Podcast #483 – News from CES: Kaby Lake G, Zen+, and more!

PC Perspective Podcast #483 – 01/18/18

Join us this week for a recap of news from CES 2018! We talk about Intel's Kaby Lake G processor featuring Vega graphics, Zen+ CPUs, the performance impact of Meltdown and more!

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

Peanut Gallery: Ken Addison

Program length: 1:52:54

Podcast topics of discussion:

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3. 0:05:20 PCPer Mailbag #26 – 1,141 Seconds With Josh Walrath
4. Week in Review:
   1. 0:06:40 Meltdown's Impact on Storage Performance – Really an Issue?
   2. 0:22:00 Intel Kaby Lake-G Launches: 8th Gen CPUs with Radeon Vega M Graphics
      1. CES 2018: Intel Introduces Kaby Lake-G Powered Enthusiast NUC
      2. CES 2018: HP Spectre x360 15 Updated With Kaby Lake-G: 8th Gen Intel Core i7 CPUs Paired with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics
      3. CES 2018: Dell Introduces XPS 15 2-in-1 Powered By Kaby Lake-G
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6. News items of interest:
   1. CES 2018
      1. AMD
         1. 0:46:30 CES 2018: AMD Ryzen Desktop CPU with Vega Graphics Coming Feb 12
         2. 0:50:40 CES 2018: AMD Announces 2nd Generation Ryzen CPUs for April, Threadripper for 2H 2018
         3. 0:53:05 CES 2018: AMD Drops Ryzen CPU Prices By Up to 30 Percent
         4. 0:56:30 CES 2018: AMD teases 7nm Vega for machine learning in 2018
      2. 1:00:30 CES 2018: NVIDIA announces Big Format Gaming Display initiative with 65-in G-SYNC
      3. 1:08:05 CES 2018: Intel Launches Optane 800P M.2 2280 SSDs, 60/120GB Capacities
      4. 1:13:20 CES 2018: HTC announces Vive Pro and Vive Wireless Adapter
      5. 1:20:30 CES 2018: HP Unveils Intel-Based Version of the ENVY x2 Detachable 2-in-1 PC
      6. 1:21:50 CES 2018: Acer Announces Redesigned Swift 7, "World's Thinnest Laptop"
      7. 1:24:50 CES 2018: Acer Unleashes Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop Powered By Ryzen Mobile
      8. 1:26:20 CES 2018: Gigabyte Shows Off AORUS X470 Gaming 7 WiFi
      9. ASUS
         1. 1:28:05 CES 2018: ASUS Announces the ROG Bezel-free Kit
         2. 1:32:55 CES 2018: ASUS Announces 802.11ax Router and Lyra Voice, a Combination Mesh Hub and Smart Speaker
      10. Lenovo
          1. 1:35:05 CES 2018: Lenovo Updates ThinkPad X1 Lineup With 8th Gen Intel CPUs and HDR Displays
          2. 1:38:10 CES 2018: Lenovo Announces Mirage VR Camera and Untethered Motion-Tracking Daydream Headset
7. 1:40:20 Picks of the Week:
   1. Ryan: GPU Price suck.
   2. Jeremy: GLaDOS + bridges is amusing
   3. Josh: Go back in time and learn to use it
   4. Allyn: Good deal on 15ft RedMere HDMI cables
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10. Closing/outro