Articles by Aaron Klotz, Freelance News 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

Nvidia Testing Priority Access Program For RTX 4090 Founders Edition Buyers

By Aaron Klotz published 13 October 22

Nvidia is reportedly testing a new priority access program that will give select gamers and content creators access to RTX 4090 Founders Edition listings for a guaranteed purchase.

RTX 4090 Beats Two RTX 3090s in SLI — Barely

By Aaron Klotz published 12 October 22

YouTuber Benchmark Lab pits two RTX 3090s in SLI formation against RTX 4090; RTX 4090 wins, but just barely. And only because SLI doesn't work.

New Nvidia RTX 4090 Driver Adds DX12 Optimizations for All RTX GPUs

By Aaron Klotz published 12 October 22

Nvidia's new Game Ready driver adds support for the RTX 4090 as well as DX12 optimizations for over a dozen titles.

AMD Offers up Uncharted Game Bundle to Ryzen 5000 Buyers

By Aaron Klotz published 11 October 22

AMD is offering up a new Uncharted game bundle for Ryzen 5000 purchases only. We suspect AMD wants to reduce Ryzen 5000 supply to (eventually) improve Ryzen 7000 sales.

Core i9-13900K Creeps Behind Ryzen 9 7950X In Blender Benchmarks

By Aaron Klotz published 10 October 22

Intel's Raptor Lake architecture shows an impressive performance in the Blender benchmark, with a good performance against AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs.

AMD's Budget B650, B650E Motherboards Top Out at $450

By Aaron Klotz published 10 October 22

AMD's new B650 series motherboards are anything but cheap, starting at $169 for the most affordable version, with most sitting in the $250 price range.

Nvidia RTX 4080 Allegedly Overclocks to 3GHz at Default 320W TDP

By Aaron Klotz published 7 October 22

Apparently, the 3GHz barrier should be the norm for RTX 40 series GPUs

Valve Nixes Steam Deck Reservations, Ships Deck Dock

By Aaron Klotz last updated 7 October 22

Valve has caught up on its reservations, and is finally selling the long-awaited docking station add-on for the Steam Deck. It's available now for $89.

Some RTX 4090 Graphics Cards Recommend a 1200W Power Supply

By Aaron Klotz published 6 October 22

That might be overkill, even for an RTX 4090

3DMark XeSS Benchmark Now Available

By Aaron Klotz published 5 October 22

An easy way to test XeSS' capabilities

RTX 4090 Twice as Fast as RTX 3080 in Overwatch 2 Without DLSS 3

By Aaron Klotz published 5 October 22

In new Overwatch 2 gaming benchmark data, shared by Nvidia, the company's RTX 4090 is over twice as fast as its previous generation RTX 3080.

This New Linux Kernel Update Can Damage Your Laptop Display

By Aaron Klotz published 4 October 22

A new Linux kernel update has been found to kill laptop displays physically, thanks to a bug found with Intel's graphics driver. As a result, only Intel-based laptops are effected.

Pyramid Shaped Case Gets The Mesh Treatment

By Aaron Klotz published 4 October 22

Azza's unique Pyramid computer case, has been updated with a new version that ditches the glass side panels in favor of performance oriented mesh panels.

XMG Notebooks Offer AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Option

By Aaron Klotz published 4 October 22

The laptop market gets a taste of that 3D-VCache gaming goodness

Ryzen 7000 Runs Faster With Security Mitigations Enabled on Linux

By Aaron Klotz last updated 6 October 22

A new report reveals that Ryzen 7000 processors operating on the Zen 4 architecture are running faster with security mitigations enabled on Linux version 6.0, compared to disabling them manually.

Cougar Cratus: Exotic Tempered Glass Case, and Lots of Tubes

By Aaron Klotz published 3 October 22

Cougar has released another exotic open-air computer chassis, but this time featuring a tubular design language.

ASRock DDR5 Installation Stickers Blamed for Motherboard RMAs

By Aaron Klotz published 30 September 22

Victims of ASRock's ultra sticky DDR5 memory installation stickers, are officially allowed to request a exchange if the peel is unsuccessful, and leaves adhesive on the DIMM modules.

Acer’s First GPU is an Intel Arc A770 With Two Different Types of Fans

By Aaron Klotz published 30 September 22

Acer has unexpectedly entered the graphics card market, announcing a brand new GPU under its Predator gaming brand known as the BiFrost. Powered by an Intel A770 GPU.