The Hardware Asylum Podcast

All Podcast Episodes

  • Are More Cores Better

    Published: Monday, February 24, 2020 - Podcast Are More Cores Better

    With a recent performance leak showing that the Intel Core i9 10900k 10-Core processor is faster than the 12-Core Ryzen 9 3900k we decided to discuss one of the biggest drawbacks of large multicore CPUs and how their power is only noticeable in certain situations

  • The Latest Sound Card from Creative and an Xtreme Aorus Motherboard

    Published: Monday, February 10, 2020 - Podcast The Latest Sound Card from Creative and an Xtreme Aorus Motherboard

    Discrete audio cards are often overlooked when building a PC and yet they are one of the best ways to get better performance and better audio quality, the Creative Labs AE-9 is one of the best. Speaking of best we cannot ignore the X299X Waterforce Xtreme from Aorus (Gigabyte)

  • Highlights from CES 2020 Trends, Builds and RGB Part 2

    Published: Friday, January 24, 2020 - Podcast Highlights from CES 2020 Trends, Builds and RGB Part 2

    This is part two of the Hardware Asylum CES 2020 coverage. Every January Dennis spends some time in the desert checking out the latest tech, make new contacts and keep up with old friends. Unlike the last episode this one isn’t completely filled with good stuff.

  • Highlights from CES 2020 Trends, Builds and RGB Part 1

    Published: Sunday, January 19, 2020 - Podcast Highlights from CES 2020 Trends, Builds and RGB Part 1

    Every January Dennis spends some time in the desert checking out the latest tech at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, mostly to make new contacts, keep up with old friends and find out what new might be coming to the Hardware Asylum Labs. This episode is filled with the good stuff.

  • Extreme Ryzen Memory Overclocking and Building a Threadripper 3

    Published: Tuesday, December 24, 2019 - Podcast Extreme Ryzen Memory Overclocking and Building a Threadripper 3

    In this episode we dive into the latest memory overclocking world record set using the new Ryzen and Ballistix Elite DDR4 4000 and later spend some time looking at the real cost associated with building a Threadripper 3 system.

  • Exploring the new Threadripper 3960X

    Published: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - Podcast Exploring the new Threadripper 3960X

    For the longest time Dennis was avoiding anything Threadripper. On paper the processor looked amazing, lots of threads and lots of power however, when it came down to it there was only a small number of instances where Threadripper shined. Despite this there is a HUGE Hype around the new 3900X Threadripper series and we investigate.