Articles by Zhiye Liu, News Editor, RAM Reviewer & SSD Technician

Zhiye’s love for PC hardware began when he accidentally set his Pentium P54CS PC on fire, short-circuiting his entire home. From that day on, he has constantly pursued greater hardware knowledge, which ultimately led him from being a power user to a writer at Tom’s Hardware. When Zhiye’s not covering the latest news on CPUs or GPUs, you can find him overclocking RAM to the latest trance hits.

Articles by: Zhiye Liu

Chinese vendor unveils 256GB of RAM that costs more than an MSRP RTX 5090 — Asgard's DDR5-6000 retails at an eye-watering $2,400, but is more affordable than some mainstream alternatives

By Zhiye Liu published 9 December 25

Chinese memory vendor Asgard launches 256GB and 192GB DDR5 memory kits for $1,200 and $2,400, respectively.

ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 with small crack

Asus quotes customer $3,350 repair bill for RTX 5090 with microscopic 'surface irregularity', more than the entire card's value — offers 50% discount after months of haggling

By Zhiye Liu published 6 December 25

Redditor shares his ongoing struggle to get Asus to RMA an expensive ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card.

Best RAM deals 2025 — last-minute RAM savings to beat the price crunch

By Zhiye Liu last updated 5 December 25

We're rounding up the best RAM deals from retailers across the U.S.

AMD isn't increasing prices on CPUs, at least for now — Ryzen appears to be safe from the AI hysteria

By Zhiye Liu published 4 December 25

Industry sources have told Tom's Hardware that there has been no communication from AMD about price hikes on Ryzen processors.

AMD raises Radeon RX 9000 GPU prices, increasing by $10 for every 8GB of VRAM — another price hike is also scheduled for January 2026

By Zhiye Liu published 4 December 25

An industry source has confirmed to Tom's Hardware that AMD has raised the price of its Radeon gaming graphics card by $10 per 8GB.

Segotep's Titanload 12V-2x6 cables use heavier-duty pins to prevent meltdowns — brute-force approach purportedly drops peak temps by up to 72%

By Zhiye Liu published 3 December 25

Segotep's Titanload family of 12V-2x6 cables use higher-capacity pins to try and reduce the risk of meltdowns under heavy GPU load.

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce Max OC 8G

RTX 5060 Ti 8GB drops to $299, making it worth buying for the first time — get a big slice of Blackwell power for the same price as an RTX 5060

By Zhiye Liu published 1 December 25

Deals The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce Max OC 8G goes on sale for $299.99, 23% off its regular price.

Best MicroSD Express Cards for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025 — the best cards on the market, benchmarked and ranked

By Zhiye Liu last updated 30 November 25

We’ve carefully chosen the best microSD Express cards to meet the needs and budgets of all Switch 2 owners, based on our detailed lab testing.

Revitalize your gaming PC with a 1000W power supply at a special 35% discount — Corsair RM1000x drops to an all-time low of $119

By Zhiye Liu published 28 November 25

Deals The Corsair RM1000x 80 Plus Gold power supply is currently selling for $119.99, $70 down from its regular price during this Black Friday sale.

Homegrown Chinese CPUs bring Core i7 Raptor Lake performance to domestic gaming PCs — Hygon C86-4G lands between a Core i7-13700 and Core i7-14700

By Zhiye Liu published 27 November 25

Chinese PC maker Thunderobot has launched the Black Warrior Hunter Pro gaming PC with a domestic Hygon C86-4G CPU and a GeForce RTX GPU.

Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs arrive with native DDR5-7200 CUDIMM support — 12.5% higher speeds than initial Arrow Lake chips

By Zhiye Liu published 26 November 25

Intel document confirms that the chipmaker's upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh processors will support DDR5-7200 CUDIMMs natively.

Memory MSRPs and fixed price tags disappear at Micro Center as some stores shift to spot pricing — Shopping for RAM just got a whole lot harder in 2025

By Zhiye Liu published 24 November 25

Micro Center reportedly stops publishing pricing for memory kits at some of its brick and mortar stores.

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2025

By Zhiye Liu last updated 21 November 25

Here is the best RAM for gaming we’ve tested: computer memory that is ideal for video editing and graphics-heavy applications.

Grab 14TB of shuckable storage for $169 — WD external hard drive back to all-time low for Black Friday

By Zhiye Liu published 21 November 25

Deals The WD Elements 14TB external hard drive is available for $169.99 again, 55% off its normal price.

Save $250 on Samsung's spacious and speedy 8TB SSD — 9100 Pro drops to all-time low of 9 cents per GB

By Zhiye Liu published 21 November 25

Deals The Samsung 9100 Pro 8TB is currently selling for $749.99, $250 off its regular eye-watering price tag of $999.99.

DDR5 vs DDR4 in 2025: Is It Time To Upgrade Your RAM?

By Zhiye Liu last updated 20 November 25

We compare DDR5 to the best DDR4 RAM on the market to see whether it's worth the cost of upgrading.

Nvidia's fabled PCIe finger sells for under $25 in China, should you happen to break it — resuscitate your $10,000 GPU for less than a pair of fuzzy socks

By Zhiye Liu last updated 19 November 25

Nvidia's modular PCIe connector, used in some of its Blackwell-based graphics cards, is available individually.

Nvidia RTX 5070 falls to a historic low of $479 — GPU's price now where it should have been at launch

By Zhiye Liu published 18 November 25

Deals Newegg is selling MSI's GeForce RTX 5070 12G Ventus 2X OC for $479.99 after rebates.

Nintendo says it has 'no intention' of blocking third-party Switch 2 docks following firmware update that stopped them from working — accessory makers scramble to deploy workaround

By Zhiye Liu published 14 November 25

Multiple users reported on Reddit that the latest 21.0.0 firmware for the Switch 2 blocks some third-party docks. However, vendors have found a workaround.

Sony announces 240 Hz PlayStation gaming monitor — QHD monitor features built-in DualSense charging hook and VRR support for PS5

By Zhiye Liu published 13 November 25

Sony has announced the PlayStation 27” Gaming Monitor for the PlayStation 5 and PC gamers.

Banned Russian antivirus maker Kaspersky rolls out new products — basic plan for Linux starts at $59.99 a year

By Zhiye Liu published 13 November 25

Kaspersky launches antivirus software for Linux, starting at $59.99 per year for one device, with a special first-year price of $38.99 for the basic plan.

New 2 GB/s external SSD has a tiny screen for real-time updates on SSD health and performance — Nextorage's NX-PFS1PRO includes hardware encryption and an auto-erase security feature

By Zhiye Liu published 10 November 25

Nextorage launches the NX-PFS1PROB external SSD with capacities ranging from 1TB to 8TB, featuring added security features.

Samsung teases radical new modular SSD design with swappable NAND and SSD controller that can be detached independently — tiny 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 drive is also ready

By Zhiye Liu published 8 November 25

Samsung teases the AM9C1 E1.A Detachable AutoSSD and PM9E1 M.2 22x42 SSDs that will be revealed at CES 2026.

As expected, Nvidia's $3,999 mini AI supercomputer tested in gaming — DGX Spark tested at 1080p on medium settings in Cyberpunk 2077

By Zhiye Liu published 6 November 25

Redditor puts the DGX Spark to the test in gaming, specifically CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077.

3D-printed PS5 mod squeezes console into tiny 6-liter case, drastically improves performance — custom cooling solution slashes temps and power draw

By Zhiye Liu published 6 November 25

YouTuber transforms Sony's PlayStation 5 console into a tiny mini-PC with a twist.

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