Articles by Zhiye Liu, News Editor and Memory Reviewer

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

Nvidia RTX 40-series allegedly getting down-binned GPU updates — certain 4060 and 4070 class cards to use larger, harvested chips

By Zhiye Liu published 21 March 24

The latest GeForce driver reportedly ushers in support for GeForce RTX 4060, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, and GeForce RTX 4070 with different dies from the original.

G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 C32 2x32GB Review: Good Mix Of Speed and Capacity

By Zhiye Liu published 19 March 24

G.Skill now offers the Trident Z5 in white color, so does the DDR5-6400 C32 memory kit perform as well as it looks?

Intel Core i9-14900KS overclocked to 9.1 GHz

Core i9-14900KS overclocked to 9.1 GHz, breaking numerous world records

By Zhiye Liu published 14 March 24

Extreme overclocked Elmor and Asus overclock Intel's latest Core i9-14900K to extreme clock speeds to establish new world records.

Major CS2 tournament to update its systems with AMD 7800X3D CPUs and Nvidia RTX 4080 graphics

By Zhiye Liu published 14 March 24

PGL has upgraded the gaming PCs for the upcoming PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 tournament, which has a prize pool of $1,250,000.

AMD's latest Ryzen APUs trounce China's best home-grown gaming cards — Ryzen 8000G easily outperforms Moore Threads MTT S80 and S30

By Zhiye Liu published 11 March 24

German publication Computerbase compares the Moore Threads MTT S80 and S30 graphics cards against some entry-level products, including AMD's Ryzen 8000G lineup.

MSI details how to make your Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends disabling CEP

By Zhiye Liu published 8 March 24

MSI launches new firmware for Intel motherboards so users can disable the CEP (Current Excursion Protection) function to maximize CPU performance.

Nvidia's and AMD's mid-range GPUs drop to around $420 — RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7700 XT available below MSRP

By Zhiye Liu published 6 March 24

Nvidia's RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can be found for $419, while AMD's RX 7700 XT is selling for as low as $409.

Arctic's latest Freezer 36 coolers are ready for Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs and socket LGA1851

By Zhiye Liu published 5 March 24

Arctic promises 11% better performance than the previous generation.

Asus reveals pricing for its new NUCs — NUC 14 Pro starts at $394 and NUC 14 Pro+ at $869

By Zhiye Liu published 1 March 24

Asus has revealed the different configurations and pricing for the NUC 14 Pro and NUC 14 Pro+.

Biostar's new AMD motherboard could be perfect for budget builds — A620A motherboard arrives with a rebadged B550 chipset

By Zhiye Liu published 1 March 24

Biostar has revealed the A620MH Aurora motherboard that features AMD's A620A chipset.

Nextorage launches 8TB SSD for PC gamers and PS5 owners — $849 for 8TB of storage at 7,300 MB/s

By Zhiye Liu published 29 February 24

Nextorage has announced two new 8TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs: NE1N8TB for desktops and laptops and NEM-PA8TB for the PlayStation 5.

AMD confirms bug with recent Radeon gaming GPU — RX 7900 GRE overclocking limit will be removed in a future driver

By Zhiye Liu published 28 February 24

AMD has confirmed to the YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed that the extremely limited overclocking of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a bug, and a fix is coming.

MSI brings 256GB RAM support on Intel and AMD motherboards

By Zhiye Liu published 23 February 24

MSI deploys new firmware for Intel 700- and 600-series motherboards to support up to 256GB of memory.

Crucial DDR5 Pro Memory: Overclocking Edition

Crucial takes aim for the sweet spot with DDR5 Pro Memory Overclocking Edition running at DDR5-6000

By Zhiye Liu published 20 February 24

Crucial expands its DDR5 portfolio with the Pro Memory: Overclocking Edition up to DDR5-6000.

Scammer gets creative and ships women's shoes instead of Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti

By Zhiye Liu published 20 February 24

One Vietnamese consumer received a pair of women's shoes instead of a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. A reminder to always perform due diligence before making a purchase.

Show off your CPU and M.2 SSDs to your friends with these $15 stands

By Zhiye Liu published 19 February 24

Japanese manufacturer NBROS releases stands for consumers to display their processors and M.2 SSDs.

Chinese workshops recondition Nvidia's old flagship gaming GPU for AI — RTX 2080 Ti upgraded to 22GB for $499

By Zhiye Liu published 15 February 24

Chinese workshops recycle and modify the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti into AI accelerators during the AI boom.

Nvidia's new Pro GPU costs less than $650 — RTX 2000 Ada Generation arrives with 2,816 CUDA cores and 16GB ECC VRAM

By Zhiye Liu published 12 February 24

Nvidia launches the RTX 2000 Ada Generation for workstations and professional consumers with an MSRP of $625.

Cablemod recalls its 16-pin GPU power adapters due to fire hazard — over $74,500 in property damage claims so far

By Zhiye Liu published 8 February 24

Cablemod has issued a recall for the company's 12VHPWR angled power adapters over safety concerns.

Patriot slaps a blower fan cooler on its new PCIe 5.0 SSD — Viper PV553 offers speeds up to 12.4 GB/s

By Zhiye Liu published 7 February 24

Patriot has announced the Viper PV553, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that delivers sequential read and write speeds up to 12,400 MB/s and 11,800 MB/s, respectively.

Mini PC maker ships systems with factory-installed spyware — AceMagic says issue was contained to the 'first shipment'

By Zhiye Liu published 6 February 24

Different user reports claim that the AceMagic AD08, AD15, and S1 mini-PCs contain malware from the Bladabindi and Redline families.

MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X Ruan Mei Edition

Nvidia's flagship RTX 4090 gets a green and gold makeover

By Zhiye Liu published 5 February 24

RTX 4090 Suprim X Ruan Mei Edition might be a mod, but packaging and poster imply otherwise.

Palit GeForce RTX 4080 Super GamingPro OC

RTX 4080 Super teardown sheds light on power connector controversy — PCB shows traces for two 8-pin connectors along with the 16-pin connector

By Zhiye Liu published 2 February 24

A Japanese reviewer tore apart the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 Super GamingPro OC and found some exciting traces on the PCB.

AMD's integrated graphics performance shines in AI tests with extreme memory — Ryzen 7 8700G with DDR5-9000 up to 15% better

By Zhiye Liu published 1 February 24

Enthusiasts have demonstrated the prowess of AMD's Ryzen 7 8700G with DDR5-9000 memory and how fast memory affects AI performance.

Intel Arc A370M mobile GPU transformed into desktop card with the help of a heatsink and tiny cooling fan

By Zhiye Liu published 31 January 24

Advantech has launched the EAI-3100, essentially a desktop version of Intel's Arc A370M mobile graphics card.

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