PC Perspective Podcast #407 - 07/07/2016

Join us this week as we discuss RX 480 Power Concerns, X1 Yoga, Thrustmaster, Micron 9100 MAX, and more!

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Hosts:  Ryan Shrout, Allyn Malventano, Jeremy Hellstrom, and Josh Walrath

Program length: 1:47:16



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Week in Review:



0:10:55 Power Consumption Concerns on the Radeon RX 480


AMD Updates Its Users About RX 480 Power Issues


0:22:02 Samsung Magician 4.9.7 and Samsung 840 DXT0AB0Q Firmware Tested, Read Speed Issues Finally Addressed


0:27:00 The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2-in-1 Notebook Review




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0:36:27 Thrustmaster 599XX EVO Alcantara Wheel Review: Pure Luxury


0:45:40 The Micron 9100 MAX 2.4TB U.2 Enterprise SSD Review - P3700 Killer




News items of interest:



1:11:00  AMD RX 480 (and NVIDIA GTX 1080) Launch Demand



1:14:48 Rumor: Reddit Finds Listings for RX 460, RX 470, RX 480, and "RADEON 490"


1:13:20  AMD Denies Rumor that RX 480 Has Disabled CUs




1:18:20 NVIDIA Announces GeForce Experience 3.0 Beta



1:21:18 NVIDIA Releases 368.69 WHQL Drivers for Dirt Rally VR




1:23:55 CoolChip Technologies Teases New Kinetic Cooler For Skylake Processors


1:27:20 Gigabyte Shows Off Bite Sized GTX 1070 Mini ITX OC Graphics Card


1:30:25 Xbox Play Anywhere Has Been Formalized


1:34:17 Vive, DisplayPort, and GP104 Apparently Don't Mix For Now




Hardware/Software Picks of the Week



Jeremy: Canuck with no patience? Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming


Josh: Just get the whole damn set and enjoy!


Allyn: Cheap yet awesome picture frames


Ryan: Adoric 3x USB Lightning Cables




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