PC Perspective

Podcast #742 – Ryan Leaves Intel, Herkelman Leaving AMD, Newegg GPU Trade-In, Laptop GPU CASO, WiFi 7, Meteor Lake, 2.5G

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 23:00:09 +0200

Ryan left Intel! What does this mean for PC Perspective?? Nothing, actually. Except that we get to pontificate about Ryan's future. Don't worry, we'll ask him to visit soon. It will be…

Transcend ESD310C 1TB Thumb Drive – Two Heads Are Better Than One

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:01:26 +0200

The Transcend ESD310C offers the best compatibility possible on a thumb drive, with USB-A on one end of the 1TB stick and USB-C on the other. The drive uses Silicon Motion's 2320…

How Far Can You Push An RX 7800 XT?

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:27:14 +0200

The FPS Review provides yet another reason to avoid the RX 7700 XT, by showing just how much overclocking headroom there is on the RX 7800 XT. The default game clock of…

So Much For Activating Windows 11 With Windows 7 Or Windows 8 Keys?

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:57:33 +0200

Microsoft have announced that you will no longer be able to activate Windows 10 or Windows 11 with old Windows 7 and Windows 8 product keys. Unfortunately they weren't very clear…

Microsoft Leaks Dishonored 3; Remastered Fallout 3 And Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:05:36 +0200

A leak of documents pertaining to the FTC vs. Microsoft court case revealed some news for gamers, if you haven't seen it yet. The love of remasters continues, with both Fallout 3…

Google Bard’s Voyeurism Expands To All Your Google Apps

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:21:29 +0200

Google Bard's reach has extended to include all your Google apps, from your Gmail and Drive to their hotel booking service. The good news is you can now use Bard as…

be quiet! Announces Pure Loop 2 Liquid CPU Coolers

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:08:48 +0200

be quiet!, that German maker of power supplies, cases, and coolers, has revised their Pure Loop liquid cooler offering, with the second-gen design aptly named Pure Loop 2. be quiet! says that…

Newegg Now Offers a Graphics Card Trade-In Program

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:13:44 +0200

We all know that eBay is something of a nightmare, particularly when attempting to sell certain high-ticket items such as graphics cards (writing from experience - maybe you've always have great luck).…

Podcast #741 – Intel Meteor Lake, Early RTX 5090 Rumors, ROG Strix Scope II 96 Keyboard Review, AMD Anti-lag + MORE!

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 01:00:09 +0200

The fab five are back at it again. Well, maybe not "fab" in the traditional sense, or even in the silicon sense. But we recorded a podcast and talked about various things…

Drop Everything And Pick Up Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty?

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:43:12 +0200

There have been quite a few game releases over the past few months, and with the release of Phantom Liberty there is yet another you need to carve out time for. The…

ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless Gaming Keyboard Review

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:04:40 +0200

A few years ago, a patent owned by mechanical key switch pioneer Cherry ended. It was not long before copies, often inferior, of the iconic Cherry design were hitting the market. What…

XPG Core Reactor II, Great Power For The Budget Conscious

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:03:32 +0200

The XPG Core Reactor II is a fully modular 850W ATX 3.0 PSU and does indeed have a dedicated VHPWR connector which can provide up to 600W of power for your hungry…

Chiplets In The Cloud, Siena Is AMD’s EPYC Edge Chip

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:58:00 +0200

AMD have expanded their EPYC 4 series with high efficiency models designed for use outside of the server room, instead making their living on the factory floor. The term edge processor has…

Intel Details Meteor Lake Architecture – A Major Shift

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:03:18 +0200

Intel Innovation 2023 is going on, and today you will see various outlets providing details about Intel’s next processor architecture, code-named Meteor Lake. This information was shared with the media during…

HP’s Spectre Foldable PC Sports A Bendy OLED And A High Price

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:38:09 +0200

The HP Spectre Foldable PC comes with a $5000 price tag, making it the most expensive foldable laptop that has been released to market. HP justifies this cost with several features, such…

Intel’s Glass Substrates, A Whole New Way To Crack Cores

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:45:55 +0200

Intel are looking to make major changes to their chip designs with a plan to move from organic to glass substrates. It will be quite a while before your desktop will see…

Falcon Northwest FragBox (2023) Review – Can You Handle It?

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 03:48:27 +0200

What if your desktop PC was as portable as that old Playmate cooler in the garage? A compact box complete with a handle on top, perfect for toting your system anywhere life…

Have A Better Starfield Weekend With Tips From MAINGEAR

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 01:06:07 +0200

Our friends at MAINGEAR haven't just been designing systems to play Starfield, they've also been playing it. That inspired them to write up some tips to get better performance from Starfield on…

Status Between 3ANC TWS, Highly Customizable Earbuds

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:07:40 +0200

The Status Between 3ANC TWS earbuds are a bit of a mouthful to say, but rather tiny in your ears. They are powered by 10mm drivers and connect via Bluetooth 5.2 using…

Making CRT Great Again With Graphics Gremlin

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:28:27 +0200

There is retro tech and then there is serious retro tech, such as powering an old CRT with an FPGA that emulates an old ISA graphics card! Over at The Register you…