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PC Perspective Podcast 407 - 07/07/16

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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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This episode of the PC Perspective Podcast is sponsored by Kaspersky! (promo code pcper)

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

Program length: 1:47:16
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  4. Week in Review:

    1. 0:10:55 Power Consumption Concerns on the Radeon RX 480
    2. AMD Updates Its Users About RX 480 Power Issues
    3. 0:22:02 Samsung Magician 4.9.7 and Samsung 840 DXT0AB0Q Firmware Tested, Read Speed Issues Finally Addressed
    4. 0:27:00 The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2-in-1 Notebook Review
  5. AD BREAK

    1. 0:36:27 Thrustmaster 599XX EVO Alcantara Wheel Review: Pure Luxury
    2. 0:45:40 The Micron 9100 MAX 2.4TB U.2 Enterprise SSD Review - P3700 Killer
  6. News items of interest:

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

      1. 1:14:48 Rumor: Reddit Finds Listings for RX 460, RX 470, RX 480, and "RADEON 490"
      2. 1:13:20  AMD Denies Rumor that RX 480 Has Disabled CUs
    2. 1:18:20 NVIDIA Announces GeForce Experience 3.0 Beta

      1. 1:21:18 NVIDIA Releases 368.69 WHQL Drivers for Dirt Rally VR
    3. 1:23:55 CoolChip Technologies Teases New Kinetic Cooler For Skylake Processors
    4. 1:27:20 Gigabyte Shows Off Bite Sized GTX 1070 Mini ITX OC Graphics Card
    5. 1:30:25 Xbox Play Anywhere Has Been Formalized
    6. 1:34:17 Vive, DisplayPort, and GP104 Apparently Don't Mix For Now
  7. Hardware/Software Picks of the Week

    1. Jeremy: Canuck with no patience? Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
    2. Josh: Just get the whole damn set and enjoy!
    3. Allyn: Cheap yet awesome picture frames
    4. Ryan: Adoric 3x USB Lightning Cables
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  10. Closing/outro

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