Podcast #760 - ZLUDA for CUDA on AMD Cards, XBox Intel SoC Rumor, Ryzen 9 7945HX mITX Mobo + MORE

We talked at length about various things, some of which were actually the topics at hand! The Apple M3, Android apps on Windows 11, and Roku agreement - or else.  See the list below for an approximation of the conversation.

Recorded March 6, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:19 Food with Josh
02:51 GDDR7 spec published - it's fast
06:31 Samsung reported planning to market 3nm as "2nm"
10:37 NVIDIA forbids use of CUDA translation for other GPUs (RIP ZLUDA)
12:08 Apple launches M3 MacBook Air models
14:07 Roku blunders with arbitration terms move
16:57 EU digital markets act goes into effect - plus Apple vs. Epic III
22:33 Android apps on Windows 11 to stop working next year
23:41 (in)Security Corner
32:19 Gaming Quick Hits
43:38 Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD review
55:04 Picks of the Week
1:06:38 Outro attempt
1:08:26 Josh Outro

Josh is traveling again, Kent is back, and we have plenty to discuss. Intel CPU crashes, the RX 7900 GRE, the AT&T outage, Nvidia is the GPU cartel - it's all here in this one show!  Here us now, and believe us later.  See all the times below for a list of topics - and don't worry, Jeremy did the burger segment.

Recorded February 28, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:32 Food with Josh via Jeremy
05:34 AMD Radeon GRE global launch and RX 7700 XT price drop
07:40 Limited OC headroom from GRE a bug, says AMD
08:38 Our RX 7900 GRE review - featuring the Sapphire PURE
15:02 Intel has a new FET - and wants back in the server room
20:53 Corsair launches new dual-chamber cases
23:29 That AT&T outage last week
28:05 More on the Intel 13th and 14th Gen crashing reports
34:59 Herkelman says NVIDIA is a GPU cartel
37:05 Security Corner
53:41 Gaming Quick Hits
1:01:29 Picks of the Week
1:10:01 Outro

After a couple of weeks we are back at full strength, and it will take our combined willpower to withstand the might of NVIDIA's ridiculous earnings report. We also talked about the reported listings for a 400W Core i9-14900KS, took a look at Corsair's A115 air cooler, and Josh reviewed some food.  And also you can now trade one benevolent OS vendor for another with a Windows 10 -> ChromeOS upgrade!  Plus other topics, found in the time stamps below.

Recorded February 21, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Food with Josh
05:18 NVIDIA's insane quarter (is this AI stuff sustainable?)
18:49 Intel Foundry news
23:21 Reports of a 400W Intel Core i9-14900KS
26:15 AMD paused the RX 7600 XT launch in China due to competition from AMD
27:28 A brief mention of the new Cooler Master AiO lawsuit
28:29 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue was fixed
33:46 Google Flexes a ChromeOS alternative to Windows 11
36:28 Josh talks about Arm
44:51 (in)Security Corner
56:13 Gaming Quick Hits
59:40 (GQH continues) Intel CPUs causing Unreal Engine crashes?
1:07:57 Corsair A115 air cooler tested
1:17:14 Picks of the Week
1:27:17 Outro

Josh is back, but Brett was stuck at work - so we podcasted as a trio for the second week in a row. And this time, somehow (without Brett to add stories to the list), the entire show is just over 45 minutes long. Don't despair - there's still a burger segment!

Recorded February 14, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Food with Josh
04:02 ZLUDA - an AMD funded drop-in CUDA implementation?
10:44 NVIDIA intros RTX 2000 Ada Generation slot-powered GPU
14:53 Intel trying to supply the new XBox SoC?
22:44 Just another Ryzen 9 7945HX mini-ITX motherboard
25:13 Breaking news - the RTX 4080 Super is impossible to find at MSRP
26:55 VMWare kills off free vSphere Hypervisor
28:12 Security Corner
31:54 Gaming Quick Hits
37:15 Picks of the Week
45:45 Outro

Josh abandoned us this week to stream himself virtually attending a Flight Simulator event, so you will have to contend with a trio of cranky people as we discuss another week's PC industry news. Sorry in advance - though Jeremy did walk us through Josh's burger segment.  There's still plenty to panic over in the Security Corner, and some AI coming to Google maps - just what we needed.

Recorded February 7, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:25 Jeremy Presents: Food with Josh
04:20 AMD drops Radeon RX 7900 XT price to 699 USD
05:49 Ryzen 8000G STAPM issue awaits firmware fix
07:58 TSMC might not be jumping on the High-NA EUV bandwagon yet
11:39 Resizable BAR mod for systems as old as Sandy Bridge?
15:24 Running Win10 on older hardware? Sorry about those app updates...
18:11 Google Maps - now with hallucinations
23:12 Backing up the Internet is a cache-22 proposition
27:38 Microsoft is bringing the sudo command to Windows Server
30:53 Security Corner
42:51 Gaming Quick Hits
46:59 Picks of the Week
55:43 Outro

Another week, another NVIDIA SUPER launch. But this is the last one, we promise. (We hope.) You probably already know it's barely any faster than the original, but it's $200 less (in the USA anyhow) so who cares, right??
We talked about more stuff, too like why security is terrible and a cool game named "Judas".  Also, just check the time stamps below. 

Recorded January 31, 2024 using digital recording technology unheard of in the Middle Ages.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:10 Food with Josh
03:59 RTX 4080 SUPER review
12:33 Josh's Soapbox (and further GPU rambles)
18:05 AMD's 2023 results are in
25:57 Microsoft Teams outage
27:35 Edge is taking over Chrome (just a  "bug" so don't worry)
30:38 Are process nodes reality, or marketing?
37:34 Security Corner
45:26 Gaming Quick Hits
50:34 Fosi Audio ZA3 dual-mode amp review
58:32 Picks of the Week
1:06:29 Outro

Recorded live in GPU City, where a mutagen spill has radically altered our minds, but somehow left our bodies unchanged...and without any ninjutsu proficiency. Oh well, at least there are two GPU launches to talk about, and you'd better believe we talked about them. RTX gets a Remaster.  Also, a burger.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:37 Food with Josh
04:02 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER launch review
16:47 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT launch reviews
30:50 Finally, a new Radeon driver - and it adds Fluid Motion Frames
33:40 New Intel Arc driver promises up to 30% DX11 uplift
38:33 (in)Security Corner
47:13 Gaming Quick Hits (hit, really - there was just one this week)
51:17 Picks of the Week
1:01:09 Outro

We are back again this week to discuss, among other things, just how super the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER actually is. There are also some weird tales about display tech at CES, thermal pad vs. paste, more Windows LLM shenanigans, and even a new version of memtest86!  But wait!  There's some "great" security scares (and theater?) with some gaming news thrown in too!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:36 Food with Josh
03:07 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER launch
19:48 Weird displays at CES
24:41 Is this the year to dump thermal paste for a pad?
28:38 Windows Copilot autostart tests limited to larger displays
29:52 ChatGPT is coming to Notepad (ugh)
30:58 The Hobbes OS/2 Archive is logging off
33:49 A new version of memtest86!
35:01 Podcast sponsor: GreenChef
36:30 (in)Security Corner
44:50 Gaming Quick Hits
51:08 Picks of the Week
1:03:13 Outro

It's CES 2024 wrap-up time, and in this by no means comprehensive look at this year's show - the podcast crew covers some highlights, including AMD's newest GPU and new additions to the Ryzen lineup, plus NVIDIA's Super cards (and changes to the RTX 40 Series lineup). Oh and several other topics like Bifurcation on a GPU, the MSI Claw, and our review of the Corsair K55 CORE, plus at least one burger.  Topics below.

Recorded January 10, 2024.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:17 Food with Josh
02:30 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT
09:19 NVIDIA RTX Super cards
16:38 AMD Ryzen CPUs at CES
20:06 ASUS goes back to the future
25:17 MSI's Claw and more from their CES booth
32:06 be quiet! has white cases at CES
33:03 Micron first with LPDDR5X LPCAMM2
34:53 ASUS shows RTX 4060 Ti with an M.2 slot
38:28 Gemini 2XL 3D webcams for AI-based work stuff
43:07 (in)Security Corner
52:14 Gaming Quick Hits
59:55 Corsair K55 CORE gaming keyboard review
1:03:06 Picks of the Week
1:16:57 Outro

It's the first podcast of the new year, and we are less than a week from CES 2024. What is in store? If we ignore the inevitable deluge of AI integration into every imaginable consumer electronic device at the show, possibly some affordable-ish graphics cards. We can only hope. Also, AMD might have some interesting Zen4/RDNA3 APUs.   Dial in some security scares and some gaming news, and boom:  we have a show.
Oh, and Josh had another burger.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Food with Josh
02:58 CES predictions
04:15 The rumored Radeon RX 7600 XT
07:10 NVIDIA is teasing a GPU
10:18 A Ryzen 8600G appears
14:01 Windows 11 can't escape the shadow of Windows 10
17:30 MSI is offering a Gen5 SSD with a massive heatsink attached
21:43 The oldest-known version of MS-DOS ancestor 86-DOS found
23:10 (in)Security Corner
32:27 Gaming Quick Hits
38:19 Picks of the Week
48:12 Outro