Rated: 95.79% (19 votes)
Loading ...Episode 16 - HD-DVD is dead and GeForce 9 is here
Alex Watson
Issue 55 of Custom PC is out in the shops now and we’re back with another podcast. HD-DVD is dead but does that mean Blu-Ray has won? The team also debate the launch of the GeForce 9-series with the 9600 GT, what makes a good game, and Boffin News is back with the news that boffins are at work inventing super intense lasers.
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Rated: 92.73% (11 votes)
Loading ...Episode 15 - The PCs vs Consoles special
Alex Watson
Issue 54 of Custom PC is out in the shops now, and the cover feature pits PCs against consoles in a battle to see how the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii compare when it comes to gaming. This special edition of the CPC podcast is intended as a companion piece to the magazine, and sees Alex, Clive and games maestro Phil debating the pros and cons of gaming on the three consoles and the PC itself.
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Rated: 83.64% (11 votes)
Loading ...Episode 14 - Skulltrail, Blackbirds and mad monkey boffins
Alex Watson
The CPC podcast is back for 2008. The panel takes a look ahead to 2008, including Skulltrail from Intel and the HP Blackbird. Chris introduces Boffin news -a look at the best mad, bad science stories on the web - and the team add plenty of puns to the top 10 games chart, as well as discussing whether remakes of games are a good or bad idea.
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Rated: 96.47% (17 votes)
Loading ...Episode 13A - Another try at Spider, 3D screens and Crysis
Alex Watson
Our 13th episode genuinely was unlucky. Seems there was a problem for iTunes users - this is a repost to correct it. This episode sees AMD trying to fight back with its Spider platform - new Radeon graphics cards, new chipsets and finally, Phenom. But are some of the legs wonky? The team discusses this along with our recent experience of 3D monitors from Zalman. The games chart features Crysis and we debate whether it’s the game of the year.
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Rated: 96% (10 votes)
Loading ...Episode 13 - Spider, 3D screens and Crysis
Alex Watson
Our 13th episode sees AMD trying to fight back with its Spider platform - new Radeon graphics cards, new chipsets and finally, Phenom. But are some of the legs wonky? The team discusses this along with our recent experience of 3D monitors from Zalman. The games chart features Crysis and we debate whether it’s the game of the year.
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Rated: 98.57% (14 votes)
Loading ...Episode 12 - 88GT, eeePC and tons of game demos
Alex Watson
In this episode the panel discusses the new Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT, the tiny, super portable Asus eeePC and the deluge of new PC game demos that has resulted in a games chart that is only 10 per cent Sims. All this and Clive comes up with a new slogan for Intel.
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Rated: 83.64% (11 votes)
Loading ...Episode 11 - CPC is 50 and Intel vs AMD heats up
Alex Watson
We’re back! In our eleventh podcast the panel look back over four years and fifty issues of Custom PC. The big news this time round centres on Intel and AMD. Intel has bought Havok and AMD has announced triple-core CPUs; we mull that over and Ben reports live from IDF. The top 10 games chart and the competition return as well.
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Rated: 95.71% (14 votes)
Loading ...Episode 10 - Gaming special: i31, LAN gaming and Crysis
Alex Watson
The CPC podcast is 10 and we’ve got a gaming special to celebrate. Alex, James, Clive and Chris have Crysis to discuss, along with immersive gaming, the i31 LAN party and the launch of the Omega Sektor. The top 10 games chart and the competition return as well.
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Rated: 98.46% (13 votes)
Loading ...Episode 9 - 3GHz Phenom, GRAW 2, Dell vs DIY and Wangtec
Alex Watson
In this episode, Gareth calls on Alex, Ben and Phil to discuss, among other things, AMD’s demo of a 3GHz Phenom chip and Quad CrossFire. The team mulls over Mark Rein’s claim consoles are holding back PCs, and give a sneak peak into our upcoming new benchmark suite. Phil gets stuck into GRAW 2, and we discuss the merits of buying a PC versus building it yourself.
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Rated: 100% (14 votes)
Loading ...Episode 8 discussion: ways to save AMD?
Alex Watson
In the most recent episode of our podcast, we ended by discussing AMD’s recent troubles - Intel is piling on the pressure with its cheap and fast Core 2s, while on the graphics front, Nvidia’s 8-series have the upper hand against the Radeon HD 2000 series. As fans of the red guys, we racked our brains to think of a cunning plan: CPC editor Gareth maintained they simply need some time to get their quad core chips out and to tune the HD 2000 architecture, while Clive thinks its time for some radical thinking and AMD should make its own games console. During the discussion we asked for your suggestions and we’ve had quite a few interesting emails…