Podcast #887 - Windows 11 Update Reduces RAM Usage, Apple iBloat, RTX 5090 8-Pin Mod, KINGPIN and Spectre are back, RAM shortage + MORE!

Look what we've done here!  News on the RAM you cannot buy, Microsoft optimizing Windows 11, KINGPIN is coming back, the Spectre problem resurfaces, Apple gets Bloaty, a boy and his bot hacks Microsoft Titan and why not fix that 12vHPWR with 2 8 Pins like God intended?  All this and so much more - you will enjoy yourself, trust me.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 Patreon02:11 Food with Josh05:49 Is Microsoft secretly optimizing Windows 11?10:05 Apple iBloat11:49 MacOS denies AI full disk access17:50 Memory execs afraid of continued explosive profits through 202824:52 ASUS ROG tandem OLED offers RGB stripe without the WOLED27:43 KINGPIN returns to OC with ASUS?30:45 Modder solders dual 8-pin board to RTX 509037:02 (in)Security Corner49:09 Gaming Quick Hits58:28 JoshTEKK presents - Sim Racing Corner1:04:15 Picks of the Week1:14:10 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Josh was traveling and could not participate. (Boooo!)  But we did it all anyway!  For you all, always.You missed talking about RAM pricing, we got it.  You missed talking about 12vHPWR, we got it.  Chrome, errr, Googlebooks abound!  Plus Copilot is coming for you OS and you'll just love it.  All this and very much more to enjoy your time with us thanking you very much have a good day!  (heh).Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:08 Patreon02:08 Josh-less food segment06:05 Witcher 3 Remastered is challenging to run with RT enabled12:51 When you want DLSS on your RX 9070 XT16:03 What is F-Droid18:51 GoogleBook Pro22:11 Copilot OS27:20 Happy anniversary to the Ethernet spec29:22 Routing on x86 e-waste31:45 Computing in 2026: a device to monitor each pin of your 12VHPWR cable35:05 Let's talk about DDR5 prices yet again38:10 (in)Security Corner57:28 Gaming Quick Hits1:00:04 IQUNIX Ghost in the Shell keyboard review1:09:45 Picks of the Week1:19:19 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What a great thumbnail for this show!Recorded on September 25th.Forget about your RTX 5090 purchase probably, oh and you're not getting a 60 series anytime soon either, would you believe that DDR5 prices continue to rise, AMD is becoming an "AI" company, and that a 1TB iPhone appears to be slower then an SD card when accessing disk. Installing Windows 11 with a local account and even Sniper Elite! All this and so much more on this episode!Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:03 Patreon03:37 Food with Josh05:53 The affordable world of PC hardware (skip to avoid pricing chat)13:26 Solidigm to build USA fab?16:37 AMD is becoming an "ai" company - with record revenue20:31 The RTX 6090 is not coming any time soon24:45 Did you know Raspberry Pi locks out RAM upgrades?28:32 Micron's 2GB GDDR7 chips reach EOL29:55 Apple's 1TB iPhone has slow storage? (Plus marriage chat)36:01 A local Windows account is easier than ever40:32 Those LLM slop kids harmed the PS5 Linux project45:47 (in)Security Corner1:00:04 Gaming Quick Hits1:15:01 Josh's Sim Corner1:20:35 Picks of the Week1:33:42 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Discussion on the upcoming Intel LGA1954 CPU roadmap, that Plex servers might be vulnerable, LG and all their spying, AI is probably going to destroy us all, RAM prices won't peak, and get a GOG box for the full experience.  All that and so much more!  (And somewhat less when Brett has to dip out unexpectedly)Timestamps00:00 Intro01:20 Patreon02:59 Food with Josh05:37 News begins - iPhone Duo09:45 TSMC High-NA EUV expanding11:49 Intel next-gen roadmap leaks14:46 Also, Intel CPUs about to get more expensive18:38 DLSS 5 coming to older GPUs after all22:40 DDR5 prices to grow up to 18 percent in Q324:58 Windows 11 new update fixes taskbar complaint26:46 The chances AI could destroy us all in the next 10 years32:51 AMD GPUs climbing up the charts35:06 Audacity 437:46 (in)Security Corner1:02:19 Brett suddenly has to leave1:02:59 Gaming Quick Hits1:13:40 Picks of the Week1:22:24 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Originally aired on September 1st.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:39 Patreon02:53 Food with Josh06:17 News begins - and Packard Bell is back10:03 Intel LGA1954 confirmed12:49 MacBook Neo SSD thrashing seems dire16:30 Horrifying DLSS 5 mods22:29 Rumored next-gen Radeon flagship performance25:19 Run multiple Linux kernels with no hypervisor?27:59 Tweaks for Windows 11 before Microsoft shuts them down31:29 GPU coil whine database35:21 (In)Security Corner48:51 Gaming Quick Hits54:07 Fractal Refine 2 gaming chair review1:00:08 Picks of the Week1:08:35 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Where else are you going to get GTA6, WiFi7, M6, WPA3, RTX 5090 and Atari 2600 coverage all in the same show?  No where else, that's where.  Listen to the dulcet tones of tech whisperers go over the weekly news and so much more.  Hot Chips, SteamOS, Outlook stupidity!  Oh, and Linux turns 35.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:46 Patreon01:44 Food with Josh04:24 Breaking news - Hot Chips was all about ai11:06 Apple has new silicon and Macs16:20 Linux turns 3517:25 SteamOS 3.9 Main boots on Intel Arc B58018:53 Careful when you upgrade to WiFi 722:55 New Outlook can look more like old Outlook now25:40 How much is that 5090 in the window?29:25 NVIDIA financials35:21 (In)Security Corner51:06 Gaming Quick Hits56:07 Picks of the Week1:08:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Get the fanciest Ryzen 9 without a lid, Intel appears to be looping back on their naming CPUs and Arc squeaks out more performance (sometimes), CoPilot assists in "hacking" itself, your Twitch streams might be training AI, and Epic appears to be coming to Linux.  It's the year of Linux, Am I Right(tm)? or what?   All that and way to much for this 5Lb bag again.Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:29 Patreon03:17 Food with Josh05:02 News begins - Intel might Haswell name their new CPU the 4950K06:34 You can now buy a de-lidded 9950X3D2 with a warranty07:53 VRAM compression with Arc on Linux?11:22 Microsoft's rebrand registry14:28 Microsoft working on Windows 11 context menu15:50 Intel, money motivated, may make more memory memories21:44 Twitch ai training is opt-out, because no one would opt-in26:47 Fairphone Gen 6 Plus arrives in USA28:51 (In)Security Corner40:48 Gaming Quick Hits50:10 Josh reviews MOZA CS Pro and R9 V31:03:06 Picks of the Week1:16:19 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Linux gaming support keeps improving, TPM hardware keeps gaining vulnerabilities, the AI tech sector keeps gaining debt linked to investments, and advertisers keep gaining sneakier ways to infiltrate your content experiences.  Enjoy!Ah, Kent couldn't make the show at the last minute, and Brett so planned on being there (lights were on, computer was spun up), but a last minute emergency took him off the air too - so it's a threesome tonight!  (I should have written that differently I think ...)Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:02 Patreon01:47 Food with Josh05:50 Xbox and Game Pass on Linux in the works07:46 New SteamOS beta adds support for more hardware09:58 Massive AI debt hiding in plain sight14:10 RTX 50 Series median price keeps growing16:24 Time Magazine shows ads only chatbots can see19:07 Noreply domains22:28 Woodgrain motherboard25:15 Microsoft raising Windows 11 license cost26:04 Win 11 built-in weather app wastes over 1GB of RAM28:04 (in)Security Corner intro29:23 (in)Security Corner actually begins44:34 Josh's Sim Corner51:25 Gaming Quick Hits56:58 Picks of the Week1:03:05 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We continue the journey to 1000 episodes with this riveting installment that could possibly change your life. Not convinced? If you order big bacon-covered burgers every day that WILL change your life. We guarantee it.Print out your Noctua things, run Windows 11 in 8Gb with varying degrees of success, AMD makes the monies, and EA goes private.  Question:  Is THIS the year of Linux?  Why did Roomba and power inverters just get banned, Apple DRAM struggles, and Fanatec (of course).  A well packed show in a 10lb bag, enjoy!TImestamps:00:00 Intro01:25 Patreon02:28 Food with Josh05:40 Microsoft deletes 32GB RAM recommendation docs11:04 Linux market share grows14:08 AMD Financial results (with extended discussion)22:33 Even Apple struggles to get DRAM (and memory is sold out through 2027)24:30 We talk even more about RAM and the stock market29:28 Sony moves ahead with end of discs33:26 Google removing Assistant on phones - Gemini the only option35:07 Finally, we can 3D print in official Noctua colors38:08 (In)Security Corner51:13 Josh's Sim Racing Corner53:50 Gaming Quick Hits1:04:49 HyperX Cloud Stinger 3 Wireless gaming headset review1:10:18 Picks of the Week1:22:47 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GOG is coming to Linux!  Microsoft asks LG to stop with the bloatware ads, the Radeon RX 9050 arrives in a 4GB config, Nova Lake-S is bringing a 65w iGPU to the fight, and 8GB is just not enough for a laptop with Win 11 + Josh takes over the show with his Racing Corner segment.  Maybe a DD$4 build is not in your future?  There's so much more in here, it's hard to summarize, I'm afraid you'll just have to listen.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:15 Patreon03:29 Food with Josh05:10 Radeon RX 9050 (and the return of the 4GB GPU)14:29 Intel's Nova Lake-S iGPU draws 65W?17:44 GOG Galaxy app going native...Linux20:23 Microsoft's 8GB Surface laptop is an embarrassment22:50 The DDR4 to DDR5 gaming gap27:25 AMI acquired by a company called Lattice29:47 Starlink exempted from foreign router ban31:47 CXMT now charges more for RDIMMs than Samsung41:50 (In)Security Corner58:07 Josh's Sim Corner1:09:48 Gaming Quick Hits1:18:58 Picks of the Week1:37:37 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★