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This Week in Computer Hardware (Video HI)

Leo Laporte

Building a new computer? This Week in Computer Hardware is the show where you'll find out the latest in motherboards, CPUs, GPUs, and RAM you'll want to use when designing your machine. TWiC...

Episodes

20 of 50 episodes

TWiCH 558: Console Spec-tacular! - Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X Specs!!!

Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X: we've got real specs! The new iPad Pro and MacBook Air get Magic Keyboards and more power, some advice on c...

56:05Mar 19, 2020

TWiCH 557: Some Sound Advice For Your Desktop - Intel big.LITTLE CPUs and more Coronavirus Drama!!!

Intel's big.LITTLE CPUs... and a new Irreparable Boot Flaw... Amazon Just Walk Out... sad News on Android Software Updates... some help find...

59:31Mar 12, 2020

TWiCH 556: Fashion-Forward Fabric Fanless PC Cases! - AMD Ryzen 3 Update, MicroLEDs for Next Gen Macbooks!

Is AMD's Ryzen 3 going 12nm??? Coronavirus causes iPhone shortages, and next-gen iPads/Macbooks may be getting Micro LEDs! Plus, Fashion-For...

56:34Mar 5, 2020

TWiCH 555: Coronavirus, HyperX, and Qi Charging - HyperX Cloud Flight S headset & Samsung T7 Touch SSD

The COVID-19 Coronavirus leaves Apple's iPhone timeline up in the air, Microsoft releases more Xbox Series X technical specifications, Bethe...

1:18:43Feb 27, 2020

TWiCH 554: Is Your Mouse a Security Risk? - Drop ALT Keyboard, Mid Price GPU Picks

Is Your Mouse A Security Risk??? Intel says Quantum Computing is still far away, Mid-Price GPU Picks, Drop's ALT High-Profile Mechanical Key...

1:16:35Feb 20, 2020

TWiCH 553: MWC: Mobile World Cancelled - Sprint T-Mobile Merger Approved, Mobile World Congress Cancelled!

The Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets judge approval, Samsung's new S20 and the Galaxy Z Flip, Coronavirus kills Mobile World Congress, ARM's late...

50:44Feb 13, 2020

TWiCH 552: Time to Build That New Desktop... Now! - RAM Prices Going Up, Best Bargain CPU!

We've got a bargain CPU pick, and a heads up on memory prices. You might want to build that new desktop now! Huawei is suing Verizon, Apple'...

51:48Feb 6, 2020

TWiCH 551: AMD Ca$he$ In, Intel Caches Out - Apple's Biggest Quarter Ever, Corsair's New Air Cooler!

Can Both AMD AND Intel be gaining Market Share??? Apple's biggest quarter ever, Corsair's back in the air cooler game, everybody's miffed at...

1:24:25Jan 30, 2020

TWiCH 550: BIOS Updates: Boost It or Brick It? - AMD RX 5600 XT Beats NVIDIA RTX 2060

AMD RX 5600 XT Beats NVIDIA RTX 2060, thanks to a firmware update! SONOS drops support for older products, and Seattle's going to let folks...

1:01:07Jan 23, 2020

TWiCH 549: Big Navi and the Ice Lake Fail - Ice Lake Slower than Comet Lake? New AMD Flagship GPU!

Intel's new Ice Lake CPUs have faster graphics, but are they slower than Comet Lake CPUs??? RTX 2060 price drops before the 5600 XT can ship...

1:06:39Jan 16, 2020

TWiCH 548: CES 2020: Ryzen 4000 Mobile and a $4000 CPU! - CES 2020: Gaming Monitors & 7nm Ryzen Laptop CPUS!

CES 2020: AMD's 4000 series mobile CPUs, a $4000 processor that spanks a $20,000 CPU, gaming monitors, Hz vs. FPS, Linedoc's excellent upgra...

1:15:10Jan 9, 2020

TWiCH 547: Dell XPS 13 9300 & a 6-Core CPU for $85 - Dell XPS 13 9300, AMD's stock, & ThinkPad T490S

Dell's got a new XPS 13! Is Apple going 5nm??? Plus, AMD's 6-core bargain: the Ryzen AF! CES is next week! All that and much more with Sebas...

38:25Jan 2, 2020

TWiCH 546: TWiCH Rewind: 2019's Biggest Stories in Hardware - From AMD to Intel, 2019 was a crazy year for hardware!

It's the end of the year, so it is time to take a look back at the biggest stories in computer hardware! From the Meizu Zero buttonless phon...

1:18:03Dec 26, 2019

TWiCH 545: Your Phone is a !$@*%# Spy! - Snapdragon 865 Benchmarks, Apple Repairability Win!

Early Snapdragon 865 performance benchmarks, your car & phone are tracking your every movement, 280Hz gaming monitors, and Apple gets a 9 ou...

55:12Dec 19, 2019

TWiCH 544: The 1080p GPU to Beat! - RX 5500XT, Intel's Ridiculous Roadmap

AMD's new Radeon RX 5500 XT: Is this THE 1080p GPU??? Intel's new CPU process roadmap is ridiculous. The New Mac Pro, AMD's Adrenaline 2020,...

47:30Dec 12, 2019

TWiCH 543: Intel is NOT Extreme - Intel I9-10980XE EXTREME EDITION, Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 forces 5G, Intel's latest Extreme processor disappoints, Nvidia GTX 1650 Super, T-Mobile lights up 5G nationwide, La...

42:49Dec 5, 2019

TWiCH 542: Google Stadia: Meh. - Google Stadia, Intel 10K CPUs!

Google Stadia: streaming gaming still needs work. Intel Comet Lake-S Intel CPU Rumors: are 10,000 series CPUs coming? Crytek's Neon Noir is...

1:07:30Nov 21, 2019

TWiCH 541: AMD 3950X Benchmarks, MacBook Pro Goes 16-inch, & the Razr is Back - MacBook Pro 16-inch, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmarked!

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmarks, Apple's new 16" MacBook Pro fixes the keyboard, Vulkan vs. DX12, Scythe's sweet new CPU cooler, Flight Simulat...

1:10:25Nov 14, 2019

TWiCH 540: AMD's Massive Multicore Mayhem - AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X & 3970X announced!

AMD's Massive Multicore Mayhem, T-Mobile's Great Big 5G ... threat??? There's trouble with Red Dead Redemption 2 on AMD, and a new laser hac...

1:03:36Nov 7, 2019

TWiCH 539: Intel Core i9-9900KS: Victory or Defeat? - Intel's Core i9-9900KS & NVIDIA's GTX 1660 SUPER

Intel's Core i9-9900KS and NVIDIA's Geforce GTX 1660 Super ... we've got benchmarks! Drop's Sennheiser HD 58X .. and, hey, back up offsite B...

1:02:59Oct 31, 2019