Podcast #156 – AMD FirePro V7900 and V5900, MSI R6970 Lightning, Intel i7-990x and more!

PC Perspective Podcast #156- 5/26/2011

This week we talk about the AMD FirePro V7900 and V5900, MSI R6970 Lightning, Intel i7-990x,Viewer questions and more!

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Hosts: Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath and Allyn Malventano

This Podcast is brought to you by MSI Computer, and their all new Sandy Bridge Motherboards!

Program length: 1:02:44

Program Schedule:

• 0:00:45 Introduction
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• 0:01:45 AMD FirePro V7900 and V5900 Professional Graphics Review
• 0:05:25 MSI R6970 Lightning Review: A Supercharged AMD Radeon HD 6970
• 0:16:35 This Podcast is brought to you by MSI Computer, and their all new Sandy Bridge Motherboards!
• 0:17:20 Intel Core i7-990X Gulftown Processor and DX58SO2 Motherboard Review
• 0:22:30 NVIDIA GTX 560 Review Coming soon
• 0:24:36 Cray Announces AMD Bulldozer CPU and NVIDIA Tesla GPU Supercomputer Capable of 50 Petaflops
• 0:27:38 Sneak Peak at the MSI 990FXA-GD65
• 0:30:13 ASUS Sabertooth Motherboard Supporting 990FX Chipset Pictured
• 0:32:33 Email from Jeff about Bulldozer leaks
  1. http://www.nerdblurb.com/forums/index.php/topic,27.msg585.html#new
  2. http://news.mydrivers.com/Img/20110522/S01290828.jpg
• 0:36:00 Revisiting quad-gpus and the Law of Diminishing Returns
• 0:39:58 Leaking Llano and Bulldozer prices
• 0:43:57 Corsair Hydro H80 and H100 Water Coolers On The Horizon
• 0:46:30 Email from Bernie about desktop standby mode
• 0:51:05 Email from Jesse about overclocking temps
• 0:53:40 Hardware / Software Pick of the Week
  1. Ryan: Lucid Virtu – its working
  2. Jeremy: Remember Action Quake?  How ’bout a little Action Half Life 2, still less buggy than your average commercial release and better supported.
  3. Josh: DiRT 3: Love it.
• 0:59:30 THIS JUST IN: Asus ROG Matrix GeForce GTX 580 Graphics Card Details Leaked
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• 1:02:00 Closing