The Hardware Asylum Podcast
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High-End Computers are they practical or insane
Published: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - PodcastMany hardware enthusiasts question their system builds wondering if they have the best cooling or if they can get a little more performance from their processor of graphics card. These questions often lead to armchair wars about the best hardware and if the overall cost is worth the effort. In this episode we explore the world of high-end computers from popular boutique builders and then trash on the latest extreme gaming build from PCGamer and Maximum PC
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Playing World War 3 Beta - Can it replace Battlefield 5
Published: Saturday, July 23, 2022 - PodcastIn this special video episode we are playing the World War 3 Closed Beta. The game is built on the Unreal Game engine and supports two basic game types and a huge number of player and equipment customizations. If you want to play WW3 before it goes to Free to Play you’ll need to buy in at one of the payment Tiers allowing you to enjoy a familiar take on a Tactical online multiplayer FPS.
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Origins of the Modern Internet with a Bulletin Board System
Published: Monday, June 27, 2022 - PodcastBefore the wide spread use of the Internet there were limited ways for computers to communicate and in this episode we will be taking a look at the parallels between the modern web comprised of Social Media, Various websites and Service providers and how all of that interaction finds its roots into a little known software package called a BBS.
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We Can Finally Buy Video Cards from Basic to Unicorns
Published: Saturday, June 11, 2022 - PodcastWe knew this day would come, the day when we could finally start buying video cards at or below suggested retail prices. In this episode we talk about the reasons behind this and take a look at some of the video cards that are currently available from basic RTX 3070 Ti’s to The Water Devil, EVGA Kingpin editions and the ROG x Evangelion Unit 01 RTX 3080 and Motherboard.
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My Quest to Find the Perfect Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard
Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode we talk about a rather niche part to the enthusiast keyboard market, the ergonomic keyboard. Strangely enough, there is a well-established standard for conventional keyboards but, when it comes to ergonomic designs it might as well be the wild west. So far, there is no perfect design but plenty of independent companies have tried.
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Exploring Keyboard Form Factors from 80 to 65%
Published: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - PodcastIn this episode the duo discusses some new keyboard form factors that may very well change the very fabric of reality when it comes to the human interface to your PC. For years we have suffered through using full sized keyboards with more keys than we know what to do with. But that is all about to change with the new and popular 80% and 65% mechanical gaming keyboards.
