Zhiye Liu

3 days ago | tomshardware.com | Zhiye Liu

The Vengeance RGB CUDIMM DDR5-8400 C40 is a quality memory kit for those who seek performance and capacity. However, the price tag is too high for most users' budgets. Pros+Strong performance+Beautiful aesthetics+Good overclocking headroomCons-Excessively priced-Only one XMP 3.0 profile-May not work on AMD platformsWhy 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.

5 days ago | tomshardware.com | Zhiye Liu

The G.Skill Trident Z5 CK DDR5-8800 C42 may not suit everyone, but if you're a performance enthusiast who enjoys showcasing your love for bleeding-edge technology, this memory kit meets all the requirements. Pros+Good performance and capacity+Great overclocking margins+Backup XMP 3.0 profileCons-Very pricey-Designed specifically for Arrow LakeWhy you can trust Tom's HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.

6 days ago | tomshardware.com | Zhiye Liu

You won't typically find a Hygon processor among the list of best CPUs for gaming or other applications. Nevertheless, Hygon stands as one of China's most important fabless semiconductor companies. Hardware investigator HXL recently shared an ambitious roadmap detailing Hygon's forthcoming initiatives, including a flagship 128-core, 512-thread processor. Baptized as the C86-5G, the upcoming server processor will feature up to 128 cores with simultaneous multithreading (SMT).

1 week ago | tomshardware.com | Zhiye Liu

(Image credit: Shutterstock)Today, we'll put the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K in a heated contest to see which chip comes out on top. The best processor is not necessarily the one with the most number of cores or the highest clock speeds; rather, it is the one that fulfills your specific requirements and fits within your budget. Gamers do not necessarily require the highest-end chip to enjoy the latest AAA games, although having one wouldn't hurt.

1 week ago | tomshardware.com | Zhiye Liu

Firmware updates for motherboards aim to fix bugs and occasionally introduce new features. However, Chinese netizen WhiteCamellia (via Uniko's Hardware) found that manufacturers often fail to promote these new features. Notably, Gigabyte has seemingly updated the 13-year-old B75M-D3H motherboard to support booting from M.2 NVMe SSDs, a previously unavailable functionality.