Matt Safford

1 week ago | tomshardware.com | Matt Safford

We all use different tools in our varied, harried lives, things that help us do what we need and hopefully make things easier or less stressful in the process. As someone who spends my working life running this site, testing and reviewing all kinds of consumer hardware, and building several PCs a year, most of the tools I use and love revolve around that.

1 week ago | tomshardware.com | Matt Safford

(Image credit: Tom's Hardware)It's been just about a decade since MSI launched the first RGB-lit motherboard, the X99A Godlike Gaming, with its "2,000" glowing colors to choose from being a far cry from the 16.7 million that were promised not long after. But at the time of the X99A Godlike's launch, I had spent the previous decade of my PC building days buying single-color cold-cathode fluorescent lights (CCFLs) to illuminate my windowed PC cases, from sites like FrozenCPU and Xoxide.com.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Matt Safford

RGB. It's been just about a decade since MSI launched the first RGB-lit motherboard, the X99A Godlike Gaming, with its "2,000" glowing colors to choose from being a far cry from the 16.7 million that were promised not long after. But at the time of the X99A Godlike's launch, I had spent the previous decade of my PC building days buying single-color cold-cathode fluorescent lights (CCFLs) to illuminate my windowed PC cases, from sites like FrozenCPU and Xoxide.com.

1 week ago | tomshardware.com | Matt Safford

It's tough to find any piece of tech right now that's as cheap as it was last year, but Newegg is selling the MSI Spatium M482 2TB for $104.99. That's the lowest price we've seen it since late last year, when it was about $15 less. Still, that's only about $30 more than a good 1TB SSD these days. And while it's not bleeding-edge fast, there isn't much a downside to this MSI drive. This is modern hardware, not some 2021-era clearout deal.

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Matt Safford

Crucial’s latest X10 portable SSD is faster and roomier than its predecessors, with 6TB and 8TB options, but its USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface feels dated now that USB4 is faster and more common. Pros+Available in 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8TB capacities+Fast for a 20 Gbps drive+Compact and pocket-friendlyCons-Feels like it should be a USB4 driveWhy you can trust Tom's HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.