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.

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.

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.

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.

When new technology comes along there is always a land rush to be first to support it and how fast that adoption takes often determines if it is successful or just another failed experiment. NVidia has been pushing their RTX RayTracing technology hard and it is starting to show up in many modern AAA game titles including Call of Duty Modern Warfare (the 2019 edition)

Overclocking has been around for a long time starting with some of the oldest processors and crafty engineers who would tinker with jumper settings. Since then Overclocking has become more refined and divided up into distinctly different styles.

In this episode the duo discuss the possibility that there might be a hardware illuminati controlling the major motherboard makers driving them to create similar products and messages every year.

In this episode Dennis and Darren finally attend PAX West and are once again confronted with the trials and tribulations of the trade show life learning about how to get the most from PAX. Bottom line the show was great but could be better after using learning these secret tips.

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Hardware Asylum Podcast - In this episode we take an indepth look at the new RTX 2080 Super. This is the new high-end RTX replacing the 2080 and while faster than a Titan Xp, is still slower than the Ti. Btw. where is the Ti. oh ya its... Super.