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

Major Intel Linux driver projects are dying due to Intel layoffs and corporate restructuring — compatibility and reliability issues could increase over time

By Aaron Klotz published 10 August 25

Intel is continuing to drop more Linux maintainers and Linux drivers due to corporate restructuring within the company.

Samsung's revived Z-NAND targets 15x performance increase over traditional NAND — once a competitor to Intel's Optane, Z-NAND makes a play for AI datacenters

By Aaron Klotz published 8 August 25

Samsung is reviving its Z-NAND memory technology with a next-generation version that could be up to 15x faster than today's PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 NVMe SSDs, aimed at AI applications.

OpenAI intros two open-weight language models that can run on consumer GPUs — optimized to run on devices with just 16GB of memory

By Aaron Klotz published 7 August 25

gpt-oss-120b and 20b are the first open-model LMs since GPT-3

Hardware hacker tries to run NVMe SSD on the Switch 2 but fails — adapter doesn't light up NVMe SSD controller but could work in the future with microSD Express emulation

By Aaron Klotz published 6 August 25

The open-source community is trying new methods to expand the Switch 2's storage, without resorting to ultra-expensive MicroSD Express cards

Huawei is making its Ascend AI GPU software toolkit open-source to better compete against CUDA

By Aaron Klotz published 5 August 25

Huawei is planning to open-source its Ascend AI GPU toolkit in efforts to accelerate development and compete with Nvidia's CUDA software ecosystem.

Unreported $3.5 billion Bitcoin hack from 2020 dwarfs Mt. Gox in value, is worth $14.5 billion today — intelligence firm uncovers heist that shuttered 6th-largest bitcoin mining pool

By Aaron Klotz published 4 August 25

Arkham Intelligence has uncovered the largest Bitcoin heist ever, amounting to $14.5 billion worth today. The heist was conducted in 2020 against the Chinese mining pool LuBian.

MSI's RTX 5080 Expert features a dual-fan blower-style cooler inspired by the Nvidia RTX 40-series Founders Edition — GPU retails for $1,399 at the MSI online store

By Aaron Klotz published 2 August 25

Specs and pricing of MSI's new RTX 5080 Expert have appeared, featuring virtually identical cooling to its predecessor, the RTX 4080 Super Expert.

Rebadged Alder Lake CPU is priced higher than the new Arrow Lake chip in retailer listing — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F listed for $246 and $216

By Aaron Klotz published 2 August 25

Bottom Line Telecommunications, Inc. has published listings for the Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F, including pricing information.

Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support

By Aaron Klotz published 2 August 25

This is probably why the Deck and Linux gaming are not supported

MSI will add its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more QD-OLED gaming monitors this month

By Aaron Klotz published 2 August 25

The new mode provides better brightness with peak 1,000 nit support and will arrive through firmware updates

SignalRGB takes a swipe at Razer, makes functioning RGB toaster PC — quad-slice toaster case incorporates a Stream Deck, Mini-ITX components

By Aaron Klotz published 1 August 25

SignalRGB is giving away a toaster PC that houses a full-blown Mini-ITX gaming PC. You could win the toaster PC, along with a Thunderbolt 4 dock.

RDNA 4's Unreal Engine 4 ray-tracing stutters may not be AMD-specific

By Aaron Klotz published 30 July 25

Even Intel's B580 suffers from the same stuttering issue.

FBI seizes $2.4 million in Bitcoin from member of recently ascendant Chaos ransomware group

By Aaron Klotz published 29 July 25

The FBI in Dallas, Texas, has seized 20 Bitcoins from a member of the Chaos Ransomware gang, amounting to almost $2.4 million in value.

Ayaneo crams dedicated GPU-class Strix Halo and battery inside next-gen gaming handheld — second Ryzen AI Max+ 395 handheld boldly features an internal battery

By Aaron Klotz published 29 July 25

Given the 55W default TDP of Strix Halo, battery life will almost certainly be short.

Zotac launches liquid cooled RTX 5090 with 360 mm radiator and low-profile RTX 5060

By Aaron Klotz published 26 July 25

Zotac has released two new RTX 50 series graphics cards today, one boasting a 360mm AIO liquid cooler and the other a ultra tiny low-profile cooler for SFF builds.

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs could finally answer AMD's V-Cache — Nova Lake could boast massive 144MB L3

By Aaron Klotz published 25 July 25

Intel is allegedly working on a large L3 cache for Nova Lake, something big enough to compete with AMD's 3D-VCache technology. The new cache pool is expected to offer 144MB of memory capacity.

Microsoft adds telemetry to monitor Windows 11 sluggishness in latest beta, dev builds — logs reportedly only sent when users submit feedback

By Aaron Klotz published 21 July 25

Microsoft is taking customer feedback more seriously regarding system performance.

YouTuber resuscitates unstable Ryzen 7 5800X for $30 — a 300 MHZ underclock saved the day

By Aaron Klotz published 17 July 25

A YouTuber fixes a degrading Ryzen 7 5800X by downclocking the CPU by 300 MHz in the BIOS.

Upscaling can't save the world's slowest 'modern' GPU — FSR doubles performance on GT 1030, but titles still barely playable

By Aaron Klotz published 14 July 25

Nvidia's 5-year-old GT 1030 was tested in several games, including AAA games to see if FSR upsclaing can bring frame rates into playable territory. Spoiler alert, it did not.

Core Ultra 5 245HX blasts past desktop counterpart in PassMark — mobile Arrow Lake chip is up to 40% faster than the Core i5-14500HX

By Aaron Klotz published 12 July 25

In a weird twist, Intel's Core Ultra 5 245HX is allegedly faster than the desktop Core Ultra 5 245 in PassMark, featuring better single-core and multi-core scores.

Cooler Master's beefy 360mm MasterLiquid 360L Core AIO is still only $85 in the final hours of Prime Day

By Aaron Klotz last updated 11 July 25

CoolerMaster's MasterLiquid 360L Core 360mm AIO liquid cooler is 15% off for Prime Day, coming in at just $84.99

Gigabyte B550 Eagle motherboard is at an all-time low price for the end of Prime Day at 26% off

By Aaron Klotz published 11 July 25

Deals The Gigabyte B550 Eagle is a mid-range AM4 motherboard

AMD's forgotten generation of Ryzen chips at incredible deals in the final hours of Amazon Prime Day — Ryzen 5000XT processors up to 46% off

By Aaron Klotz published 11 July 25

Deals AMD fixes the bad launch day pricing for its Ryzen 5000 refresh; now, both "XT" chips are cheaper than their "X" series counterparts.

One of the best AIOs for Intel CPUs is 26% off just before Prime Day ends — be quiet! Light Loop 360mm drops to $139

By Aaron Klotz published 11 July 25

Deals TKTK

Amazon slashes Ryzen 7 7800X3D price, now just $341 as Prime Day winds down — last-gen chip is a stellar deal with 95% of the gaming performance of the newer model

By Aaron Klotz, Paul Alcorn last updated 11 July 25

You can get a Ryzen 7 7800X3D for $341 at Amazon.

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