What if we told you that CES did not feature any new GPUs? But it did feature more frames! MSI with LIGHTNING and GPU safeguard, Phison's new controller, and that wily AMD with new Ryzen 7 9850X3D (and confirmed Ryzen 9 9950X3D2) - whee! Remember the Reboot computer generated cartoon? Remember D-Link Routers and Zero Days? Remember Intel? It's all here!

That and everything old is new again with Old GPUs and CPUs coming back .. because RAM.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
00:56 Patreon
01:37 Food with Josh
04:10 AMD announces Ryzen 7 9850X3D
05:41 AMD sort of confirmed the 9950X3D2
07:00 NVIDIA DLSS 4.5
09:34 Intel was at CES
12:50 MSI LIGHTNING returns
14:54 MSI also launching GPU Safeguard Plus PSUs
19:44 WD_Black is now Sandisk Optimus GX Pro
21:54 Phison has the most efficient SSD controller
26:11 ASUS ROG RGB Stripe OLED
28:44 First computer-animated TV show restored
33:29 Podcast sponsor - Copilot Money
34:57 (In)Security Corner
44:32 Gaming Quick Hits
1:06:31 Picks of the Week
1:24:08 Outro

Recorded January 1, 2026 - but only due to popular demand. We cover the GOG purchase, the ever rising price of DDR and the fallout from all that, and talk about getting a Dumb TV again.

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0:00 Intro
01:21 Patreon
02:24 No food segment this week
02:57 The rising cost of RTX 5090 and what this means for GPUs in 2026
04:50 SSD prices rising
05:43 DDR5 continues to rise
08:51 ASUS reportedly increasing DDR4 motherboard production in 2026
13:28 GOG acquired by co-founder
18:37 Cinebench 2026 arrives
22:47 Direct3D 6 support comes to D7VK as retro gaming on Linux evolves
26:56 When you don't want a "smart" TV
30:17 Podcast sponsor - Copilot Money
31:47 (In)Security Corner
37:16 Gaming Quick Hits
42:39 Picks of the Week
53:18 Outro

No Josh this week, and it hurt. It certainly hurt the running time, at least. Enjoy this brief (and probably highly unsatisfying) year-end podcast! The perfect way to end a disappointing year! Read as: pricing on our PC hobby is increasing on everything thanks to AI datacenters so prepare to downsize or "last-gen" your latest build perhaps!

Enjoy our attempt at a 2025 round-up as well, probably buy that Win10 ESU, and the Xbox is probably sinking...stories below!

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Recorded December 17, 2025.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
01:27 Patreon
02:16 No food segment?!
03:16 AM4 CPU prices spike
08:37 Storage is poised to become more expensive soon
09:35 Get ready for the return of laptops with only 8GB of RAM
12:49 The last month for a new RTX 3060, and RTX 50 series production cuts
15:17 A brief look back at 2025
26:30 Podcast sponsor - Copilot Money
28:02 (In)Security Corner
33:42 Gaming Quick Hits
42:58 Picks of the Week
55:19 Outro