The Hardware Asylum Podcast
All Podcast Episodes
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Cannonball Quest for Retro PC Hardware
Published: Monday, October 24, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode Dennis talks about an impromptu trip for some Retro PC Hardware that ended up being a nighttime cannonball run for an extremely successful grab of old PC games, some Commodore 64 parts and a number of desirable motherboards and video cards. The interesting thing Is that while trips like this are somewhat rare, they can oftentimes turn into a fun little adventure.
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NVIDIA RTX 40 Series GPU Launch and Buyer Discussion
Published: Monday, October 10, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode we talk about the NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards and dive into the specs to see if this will be the generation to buy and how to know if you should skip this generation. Unlike in previous generations there should be no shortage of RTX 40 Series cards making the decision to buy rather straight forward.
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Big PC Builds and the Cases Needed to Hold Them
Published: Saturday, September 24, 2022 - PodcastWhen building a PC you have many choices to make, do you go small and keep things functional or do you go big and start flexing for your friends and family. In this episode we talk about big computer cases and why you would want to build in one like the Cooler Master HAF 700.
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First Look at the EVGA Z690 Dark and Retro PC Subwoofer Project
Published: Monday, September 12, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode we take a first look at the long awaited Z690 Dark Kingpin Edition from EVGA. This is a motherboard targeted at overclocking but does not skimp on the essentials needed to be a proper gaming or working station build. We later transition to some progress we made on the Retro PC Subwoofer project to bring boom to your beige box.
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Adding Boom to your Beige Box
Published: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - PodcastWe talk about building your own PC and what parts you need to buy and how much you should spend but, then often take the stance that you should stop your building with the tower and then flood your build with purchased accessories. While this makes good sense from economical standpoint you are missing out on the point of building a PC. In this episode we touch of the subject of sound quality and why you are leaving so much on the table by going retail with your sound solution.
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You are Using the Wrong Headphones
Published: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - PodcastWe all know that the current PC world is a price driven market and we have often spent hours comparing specs, reading reviews, checking forum posts and watching shitty YouTube videos all to determine “what is the best bang for the buck”. Hardware makers have caught on to this and have gone to great lengths to create products that conform to a level of Minimum Viable Product then promote these cut down versions to influencers across the globe.
