Podcasts by This Week in Computer Hardware (Audio)

TWiCH 558: Console Spec-tacular! - Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X Specs!!! from 2020-03-19T14:37:12

 Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X: we've got real specs! The new iPad Pro and MacBook Air get Magic Keyboards and more power, some advice on choosing new audio gear, help picking a new gaming GPU...

TWiCH 557: Some Sound Advice For Your Desktop - Intel big.LITTLE CPUs and more Coronavirus Drama!!! from 2020-03-12T14:37:39

 Intel's big.LITTLE CPUs... and a new Irreparable Boot Flaw... Amazon Just Walk Out... sad News on Android Software Updates... some help finding new desktop speakers ... and so much Coronavirus ...

TWiCH 556: Fashion-Forward Fabric Fanless PC Cases! - AMD Ryzen 3 Update, MicroLEDs for Next Gen Macbooks! from 2020-03-05T14:30:15

Is AMD's Ryzen 3 going 12nm??? Coronavirus causes iPhone shortages, and next-gen iPads/Macbooks may be getting Micro LEDs! Plus, Fashion-Forward Fabric PC Cases and a CPU Cooling Frenzy!!! All t...

TWiCH 555: Coronavirus, HyperX, and Qi Charging - HyperX Cloud Flight S headset&Samsung T7 Touch SSD from 2020-02-27T14:31:34

The COVID-19 Coronavirus leaves Apple's iPhone timeline up in the air, Microsoft releases more Xbox Series X technical specifications, Bethesda pulls games from GeForce Now, the HyperX Cloud Fli...

TWiCH 554: Is Your Mouse a Security Risk? - Drop ALT Keyboard, Mid Price GPU Picks from 2020-02-20T14:40:31

Is Your Mouse A Security Risk??? Intel says Quantum Computing is still far away, Mid-Price GPU Picks, Drop's ALT High-Profile Mechanical Keyboard, 5nm chips are everywhere... all that and much m...

TWiCH 553: MWC: Mobile World Cancelled - Sprint T-Mobile Merger Approved, Mobile World Congress Cancelled! from 2020-02-13T15:14:35

The Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets judge approval, Samsung's new S20 and the Galaxy Z Flip, Coronavirus kills Mobile World Congress, ARM's latest Edge AI processors, and Phanteks Enthoo 719 PC case...

TWiCH 552: Time to Build That New Desktop... Now! - RAM Prices Going Up, Best Bargain CPU! from 2020-02-06T14:30:29

We've got a bargain CPU pick, and a heads up on memory prices. You might want to build that new desktop now! Huawei is suing Verizon, Apple's not-so-cool for independent repair shops, and quite ...

TWiCH 551: AMD Ca$he$ In, Intel Caches Out - Apple's Biggest Quarter Ever, Corsair's New Air Cooler! from 2020-01-30T15:26:17

Can Both AMD AND Intel be gaining Market Share??? Apple's biggest quarter ever, Corsair's back in the air cooler game, everybody's miffed at Ring (except Ring owners), Motorola Razr 2 updates, a...

TWiCH 550: BIOS Updates: Boost It or Brick It? - AMD RX 5600 XT Beats NVIDIA RTX 2060 from 2020-01-23T14:34

AMD RX 5600 XT Beats NVIDIA RTX 2060, thanks to a firmware update! SONOS drops support for older products, and Seattle's going to let folks vote over their smart phone. All that and much more wi...

TWiCH 549: Big Navi and the Ice Lake Fail - Ice Lake Slower than Comet Lake? New AMD Flagship GPU! from 2020-01-16T14:15:17

Intel's new Ice Lake CPUs have faster graphics, but are they slower than Comet Lake CPUs??? RTX 2060 price drops before the 5600 XT can ship, rumors of a new AMD flagship GPU are picking up spee...

TWiCH 548: CES 2020: Ryzen 4000 Mobile and a $4000 CPU! - CES 2020: Gaming Monitors&7nm Ryzen Laptop CPUS! from 2020-01-09T15:55:24

CES 2020: AMD's 4000 series mobile CPUs, a $4000 processor that spanks a $20,000 CPU, gaming monitors, Hz vs. FPS, Linedoc's excellent upgrade for your MacBook, and Lenovo's Fold X1 foldable PC....

TWiCH 547: Dell XPS 13 9300&a 6-Core CPU for $85 - Dell XPS 13 9300, AMD's stock,&ThinkPad T490S from 2020-01-02T13:56:46

Dell's got a new XPS 13! Is Apple going 5nm??? Plus, AMD's 6-core bargain: the Ryzen AF! CES is next week! All that and much more with Sebastian Peak and Patrick Norton on This Week in Computer ...

TWiCH 546: TWiCH Rewind: 2019's Biggest Stories in Hardware - From AMD to Intel, 2019 was a crazy year for hardware! from 2019-12-26T06:30

It's the end of the year, so it is time to take a look back at the biggest stories in computer hardware! From the Meizu Zero buttonless phone and AMD's Radeon VII graphics card to Samsung's "The...

TWiCH 545: Your Phone is a !$@*%# Spy! - Snapdragon 865 Benchmarks, Apple Repairability Win! from 2019-12-19T14:15:14

Early Snapdragon 865 performance benchmarks, your car & phone are tracking your every movement, 280Hz gaming monitors, and Apple gets a 9 out of 10 repairability score! All that & much m...

TWiCH 544: The 1080p GPU to Beat! - RX 5500XT, Intel's Ridiculous Roadmap from 2019-12-12T15:52:54

AMD's new Radeon RX 5500 XT: Is this THE 1080p GPU??? Intel's new CPU process roadmap is ridiculous. The New Mac Pro, AMD's Adrenaline 2020, Magic Leap, Oculus Quest hand tracking, and much more...

TWiCH 543: Intel is NOT Extreme - Intel I9-10980XE EXTREME EDITION, Snapdragon 865 from 2019-12-05T14:45:15

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 forces 5G, Intel's latest Extreme processor disappoints, Nvidia GTX 1650 Super, T-Mobile lights up 5G nationwide, Larry Page leaves Google... all that and more with Sebas...

TWiCH 542: Google Stadia: Meh. - Google Stadia, Intel 10K CPUs! from 2019-11-21T15:07:53

Google Stadia: streaming gaming still needs work. Intel Comet Lake-S Intel CPU Rumors: are 10,000 series CPUs coming? Crytek's Neon Noir is a beautiful benchmark, Field Kit is cool, and might le...

TWiCH 541: AMD 3950X Benchmarks, MacBook Pro Goes 16-inch,&the Razr is Back - MacBook Pro 16-inch, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmarked! from 2019-11-14T15:07:48

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmarks, Apple's new 16" MacBook Pro fixes the keyboard, Vulkan vs. DX12, Scythe's sweet new CPU cooler, Flight Simulator 2020 Build advice... all that and more with Sebasti...

TWiCH 540: AMD's Massive Multicore Mayhem - AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X&3970X announced! from 2019-11-07T14:31:29

AMD's Massive Multicore Mayhem, T-Mobile's Great Big 5G ... threat??? There's trouble with Red Dead Redemption 2 on AMD, and a new laser hack offers remote control of Amazon's Echo and Google Ho...

TWiCH 539: Intel Core i9-9900KS: Victory or Defeat? - Intel's Core i9-9900KS&NVIDIA's GTX 1660 SUPER from 2019-10-31T14:26:25

 Intel's Core i9-9900KS and NVIDIA's Geforce GTX 1660 Super ... we've got benchmarks! Drop's Sennheiser HD 58X .. and, hey, back up offsite BEFORE the fires take out your county! 

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TWiCH 538: Ryzen 9 Spanks Intel Core i9! - Ryzen 9 3950X, Samsung Exynos 990!!! from 2019-10-24T14:54:47

AMD's Ryzen 9 3950X is 24% faster than Intel's i9-10980XE on at least one benchmark! Samsung reveals its next flagship CPU, the Exynos 990! Another Nvidia Super card is on the way! Plus, hands-o...

TWiCH 537: Did Intel Just Kill 10nm Desktops? - Google Pixel 4, Huawei's sales growth,&the Phanteks Eclipse P400A case from 2019-10-17T14:29:49

Is Intel scrapping 10nm desktop processors? Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak speculate. Plus, Google Pixel 4 tech specs, motion sense (Project Soli), and face unlock technology. All that and mo...

TWiCH 536: Blue Light Special: Intel CPUs Now Half Off! - Intel's cheap chips&Microsoft's Surface Duo! from 2019-10-03T14:13:35

Sebastian Peak and Patrick Norton go over Intel's Core-X CPU pricing, AMD's Ryzen PRO 3000 desktop processors, Microsoft's new Surface products (including new earbuds), the Ryzen Surface Edition...

TWiCH 535: Not So Good News About CPUs - Amazon Echo Frames, CPU Shortage? from 2019-09-26T14:05:34

CPU prices are going up, Amazon's new Frames and Buds mean Amazon can hear you anywhere, Fractal Design's Vector RS PC case shocks Sebastian, and iPhone 11 battery life shocks everybody... All t...

TWiCH 534: AMD's EPYC CPU&Gaming on Intel's Ice Lake - The 1st CPU to encode real-time 8K HEVC video from 2019-09-19T11:46

Patrick Norton is joined by Jim Tanous, Managing Editor at PC Perspective, to chat about AMD's EPYC 7742 server processor, the encoding company Beamr, Corsair's VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 Memory, Intel'...