Joe Shields

Joe Shields

Motherboard Reviewer

Joe has been playing with computer since the early 1980s with a Radio Shack Tandy TRS-80. After college in the late 90s/early 2000s he built his first custom PC and got into modding, overclocking and eventually extreme overclocking competing at Hwbot.org. Joe started writing around 2010 for Overclockers.com covering the latest news and reviews that include video cards, motherboards, storage and processors. In 2018, he went ‘pro’ writing for Anandtech.com covering news and motherboards. Eventually he landed at here at Tom’s Hardware where he wrote news, covered graphic card reviews and currently writes motherboard reviews. If you can’t find him benchmarking and gathering data, Joe can be found working on his website (Overclockers.com), supporting his two kids in athletics, hanging out with his wife catching up on Game of Thrones, watching sports (Go Browns/Guardians/Cavs/Buckeyes!), or playing PUBG on PC.

Articles by: Joe Shields

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Windforce OC, Gaming OC Review: Super Performance, Good Cooling

By Joe Shields published

Editor's Choice

We test a pair of overclocked Nvidia RTX Super cards. The dual-fan Windforce OC 8G is a bit quieter, but the Gaming OC 8G performs a bit better for the same price.

AMD’s Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition: Better Performance, Integer Scaling, More

By Joe Shields published

AMD’s now-annual graphics software update brings improved performance across seval games, a new GUI, and 20 new and enhanced features, including integer scaling for older, low-res games.

AMD’s New Driver Adds Support for RX 5300M, Plus Fixes for RX 5700 Series GPUs

By Joe Shields published

AMD’s new driver comes with added support for the RX 5300M, and corrects game stuttering issues with FHD gaming.

EKWB Announces Compatibility for sTRX4 Socket Ryzen Threadripper Processors

By Joe Shields published

EKWB confirms compatibility of the Velocity sTR4 line of water blocks to sTRX4 socket and the AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Threadripper processors.

Nvidia GTX 1650 Super Review: 1080p Gaming for $160

By Joe Shields published

At $160, Zotac’s GTX 1650 Super delivers solid 1080p performance at high settings for most games. We just wish it were quieter under load.

Zotac GeForce GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan: Entry Level Goes Super

By Joe Shields published

Nvidia is giving its low-end GTX 1650 card the Super treatment. Zotac’s GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan is compact and seems capable, but we’ll have to wait in performance.

Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700 XT Review: Triple-Fan Cooling, Fast Clocks out of the Box

By Joe Shields published

Sapphire's tri-fan Navi XT card is colorful, quiet, and speedy. But it's also pricier than most of its competition.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super Review: Ti-Like Performance for Less

By Joe Shields published

Editor's Choice

Nvidia’s latest Super card continues the trend of offering better performance at a lower price than previous offerings. Does it make the 1660 Ti obsolete?

AMD’s Radeon Pro W5700 Brings 7nm Navi to Workstations

By Joe Shields published

AMD's new $799 Navi-based workstation card will be familiar to those who followed the company's 7nm RX 5700 consumer launch.

Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite Motherboard Review: Sub-$200 Goodness

By Joe Shields published

Those looking for an affordable entry to X570 will find a lot to like with this board from Gigabyte. It lacks USB-C and debug LEDs, but includes an M.2 heatsink.

ASRock Debuts Brushed Aluminum RX 5700, 5700 XT RGB Graphics Cards for 1440p Gaming

By Joe Shields published

ASRock expands its AMD graphics lineup with the addition of the ASRock Radeon RX 5700 Phantom Gaming D 8G OC and RX 5700 XT Phantom Gaming D 8G OC cards.

ASRock RX 5700 XT Taichi X 8G OC+ Review: Fast Clocks, Premium Price

By Joe Shields published

This may be the fastest, prettiest RX 5700 XT you can buy. But is it worth the price premium?

Rajintek EOS 360 RBW AIO Brings ARGB, Unique Block Design

By Joe Shields published

Rajintek has released a new AIO CPU cooler, the EOS 360 RBW. It sports a new extra-large CPU contact area and pump, as well as ARGB lighting.

Lamptron's New RGB and Fan Controller Mounts Inside Your PC Case, Dazzles Through Tempered Glass

By Joe Shields published

Lamptron unveiled the SM436 Sync RGB and Fan controller, which has a unique mounting location, attaching to expansion slots inside the PC chassis.

Upcoming XFX RX 5700 XT Thicc III Ultra Graphics Card Is 2.5 Slots Wide With 3 Fans

By Joe Shields published

XFX updates the THICC II RC5700xt to THICC III adding an additional fan and still keeping the same premium styling cues.

Navi Goes Mainstream, Mobile: AMD’s Radeon RX 5500 Aims for Smooth 1080p Gaming

By Joe Shields published

AMD’s Navi GPU architecture gets more affordable with the RX 5500, and will land in gaming laptops as well. But power consumption might be a problem.

MSI's Alpha 15 Laptop: First With AMD RX 5500M Graphics

By Joe Shields published

Alongside the AMD Radeon 5500 series graphics, MSI today announced the Alpha 15 laptop, the first with an RX 5500M GPU.

Cooler Master Unveils ELV8 GPU Brace: Video Card Support, RGB too!

By Joe Shields published

Cooler Master unveils the ELV8 GPU brace designed to support video cards and add some RGB bling to your chassis

Alphacool Debuts RGB Water Blocks for 5700, 5700 XT Graphics Cards

By Joe Shields published

Alphacool's Aurora Plexi GPX Eisblock water blocks include RGB lighting and were designed for Powercolor Red Devil, Sapphire Nitro+ and MSI Gaming X GPUs.

Adata XPG SX8100 M.2 SSD Features PCIe 3.0 x4, SLC and DRAM Caching

By Joe Shields published

Adata has detailed a new M.2 drive, the SX8100, using PCIe 3.0 x4 and NVMe 1.3 protocols with speeds up to 3500/3000 MB/s reads and writes.

Fujifilm Won't Let Tape Storage Die: New LTO-8 Cartridges with 12TB/30TB capacity, 750 MBps Transfer Rate

By Joe Shields published

Fujifilm announces the availability of the LTO 8 Ultrium data cartridge with a capacity of 12TB/30TB (compressed/uncompressed) and increased speeds.

Acer Unveils Predator PowerGem: Claims Thermal Pad Boosts CPU Performance by Over 12%

By Joe Shields published

Acer reveals a new thermal pad that is claims allows 77% more power envelope and boosts CPU performance by over 12%.

Antec Striker Open-Air PC Case Displays Your GPU up Front

By Joe Shields published

Antec released an open-air Mini-ITX chassis with the GPU mount in front and tempered glass panels designed to handle water-cooled small form factor builds.

Gigabyte X570-I Aorus Pro Wi-Fi Review: Ryzen 3 ITX on the Cheap

By Joe Shields published

Editor's Choice

With two M.2 slots, good performance, Wi-Fi and USB-C Gen2, at a price that undercuts the competition, this ITX board is easy to recommend for SFF Ryzen 3 builders.

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Lian Li, EKWB Launch 011D Distribution Plate: Res, Routing and Pump in One

By Joe Shields published

Lian Li and EKWB release a distribution plate for its OD11 and OD11 XL chassis for ease of watercooling installation.

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