Podcasts

This week we’re hosting a round table talk about the recent RTX 3080 Ti launch with our entire Labs Team. We’ll be going over performance testing, where it might fit into our product line, and, as always, we’ll be taking questions from YOU the audience!

At Puget Systems, we do a LOT of testing. We believe that computers should be a pleasure to purchase and own. They should get your work done, and not be a hindrance. To do that, they need to be the right hardware for the job. We take it on as our mission to test and validate the industry’s most popular applications, ensuring the software runs properly, and that our hardware is optimized for performance.

This week DJ Bailey, a technology consultant here at Puget Systems, joins us to answer your questions and talk about the consultation process, how we go about getting you the right system for your workflow, and some exciting and challenging client requests.

We specialize in building exactly what you need and none of what you don’t. Our no-pressure, non-commissioned sales staff are experts at configuring a computer that will meet your exacting needs. They are happy to discuss a configuration with you or guide you through each step of the process by asking a few questions about how you’ll be using your computer.

This week, we’re proud to have Ash Thorp, director, designer, illustrator, and founder of ALT Creative, Inc. join us on our show today to discuss and answer questions related to VFX, digital art, animation, and more!

ALT Creative, Inc. ( https://altcinc.com/ ) was founded by Ash Thorp to offer a variety of assistance with your project needs, ranging from creative direction, graphic design, VFX, concept/digital art, illustration, animation, through directorial services.

This week, join us for a live Q&A session with Dr. Don Kinghorn, Scientific Computing Advisor at Puget Systems as we discuss Docker containers, enroot, and how the A100 is performing for the scientific community.

Every week at 1pm Pacific we host a LIVE Q&A show featuring members of our Labs team and industry experts ranging from machine learning scientists to indie filmmakers, professional photographers, sound designers, VFX artists, and more!

This week we have the pleasure of hosting Gabriella K, aka Feeding_Wolves on YouTube!

Gabriella creates content centered around Unreal Engine, Motion Graphics/VFX, and Virtual Production. Recently, she’s become a go-to source for information and tutorials on Unreal Engine MetaHumans. We’re glad to have her on the show to help give us some insight into and answer questions about, the virtual production workflow and what effect MetaHumans will have in the future.

Our very own Kelly Shipman is our special guest this week! We’ll be taking your questions about game development, virtual production, 3D rendering as well as discussing the MetaHumans beta from Epic, the latest developments in Unreal Engine, and more!

We take it upon ourselves to test and validate each industry’s most popular applications and understand the nuances of how they interact with and utilize PC hardware. And while we do publish extensive articles on these subjects, we also realize that not everyone has the time to understand and apply this knowledge to their specific needs.

Matt Bach joins us this week to go over the latest in content creation software updates and how your computer’s hardware affects performance. We’ll also be looking at H.264/H.265 Hardware Decoding hardware support.

We take it upon ourselves to test and validate each industry’s most popular applications and understand the nuances of how they interact with and utilize PC hardware. And while we do publish extensive articles on these subjects, we also realize that not everyone has the time to understand and apply this knowledge to their specific needs.

After last week’s hiatus, we’re joined by our Technical Support Manager, Ben Nelson is our special guest!

We’ll be talking about what sets our support team apart from the other guys, some common issues they’ve been seeing lately, in addition to taking and answering questions from the audience!

Although our hope is that you will never have to call in to Support for assistance (we hope our machines operate at optimal performance out of the box and for many years without any hiccups) we realize that from time to time, you will need to reach out to us. Whether it is for assistance setting up or troubleshooting an issue with a newly purchased system or working to resolve issues with a system that has seen its share of years, we are more than happy to hear from you.

This week Dr. Don Kinghorn joins us to talk about Intel oneAPI, Rocket Lake, Ice Lake, Nvidia GTC, and more!

Dr. Kinghorn is our resident Ph.D. and scientist. He is the escalation point for questions concerning HPC, Scientific Computing, Machine Learning, AI, Linux System Administration, and Troubleshooting. He also works on hardware systems validation for scientific workloads and provides an internal educational resource for others here at Puget Systems.

Intel has updated its mainstream, desktop product line with several new 11th Gen Intel Core processors. These CPUs offer higher performance per clock than earlier generations, making them well suited for single- and lightly-threaded workloads.