PC Perspective Podcast

Podcast #625 – Fractal Ion PSU Review, AMD Driver Updates, Nvidia ARM acquisition, Steam Security Patch, Apple M1 + more! (1x625)

: 21, 2021

Warning: The burger this week is Glazed & Confused. Warning 2: The Fractal PSU review & testing is done by slowly learning what practical information we can extract. This might help as a reference to the mind set In other news Nvidia struggles to continue their acquisition of ARM, $12B just wasn’t enough for Discord, Valve finally patches a really serious security flaw in Steam, and we review a headphone amp that tries to look like it’s a bit more then it appears. Chia has a new “coin” you can farm? …. oh and Apple had their we-M1-all-the-things event. Enjoy! Thanks again to all of our very helpful Patreon members. This show cannot go on without your continued support, please consider helping our efforts. It most definitely helps keep us all going and the bills paid. Thanks! Start bringing your financial life under control, check out this weeks show sponsor: Upstart. You are more then just your credit score. Show Topics Timestamps 00:00​ Intro 01:39​ Josh Interjects with Manos: Hands of Fate (?) Film History 02:30​ Burger of the Week 05:09​ AMD Radeon Software Update 11:57​ Apple M1-Powered 24-inch iMacs 22:27​ Ad Break: Upstart Loans 23:47​ Complications for NVIDIA Arm Acquisition in UK 31:29​ Chia: A Digital Coin You Mine On SSDs 37:27​ Valve Patches Steam Exploit 39:28​ Discord No Longer Selling to Microsoft (because IPO) 42:36​ Fractal ION Power Supply Review 53:25​ EPOS GSX 300 External Sound Card Review 59:10​ Picks of the Week 01:13:40​ Outro Picks of the Week Josh: So, so tempted… Jeremy: New Carpal tunnel mouse Brett: If you don’t have this stapler by now … get one Sebastian: This duster will blow you away