Another week, another series of distressing developments in the world of PC hardware. But maybe the end of the madness is near? Or at least hotter with 700W Intel CPUs. BTW, you're probably not getting an RTX 5090Ti, another week where DIMMs are bling, some questionable choices from Microsoft and scary security issues with certs, 7-Zip, OpenClaw, and "Approve or Deny?" questions.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
01:05 Patron
01:37 Food with Josh
03:54 ASRock BIOS update to combat reported Ryzen failures
05:47 Intel's potential processor power
09:35 No RTX 5090 Ti this year
11:35 G.Skill memory speed settlement
14:44 The Discord drama
19:21 HP will rent you an Omen gaming laptop
24:48 Microsoft failed to communicate about 26H1
31:36 Homelab bling
32:58 Podcast sponsor - Zapier
34:26 (In)Security Corner
48:37 Gaming Quick Hits
55:19 Picks of the Week
1:09:55 Outro

Recorded February 4, 2026.

We also cover the upcoming Steam Machine, sad GPU trends, and the arc of the Arc B770. We've got our review of the Thrustmaster T248R and rapidly dive into AMD's glorious financial success, plus a splash of ARM's Q3 results. Surprise! There are discussions on memory prices, Nvidia's RTX 50 series supply, and the weeks "best" security breaches.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
00:25 Patreon
01:16 Food with Josh
02:36 AMD Financials
08:43 Arm Financials
11:45 AMD says Steam Machine still on track for early 2026 (until it isn't)
13:30 New memory price outlook has DDR5 doubling again in Q1
14:48 Low VRAM GPUs reportedly 75 percent of NVIDIA Q1 supply
16:45 AMD also in the lower VRAM game
19:45 Intel Arc B770 is supposedly canceled
22:17 Spinning rust lives on
25:33 Qualcomm loses chief CPU architect
27:09 PCPer (possibly) influences Microsoft to backpedal on AI features!
31:31 5GbE is getting more affordable
33:44 (In)Security Corner
43:32 Gaming Quick Hits
47:56 Josh reviews the Thrustmaster T248R
55:45 Picks of the Week
1:07:56 Outro

We review the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, alongside DDR4 and storage price analysis and head smacking moments. We also discuss GOG's Linux focus and Intel's latest financial results. Windows 11 woes, BitLocker Keys, Office patches and Valve is being sued for only $900M. So much more below!

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
00:40 Patreon
01:58 Food with Josh
04:00 AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D review
13:02 Intel financials
18:41 RDNA 3.5 to live on (and on)
19:50 DDR4 pricing on the rise
21:12 Storage prices are getting crazy
28:24 GOG focused on Linux
30:48 Computer History Museum online
32:01 Make Windows 11 less awful
33:47 Some PCs might not boot after Jan 2026 Win11 update
35:11 PCs refusing to shut down after another patch
36:13 Podcast sponsor - Copilot Money
46:05 Gaming Quick Hits
1:00:27 Picks of the Week
1:13:29 Outro