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PC Perspective Podcast #489 - 03/01/18

Join us this week for Ryzen 5 2400G Compute, Thrustmaster TS-PC Wheel, and more!

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

Peanut Gallery: Alex Lustenberg, Ken Addison

Program length: 1:29:41

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3. PCPer Mailbag #32 - 2/23/2018
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5. Week in Review:
   1. 0:08:20 Quick Look: TEKQ Rapide 480 GB Thunderbolt 3 SSD
   2. 0:15:15 GPU Compute Performance of the Ryzen 5 2400G
   3. 0:25:40 Logitech G603 and G613 Wireless Gaming Mouse and Keyboard Review: Worry-free Wireless
   4. 0:33:15 Thrustmaster TS-PC Wheel Review: A Genuine Leap
6. News items of interest:
   1. 0:42:35 Qualcomm signs major carriers and retailers for Always Connected PC launch
   2. 0:44:20 MWC 2018: Huawei Announces the MateBook X Pro Notebook
   3. 0:49:00 MWC 2018: Samsung Unpacks Galaxy S9 and S9+ Phones
   4. 0:52:30 MWC 2018: Western Digital Launches SN720 and SN520 M.2 NVMe SSDs
   5. 0:59:05 Bitmain could create headaches for NVIDIA, AMD, and Qualcomm
   6. 1:09:35 The cult of Vega, FAR CRY 5 free with AMD systems
   7. 1:12:05 Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform, but without specification details
7. Picks of the Week:
   1. 1:16:50 Ryan: Corsair ML120 Pro RGB Fan
   2. 1:20:45 Allyn: sfcable.com - for all of your oddball cable needs
   3. 1:24:05 Jeremy: Medeco³ High Security lock my donkey YOUR WHAT? Horse + mule
   4. 1:27:15 Josh: A good price again for a good introduction to racing wheels
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10. Closing/outro