder solders dual 8-pin board to RTX 5090
37:02 (in)Security Corner
49:09 Gaming Quick Hits
58:28 JoshTEKK presents - Sim Racing Corner
1:04:15 Picks of the Week
1:14:10 Outro

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Josh was traveling and could not participate. (Boooo!) But we did it all anyway! For you all, always.

You missed talking about RAM pricing, we got it. You missed talking about 12vHPWR, we got it. Chrome, errr, Googlebooks abound! Plus Copilot is coming for you OS and you'll just love it. All this and very much more to enjoy your time with us thanking you very much have a good day! (heh).

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
02:08 Patreon
02:08 Josh-less food segment
06:05 Witcher 3 Remastered is challenging to run with RT enabled
12:51 When you want DLSS on your RX 9070 XT
16:03 What is F-Droid
18:51 GoogleBook Pro
22:11 Copilot OS
27:20 Happy anniversary to the Ethernet spec
29:22 Routing on x86 e-waste
31:45 Computing in 2026: a device to monitor each pin of your 12VHPWR cable
35:05 Let's talk about DDR5 prices yet again
38:10 (in)Security Corner
57:28 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:04 IQUNIX Ghost in the Shell keyboard review
1:09:45 Picks of the Week
1:19:19 Outro

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What a great thumbnail for this show!

Recorded on September 25th.

Forget about your RTX 5090 purchase probably, oh and you're not getting a 60 series anytime soon either, would you believe that DDR5 prices continue to rise, AMD is becoming an "AI" company, and that a 1TB iPhone appears to be slower then an SD card when accessing disk. Installing Windows 11 with a local account and even Sniper Elite! All this and so much more on this episode!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
02:03 Patreon
03:37 Food with Josh
05:53 The affordable world of PC hardware (skip to avoid pricing chat)
13:26 Solidigm to build USA fab?
16:37 AMD is becoming an "ai" company - with record revenue
20:31 The RTX 6090 is not coming any time soon
24:45 Did you know Raspberry Pi locks out RAM upgrades?
28:32 Micron's 2GB GDDR7 chips reach EOL
29:55 Apple's 1TB iPhone has slow storage? (Plus marriage chat)
36:01 A local Windows account is easier than ever
40:32 Those LLM slop kids harmed the PS5 Linux project
45:47 (in)Security Corner
1:00:04 Gaming Quick Hits
1:15:01 Josh's Sim Corner
1:20:35 Picks of the Week
1:33:42 Outro

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Discussion on the upcoming Intel LGA1954 CPU roadmap, that Plex servers might be vulnerable, LG and all their spying, AI is probably going to destroy us all, RAM prices won't peak, and get a GOG box for the full experience. All that and so much more! (And somewhat less when Brett has to dip out unexpectedly)

Timestamps

00:00 Intro
01:20 Patreon
02:59 Food with Josh
05:37 News begins - iPhone Duo
09:45 TSMC High-NA EUV expanding
11:49 Intel next-gen roadmap leaks
14:46 Also, Intel CPUs about to get more expensive
18:38 DLSS 5 coming to older GPUs after all
22:40 DDR5 prices to grow up to 18 percent in Q3
24:58 Windows 11 new update fixes taskbar complaint
26:46 The chances AI could destroy us all in the next 10 years
32:51 AMD GPUs climbing up the charts
35:06 Audacity 4
37:46 (in)Security Corner
1:02:19 Brett suddenly has to leave
1:02:59 Gaming Quick Hits
1:13:40 Picks of the Week
1:22:24 Outro

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Originally aired on September 1st.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:39 Patreon
02:53 Food with Josh
06:17 News begins - and Packard Bell is back
10:03 Intel LGA1954 confirmed
12:49 MacBook Neo SSD thrashing seems dire
16:30 Horrifying DLSS 5 mods
22:29 Rumored next-gen Radeon flagship performance
25:19 Run multiple Linux kernels with no hypervisor?
27:59 Tweaks for Windows 11 before Microsoft shuts them down
31:29 GPU coil whine database
35:21 (In)Security Corner
48:51 Gaming Quick Hits
54:07 Fractal Refine 2 gaming chair review
1:00:08 Picks of the Week
1:08:35 Outro

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Where else are you going to get GTA6, WiFi7, M6, WPA3, RTX 5090 and Atari 2600 coverage all in the same show? No where else, that's where. Listen to the dulcet tones of tech whisperers go over the weekly news and so much more. Hot Chips, SteamOS, Outlook stupidity! Oh, and Linux turns 35.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:46 Patreon
01:44 Food with Josh
04:24 Breaking news - Hot Chips was all about ai
11:06 Apple has new silicon and Macs
16:20 Linux turns 35
17:25 SteamOS 3.9 Main boots on Intel Arc B580
18:53 Careful when you upgrade to WiFi 7
22:55 New Outlook can look more like old Outlook now
25:40 How much is that 5090 in the window?
29:25 NVIDIA financials
35:21 (In)Security Corner
51:06 Gaming Quick Hits
56:07 Picks of the Week
1:08:31 Outro

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Get the fanciest Ryzen 9 without a lid, Intel appears to be looping back on their naming CPUs and Arc squeaks out more performance (sometimes), CoPilot assists in "hacking" itself, your Twitch streams might be training AI, and Epic appears to be coming to Linux. It's the year of Linux, Am I Right(tm)? or what? All that and way to much for this 5Lb bag again.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
02:29 Patreon
03:17 Food with Josh
05:02 News begins - Intel might Haswell name their new CPU the 4950K
06:34 You can now buy a de-lidded 9950X3D2 with a warranty
07:53 VRAM compression with Arc on Linux?
11:22 Microsoft's rebrand registry
14:28 Microsoft working on Windows 11 context menu
15:50 Intel, money motivated, may make more memory memories
21:44 Twitch ai training is opt-out, because no one would opt-in
26:47 Fairphone Gen 6 Plus arrives in USA
28:51 (In)Security Corner
40:48 Gaming Quick Hits
50:10 Josh reviews MOZA CS Pro and R9 V3
1:03:06 Picks of the Week
1:16:19 Outro

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Linux gaming support keeps improving, TPM hardware keeps gaining vulnerabilities, the AI tech sector keeps gaining debt linked to investments, and advertisers keep gaining sneakier ways to infiltrate your content experiences. Enjoy!

Ah, Kent couldn't make the show at the last minute, and Brett so planned on being there (lights were on, computer was spun up), but a last minute emergency took him off the air too - so it's a threesome tonight! (I should have written that differently I think ...)

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:02 Patreon
01:47 Food with Josh
05:50 Xbox and Game Pass on Linux in the works
07:46 New SteamOS beta adds support for more hardware
09:58 Massive AI debt hiding in plain sight
14:10 RTX 50 Series median price keeps growing
16:24 Time Magazine shows ads only chatbots can see
19:07 Noreply domains
22:28 Woodgrain motherboard
25:15 Microsoft raising Windows 11 license cost
26:04 Win 11 built-in weather app wastes over 1GB of RAM
28:04 (in)Security Corner intro
29:23 (in)Security Corner actually begins
44:34 Josh's Sim Corner
51:25 Gaming Quick Hits
56:58 Picks of the Week
1:03:05 Outro

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We continue the journey to 1000 episodes with this riveting installment that could possibly change your life. Not convinced? If you order big bacon-covered burgers every day that WILL change your life. We guarantee it.

Print out your Noctua things, run Windows 11 in 8Gb with varying degrees of success, AMD makes the monies, and EA goes private. Question: Is THIS the year of Linux? Why did Roomba and power inverters just get banned, Apple DRAM struggles, and Fanatec (of course). A well packed show in a 10lb bag, enjoy!

TImestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:25 Patreon
02:28 Food with Josh
05:40 Microsoft deletes 32GB RAM recommendation docs
11:04 Linux market share grows
14:08 AMD Financial results (with extended discussion)
22:33 Even Apple struggles to get DRAM (and memory is sold out through 2027)
24:30 We talk even more about RAM and the stock market
29:28 Sony moves ahead with end of discs
33:26 Google removing Assistant on phones - Gemini the only option
35:07 Finally, we can 3D print in official Noctua colors
38:08 (In)Security Corner
51:13 Josh's Sim Racing Corner
53:50 Gaming Quick Hits
1:04:49 HyperX Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless gaming headset review
1:10:18 Picks of the Week
1:22:47 Outro

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GOG is coming to Linux! Microsoft asks LG to stop with the bloatware ads, the Radeon RX 9050 arrives in a 4GB config, Nova Lake-S is bringing a 65w iGPU to the fight, and 8GB is just not enough for a laptop with Win 11 + Josh takes over the show with his Racing Corner segment. Maybe a DD$4 build is not in your future? There's so much more in here, it's hard to summarize, I'm afraid you'll just have to listen.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:15 Patreon
03:29 Food with Josh
05:10 Radeon RX 9050 (and the return of the 4GB GPU)
14:29 Intel's Nova Lake-S iGPU draws 65W?
17:44 GOG Galaxy app going native...Linux
20:23 Microsoft's 8GB Surface laptop is an embarrassment
22:50 The DDR4 to DDR5 gaming gap
27:25 AMI acquired by a company called Lattice
29:47 Starlink exempted from foreign router ban
31:47 CXMT now charges more for RDIMMs than Samsung
41:50 (In)Security Corner
58:07 Josh's Sim Corner
1:09:48 Gaming Quick Hits
1:18:58 Picks of the Week
1:37:37 Outro

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R.I.P. John C. Dvorak.

In other news ... the Ryzen 7700X3D prices drop already, Nvidia N1X CUDA counts and an 88-core CPU (of course). Windows on ARM gets a real boost with Nvidia GPU drivers, HP is just as bad as we all through regarding printer cartridges, and LG discovers a new low by auto-installing bloatware when you plug in a display. Plenty of AMD good news in the datacenter and Open AI shows that unshackling their creations will probably be as bad as we thought. Steam hardware sales and so much more in the show! Enjoy.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:09 Patreon
02:21 Food with Josh
06:08 RIP John C. Dvorak
08:08 NVIDIA's 88-core CPU
09:26 RTX Spark Win 11 driver and Arm dGPU support
12:07 Josh leads us into more NVIDIA talk and later defends datacenters
19:16 AMD gets two big datacenter wins
22:43 Ryzen 7 7700X3D already had a price drop
24:11 ADATA chairman warns RAM shortage will last another decade
24:37 Samsung Unpacked
29:21 HP fined for nefarious printer cartridge practices - in India
34:44 LG adware
38:18 (In)Security Corner
48:46 Gaming Quick Hits
58:44 Picks of the Week
1:12:01 Outro

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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