The Hardware Asylum Podcast
All Podcast Episodes
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Check In on the Progress of the Retro PC Subwoofer Project and Next Steps
Published: Saturday, November 26, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode we get an update on the various box configurations and designs that Dennis has experimented with in his question to build an extended range sound system for Retro and Modern PCs. The duo talk through the various designs and determine if they were successful or needed some extra work.
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NVIDIA RTX 4090 PowerGate Problem and the Unlaunch of the RTX 4080
Published: Friday, November 11, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode the duo talks about the current issues with the RTX 4000 series launch from melting power plugs to the “just kidding” removal of the 12GB edition of the RTX 4080. On the surface neither of these things are a huge deal however, for gamers and hardware enthusiasts when we see troubles at launch that usually indicates rocky times are coming, and exactly what needs to be avoided.
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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.