Articles by Aaron Klotz, Contributing Writer

Aaron began building computers back when he was 8 years old in the mid-2000s, and it’s been a hobby of his ever since then. With a focus on computer hardware, he became an avid member of the Tom’s Hardware forums several years later, helping people solve issues with their PCs. He is now a freelance writer for Tom’s Hardware, writing about computer hardware news and more. When not busy playing or writing about computer hardware, he spends his free time playing video games like Star Citizen or Apex Legends.

Articles by: Aaron Klotz

Raspberry Pi flagship 500+ model now costs almost as much as a Mac Mini — firm Pi launches 3GB model to fight increasing DRAM prices

By Aaron Klotz published 2 April 26

Raspberry Pi prices for various models have increased yet again, with the flagship 500+ 16GB model increasing by nearly 50% thanks to the DRAM shortage.

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Dynamic MFG plus 5X and 6X framegen modes enter beta for RTX 50-series users — update offers greater control over generated frame rates and more headroom for high-refresh-rate displays

By Aaron Klotz published 31 March 26

Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and its extended 5X and 6X multipliers are now available in beta for RTX 50-series owners.

AMD Zen 6 'Venice' ES chips break cover with up to 192 cores, 32 per CCD, in early stress test — Kenya, Congo, Nigeria platforms leaked

By Aaron Klotz published 30 March 26

Several Venice Zen 6 engineering samples were discovered on OpenBenchmark.org, featuring core counts of up to 192 cores.

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Researchers develop ground-penetrating 'Wi-Fi' tech with 100m range — magnetic induction method could help reach those trapped or lost underground

By Aaron Klotz published 29 March 26

Magnetic fields overcome the limitations of radio frequency signals for ground penetration.

Intel confirms rumored Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has been scrapped — potential Core Ultra 9 285KS Special Edition also off the table as Arrow Lake refresh rolls out

By Aaron Klotz published 26 March 26

Intel has confirmed it has scrapped the Core Ultra 9 295K Plus, and will not be releasing a Special Edition "KS" part for its Core Ultra 200S series lineup.

Geekbench 6 warns about inconsistent benchmarking performance from new Core Ultra 200S Plus chips — says Intel's IPC boosting Binary Optimization Tool modifies scores in 'unclear' fashion

By Aaron Klotz published 25 March 26

iBOT could be a game changer for Intel, but is proving to be a headache for benchmarking tools.

LG produces the world's first mass-production LCD laptop display capable of 1 Hz to save power — OLED version arriving in 2027

By Aaron Klotz published 23 March 26

LG introduces the world's first mass-produced LCD laptop display that can wind down to 1 Hz to save power, similar to high-end smartphone LTPO displays.

Xbox Series X transformed into a gaming PC with 3D printed components, low-profile RTX 5060, and NUC 12 Extreme

By Aaron Klotz last updated 21 March 26

A YouTuber has modded an Xbox Series X with PC parts, featuring a NUC 12 Extreme with a Core i7-12700, low-profile Gigabyte RTX 5060, and PSU while keeping the console's DVD drive intact.

Cyberpunk 2077 runs on MacBook Neo at over 30 FPS — PC gaming is possible with A18 Pro iPhone chip

By Aaron Klotz published 21 March 26

YouTuber runs several PC games on the MacBook Neo, including Cyberpunk 2077 at around 40 FPS. Testing proves that Apple's iPhone SoCs can emulate PC games at playable frame rates.

Optiscaler team fixes INT8 FSR 4 ghosting on RX 6000 series GPUs — adds support for the latest Adrenalin drivers

By Aaron Klotz published 19 March 26

Optiscaler has provided a new update that helps remove ghosting on the INT8 version of FSR 4 for RX 6000 series graphics cards.

Kioxia announces new Super High IOPS SSD that helps accelerate AI workloads on Nvidia GPUs — 25.6TB drive provides more GPU-accessible memory for faster data access

By Aaron Klotz published 19 March 26

This new drive will boast over 10 million IOPS

AMD claims it had no knowledge of fake Ryzen 5 7430U CPUs in Chuwi laptops — Chinese vendor announces recall of products and refunds, PCB manufacturer could be culprit

By Aaron Klotz published 18 March 26

New evidence suggests that the PCB manufacturer is at fault for the scandal, not Chuwi

Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip — now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months

By Aaron Klotz published 17 March 26

Nvidia officially launches the DGX Station featuring a GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, 748GB of LPPDDR5X and HBM3e memory, and a 1,600-watt power rating.

RTX 5090 gets 12% gaming boost in Ubuntu 26.04, thanks to optimizations with Gnome 50 — latest popular distro update brings significant performance uplift for Nvidia's top GPU

By Aaron Klotz published 12 March 26

Phoronix tested Ubuntu 26.04 on an RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 and found that the new version performs up to 12% better on the 5090 compared to Ubuntu 25.10.

Minisforum's new flagship NAS comes with OpenClaw pre-installed — Strix Halo-powered N5 Max can run a local AI LLM

By Aaron Klotz published 11 March 26

What could possibly go wrong?

SK hynix introduces turbocharged LPDDR6, 33% faster and 20% more power efficient than LPDDR5X — 16Gb chips deliver 10.7 Gbps, uses 10nm node

By Aaron Klotz published 10 March 26

LPDDR6 will likely be a big boon for the datacenter market, once this memory architecture debuts on SOCAMM modules.

First solar-powered rugged laptop announced — features a solar panel on the back of the display and a backup battery with 5,200mAh of capacity

By Aaron Klotz published 9 March 26

Solar panel laptops could be making a comeback.

Arc Raiders was accidentally recording Discord conversations into an unencrypted local game file — vulnerability in SDK could log messages and credentials in plaintext

By Aaron Klotz published 6 March 26

A vulnerability in Discord's SDK allowed Arc Raiders to unintentionally log private DMs and user account credentials to the game's log files. Embark Studios has since hotfixed the problem.

Europe achieves record-breaking gigabit per second data transfer between a geostationary satellite and an aircraft

By Aaron Klotz published 5 March 26

The European Space Agency has successfully tested a 2.6 Gbps data transmission from a laser satellite orbiting Earth 36,000 km away.

Nvidia driver 595.71 reportedly limits overclocks on some GeForce GPUs, but not all — troubled driver release seems to stifle voltages on RTX 40- and 50-series cards

By Aaron Klotz published 4 March 26

Users report that Nvidia's latest 595.71 driver is creating artificial voltage limits on many RTX 40- and 50-series GPUs, causing some products to lose as much as 200MHz in overclocking headroom.

Micron joins the 3GB GDDR7 party, introduces 36 Gbps modules for GPUs — lags behind speeds of Samsung and SK Hynix

By Aaron Klotz published 25 February 26

Micron officially introduces its own 3GB GDDR7 memory module, with an official bandwidth rating of 36 Gbps.

Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 — major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

By Aaron Klotz published 23 February 26

Linux 7.0 is everything you would expect from a major kernel update.

Several PC games run on Snapdragon 8 Elite Android device with 16GB RAM and emulation — The Witcher 3, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Cyberpunk 2077 playable at 720p

By Aaron Klotz published 21 February 26

YouTuber tests several PC games on Android with high-end Snapdragon-powered devices, showing how good PC emulation is on Android. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at over 60 FPS on liquid-cooled Red Magic 11 Pro.

High-end Android phones are now powerful enough to emulate the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 — YouTuber gets 2020's hottest PC game running at playable frame rates on Red Magic 11 Pro

By Aaron Klotz published 17 February 26

AAA PC gaming is now becoming viable on Android devices

Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking latest Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans — Windows Insiders can't download latest Insider ISOs and are met with IP bans

By Aaron Klotz last updated 16 February 26

Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block.

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