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

AMD confirms security vulnerability on Zen 5-based CPUs that generates potentially predictable keys — RDSEED fix coming through an AGESA firmware update for desktop chips

By Aaron Klotz published 3 November 25

RDSEED failures are incorrectly being flagged as correct, leading to potentially predictable encryption keys being generated by the random number generator.

Linux gamers won't be affected by RX 5000/6000 series driver shift — AMD changes limited to Windows thanks to separated development

By Aaron Klotz published 2 November 25

Despite AMD putting RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPU drivers under maintenance mode, GPU driver support in Linux will remain unchanged.

The Outer Worlds with ray tracing can't hit 60FPS at paltry 540p resolution with an RTX 5090 and 9800X3D - ray tracing 'performance' mirrors Borderlands 4 fiasco

By Aaron Klotz published 2 November 25

The Outer Worlds sequel does not play particularly well with ray tracing turned off, either.

Strix Halo Radeon 8060S iGPU benchmarked in games, delivers butter-smooth 1080p performance —AMD's AI-focused Ryzen AI Max 395+ APU also excels at gaming

By Aaron Klotz published 31 October 25

AMD's AI-focused Ryzen AI Max APUs have redefined what integrated GPUs are capable of, even in gaming.

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C26

New Windows 11 feature aims to diagnose crashes — will check RAM after BSODs to look for problems

By Aaron Klotz published 29 October 25

Microsoft is taking memory-related errors more seriously.

Intel's revolutionary 54-year-old 4004 chip was the world's first programmable microchip — 2,300-transistor 10,000nm processor exposed

By Aaron Klotz published 28 October 25

A CPU collector/enthusiast has taken the top off of an Intel 4004 processor and taken pictures of the chip's insides, showing the 10,000nm chip in all its glory.

16-pin PCIe Power Connector, Asus RTX 3090 Ti

Cooler Master apologizes for telling users to pry apart melting-prone 16-pin connectors to fix them, instructs customer support teams to stop recommending modifications — company also discontinues problematic right-angle connector

By Aaron Klotz published 26 October 25

Cooler Master corrects its customer support teams and stops producing its problematic right-angle plug.

OCCT version 15 adds coil whine detection that doesn't require a microphone, plays a coil whine melody instead — popular stress tester gets genius new feature to silence your PC

By Aaron Klotz last updated 25 October 25

The latest iteration of OCCT introduces a coil whine detection tool that allows users to detect if their system is producing coil whine in an audibly harsh environment.

This Amazon Basics Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 docking station is going for just $34 (61% off) — save $55 on speedy expansion

By Aaron Klotz published 24 October 25

Deals Amazon's Basics Thunderbolt 4 docking station is on a crazy discount right now, priced at just $34.99 from $89.99.

Cooler Master tells customer to dismantle 12v2x6 connector to fit Asus RTX 5070 Ti — customer service offers dubious advice that might not even fix issue

By Aaron Klotz published 22 October 25

Cooler Master recommends RTX 5070 Ti customers to modify their Cooler Master power supply's 12V-2x6 power cable to fit their graphics card. Turns out, the modification wouldn't have worked anyway.

Nvidia's homegrown memory design is almost standardized and ready for everyone to use — JEDEC says SOCAMM2 compact DRAM module for AI servers boasts higher speeds and broader compatibility

By Aaron Klotz published 22 October 25

Nvidia-backed SOCAMM needed more refinement to be production-ready

Macbook Pro M3 Max running Nvidia GPU off of USB4

Apple MacBook successfully runs an Nvidia GPU through USB4 using an external docking station - Tiny Corp's coding wizardry unlocks Mac+Nvidia magic

By Aaron Klotz published 21 October 25

AI-startup TinyCorp has successfully created Nvidia drivers for ARM-powered MacBooks that make them compatible with RTX 30-50 series GPUs through USB4 docking stations.

AMD's gaming-optimized Ryzen 9 9900X3D CPU hits all all-time low price, finally makes sense — now just $50 more than a 9800X3D

By Aaron Klotz published 17 October 25

Deals Don't sleep on this deal if you need an X3D chip with more than eight cores.

Der8auer rigs up exotic spray cooling for Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but don't get excited just yet — supercomputer cooling method underperforms due to partial IHS coverage

By Aaron Klotz published 15 October 25

Only a select few supercomputers utilize the exotic cooling method.

As Windows 10 signs off, ReactOS devs are exploring a long-awaited feature in WDDM support — investigation could pave the way for newer GPU hardware compatibility

By Aaron Klotz published 14 October 25

ReactOS developers are now working on implementing the Windows Display Driver Model in the Windows OS alternative, as Windows 10 reaches end-of-life.

Battlefield 6 peaks at 747,000 concurrent players — newly launched game ranks among the top three most-played on Steam today

By Aaron Klotz published 10 October 25

Hours after the Battlefield 6 launch, concurrent player counts have reached upwards of 747,000 on Steam, making the game the third most-played game on the platform.

Sony and AMD tease likely PlayStation 6 GPU upgrades —Radiance Cores and a new interconnect for boosting AI rendering performance

By Aaron Klotz published 9 October 25

These upgrades will likely make their way into RDNA 5.

Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro Prime Day deal

The best CPU cooler money can buy is just $89 for Prime Day — get $35 off Arctic's Liquid Freezer III 360mm CPU cooler

By Aaron Klotz published 8 October 25

Deals It doesn't get better than this, for 360mm AIOs

ASRock Challenger RX 9070 16GB drops to $549 – get more VRAM than an RTX 5070 for the same amount of green

By Aaron Klotz published 6 October 25

Deals ASRock's RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB is on a 8% discount, making it just as cheap as the cheapest RTX 5070's on the market while delivering more VRAM.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro aRGB Prime Day cover

Hyper 212 Pro CPU air cooler drops to an all-time low of $18 just before Prime Day — save big with a 49% discount

By Aaron Klotz published 4 October 25

Deals Cooler Master's Hyper 212 Pro aRGB air cooler is on sale for half off, just before Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day, making it one of the most affordable tower-style CPU coolers available right now.

AMD Fluid Motion Frames 3 spotted in the upcoming AMD Adrenalin driver branch — could lean on AI model used in FSR 4

By Aaron Klotz published 30 September 25

AFMF 3 is likely a component that will be part of FSR Redstone when it releases

Intel aims at AMD's Threadripper with its new Granite Rapids-WS CPU — chip armed with core count approaching the flagship AMD Threadripper 9995WX, boasts a 4.8GHz boost clock

By Aaron Klotz published 29 September 25

A new Granite Rapids-WS CPU has appeared on openbenchmark.org, sporting a 4.8GHz boost clock and a hefty core count.

Bots targeting the r/GamingLaptop's subreddit with blatant MSI advertising in posts — mods allege marketing bots are flooding the forums with MSI-promoting posts

By Aaron Klotz published 26 September 25

The r/GamingLaptop subreddit is under attack from a coordinated strike involving spammers promoting MSI products exclusively to its members.

GPD Win 5 handheld soars with AMD's Strix Halo — gaming deck is almost twice as fast as Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 competitors at same power

By Aaron Klotz published 24 September 25

Strix Halo provides the Win 5 with unparalleled levels of handheld performance, especially beyond 30 watts.

AMD relaunches $40 dual-core Athlon 3000G CPU with new packaging and cooler — Zen refuses to retire even in 2025

By Aaron Klotz published 20 September 25

AMD re-releases the Zen-based Athlon 3000G for the third time, this time overseas, with a price tag of around $40.

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