Podcast #855 - Steam Machine Status, 8GB GPU Trend, Arc B770 Canceled? Thrustmaster T248R Review + way more!

Recorded February 4, 2026. 

We also cover the upcoming Steam Machine, sad GPU trends, and the arc of the Arc B770. We've got our review of the Thrustmaster T248R and rapidly dive into AMD's glorious financial success, plus a splash of ARM's Q3 results.  Surprise!  There are discussions on memory prices, Nvidia's RTX 50 series supply, and the weeks "best" security breaches.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
00:25 Patreon
01:16 Food with Josh
02:36 AMD Financials
08:43 Arm Financials
11:45 AMD says Steam Machine still on track for early 2026 (until it isn't)
13:30 New memory price outlook has DDR5 doubling again in Q1
14:48 Low VRAM GPUs reportedly 75 percent of NVIDIA Q1 supply
16:45 AMD also in the lower VRAM game
19:45 Intel Arc B770 is supposedly canceled
22:17 Spinning rust lives on
25:33 Qualcomm loses chief CPU architect
27:09 PCPer (possibly) influences Microsoft to backpedal on AI features!
31:31 5GbE is getting more affordable
33:44 (In)Security Corner
43:32 Gaming Quick Hits
47:56 Josh reviews the Thrustmaster T248R
55:45 Picks of the Week
1:07:56 Outro

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