PC Perspective Podcast #95 - 02/25/10

This week we talk about the OCZ Vertex LE SSD, the MSI Big Bang Fuzion Motherboard with Lucid Hydra, AMD's Radeon HD 5830, 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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This Podcast is also brought to you by MSI Computer, and their Big Bang series of motherboards.

Program length:  1:40:16
Program schedule:

• 0:01:15 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:50 OCZ Vertex LE (Limited Edition) 100GB SSD Review - Sandforce Goes Retail
• 0:14:50 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
• 0:19:19 MSI Big Bang Fuzion Motherboard and Lucid HYDRA Performance Review
• 0:30:04 ASUS EAH5750 Formula Radeon HD 5750 Video Card Review
• 0:37:55 This Podcast is also brought to you by MSI Computer, and their Big Bang series of motherboards.
• 0:39:07 Apple MacBook Pros likely to implement NVIDIA Optimus technology
• 0:41:02 OnLive CEO references our article at DICE talk
• 0:47:15 NVIDIA Announces...an announcement date
• 0:49:45 AMD Radeon HD 5830 Graphics Card and HD 5870 Eyefinity Edition Preview
• 1:04:19 Email from Stefan about upgrades his system for Lightroom2
• 1:10:02 Email from Stefan about SSDs not working with Windows 7
• 1:12:41 Email from Nik of Australia
• 1:16:10 Email from Rahul about SSDs and power consumption
• 1:20:37 Email from Mathew about Windows Server 2008 vs Windows 7
• 1:23:38 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
  
1. Ryan: Corsair Padlock 2 USB drive
   
2. Jeremy: A world without IE6  
3. Josh: Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced
   
4. Allyn: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and rkill
5. Colleen: TrueCrypt and Windows 7 upgrade to retail from RC
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• 1:37:00 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #94 - 02/18/10

This week we talk about the LG 47LH30 47" TV, Western Digital's SATA 6G Caviar Black, the Kingston SSDnow V Series 2nd Gen Review, Viewer questions, Our Hardware/Software Picks of the Week and more!

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Program length:  1:38:05
Program schedule:

• 0:01:15 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:05 LG 47LH30 47" 1080p Widescreen TV Review
• 0:14:35 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!
• 0:18:05 Western Digital SATA 6Gb/sec 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) Review
• 0:25:53 AMD Catalyst 10.2 and 10.3 Preview - Changes for multi-GPU multi-display users
• 0:40:09 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI Computer, and their Big Bang series of motherboards
• 0:41:30 Kingston SSDNow V Series (2nd Gen) 128GB SSD Review
• 0:53:26 Acer announces Aspire One 532G: ION 2 and Optimus Technology
• 0:57:54 Corsair announces Obsidian 700D case - loses the hot-swap bays and $50
• 1:03:05 Fermi problems reported by media
• 1:09:46 Email from Joe: Optimus technology and HTPC offerings
1. Check out the 8-tuner-ruiner at the PC Perspective Forums
2. You can also check out what ClearQAM channels are in your area here
• 1:15:03 Email from Chris about 32-bit and 64-bit
• 1:16:21 Email from Dreux from last week!
• 1:20:20 Email from Shung Hin Hui about cash money
  
• 1:22:01 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
  
1. Ryan: USB Wall Power Plugs
   
2. Jeremy: http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=8357  Ye olde 1.5TB Barracuda mod
   
3. Josh: $155 AMD PC kit at Mwave
   
4. Allyn: VANTEC CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter (mentioned briefly last week)
5. Colleen: Refurbrished Panasonic Toughbook and FreeNAS
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• 1:37:00 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #93 - 02/11/10

This week we talk about NVIDIA Optimus mobile GPU technology, AMD's Radeon HD 5570 and 5450, AMD Llano CPU information, Kingston's second gen SSDnow V series, Viewer questions, Our Hardware/Software Picks of the Week and more!

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Program length:  1:19:27
Program schedule:

• 0:00:53 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:00 NVIDIA Optimus Technology: Performance and Battery Life for your Notebook
• 0:23:29 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI Computer, and their Big Bang series of motherboards
• 0:24:50 AMD Radeon HD 5570 and 5450 Review - DX11 HTPC Goodness
• 0:35:02 AMD Llano CPU Information 
• 0:42:17 Google Fiber ISP Coming to a neighborhood not near you at all
• 0:48:56 Kingston releases second gen SSDNow V Series
• 0:51:00 Silverstone HDDBoost
• 0:56:41 Email from Chris of San Francisco about Optimus compatibility
  
• 0:59:58 Email from Dreux of Lafayette, Louisiana about audio hiccups
  
• 1:04:13 Email from Johan about PCIe lanes on the P55
• 1:06:08 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
1. Ryan: Optimus Technology in ASUS notebooks
   
2. Jeremy: Google Buzz
   
3. Josh: LG 47LH30 TV
   
4. Allyn: Asus U3S6 and APRICORN ASW-USB-25 USB 2.0 to SATA Adapter
5. Colleen: Roku HD-XR
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• 1:18:05 Closing

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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

Program length:  1:21:16
Program schedule:

• 0:00:42 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• 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 buy 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, OnLive, AMD's budget CPU refresh, a SSD Decoder update, 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:  1:18:37
Program schedule:

• 0:01:00 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:21 Apple iPad Announcement
• 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
  
• 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
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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
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 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
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• 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 procesor 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
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 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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• 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
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• 0:00:41 Introduction
  
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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
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• 0:00:56 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• 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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Program length:  1:16:06
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• 0:00:54 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• 0:02:32 Video: Building a New PC Tutorial and Walkthrough
• 0:07:50 Zotac Geforce 9300-ITX WiFi LGA775 Motherboard Review
• 0:16:32 This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.  Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:17:18 Intel Shows 48-core x86 Processor as Single-chip Cloud Computer
• 0:30:22 Intel X25-M G2 TRIM firmware released
• 0:35:23 VIA Mobile-ITX form factor is 6cm x 6cm
• 0:42:46 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.
• 0:44:42 ASUS is prepping phone-based PC overclocking for future motherboards
• 0:52:01 First DX11 game is out - DiRT 2 for all you Radeon HD 5000 series owners
  
• 0:59:10 Hardware / Software Picks of the Week
• 1:09:31 Email from Jeff in SoCal - Best option for USB3 and/or SATA 6G?
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• 1:15:25 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #83 - 11/27/09

This week we talk about the OCZ Colossus 3.5-in SSD drive, the DroboPro 8-bay external storage unit, a pair of GeForce GT 240 cards from Galaxy and Palit, more details on the MSI Fuzion motherboard with HYDRA technology, an upcoming USB 3.0 external SSD from OCZ and a new Eee Box unit from ASUS with NVIDIA ION inside.

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Program length:  1:18:18
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• 0:01:17 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:03:00 OCZ Colossus 3.5-in Solid State Drive Review
• 0:19:25 This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.  Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:21:40 Data Robotics, Inc. DroboPro 8-Bay In-depth Review
• 0:35:20 Galaxy and Palit NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 Review
• 0:42:30 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.
• 0:45:20 More Details on MSI Big Bang Fuzion Lucid HYDRA platform
• 0:51:15 OCZ Plans USB 3.0 based SSD for CES 2010
• 0:54:50 Eee Box 1501 nettop brings ION to just about anywhere
• 0:58:50 Hardware and Software Picks of the Week
  
• 1:06:00 Email from Scott in Sarasota, FL - Use of CCleaner and other tools
  
• 1:13:20 Email from Daryl - Why do you have a Mac?
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• 1:16:15 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #82 - 11/19/09

This week we talk about the Flash 10.1 beta, our AMD Radeon HD 5970 Review, the Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB SSD, the OCZ Coloussus 3.5" SSD, our MSI NF980-E65 Motherboard review, our hardware/software picks of the week and more!

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Program length:  1:32:19
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• 0:01:01 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:03:01 Adobe Flash 10.1 beta released for Windows / Mac
• 0:11:10 AMD Radeon HD 5970 2GB Review - AMDomination
• 0:22:32 This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.  Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:27:29 Eyefinity Questions
• 0:34:08 Kingston SSDNow V Series 40GB Desktop Bundle Review (with RAID!)
• 0:42:01 OCZ Colossus shipping next week
• 0:44:27 ioDrive Octalal
• 0:48:05 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. 
• 0:52:32 MSI NF980-E65 Motherboard Review: SLI for AM3
• 1:00:10 AMD and Intel settle lawsuits and Intel pays AMD $1.25 BILLION
• 1:03:11 ASUS and NVIDIA showcase new notebook with 3D Vision integration
• 1:08:37 Hardware/Software Picks of the week
• 1:17:28 Email from Joe R. of Massachusetts: SSD benefits in Aperture?
  
• 1:23:31 Email from KJ: SSD and HDD for netbook and HTPC
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• 1:31:39 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #81 - 11/12/09

This week we talk about  USB 3.0 and SATA 6G Performance, the Asus HDAV 1.3 Slim, AMD's Phenom II X4 965 Rev. C3, GlobalFoundries updates, the Lucid HYDRA 200 Mutli-GPU technology performance preview, and more!

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Program length:  1:14:12
Program schedule:

• 0:00:27 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:14 USB 3.0 and SATA 6G Performance Preview - ASUS brings the goods
• 0:13:27 Asus HDAV 1.3 Slim Review: Bitstream for the Masses?
• 0:21:20 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Rev. C3: Taking Power Down a Notch
• 0:26:01 ASUS P7P55D Deluxe P55 Lynnfield Motherboard Review
• 0:28:10 GlobalFoundries Continues To Push Industry Forward
• 0:35:02 Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ Razor Edition - Single slot performance
• 0:36:42 Lucid HYDRA 200 Multi-GPU Technology Performance Preview
• 0:51:26 AMD Analyst Day News 
• 1:05:49 Email from Douglas: Drive imaging solutions
  
• 1:09:54 Email from Ross of Michigan: X58A chipset motherboards
  
• 1:12:23 Contest: Lynnfield system WINNER - http://pcper.com/contest
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• 1:13:33 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #80 - 10/29/09

This week we talk about Intel X25-M Firmware updates, Phase Change memory,  SATA 6G testing, Asus motherboards with USB 3.0, S3 Graphics's new GPGPU Processor, our hardware/software picks of the week and more!

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Program length:  1:36:42
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• 0:00:22 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:03 Intel X25-M 'G2' TRIM Enabled Firmware and SSD Toolbox Review
• 0:10:55 Intel halts downloads of new X25-M firmware due to corruption
• 0:15:27 Intel and Numonyx announce vertical Phase Change Memory
• 0:27:12 SATA 6G 6.0 Gb/s Performance Preview - Seagate XT drive tested
• 0:41:52 ASUS previews upcoming MBs with USB 3.0 and SATA 6G
• 0:47:36 S3 Graphics 5400E: The World's Only Power Efficient GPGPU Processor with Embedded Lifecycle Support
• 0:54:26 Email from Tom from London: CPU overclocking differences and GPU selection
• 1:00:17 Email from Stan of Norwalk, CT: Better storage performance
• 1:07:42 Voicemail from Jack from Vancouver: loves Colleen's and Ryan's relationship, PSU question
• 1:13:54 Voicemail from Darryl of Virginia: older PhysX card and performance against new GPUs
  
• 1:19:42 Hardware / Software Picks of the Week
• 1:33:40 Contest: Lynnfield system giveaway - http://pcper.com/contest
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• 1:36:02 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #79 - 10/22/09

This week we talk about AMD Radeon HD 5870 Triple CrossFireX benchmarks, The Microsoft and AMD Ready to Launch Tour, the Dell Studio One Touchscreen PC, the MSI P55-GD65 Motherboard, Apple system refreshes, NVIDIA RealityServer, our hardware/software picks of the week and more!

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Program length:  1:25:53
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• 0:00:24 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:01:33 AMD Radeon HD 5870 Triple CrossFireX Performance Testing
• 0:12:39 The Microsoft and AMD Ready to Launch Tour is coming to a city near you!
  
• 0:20:32 Dell Studio One Touchscreen Windows 7 PC Review
• 0:30:55 MSI P55-GD65 P55 Lynnfield Motherboard Review
• 0:38:02 Apple system refreshes
• 0:48:57 NVIDIA RealityServer announced
• 0:57:24 Email from Dreux of Louisiana - Eyefinity and CPU matchups
• 1:01:45 Email from Doug - thumb drive sized GPUs?
• 1:06:06 Email from Herb of Stamford, CT - GTX 260 video problems and Folding@Home performance
• 1:10:53 Voicemail from Scott from Ontario - GPGPU overtaking OpenGL or DirectX for game engines
• 1:15:22 Hardware Leaderboard Updates
• 1:16:30 Hardware / Software picks of the week
• 1:23:24 New Contest: Lynnfield system giveaway - http://pcper.com/contest
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• 1:24:46 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #78 - 10/15/09

This week we talk about AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity Performance Testing, NVIDIA GeForce GT210 and 220 GPUs, the AMD Radeon HD 5750 and 5770, potential addition of Tegra to a Nintendo handheld, More information on NVIDIA's chipset business, our hardware/software picks of the week and more!

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Program length:  1:09:42
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• 0:00:18 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:01:51 AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity Performance Testing
• 0:12:45 Galaxy GeForce 210 and GT 220 Review - NVIDIA 40nm GPUs hit consumers
• 0:26:41 AMD Radeon HD 5770 and HD 5750 Review - Juniper and DX11 for all
• 0:36:02 NVIDIA Tegra rumored to be included in new Nintendo handheld
• 0:44:46 More information on NVIDIA's chipset business
• 0:50:34 Email from Schmunk - Colleen for XFX Spokesmodel??
• 0:51:32 Email from Shawn - HD 5000 series questions
• 0:56:50 Email from Tim - What is best to encode video for Xbox 360s?
• 1:01:59 Hardware/Software picks of the week
• 1:06:48 New Contest: Lynnfield system giveaway - http://pcper.com/contest
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• 1:08:39 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #77 - 10/08/09

This week we talk about our State of NVIDIA editorial, NVIDIA and Adobe announcing GPU acceleration in Flash 10.1, GLOBALFOUNDRIES partnering with ARM, the NVIDIA Fermi Architecture, PhysX controversy, NVIDIA potentially pulling out of GTX 285/275/260 sales, our hardware and software pics of the week, and more!

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• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
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• 0:03:50 The State of NVIDIA: For better or for worse
• 0:23:58 This podcast is sponsored by Audible.com: http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:27:51 NVIDIA and Adobe announce GPU acceleration for Flash 10.1
• 0:32:07 GLOBALFOUNDRIES, ARM, and You
• 0:36:01 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Looks to NVIDIA "Fermi" Architecture For New Supercomputer -
• 0:39:40 This podcast is sponsored by MSI Computer: Lucid Hydra motherboard still coming soon!!  http://tinyurl.com/msibigbang
• 0:42:37 NVIDIA Fake Fermi board?
• 0:46:46 NVIDIA PhysX Debate continues
• 0:54:02 NVIDIA pulling out of GTX 285/275/260 sales?
• 1:05:55 Hardware/Software picks of the week
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• 1:13:48 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #76 - 10/01/09

This week we talk about Intel's Westmere core and Clarkdale CPUs, the new AMD Radeon HD 5850 graphics card, Colleen's problems with her HD 5870 and Eyefinity technology, NVIDIA's new Fermi GPU architecture announcement, Allyn's upcoming storage reviews you can look forward to reading, the last day(s) of our charity Lynnfield/5870 system raffle, updates to the PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard and more!

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

Program length:  1:12:10
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• 0:01:04 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:40 Intel Westmere Architecture and Clarkdale Processor Preview
• 0:17:36 AMD Radeon HD 5850 1GB Review - Cyprus gets a bit cheaper
• 0:27:55 Colleen hates her HD5870, returned it.
  
• 0:35:54 This podcast is sponsored by MSI Computer: Lucid Hydra motherboard still coming soon!!  http://tinyurl.com/msibigbang
• 0:39:50 NVIDIA Fermi Next Generation GPU Architecture Overview
• 0:50:20 Storage quick note on coming reviews (WD 2.5" drives, Seagate)
• 0:52:45 Final days for our charity raffle: http://pcper.com/raffle
• 0:54:34 Hardware Leaderboard Updates
• 0:58:52 Hardware/software picks of the week
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• 1:11:12 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #75 - 09/24/09

This week we talk about AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card with the Evergreen GPU, the AMD Eyefinity multi-monitor gaming technology, Lucid's platform-independent multi-GPU hardware technology, MSI's "Big Bang" motherboard, mobility Core i7 processors, Intel Light Peak connection technology, the first public Larrabee demonstrations and more!

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Program length:  1:07:59
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• 0:00:40 Introduction
  
• 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
  
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper
• 0:02:45 ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB Graphics Card and AMD Eyefinity Review
• 0:22:28 Lucid HYDRA Multi-GPU Technology Launches - End of SLI and CrossFire?
• 0:33:02 This week's podcast is also sponsored by MSI Computer and their P55 motherboard lineup for Intel Lynnfield processors.
• 0:36:30 Mobility Core i7 (Clarksfield)
• 0:41:15 Intel Light Peak
• 0:44:12 IDF 2009: Two more Larrabee videos shown
• 0:51:05 EFIX Intellectual Property Issues with Mac clones
• 0:54:52 Hardware or software pick of the week
• 1:04:30 PC Perspective Charity Raffle: http://pcper.com/raffle
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• 1:06:50 Closing

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PC Perspective Podcast #74 - 09/17/09

This week we talk about new AMD mobility platforms, the Intel Core i7-860, upcoming Eyefinity technology from AMD, new Athlon II X4 quad-core processors for under $100, SuperTalent and OCZ PCI Express-based SSDs, Pliant Technology's enterprise SSDs, FusionIO ioXtreme testing update, upgrading your RAM or buying an SSD, holding out on a notebook purchase for Windows 7, our weekly hardware/software picks and more!

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Program length:  1:31:07
Program schedule:

• 0:00:51 Introduction
  
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• http://pcper.com/podcast
• http://twitter.com/ryanshrout and http://twitter.com/pcper 
• 0:02:50 AMD Introduces New Mainstream and Ultra-Portable Platforms
• 0:14:18 Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield Processor Review - Best value in processors?
• 0:24:06 This week's podcast is brought to you by Audible.com.  Download your FREE audiobook at http://audiblepodcast.com/pc
• 0:29:05 AMD to announce multi-monitor gaming soon: EyeFinity
• 0:43:50 AMD Athlon II X4 620 and X4 630 Quad-core Processors Review - Redefining Budget Machines
• 0:53:47 EFIX includes stolen open source property?
• 0:54:48 This week's podcast is also sponsored by MSI Computer and their P55 motherboard lineup for Intel Lynnfield processors.
• 1:01:31 Super Talent's Two TeraByte PCIe RAIDDrive SSD to Begin Shipping Early October
• 1:04:50 OCZ Announces Immediate Availability of the Z-Drive
• 1:07:51 Pliant Technology Announces World's Fastest Enterprise SSDs
• 1:10:43 FusionIO ioXtreme update - yah, we are overdue for that update!!
• 1:12:35 Hardware or software pick of the week
• 1:21:20 Email from Tak in Japan: upgrading RAM or to an SSD?
  
• 1:24:07 Email from CJ: wait for Windows 7 for a notebook purchase?
• 1:25:23 Email from David in Michigan: 4 tuner pre-build HTPC system?
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:29:35 Closing
  

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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!

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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
  

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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!!

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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
  

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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!

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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
  

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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!

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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
  

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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. 

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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
  

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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!

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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
  

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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!

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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
  

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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!!

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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
• Contact us! 1-888-38-PCPER or podcast@pcper.com
• 1:04:10 Closing
  

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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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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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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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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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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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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: 1:18:02
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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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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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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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: 1:19:20
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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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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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano and Colleen Kelly

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

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?
  
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• 1:21:45 Closing

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

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

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 
  
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• 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
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