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Podcast #388 - Samsung SSD T3, Logitech G933 and G633, Vulkan on Android, HTC Vive Pricing and more!

Subject: General Tech | February 25, 2016 - 02:14 PM |
Tagged: YOGA 710, YOGA 510, vulkan, VR, vive, video, T3, T1, Samsung, qualcomm, podcast, Oculus, MWC 2016, logitech, LG G5, Lenovo, htc, galaxy s7, G933, G633

PC Perspective Podcast #388 - 02/25/2016

Join us this week as we discuss the Samsung SSD T3, Logitech G933 and G633, Vulkan on Android, HTC Vive Pricing and more!

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Hosts: Allyn Malventano, Josh Walrath, and Sebastian Peak

Program length: 1:42:11

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  3. Week in Review:
    1. 0:04:50 Samsung Portable SSD T3 2TB Review - 2TB In Your Pocket
    2. 0:21:20 Logitech Artemis Spectrum G933/G633 Headset Review
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  5. News items of interest:
    1. MWC News!
      1. 0:43:15 MWC 2016: Qualcomm Announces Vulkan API Support for Snapdragon 820, other SoCs
        1. MWC 16: Epic Games Unveils ProtoStar Demo on Galaxy S7
      2. 0:48:30 Lenovo
        1. MWC 2016: Lenovo MIIX 310 2-in-1 Convertible Tablet
        2. MWC 2016: Lenovo Announces YOGA 710 and 510 Laptops
        3. MWC 2016: Lenovo Announces VIBE K5 and K5 Plus Smartphones
      3. 0:58:00 MWC 2016: LG Announces the G5 Smartphone
        1. MWC 16: LG G5 Hands-on. Performance and Modularity
      4. 1:01:45 MWC 16: HTC Vive Launches in April for $799 USD
        1. Valve Releases SteamVR Performance Test - Is Your Rig Ready?
    2. 1:06:15 Drobo Launches B810i 8-Bay Dual iSCSI SAN
    3. 1:14:50 Survey Results on Mechanical Keyboard Preferences Released
    4. 1:22:45 Corsair Releases VOID Surround Hybrid, White Wireless RGB Headsets
  6. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    1. Josh: Nice time to pick up a GTX 970
    2. Allyn: Use PAR files? Get MultiPar. (PAR3 support!)
    3. Sebastian: Running PS2 games at high res with PCSX2 Version 1.4
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  9. Closing/outro

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Podcast #387 - ASUS PB328Q, Samsung 750 EVO SSD, the release of Vulkan and more!

Subject: General Tech | February 18, 2016 - 02:16 PM |
Tagged: x16 LTE, vulkan, video, ssd, Samsung, qualcomm, podcast, pb328q, opengl, nvidia, micron, Khronos, gtx 950, asus, apple, 840 evo, 750ti, 750 evo, 3d nand

PC Perspective Podcast #387 - 02/18/2016

Join us this week as we discuss the ASUS PB328Q, Samsung 750 EVO SSD, the release of Vulkan and more!

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

Program length: 1:34:18

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  4. Week in Review:
    1. 0:13:30 ASUS PB328Q 2560x1440 32-in VA-panel Monitor Review
    2. 0:19:05 Samsung 750 EVO 120GB and 250GB 2.5" SATA SSD Full Review - The Return of 2D NAND
    3. 0:30:30 Khronos Group Releases Vulkan... with a Hard Launch
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  6. News items of interest:
    1. 0:40:15 Just Delivered: Accell DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 Active Adapter
    2. 0:43:10 Meet Cerberus: Crowdfunded Micro-ATX Case Made in USA
    3. 0:47:05 Qualcomm Announces X16 Modem Featuring Gigabit LTE
    4. 0:49:35 Apple's Open Letter About Encryption
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    1. 1:09:00 What Micron's Upcoming 3D NAND Means for SSD Capacity, Performance, and Cost
    2. 1:17:15 Report: NVIDIA Working on Another GeForce GTX 950 GPU
  8. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    1. Ryan: LED Tube light replacements
    2. Jeremy: Take revenge on those self-serve checkouts
    3. Josh: Surprisingly good replacement earbuds/mic
    4. Allyn: Short/Flat USB Type C to Type A cables
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Podcast #386 - Logitech G810, Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX, GTX 980 Ti VR Edition and more!

Subject: General Tech | February 11, 2016 - 12:27 PM |
Tagged: vr edition, video, UMC, ue4, podcast, phanteks, nvidia, logitech, GTX 980 Ti, g810, evga, enthoo evolv itx, asrtock, arm, amd, 28HPCU

PC Perspective Podcast #386 - 02/10/2016

Join us this week as we discuss the Logitech G810, Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX, GTX 980 Ti VR Edition and more!

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

Program length: 1:30:34

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  4. Week in Review:
    1. 0:08:50 Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum RGB Mechanical Keyboard Review
    2. 0:13:50 ARM Leverages UMC's Latest 28HPCU Process for Midrange/Budget SOCs
    3. 0:26:20 EVGA 750W GQ Power Supply Review
    4. 0:30:50 Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Enclosure Review
  5. 0:36:45 This week’s podcast is brought to you by Casper. Use code PCPER at checkout for $50 towards your order!
  6. News items of interest:
    1. 0:40:40 ASRock Releases BIOS to Disable Non-K Skylake Overclocking
    2. 0:45:50 Updated: Rise of the Tomb Raider: AMD and NVIDIA Performance Results
    3. 0:51:00   Unreal Editor for Unreal Engine 4 in VR
    4. 0:55:35 ASUS Announces ROG Horus GK2000 Mechanical Keyboard
    5. 0:59:25 Phanteks Announces Eclipse Series P400, P400S Enclosures
    6. 1:01:35 MSI Releases GT72S G Tobii G-Sync Laptop with Eye-Tracking Technology
    7. 1:07:15 EVGA Releases GeForce GTX 980 Ti VR Edition
  7. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    1. Ryan: Logitech G810 Keyboard
    2. Jeremy: Like this Otterbox Defender
    3. Josh: A fun and inexpensive read if you have a Kindle!
    4. Allyn: Dropboxifier
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Podcast #385 - Rise of the Tomb Raider Performance, 3x NVMe M.2 RAID-0, AMD Q1 Offerings

Subject: General Tech | February 4, 2016 - 11:53 AM |
Tagged: video, Trion 150, tesla, steam os, Samsung, rise of the tomb raider, podcast, ocz, NVMe, Jim Keller, amd, 950 PRO

PC Perspective Podcast #385 - 02/04/2016

Join us this week as we discuss Rise of the Tomb Raider performance, a triple RAID-0 NVMe array and more!

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

Program length: 1:16:38

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  3. Week in Review:
    1. 0:04:10 Rise of the Tomb Raider: AMD and NVIDIA Performance Results
    2. 0:11:51 Triple M.2 Samsung 950 Pro Z170 PCIe NVMe RAID Tested - Why So Snappy?
    3. 0:33:45 AMD Refreshes Q1 2016 Offerings: New APUs, CPUs, and Coolers
    4. 0:42:17
    5. "What's the Point of Steam OS?"
  4. 0:44:25 Winner: EVGA Winter 2016 Prize Pack and Giveaway
  5. News items of interest:
    1. 0:46:35 Gigabyte adds full GIMPS and Prime95 compatibility to Skylake processors
    2. 0:48:40 So That's Where Jim Keller Went To... Tesla Motors…
    3. 0:54:40 AMD FirePro S-Series Introduces Hardware-Based GPU Virtualization
    4. 0:56:15 Who's a pretty boy? Is it you Fallout?
    5. 0:58:40 OCZ Launches Trion 150, Successor to Trion 100 SATA SSD, Using 15nm Flash
  6. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week:
    1. 1:01:30 Ryan: Peavey USB Audio Interface
    2. 1:04:00 Jeremy: This, a VR headset, a spaceship and you
    3. 1:07:32 Josh: Use these every day. Best 2.1 Evar.
    4. 1:09:40 Allyn: I’m gonna let you finish, but this is the best PC puzzle game of all time. (The Witness)
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Podcast #384 - Corsair Carbide 600Q, GDDR5X, a Dual Fiji Graphics card and more!

Subject: General Tech | January 28, 2016 - 01:38 PM |
Tagged: podcast, video, corsair, carbide, 600q, 600c, gddr5x, jdec, amd, Fiji, fury x, fury x2, scythe, Ninja 4, logitech, g502 spectrum, Intel, Tigerlake, nzxt, Manta

PC Perspective Podcast #384 - 01/28/2016

Join us this week as we discuss the Corsair Carbide 600Q, GDDR5X, a Dual Fiji Graphics card and more!

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Program length: 1:11:48

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  3. Week in Review:
    1. 0:08:00 Scythe Ninja 4 SCNJ-4000 CPU Cooler Review
    2. 0:12:05 Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum - My New Favorite Mouse
    3. 0:17:20 Corsair Carbide Series 600Q Quiet Full-Tower Enclosure Review
    4. 0:22:10 Dell Inspiron 15 7000 (7559) Review - Portable Gaming on a Budget
  4. 0:30:55 EVGA Winter 2016 Prize Pack and Giveaway!!
  5. News items of interest:
    1. 0:33:00 GDDR5X Memory Standard Gets Official with JEDEC
    2. 0:37:45 Report: Intel Tigerlake Revealed; Company's Third 10nm CPU
    3. 0:41:15 AMD Shows Dual-Fiji Graphics Card in a Falcon Northwest PC at VRLA
    4. 0:48:55 NZXT Introduces the Manta Mini-ITX Enclosure
    5. 0:53:00 PCPer Racing Livestream! Thurs. Jan. 28th at 5:30 ET!
  6. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    1. Ryan: FLIR One
    2. Jeremy: Want to see just how insecure your IoT device is?
    3. Josh: I want my damn Doppelbock!
    4. Allyn: Wallapop (find stuff for sale near you)
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Podcast #383 - Acer Predator X34, ASUS X99-M, AMD Q4 Earnings and more!

Subject: General Tech | January 21, 2016 - 02:34 PM |
Tagged: x99-m, X170, X150, video, Silent Base 800, Q4 2015, Predator X34, podcast, gigabyte, g-sync, freesync, earnings, be quiet, asus, amd, acer

PC Perspective Podcast #383 - 01/21/2016

Join us this week as we discuss the Acer Predator X34, ASUS X99-M, AMD Q4 Earnings and more!

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Program length: 1:25:53

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  3. Week in Review:
    1. 0:08:25 Acer Predator X34 Curved 34-in IPS 3440x1440 G-Sync Monitor Review
    2. 0:23:05 Be Quiet! Silent Base 800 Mid-Tower Case Review
    3. 0:26:55 ASUS X99-M WS Motherboard Review
    4. 0:34:00 AMD Releases Q4 2015 and FY 2015 Results
  4. 0:44:45 Casper
  5. News items of interest:
    1. 0:49:00 EVGA Z170 Motherboards to Support BCLK Overclocking Non-K CPUs
    2. 0:51:10 GIGABYTE launches one new X170 and four X150 motherboards
    3. 0:56:30 Fractal Design Introduces Define Nano S Mini-ITX Enclosure
    4. 0:59:30 Report: NVIDIA Preparing GeForce GTX 980MX and 970MX Mobile GPUs
    5. 1:03:00 Samsung Mass Produces HBM2 Memory
    6. 1:08:20 ECS LIVA Adopts Its Own M.2 Port
  6. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    1. Ryan: iFixIt Pro Tech Toolkit
    2. Jeremy: Your wallet’s new worst enemy for a bit
    3. Josh: This is a really nice mousepad!
    4. Allyn: Best deal I’ve seen on Shure SE846 (Worthy Audio)
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Podcast #382 - News from CES 2016, R9 Nano price cut, 13TB SSD and more

Subject: General Tech | January 14, 2016 - 12:53 PM |
Tagged: video, ultrasharp, synology, supermicro, Seagate, r9 nano, podcast, oled, dell, Dark Power Pro, CES 2016, CES, carizzo, be quiet!, amd, 13tb ssd, 10TB

PC Perspective Podcast #382 - 01/14/2016

Join us this week as we wrap up news from CES 2016, discuss the R9 Nano price cut, ponder a 13TB SSD and more!

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Program length: 1:32:11

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  3. Week in Review:
    1. 0:15:20 SUPERMICRO C7Z170-SQ Motherboard Review
    2. 0:24:00 be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1,000W PSU Review
  4. News items of interest:
    1. Final News from CES 2016
      1. 0:28:00 CES 2016: AMD Announces Wraith Cooler
      2. 0:32:00 Dell Showcases New Products at CES 2016
        1. CES 2016: Dell UltraSharp U3017Q 4K OLED Pro Display
    2. 0:40:55 AMD Announces Radeon R9 Nano Price Cut
    3. 0:45:50 Photonic IC Created by University of Colorado Boulder
    4. 0:48:25 Synology Launches DiskStation DS416j NAS
    5. 0:52:10 Seagate Breaks into Helium Market with 10TB Enterprise Capacity Hard Drive
    6. 0:56:25 Report: NVIDIA Pascal GP104 Discovered, May Not Use HBM
    7. 1:05:00 Report: AMD Carrizo FM2+ Processor Listing Appears Online
    8. 1:06:50 Fixstars Launches 13TB 2.5" SATA SSD Geared Towards Media Streaming
    9. 1:11:05 The 8-Bit Guy on Computer Performance
  5. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week
    1. Ryan: Dell Power Companion 6 Cell 18000 mAh (WCKF2)
    2. Jeremy: Logitech Washable Keyboard K310
    3. Josh: A nice gaming mouse that isn’t horrifically expensive
    4. Allyn: (need reading glasses but hate carrying them?) ThinOPTICS
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CES 2016 Podcast Day 3 - New ROG Monitors, M.2 PCIe Drives, a giant case from EVGA and more!

Subject: General Tech | January 7, 2016 - 02:47 AM |
Tagged: video, ROG, podcast, patriot, nuc, maximus VII, M.2, kingston, Intel, evga, compute stick, CES 2016, CES, asus

CES 2016 Podcast Day 3 - 01/07/16

We wrap up CES 2016 by talking about new ROG monitors from ASUS, Plenty of M.2 PCIe Drives, a giant case from EVGA and more!

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Program length: 1:47:01

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CES 2016 Podcast Day 2 - MSI, Gigabyte, Corsair, and more!

Subject: General Tech | January 6, 2016 - 04:31 AM |
Tagged: video, spec alpha, podcast, msi, GT72S Tobii, GS40 Phantom, gigabyte, corsair, CES 2016, CES, carbide, brix, arm, 400Q, 400C

CES 2016 Podcast Day 2 - 01/06/16

Join us for announcements from MSI, Gigabyte, Corsair, and more!

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CES 2016 Podcast Day 1 - Lenovo, NVIDIA Press Conference, new AMD GPUs and more!

Subject: General Tech | January 5, 2016 - 04:40 AM |
Tagged: podcast, video, CES, CES 2016, Lenovo, Thinkpad, x1 carbon, x1 yoga, nvidia, pascal, amd, Polaris, FinFET, 14nm

CES 2016 Podcast Day 1 - 01/05/16

CES is just beginning. Join us for announcements from Lenovo, NVIDIA Press Conference, new AMD GPUs and more!

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Program length: 1:11:05

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