Valve offers Windows drivers now for the Steam Machine, Intel feels like they need to join to price rising brigades, Micron is fab, MiniPC's with last gen gear, and Nvidia will lend you money on easy terms!  Adobe has another vulnerability and Microsoft has a couple fresh ones too!So much more in the actual show ... especially the live version, which you probably missed.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Patreon02:53 Food with Josh 05:41 Steam Machine coverage continues (again)08:52 Intel Nova Lake and AVX-51210:04 Intel raises MSRPs on their best processors11:02 Intel restarts 13th and 14th Gen Core production - for China12:23 Lian Li B4 mATX makes another appearance15:01 Micron breaking ground on a new fab expansion16:01 Get ready for Mini PCs with previous-gen Intel CPUs and DDR417:33 Internal sound cards in 2026?20:25 Cover story - RTX 3060 12GB returns in 202623:54 An NVIDIA story about AI cloud26:24 Jeremy leads us into a story about Samsung's obscene profits28:22 Josh's Racing Corner32:38 (In)Security Corner50:07 Gaming Quick Hits57:12 Picks of the Week1:08:22 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Prices are getting so high that we may all end up gaming on potatoes soon.  Buy yours from Dell.Steam Machine pricing seems ... like pretty much on target actually.  DDR price fixing?!  No!  The dBrand Companion Cube is no more.  PC shipments are falling, and Sony agrees that you will own nothing and like it very much.   There's so much to be angry about it this episode while we basically shake our heads and laugh it away.  Mostly.  There might have been crying...Timestamps!00:00 Intro00:39 Patreon02:03 What case would you put in a living room?05:56 Food with Josh07:56 Steam Machine coverage continues15:52 RAM makers accused of price fixing18:03 RTX 5050 9GB may be cancelled21:44 PC shipments fell 7 percent in Q123:43 Now Microsoft says 8GB is fine for Win 1128:30 Sony deleting 551 movies from customer accounts29:54 Windows 10 gets updates for another year30:34 Racing with Josh - NLR fiberglass chair32:31 (In)Security Corner40:20 Gaming Quick Hits57:13 Picks of the Week1:01:08 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mostly Steam Machine, but several other products may have been mentioned.  Like how memory pricing has gotten so bad that DDR2 is being made again, you'll get Windows 11 25H2 whether you like it or not, that the history of computing includes us, and that you are not eligible for a GTA VI preview and you'll pay $90'ish for it.  But you might be eligible for FSR 4.1!  Take a listen or watch the show for more!Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:51 Patreon2:06 Food with Josh5:40 Steam Machine and SteamOS19:48 DDR2 to go back into production?24:08 Lets talk more about Steam Machine (RAM cartel, etc.)30:53 Microsoft force-installing 25H2 before 26H233:40 Official FSR 4.1 support comes to RX 7000 Series35:47 AMD will restore memory encryption to consumer CPUs37:47 Old men yell at clouds42:42 Josh briefly talks about Gunnar Optics43:54 (In)Security Corner58:30 Gaming Quick Hits1:08:41 Picks of the Week1:23:59 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Well well, what do we have here?   Another episode of the PCPer Podcast for your enjoyment!  Commodore is making phones, Steam Machine is starting to make waves, iGPUs are getting dropped, 12vHPWR is making lightning, a very special segment on pricing of olde, a critical Copilot vulnerability (suprise?), and a Bitlocker Zero Day.  Steam hardware survey, brown cooling, and the infamous Podcast sound board.Relax and take it all in.Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:06 Patreon5:12 Josh fails to deliver a food segment6:31 Steam Machine benchmarked8:06 Zen 6 desktop CPUs may lose iGPU, add NPU11:16 Intel and NVIDIA collaborate on upcoming processor12:51 A trip down memory (and storage) lane18:37 AMD giveth, and AMD taketh away22:19 Noctua NL-LC1 liquid cooler reviewed at TPU26:08 Handheld with Arc G3 Extreme pricing28:22 IQUNIX Ghost in the Shell hall effect keyboards30:24 Commodore Callback34:53 Logitech folding mouse38:40 Another melting 12VHPWR connector story42:02 (In)Security Corner53:44 Gaming Quick Hits1:05:52 Picks of the Week1:16:45 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 4 in a series of episodes - wait - this IS the current episode!Brett is back, so the episodes are getting posted almost on time!  Windows is starting to support ARM more, RAM pricing hysterics, Windows 11 CPU boost, Intel improves with iBOT, Microsoft 365 brings the CoPilot, and bots surpass humans on the network.  On with the show, enjoy!0:00 Intro1:15 Patreon2:09 Food Stories with Josh (just words, no photos)3:54 3DMark adds native Arm Windows support6:55 Josh talks about the latest Arm developments9:43 Memory prices may double this year (and related discussion)16:45 Windows 11 performance boost?19:05 Intel expands iBOT with 7 more games23:31 AMD reaches almost 45 percent CPU share on Steam25:23 Office 365 Copilot auto-install returns33:59 Bots take over the Internet36:59 Apple iOS 27 has an "agentic" solution for compromised passwords39:42 (in)Security Corner54:15 Gaming Quick Hits1:01:32 Picks of the Week1:10:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 3 in a series of episodes that did not get posted, but are now!Brett is out (which is why these didn't get posted) - but the show is very fine, up to our usual standards.  Computex hits (and misses), the 5800X3D comeback, our RX 9070 GRE review, the ZimaCube 2 Pro and even a VS Code zero day and ZeroSpace gaming!  Enjoy!Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:09 Patreon1:38 Food with Josh (or not)3:38 Computex highlights begin - AMD was busy6:47 Ryzen 7 5800X3D returns8:57 Reviewing the RX 9070 GRE (and extended pricing discussion)22:57 NVIDIA at Computex34:00 Intel wants to build back their reputation36:36 Noctua at Computex40:11 Corsair's announcements include a pretty sweet looking case46:32 RIP 24-pin ATX connector as everything shrinks49:52 Qualcomm has potentially gone insane with the 6G stuff58:43 MSI has world's first triple mode QD-OLED gaming monitor1:01:02 A very fast NAS (just don't try to buy big HDDs right now)1:06:43 (In)Security Corner1:13:55 Gaming Quick Hit1:19:52 Picks of the Week1:32:55 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 2 in a series of episodes that did not get posted, but are now!Brett is out (which is why these didn't get posted) - but the show is great as usual!   Motorola phones hijaking stuff, Steam Deck OLED pricing, LLMs spill their guts, and Windows laptop makers are scare of the Macbook Neo!?Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:27 Patreon1:52 Food with Josh5:25 RX 9070 GRE spotted at retailers6:51 Steam Deck price hike9:56 CXMT is the new consumer memory maker on the block14:20 NVIDIA retires the control panel16:42 First-gen Chromecast lives on20:11 PC makers start to respond to MacBook Neo24:02 Lenovo Legion N1X name confirmed26:50 (in)Security Corner39:08 Gaming Quick Hits42:02 Picks of the Week55:08 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The back episodes finally make it online, this is number 1 is a series of episodes that did not get posted, but are now!Brett is out (which is why these didn't get posted) - but the show is great!  So much insecurity, so much Linux and retro, enjoy!Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:04 Patreon1:26 Food with Josh3:10 New Ryzen X3D already?5:16 NVIDIA just made more money than ever11:52 RTX 5090 price increase16:41 EFI partitions and Windows Update19:57 Noctua Home - adding fans to everything in your life22:57 Linux drops more vintage CPU support26:35 Vintage style ROG motherboard30:39 (In)Security Corner44:30 Gaming Quick Hit47:20 Jeremy explores the Lepro OE1 RGB floor lamp52:12 Picks of the Week1:00:29 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Let me start off by saying that we should have made a "5309" reference, a miss on our part.AMD has a very good financial report, let the Josh take wash over you.Steam controller launches, sells out, and you probably don't have one.32GB was the minimum.  Then it wasn't.  Microsoft, so trustworthy.Also plain text never hurt anyway.And so much more!Thanks to our sponsor this week: Zapier!Bring the power an AI to any workflow - don’t just talk about it:  ACT! Check out Zapier and their orchestration platform.Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:19 Patreon3:09 Food with Josh5:11 Josh presents AMD financials12:19 Steam Controller news and Machine rumor14:46 Microsoft wants you to forget not to worry18:16 DDR6 development starts19:06 PCI Express 8.023:54 be quiet! Dark Rock 6 coolers announced26:09 We apologize for being wrong about GALAX29:10 Lisuan 7G100 is a GPU launching this month31:50 Jeremy discovers the cheap turntable market35:10 Ad 37:03 (In)Security Corner52:02 Gaming Quick Hits1:03:16 Josh put his racing corner segment here1:13:14 Picks of the week1:24:02 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Intel is making BANK on their stocks, but still not getting respect on their CPUs, GALAX is shutting down (mostly), Microsoft is trying REALLY hard now, does ASUS have the 12vhpwr cabling answer?, and patch your damn cPanel right now.  Plus cool gaming tidbits and more on that router ban.  Enjoy all that and even slightly more!0:00 Intro0:39 Patreon2:18 Food with Josh3:55 Intel stock hits record high12:06 Microsoft feels enough pressure to fix Update16:29 GALAX shuts down19:11 Portable hotspots face US ban just like routers22:44 57 Right to Repair bills in 27 states26:25 NES or Acemagic Retro X5 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Mini PC?30:40 Fractal Pop 2 Vision33:49 Some discussion of the ROG Equalizer40:37 We look at a 2080Ti Super eBay listing here42:24 (In)Security Corner49:03 Gaming Quick Hits59:47 Picks of the Week1:07:39 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★