IT News HeadLines (PC Perspective) 11/09/2009

Podcast #73 - Intel Lynnfield CPUs, P55 platform limits, 7200 RPM 2TB drives and more!
This week we talk about Intel's new Lynnfield Core i7 and Core i5 processors (we talk about them a lot today), the P55 chipset and platform considerations including potential DMI bandwidth limits, NVIDIA re-entering the chipset market for Lynnfield, where AMD's processor team can go from here, Western Digital's 7200 2TB hard drives, Intel's new Braidwood storage caching technology and more!...
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Vertical HDs lose 10-11% speed
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WTB: DDR Ram
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GA-P55-UD6 six slot memory
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Suggestions for a decent, but inexpensive case
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Asrock X58 Deluxe mobo problem
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PC Perspective Podcast 73 - 09/10/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #73 - 09/10/09

This week we talk about Intel's new Lynnfield Core i7 and Core i5 processors (we talk about them a lot today), the P55 chipset and platform considerations including potential DMI bandwidth limits, NVIDIA re-entering the chipset market for Lynnfield, where AMD's processor team can go from here, Western Digital's 7200 2TB hard drives, Intel's new Braidwood storage caching technology and more!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc

This week's podcast is also sponsored by MSI Computer and their P55 motherboard lineup for the Intel Lynnfield CPU!!

We are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:21:08
Program schedule:

• 0:00:55 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:30 Intel Lynnfield Core i7-870 and Core i5-750 Processor Review
• 0:24:55 Where can AMD's CPU team go from here?
• This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:35:10 First P55 motherboard notes on stability, overclocking, pricing
  
• 0:44:45 What does Lynnfield mean for NVIDIA chipsets? Colleen things the DMI connection is a bigger issue.
  
• 0:57:50 Western Digital 7200RPM Caviar Black and RE4 Series 2TB Hard Drive Review
• 1:06:00 ATIC bids to buy Chartered Semiconductor; GlobalFoundries smiles politely
• This week's podcast is also sponsored by MSI Computer and their P55 motherboard lineup for Intel Lynnfield processors.
  
• 1:11:15 Intel Braidwood - similar to Robson tech, but this time we promise
• 1:17:20 AMD DX11 Event on September 10th
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:19:20 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #73 - 09/10/09

This week we talk about Intel's new Lynnfield Core i7 and Core i5 processors (we talk about them a lot today), the P55 chipset and platform considerations including potential DMI bandwidth limits, NVIDIA re-entering the chipset market for Lynnfield, where AMD's processor team can go from here, Western Digital's 7200 2TB hard drives, Intel's new Braidwood storage caching technology and more!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc

This week's podcast is also sponsored by MSI Computer and their P55 motherboard lineup for the Intel Lynnfield CPU!!

We are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

This text will be replaced by the flash music player.

Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:21:08
Program schedule:

• 0:00:55 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:30 Intel Lynnfield Core i7-870 and Core i5-750 Processor Review
• 0:24:55 Where can AMD's CPU team go from here?
• This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:35:10 First P55 motherboard notes on stability, overclocking, pricing
  
• 0:44:45 What does Lynnfield mean for NVIDIA chipsets? Colleen things the DMI connection is a bigger issue.
  
• 0:57:50 Western Digital 7200RPM Caviar Black and RE4 Series 2TB Hard Drive Review
• 1:06:00 ATIC bids to buy Chartered Semiconductor; GlobalFoundries smiles politely
• This week's podcast is also sponsored by MSI Computer and their P55 motherboard lineup for Intel Lynnfield processors.
  
• 1:11:15 Intel Braidwood - similar to Robson tech, but this time we promise
• 1:17:20 AMD DX11 Event on September 10th
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:19:20 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Intel's new Lynnfield Core i7 and Core i5 processors (we talk about them a lot today), the P55 chipset and platform considerations including potential DMI bandwidth limits, NVIDIA re-entering the chipset market for Lynnfield, where AMD's processor team can go from here, Western Digital's 7200 2TB hard drives, Intel's new Braidwood storage caching technology and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast073.mp3Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:01 EST81:08pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 72 - 09/03/09

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #72 - 09/03/09

This week we talk about Newegg's recent price changes on Intel's X25-M G2 SSDs, Western Digital's new 2TB 7200RPM hard drives coming soon, both AMD and NVIDIA getting the word out about DX11 graphics cards, how YOU can join us at the AMD DX11 launch event in Oakland, why NOT to build a computer right now, AMD 40-watt 6-core CPUs, the sad state of uncompressed audio and content protection on the PC today and much more!!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

This week's podcast is sponsored by MSI Computer and their upcoming P55 motherboards for the Intel Lynnfield CPU!!

We are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:20:48
Program schedule:

• 0:00:23 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:02:10 Newegg decides they like to take advantage of our readers
• 0:14:15 WD unleashes nested actuator and anti-disk tech with two new 7200RPM 2TB models
• 0:18:10 AMD and NVIDIA on track for DX11
• 0:26:45 Join Ryan and others at the AMD launch event on September 10th!!
• 0:29:25 This Week's Podcast brought to you by: MSI Computer and their upcoming P55 motherboards
• 0:30:30 New nettops and netbooks
  
• 0:36:00 Any Leaderboard updates? ...a warning for people to NOT build a new system for another week or so?
• 0:38:40 AMD 40-watt 6-core Opterons
• 0:41:20 Josh talks about HDMI and audio content protection on the PC
• 0:52:55 ASRock motherboard supports LGA1156 and LGA775 heatsinks!
  
• 1:03:40 Email from Dale of Akron, OH - storage and video
• 1:09:45 Email from Jason - Lynnfield replacing Nehalem?
• 1:16:35 Email from Michael - our podcast on the Google G1?
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:18:20 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Newegg's recent price changes on Intel's X25-M G2 SSDs, Western Digital's new 2TB 7200RPM hard drives coming soon, both AMD and NVIDIA getting the word out about DX11 graphics cards, how YOU can join us at the AMD DX11 launch event in Oakland, why NOT to build a computer right now, AMD 40-watt 6-core CPUs, the sad state of uncompressed audio and content protection on the PC today and much more!!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast072.mp3Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:00:01 EST80:48pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 71 - 08/27/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #71 - 08/27/09

This week we talk about the ASUS P7P55D Premium motherboard re-integrated SATA 6G support, a mATX P55 motherboard from ASUS, leaked images of the pending AMD Juniper DX11 graphics card, HardOCP's early testing of an Intel Core i5-750 CPU they bought ahead of schedule, AMD's own ACC applications allowing for unlockable cores, SSD updates from OCZ, Corsair and Intel, AMD Bulldozer architecture discussion and more!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

This week's podcast is sponsored by MSI and the Master Overclocking Arena 2009 overclocking competition! Check out http://www.oc-arena.com/ today!! Thanks again to MSI for sponsoring this week's podcast!

We are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:20:39
Program schedule:

• 0:00:25 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:01:30 ASUS P7P55D Premium P55 Preview - SATA 6G returns
• 0:17:05 ASUS Maximum III Gene mATX P55 Motherboard shots
• 0:19:15 AMD Juniper DX11 card shown in picture form
• 0:25:40 This Podcast brought to you by: the letters M-S-I and their upcoming P55 motherboards
• 0:28:40 Core i5 goes on sale early, tested at HardOCP - overclocking, performance
• 0:39:00 ACC application allows for core unlocking on AMD CPUs
  
• 0:43:35 OCZ Announces Agility EX SSD
• 0:47:05 Corsair X256 SSD announced
• 0:51:35 Intel X25-M G2 SSD availability
  
• 0:53:50 DroboPro - review pending
  
• 1:00:30 Bulldozer specifications purportedly leaked
• 1:09:20 Email from Earl: sound card futures with Vista and Windows 7
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:18:25 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the ASUS P7P55D Premium motherboard re-integrated SATA 6G support, a mATX P55 motherboard from ASUS, leaked images of the pending AMD Juniper DX11 graphics card, HardOCP's early testing of an Intel Core i5-750 CPU they bought ahead of schedule, AMD's own ACC applications allowing for unlockable cores, SSD updates from OCZ, Corsair and Intel, AMD Bulldozer architecture discussion and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast071.mp3Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:01 EST80:39pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 70 - 08/20/09

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #70 - 08/20/09

This week we talk about a pair of mid-range GPUs from Gigabyte, AMD's Phenom II X4 965 processor, DX11 demonstrations made at QuakeCon 2009, ATI Catalyst 9.8 driver release, the possibility of nForce chipsets returning for Lynnfield processors, Quake Live adding paid-for services, Intel X25-M G2 availability, a large SSD roundup Allyn is finishing and much more!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

This week's podcast is sponsored by MSI and the Master Overclocking Arena 2009 overclocking competition! Check out http://www.oc-arena.com/ today!! Thanks again to MSI for sponsoring this week's podcast!

We are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:02:40
Program schedule:

• 0:00:27 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:01:25 QuakeCon 2009 - Video online! - left over prizes too!
  
• 0:03:00 Mid-range GPU comparison: Gigabyte GTS 250 1GB and 9600GT 512MB Graphics Cards
• 0:05:30 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Review: Watt's the Problem Here?
• 0:16:45 AMD demos DX11 hardware at QuakeCon 2009
• 0:26:20 This Podcast Sponsored by MSI Computer
• 0:28:55 ATI Catalyst 9.8 Driver - Everything you want to know and why you should care
• 0:31:15 GeForce driver task switch delay w/ full screen games since 185.85 (quick mention by Allyn)
• 0:32:50 nForce chipsets could return with Intel Lynnfield processors
• 0:41:55 Quake Live will add subscription options, still free to play
• 0:46:07 Intel X25-M G2 availability
• 0:47:50 SSD roundup (may not be up prior to podcast, but will be tonight):
• 0:53:50 Email from Dale: Competition from AMD in the Atom world?
• 0:56:20 Email from Richard: Driver cleanup and display size
• 0:59:35 Email from Stan of Norwalk, CT: More efficient GPUs on the horizon?
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:01:10 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about a pair of mid-range GPUs from Gigabyte, AMD's Phenom II X4 965 processor, DX11 demonstrations made at QuakeCon 2009, ATI Catalyst 9.8 driver release, the possibility of nForce chipsets returning for Lynnfield processors, Quake Live adding paid-for services, Intel X25-M G2 availability, a large SSD roundup Allyn is finishing and much more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast070.mp3Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:01 EST62:40pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 69 - 08/13/09

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #69 - 08/13/09

This week we talk about the final days until QuakeCon 2009, ATI Stream and NVIDIA CUDA comparisons, a motherboard with a Lucid HYDRA chip implementation, SLI officially coming to P55 platforms and thoughts on 3-Way SLI on the platform, SSD updates including OCZ's new garbage collection firmware, Intel and Micron announcing higher density MLC flash, AMD's new low TDP processors and Tim Sweeny calling for the death of the GPU.

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

We are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

This text will be replaced by the flash music player.

Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:11:05
Program schedule:

• 0:00:22 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:02:30 Quakecon 2009
  
• 0:06:00 ATI Stream vs. NVIDIA CUDA - GPGPU computing battle royale
• 0:17:45 Lucid HYDRA chip could be coming on high-end MSI motherboard
• 0:24:45 Catalyst 9.8 to be previewed at QuakeCon 2009
• 0:25:40 SLI coming to P55 chipset and Lynnfield CPU, but what about 3-Way?
• 0:28:40 This Podcast Sponsored by MSI Computer
• 0:31:50 Intel X25-M G2 updated firmware is now available
• 0:33:50 OCZ Vertex beta firmware with background 'Garbage Collection
• 0:37:00 Indilinx latest 1711 TRIM-enabled firmware
• 0:39:50 Show and tell with PhotoFast
• 0:45:00 3 Bits are Better Than 2
• 0:49:30 MS Word oh noes.
• 0:52:15 AMD tries to split the atom's market
  
• 0:53:30 Tim Sweeny's Death of GPU
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:04:40 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the final days until QuakeCon 2009, ATI Stream and NVIDIA CUDA comparisons, a motherboard with a Lucid HYDRA chip implementation, SLI officially coming to P55 platforms and thoughts on 3-Way SLI on the platform, SSD updates including OCZ's new garbage collection firmware, Intel and Micron announcing higher density MLC flash, AMD's new low TDP processors and Tim Sweeny calling for the death of the GPU.http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast069.mp3Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:00:01 EST71:05pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 68 - 08/06/09

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #68 - 08/06/09

This week we talk about Quakecon 2009 events, the new AMD 785G integrated chipset, DDR3 pricing at or below DDR2 pricing, Intel's 34nm SSD fix and shipping estimates, Colleen getting to play with the upcoming Zune HD, our ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Seashell netbook video review, GT300 taping out and more!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

Starting with this episode, we are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

This text will be replaced by the flash music player.

Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:15:19
Program schedule:

• 0:00:24 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:02:40 Quakecon 2009 Updates - prizes, shirts and demos, oh my!
  
• 0:07:44 AMD 785G Chipset Review: Integrated Evolved
• 0:21:00 DDR3 pricing plummeted to near DDR2 levels
• 0:29:35 Fix for 34nm Intel SSDs available this week
  
• 0:32:30 Tegra in Zune HD - Colleen got to play with one at the GDGT launch - aw snap!
• 0:39:30 ASUS 1005HA Review up
  
• 0:49:50 Has NVIDIA GT300 taped out?
  
• 1:00:40 Voicemail - ARM processor speeds and more!
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:10:15 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Quakecon 2009 events, the new AMD 785G integrated chipset, DDR3 pricing at or below DDR2 pricing, Intel's 34nm SSD fix and shipping estimates, Colleen getting to play with the upcoming Zune HD, our ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Seashell netbook video review, GT300 taping out and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast068.mp3Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:01 EST75:19pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 67 - 07/30/09

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #67 - 07/30/09

This week we talk about GlobalFoundries ground breaking and first new customer, an MSI 785G chipset motherboard, the GMC Noblesse K-2 HTPC chassis, AMD WHQL Windows 7 drivers, GPU marketshare changes, Intel X25-M 34nm SSD issues, CoolIT's Domino ALC water cooler, another ASUS P55 motherboard preview and more!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

Starting with this episode, we are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

• iTunes - Subscribe to the podcast directly through iTunes
  
• RSS - Subscribe through your regular RSS aggregator
• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

This text will be replaced by the flash music player.

Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:11:37
Program schedule:

• 0:00:32 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:02:15 GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announces "First" New Partner
• 0:07:45 MSI AMD 785GM-E65 Motherboard Preview
• 0:14:35 GMC Noblesse K-2 Ebony Case Review
• 0:31:00 AMD Ready with Unified, WHQL-Certified Graphics Drivers for Windows 7 RTM
• 0:34:30 AMD & Intel stealing market share from NVIDIA
• 0:35:27 Intel X25-M G2 BIOS HDD password bug
• 0:39:30 WD 1TB 2.5" mobile drives ...
  
• 0:41:20 CoolIT Domino ALC Water Cooling Review
• 0:48:10 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe P55 Lynnfield Motherboard Preview
• 0:55:00 Email from David (UK) - System upgrade options for LGA775-based configuration
• 0:59:34 Email from Michael - SSD partitions, performance and applications
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:08:25 Closing
  

Leave comments for the hosts and discuss!

Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about GlobalFoundries ground breaking and first new customer, an MSI 785G chipset motherboard, the GMC Noblesse K-2 HTPC chassis, AMD WHQL Windows 7 drivers, GPU marketshare changes, Intel X25-M 34nm SSD issues, CoolIT's Domino ALC water cooler, another ASUS P55 motherboard preview and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast067.mp3Thu, 30 July 2009 09:00:00 EST71:37pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 66 - 07/23/09

You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #66 - 07/123/09

This week we talk about our plans for Quakecon 2009, Allyn's review of the second generation Intel X25-M SSD, Lynnfield Core i7/Core i5 processor pricing and speed rumors, finding Istanbul 6-core CPUs for sale online, AMD DX11 GPU delays, changes to the Larrabee core involving HD decoding, early OCZ Colossus 3.5-in SSD performance, contest winners and more!!

New URL for the podcast: http://pcper.com/podcast Share with your friends!

Starting with this episode, we are going to try embedding a copy of the podcast on VIDEO from when it was recorded live. Check below the program schedule!

How to get the PC Perspective podcast:

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• MP3 - Download the MP3 file directly

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:07:26
Program schedule:

• 0:00:24 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:01:15 Quakecon 2009
• 0:02:30 Intel X25-M G2 34nm 160GB SSD Review
  
• 0:11:43 nVIDIA and Galaxy tie the knot
• 0:15:45 Lynnfield Core i5 prices supposedly leaked - might finally be in your future
• 0:18:00 Huge (literally) Intel roadmaps show 2010+, Turbo Mode scaling
• 0:20:30 Got a Hankering for Istanbul?
• 0:24:00 AMD Releases New Athlon II's and a Lower TDP Phenom II
• 0:38:30 AMD DX11 parts could be delayed, but we know what they are called!
• 0:42:17 Larrabee now needs HD decoders to keep up
• 0:49:08 OCZ Colossus early testing data
• 0:55:20 Email from Jason about SATA port multipliers
• 1:01:30 Galaxy Graphics card contest
  
• 1:02:10 Smoother Creations Dragon System Contest
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• 1:04:10 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about our plans for Quakecon 2009, Allyn's review of the second generation Intel X25-M SSD, Lynnfield Core i7/Core i5 processor pricing and speed rumors, finding Istanbul 6-core CPUs for sale online, AMD DX11 GPU delays, changes to the Larrabee core involving HD decoding, early OCZ Colossus 3.5-in SSD performance, contest winners and more!!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast066.mp3Thu, 23 July 2009 09:00:00 EST67:26pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 65 - 07/16/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #65 - 07/16/09

This week we talk about our upcoming event at Quakecon 2009, the ASUS P55 motherboard video preview, Corsair's new Hydro Series H50 water cooler and new SSDs, an update to our Harware Leaderboard, a mobility graphics card debate around NVIDIA's GTX 280M, the delay of the SATA 6G technology on P55 motherboards, how to take advantage of TRIM features for SSDs before Windows 7, Intel openning up its fab facilities and more!

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Program length: 1:23:46
Program schedule:

• 0:00:33 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
  
• 0:02:52 Quakecon 2009
• 0:05:30 ASUS P7P55D EVO P55 Motherboard Video and Photo Preview
• 0:13:10 Corsair Hydro H50 Water Cooler Video and Photo Review
• 0:21:00 Corsair SSD product line updates
• 0:25:45 Hardware Leaderboard Update
• 0:35:00 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M Helps Alienware Build World's Fastest Laptop
• 0:41:30 SATA 6G launch delayed to do tech issues on nearly all P55 boards
• 0:49:30 Intel Lynnfield and P55 Launch rumored as September 8-11
• 0:50:00 TRIM before Windows 7
  
• 0:52:10 Intel to open up fab facilities with task-specific designs
• 1:01:10 Email from Herb of Stamford, CT - GPU scaling with PCI Express lanes
  
• 1:05:25 Email from Bavarian Barbarian of Canton, OH - Fileserver hardware needs
  
• 1:11:00 Voicemail from Ontario, CA - Professional editing graphics cards
  
• 1:18:35 Galaxy Graphics card contest - two more days!
• 1:20:15 Smoother Creations Dragon System Contest - http://pcper.com/contest (another hidden URL in audio!)
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:22:23 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about our upcoming event at Quakecon 2009, the ASUS P55 motherboard video preview, Corsair's new Hydro Series H50 water cooler and new SSDs, an update to our Hardware Leaderboard, a mobility graphics card debate around NVIDIA's GTX 280M, the delay of the SATA 6G technology on P55 motherboards, how to take advantage of TRIM features for SSDs before Windows 7, Intel opening up its fab facilities and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast065.mp3Thu, 16 July 2009 10:00:00 EST83:46pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 64 - 07/09/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #64 - 07/09/09

This week we talk about a kick-ass budget Gigabyte motherboard, the fusion-IO ioXtreme SSD, Caustic Graphics software API, OCZ's new Vertex Turbo series SSDs, NVIDIA working on a successor to the ION chipset, 40nm desktop GPUs showing up from NVIDIA, an analyst predicting that GPGPU will be important in the future (duh), power supply selection and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:41:35
Program schedule:

• 00:44 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout
• 02:00 Quakecon 2009
  
• 04:20 Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P AMD 770 AM3 Motherboard Review
• 23:00 fusion-IO ioXtreme
• 28:15 Caustic Graphics and the CausticGL Ray Tracing API
• 37:00 MSI Master Overclock Arena
• 39:12 OCZ Vertex Turbo Series
• 42:55 Logic to rest of world: NVIDIA working on successor to ION chipset
• 48:07 NVIDIA 40nm desktop variants show on...nvidia.com!
• 52:25 Two different non-Windows 7 based TRIM implementations
• 59:30 Analyst predicts that GPGPU computing will be important in the future
• 1:04:50 Email from Ryan in Phoenix, AZ - MacBook Air SSD upgrade
  
• 1:09:10 Email from Matt in Jackson, MS - TV PC options
• 1:15:15 Voicemail: Cameron from Wisconsin - How to choose a power supply?
  
• 1:24:00 Voicemail: Bruce from Virginia - Video capture and presentation GPU suggestions
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:33:55 Galaxy GTX 275 Giveaway
• 1:35:05 PC Perspective and TWiCH Smooth Creations System Giveaway!! - http://pcper.com/contest (another hidden URL in audio!)
• 1:38:45 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about a kick-ass budget Gigabyte AM3 motherboard, the fusion-IO ioXtreme SSD, Caustic Graphics software API, OCZ's new Vertex Turbo series SSDs, NVIDIA working on a successor to the ION chipset, 40nm desktop GPUs showing up from NVIDIA, an analyst predicting that GPGPU will be important in the future (duh), power supply selection and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast064.mp3Thu, 09 July 2009 10:00:00 EST101:35pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 63 - 07/02/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #63 - 07/02/09

This week we talk about the recently "released" AMD Phenom II TWKR processor and the controversy around it, Allyn's current SSD picks based on our SSD Decoder Ring, Windows 7 pricing and upgrade costs, ASUS and Intel fighting over motherboard markets, NVIDIA being at risk of losing the Apple market, AMD denying a price a war between themselves and NVIDIA on GPUs, TSMC continuing to have difficulty with the 40nm process and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:18:02
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout
• 01:55 AMD Phenom II TWKR chips tested, but does it matter?
• 27:00 SSD Decoder Ring - Updated with recommendations
• 31:30 Windows 7 pricing announced, totally awesome (for a while)
• 37:35 MSI Master Overclocking Arena
• 39:18 ASUS and Intel tussle over motherboards, markets
• 44:50 The mysterious Samsung ION notebook
• 46:25 NVIDIA at risk of losing the Apple deal
• 53:35 AMD VP claims no price war, forgets it started it
• 1:00:30 TSMC still having problems with 40nm production
• 1:04:35 Email: Hackintosh on a Core i7 from Rick of Michigan
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:10:15 PC Perspective and TWiCH Smooth Creations System Giveaway!! - http://pcper.com/contest (another hidden URL in audio!)
  
• 1:13:40 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the recently "released" AMD Phenom II TWKR processor and the controversy around it, Allyn's current SSD picks based on our SSD Decoder Ring, Windows 7 pricing and upgrade costs, ASUS and Intel fighting over motherboard markets, NVIDIA being at risk of losing the Apple market, AMD denying a price a war between themselves and NVIDIA on GPUs, TSMC continuing to have difficulty with the 40nm process and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast063.mp3Thu, 02 July 2009 10:00:00 EST78:02pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 62 - 06/25/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #62 - 06/25/09

This week we talk about the demise of NVIDIA chipsets for the AMD platform, Intel's updated Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 branding, NVIDIA's GeForce 200M mobility GPU performance per watt indicators, Lucid's HYDRA actually showing up in a product, the Intel and Nokia partnership announcement, possible Intel SSD upgrades and a new SSD decoder ring Allyn has created for consumers, a peek at AMD's new quad-core Athlon architecture called Propus and a few emails as well!

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This week's podcast is sponsored by MSI and the Master Overclocking Arena 2009 overclocking competition! For more information on how you can win $6000 worth of MSI hardware and a trip to China for the finals, check out http://www.oc-arena.com/ today!! Thanks again to MSI for sponsoring this week's podcast!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:44:45
Program schedule:

• 00:38 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout
• 03:10 SLI on Life Support on the AMD Platform: Oh SNAP!
• 23:40 Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P 790FX AM3 Motherboard Review
• 33:07 Details of Intel Core i7, i5, i3 branding finally shown
• 41:20 NVIDIA GeForce 200M GPU Update - Power numbers and efficiency
• 47:30 MSI Master Overclocking Arena
• 53:40 LucidLogix Hydra chip shows up in ELSA Japan Remote renderer
• 59:35 Intel and Nokia partner on new mobile devices
• 1:04:25 Intel working on 320GB SSDs for Q4
• 1:08:40 SSD Decoder Ring
• 1:14:45 AMD still keen on the importance of DX11 in 2009
• 1:17:55 A peek at Propus
• 1:20:55 Email from Henry about USB eSATA
  
• 1:24:35 Email from Rob about mini-ITX Core i7 products
• 1:29:25 Email from KJ about HTPC CPUs
• 1:33:33 Email from Marty about LCDs
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:40:00 PC Perspective and TWiCH Smooth Creations System Giveaway!! - http://pcper.com/contest
  
• 1:43:25 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the demise of NVIDIA chipsets for the AMD platform, Intel's updated Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 branding, NVIDIA's GeForce 200M mobility GPU performance per watt indicators, Lucid's HYDRA actually showing up in a product, the Intel and Nokia partnership announcement, possible Intel SSD upgrades and a new SSD decoder ring Allyn has created for consumers, a peek at AMD's new quad-core Athlon architecture called Propus and a few emails as well!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast062.mp3Thu, 25 June 2009 10:00:00 EST104:45pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 61 - 06/18/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #61 - 06/18/09

This week we talk about a Smooth Creations system giveaway, NVIDIA mobility GF 200M GPUs, SSDs from OCZ and Super Talent, AMD lowering prices on their 4000-series graphics cards, Intel's plans for a 6-core Nehalem CPU for LGA1366 motherboards this fall, updates to Intel's Core i7, Celeron and Atom roadmaps, the Zune HD being the first major design win for NVIDIA's Tegra processor and AMD offering a free Adobe Premiere CS4 plug-in.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:19:20
Program schedule:

• 00:32 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout
• 01:25 Smooth Creations Dragon System Preview
• 06:20 NVIDIA Mobility GeForce 200M Updates - GDDR5, 40nm and DX10.1
• 17:30 Indilinx based OCZ Vertex and Super Talent UltraDrive ME SSDs Reviewed
• 32:00 AMD lowers prices for ATI Radeon HD 4000-series GPUs
• 38:45 MSI Overclocking Competition
  
• 41:35 Intel planning a 6-core Nehalem part for desktops this fall
• 47:50 Intel plans updates to Core i7, Celeron and Atom lines for Q4
• 57:35 Zune HD uses NVIDIA Tegra processor - confirmed
• 1:01:20 Adobe Premiere CS4 gets GPU accelerations from AMD
• 1:03:55 WD SiliconDrive III SSD news
• 1:07:20 Email from Nick about die sizes
• 1:10:25 Hardware Leaderboard Updates
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:16:17 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about a Smooth Creations system giveaway, NVIDIA mobility GF 200M GPUs, SSDs from OCZ and Super Talent, AMD lowering prices on their 4000-series graphics cards, Intel's plans for a 6-core Nehalem CPU for LGA1366 motherboards this fall, updates to Intel's Core i7, Celeron and Atom roadmaps, the Zune HD being the first major design win for NVIDIA's Tegra processor and AMD offering a free Adobe Premiere CS4 plug-in.http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast061.mp3Thu, 18 June 2009 10:00:00 EST89:20pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 60 - 06/11/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #60 - 06/11/09

This week we talk about new ASUS Eee PCs and super-high-end graphics cards, a TPM module that uses Bluetooth on your phone for security, an all VIA-powered Lenovo S12 netbook, rumors that EVGA will be the first big-name partner for Intel's upcoming Larrabee GPU, Intel's new Atom architecture known as Pine Trail arriving as soon as October, building a gaming PC for under $1000, Folding@Home benchmarks and lot more in our email section!

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Program length: 1:44:32
Program schedule:

• 00:32 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:40 Palm Pre and iPhone 3G S - my quick commentary
  
• 09:20 ASUS Notebooks - Eee series, U-series and Gaming
  
• 19:45 ASUS Graphics cards from Computex
• 29:30 ASUS Future technology demonstration
• 34:05 Gigabyte shows Bluetooth TPM for motherboards
• 37:50 VIA-powered Lenovo S12 notebook
• 47:40 EVGA looks to be planning on joing Intel for Larrabee
• 58:30 Intel Pine Trail could arrive as quickly as October
• 1:07:00 Voicemail: Patrick from CA drinking Pepsi - custom computer under $1000 including monitor and 2.1 speakers
• 1:14:00 Voicemail: Martin Dornier from Montreal, QB - Folding@Home benchmarks in graphics card reviews
• 1:18:30 Email: Scott from Scotland asks about SSD data recovery
• 1:25:30 Email: Jeff from SoCal asks about motherboard fan replacement
• 1:28:40 Email: Steven from Maryland shows off a 20 drive SATA enclosure he built (pics)
• 1:36:20 Email: Mike from PA asks about workstation graphics card and hard drive options
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:40:55 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about new ASUS Eee PCs and super-high-end graphics cards, a TPM module that uses Bluetooth on your phone for security, an all VIA-powered Lenovo S12 netbook, rumors that EVGA will be the first big-name partner for Intel's upcoming Larrabee GPU, Intel's new Atom architecture known as Pine Trail arriving as soon as October, building a gaming PC for under $1000, Folding@Home benchmarks and lot more in our email section!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast060.mp3Thu, 11 June 2009 10:00:00 EST104:32pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 59 - 06/04/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #59 - 06/04/09

This week we talk about a lot of Computex news including NVIDIA and Adobe announcing Flash acceleration, AMD demonstrating the first 40nm DX11 GPU, NVIDIA's offering of a new version of 3D Vision, the new Intel Core i7-975 Nehalem processor, a pair of new dual-core processors from AMD, a Silverstone mini-ITX case and more!

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Program length: 1:23:23
Program schedule:

• 00:22 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:20 NVIDIA and Adobe announce Flash acceleration
• 11:00 Computex 2009: AMD Demonstrates working 40nm DirectX 11 Silicon
• 24:00 Intel Updates Nehalem: Core i7-975 Processor
• 28:35 AMD's New X2s: Redeeming AMD's Dual Core Market
• 42:24 SilverStone Sugo SST-SG05B Mini ITX Case Review
• 48:15 Corsair H50 water cooler
• 50:35 Corsair Obsidian 800D case
• 52:50 Computex 2009: Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Preview
• 55:00 More on JMicron's new SSD controller
• 1:03:00 NVIDIA brings 3D Vision to you for free...but not really
• 1:08:50 Cooler Master released 80+ Gold power supply
• 1:10:05 NVIDIA removed AMD chipset support out of spite
  
• 1:16:00 Email: Scott from Scotland (really): Data recovery for SSDs?
• 1:20:05 Email: Rahul: Turion vs Mobile Core 2 CPUs?
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:21:45 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about a lot of Computex news including NVIDIA and Adobe announcing Flash acceleration, AMD demonstrating the first 40nm DX11 GPU, NVIDIA's offering of a new version of 3D Vision, the new Intel Core i7-975 Nehalem processor, a pair of new dual-core processors from AMD, a Silverstone mini-ITX case and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast059.mp3Thu, 04 June 2009 10:00:00 EST82:23pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 58 - 05/28/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #58 - 05/28/09

This week we talk about the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, Dell possible decreasing NVIDIA product usage, the CompuLab fit-PC2, new maximum specs for Windows 7 Starter Edition, more Core i5 delays, Nehalem-EX, a new JMicron SSD controller, SATA3, Intel Pine Trail for an Apple MID and more!

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Program length: 1:39:12
Program schedule:

• 00:24 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 01:40 Lenovo IdeaPad S12 first to implement ION on mobile platform
• 08:35 Is Dell dropping NVIDIA from all its products?
• 14:25 CompuLab fit-PC2 Preview - Nettop PC with Intel Menlow
• 23:40 Max specs on Windows 7 Starter Edition decide industry direction
• 37:05 Intel Core i5 processor delayed until September
• 48:25 Intel Nehalem-EX architecture revealed
• 53:50 New JMicron controller for SSDs coming
• 56:55 SATA3 Spec coming soon
• 58:45 OCZ Summit SSDs now available - finally!
• 1:00:14 Techreport covered Indilinx controller slowdowns
• 1:06:15 Voicemail from David in San Diego: Pine Trail for Apple MID?
  
• 1:13:10 Email from Randy "GameTraveler": 60 FPS enough? Win7 SSD? X25-M firmware?
  
• 1:32:05 Email from Gabe McGuinnes: >2TB arrays with controllers that only create voluemes <=2TB
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:36:10 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, Dell possible decreasing NVIDIA product usage, the CompuLab fit-PC2, new maximum specs for Windows 7 Starter Edition, more Core i5 delays, Nehalem-EX, a new JMicron SSD controller, SATA3, Intel Pine Trail for an Apple MID and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast058.mp3Thu, 28 May 2009 10:00:00 EST99:12pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 57 - 05/21/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #57 - 05/21/09

This week we talk about Intel's next-generation Atom platform, the VIA Nano processor finding its way into Dell servers, NVIDIA's claims that Intel's Atom CPU pricing is unfair to ION, HyperThreading boosts in Windows 7, a super-fast Fujitsu processor, USB 3.0 and the ASUS OC Station overclocking tool.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:09:11
Program schedule:

• 00:34 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:30 Intel Pine Trail (Next-Gen Atom Platform) & Moblin Updates
• 17:30 VIA Nano finds itself in a curious place: Dell 'Fortuna' servers
• 24:15 NVIDIA claims Intel Atom pricing unfair for ION
• 32:00 HyperThreading to get a boost in Windows 7
• 38:40 Fujitsu claims to have world's fastest processor
• 46:25 USB 3.0 is here and it can beat SATA 2.0
• 50:15 Hassle-free Hardware-based Overclocking with the ROG OC Station
• 56:55 Email: Jon from San Luis Obispo, CA: Mixed RAID drive speeds
• 1:00:00 Email: Pawal from New Orleans: Which component should I upgrade for my birthday?
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:07:10 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Intel's next-generation Atom platform, the VIA Nano processor finding its way into Dell servers, NVIDIA's claims that Intel's Atom CPU pricing is unfair to ION, HyperThreading boosts in Windows 7, a super-fast Fujitsu processor, USB 3.0 and the ASUS OC Station overclocking tool.http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast057.mp3Thu, 21 May 2009 09:00:00 EST69:11pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 56 - 05/14/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #56 - 05/14/09

This week we talk about the Zotac ION motherboard, the $1.45 billion fine on Intel from the EU, the new Larrabee die shot and our speculation, a 1GHz AMD Radeon HD 4890, the Core i7-940 being end-of-lifed, NVIDIA's $200M quarterly loss, high-end Mac Pro-like cases and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:24:50
Program schedule:

• 00:40 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:30 Zotac IONITX-A-U NVIDIA ION Motherboard Review
• 11:10 What can you use the ION board for?
  
• 17:25 Intel Fined $1.45 Billion by EU for Antitrust Violations
• 38:30 Detailed Larrabee die shot shown, cores counted
• 44:45 AMD Delivers the World's First 1 GHz Graphics Processor
• 48:25 It was a short life, Core i7-940
• 52:50 NVIDIA posts losses of more than $200M for the quarter
• 1:05:00 Email from Jordan of Toronto (roughly): what is the case most like a Mac Pro for the PC?
  
• 1:15:00 Voicemail from "nobody": how can you find a Core i7-920 D0?
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:20:50 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the Zotac ION motherboard, the $1.45 billion fine on Intel from the EU, the new Larrabee die shot and our speculation, a 1GHz AMD Radeon HD 4890, the Core i7-940 being end-of-lifed, NVIDIA's $200M quarterly loss, high-end Mac Pro-like cases and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast056.mp3Thu, 14 May 2009 09:00:00 EST84:50pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 55 - 05/07/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #55 - 05/07/09

This week we talk about the new DDRdrive X1 device, Thermaltake's Spedo chassis, the Western Digital RE4 2TB hard drive, a couple of Enermax keyboards, GlobalFoundries technology push and hunt for new customers and AMD's adoption of Intel's AVX extensions with emails on compressed air through case fans, eSATA RAID and even quad-core notebooks.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:42:15
Program schedule:

• 00:42 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 03:50 DDRdrive hits the ground running - PCI-E RAM-based SSD
• 12:00 Thermaltake Spedo Advance Package Case Review
• 20:40 Western Digital RE4-GP 2TB Review: Big Green Gets Meaner!
• 31:40 Enermax Keyboard with Colleen
• 37:50 GlobalFoundries and the future fab
  
• 58:25 AMD to adopt Intel's AVX extensions
• 1:09:10 Email: 'troubled' asks about blowing compressed air through fans
  
• 1:18:40 Email: Paul asks about eSATA RAID migration
  
• 1:23:17 Email: Paul Nicolas questions our assumptions about AMD's move to 40nm tech on GPUs
  
• 1:30:00 Voicemail: Eric from Cincinnati, OH asks about quad-core laptops
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:40:20 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the new DDRdrive X1 device, Thermaltake's Spedo chassis, the Western Digital RE4 2TB hard drive, a couple of Enermax keyboards, GlobalFoundries technology push and hunt for new customers and AMD's adoption of Intel's AVX extensions with emails on compressed air through case fans, eSATA RAID and even quad-core notebooks. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast055.mp3Thu, 07 May 2009 09:00:00 EST102:15pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 54 - 04/30/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #54 - 04/30/09

This week we talk about the new AMD Radeon HD 4770 GPU, whether or not PC gamers today need more than a $99 graphics card to game effectively, some updated PC titles with PhysX support coming soon, the new Athlon X2 7850 Kuma-based processor, AMD's recent defections in talent to Apple, page file configurations in Windows and positive/negative air pressure in case cooling.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:16:20
Program schedule:

• 00:21 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:31 AMD Radeon HD 4770 512MB Review - World's First 40nm GPU
• 20:00 Is a $99 GPU enough?
• 36:11 PhsyX from NVIDIA is coming soon to a game near you
• 47:50 Kuma's Last Gasp
• 52:50 AMD Defections: Former CTO and Raja Koduri to Apple
• 59:50 Email: page file question
• 1:05:50 Email: motherboard power and positive/negative case pressure
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:15:00 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #53 - 04/23/09

This week we talk about delays in Intel's Core i5 processor, the Caustic Graphics ray tracing accelerator, the HighPoint 4310 RAID card, a Digital Storm video review, Global Foundries move to 28nm process technology, AMD's Istanbul 6-core and 12-core processors, Intel's 1 millionth Nehalem being shipped, new hard drives from Western Digital and SSDs from OCZ and finally: the newly released AMD Phenom II X4 955 processor.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

Program length: 1:30:37
Program schedule:

• 00:28 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:00 The Likely Delay of Intel's Core i5 Processor and Derivatives
• 09:30 Caustic Graphics Ray Tracing Acceleration Technology Review
• 15:45 HighPoint 4310 RAID Controller
• 31:50 Digital Storm 950Si System Review
• 35:30 GLOBALFOUNDRIES Officially Discloses Plans for 28nm Technology
• 43:30 AMD Earnings and Istanbul News and Istanbul Die Shot and Info!
• 53:00 Intel: 1 million Nehalems shipped, 32 nm Westmere pulled in
• 1:02:50 Western Digital releases enterprise class 2TB RE4-GP series drive
• 1:12:30 OCZ Technology announces Vertex EX series SLC-based SSD
• 1:20:00 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor Review - AM3 gets serious
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:27:20 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about delays in Intel's Core i5 processor, the Caustic Graphics ray tracing accelerator, the HighPoint 4310 RAID card, a Digital Storm video review, Global Foundries move to 28nm process technology, AMD's Istanbul 6-core and 12-core processors, Intel's 1 millionth Nehalem being shipped, new hard drives from Western Digital and SSDs from OCZ and finally: the newly released AMD Phenom II X4 955 processor. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast053.mp3Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST90:37pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 52 - 04/16/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #52 - 04/16/09

This week we talk about Dell's tech support, SSD upgrades for notebooks, the newly refreshed firmware for the Intel X25-M SSD, information gleamed from our first look at a Larrabee silicon wafer, Nero's Move It software with CUDA support, Intel's Q1 profit announcement and a thermal compound test using, yes, American cheese.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malventano

Program length: 1:27:53
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 01:50 The Sorry State of Dell's Tech Support
• 19:00 An SSD Upgrade Story with the Corsair 128GB Drive
• 32:00 Intel Responds to Fragmentation with New X25-M Firmware
• 41:25 First Look at Larrabee Wafer
• 54:30 Nero Move It brings GPU acceleration with CUDA
• 1:02:20 Intel's Q1 Profits Down 56%, But Thinks Bottom Has Been Reached
• 1:07:10 HardOCP Thermal Compound test - Cheese??
• 1:16:00 Email from Ben of Hershey, PA - SSDs on PCIe
  
• 1:21:10 Email from Carlos of Orlando, FL - Multi-GPU problems fixed!
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:25:50 Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Dell's tech support, SSD upgrades for notebooks, the newly refreshed firmware for the Intel X25-M SSD, information gleamed from our first look at a Larrabee silicon wafer, Nero's Move It software with CUDA support, Intel's Q1 profit announcement and a thermal compound test using, yes, American cheese. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast052.mp3Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST87:53pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 51 - 04/09/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #51 - 04/09/09

This week we talk about new information about Larrabee, the AMD Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275 graphics cards, the Nehalem EX Xeon launch, GlobalFoundries targeting TSMC in the near future, 512GB SSD from SuperTalent, the first ION-based system from Acer and even debate the OnLive server-based gaming technology and how unlikely it is to succeed.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malventano

Program length: 1:34:34
Program schedule:

• 00:38 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:45 Larrabee New Instruction set gives developers first glimpse of new GPU
• 10:45 AMD Radeon HD 4890 RV790 and GeForce GTX 275 Review
• 22:00 Nehalem EX Launches - Can Shanghai counter with 6 cores?
• 29:40 AMD coming with 40nm GPU
• 36:25 GlobalFoundries aiming to overtake TSMC by 20nm - can it happen?
• 41:40 Super Talent Announces World's First 512GB 2.5-Inch SSD
• 47:25 WD enters solid-state drive market with acquisition of Siliconsystems, Inc.
• 50:45 Other storage stuff in the review pipeline
• 57:50 Acer AspireRevo first to announce with NVIDIA ION platform
• 1:03:52 OnLive: the future of video games
• 1:20:25 Email from Stephen: custom NAS hardware
• 1:26:30 Voicemail from Rod of Cincinnati, Ohio: graphics card vendor differences and preferences
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about new information about Larrabee, the AMD Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275 graphics cards, the Nehalem EX Xeon launch, GlobalFoundries targeting TSMC in the near future, 512GB SSD from SuperTalent, the first ION-based system from Acer and even debate the OnLive server-based gaming technology and how unlikely it is to succeed. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast051.mp3Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST94:94pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 50 - 03/26/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #50 - 03/26/09

This week we talk about Windows 7 gaming performance, NVIDIA and MotionDSP's vReveal software, the Caustic ray tracing accelerator, Havok physics using OpenCL on GPUs, Bigfoot's latest gaming network card and more!

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Program length: 1:00:27
Program schedule:

• Introduction - Episode #50!!
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• Windows 7 series: NVIDIA and AMD Graphics and Gaming Performance
• NVIDIA and MotionDSP vReveal software
• Caustic Graphics Explained, kind of
• AMD Physics with Havok and OpenCL
• Bigfoot Networks launches new Killer NIC
• Intel showing Core i7, GTX 295 in micro-ATX form factor with under volting
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #49 - 03/19/09

This week we talk about the ASUS VW266H monitor, the new legal battle between Intel and AMD over x86 licenses, AMD's Windows 7 support, upcoming details on the Larrabee architecture at GDC, RAID controller comparisons, GPU performance results by resolution, SSDs on Eee PCs and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malventano

Program length: 1:28:04
Program schedule:

• 00:37 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 03:00 ASUS VW266H 25.5-in Monitor Review - Going large on a budget
• 22:30 Intel and AMD legal issues
• 44:00 AMD Supports Microsoft Windows 7 in ATI Catalyst 9.3
• 47:20 New details on Intel Larrabee architecture and development coming
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 57:05 Email from Dale: Areca 1230 versus Areca 1231ML RAID controller
• 1:05:17 Email from Gawain: Showing GPU and system performance based on resolution rather price
• 1:16:45 Email from KJ: Vertex SSD performance slower on ASUS Eee PCs
  
• 1:24:00 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the ASUS VW266H monitor, the new legal battle between Intel and AMD over x86 licenses, AMD's Windows 7 support, upcoming details on the Larrabee architecture at GDC, RAID controller comparisons, GPU performance results by resolution, SSDs on Eee PCs and more!http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast049.mp3Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:00:00 EST88:04pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 48 - 03/12/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #48 - 03/12/09

This week we talk about professional graphics, the "new" GeForce GTS 250, potential AMD RV790 specs, the WD 2TB Caviar Green hard drive, a new ray tracing accelerator called Caustic, the latest technology from FusionIO and what the new CryEngine3 might offer for PC gamers.

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Program length: 1:29:30
Program schedule:

• 00:40 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:10 Professional Graphics Roundup
• 11:00 Palit GeForce GTS 250 1GB Graphics Card Review - More NVIDIA G92b
• 16:00 ATI Partners shunning price drops
• 26:40 Will the AMD RV790 Architecture be Something Different?
• 42:50 Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Review: Bigger and Quieter!
• 55:45 Caustic Ray tracing hardware / software
• 1:04:40 Fusion-IO Product revealed
• 1:10:45 CryEngine 3 coming from GDC
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:16:25 Email from Jameson: other CPUs for an ION platform than Atom?
• 1:20:10 Email from Andrew: Areca 1230 controller for cheap SSDs?
  
• 1:27:10 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about professional graphics, the "new" GeForce GTS 250, potential AMD RV790 specs, the WD 2TB Caviar Green hard drive, a new ray tracing accelerator called Caustic, the latest technology from FusionIO and what the new CryEngine3 might offer for PC gamers.http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast048.mp3Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:00:00 EST89:30pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 47 - 02/26/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #47 - 02/26/09

This week we talk about the AMD Phenom II AM3 processors, Intel Atom 330 dual-core CPU, long-term performance debates on the Intel X25-M SSD and a pair of new SSDs from OCZ with updated controllers from Samsung and Indilinx.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malventano

Program length: 1:18:39
Program schedule:

• 00:38 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:10AMD Phenom II 730 and 810 discussion
• 18:55 Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor review
• 28:10 Intel 32nm Westmere CPU and Roadmap Updates
• 35:50 Long-term performance analysis of Intel mainstream SSDs
• 58:05 OCZ Summit and Vertex SSD previews
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:14:40 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the AMD Phenom II AM3 processors, Intel Atom 330 dual-core CPU, long-term performance debates on the Intel X25-M SSD and a pair of new SSDs from OCZ with updated controllers from Samsung and Indilinx.http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast047.mp3Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:00:00 EST78:39pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 46 - 02/05/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #46 - 02/05/09

This week we talk about the OCZ Apex SSD, NVIDIA's ION platform for netbooks and HTPCs, Windows 7 updates, Intel CPU delays, 40nm GPUs and emails on gaming notebooks and AM3/AM2 processor and socket compatibility.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malventano

Program length: 1:22:46
Program schedule:

• 00:55 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:00 OCZ Apex Series 250GB Solid State Drive Review
• 16:22 NVIDIA ION Platform Review: Death (and Life) of the Netbook
• 34:20 Windows 7 Discussion
• 49:50 Intel Cancels Havendale CPU/GPU to wait for 32nm
• 51:55 Intel mainstream Nehalem (Core i5) delayed
• 57:15 40nm GPUs on the way
• 1:01:00 GPU keychain winner announced!
• Emails!!
• 1:01:40 Jon Williams: new gaming laptop
• 1:08:50 Rick Baker: AM3 and AM2 CPU/mobo compatibility
• 1:14:00 Voicemail: Josh asks about SLI multi-monitor support
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:20:00 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the OCZ Apex SSD, NVIDIA's ION platform for netbooks and HTPCs, Windows 7 updates, Intel CPU delays, 40nm GPUs and emails on gaming notebooks and AM3/AM2 processor and socket compatibility.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast046.mp3Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:00:00 EST82:46pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 45 - 01/23/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #45 - 01/23/09

This week we talk about NVIDIA's new GTX 295 and GTX 285 GPUs, the AMD Phenom II X4 processor, NVIDIA 3D Vision for GeForce technology, the NVIDIA Ion Platform, news from CES, earnings results from both AMD and Intel and the raging Seagate Barracuda firmware debate.

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Program length: 1:14:32
Program schedule:

• 00:44 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:30 BFG GeForce GTX 295 Review
• 10:00 GeForce GTX 285 Review
• 17:30 NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Review
• 23:15 AMD Phenom II X4 Review
• 29:20 NVIDIA Ion Platform thoughts
• 33:25 CES from ASUS, BFG, Thermaltake and Corsair
• Voicemail!!
• 41:05 Andrew from Toronto - power supply calculations
  
• 46:50 Carlos from Orlando - 4850 CrossFire problems
  
• 53:25 Earnings from Intel and AMD dissected
• 1:05:00 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 firmware issues
• 1:11:00 Contest for podcast listeners only!!
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:13:13 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about NVIDIA's new GTX 295 and GTX 285 GPUs, the AMD Phenom II X4 processor, NVIDIA 3D Vision for GeForce technology, the NVIDIA Ion Platform, news from CES, earnings results from both AMD and Intel and the raging Seagate Barracuda firmware debate.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast045.mp3Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:00:00 EST74:32pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 44 - 01/05/09

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PC Perspective Podcast #44 - 01/05/09

This week we talk about our outlook and predictions for 2009 in the world of CPUs, GPUs, platforms, memory, storage and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:15:45
Program schedule:

• 00:20 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 04:00 Intel Processors
• 20:30 AMD Processors
• 27:50 VIA Processors
• 32:10 NVIDIA GPUs
• 40:35 AMD GPUs
• 46:00 Intel GPUs
• 50:15 S3 GPUs
• 52:10 Memory
• 55:05 Hard Drives
• 1:02:15 Audio
• 1:07:20 Power
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:12:30 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about our outlook and predictions for 2009 in the world of CPUs, GPUs, platforms, memory, storage and more!http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast044.mp3Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:00:00 EST75:45pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 43 - 12/12/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #43 - 12/12/08

This week we talk about our holiday PC gaming guide, consumer-ready GPU-accelerated video transcoders from NVIDIA and AMD, the Quadro CX and Adobe CS4 GPU acceleration, the new OpenCL 1.0 specifiction being officially official, Microsoft working on a DX10 software rasterizer, NVIDIA GPU rumors for January and lots of voice mail and email!

** Note the "enhanced" version of the podcast in AAC form is just a standard file this time - my MacOSX86 machine decided to go kaput on me so we'll see how I can do this for the next show. Sorry!

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Program length: 1:24:51
Program schedule:

• 00:35 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:45 Holiday Gaming Performance Guide - How to waste your time
• 10:30 Battle of GPU Transcoders: ATI Avivo Converter and NVIDIA Elemental Badaboom
• 18:45 NVIDIA Quadro CX Review and Adobe CS4 GPU Acceleration
• 30:45 OpenCL 1.0 Specification adopted
• 39:05 Windows software DX10 rasterizer being developed for Windows 7
• Voicemail and Emails!
• 44:35 Jeff from SoCal - scariest 2 minutes of your computing life?
• 52:30 Unknown Avenger - what graphics solution do you recommend for today and what about waiting for what's next?
• 58:00 Snah Desai - is there any advantage to having four (4) GTX 280s?
• 1:03:05 Rick Baker - why is SSD performance somewhat contradictory? Why are new technologies sometimes slower but more expensive?
• 1:11:40 New NVIDIA GPU Rumors
• Send in your tech gadgets for our somewhat late holiday guide!! - podcast@pcper.com
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:21:05 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about our holiday PC gaming guide, consumer-ready GPU-accelerated video transcoders from NVIDIA and AMD, the Quadro CX and Adobe CS4 GPU acceleration, the new OpenCL 1.0 specifiction being officially official, Microsoft working on a DX10 software rasterizer, NVIDIA GPU rumors for January and lots of voice mail and email!http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast043.m4aFri, 12 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST84:51pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 42 - 11/26/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #42 - 11/26/08

This week we talk about the AMD Phenom II processor and overclocking it to over 5.0 GHz, Core i7 system prices, the new Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 card and its dominance over the GeForce GTX 280, powerline networking, potential SSD performance issues with Intel's X25-M line, Nehalem on future Apple products, fixing LGA775 motherboards and HTPC power supply efficiency issues.

** Note the "enhanced" version of the podcast in AAC form is just a standard file this time - my MacOSX86 machine decided to go kaput on me so we'll see how I can do this for the next show. Sorry!

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Program length: 1:10:03
Program schedule:

• 00:50 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:30 AMD Phenom II event and overclocking to 5 GHz+
• 17:10 Core i7 CPU and Motherboard pricing
• 23:50 Hardware Leaderboard Updated with Core i7 parts
• 26:39 Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB card
• 34:15 Powerline networking followup - quickie
• 39:45 Potential Intel SSD performance degradation issues? - thanks to Al Malventano for tip, we are investigating
• Emails and Voicemails!
• 45:00 Anonymous listener - Nehalem in the Apple products?
• 49:00 Ed from Toronto - Fixing LGA775 motherboard pins
• 53:45 Anonymous 2 - We never answer his questions!
• 54:45 Robert Hans from Italy - We have won 2,000,000 Million Euros
• 56:35 Nick from Fresno, CA - Differences between Core i7 920 and 940 processors
• 1:00:10 Trey from Cleveland - HTPC power supply questions and 80plus certification
• 1:05:10 Another Galaxy graphics card contest!
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:06:33 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the AMD Phenom II processor and overclocking it to over 5.0 GHz, Core i7 system prices, the new Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 card and its dominance over the GeForce GTX 280, powerline networking, potential SSD performance issues with Intel's X25-M line, Nehalem on future Apple products, fixing LGA775 motherboards and HTPC power supply efficiency issues.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast042.m4aWed, 26 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST70:03pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 41 - 11/13/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #41 - 11/13/08

This week we talk about Intel's new Core i7 processors, previously known as Nehalem, in great detail, the first wave of Intel X58 chipset motherboards, Intel's X25-M solid state drives that are finally for sale, ATI's move into stream computing and a couple of emails as well. Enjoy!

** Note the "enhanced" version of the podcast in AAC form is just a standard file this time - my MacOSX86 machine decided to go kaput on me so we'll see how I can do this for the next show. Sorry!

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Program length: 1:15:48
Program schedule:

• 00:35 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 03:10Intel's Core i7 Processor Performance and Review
• 38:25 Intel X58 Motherboards from Intel and ASUS
• 47:55 Intel X25-M 80GB SSD now available - for a price!
• 55:00 GPGPU Computing from NVIDIA and AMD picking up steam
• Emails!!!
• 56:30 Peter North - 32-bit versus 64-bit for today?
• 60:35 Thomas Heads - Should I upgrade even if my games play well?
• 68:15 New Galaxy Graphics card giveaway - 9800 GT!
  
• 74:40 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Intel's new Core i7 processors, previously known as Nehalem, in great detail, the first wave of Intel X58 chipset motherboards, Intel's X25-M solid state drives that are finally for sale, ATI's move into stream computing and a couple of emails as well. Enjoy!http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast041.m4aThu, 13 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST75:48pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 40 - 10/30/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #40 - 10/30/08

This week we talk about the new AMD Radeon HD 4830 graphics card, the viability of pre-built gaming enthusiast PCs from boutique builders, the huge onslaught of great new PC games out and coming down the pipe line in November, NVIDIA's rumored 'big 6' partner fiasco, the future of Windows with Windows 7, expectations for Nehalem Core i7 processors next week and of course a Galaxy 9600 GT give away!

** Note the "enhanced" version of the podcast in AAC form is just a standard file this time - my MacOSX86 machine decided to go kaput on me so we'll see how I can do this for the next show. Sorry!

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Program length: 1:03:24
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 01:30 AMD's Radeon HD 4830 was released and some were faulty!
• 07:40 Viability of pre-build enthusiast, boutique PCs
• 18:15 Lots of new PC games our or coming soon! Viva la PC gaming!
• 24:00 NVIDIA rumored to 'favor' 6 partners over others
• 32:40 Windows 7 operating system information out
• 39:40 Intel Nehalem expectations for performance, adoption
• EMAILS! podcast@pcper.com or 1-888-38-PCPER
• 42:35 Eric Rusch - Why does the mobile Nehalem product not use the the Quick Path Interface? Does it matter?
• 47:40 Herb Stein - What All-in-Wonder card would be good for modern PC-based TV viewing? How long for Nehalem motherboards to "settle in"?
• 55:50 Elijah Jones - Briefly go over a cheap RAID 1 build; really brief.
• 59:30 Galaxy Contest!! Win a free Galaxy GeForce 9600 GT in our forums!
• 60:25 Watch for Ryan on Twit Live Thursday at 3pm PST - http://live.twit.tv/
  
• 61:40 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the new AMD Radeon HD 4830 graphics card, the viability of pre-built gaming enthusiast PCs from boutique builders, the huge onslaught of great new PC games out and coming down the pipe line in November, NVIDIA's rumored 'big 6' partner fiasco, the future of Windows with Windows 7, expectations for Nehalem Core i7 processors next week and of course a Galaxy 9600 GT give away!http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast040.m4aThu, 30 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST63:24pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 39 - 10/17/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #39 - 10/17/08

This week we talk about the continued war in budget graphics cards, Apple's new MacBooks and how they affect NVIDIA, the new NVIDIA GeForce 9400/9300 chipset for desktop PCs, AMD's quarterly financials, powerline networking, Slingboxes and more!

** Note the "enhanced" version of the podcast in AAC form is just a standard file this time - my MacOSX86 machine decided to go kaput on me so we'll see how I can do this for the next show. Sorry!

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Program length: 1:27:35
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 01:15 Powerline Networking discussion - I've used it!
• 08:30 Slingbox and Slingcatcher - are they worth trying?
• 11:45 Budget graphics card market continues to flourish
• 32:30 Apple MacBook and MacBook Pros get NVIDIA integrate chipsets
• 45:00 NVIDIA GeForce 9400/9300 Chipset Review: IGP for Intel
• 56:45 AMD 3rd quarter financial reports and update
• EMAILS! podcast@pcper.com or 1-888-38-PCPER
  
• 1:05:15 Anthony (Madhatter256) - defraging SSDs, GPUs on CPUs
• 1:09:30 Jordan - best graphics configuration for Adobe CS4 software
• 1:16:00 Jeff from SoCal (nabokovfan87) - should he buy a cheap video card now or wait and upgrade entire system?
• 1:20:00 Groovounet - Our thoughts on S3's new Chrome 440 GTX card
  
• 1:26:03 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the continued war in budget graphics cards, Apple's new MacBooks and how they affect NVIDIA, the new NVIDIA GeForce 9400/9300 chipset for desktop PCs, AMD's quarterly financials, powerline networking, Slingboxes and more!http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast039.m4aFri, 17 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EST87:35pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphone, macbookPC Perspective Podcast 38 - 10/02/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #38 - 10/02/08

This week we talk about the AMD 790GX chipset, super low cost graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA (like the HD 4670, 4550 and 4350), updated information on the 45nm AMD Shanghai processor, Toshiba's new Cell-based video processing chip, more on SSDs (!!), Adobe utilizing GPGPU technology on Photoshop and Premiere CS4 and we give away free graphics cards to boot!

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Program length: 1:29:57
Program schedule:

• 00:45 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:41 AMD 790GX chipset discussion
• 14:06 More storage debate: SSD and RAID-0
• 22:45 Surge in super-low-cost graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA
• 33:10 Updated AMD 45nm Shanghai Update
• 41:45 What? Toshiba has a video processing chip now?
  
• 51:36 Email time!!
• 52:10 Cheap, 4GB SSDs
• 56:45 SDHC SSDs yet again
• 59:56 Backing up your data efficiently and for a low cost
• 1:09:56 Where is the Radeon HD 4850 X2??
• 1:13:07 Adobe 'Stonehenge' Photoshop CS4 uses the GPU
• 1:19:27 Digitimes interviews NVIDIA CEO: GPU on CPU 'a waste'
• 1:23:18 PC Perspective wants you to have Galaxy Tech!
• 1:24:42 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast038.m4aThu, 02 Oct 2008 02:00:00 EST89:57pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 37 - 09/19/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #37 - 09/19/08

This week we talk about the future with solid state storage, why NVIDIA would re-release the GTX 260 product under the same name, Intel's tentative CPU roadmaps through 2010, our updated Hardware Leaderboard, NVIDIA cutting their work force in Q3 and why Spore's DRM sucks.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Program length: 1:13:20
Program schedule:

• 00:35 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:00 The future with solid state storage and our review of the Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
• 26:15 NVIDIA Updates the GTX 260 err....GTX 270
• 41:50 Intel Roadmap Updates
• 50:48 Hardware Leaderboard Update
• 54:05 NVIDIA cuts 6.5% of work force
• 55:35 Email from James! podcast@pcper.com or 1-888-38-PCPER
• 1:02:10 What we are working on for next week
• 1:07:00 Why Spore's DRM sucks
• 1:11:50 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the future with solid state storage, why NVIDIA would re-release the GTX 260 product under the same name, Intel's tentative CPU roadmaps through 2010, our updated Hardware Leaderboard, NVIDIA cutting their work force in Q3 and why Spore's DRM sucks.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast037.m4aFri, 19 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EST73:20pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 36 - 09/04/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #36 - 09/04/08

This week we talk about IDF and NVISION08, HYDRA Engine, Nehalem details, SLI on X58, AMD Kuma and 45nm processors, Google Chrome and more.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Program length: 1:21:53
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 03:55 HYDRA Engine by Lucid - Multi-GPU Technology with No Strings Attached
• 18:08 Inside the Nehalem: Intel's New Core i7 Microarchitecture
• 34:46 IDF Live! Live Blogging from Intel Developer Forum Keynotes and Sessions
• 38:43 NVISION08 Summary - Keynote, TWiT UGM, 3D Gaming and GPU Ray Tracing
• 51:48 Bombshell of NVISION08: SLI goes native on Intel X58
• 58:53 No Emails...
• 59:56 Intel Canmore
• 1:05:07 Kuma is Coming: AMD's Updated Fall Lineup
• 1:08:01 AMD and the 45nm Question
• 1:12:14 SiSoftware Sandra 2009 Released: Graphics and GPGPU Support
• 1:13:50 55nm and NVIDIA and AMD's Dual Core Phenom
• 1:16:36 More Apple/NVIDIA goodness
• 1:17:46 Google Chrome thoughts??
• 1:20:22 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about IDF and NVISION08, HYDRA Engine, Nehalem details, SLI on X58, AMD Kuma and 45nm processors, Google Chrome and more. http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast036.m4aThu, 04 Sep 2008 02:00:00 EST81:53pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 35 - 08/13/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #35 - 08/13/08

This week we talk about NVIDIA exiting the chipset business, Intel's Larrabee technology details, the official release of the AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card, AMD's 790GX and 740G chipsets, the new Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA's comments on Larrabee.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:07:56
Program schedule:

• 00:32 Introduction (Note: in my intro I incorrectly call this episode #34 - it is indeed #35!)
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:06 NVIDIA Exiting Chipset Business? We take another look...
• 10:42 Intel's Larrabee Architecture
• 22:09 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB Review - AMD's Triumph
• 33:13 Others: Gigabyte P45, Corsair DDR3-1600C9 and Thermaltake Toughpower 1500w PSU
• 34:09 Listener mail!!
• 39:26 NVIDIA and ATI Price Fixing Lawsuit gets Legal Backhand
• 44:29 AMD and the 790GX
• 51:35 The Silent Release of the 740G
• 57:00 Intel Nehalem now officially named Intel Core i7
• 59:16 NVIDIA tackles the Larrabee question
• 1:05:25 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast035.m4aWed, 13 Aug 2008 02:00:00 EST67:56pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 34 - 07/31/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #34 - 07/31/08

This week we talk about the new GeForce 9500 GT, a battle between Intel's Atom and VIA's Nano processors, my thoughts on the move to NVIDIA chipsets for Apple's notebook line, AMD's CEO transition, the battle between ASUS and Auzentech over sound cards and what might be the end of the class-action lawsuit against AMD and NVIDIA for price fixing.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Program length: 1:16:46
Program schedule:

• 00:45 Introduction
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:08 Super Talent MasterDrive MX 60GB Solid State Drive Review
• 07:26 NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Review - Budget Gaming Redux
• 14:34 VIA Nano and Intel Atom Review - Battle of the Tiny CPUs
• 32:26 How NVIDIA will Invade and Change the Apple MacBook Line this Year
• 39:32 Listener Email!
• 49:42 AMD Board of Directors Elects Dirk Meyer President and CEO
• 53:09 AMD teaches an old chipset new tricks
• 56:47 Well, look who showed up: GeForce 9800 GTX+ Available
• 58:46 Auzentech, Asus, and C-Media: As the CMI-8788 Turns
• 1:05:46 NVIDIA and ATI Price Fixing Lawsuit gets Legal Backhand
• 1:15:15 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the new GeForce 9500 GT, a battle between Intel's Atom and VIA's Nano processors, my thoughts on the move to NVIDIA chipsets for Apple's notebook line, AMD's CEO transition, the battle between ASUS and Auzentech over sound cards and what might be the end of the class-action lawsuit against AMD and NVIDIA for price fixing.http://pcper-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/podcast034.m4aThu, 31 July 2008 11:00:00 EST76:46pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 33 - 07/17/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #33 - 07/17/08

This week we talk about budget graphics cards for gamers, a $1200 PC case, the new AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB card, NVIDIA's problems and price cuts to stay competitive, NVIDIA and Intel teaming for SLI on Nehalem, AMD's Phenom 9350e, initial 45nm Phenom impressions and Intel's Centrino 2 launch.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Program schedule:

• 00:41 Introduction
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 03:39 NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Roundup - Gaming on the Cheap
• 09:42 BFG GeForce 8800 GT and 9600 GT OCX ThermoIntelligence Review
• 12:33 Cooler Master CSX Custom Painted Chassis - Limited Edition Red Dragon
• 17:08 AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB Preview - R700 a bit early
• 23:42 GTX 280 / 260 Price cuts
• 24:53 Great news for some GTX 280/260 buyers: cash back!
• 29:19 NVIDIA pushing 55nm products out sooner
• 30:14 Tough day to be nVIDIA
• 36:20 NVIDIA Brings SLI Technology to Intel Bloomfield CPU Platforms
• 40:43 AMD Phenom 9350e: A Tale of Woe and Despair
• 47:28 First Glimpse of AMD's 45nm Phenom
• 51:29 Intel Centrino 2 Platform Launches - New CPUs and Hybrid Graphics
• 58:40 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about budget graphics cards for gamers, a $1200 PC case, the new AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB card, NVIDIA's problems and price cuts to stay competitive, NVIDIA and Intel teaming for SLI on Nehalem, AMD's Phenom 9350e, initial 45nm Phenom impressions and Intel's Centrino 2 launch.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast033.m4aThu, 16 July 2008 22:00:00 EST60:02pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 32 - 06/27/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #32 - 06/27/08

This week we talk in-depth about the RV770 Radeon HD 4800-series of GPUs as well as NVIDIA's answer in the form of a 55nm version of the GeForce GTX+.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, and Josh Walrath

Program length: 24:58
Program schedule:

• 00:20 Introduction
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 01:05 AMD Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 Review - Mid-range GPU mix up
• 09:05 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB Preview - G92b at 55nm
• 11:17 Performance comparisons
• 20:38 What should YOU buy??
  
• 24:26 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk in-depth about the RV770 Radeon HD 4800-series of GPUs as well as NVIDIA's answer in the form of a 55nm version of the GeForce GTX+.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast032.m4aThu, 26 June 2008 22:00:00 EST25:50pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 31 - 06/19/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #31 - 06/19/08

This week we talk about Computex 2008, VIA's new OpenBook and Nano processors, NVIDIA's Tegra system-on-a-chip and GeForce GTX 200 releases, a preview of AMD's HD 4850 RV770 chip and NVIDIA's 9800 GTX+ answer to it, Nehalem roadmaps and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, and Josh Walrath

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Program schedule:

• Introduction
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 02:32 VIA OpenBook Mini-Note Platform Preview
• 04:37 VIA Nano Processor Preview - Isaiah Gets Official
• 07:53 AMD Phenom versus Athlon X2: Something Old, Something New...
• 14:29 NVIDIA Tegra: The Mobile Charge
• 17:44 AMD and Havok continue to work together
• 21:11 NVIDIA GT200 Revealed - GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 Review
• 34:19 NVIDIA GT200: Moving Away from Just a GPU
• 42:40 Voicemails!!! @ 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 49:01 Computex 2008: ASUS Eee PC Updates - 901 and 1000 Series
• 50:40 Computex 2008: Gigabyte Shows Retail-ready Intel Atom CPU and Motherboard
• 52:40 Computex 2008: Antec Finds Skeleton in Closet
• 54:23 Computex 2008: Intel Demonstrates Nehalem and Touchscreen Interface
• 56:36 Computex 2008: VIA and NVIDIA Begin Beautiful Friendship
• 1:00:41 Intel roadmap details a few Nehalem processors in Q4
• 1:03:21 AMD's 75 watt Quad Core Opterons
• 1:06:42 AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB Preview - RV770 Discovered
• 1:07:30 NVIDIA to AMD: Chew on GeForce 9800 GTX+
• 1:11:38 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Computex 2008, VIA's new OpenBook and Nano processors, NVIDIA's Tegra system-on-a-chip and GeForce GTX 200 releases, a preview of AMD's HD 4850 RV770 chip and NVIDIA's 9800 GTX+ answer to it, Nehalem roadmaps and more!ئ’أںhttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast031.m4aThu, 19 June 2008 22:00:00 EST71:38pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 30 - 05/21/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #30 - 05/21/08

This week we talk about the ASUS Radeon HD 3850 X2 1GB card, AMD's new GAME! initiative, the updated OCZ 64GB SATA-II solid state drive, NVIDIA's CEO rants on Intel once again, plans for AMD to use TSMC for CPU manufacturing and the recent ASUS/Gigabyte cat fight.

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Program length: 53:02
Program schedule:

• 00:25 Introduction
• 01:53 PC Perspective Memorial Day Contest!
  
• 05:39 Enermax Modu82+ 625W Power Supply Review
• 07:15 ASUS Radeon HD 3850 X2 1GB Review - Mainstream Dual-GPU Option
• 11:45 The AMD GAME! Experience - AMD Wants to Standardize PC Gaming
• 19:16 OCZ Technology 64GB SATA-II Solid State Disk Review - SSD Update!
• 21:50 Voicemails!!! @ 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 34:23 NVIDIA CEO Rants on Intel Once Again
• 39:12 TSMC will be part of the AMD asset light strategy
• 42:47 ASUS versus Gigabyte: The Kids Come Out to Play
• 49:50 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the ASUS Radeon HD 3850 X2 1GB card, AMD's new GAME! initiative, the updated OCZ 64GB SATA-II solid state drive, NVIDIA's CEO rants on Intel once again, plans for AMD to use TSMC for CPU manufacturing and the recent ASUS/Gigabyte cat fight.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast030.m4aThu, 21 May 2008 01:00:00 EST53:02pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 29 - 05/07/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #29 - 05/07/08

This week we talk about the new 3DMark Vantage software, a 1GB Radeon HD 3870 card, EVGA's new UV Plus+ USB VGA adapter, NVIDIA's 780a SLI chipset with Hybrid SLI technology, a couple of interesting forums threads, a Larrabee team member speaking out about rasterization, and potential probolems with AMD's 780G chipset.

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Program length: 1:19:56
Program schedule:

• 00:40 Introduction
• 02:15 OCZ Technology 64GB SATA-I Solid State Disk Review
• 04:23 Futuremark 3DMark Vantage Benchmark Preview
• 15:46 Diamond Radeon HD 3870 1GB Graphics Card Review
• 20:05 Aqua Computer Aquaduct 360 XT Water Cooling System
• 23:29 EVGA UV Plus+ External USB VGA Adapter Review
• 29:47 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI ASUS M3N-HT Review - NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI
  
• 53:45 Forums: Surprising number of people with the X4 9850
• 56:07 Forums: Will summer bring another GPU war?
• 58:05 Larrabee team member speaks on rasterization for the future
• 1:04:03 Host of upcoming AMD processors discussed
• 1:09:29 AMD has problems with Phenom X4s and 780G
• 1:18:06 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the new 3DMark Vantage software, a 1GB Radeon HD 3870 card, EVGA's new UV Plus+ USB VGA adapter, NVIDIA's 780a SLI chipset with Hybrid SLI technology, a couple of interesting forums threads, a Larrabee team member speaking out about rasterization, and potential probolems with AMD's 780G chipset.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast029.m4aThu, 07 May 2008 01:00:00 EST79:56pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 28 - 04/25/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #28 - 04/25/08

This week we talk about the Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive and a 64GB OCZ solid state drive, the AMD X3 Triple-core processors, ASUS' new HD 3850 X2 1GB card, Sapphire and VisionTek HD 3000-series GPU reviews, the Isaiah and Atom performance debate, VIA's processors making it into HP systems, potential Radeon HD 4800 specs being leaked out and even a brief preview of Futuremark's 3DMark Vantage benchmark.

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Program length: 1:23:28
Program schedule:

• 00:45 Introduction
• 01:35 Sapphire Radeon HD 3650 GDDR3 512MB Review
• 08:31 Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB WD3000GLFS Review - Evolution
• 18:31 VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 GDDR4 512 MB Review
• 25:19 AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz Triple-Core Processor Review
• 39:44 ASUS Radeon HD 3850 X2 1GB hits PCPer
• 44:45 OCZ 64GB SSD Review - coming tomorrow sometime
• 47:43 Reader mail and voice mail!! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• 55:29 AMD Loses a boat load of Executives
• 58:39 Isaiah and Atom battle it out
• 1:01:31 Intel's new processor prices
• 1:04:36 HP purchases 100,000 VIA CPUs for low-cost systems
• 1:08:48 AMD Radeon HD 4800-series details appear to have leaked
• 1:12:45 Quick Discussion on the upcoming 3DMark Vantage
• 1:23:28 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about the Western Digital VelociRaptor hard drive and a 64GB OCZ solid state drive, the AMD X3 Triple-core processors, ASUS' new HD 3850 X2 1GB card, Sapphire and VisionTek HD 3000-series GPU reviews, the Isaiah and Atom performance debate, VIA's processors making it into HP systems, potential Radeon HD 4800 specs being leaked out and even a brief preview of Futuremark's 3DMark Vantage benchmark.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast028.m4aFri, 25 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST83:28pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 27 - 04/11/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #27 - 04/11/08

This week we talk about NVIDIA's new 9800 GTX graphics cards, Intel's Atom processor, ASUS' new Eee PC with Windows XP pre-installed, Crytek's comments on the ray tracing and rasterization debate as well as lots of coverage of NVIDIA's recently analyst day including talk of how IGP graphics will change in 10 years, a $45 platform from VIA and NVIDIA as well as NVIDIA's system-on-a-chip design.

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Program length: 1:31:50
Program schedule:

• 00:40 Introduction
• 01:55 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Review - 3-Way SLI makes a return
• 11:03 BFG GeForce 9800 GTX OCX Review - G92 at its finest
• 16:20 Intel Atom Processor Officially Announced - More from IDF
• 23:48 BFG Tech ES-800 Power Supply Review - Frequency Conversion
• 25:50 ASUS Eee PC 4G-X Windows XP Review - Eee PC for All
• 29:43 Crytek's Cevat Yerli Speaks on Rasterization and Ray Tracing
• 37:02 Voice mail and Email from Listeners!
• 46:39 AMD splitting off design from manufacturing business theory
• 51:26 IDF: Larrabee to sell through add-in card vendors
• 55:44 IDF: Intel shows Nehalem at 3.2 GHz
• 56:35 AMD to cut workforce, pulls back revenue expectations
• 1:00:52 ASUS and Creative battle over sound cards
• 1:05:45 NVIDIA CEO: "We're Going to Open a Can of Whoop Ass"
• 1:18:54 NVIDIA Promises Powerful, Sub-$45 Processing Platform to Counter Intel
• 1:21:15 More Details on NVIDIA APX 2500 system-on-a-chip
• 1:29:37 Closing
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about NVIDIA's new 9800 GTX graphics cards, Intel's Atom processor, ASUS' new Eee PC with Windows XP pre-installed, Crytek's comments on the ray tracing and rasterization debate as well as lots of coverage of NVIDIA's recently analyst day including talk of how IGP graphics will change in 10 years, a $45 platform from VIA and NVIDIA as well as NVIDIA's system-on-a-chip design.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast027.m4aFri, 11 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST91:50pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 26 - 03/28/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #26 - 03/28/08

This week we talk about Intel's preview of Nehalem and Larrabee, NVIDIA's GX2, Quad SLI and nForce 790i chipset, the AMD Phenom X4 9850 processor, rumors about a 3-GPU AMD graphics card, an updated Eee PC with a touch screen and GPS and $29 processors based on Intel's Atom technology.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:22:15
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
• 01:53 Intel IDF Preview: Tukwilla, Dunnington, Nehalem and Larrabee
• 22:57 XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Review - Dual G92 is Sexy
• 32:03 EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard and Chipset Review
• 37:11 NVIDIA Quad SLI Take Two - 9800 GX2 up to bat
• 42:40 Gigabyte X48-DQ6 Motherboard Review - DDR2 X48 Solution
• 45:40 Thermaltake SwordM Full-Tower Case Review - Part 1
• 49:10 AMD Phenom X4 9850 B3 Stepping
• 55:23 Reader email and voicemail
• 1:07:31 AMD responds to Intel's tech announcements
• 1:08:20 S3 launches DX10.1 card...does anyone care?
• 1:11:34 NVIDIA and Intel on collision course
• 1:12:36 ASUS developing 3-GPU 3850 card
• 1:14:31 Eee PC with touch screen, GPS
• 1:16:29 Intel Atom CPU prices as low as $29
• 1:18:03 AMD releases stuttering patch for 2000 and 3000 series GPUs
• 1:22:15 Closing
• Music credits - Sixx AM "Life is Beautiful"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk about Intel's preview of Nehalem and Larrabee, NVIDIA's GX2, Quad SLI and nForce 790i chipset, the AMD Phenom X4 9850 processor, rumors about a 3-GPU AMD graphics card, an updated Eee PC with a touch screen and GPS and $29 processors based on Intel's Atom technology.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast026.m4aFri, 28 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST82:15pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 25 - Carmack speaks - 03/17/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #25 - 03/17/08

This week we talk with John Carmack and share some of his comments in audio form in the podcast. You'll also get the

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Program length: 1:15:32
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• None really - we talk with John Carmack
• What more do you want?
• You will probably want to read the full, text article as well that discusses even more topics that mentioned in the show
• Really, read that article
  
• Music credits - Doom 1 Level 1
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.This week we talk with John Carmack about the future of ray tracing and of PC gaming in generalhttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast025.m4aMon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST70:15pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 24 - 03/13/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #24 - 03/13/08

This week we talk about a couple of ultra-mobile notebooks, AMD's 780G chipset launch, NVIDIA's comments on the ray tracing and rasterization debate, high end case and cooling products, a chipset fan that is powered by its own heat, Intel's Atom family of processors, changes and competitors to the ASUS Eee PC line, AMD 45nm and B3-stepping updates and Intel's move into the solid-state disk market.

Also with this episode we are continuing our new, enhanced version of the podcast for your iPod, Zune and iTunes players. If you playback the enhanced AAC file in iTunes or on your iPod you'll now see chapters withs descriptions, pictures and links that change as we march through the topics on the podcast. Let me know what you think!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:10:15
Program schedule:

• 00:25 Introduction
• 01:00 ASUS U6S 12.1" Ultra-mobile Notebook Review
• 04:00 ASUS U2E 11" Ultra-mobile Notebook Review - In a class of its own
• 11:05 AMD 780G Chipset Preview - Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Evaluated
• 19:50 NVIDIA Comments on Ray Tracing and Rasterization Debate
• 27:20 Cooler Master Cosmos S Full-Tower Case Review
• 29:10 PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860W PSU Review
• 30:55 Calls!!! 1-888-38-PCPER or now podcast@pcper.com
• 33:20 MSI is going to power chipset fans with...chipset heat
• 36:50 Intel Announces Intel Atom Brand for New Family of Low-Power Processors
• 40:15 ASUS and the new 9" Eee PC
• 43:00 CeBit 2008: ASUS Eee PC gets competition from ECS
• 43:50 OCZ Enters Mass Production and Imminent Delivery of the Neural Impulse Actuator
• 47:25 AMD Shows off 45 nm Shanghai at CeBIT
• 51:40 AMD Catalyst 8.3 Drivers drop - CrossFireX now available
• 54:40 XFX Drops bomb on NVIDIA GPU prices
• 57:10 NVIDA preparing a benchmark to counter CPU performance claims
• 1:00:55 Could a dual-GPU Radeon HD 3850 X2 be around the corner?
• 1:03:40 AMD ships TLB-fixed B3 Opterons
• 1:05:40 Intel to ship 160GB solid-state drive in Q2
• 1:09:35 Closing
• Music credits - Paramore "Misery Business"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.Ultra-mobile notebooks, AMD 780G, NVIDIA comments on ray tracing, Intel Atom processors, new ASUS Eee PC news, AMD 45nm and B3-stepping updates and Intel's move into SSDhttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast024.m4aThu, 13 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST70:15pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 23 - 02/28/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #23 - 02/28/08

This week we talk about AMD Quad-CrossFireX technology, the new NVIDIA 9600 GT, a handy little SATA dock from Thermaltake, the upcoming Asus U2E notebook, 9800 GX2 information, the death of HD-DVD, upcoming Intel 6-core processors and Intel's plans going forward for ray tracing, Havok's physics engine and the Project Offset game engine.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:19:35
Program schedule:

• 00:25 Introduction
  
• 00:55 Alienware m9750 Notebook Review - SLI, RAID and Gaming on the Go
• 06:40 AMD Quad-CrossFire - CrossFireX Performance Preview
• 16:20 BFG GeForce 9600 GT 512MB Review - NVIDIA G94 Tested
• 27:20 Thermaltake BlacX SATA Hard Drive USB Docking Station Review
• 31:00 Zalman ZM1000-HP 1,000W Power Supply Review
• 33:30 Asus U2E Notebook Unboxing - Review coming soon
• 35:25 Calls!!! 1-888-38-PCPER or now podcasts@pcper.com
  
• 37:00 NV 9800 GX2 clocks revealed?
• 40:50 HD-DVD is dead
• 45:35 Asus to make an Eee (desktop) PC
• 49:20 Playing with Mac Leopard on the PC
• 51:00 Asus 9600 GT with multimedia features
• 53:50 Intel Hexa-core CPUs coming
• 58:00 Former AMD CTO promises 4x the memory
• 1:02:25 Intel demonstrates ray tracing on UMPC
• 1:10:25 Intel buys Project Offset for Offset Engine
• 1:18:10 Closing
• Music credits - Van Halen "Love Comes Walking In"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.CrossFireX, NV 9600 GT, Asus U2E, 9800GX2 information, death of HD-DVD, Intel 6-core CPUs, Intel's plans for Larrabee, Havok and Project Offsethttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast023.m4aSun, 28 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST79:40pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 22 - 02/17/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #22 - 02/17/08

This week we talk about Intel's Skulltrail platform, NVIDIA buying AGEIA, our first van-puter, the 9600 GT, mixed GPU CrossFire modes, AMD merger talk and more!

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Program length: 1:16:12
Program schedule:

• ** Yes, we had a couple of slight technical difficulties this time around - mainly on my mic having an odd, under-water warbling sound. Apologies!!! We'll have it fixed for next week!
  
• 00:35 Introduction and PCPer PHONE number!!
  
• 08:50 Intel Skulltrail and Multi-GPU Graphics: Mixed Results
• 10:00 Intel Skulltrail Platform Review - Eight Cores, SLI and CrossFire
• 17:00 NVIDIA Buys AGEIA: How it affects you
• 25:15 ABS/Tagan BZ800 800W Power Supply Review
• 27:55 VisionTek Radeon HD 3850 Review
• 33:00 Forum Mod: Electric Bill's Van-Puter: Computing goes mobile!
• 36:45 Ultra m998 Mid-Tower ATX Case Review
• 39:40 1-888-38-PCPER Calls
• 45:10 GeForce 9600 GT Info
• 50:00 Intel Price cuts...in April
• 51:45 Mixed CrossFire mode with Catalyst 8.3 drivers
• 55:45 Dell drops AMD from online site...and then shows new AMD systems
• 58:50 AMD merger talk with NVIDIA? IBM?
• 1:02:40 GeForce 9800 GX2 rumors and delays
• 1:07:20 HD-DVD and Blu-ray war is over...
  
• 1:13:50 Closing
• Music credits - Foo Fighters "DOA"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.Skulltrail, NVIDIA buys AGEIA, AMD merger talk and morehttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast022.mp3Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT76:16pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 21 - 01/31/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #21 - 01/31/08

This week we talk about AMD's Q4 financial report, NVIDIA ESA reviews, VIA's new x86 architecture, AMD's 3870 X2 GPU, the chances AMD ditches Dozer for Fusion, and more!!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:16:37
Program schedule:

• 00:24 Introduction and PCPer PHONE number!!
  
• 01:20 AMD Q4 2007 Analysis
• 11:20 NVIDIA ESA: Enthusiast System Architecture Review
• 28:30 VIA Isaiah Processor Architecture Preview - Low Power CPU
• 38:20 Asus AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 - AMD R680 Dual GPU Arrives
• 52:55 Listener calls - cheap laptop and P35 motherboards and their Gigabit networks
• 1:04:45 NVIDIA 9600 GT arrives early...
• 1:06:30 ...but is delayed
• 1:08:30 Gigabyte and MSI announce X48 motherboards
• 1:10:00 AMD Ditching Dozer for existing GPU designs for Fusion
• 1:11:30 AMD loses major Asian super computing deal with Sun
• 1:13:05 Intel Wolfdale E8400 showing up and is impressive!
  
• 1:14:55 Closing
• Music credits - Blink 182 "Mutt"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.AMD Q4 results, NVIDIA ESA reviews, VIA Isaiah x86 CPU, AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics cardhttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast021.mp3Thu, 30 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT76:37pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 20 - 01/17/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #20 - 01/17/08

This week we talk about overclocking DDR3 memory, Asus Xonar sound cards, the nForce 780i chipset and LOTS of information from CES. This includes talk about NVIDIA upcoming AMD chipsets, Dell notebooks and displays, AMD's upcoming mobile and desktop GPUs, Skulltrail, EVGA's new monitor, Alienware's curved 2880x900 monitor and more!

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Program length: 1:39:06
Program schedule:

• 00:15 Introduction and PCPer PHONE number!!
  
• 01:05 Corsair Dominator DDR3 1800MHz Intel XMP Memory Review
• 10:10 NVIDIA at CES 2008
• 32:45 ASUS Xonar D2 Sound Card and U1 USB Audio Station Reviews
• 42:15 XFX nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Review
• 49:00 Reader messages!! (call 1-888-38-PCPER to send in your own!!)
  
• 52:30 Antec chassis and power supply information
  
• 58:10 Dell XPS M1730 notebook
• 1:00:25 Dell Crystal Display
• 1:02:20 AMD R680 HD 3870 X2 graphics card
• 1:03:15 AMD mobility GPUs and upcoming Puma platform
• 1:06:25 Thermaltake power supplies, chassis and more
• 1:09:30 Intel Skulltrail on display at 4.0 GHz
• 1:11:00 EVGA dual-slot 8800 GT card
• 1:12:15 EVGA innovative products including a dual-display monitor
• 1:16:00 Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 followup
• 1:17:10 OCZ, PC Power and Cooling showcase
• 1:20:25 Alienware curved 2880x900 display
• 1:23:30 CoolIt water cooling products for GPUs and CPUs
• 1:25:28 Asus notebooks including U2E and G70
• 1:28:35 Possible Intel 45nm Penryn delays
  
• 1:35:00 Closing
• Music credits - Van Halen "Top of the World" (I just picked this compilation up on Amazon MP3 - highly recommend0
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.Corsair DDR3 memory, Asus Xonar sound cards, XFX nForce 780i motherboard and LOTS from CES 2008http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast020.mp3Thu, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT99:06pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 19 - 01/04/08

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PC Perspective Podcast #19 - 01/04/08

This week we talk about a couple of gaming systems including the HP Blackbird 002, AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition overclocking, Phenom TLB fix and triple-core processors, the end of VIA chipsets, AMD R700 and GeForce 9-series specs from mid-range to high-end.

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Program schedule:

• 00:20 Introduction and PCPer PHONE number!!
  
• 02:50 Digital Storm Twister Extreme 3-Way SLI System Review
• 14:45 Zalman VF1000 LED & RHS88 Coolers for the GeForce 8800
• 16:55 AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition Review and Overclocking Test
• 26:00 XFX GeForce 8800 GT 256MB Graphics Card Review
• 32:05 Blackbird 002 LC Gaming System Review
• 46:10 Phenom Fix pushed to Q2?
• 51:20 Triple-core Phenoms to debut in March
• 55:50 Phenom motherboard upgrades not as smooth as hoped
• 59:45 End of an era: VIA chipsets kick proverbial bucket
• 1:04:35 GeForce 8800 GS details emerge
• 1:07:15 AMD R700 taped out
• 1:08:40 GeForce 9 to debut as mid-range
  
• 1:12:40 GeForce 9800 GX2 information revealed
• 1:21:00 NVIDIA GPU 2008 roadmap data
  
• 1:25:15 Closing
• Music credits - Metallica - "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.AMD Phenom overclocking, HP Blackbird 002, the end of VIA chipsets, AMD R700 and GeForce 9-series GPUshttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast019.mp3Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT88:26pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 18 - 12/20/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #18 - 12/20/07

This week we talk about the G92 8800 GTS card, 3-Way SLI, AMD Hybrid CrossFire, the AMD 770 and NVIDIA 780i chipset releases, possible delays of Intel's 45nm CPUs and X48 chipset as well as AMD's R700 GPU technology. We finish up with talk about low sales of Crysis and UT3 and unlocked Phenom Black Edition processors.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:10:30
Program schedule:

• 00:16 Introduction
• 00:45 G92 Take Two - BFG GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Review
• 09:50 NVIDIA 3-Way SLI Technology Review - 8800 Ultra x 3!
• 18:05 AMD Hybrid CrossFire Technology Preview
• 24:08 Hiper Type R Mk II 880W Power Supply Review
• 25:40 Cool Your 8800 GT - The Duorb and HR-03 GT Reviewed
• 36:00 Puzzling existense of amd 770 chipset
• 42:00 NV 780i Chipset release
• 48:05 Intel 45nm Yorkfield CPU Delayed?
• 52:35 Intel X48 Chipset pushed back as well?
• 55:20 AMD Moves towards multi-GPU cards - is R700 delayed??
• 58:25 Crysis and UT3 sales very low
• 1:02:15 Phenom Black Edition processors are here!
  
• 1:08:30 Closing
• Music credits - Jimmy Eat World "Let It Happen"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.G92 8800 GTS, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFire, AMD 770 and NVIDIA 780i chipsets, delays on 45nm CPUs, X48 chipsets and R700 GPUs, Phenom Black Edition CPUshttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast018.mp3Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT70:30pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 17 - 12/06/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #17 - 12/06/07

This week we talk about AMD's new Phenom processors and the trouble it faces both from a marketing and performance basis, Intel's future roadmaps including a preview of the Nehalem architecture, the UT3 PhysX mod, new G92 GTS specs and 3-way SLI information, AMD tri-core processors, the Phenom TLB errata and finally why AMD will keep the K8 cores churning out of its fabs.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:09:15
Program schedule:

• 00:25 Introduction
• 01:10 Peer into Intel’s Future: 2008 Roadmaps
• 12:30 Ultra Products X3 600W Modular Power Supply Review and Thermalright Inferno IFX-14 CPU Cooler Review
• 13:45 Clashing Cultures: Marketing at AMD
• 20:50 Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod - AGEIA's Savior?
• 30:50 EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT KO Review - Overclocked G92 Goodness
• 36:00 Operation: Water Cool - A Look at the Swiftech H2O-120 Compact
• 36:25 Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2H mATX Motherboard Review
• 38:00 Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1,250W Power Supply Review
• 39:40 PCPer Forums: Favorite Linux Distro
• 42:00 NVIDIA lets G92-based GTS specs slip
• 46:25 No 3-way SLI love for G92 cards
• 48:05 Rumored GeForce 9-series specs - Forum Link
• 49:40 AMD Tri-core processor information
• 53:15 The Phenom TLB Errata issue
• 59:15 The end of Quad FX
• 1:02:34 AMD falls out of Top 10 chip makers
• 1:03:15 AMD keeps K8 CPUs around a bit longer
• 1:07:10 Closing
• Music credits - Mighty Might Bosstones "The Impression That I Get"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.AMD Phenom, Intel Nehalem, UT3 PhysX mod, 8800 GT and GTS G92 cards, Phenom TLB errata and morehttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast017.mp3Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT79:15pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 16 - 11/20/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #16 - 11/20/07

This week we talk about the Enthusiast System Architecture, the NVIDIA 8800 GT and AMD HD 3800 series of graphics cards, AMD's new Phenom processor and Intel's latest Core 2 CPU. Did we mention that GPU physics might finally be dead as well??

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 1:10:45
Program schedule:

• 00:25 Introduction
• 01:45 ESA Enthusiast System Architecture - Help or Hype?
• 08:05 XFX GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Card Review - G92 Revealed
• 13:25 AMD Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850 Review - RV670 at 55nm
• 30:00 AMD Phenom 9600 and 9900 Review: Barcelona on the Desktop
• 47:33 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 - An Early Performance Preview
• 54:50 Intel X48 chipset is a horrible idea
• 57:10 GPU Physics is Dead
• 59:45 UT3 and AGEIA PHysX Patch tomorrow and $99 prices
  
• 67:10 Closing
• Music credits - Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.AMD HD 3800, NVIDIA 8800 GT, AMD Phenom processor, Intel QX9770 1600 MHz FSB CPU, how GPU physics is dead and morehttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast016.mp3Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT70:45pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 15 - 11/02/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #15 - 11/02/07

This week we talk about our reviews of a Viewsonic VA2226w monitor, PCMark Vantage, Crysis Demo Performance, the Yorkfield QX9650, the Asus Eee PC 4G notebook and the Corsair TX750W power supply. We also touch on rumors about the AMD RV670 graphics card in comparison to the new NVIDIA 8800 GT card and how the quietly released Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition might overclock. We sum up the tech news with information Nehalem's time frame for launch, how the GPU market increased 20% last quarter and the future AMD 790FX motherboards.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 1:04:28
Program schedule:

• 00:19 Introduction
• 00:50 Viewsonic VA2226w 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor Review
• 05:15 Futuremark PCMark Vantage Benchmark Overview
• 10:45 Crysis Single Player Demo Performance Preview
• 17:45 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Yorkfield Processor Review
• 25:30 AMD RV670 Details Leak Out: 55nm, Quad-GPU and DX10.1
• 30:45 Asus Eee PC 4G Review - Ultramobile Notebook with Linux
• 36:35 Corsair TX750W Power Supply Review
• 39:10 PCPer Forums: Can the Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition be the best deal in processors?
• 43:10 PCPer Forums: Anticipating the arrival of the 8800 GT cards
• 44:40 NVIDIA 8800 GT Launch - Review from Tech Report
• 50:28 GPU Market Grows 20% in Q3
• 53:05 Intel Slates Nehalem CPU for Q4 2008
• 54:15 Asus and Gigabyte AMD 790FX motherboards show up
• 55:45 Upcoming review products: 8800GT, RV670, RD790, Phenom, 3-way SLI, Quad CrossFire, Crysis, more!!
  
• Closing
• Music credits - Gin Blossoms "Found Out About You"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.AMD RV670, NVIDIA 8800 GT, Asus Eee PC 4G, Crysis Performance, Intel Yorkfield QX9650 45nm CPU, Corsair TX750W power supply and morehttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast015.mp3Wed, 01 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT64:28pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 14 - 10/18/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #14 - 10/18/07

This week we talk about some 1000 watt power supplies, new Intel X38 motherboards, gaming performance with DX10 and in the new Unreal Tournament 3 demo, news about NVIDIA's G92 and AMD's RV670 graphics cards, rumors of 3-way SLI and CrossFire X and even some urgings to pick up a copy of Valve's Portal game.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Lee Garbutt

Program length: 1:04:35
Program schedule:

• 00:25 Introduction
• 01:15 Overclocking the Athlon: Pedal to the Metal
• 05:02 Zalman Reserator XT Hybrid Liquid Cooling
• 09:30 PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1200W PSU
• 13:00 Gigabyte X38-DQ6 Motherboard Review - Intel X38 Arrives
• 18:35 DX10 Gaming Performance Review
• 22:15 Unreal Tournament 3 Performance Preview
• 27:55 Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W PSU
• 32:00 Asus P5E3 Deluxe WiFi X38 Motherboard
• 40:30 Forums: Re-capping a power supply
• 44:45 Forums: Hardware Leaderboard Forum opens!
• 45:45 Forums: Gaming Demo madness!!!! - CoD4, UT3, Painkiller, Timeshift, Fear, More!
  
• 48:45 G92 Performance and information
• 50:10 RV670 Information
• 50:50 3-way SLI and CrossFire X rumors
• 54:25 Intel X48 Chipset
• 57:30 Intel Skulltrail specific CPU to cost $1499
• 61:00 Gaming update: Portal is AWESOME
  
• 63:20 Closing
• Music Credits - A New Found Glory "King of Wishful Thinking"
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.1000 watt power supplies, DX10 gaming performance, UT3 demo performance, X38 motherboards, G92 and RV670, 3-way SLI and CrossFire X, Valve's Portal gamehttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast014.mp3Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT64:35pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 13 - 9/27/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #13 - 9/27/07

This week we talk about high end DDR3 memory, a new sweet case from Zalman, raytracing in your PC games, the AMD HD 2900 Pro and LOTS of information from this past week's IDF (Intel Developer Forum). The IDF coverage includes details on the upcoming Penryn processors, the architecture change in the Nehalem CPUs and even news on Larrabee, Intel's entry into the high end graphics market.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Lee Garbutt

Program length: 59:59
Program schedule:

• 00:16 Introduction
• 01:00 Corsair and Super Talent: Is DDR3 Ready for the Enthusiast?
• 07:00 Rendering Games with Raytracing Will Revolutionize Graphics
• 16:15 Zalman Z-Machine GT1000 High End Computer Enclosure Review
• 23:15 IDF Fall 2007 Keynote - Penryn, Nehalem, Larrabee
• 33:40 IDF Fall 2007: PCI Express 3.0, Intel's new Interconnect and Skulltrail
• 37:45 IDF Fall 2007: Skulltrail Performance Benchmarks
• 41:15 IDF Fall 2007: Terascale Computing Updates and more
• 44:20 Forums: Amazon selling DRM free MP3 files
• 47:25 Forums: Crysis Demo pushed back until next month!!
• 51:20 AMD HD 2900 Pro Quietly Launches
• 55:15 Intel 45nm Stoakley Platform Tested
• 58:40 Closing
• Music Credits - Fall Out Boy "The Take Over, the Breaks Over"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.Tons of IDF coverage, AMD's HD 2900 Pro, Crysis is delayed, DDR3 memory comparisons and morehttp://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast013.mp3Thur, 26 Sept 2007 05:00:00 GMT59:59pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 12 - 9/14/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #12 - 9/14/07

This week we talk about This week we talk about AMD's Barcelona processor launch (a lot) and whether or not it lived up to the hype after years of build up. We also cover the great new Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 case, a new Asus Blitz motherboard that brings the P35 to its highest levels yet and finally we look at various AMD GPGPU news such as enhanced virus scanning that just might impress!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

** Note: I want to apologize for the semi-random background noise that appears in this episode. We used some new recording software that will obviously not be around next week. :)

Program length: 67:03
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
• 01:40 Western Digital 750GB hard drive
• 08:35 Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 case review
• 13:45 AMD Barcelona Opteron CPU launch article
• 20:55 Seasonic S12 500 watt power supply review
• 23:25 Asus Blitz Formula P35 motherboard review
• 30:40 AMD Barcelona news - Tech Report - Anandtech - Dailytech (pricing)
• 39:20 Get Orange Box Preorder and TF2 Beta access!
• 42:30 No More Designed by NVIDIA Motherboards?
• 48:00 HP Voodoo Blackbird 002 gaming system
• 53:40 AMD Opens Drivers
• 58:55 R600 Firestream parts get new details
• 60:55 GPGPU Can Accelerate your virus scans
• 63:30 Closing
• Music Credits - Blues Traveler "Run Around"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.GRAW 2 with PhysX support, why PC Gaming will survive the console onslaught, DX9 and DX10 difference finally emerge!http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast012.mp3Thur, 13 Sept 2007 05:00:00 GMT67:03pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 11 - 8/29/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #11 - 8/29/07

This week we talk about our recent reviews including the updated Ghost Recon: AW 2 with AGEIA PhysX support, a mid-range Enermax PSU, XFX's 680i SLI motherboard supporting 1333 MHz FSB processors and even Jeremy's PC gaming editorial that drove people insane! Our tech news looks at the upcoming Crysis demo as well as AGEIA making it into Dell notebooks, some AMD processor benchmarks as well as rumors for upcoming mid-range graphics card options based on the HD 2900 GPU. We look at HardOCP's article on Call of Juarez -- the first title to show improvements with DX10!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 59:40
Program schedule:

• 00:32 Introduction
• 01:15 Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 with AGEIA PhysX support
• 07:15 Enermax Libery DXX 500w PSU
• 10:05 XFX nForce 680i SLI MB supports 1333 MHz FSB processors
• 14:35 Toshiba Satellite P205 notebook review - a good, but basic laptop
• 18:10 PC Gaming Editorial - Jeremy shocks the world!
• 24:10 PCPer Forums: Do you want AHCI enabled?
• 27:37 PCPer Forums: Where to start with a new HTPC build?
• 29:32 PCPer Forums: Will PC gaming's drop off help Linux?
• 31:25 Crysis demo set for Sept 25th - same day as Halo 3
• 32:38 AGEIA PhysX PPU heads to Dell notebooks
• 35:15 PhysX in Unreal Tournament 3 looks good, but is a "mod" now
• 37:59 AMD790 chipset motherboards nearly ready - Tweaktown pics
• 39:50 AMD K10 CPU breaks 30,000 3DMark06 score?
• 42:10 Why have AMD's 65nm parts been so lackluster?
• 45:15 AMD working on new HD 2900 cards for the $200-ish price range
• 48:55 HardOCP tests Call of Juarez and DX10 Finally Makes a Difference
• 53:10 DX10 for Windows XP Project
• 53:40 Valve's Gabe Newell says DX10 was "a terrible mistake" by Microsoft
• 55:16 Quick and Dirty Penryn benchmarks
• 57:30 Closing
• Music Credits - My Chemical Romance "I'm Not Okay"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.GRAW 2 with PhysX support, why PC Gaming will survive the console onslaught, DX9 and DX10 difference finally emerge!http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast011.mp3Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT59:40pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 10 - 8/15/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #10 - 8/15/07

This week we talk about a several motherboard reviews we have posted recently, a review I wrote of the 1GB Diamond Radeon HD 2900 XT graphics card and even a pair of USB flash drives that are meant for super heroes and spies....really. We also cover a lot of tech news this time including a look at the upcoming titles BioShock and Crysis, and then wonder why there aren't any good PC games anymore! Both Intel and AMD have new architecture CPUs coming out soon and we talk about both of them and their newly found release date. Oh, and we can close on month-long notebook battery life and 0-movement computer cooling. Enjoy!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 1:11:55
Program schedule:

• 00:45 Introduction
• 01:20 Gigabyte nForce 570 SLI motherboard for AM2
• 03:00 Gigabyte AMD690 motherboard - HTPC candidate
• 10:45 ECS KN2 SLI2 nForce 590 SLI motherboard for AM2
• 12:20 Diamond Multimedia Viper Radeon HD 2900 XT - 1GB graphics card
• 19:28 Ultra 850VA Surge protector and UPS - why you should have one
• 22:08 Corsair Survivor and Padlock flash drives - for Super Heroes and Spies
• 26:10 PCPer Forums - are you excited about BioShock?
• 30:50 PCPer Forums - why is there a lack of original PC games?
• 35:30 Crysis gets release date and recommended specs
• 40:25 Intel X38 chipset to offer memory enhancements and system utility
• 44:15 DirectX 10.1 - is your video card already obsolete?
• 46:15 AMD "releases" new Athlon 64 X2 Black Edition CPU
• 49:05 AMD Barcelona only launching at 1.9 GHz? - Digitimes story
• 53:15 Intel shows Penryn launch date and pricing
• 56:13 Nehalem might have memory controller on chipset still
• 61:23 Fuel cell battery for 1 month of notebook battery life
• 64:12 Using ionic coolers for your PC? - InventGeek article - Intel research
• 70:17 Closing
• Music Credits - Dave Mathews Band "Crash"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about the latest pc hardware reviews, news and rumors.Motherboards, 1GB HD 2900 XT review, Flash drives for super heroes and spies, new CPUs from AMD and Intel, and more!http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast010.mp3Wed, 14 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT71:55pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 09 - 8/01/07 You can subscribe to it through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #9 - 8/01/07

This week we talk about a disappointing Zalman fan controller, low cost ECS motherboard, AMD's Analyst day information along with a pair of power supplies for very different segments of the market. We also hit on a bit of tech news including a potential ATI QA glitch resulting in some 20-30,000 defective Radeon HD 2400/2600 cards, the future of the DisplayPort interface and even upcoming 3800x2400 resolution monitors.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 65:20
Program schedule:

• 00:30 Introduction
• 01:35 Zalman fan controller with power monitor feature
• 07:30 ECS NF650iSLIT-A motherboard is low cost but high performing
• 15:15 AMD Analyst day divulges information on upcoming AMD GPUs and CPU technology
• 35:20 PC Power and Cooling 750 watt CrossFire power supply
• 36:35 Corsair's new 450 watt low cost power supply is impressive
• 39:45 Forum thread: when Windows XP Update fails, we have the fix!
• 42:45 ATI QA glitch allows defective Radeon 2600/2400 cards into the wild
• 46:05 DisplayPort interface analyzed
• 48:50 The Next Windows OS is being called "Windows 7" - wow, exciting!
• 51:00 Windows Vista performance patch is pirated!
• 52:51 NVIDIA wants 3800x2400 resolution displays to push PC gaming forward
• 57:10 DirectX 10.1 to replace DirectSound with XAudio 2
• 60:00 Lost Planet DX9 versus DX10 - HardOCP's take
• 64:10 Closing
• Music Credits - INXS - Need You Tonight
  

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about a disappointing Zalman fan controller, low cost ECS motherboard, AMD's Analyst day information along with a pair of power supplies for very different segments of the market.AMD's Analyst Day information, power supplies, AMD GPU recall, 3800x2400 monitors, DirectX 10.1 and more!http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast009.mp3Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT65:20pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 08 - 7/19/07

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PC Perspective Podcast #8 - 7/19/07

This week we talk about the BFG 8600 GTS OC2 ThermoIntelligence and PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 graphics cards, Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6850 CPU, tons of processor price cut news, the first Vista Service Pack starting this week and even an EVGA sponsored scavenger hunt with over $50,000 in prizes!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout

Program length: 55:55
Program schedule:

• 00:15 Introduction
• 01:02 BFG GeForce 8600 GTS OC2 ThermoIntelligence
• 08:05 PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 OC Edition
• 14:12 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Processor
• 20:58 Dell XPS M1710 Notebook
• 23:01 Distributed Computing in our Forums!!!
• 27:25 AMD price cuts
• 29:35 Intel price cuts
• 37:45 Intel mobility processor news and roadmaps
• 41:15 Voodoo notebook that uses overclocking mobile Intel CPU
• 43:10 MS Vista Service Pack 1 Beta this week
• 47:50 Sony PS3 price cuts
• 51:20 EVGA scavenger hunt - win dinner with NVIDIA's CEO!
• 54:35 Closing
• Music Credits - The Killers "Smile Like you Meant It"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast about some new graphics cards, Intel's new QX6850 CPU and lots of price cut information! More news from the tech industry is covered as well.PC Perspective's podcast about some new graphics cards, Intel's new QX6850 CPU and lots of price cut information! More news from the tech industry is covered as well.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast008.mp3Sat, 18 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT55:55pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 07 - 7/05/07

You will be able to subscribe to it through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #7 - 7/05/07

This week we talk about the NVIDIA Tesla HPC announcement, Intel's Core 2 Duo E6750 preview and the AMD HD 2600 and HD 2400 graphics card launch. Of course, how could we call this a podcast without some coverage of the iPhone from Apple?!? More news from the tech industry is covered as well.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout

Program length: 1:03:51
Program schedule:

• 00:33 Introduction
• 02:05 NVIDIA Tesla high performance computing
• 15:15 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 1333 MHz FSB processor preview
• 21:05 AMD ATI Radeon HD 2600 and HD 2400 reviews
• 37:22 Apple iPhone - pros
• 43:55 Apple iPhone - cons
• 51:25 AMD Barcelona set for August launch
• 54:40 AMD Barcelona benchmarks questioned heavily
• 59:58 AMD preps Phenom FX-80 and FX-90 processors
• 62:50 Closing
• Music Credits - ytcracker "meganerd"

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Ryan Shroutabout the NVIDIA Tesla HPC announcement, Intel's Core 2 Duo E6750 preview and the AMD HD 2600 and HD 2400 graphics card launch. Of course, how could we call this a podcast without some coverage of the iPhone from Apple?!? More news from the tech industry is covered as well.about the NVIDIA Tesla HPC announcement, Intel's Core 2 Duo E6750 preview and the AMD HD 2600 and HD 2400 graphics card launch. Of course, how could we call this a podcast without some coverage of the iPhone from Apple?!? More news from the tech industry is covered as well.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast007.mp3Sat, 04 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT63:51pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer, iphonePC Perspective Podcast 06 - 6/14/07

You are able to subscribe to it through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #6 - 6/14/07

This week we talk about a new Thermaltake 1200 watt power supply and a TEC CPU cooler in addition to summarizing all of our week long Computex coverage.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Jonathan Hung and Lee Garbutt

Program length: 1:01:27
Program schedule:

• 00:20 Introduction
• 01:25 Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w PSU
• 05:20 AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350 Processor
• 14:30 Computex 2007 Overview
• 15:45 Computex 07 - Cases, cooling and power supplies
• 27:50 Computex 07 - UMPCs from VIA
• 33:40 Computex 07 - Memory and storage, SSDs
• 38:55 Computex 07 - Asus goes all out with motherboards and SOUND CARDS!
• 53:35 Vigor Monsoon II Lite TEC CPU Cooler
• 59:50 Closing
• Music Credits - Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast talks about a new Thermaltake 1200 watt power supply and a TEC CPU cooler in addition to summarizing all of our week long Computex coverage.PC Perspective's podcast talks about a a new Thermaltake 1200 watt power supply and a TEC CPU cooler in addition to summarizing all of our week long Computex coverage.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast006.mp3Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT61:27pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computerPC Perspective Podcast 05 - 6/02/07

You are able to subscribe to it through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #5 - 6/02/07

This week we talk about our huge SD card roundup, a liquid cooler power supply, some notebook bags you can get for only the price of beer and Intel's new "V8" media creation platform.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Jonathan Hung and Lee Garbutt

Program length: 1:05:06
Program schedule:

• 00:15 Introduction
• 02:30 SD card roundup
• 06:55 Liquid cooled power supply from Koolance
• 15:15 Crumpler bags - trade beer for them!
• 19:38 Intel's "V8" Media creation PC with 8 cores
• 32:10 AppleTV gets a new 160GB hard drive
• 34:03 AppleTV gets YouTube support
• 35:45 Apple brings DRM-free music to iTunes
• 40:30 AMD's HD 2900 XT GPU doesn't have HD-decode support?
• 45:55 Microsoft "Surface" interface
• 50:34 Palm Foleo platform
• 54:08 Google Streets takes pictures of urban areas at street level!
• 57:22 Google starts facial recognition program
• 61:38 Closing
• Music Credits - Coldplay "Clocks"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast talks about a liquid cooled power supply, bags you can get for only the price of beer and Intel's new V8 media creation platform.PC Perspective's podcast talks about a liquid cooled power supply, bags you can get for only the price of beer and Intel's new V8 media creation platform.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast005.mp3Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT65:06pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computerPC Perspective Podcast 04 - 5/24/07

You will be able to subscribe to it through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.

PC Perspective Podcast #4 - 5/24/07

This week we talk about the new Intel P35 motherboard chipset, my recent editorial on DX10 benchmarks and lots of processor tech news from AMD, Intel and IBM. Oh, and we end of the best looking human head we've ever laid eyes on!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 1:09:12
Program schedule:

1. 00:20 Introduction
2. 01:45 Intel P35 Chipset - http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=409 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=410
3. 12:35 DX10 Benchmark Fiasco - http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=408
4. 25:30 Overclocking Xeons with a piece of tape! - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?p=4069250&postcount=1621
5. 29:10 Best system for $1000 - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=440481
6. 32:48 Getting your Net+ and A+ certifications - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=440447
7. 35:30 AMD's 65nm and 45nm transistion schedule - http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2134597,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
8. 41:00 Chip brands failing consumers - http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=I2DUFDRAAMXGAQSNDLSCKHA?articleID=199700671
9. 46:50 AMD Grifin and Puma mobile platform information - http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/12495
10. 52:05 IBM Power6 Processor runs at 4.7 GHz! - http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21580.wss
11. 60:00 Dell XPS 720 H2C System kicks ass - http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/22/dell-xps-720-h2c-gets-official/ and http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=345&type=expert&pid=5
12. 64:40 NVIDIA Human Head Demo - http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_humanhead_downloads.html
13. 68:13 Closing
14. Music Credits - Def Leopard "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast talks about Intel's new P35 chipset, the recent DX10 benchmark scandal and lots of CPU news as well.PC Perspective's podcast talks about Intel's new P35 chipset, the recent DX10 benchmark scandal and lots of CPU news as well.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast004.mp3Thu, 24 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT69:12pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computerPC Perspective Podcast 03 - 5/17/07

This week we talk about the newly released AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT graphics card, a new 1000 watt (!!) power supply from Ultra, AMD's Phenom processor brand, more upcoming Intel price cuts, DirectX 10 benchmarking issues and much more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program length: 53:40
Program schedule:

1. 00:16 Introduction
2. 00:50 AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT Released - http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=406
3. 14:05 Ultra's 1000w EE Power Supply - http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=405
4. 15:05 AMD Announced Phenom Processor branding - http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=3945
5. 20:31 Core 2 Duo processor temperatures - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=440145
6. 23:20 Best graphics card fr under $170? - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=440417
7. 26:38 Lots of HD 2900 XT discussion already - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=439847
8. 28:16 What headphones / mic combo for gaming? - http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=440190
9. 31:48 Belkin's Network USB Extender - http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/15/belkin-network-usb-hub-gets-official/
10. 34:50 CEA Might make a universal portable media player interconnect? - http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1000001&newsId=20070515005948&newsLang=en
11. 38:01 Price cuts coming early for Intel's quad-core parts - http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Readies+Price+Cuts+For+Quadcore+Desktop+Server+Processors/article7293.htm
12. 43:07 DirectX 10 Benchmarks debate, what are AMD and NVIDIA really doing? - http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39647
13. 52:46 Closing
14. Music Credits - John Williams from Return of the Jedi

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast talks about AMD's new Radeon HD 2900 XT, Intel quad-core price cuts and the DX10 benchmark debate.PC Perspective's podcast talks about AMD's new Radeon HD 2900 XT, Intel quad-core price cuts and the DX10 benchmark debate.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast003.mp3Thu, 17 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT53:40pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computerPC Perspective Podcast 02 - 5/10/07

This week we talk about the release of CellFactor for AGEIA's PhysX cards, our updated hardware leaderboard for your system component choices and Intel's Santa Rosa launch coupled with NVIDIA's release of their GeForce 8M mobility GPU lineup. We also touch on tech news of the week including Dell installing Linux on some systems, 160 Mbps cable downloads in the US and the possibility of a 24 hour battery life UMPC platform from Intel.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom and Jon Hung

Program length: 59:35
Program schedule:

1. 00:00 Introduction
2. 02:13 CellFactor: Revolution and PhysX discussion http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=403
3. 15:00 Hardware Leaderboard Updates http://www.pcper.com/hwlb.php
4. 20:20 Intel Santa Rosa and NVIDIA GeForce 8M launches http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=404
5. 29:40 Fragging Frogs http://forums.pcper.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2
6. 30:55 What is Ryan Folding With? Folding@Home discussion http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=440201
7. 34:20 Greenpeace Report on scoring companies on waste disposal http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up
8. 39:00 The New Dell - offering Linux and Windows XP http://news.com.com/Dell+picks+Ubuntu+for+Linux+PCs/2100-7344_3-6180419.html?tag=newsmap
9. 42:50 Intel's Moorestown UMPC Platform http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=7167
10. 46:28 HP HDX Dragon 20.1" Notebook http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/08/hp-pavilion-hdx-the-dragon-entertainment-laptop-announced/
11. 52:48 Comcast talks 160 Mbps Cable downloads http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070508-160mbps-downloads-move-closer-for-us-cable-customers.html
12. 55:36 HP Offers Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo drive on mid-range system http://www.physorg.com/news97832603.html
13. 57:39 Closing
14. Music Credits - John Williams from Raiders of the Lost Arc

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast talks about AGEIA's PhysX processor, Intel's Santa Rosa platform and NVIDIA new mobility GeForce 8M GPUs.PC Perspective's podcast talks about AGEIA's PhysX processor, Intel's Santa Rosa platform and NVIDIA new mobility GeForce 8M GPUs.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast002.mp3Thu, 10 May 2007 03:00:00 GMT59:35pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computerPC Perspective Podcast 01 - 5/3/07

This week we talk about NVIDIA's 8800 Ultra graphics card and their 8600 series as well. We also cover our recent Asus G2P notebook review and the latest OCZ power supply (rated at 1000 watts!) to hit the test bench.

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Lee Garbutt and Jeremy Hellstrom

Program schedule:

• 01:07 - GeForce 8800 Ultra
• 04:19 - GeForce 8600 series
• 07:16 - Asus G2P gaming notebook
• 09:56 - OCZ 1000 watt power supply
• 12:05 - Power consumption in computers and its trends/li>
• 16:23 - The Wise One interview
• 17:57 - Sound card upgrades - few and far between
• 21:47 - Digg users rebel over decryption code for HDDVD and Bluray
• 25:52 - Xbox 360 Elite released
• 28:01 - HardOCP's State of the Silicon Union editorial
• 31:27 - Intel's upcoming Bearlake chipsets
• 35:23 - Graphics chip sales reported for Q1: they dropped!
• 38:07 - Closing

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Ryan ShroutPC Perspective's podcast looks at 8800 Ultra and more.This week we will talk about the new 8800 Ultra GPU and the 8600 series from NVIDIA, a new Asus G2P gaming notebook and 1000 watt power supplies.http://www.pcper.com/podcasts/podcast001.mp3Fri, 4 May 2007 03:00:00 GMT39:57pcper, pc hardware, graphics, tech, hardware, computer>
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