Joe Shields

Joe Shields

Staff Writer, Components

Joe has been playing with computers 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 here at Tom’s Hardware, where he writes news, covers graphics 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

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9900K

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9900K: Which CPU Is Better?

By Joe Shields published

We pit AMD’s new 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X flagship CPU against Intel’s 8-core Core i9-9900K. Can Zen 2 beat Intel’s current top-end mainstream chip?

Asus TUF H310M Plus Gaming Motherboard Review: The Basics, Plus RGB

By Joe Shields published

Asus’ TUF H310M-Plus Gaming delivers a robust design, some RGB lighting, and a feature set that should cover most users at an attractive sub-$80 price point.

ASRock H310M-G/M.2 Motherboard Review: Solid, but a Little Expensive

By Joe Shields published

This Micro-ATX H310 motherboard from ASRock delivers the basics and well-rounded design, but it’s a little expensive for what you get.

How To Enable Bluetooth in Windows 10

By Joe Shields published

We’ll walk you through two easy ways to enable Bluetooth on your PC when using Windows 10.

How To Set a Default Printer in Windows 10

By Joe Shields published

We’ll walk you through how to set your default printer in Windows 10 and make sure it sticks.

How to Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode

By Joe Shields published

We’ll walk you through three ways to start your Windows 10 PC in Safe Mode.

MSI H310M Gaming Plus Motherboard Review: Affordable Basics

By Joe Shields published

MSI’s $75 / £68 Micro-ATX H310M Gaming Plus offers users a mostly well-equipped solution for those on a tight build budget who don’t not plan on overclocking.

LG's 1ms Response Time IPS Gaming Monitors Are a First

By Joe Shields published

LG's UltraGear Nano IPS monitor lineup will be available for pre-order next month.

PCIe 4.0 Benchmark Coming to 3DMark Test Suite

By Joe Shields published

UL adds PCIe Features Test to its 3DMark benchmarking suite to measure available bandwidth to the GPU over the PCIe interface.

BenQ Zowie XL2731 Monitor Offers eSports Gamers 144 Hz, 1080p TN

By Joe Shields published

BenQ Zowie announces a 27-inch e-Sports monitor in the XL2731. A 1080p TN based panel with 144 Hz response time and 1ms GTG.

G.Skill Breaks 23 Overclocking Records: Reaches DDR4-5886 at Computex 2019

By Joe Shields published

G.Skill breaks a slew of overclocking records en route to reaching DDR4-5886 Using their Trident Z Royal Memory.

Razer Releases the Kraken X: 250 Gram Headset for All-Day Gaming

By Joe Shields published

Razer has announced the availability of the Kraken X, a lightweight headset using memory foam ear cushions with glasses-friendly channels.

Seagate Brings 16TB Home/NAS and Data Center HDDs to Market

By Joe Shields published

Seagate releases the Exos 16, IronWolf and Iron Wolf Pro 16TB hard drives to market using TDMR technology.

Deepcool Unveils Castle EX Line of AIOs at Computex 2019

By Joe Shields published

Deepcool showed off its new Castle EX line of TR4-compatible AIOs that feature the same anti-leak technology treatment found in the RGB line.

Gigabyte Shows Off Six Aorus X570 Boards for Ryzen 3000 CPUs

By Joe Shields published

Gigabyte shows off six X570 boards for Ryzen 3000 series CPUs, covering the 'entry level' up to the flagship X570 Aorus Xtreme with all the bells and whistles.

Team Group Impresses at Computex With Liquid-Cooled M.2 SSD, Slick RGB Devices

By Joe Shields published

Team Group went all in on RGBs with new memory, flash drives, and external drive cases at Computex, as well as liquid-cooling a PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD.

NZXT Refreshes H Series Chassis With USB Type-C, Smart Device v2

By Joe Shields published

NZXT refreshes H Series Chassis with USB Type-C and faster Smart Device to control RGB LEDs.

EKWB Launches the Lignum Line of Water Blocks Made of Walnut

By Joe Shields published

EK Water Blocks launched the Lignum product line to offer a CPU water block, RTX 2080 Ti water block, and 12mm hard tube compression fittings made with walnut.

Adata's High Performance XPG Spectrix S40G RGB SSD Might Beat Samsung's Best

By Joe Shields published

Adata as launched a blazing-fast XPG Spectrix S40G RGB SSD in up to 2 TB capacities and a brushed-aluminum heat spreader with frosted RGB illumination.

Cooler Master Adds New V Gold Series Power Supply Units to its Lineup

By Joe Shields published

Cooler Master Adds new V Gold Series PSUs to its lineup in 650W and 750W flavors offering fully modular and thicker gauge cabling along with a 10-year warranty.

Mushkin Helix-L NVMe M.2 SSD now Available: $120 for 1TB

By Joe Shields published

Mushkin announces the availability of the Helix-L M.2 NVMe SSD promising NVMe performance at closer to SATA SSD pricing.

Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming Motherboard Review: Premium Looks, Budget Price

By Joe Shields published

DIYPC Announces Rainbow Flash-V2 Case: $99, ARGB, Tempered Glass

By Joe Shields published

DIYPC announces the Rainbow Flash-V2 Case: Modern styling, a tempered glass side panel and an addressable RGB strip and fan for $99.

Zotac Adds New ZBox QX Series Mini Creator PCs with Xeon and Quadro Inside

By Joe Shields published

Zotac adds ZBox QX series Mini Creator PCs with Intel Xeon CPU and Nvidia Quadro video cards inside designed to be a small footprint and powerful workstation.

ASRock Grows Z390 Lineup With Budget-Conscious Phantom Gaming 4S

By Joe Shields published

ASRock has announced the Phantom Gaming 4S, which might end up being its least expensive ATX size Z390 motherboard.

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