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

One of the best 8TB SSDs is now also the cheapest at just 6 cents per GB — save up to 14% on the 8TB WD Black SN850X and solve your storage needs for good

By Zhiye Liu last updated 7 October 25

Deals The WD_Black SN850X 8TB is now available for $539.99, down from $599.99; however, we've found a way to further reduce the price to $510.98.

Samsung's 49-inch OLED gaming monitor drops to lowest-ever price — max out your GPU, not your credit card, for just $879

By Zhiye Liu published 3 October 25

Deals Amazon is offering the Samsung Odyssey G9 G93SC at a price of $879.99, representing a new all-time low. The gaming monitor typically retails for $1,599.99.

Nvidia's 16-pin time bomb could be defused by this $95 gadget — Ampinel offers load balancing that Nvidia forgot to include

By Zhiye Liu published 2 October 25

Aqua Computer launches the Ampinel, an active power management module for graphics cards that utilize the 16-pin power connector.

Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a 50% price hike — PC Game Pass is now almost 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits

By Zhiye Liu published 1 October 25

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits.

Portable 1TB bamboo SSD is fast, but smells even better due to built-in aroma diffuser — essential oil diffuser billed as bringing harmony to your workplace

By Zhiye Liu published 30 September 25

Apacer launches the AS712 portable SSD, made from natural bamboo and reservoir silt and featuring an essential oil diffuser.

China's 96-core x86 CPU taps chiplet design to rival AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon — 13 chiplets per processor provide up to 384 cores on a single motherboard, but no word on power consumption

By Zhiye Liu published 30 September 25

Zhaoxin announces the company's latest KH-50000 series of server processors, leveraging a chiplet design with up to 96 cores.

ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally were previously listed at $850 and $550 — pricing and preorders expected today

By Zhiye Liu published 25 September 25

Asus ROG Singapore has announced on its Instagram page that ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally preorders are "dropping soon!"

AMD keeps AM4 platform on life support with 2020-era Zen 3 CPU — Ryzen 3 5100 surfaces, nine years after AM4 launch

By Zhiye Liu published 24 September 25

Hardware leaker momomo_us has shared a photograph of the Ryzen 3 5100, a Zen 3 processor from the Cezanne days.

China's latest GPU arrives with claims of CUDA compatibility and RT support — Fenghua No.3 also boasts 112GB+ of HBM memory for AI

By Zhiye Liu published 23 September 25

Innosilicon has announced its latest flagship GPU on board the Fenghua No.3 graphics card.

GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are finally selling at and below MSRP — RTX 5070 dips below $549

By Zhiye Liu published 19 September 25

Pricing for some of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series (codenamed Blackwell) gaming graphics cards has stabilized.

Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support, likely to be $240 in the US

By Zhiye Liu published 18 September 25

Silverstone has launched the FLP02, a retro-inspired PC case with high-performance cooling and expansion support.

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition with 1TB SSD downgraded to 825GB listed at the same price — CFI-2116 revision emerges overseas on Amazon

By Zhiye Liu published 17 September 25

The new revision (CFI-2116) of the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition has been listed on Amazon Italy, Amazon France, and Amazon Germany at the same MSRP.

Corsair launches gargantuan 3,000W power supply for $599.99 — comes with four native 12V‑2x6 600W GPU cables

By Zhiye Liu published 16 September 25

Corsair launches WS3000, a power supply with a 3,000W capacity for systems with multi-GPU setups.

China's entry-level GPU with AMD RX 550-level of performance is ready for tapeout — Loongson 9A1000 is finally off the drawing board and headed to fabs

By Zhiye Liu published 15 September 25

Chinese manufacturer Loongson Technology has completed development on the company's 9A1000 graphics card, and it's ready for tapeout.

New DDR5 module features an OLED display you probably won't see after installation — shows off RAM's specs and vitals

By Zhiye Liu published 12 September 25

V-Color unveils new XFinity+ DDR5 memory modules with built-in OLED display.

Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback — chipmaker inexplicably resurrects Comet Lake from five years ago with 'new' Core i5-110

By Zhiye Liu published 11 September 25

Intel has launched the Core i5-110, a six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a $200 MSRP.

Hyte warns Thicc Q80 Trio customers should uninstall AIO cooler immediately — company says it has identified coolant leakage issue caused by 'fragile internal component'

By Zhiye Liu published 11 September 25

Hyte has identified an issue with some of the company's new Thicc Q80 Trio that are leaking coolant during transport.

How to Test RAM: Making Sure Bad Memory Isn't Crashing Your PC

By Zhiye Liu last updated 10 September 25

We take you through a few methods to test RAM to see if it's working correctly inside your computer.

$142 upgrade kit and spare modules turn Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB to 48GB AI card — technician explains how Chinese factories turn gaming flagships into highly desirable AI GPUs

By Zhiye Liu published 10 September 25

Russian technician VIK-on shows how to upgrade the GeForce RTX 4090's 24GB memory to 48GB in a new YouTube video.

Lucky gamer scores Nvidia's RTX 3060 12GB for $4.99 — one of the most popular graphics cards ever found for less than a Big Mac at a thrift shop

By Zhiye Liu last updated 9 September 25

A fortunate Redditor has found and bought a used GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card for $4.99.

Sapphire launches a pair of AMD B850 motherboards for Ryzen CPUs — white offerings for budget builds

By Zhiye Liu published 8 September 25

Sapphire expands its motherboard lineup with the Pure B850A WiFi and Pure B850M WiFi motherboards.

Expansion card lets you insert 512GB of extra DDR5 memory into your PCIe slot — CXL 2.0 AIC designed for TRX50 and W790 workstation motherboards

By Zhiye Liu published 5 September 25

Gigabyte launches the AI Top CXL R5X4 add-in-card to expand the amount of memory on the brand's TRX50 AI Top and W790 AI Top motherboards.

Solar-powered Logitech keyboard appears on Amazon Mexico — MX Keys S look-alike promises up to 10 years of power

By Zhiye Liu published 4 September 25

Logitech will soon launch the company's new Signature Slim Solar+ keyboard, which features a solar panel to charge its battery.

Samsung bulks the 9100 Pro up to 8TB for $999 — heatsink costs an extra $20

By Zhiye Liu published 2 September 25

Samsung has launched the 9100 Pro 8TB with an eye-watering $999.99 price tag, and the heatsink version is priced at $1,019.99.

AMD Ryzen 9000 iGPU-less CPUs listed for under $300 — unreleased Pro chips start at $350

By Zhiye Liu published 1 September 25

U.S. retailers list AMD's Ryzen 7 9700F and Ryzen 5 9500F, as well as the Ryzen 9 Pro 9945, Ryzen 7 Pro 9745, and Ryzen 5 Pro 9645.

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