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The Hardware Asylum Podcast

The Hardware Asylum Podcast

Hosted by Hardware Asylum

Episodes

326

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

Just two guys talking tech, Dennis and Darren are experienced hardware reviewers, gamers and overclockers bringing you some of the latest tech dirt in the hardware world.

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June 10, 202630 min

Streaming Retro Games with Real Retro Hardware

Streaming games on Twitch has become really simple with the variety of tools available, capture cards and streaming software. In this episode the duo talk about the involved process of streaming retro games using period correct retro hardware

May 24, 202630 min

Building a Budget Gaming PC in 2026

We get gaming PC questions quite often and decided to revisit the process of building a budget gaming pc for the most popular games of 2025. As of this Podcast we are still in the middle of a memory shortage which can alter prices considerably.

May 10, 202633 min

PC Board Game Crossovers that are Actually Good

It is not uncommon for board games to become a video game, one famous example is Dungeons and Dragons where the tabletop experience and adventure were ported to the PC to extend the universe. As it would turn out, quite a few games have been ported to the Board Game genre including titles such as Doom, Pac Man and Slay the Spire.

April 24, 202629 min

Protecting Yourself from Router Attacks

Recently there have been changes to the import rules for routers due to prolific security issues that shouldn’t have been there to begin with. Of course, this issue is not new but there is finally a governmental regulation in place to minimize the risk.

April 10, 202630 min

Latest Audio Trends and A Sound Solution Looking for A Problem

Over the past several years we have watched as the motherboard audio solution slowly started to become less advanced in favor of a two-port analog USB solution that nobody uses. Creative stepped up with the Audigy Fx Pro sound card as a solution but, does anyone want it?

March 24, 202632 min

Podcast Machine Cooling Upgrades and One Strange Custom Keyboard

One of the constants in the enthusiast PC world is that builds change and in this episode the duo discuss the recent cooling upgrades made to the Podcast and Stream Machine used in the Hardware Asylum Labs followed by an introduction to a new keyboard project for the cyberdeck build.

March 10, 202633 min

Extreme Reader Mail Part 2 - Mystery Box

While the Retro PC projects have slowed, we still get excited for when old hardware happens to show up. In this episode we do another blind unboxing of a Retro PC care package with some interesting hardware from motherboards to coolers.

February 24, 202636 min

Building an AI Voice Assistant with a Raspberry Pi

One of the biggest challenges related to AI is finding something to use it for. The most popular option are chatbots but many find success with machine learning or system automation. In this episode the duo talk about building a local LLM voice assistant with a Raspberry Pi Zero and some open source software.

February 15, 202634 min

Cases Casemodding and QuakeCon – A Modders Tale

The enthusiast PC world is full of early innovation that shaped later products and even trends in the industry. In this episode we talk with Dewayne from Modders-Inc about computer cases along with the impact casemodding had on the pc industry and how those roads lead to QuakeCon.

February 10, 202634 min

Memory Shortage Impact on the Desktop PC

In this episode the we talk about a very interesting question that was sent in related to the current PC component prices and if it makes sense to sell unused build parts for a profit or keep them and actually finish a new build.

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