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Each week, the team of PC hardware experts at Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com) takes on today's hottest topics. From new GPUs that push games to their limits to processors that overclock on a dozen cores or keyboards with swappable switches, we're covering all the latest products and trends. Stay up-to-date and overclock your hardware expertise with us.

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    • Mar 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from The Tom's Hardware Show

    RTX 3090 Ti and TH Show Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 64:18


    Jarred Walton joins Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss the RTX 3090 Ti. Also, an update on the future of the Tom's Hardware Show.

    A Snapdragon Thinkpad and the Future of the Z Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 59:21


    Tom Butler from Lenovo joins us to show off the first Snapdragon ThinkPad, plus some design mockups for Z series models we might see in the future.

    How is Windows on the Steam Deck?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 50:46


    Senior Editor Andrew Freedman joins Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss his somewhat rough experience running Windows on the Steam Deck.

    M1 Ultra, Mac Studio, Studio Display and More Apple Reveals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 63:28


    Apple revealed a bunch of new devices this week, including a new desktop chip that claims to have RTX 3090-rivaling integrated graphics. Andrew Freedman and Isaac Rouse join Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss that claim and more.

    Which SSDs Last Longest? New Backblaze Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 49:18


    Backblaze's Andy Klein joins us to discuss its first SSD Drive Stats report! Why did Crucial's 500GB drive have a 43.22% failure rate over 2021? Tune in to find out. Backblaze report: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/ssd-edition-2021-drive-stats-review/

    The Steam Deck, Reviewed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 62:34


    Senior Editor Andrew Freedman joins host Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss both his Steam Deck review and his interview with Valve on what's coming next for the handheld PC. Steam Deck Review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/steam-deck-valve-gaming-handheld Interview with Valve: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/valve-steam-deck-interview-zen-2-sd-card-dock

    Best Peripherals For the Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 55:44


    Plenty of us are still deep in the work-from-home life, and Michelle Ehrhardt and Isaac Rouse have been busy reviewing the best peripherals to make your home office a little more comfortable. From Razer keyboards to trackball mice, we're breaking down how to stay comfortable in a home office.

    Dying Light 2 Benchmarks, Crypto News

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 65:54


    Dying Light 2 can get very visually impressive, but what kind of frames can it pull? Jarred Walton joins us to discuss. Plus, more crypto news. Dying Light 2 Performance Article: https://www.tomshardware.com/features/dying-light-2-pc-performance-benchmarks-settings#xenforo-comments-3749012

    Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, Benchmarked

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 51:40


    Nvidia's newest and least expensive RTX series card is finally out, but is it worth its theoretical $249 starting price? Jarred Walton joins us to discuss.

    An Interview with Patriot Viper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 36:40


    Roger from Patriot Viper joined us to debut a new headset, new DDR5 RAM and a new CPU cooler.

    AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, Benchmarked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 61:31


    Are 'budget' GPUs back? Senior Editor Jarred Walton and Managing Editor Paul Alcorn join Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss AMD's new RX 6500 XT graphics card. RX 6500 XT Review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-review-xfx

    God of War for PC, Benchmarked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 60:17


    How does the new PC port of God of War run? Senior Editor Jarred Walton joins Andrew Freedman and Michelle Ehrhardt to discuss his experience benchmarking Sony's latest console to PC conversion.

    Best of CES 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 70:00


    With this year's highly unusual CES at an end, we're discussing which products and concepts impressed us most.

    Best Consumer Tech of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 64:56


    Just in time for the holiday season, we discuss our favorite consumer tech of 2021. Best of 2021 Awards: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/best-of-2021-awards

    An Interview with Cherry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 59:03


    Dale Ludwig from Cherry joins us to talk about the Cherry MX 3.0 S, the company's ultra low profile switches currently making their way into laptops, other recently released products and plans for the future.

    RTX 2060 12GB, Games and a Webcam/Desktop Mic Hybrid

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 51:22


    Jarred Walton joins Michelle Ehrhardt to talk about Nvidia's RTX 2060 12GB card, and Michelle shows off Movo's new webcam that's built into a desktop microphone. Also, video games. Nvidia Confirms RTX 2060 12GB: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-confirms-rtx-2060-12gb

    Matt Swider on How to Get a PS5, Xbox or RTX GPU

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 63:12


    A special guest, Matt Swider from The Shortcut, joins us to share his tips for how to snag a new console or graphics card this holiday season.

    The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Turned One Year Old This Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 64:09


    Host Michelle Ehrhardt and Senior Editor Andrew Freedman reminisce on the latest generation of consoles now that we're a year into it.

    Alder Lake Benchmarks Are Out!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 61:54


    Is Intel on its way back to the top? Managing Editor Matt Safford and Senior Editor Jarred Walton join host Michelle Ehrhardt to talk about our Alder Lake review.

    Alder Lake Unveiled, Plus GeForce Now RTX 3080 Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 68:11


    Our editors Paul Alcorn and Jarred Walton join host Michelle Ehrhardt to show off the new Alder Lake chips and discuss their specs and pricing. Also, is GeForce Now's new RTX 3080 tier worth it?

    RazerCon Components and Zephyr Face Mask Showcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 37:33


    Razer's Jason Coe and Jeff Sandoval join us to show off and discuss the new Razer components announced at RazerCon 2021. Also, a look at Razer's Zephyr Face Mask.

    AMD Radeon RX 6600 Takes RDNA2 Mainstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 63:52


    Our graphics card expert Jarred Walton joins us to show off and give us his take on the Radeon RX 6600 GPU, which targets 1080p and has a starting MSRP of $329.

    Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio and Windows 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 52:30


    Our reviewers for the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio show off and take questions on their devices, plus we continue to discuss Windows 11 performance and design.

    Windows 11 Insider Demo and Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 59:56


    Join us as we show off and discuss the Windows 11 builds currently available to Windows Insiders and take your questions ahead of the operating system's October 5th release.

    Talking Surface News and Looking at the Alienware x17

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 51:47


    We discuss the recent Microsoft Surface announcements and give you a first hand look at the new Alienware x17.

    Looking at The AMD Ryzen 4700S Desktop PC Kit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 39:34


    Our CPU expert Paul Alcorn shows off AMD's Ryzen 4700S Mini PC kit, which uses a recycled PS5 chip and currently isn't available at retail.

    Wooting Keyboards Founder Calder Limmen Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 50:08


    Wooting CEO and co-founder Calder Limmen joins The Tom's Hardware Show to discuss the Wooting's upcoming analog mechanical keyboards. We also check out the new Razer Basilisk V3 gaming mouse.

    The Asus ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Is a Liquid Cooled Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 47:26


    The Tom's Hardware team takes a look at the Asus ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card and MSI Pulse GL66 gaming laptop they're testing.

    Enthusiast Makes His Own Magnetic Mechanical Keyboard Switches

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 36:11


    YouTuber, 3D printing enthusiast and hacker Riskable joins us to discuss his Void DIY magnetic levitation keyboard switches. We also demo the Roccat Torch gaming microphone.

    Intel's Arc Alchemist Graphics Card Is Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 37:40


    The Tom's Hardware team discusses details on Intel's Arc Alchemist GPU and takes a look at the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE gaming laptop.

    AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Reviewed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 39:58


    Tom's Hardware editors discuss the new AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card. We also get into the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G APU.

    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 48:49


    Tom's Hardware editors discuss testing the new AMD Ryzen 7 5700G APU, AMD's latest financial numbers and the AOG Agon AGM700, one of AOC's first gaming mice.

    LIVE With Keyboard Modder Alexotos, Intel NUC 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 37:28


    Keyboard modder and YouTuber Alexotos drops by for the latest episode of The Tom's Hardware Show. We also check out the new Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit.

    Liquid Cooling & Cases With Raijintek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 46:52


    Raijintek's director of product development and operations, Tony Sahin, joins us to discuss the latest in liquid cooling and PC cases. We also look at the DIY Framework laptop and AMD-powered Razer Blade 14.

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Sneak Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 46:57


    We take a preview of AMD's new 7nm “Cezzane” Ryzen 5 5600G APU. Retro gaming collector and streamer Contra_Viction also joins us to explain how to hack an SNES Classic console to add more games. And we take a look at the new Secretlab Titan Evo 2022 gaming chair.

    Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 Gaming Laptop Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 44:50


    The Tom's Hardware team checks out Asus' compact ROG Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop with an RTX 3060. We also get into the Nintendo Switch OLED and preview AOC's Agon AGK700 gaming keyboard.

    LIVE With Turtle Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 40:42


    Mac Marshall, Turtle Beach Senior Director of PR and Brand Communications, joins us to talk about Turtle Beach, as well as what's going on with Roccat and Neat Microphones.

    Windows 11 Revealed, AMD's DLSS Alternative

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 52:36


    Tom's Hardware editors discuss Microsoft's Windows 11 announcement and testing AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), Team Red's response to Nvidia DLSS.

    LIVE With Viotek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 49:20


    Viotek's director of product development Steve Kowalski stops by The Tom's Hardware Show for a live Q&A and to talk all things gaming monitors. We also look at our review of the HP Elite Dragonfly Max 5G laptop.

    RTX 3070 Ti Review, Lenovo Legion 5 Pro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 55:47


    Tom's Hardware gets into their review of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card. We also discuss benchmarking the AMD-powered Lenovo Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop.

    Testing Nvidia's RTX 3080 Ti, AMD's Radeon RX 6800M

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 53:42


    Tom's Hardware editors discuss their review of the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti and the AMD Radeon RX 6800M in the Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition gaming laptop.

    LIVE With Chia Project VP Jonmichael Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 41:07


    Intel exec turned Chia Project VP of Storage Business Development Jonmichael Hands joins us to discuss all things chia farming.

    Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 & Intel's 10nm i9-11980HK Tested

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 41:56


    The Tom's Hardware crew discusses its review of the AMD-powered Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 gaming laptop and benchmark results for Intel's top-end Tiger Lake-H mobile CPU, the 8-core Core i9-11980HK. We also take a sneak peek at the Dell XPS 13's new OLED touchscreen option.

    RTX 3050 and New Intel 11th Gen Tiger Lake-H CPUs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 56:35


    Tom’s Hardware editors discuss this week’s hot component news: Nvidia’s RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti announcement and Intel’s new 8-core Tiger Lake-H 11th Gen mobile CPUs.

    Is Ray Tracing Worth It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 51:45


    Ray tracing has been available in mainstream PC games for a while now. Is it worth it yet? And how do Nvidia and AMD flavors of ray tracing compare? Tom’s Hardware editors discuss. We also demo the new Razer Orochi V2 wireless gaming mouse.

    Award-Winning AMD Ryzen PC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 52:17


    Tom’s Hardware editors discuss the new Asus ZenBook 13 with AMD Ryzen and pit the GeForce RTX 3090 against the RX 6900 XT in a graphics card faceoff.

    Patriot Reveals the New Viper VP4300 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 43:54


    Patriot’s Les Henry, VP of North America and South America Sales, and Roger Shinmoto, VP of Product, unveils the new Patriot Viper VP4300 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD. We also compare the Intel Core i9-11900K and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X in our latest CPU faceoff.

    Logitech and Streamlabs Talk All Things Streaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 46:01


    Logitech G's Erin Morgan and Ashray Urs, Streamlabs’ head of product, join the show to discuss the latest in game streaming trends and how streamers can level up their setup. Pro streamer Junae Benne also weighs in.

    Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 51:39


    Tom’s Hardware editors unite to discuss Intel’s new 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs, the Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Core i5-11600K.

    Talking PC Gaming Peripherals With Razer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 64:30


    Razer senior marketing managers Ashe McKeague and Mike Scharnikow join us to discuss Razer’s latest PC gaming peripherals and more. We also get into the Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable we just reviewed.

    Talking AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT With Sapphire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 63:51


    Sapphire Technology’s Edward Crisler joins us as we discuss our review of the new AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card.

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