It's the first podcast of 2022! Are you excited? Well, what if I told you that everything we talk about is either:
1.) not available yet, and they didn't share pricing info
2.) will be sold out the instant it goes on sale
NOW are you excited???
2022-01-06 17:57:51 +0000 UTC View Post
No, I didn't spell it "thicc". I respect the English language too much. Regardless, the MSI MEG Z690 Tomahawk motherboard has an impressively robust PCB. It feels rigid without the benefit of a backplate, and everywhere I look on the board instills confidence. Visual confidence. The kind that is totally useless when evaluating a motherboard.
Now, just wait as I attempt to track down my digital calipers and begin mobo thickness comparisons. I hope they aren't lost - like so many things a...
2021-12-29 07:51:50 +0000 UTC View Post
How rare is it that we get together to record a podcast Christmas week? More rare - and more precious - than gold. No! More like a pearl. A natural, lustrous pearl that emerged from a contented oyster after many years of docile oceanic living.
2021-12-23 19:34:09 +0000 UTC View Post
After waiting for a year, the Monkey Island Anthology box set from Limited Run has arrived, and I recorded the unboxing process. Enjoy low-energy commentary, erroneous statements that have to be corrected with on-screen text, and generic YouTube library Christmas jazz background music that screams "LGR wannabe".
Happy Holidays!
-SP
2021-12-22 22:14:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I am pleased to report that in October of 2020 my wife decided to buy me the Limited Run Games Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Anthology. She thought it would arrive after Christmas 2020, and considering UPS left it on our front step yesterday, she was right.
Now they sell for $400 - $500 on eBay, but she said I get to keep it anyway. So, I will have to unbox it and I'll upload the video here on Patreon before I do anything with the footage on YouTube. I own the original big box version ...
2021-12-19 18:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post
How does a nearly two hour stream (technically 1 hr, 51 min) only produce a 50 min podcast? YOU BE THE JUDGE. Also, Josh had mic trouble.
It turns out that every time Josh uses the software mute function with his browser VMix session, he loses the mic entirely and has to disconnect and rejoin the stream. Speaking from experience, VMix sucks to use in a browser, and I wish there was a client.
P.S. Apologies for the late post this week. -SP
2021-12-18 15:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the full version of this week's show (if it ever finishes processing), presented with its original running time with NO commercial interruptions! Relive the magic of that incredible stream, or watch it for the first time! It's unlisted, unrated, and sometimes unintelligible. But a valiant attempt was made to improve the audio.
Goals for next week:
1.) Wear closed-back headphones and monitor audio at appropriate volume level
2.) Actually adjust the volume of everyone u...
2021-12-09 21:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe audio was bad AGAIN this week. Josh is fighting Windows settings with Firefox and ended up with too much gain, and Jeremy decided to surprise us with a new headset mic and his levels were _very_ dependent on how close the boom was to his face.
Excuses aside, I leveled the audio as best I could and the uncut show is exporting now. I'll post the link when it has been uploaded and processed. Sound is tolerable, if a bit distorted during the loudest passages... I need to wear actual mon...
2021-12-09 19:47:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I don't have a GODLIKE but we were graced with the TOMAHAWK board in MSI's Z690 family. From picking up the box I can tell you that it's heavy for an ATX board - but ADL needs massive heatsinks for all that VRM so I'd call it a "reassuring heft".
The Cooler is another 360 mm AiO, the CORELIQUID K360 (they love their capital letters), but I do appreciate that it calls out Asetek right on the box. No mystery on the OEM, at least. Also, the shroud around the pump/block assembly looks...
2021-12-09 19:30:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Experience the magic of uncut podcasting, newly remastered from the original tapes with SLIGHTLY IMPROVED audio! You won't believe your ears.
2021-12-03 17:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostI was just going to share the original YouTube livestream link, but the audio levels were so bad that I'm fixing it and re-uploading the whole thing. Once YT finishes processing it I'll post it here. I didn't realize just how bad things were during the stream. Next week we'll have a proper line test and I'll actually check levels. Sorry!
2021-12-03 15:29:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings from the EiC. Now that I have finally logged in to this fine platform for the first time, I will make a habit of it. I thought I could occationally post updates about what's in the pipeline (other than embargoed stuff, of course), or just provide unsolicited and possibly totally random updates about what's going on around here.
Do you hate this idea? Is it acceptable? Is my writing style annoying? Do you like sentences that end in a question mark?
Also, the photo depicts...
2021-11-19 14:51:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you like raw, unfiltered video content? Do you like previously recorded live streams of podcast recording sessions with four people? How about four people who aren't anywhere near each other in real life?
YOUR DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE. I can barely believe it myself, but after pasting in the unlisted YouTube video link in the text field marked "link", the auto-generated thumbnail popped up and the full, uncut stream was once again visible.
I wouldn't watch it again, having scrutin...
2021-11-19 14:27:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Full and uncut, the same as the night it was freshly delivered. Spontaneous and never-twice the same!
Obviously the Steam Deck falls victim to the supply chain problems, AMD EPYC announcements and how big they're getting in the datacenter, Cisco switch vulnerabilities, review of the Lexar DDR4 3600, why Intel wanted Centaur, and beQuiet! intros some RGB fans. Plus all the "more". You're here for that.
Have a great weekend all, and thank you so much for the suppor...
2021-11-12 05:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Intel > AMD again? DDR5 FAQ, 8GHz on Alder Lake - maybe not. Plus some AMD next gen 6000 rumors with 4D. D for depth. What is phase change memory anyway?
All that and a burger with special cat butt guest!
Thanks for all the support here everyone, hope that you're having a great start to your weekend!
2021-11-06 17:55:55 +0000 UTC View Post
[edit: As some pointed out, mistakes were made and the wrong video was linked, fixed!]
Work gets in the way some weeks, for sure, doesn't it?
Live and uncut, the way you like it. All the mistakes, all the flubs, all the awkward silences for your enjoyment!
On the show, of course the Intel Alder Lake announcement and other related info. AMD and Intel financials, very interesting. Apple M1 Max performance is real, but Intel might strike back soon. Bethe...
2021-10-29 11:37:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Glad that you're here, thanks for dropping in.
On the show tonight, tech news of the week of course.
That included updates to the Apple laptops and their snazzy new M1 chips. Canon is hosing people that run out of ink and cannot even use their AIO's to scan, there's a potentially bad bug in a common GPS utility that hits this Sunday, SK Hynix is getting back into HBM, and even sniffing packets from LAN cables. Upcoming RTX and DXR games, ultrawide panel de...
2021-10-21 13:10:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't worry, the out-of-this-world burger segment is back.
Could you even buy an AMD RX 6600 if you wanted? The sad state of availability continues, but the card is still ok. Windows 11 continues to install issues, DRAM pricing changes are coming and Samsung is gearing up for their 2nm chip process.
After a ton of chatter on all the things, we wind down with some Far Cry 6 FSR / FidelityFX talk and how Android is still taking your personal data.
Picks 'o t...
2021-10-15 12:50:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to the PCPer show, seemed to go fairly well actually!
On the show tonight we discuss the launch of Windows 11 and how that's going, then the massive breach of Twitch - all of it. There's quite a bit ray tracing discussions, OLED on the Switch, and Intel's Loihi neuromorphic chip? Acer has got themselves some PCIe x4 storage and Clearview AI is vaguely creepy. We wrap up with a review of the Flexispot powered adjustable desk and our picks of the week....
2021-10-07 13:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post
The sub-title sounds a bit like relationship problems. And uncut, as always.
It's true, there are a few newsworthy GPU rumors on the 30 series and Intel ARC GPUs. Plus the Radeon RX 6600 is expected to be un-buyable, of course. There's an Epic share of EPYC happening, and it does and does not matter where you shove that NVME drive.
Crypto mining is going nuclear, and did I mention the vulnerabilities? There are some. Bluetooth and RGB fall victim, oh ...
2021-10-01 12:45:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Good Friday to you all!
Good show this week, happy to be able to share the uncut version with you all. I think the hidden gem was the light to dark lighting effects.
Anyway, we discuss the new AMD X570 board from EVGA, the 3070 chip inside new certain 3060's, NVIDA DLAA, Sir Clive Sinclair, the Surface Pro 8 and a long running review of the Thermaltake "Get to the choppa!" AH-T200 MATX case. There's also a Pi with an RX 6700 XT, a good external NVME from OWC and new GP...
2021-09-24 13:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to all! Thanks for hanging in there while there was some trouble with trees. In case it was not widely known, there was a storm that knocked out power and internet for a week - but now we are back on the air! No actual humans were harmed during this weeks episode.
On this weeks show -
An uncut evening of discussion includes various malwarez, Windows 11 (a coincidence?), Western Digital pulling a "Crucial" NAND switch, and EVGA figures out what went wrong with their 3090's. No one is actually injured during the show, in case you were wondering.
Also we review a couple of nice compact be quiet! coolers, the Dark Rock TF 2 and Shadow Rock 2. So much Rock'in with be quiet!
Jeremey will return next week after his boat ride.
Thanks for the sup...
2021-09-02 12:58:56 +0000 UTC View Post
This show started off wrong and got more wrong as the seconds ticked by. *OR* it's exactly what you needed on a Wednesday / now Friday night. Don't say you were not warned.
After the food and vaguely explicit content, there was tech news!
Thanks for the support everyone! We left this one run "Live" a bit too long, but you can watch it again!
Topics:
Intro
Burger of the week
Radeon RX 6600 XT review
Sabrent's Rocket 4 Plus DESTROYER
Amiga LIVES: the A500 mini
Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions
So long, 3dfx parody account
Need for Speed 27th anniversary
Battlefield 2042 tech preview arrives
Picks of the week
Outro
640k or 640 podcasts. It should be enough for just about anyone. Regardless, good show this week, and you guys get all the background info that can possibly be recorded.
AMD is releasing new 1080p gaming cards as well as some Mac Pro only high end ones. Also their 5700G is out there and getting reviews, plus the new Win11 required TPM has some flaws, and is 3dfx really back? Is the USG building Skynet and who wants a cloud Windows 365 VM?
Thank you f...
2021-08-06 13:16:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Having a great time tonight, it was a lively show I think. Enjoy!
Don't have the breakdown of the timestamps yet, but W/E right! At least this time, it's FAST for you folks as supports, it's what you deserve, am-i-right?
Thanks again for hanging in there with us, enjoy the uncut version of the show. Have a fantastic rest of the week.
- The Real Switch Pro Arrives, the SteamDeck
- GLOFLO to Intel or not?
- Bricked 3090's from Amazon New World game?
- Nvidia announces support for DLSS and RTX on ARM and Linux
- FSR also "ha...
Very sorry for not getting this posted when it should have been last week, it's been a rather rough few weeks around this place. Happy to continue to be able to post here, let us know if you are enjoying some of the ad-hoc vintage hardware stuff, eh?
Intro
Burger of the week
Would you buy a used mining GPU from China?
Intel 12th Gen samples allegedly appear
Don't get caught smuggling 256 CPUs
Cooler Master goes SUB-ZERO
Ad Break: LinkedIn Talent Solutions
