Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 Power, Clocks, Temps, and Noise All our gaming tests are conducted using an Nvidia PCAT v2 device, which allows us to capture total graphics card power, GPU clocks, GPU temperatures, and some other data as we run each gaming benchmark....

A listing for an Asus ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-RU003W has appeared on the Belarusian eCommerce site algo.by, and its description says that it’s powered by an AMD Strix Halo (2024) processor. This makes it one of the first laptops to arrive equipped with an AMD Strix Halo chip—a processor expected to debut in a few weeks’ time atCES2025—with hardware detective@Olrak29_sharing the link to the listing on X. Unfortunately, the listing is marked as ‘Out of stock’ and the retailer did not give an indication of its price....

If budget is a priority when it comes to building a cost-effective gaming rig, then one of the best ways to get the most bang for your buck at the moment is with a superb value gaming CPU like the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D. It’s pretty easy to pick up an affordable AM4 motherboard, and the cost of some DDR4 RAM won’t set you back much either, so a complete gaming rig can be put together for a reasonable cost....

Ultra-high refresh rate LCD and OLED displays are all the rage today, with theBest Monitorsreaching refresh rates of 240Hz all the way to 540Hz. ButRetroGamingBase on YouTubemanaged to beat the highest refresh rate displays currently on the market, using an ancient Vision MasterPro512 CRT, achieving a blisteringly quick 700Hz refresh rate. RetroGamingBase has already had success achieving triple-digit refresh rates on this specific CRT, previously hitting 255Hz, 300Hz, and even 380Hz while still maintainging a clean enough image to play games on....

Apple TV is a micro-console introduced by Apple Inc in Mach of 2007. Although there are rarely any problems with the hardware, users have reported an issue with the LED light on the device flickering rapidly. If your Apple TV is going through a similar problem, we’re here to help! Keep reading this article to learn the causes and fix for Apple TV blinking light. Why is Apple TV Blinking Light?...

Asus has published a detailed overview of an upcoming Intel Lunar Lake laptop. The newAsus ExpertBook P5’s key attractions are laid bare in this pre-launch exposé. However, Asus steadfastly avoids mention of Intel Lunar Lake or any specific processor SKU. Instead, the processor is described as a “next-generation Intel Core Ultra,” with 45+ NPU TOPs. Officially revealed duringComputexlast month, Intel’s Lunar Lake processors featurean NPU which offers 48 TOPS, and easily exceeds Microsoft’s minimum requirements for Copilot+ PCs....

AtCES2024, Asus got back in the microphone game with the Asus ROG Carnyx. Asus is dubbing a “professional cardioid condenser gaming microphone” in its listing on, and the given specs (as well as our photos from the CES show floor below) certainly suit that description. One standout feature of the Asus ROG Carnyx is its 24-bit, 192 kHz sampling rate. Our currentbest gaming microphonepicks tend to trend much lower in sampling rate than this....

German computer hardware brand be quiet!, known for its high-performance silent products, is showing off several new items atComputex 2025. TheTom’s Hardwareteam visited the company booth in Taiwan, and these are some of the products that grabbed our interest as we roamed around the exhibition center. There’s the Pure Loop 3 family of AIOs, new bases for the Light Base 900 series PC cases, and the Dark Mount modular mechanical keyboard....

We’re constantly scouring the top retailers to find the absolute best deals on gaming graphics cards, and we’ve compiled them here. Deals on gaming GPUs can be hard to find, with the top-end GPUs often selling far above MSRP. However, this means that even GPUs listed at MSRP are a deal compared to other options. And, believe it or not, there are plenty ofactualdeals to be found on cards that sell below MSRP, too, particularly in the budget price bands....

1.Quick List2.Best HDD Deals3.Best External HDD Deals4.HDD Shopping Tips Mechanical hard drives may seem like ancient technology, but they still provide ‘good enough’ performance in many applications, and easily offer the most storage capacity for the price. We’ve collected theBest Hard Drivesdeals here in this constantly updated article. Be alert when looking at HDDs, as not every drive is born equal and worthy of your money or a place of honor in your PC....

The competition for the best multicolor 3D printers is heating up, and now consumers have more choices when it comes to 3D printing in color. Bambu Lab didn’t invent multicolor 3D printing but made it reliable, accessible, and fairly affordable with its AMS (Automatic Material System). Before the launch of theX1-Carbon in 2022, we may have seen the occasional two-headed IDEX printer or expensive color add-on devices like the Mosaic Palette 3 Pro....

Desktop icons have made navigating through your Windows computer a breeze. You can simply launch the program by its icon without even looking for its name. However, you may sometimes see a plain white or blank icon instead of the original icon, making it difficult to navigate through the bunch of apps. Among various reasons, a major reason for blank icons on Windows is a corrupted icon cache, often caused due to improper installation of software or random system shutdowns....

Thanks to a known issue causing forced device restarts (boot loops), particularly on any PC utilizing virtualization,Microsoft has been forced to halt the forced rolloutof its cumulativeWindows 112023 Update, also known as the Windows 11 23H2 update. In the past, we’ve covered these updates andMicrosoft’s choice to begin the forced rolloutback on July 05, 2025. While the forced restarts issue persists, Microsoft has ceased rolling the update out via Windows Update (for consumers or businesses) as it investigates the root cause....