PC Perspective https://pcper.com A Leader in PC Hardware Reviews and News Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:02:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pcper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-8a2f-podcast163-mp3-image.png PC Perspective https://pcper.com 32 32 Podcast #783 – CrowdStrike, Intel Statment on CPU Instability, Ryzen 9000 Launch Delay, 7800X3D still king + MORE! https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-783/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-783/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 17:30:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284213 Down two hosts, some bad mixer work and running low on gas - the PC Per podcast goes on!   Avast ye Internet!  Prepare to be boarded!

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The All New Noctua NH-D15 G2 https://pcper.com/2024/07/the-all-new-noctua-nh-d15-g2/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/the-all-new-noctua-nh-d15-g2/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:28:20 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284177 If you like what brown can do for you, the announcement of the Noctua NH-D15 G2 likely excited you and made you wonder if you were going to be trading your first…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/the-all-new-noctua-nh-d15-g2/feed/ 0 Multiplayer FPS Over The Top: WWI Is Well Named https://pcper.com/2024/07/multiplayer-fps-over-the-top-wwi-is-well-named/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/multiplayer-fps-over-the-top-wwi-is-well-named/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:13:07 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284165 Over The Top: WWI doesn't have a release date yet, but the Steam page has a button to request access to the playtest to help with development.  The access might not be…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/multiplayer-fps-over-the-top-wwi-is-well-named/feed/ 0 Rite Aid Customers Personal Data Stolen By RansomHub https://pcper.com/2024/07/rite-aid-customers-personal-data-stolen-by-ransomhub/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/rite-aid-customers-personal-data-stolen-by-ransomhub/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:51:50 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284160 Customers of Rite Aid are once again at risk, as the huge US drug store chain announces yet another security breach involving millions of customers.  The chain has been in the news…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/rite-aid-customers-personal-data-stolen-by-ransomhub/feed/ 1 2024 CPU Cooler Test Bonanza – Five Air Coolers Compared https://pcper.com/2024/07/2024-cpu-cooler-test-bonanza-five-air-coolers-compared/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/2024-cpu-cooler-test-bonanza-five-air-coolers-compared/#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:45:11 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284032 Have you ever had one of those great ideas that you’re certain will improve things, but ends up being a massive headache? That’s where I’ve been for the last few months with…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/2024-cpu-cooler-test-bonanza-five-air-coolers-compared/feed/ 4 The MSI X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI Is A Breeze To Set Up https://pcper.com/2024/07/the-msi-x670e-gaming-plus-wifi-is-a-breeze-to-set-up/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/the-msi-x670e-gaming-plus-wifi-is-a-breeze-to-set-up/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:59:33 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284100 There is something to be said for a motherboard that offers absolutely no challenges to set up.  Motherboards with personality can be interesting, but for a new user or just someone who…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/the-msi-x670e-gaming-plus-wifi-is-a-breeze-to-set-up/feed/ 0 Good Bye YYHX Updates, Hello Windows Checkpoint https://pcper.com/2024/07/hello-windows-checkpoint/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/hello-windows-checkpoint/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:14:22 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284093 Microsoft is yet again changing how you get Windows Updates, to save bandwidth and storage space while likely making it more difficult to determine exactly what update you might have received.  Windows…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/hello-windows-checkpoint/feed/ 0 SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X, Great On Windows And Your Smartphone https://pcper.com/2024/07/steelseries-arctis-nova-5x-great-on-windows-and-your-smartphone/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/steelseries-arctis-nova-5x-great-on-windows-and-your-smartphone/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:58:16 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284088 SteelSeries new Arctis Nova 5X wireless headset connects via wireless 2.4 GHz or Bluetooth to your PC, console or phone.  Unlike previous models, the Arctis Nova 5X offers an app called Arctis…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/steelseries-arctis-nova-5x-great-on-windows-and-your-smartphone/feed/ 0 Meet AMD Zen 5 https://pcper.com/2024/07/meet-amd-zen-5/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/meet-amd-zen-5/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:31:14 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284082 TechPowerUp have posted details on the design of Granite Ridge, Strix Point and Turin, all running on the new AMD Zen 5 architecture.  As with previous generations of Zen AMD has chosen…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/meet-amd-zen-5/feed/ 0 Podcast #781 – HP Printer Reversal, AMD NTBC, Samsung’s Massive OLED Monitor, Ryzen Keyboard PC, Qualcomm AI not needed + MORE! https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-781/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-781/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:30:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284069 This show is one hour.

Wait. That should say "this show is one hour THAT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS".
We've got all kinds of things, check out the topics below!

We send out…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-781/feed/ 0 AT&T Ruins Friday For Many Customers https://pcper.com/2024/07/att-ruins-friday-for-many-customers/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/att-ruins-friday-for-many-customers/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:20:05 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284061 AT&T have disclosed a SnowFlake related breach which effects around 109 million customers, essentially everyone with an AT&T phone account.  The breach contains data that hackers managed to collect from May…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/att-ruins-friday-for-many-customers/feed/ 2 Arm’s Accuracy Super Resolution, High Quality With Low Penalties https://pcper.com/2024/07/arms-accuracy-super-resolution-high-quality-with-low-penalties/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/arms-accuracy-super-resolution-high-quality-with-low-penalties/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:49:59 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284056 Arm have pulled a new trick out of their sleeve, a modified version of AMD's FSR2 called Accuracy Super Resolution.  It is specifically designed to work on mobile devices with embedded GPUs;…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/arms-accuracy-super-resolution-high-quality-with-low-penalties/feed/ 0 Fallout London’s Coming, You’ll Need To Downgrade Though https://pcper.com/2024/07/fallout-londons-coming-youll-need-to-downgrade-though/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/fallout-londons-coming-youll-need-to-downgrade-though/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:07:14 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284026 Team Folon have found a way to release their gigantic total conversion mod of Fallout 4, and while we don't have an exact date yet, Fallout London is coming soon.  The next…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/fallout-londons-coming-youll-need-to-downgrade-though/feed/ 0 Cheap 10GbE Switch Round Up https://pcper.com/2024/07/cheap-10gbe-switch-round-up/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/cheap-10gbe-switch-round-up/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:35:03 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284021 If you are ready to dump your old internal network for a modern one that supports up to 10GbE then ServeTheHome is the place to go.  They've created a round up of…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/cheap-10gbe-switch-round-up/feed/ 0 Google’s Free VPN Is Gone, But Now Dark Web Monitoring Is For Everyone https://pcper.com/2024/07/googles-free-vpn-is-gone-but-now-dark-web-monitoring-is-for-everyone/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/googles-free-vpn-is-gone-but-now-dark-web-monitoring-is-for-everyone/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:29:53 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284016 If you used the VPN by Google One you likely noticed it was discontinued a few weeks back.  If you miss that functionality you have two options.  If you can get a…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/googles-free-vpn-is-gone-but-now-dark-web-monitoring-is-for-everyone/feed/ 0 Kingston FURY Renegade RGB Limited Edition, 48GB of DDR5-8000 https://pcper.com/2024/07/kingston-fury-renegade-rgb-limited-edition-48gb-of-ddr5-8000/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/kingston-fury-renegade-rgb-limited-edition-48gb-of-ddr5-8000/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:12:47 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284011 If you are looking for blazing fast RAM that also possesses an aesthetic you might see on a high end sports car, then Kingston has a set of DIMMs you should consider. …]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/kingston-fury-renegade-rgb-limited-edition-48gb-of-ddr5-8000/feed/ 0 RockYou2024! A 10 Billion Password Compilation Of Security Failures Greatest Hits https://pcper.com/2024/07/rockyou2024/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/rockyou2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:59:52 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=284006 Have I Been Pwned is going to need to update their leaked passwords database and possibly invest in new hardware to search the almost 10 billion passwords recently uploaded, in plain…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/rockyou2024/feed/ 0 Podcast #780 – Leveraging the AI Powered Blockchain Second Life Metaverse https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-780/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-780/#respond Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:30:09 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=283999 You will be pleased to learn that we did indeed get together on Wednesday night (at 10 Eastern) to podcast this week. Here is the edited version of that podcast recording session. …]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/podcast-780/feed/ 0 Everything’s Bigger On The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 https://pcper.com/2024/07/everythings-bigger-on-the-samsung-odyssey-oled-g9/ https://pcper.com/2024/07/everythings-bigger-on-the-samsung-odyssey-oled-g9/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:10:59 +0000 https://pcper.com/?p=283989 If you don't mind the fact that many game developers are lazy when it comes to natively supporting ultrawide displays then the Odyssey OLED G9 from Samsung is something to keep your…]]> https://pcper.com/2024/07/everythings-bigger-on-the-samsung-odyssey-oled-g9/feed/ 0