Aaron Klotz

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

MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED

At 4,500 hours, MSI's OLED MPG 321URX is showing noticeable visual artifacts — intentional burn-in test shows the limits of monitor tech after 18 months of non-top use

By Aaron Klotz published

Monitors Unboxed published a new burn-in update of its MSI MPG 321URX after over 4,000 hours of use. The monitor is finally developing visible burn-in that is subtly affecting day-to-day use.

Counter-Strike 2

Pro Counter-Strike 2 gamer says game runs like 'a**' on anything other than AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D — custom demo of the game runs at under 200 FPS even on on AMD's best gaming CPUs

By Aaron Klotz published

A renowned CS2 esports player claims the game only runs well on AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

Windows 11

Early Windows 11 25H2 benchmarks confirm the update provides no performance improvements over 24H2

By Aaron Klotz published

Phoronix tests Windows 11 25H2 against 24H2, Ubuntu 25.10, and Ubuntu 24.0.3 LTS. But testing shows that 25H2 has no additional optimizations under the hood, matching 24H2 in performance.

Intel Core CPU

Intel APO update boosts gaming performance by up to 14% in select titles — 15 new games added to the support list

By Aaron Klotz published

Intel has provided its first update for APO in 2025, featuring support for 15 new games and performance improvements of up to 14% recorded on its flagship Core Ultra 9 285K.

Windows Update

Windows 11 August 2025 security update is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear for non-admin users — some apps are crashing

By Aaron Klotz published

Microsoft's latest Windows update for Windows 11, Windows 10 is causing unintended UAC prompts to appear in certain cases for non-admin users.

Acer GN100 AI Mini Workstation

Acer unveils Project Digits supercomputer featuring Nvidia's GB10 superchip with 128GB of LPDDR5x

By Aaron Klotz published

Acer joins Asus, Lenovo, and Dell with its third-party Project Digits variation.

RTX GPU with DDR5 slot

Making a 3D-printed custom GPU fan shroud with a DDR5 slot doesn't let you add extra VRAM, but at least it looks cool

By Aaron Klotz published

Modder builds a completely custom 3D-printed shroud for their RTX GPU, sacrificing one cooling fan for the installation of a single DDR5 RAM slot.

Core ultra 200S CPU

Core Ultra 3 205 flaunts 30% higher multi-core performance over Core i3-14100 in early benchmarks — extra E-cores seemingly contribute to uplift

By Aaron Klotz published

Intel's newest entry-level Arrow Lake-S chip is benefiting a lot from its four extra E-cores

AMD

You can upgrade FSR 3.1 games to FSR 4 with manual DLL swapping — GitHub community discovers FSR swapping works similar to DLSS upgrades

By Aaron Klotz published

GitHub user has discovered that DLL swapping works with FSR 4 in FSR 3.1 games. Allowing FSR 3.1 games to be upgraded to FSR 4 merely by replacing a few DLLs in the game's files.

gamer

Microsoft announces super wideband stereo mode for Bluetooth LE devices — audio no longer downgrades to mono when microphone is used

By Aaron Klotz published

You will need a Bluetooth LE audio headset to use this feature.

Framework Laptop 16

Framework Laptop 16 gets a 2025 upgrade — modular notebook gets RTX 5070 graphics, Zen 5 CPU options, and 240W Type-C charger

By Aaron Klotz published

Framework has updated its 16-inch laptop for 2025, featuring a new RTX 5070-powered graphics module, Zen 5 Ryzen AI HX CPU options, a G-Sync display, and a 240W Type-C charger.

Generic AMD AM5 CPU and motherboard

AMD comments on burning AM5 sockets — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines

By Aaron Klotz published

AMD provides an official response to the latest AM5 burnout/failure issues primarily affecting ASRock motherboards.

Asus RTX 5080 Noctua Edition

Noctua says Nvidia doesn't have enough dies to make big, brown, RTX 5090 — RTX 5090 Noctua Edition may never see the light of day

By Aaron Klotz published

This could be the reason why Noctua has never made a flagship graphics card (yet).

AMD RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9000-series GPUs

AMD accidentally marks FSR 4 open-source — source code reveals potential support for older Radeon GPUs

By Aaron Klotz published

Screenshots of FSR 4 files accidentally published by AMD on GitHub reveal that the GPU maker was or is working on a second version of FSR 4 that works with older GPUs.

Ryzen 9000 CPU

Ryzen 5 9500F without integrated graphics shows up on Geekbench — alleged performance is just shy of the Ryzen 5 9600X

By Aaron Klotz published

Is this AMD's next budget gaming CPU?

Borderlands 4

Buy an RTX 50-series GPU and get Borderlands 4 free — Nvidia promo gets you into the upcoming looter-shooter with a bonus

By Aaron Klotz published

Nvidia has launched a limited-time promotion where you can get Borderlands 4 and the game's pre-order bonus for free with select RTX 50 series graphics cards, laptops, and desktops.

Nvidia GeForce Now

Nvidia teases imminent major GeForce Now announcement — confirms no new hardware coming at Gamescom 2025

By Aaron Klotz published

Nvidia's presence at Gamescom 2025 will focus on GeForce features, PC games, and "major" GeForce Now news.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB card photos

Is 8GB of VRAM enough for gaming? GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU face-off — how much difference does twice the memory make for the same chip?

By Aaron Klotz last updated

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti comes paired with 8GB and 16GB of memory. We dive deep into our detailed benchmark results to see which one wins in a head-to-head battle.

RTX 5090

Early RTX 5090D V2 benchmarks suggest that maybe 384-bit memory is just fine after all — 'nerfed' China-market GPU runs within 2.2% of 5090D in some tests

By Aaron Klotz published

There's barely any difference in performance between the RTX 5090D and its 512-bit interface compared to the 5090D V2 and its skinnier 384-bit interface in games.

Easy Anti-Cheat

Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices — Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2

By Aaron Klotz published

The most popular anti-cheat engine now supports ARM-based PCs

Project Battlematrix

Intel releases new software for GPU-powered Project Battlematrix workstations — Arc Pro B-series GPUs get LLM Scaler 1.0 software to optimize performance in AI workloads

By Aaron Klotz published

Project Battlematrix is almost ready for deployment

Intel Itanium Processor

Intel's fabled Itanium refuses to die, but the end is probably near — deprecation of IA-64 support is back on the chopping block in GCC version 16

By Aaron Klotz published

Maintainers are discussing whether or not to remove IA-64 support from the GCC compiler once again. If their plans go through, IA-64 support could be dropped for GCC 16.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

Ryzen 7 5700X3D reportedly reaches 'end-of-life' — AMD's last eight-core Zen 3 3D V-Cache CPU ends production

By Aaron Klotz published

AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D has finally reached end-of-life status. Various retailers have allegedly confirmed that AMD is no longer selling the 5700X3D.

2U RTX PRO Server

Nvidia unveils 2U RTX Pro 6000 servers at SIGGRAPH — double shot of Blackwell power comes to smaller rackmount form factors

By Aaron Klotz published

Enterprise customers will be able to purchase and deploy Blackwell AI-powered servers in a 2U form factor.

RTX 5090 with missing core and memory

Retailer ships RTX 5090 with missing GPU and memory chips to customer — $2,300 order arrives with internal components 'completely removed'

By Aaron Klotz last updated

The box was allegedly sealed.

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