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PC Perspective Podcast #92 - 02/04/10

This week we talk about the SSD Decoder Ring Update, the Intel Flash Memory FAB tour, Intel's Gulftown processor platform, Viewer questions, Our Hardware/Software Picks of the Week and more!

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

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Program length:  1:21:16
Program schedule:

• 0:00:42 Introduction
  
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• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:01 SSD Decoder Ring - an SSD comparison guide
• 0:06:10 An Inside Look at Intel and Micron 25nm Flash Memory Production
• 0:19:32 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI Computer, and their Big Bang series of motherboards
  
• 0:20:46 Asus G51J Notebook Review - Mobile PC Gaming for the Mainstream
• 0:25:11 Nexus RX-5300 530W Modular Power Supply Review
• 0:27:26 Intel Gulftown die shot, specs revealed
• 0:36:22 First GF100 Graphics Cards to be GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470
• 0:38:59 Asus U3S6 now available at Newegg!
• 0:46:42 Voicemail from Daryl: upgrade option for current Q6600 user
• 0:51:06 Voicemail from Confused Lady - THE PAPERS
  
• 0:53:38 Email from Dan: Triple CrossFireX heat
• 0:56:35 Email from Jeremiah: Eyefinity monitor configurations
• 1:02:58 Email from Cam: Steam scams
• 1:06:30 Email from Graeme of Edinburgh: Generic versus branded ATI cards
• 1:11:24 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
1. Ryan: NVIDIA Optimus technology notebook (more info next week)
   
2. Jeremy: Shaw DOCSIS 3.0 internet access
3. Josh: D-Link DIR-655 Router
4. Allyn: Kingston SSDNow 40GB TRIM hackery
5. Colleen: Logitech QuickCam Orbit USB Webcam
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• 1:20:42 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #91 - 01/28/10

This week we talk about the Apple iPad and the new Apple iPad and the new Apple A4 CPU, our experiences with OnLive, Mass Effect 2, a 7-in USB display, AMD's new line of budget processors, NVIDIA's gain in discrete GPU markets and our picks of the week!

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

Program length:  1:19:31
Program schedule:

• 0:01:00 Introduction
  
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• 0:02:21 Apple iPad Announcement - Apple develops its first CPU: the Apple A4
• 0:23:48 This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com the internet’s leading provider of audiobooks with more than 60,000 downloadable titles across all types of literature, including fiction, non-fiction and periodicals.  Visit audiblepodcast.com/pc for a free audiobook download!
  
• 0:25:35 OnLive Game Service Preview - Is this the future of PC gaming?
• 0:44:24 Gaming Segment with Colleen - Mass Effect 2
• 0:47:05 Lilliput 7" Mini USB Monitor Review
• 0:50:06 AMD’s January Budget Refresh: 5 New Processors from $74 and Up
• 0:54:12 SSD Decoder Update
• 0:56:44 Despite lack of DX11 hardware, NVIDIA gains ground in GPU wars
• 1:03:45 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
1. Ryan: DoubleTwist
   
2. Jeremy: Hotbrick LB2 Router
   
3. Josh: DiRT 2
4. Allyn: Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows
5. Colleen: Mass Effect 2
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• 1:17:41 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #90 - 01/21/10

This week we talk about Our NVIDIA GF100 Architecture Preview, the AMD Radeon HD 5670, Intel i7 Extreme with NVIDIA GTX 280M, the OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD, Our Hardware/Software Picks of the Week and more!

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Program length:  1:19:31
Program schedule:

• 0:01:03 Introduction
  
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• http://pcper.com/podcast
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• 0:02:12 NVIDIA GF100 Architecture Preview - Fermi brings DX11 to the desktop
• 0:19:30 This episode is brought to you by: Squarespace.com, the fast and easy way to publish a high-quality website or blog.  For a free trial and 10% off your new account, go to Squarespace.com and use the code PC
  
• 0:22:04 AMD Radeon HD 5670 Review - DX11 breaches the $100 mark
• 0:30:20 Intel i7 Extreme 920XM with NVIDIA GTX 280M Performance Review - Breaking the Mobile Speed Barrier
• 0:33:04 OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD Review - The Sandforce Cometh
• 0:45:47 This episode is brought to you by: Carbonite Online Backup - Automatically back up your PC or Mac safely and securely–offsite–whenever you’re connected to the Internet. For a free 15-day trial plus two free months with purchase, go to Carbonite dot com, and use the code PC
  
• 0:49:37 Samsung official SSD TRIM firmware released
• 0:54:19 NPD Group: PC Game Sales Down 23% in 2009
• 0:59:40 Intel Earnings Report up 875%
• 1:01:19 NVIDIA Ion 2 Revealed to be GeForce G310?
• 1:03:21 New USB 3.0 Products
  
• 1:10:08 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
1. Ryan: Wireshark
2. Jeremy: Absinthe & Flamethrowers and Dangerous Book for Boys and others
3. Josh: New AMD Processors (more info 1/25)
   
4. Allyn: Trillian Astra
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• 1:18:50 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #89 - 01/14/10

This week we talk about Intel Core i5 Clarkdale and Arrandale, AMD Mobility Radeon 5000 series, New Asus Notebooks, NVIDIA Tegra 2 and GF100, the OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD, Our Hardware/Software Picks of the Week and more!

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

Program length:  1:08:20
Program schedule:

• 0:00:38 Introduction
  
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• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:45 Intel Core i5-661 Clarkdale Processor Review - Westmere debuts
• 0:16:05 This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com the internet’s leading provider of audiobooks with more than 60,000 downloadable titles across all types of literature, including fiction, non-fiction and periodicals
• 0:18:03 ASUS K42F Arrandale Notebook Review - Westmere meets mobile
• 0:23:54 AMD Announces New Mobility Radeon – DirectX 11 Goes Mobile (Update)
• 0:26:38 CES 2010: AMD Shows us Eyefinity on a Netbook
• 0:34:35 AMD Eyefinity Update: Using a DisplayPort to VGA adaptor
• 0:36:28 GlobalFoundries becomes world's 2nd largest foundry
• 0:40:45 CES 2010: ASUS reveals Bang & Olufsen NX90Jq and ROG G73Jh notebooks
• 0:46:01 CES 2010: NVIDIA outlines new Tegra 2 products, next-gen GF100 features ; CES 2010: NVIDIA demos Fermi-based GF100
• 0:48:50 CES 2010: NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround
• 0:49:45 CES 2010: EVGA details latest motherboards, graphics cards
• 0:50:00 A Peek at Light Peak @ CES 2010
• 0:52:07 CES 2010: OCZ Techology shows off SSDs in both SATA and PCIe form
• 0:55:35 CES 2010: Gigabyte motherboard product line preview
• 0:57:02 Hardware / Software Picks of the Week
1. Ryan: Adobe Mercury Engine
2. Josh: Lite-On 4X BD Drive- $59 Blu-ray support, works with movies
   
3. Allyn: Jailbroken iPhone with Backgrounder and ProSwitcher
4. Jon: VGA to Displayport Adapter- $20 CAD
   
5. Colleen: Netgear WNDR3700
• 1:05:48 PC Perspective Turns 10 years old.
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• 1:07:36 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #88 - 12/31/09

This week we talk about the problems plaguing NVIDIA's Fermi, OnLive, the potential death of PC gaming, Viewer questions, Our Hardware/Software Picks of the Week and more!

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

Program length:  1:19:44
Program schedule:

• 0:00:42 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:04:05 NVIDIA Fermi continues to have problems according to multiple sources
• 0:21:40 Today's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com -- the leading provider in spoken word entertainment.
• 0:25:15 OnLive gaming technology demonstrated at school
• 0:35:57 Discussion: Is PC Gaming dead?
• 0:54:46 Email from Rob of Galesburg, IL: Broadcom chip in Pine Trail systems
• 0:56:50 Email from Justin: USB 2.0 devices at USB 3.0 speeds?
• 1:00:20 Email from Tom: What affects gaming more: ping or performance?
• 1:04:15 Hardware / Software Picks of the Week
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• 1:18:55 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #87 - 12/23/09

This week we talk about the new Intel Pine Trail platform and netbooks using it, how the NVIDIA ION 2 chipset falls into the picture, Intel's plans for the Westmere product launch, a sweet looking Tegra-based tablet demo, a Linux-powered keyboard PC, NVIDIA x86 processor rumors and more!

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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Allyn Malventano, Ken Addison and Jon Hung

Program length:  1:20:00
Program schedule:

• 0:00:31 Introduction
  
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• 0:02:00 Intel Launches Updated Atom Platform with Pine Trail Technology 
• 0:12:45 MSI and Dell reveal bunches of Pine Trail netbooks
• 0:14:05 NVIDIA's ION 2 chipset continues to gain steam
• 0:21:05 Has NVIDIA lost its big HPC win with Oak Ridge Labs?
• 0:24:20 LaCie First with USB 3.0-ready external storage drive utilizing RAID
• 0:29:35 Intel Westmere CPUs will be released on January 7th
• 0:30:55 Another Tegra-powered tablet looks impressive
• 0:36:15 Move over Eee Keyboard, this Linux Keyboard PC is only $99
• 0:40:30 The NY Times thinks the FTC is setting up NVIDIA for x86 products
• 0:44:24 Samsung SSDs gain TRIM support
• 0:49:25 Microsoft going to be barred from selling Word
• 0:52:00 Email from Chris about PATA SSDs
• 0:55:20 Email from Jordan about how NVIDIA and AMD could counter Lucid
• 0:59:15 Voicemail from Alex about now being a time to upgrade
• 1:05:50 Voicemail from Brian from Michigan about gaming reviews
• 1:09:55 Hardware / Software Picks of the Week
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• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 1:17:05 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #86 - 12/17/09

This week we talk about Prototype SATA 6G SSD testing, the Silverstone Sugo SG06 Mini-ITX case, The Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Review, Intel's Anti-Competitive suit, Our Hardware / Software picks of the week and more!

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

Program length:  1:04:22
Program schedule:

• 0:00:41 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• 0:03:10 First SATA 6G SSD Arrives: Marvell controller prototype tested!
• 0:13:38 Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis Review - Can BMW change PC design?
• 0:18:55 This week's podcast is also brought to you by Squarespace.com.  For a free trial and 10% off your new account, go to - Squarespace.com and use the code "PC" when you sign up today.
• 0:21:22 Silverstone Sugo SG06 Mini-ITX SFF Case with SST-TOB02 Blu-Ray Drive Review
• 0:24:25 How to Stay Productive while Trapped in a Snowed-in Car
• 0:27:11 US FTC Sues Intel for Anti-Competitive Practices
• 0:37:23 Seagate Unveils World's Thinnest 2.5-Inch Hard Drive For Slim Laptop Computers
• 0:39:40 Western Digital introduces 'Advanced Format'
• 0:46:18 Kaspersky utilizes CUDA computing for virus scanning
• 0:50:35 VIA Brings Enhanced Windows 7 Desktop to Life with World's Most Power Efficient DX10.1 Chipset
• 0:54:15 Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
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• 1:03:13 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #85 - 12/10/09

This week we talk about the cancellation of Larrabee, the MSI Big Bang Trinergy P55 motherboard, 3D Blu-ray, the Thermaltake Level 10 chassis, Our Hardware / Software picks of the week and more!

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

Program length:  1:22:53
Program schedule:

• 0:00:56 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:03:20 Larrabee canceled: Intel concedes discrete graphics to NVIDIA, AMD...for now
• 0:17:51 This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.  Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:18:48 MSI Big Bang Trinergy P55 3-Way SLI Motherboard Review
• 0:28:10 NVIDIA demos 3D Blu-ray running on GeForce and 3D Vision
• 0:33:42 Thermaltake Level 10 Chassis finally available...for $849!!
• 0:36:25 This week's podcast is also brought to you by Squarespace.com.  For a free trial and 10% off your new account, go to - Squarespace.com and use the code "PC" when you sign up today.
• 0:38:10 Colleen discusses the new paradigm of battery life and mobile broadband on laptops, rather than ultra cheap, or ultra power.
• 0:47:10 Email from Cam on PC Gaming
  
• 0:52:20 Email from Myles Gray of Northern Ireland on upgrading a notebook SSD
• 0:58:01 Email from a Norwegian listener on hardware for a home file server
• 1:03:29 Hardware / Software Picks of the Week
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• 1:22:10 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #84 - 12/03/09

This week we talk about our Building a New PC Tutorial, Zotac's Geforce 9400-ITX motherboard, the Intel 48-core x86 processor, VIA's new Mobile-ITX form factor, the first DX11 game, Our Hardware / Software picks of the week and more!

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

Program length:  1:16:06
Program schedule:

• 0:00:54 Introduction
  
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