2.5 Geeks 4/26/18: 2nd Gen Ryzen, Dell Gaming Rigs, LG G7, Samsung SSD 970, Windows 10 April Update

by Marco Chiappetta — Thursday, April 26, 2018, 12:15 PM EDT

In this episode of HotHardware's Two And A Half Geeks, Dave, Marco and Chris run down Tech's biggest headlines from the last week or so, including AMD's 2nd Gen Ryzen processors, Dell's new Gaming Notebooks and the monster new config of the Alienware Area-51, LG's G7 ThinQ super-phone, Samsung's hot new SSD 970 Pro and SSD 970 EVO NVMe drives, news about the forthcoming Windows 10 April Update, and details or our killer AMD Raven Ridge gaming PC giveaway...

Show Notes:
03:35 - AMD 2nd Gen Ryzen Review: 2700X And 2600X Deliver More Performance Per Dollar
13:16 - AMD Ryzen 7 2800X Rumored Ready To Counter Incoming Intel 8-Core Coffee Lake-S
19:55 - Fully Liquid Cooled Alienware Area 51 Game Streaming
26:48 - Dell Refreshes Alienware And Inspiron Gaming And All-In-One PCs With 8th Gen Core Processors
30:26 - LG G7 ThinQ 6.1-Inch Display Delivers Punchy 1000-NIT Brightness With Notch Control
43:50 - Samsung SSD 970 Pro And 970 EVO Review: Faster, More Endurance Than 960
53:33 - Western Digital Black 3D NVMe Gaming SSD Breaks Free With Up To 3,400 MB/s Reads
59:50 - Microsoft Confirms Windows 10 April Update With Lots Of New Features
60:20 - HotHardware, AMD And Corsair Spring Fling Raven Ridge Gaming System Giveaway!

Tags: AMD, Dell, Samsung, LG, podcast, Geeks, Alienware, webcast

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com