It's Friday, which means it's time for PC Perspective's weekly mailbag, our video show where Ryan and team answer your questions about the tech industry, the latest and greatest hardware, the process of running a tech review website, and more!

Here's what you'll find on today's show:

00:26 – EPYC CPU with X399 motherboard?
02:06 – High NAND memory prices?
03:50 – DirectX 12 image quality vs. performance?
05:47 – Optane drives for cheap laptops?
07:51 – Cause of high temps on recent Intel CPUs?
10:21 – Windows processor thread limit?
13:20 – Will the decline of SLI result in more mATX motherboards and cases?
17:19 – Guide to building the most energy efficient PC?
19:30 – Do you need 8-core CPU for gaming?
20:29 – Low frame rate compensation in monitors?

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