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We celebrate our 500th episode — or Episode 500 — by going back to the start. Featuring: tranches, “Jeffy,” Midtown Martini, Princely peppercorns, Bashar al-Assad, Mr. Big, and Israel.

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Episode 500: Always Be Careful

AMD makes the big money and gets sued at the same time.  RDNA 1 & 2 support shall continue ... mostly.  Windows gets fixes to the Update and Shutdown.  Tall chips and clean up tips, kill commands, LInux gaming and TP-Link might catch a total ban + so much more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:26 Patreon
03:49 Food with Josh
07:21 AMD earnings
15:34 AMD hit with patent lawsuit over 3D V-Cache
21:47 Radeon RDNA 1 and 2 maintenance mode story
25:36 World's tallest chip defies Moore's law?
30:55 Windows Update and shut down actually works now
33:06 Windows Update naming update
36:00 Handy tips on cleaning up Windows 11 25H2
39:37 NVIDIA denies report that RTX 5090 is discontinued
41:48 Podcast sponsor
43:14 (In)Security Corner
56:48 Gaming Quick Hits
1:11:00 Josh presents the Asetek Initium racing bundle
1:30:03 Picks of the Week
1:41:38 Outro

Podcast #843 - AMD V-Cache Lawsuit, RDNA 1 & 2 Support Clarification, Asetek Initium Race Bundle, TP-Link Ban + MORE!

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We kick off our 2025 election coverage by covering the results of the election: the collective freakout over the Mamdani win, the fight over the Democratic Party, the scandals tearing the GOP apart, and more. 

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Episode 501: Demonrats and Rethuglicans (trailer)

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PSA: Feed Consolidation

Only three of us were available this week, but the show must go on! Perhaps the energy is a bit subdued without Bront and that other guy, but you might just find something buried in the protracted ramblings that could interest you for a few fleeting seconds.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:41 Patreon
02:10 Food with Josh
05:45 Josh’s take on AMD Financial Analyst Day
13:49 A digression to actually talk about hardware (mostly?)
17:33 AMD Ryzen X3D outsells entire Intel CPU lineup
20:10 Softbank sells all NVIDIA stock
21:50 Server HDDs in short supply
26:23 Microsoft testing out haptic feedback with Win 11 beta
28:42 RTX 50 SUPER series possibly delayed until late 2026
30:03 Google ending support for 1st gen and 2nd gen Nest
31:00 (In)Security Corner
41:06 Gaming Quick Hits (featuring The Steam Machine)
48:14 Check out our Sapphire B850 motherboard review video
56:47  Picks of the Week
1:04:01 Outro

Podcast #844 - AMD Ryzen news, RTX SUPER rumor, Sapphire B850 motherboard, HDD Shortages, Valve Steam Machine + MORE!

What do you get after 844 episodes?  This one.  We've got hacked Android photoframes, DDR5 driving up prices on everything, Nvidia financials for the win, and even some Fallout mods.  Join in the fun!

Oh, do check out our sponsor this week, it definitely helps the show!  Notion AI!
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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:59 Programming update (livestream next week but no pod)
02:27 Patreon
04:40 Food with Josh
06:44 NVIDIA financials
20:18 DDR5 prices are skyrocketing
25:00 Intel "ai" chief joins OpenAI
29:37 AMD to release the latest FSR on December 10
33:06 Microsoft makes Sysmon native to Windows
36:05 SilverStone's retro case family grows
37:48 The accessory market for Steam Machine has begun
38:13 Podcast sponsor Notion
39:30 (In)Security Corner
53:32 Gaming Quick Hits
1:02:48 Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 CL32 review
1:11:23 Picks of the Week
1:20:13 Outro

Podcast #845 - NVIDIA Printing Money, DDR5 Prices Skyrocket, AMD FSR Update, 80's Retro and MORE

Cloudlflare asks Amazon to hold it's virtual "beer", HEVC and H.265 support being removed from CPUs ... sorta, Steam Machine priced like lobster and will Intel bLLC compete with AMD 3D-vCache?  But we mostly complain about DDR5 in this exciting episode!

00:00 Intro
00:30 Patreon
01:44 Food with Josh
04:10 We talk about the DDR5 problem for the third week in a row
18:44 TSMC confirmed September power outage at Arizona fab
23:01 Dell and HP removing HEVC from some laptops
26:33 Unpowered SSDs slowly lose data
32:32 Is Intel bLLC really an X3D competitor?
34:13 (in)Security Corner
42:01 Gaming Quick Hits
46:18 Picks of the Week
1:06:12 Outro

Podcast #846 - DDR5 Pricing Ruining DIY PC, Can Intel bLLC Compete with X3D? Unpowered SSDs lose data + MORE!

Yes, we talked about DDR5 pricing a lot, again.  But we also talked about a very special Intel 18A customer, one billion PCs screaming out in pain (it's a metaphor!), AMD CPU / GPU pricing trends, ASUS router vulnerabilities (again), alternatives to Windows for playing games which includes playing web based old console games.  It's a thing.  Also, we virtually pour one out for Crucial (Micron).

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:33 Patreon
01:03 Food with Josh
02:35 Micron shutting Crucial down
07:54 Pricing a budget AM5 build on PCPartPicker
11:47 Reports of Ryzen price increases (and then more DDR5 price talk)
16:10 A new, faster Ryzen X3D is coming
19:11 Intel to fab Apple silicon?
21:48 NVIDIA reportedly stops bundling RAM with GPUs
27:50 1 billion PCs still on Windows 10
33:57 Plex starts their free remote streaming crackdown
40:01 (In)Security Corner
48:35 Gaming Quick Hits
59:32 Check out our short video on the HyperX SoloCast 2
1:00:31 Picks oh the week

Podcast #847 - Micron Kills Off Crucial, AM5 Budget Build Sadness, Ryzen 9850X3D Leak, Plex, Shady Pandaand MORE

There are FOUR lights!
But besides that, we have AMD news on Redstone, their B650 chipset and so much DDR pricing and related news that you'll platz.  Oh, Kohler has got a toilet cam security issue (seriously) and your One Time Password use is so very passé.  Microsoft also plans to finally make Windows 11 better for gaming in 2026 - Steam and Bazzite reportedly not worried.

Thanks to Notion and their AI enfused Notion Agent for the sponsorship this week, help us out and check out their very cool offer at:
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Timestamps:

00:00 Preroll
00:04 Intro
00:25 Patreon
01:34 Food with Josh
03:15 Weekly DDR5 price check
04:44 Micron is making more than ever before on DRAM
06:51 A DDR4 / DDR5 combo board!
08:57 The DRAM problem - now vs. 2017
12:11 AMD Redstone is out
16:45 AMD extending life of B650
20:05 Heavy SSD writes due to AMD chipset driver?
22:55 Steam client back-ported to Windows 7, 8
24:50 NVIDIA allowed to export H200 to China now
26:25 Noctua beige and brown 3D printer filament
28:24 Windows update removes Start Menu and Explorer
31:36 Podcast sponsor - Notion
32:50 (In)Security Corner
45:18 Gaming Quick Hits
52:37 Picks of the Week
1:03:47 Outro

Podcast #848 - Weekly DDR5 Discussion, AMD Redstone, Steam on Windows 7, Noctua 3D Filament, Cyberpunk Police +more!

No Josh this week, and it hurt. It certainly hurt the running time, at least. Enjoy this brief (and probably highly unsatisfying) year-end podcast! The perfect way to end a disappointing year!  Read as:  pricing on our PC hobby is increasing on everything thanks to AI datacenters so prepare to downsize or "last-gen" your latest build perhaps! 

Enjoy our attempt at a 2025 round-up as well, probably buy that Win10 ESU, and the Xbox is probably sinking...stories below!

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Recorded December 17, 2025.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
01:27 Patreon
02:16 No food segment?!
03:16 AM4 CPU prices spike
08:37 Storage is poised to become more expensive soon
09:35 Get ready for the return of laptops with only 8GB of RAM
12:49 The last month for a new RTX 3060, and RTX 50 series production cuts
15:17 A brief look back at 2025
26:30 Podcast sponsor - Copilot Money 
28:02 (In)Security Corner
33:42 Gaming Quick Hits
42:58 Picks of the Week
55:19 Outro

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