Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Contributing Writer

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh has been in the Indian PC hardware community since the early 2000s and has been building PCs, contributing to many Indian tech forums, & blogs. He operated Hardware BBQ for 11 years and wrote news for eTeknix & TweakTown before joining Tom's Hardware team. Besides tech, he is interested in fighting games, movies, anime, and mechanical watches.

Articles by: Roshan Ashraf Shaikh

Asus ROG Ally X (2024)

Asus ROG Ally X available for $799 — Best Buy ships Asus' new handheld gaming device by July 26

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Best Buy has started selling the ROG Ally X despite the device not being available yet in Asus' in-house online retail store.

Asus ROG Azoth Keyboard with 75% layout

$499 Asus ROG Azoth Extreme gaming keyboard boasts an OLED touch screen and aluminum build with a carbon fiber plate

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

The Asus ROG Azoth Extreme keyboard is priced at $499. It has all the features expected from a premium gaming keyboard and more.

Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Windforce Max OC with AD102 Silicone

Nvidia's latest RTX 4070 Ti Super AD102 GPUs are in stores now — custom models start at $819

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Newegg has the Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Solid OC and Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super WindForce Max OC in stock.

Adata XPG Invader X BTF with Reverse Connector and standard motherboard compatibility

Adata makes ATX case for reverse-connector motherboards — XPG Invader X BTF also supports standard layouts

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Adata adds a BTF case to its XPG Invader X case lineup, but it will also be able to work with regular motherboards.

Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting Feature on OBS, now available in Nvidia GPUs from GeForce 900 series and above

OBS encoding enhancements come to Nvidia's Maxwell GPUs — GeForce GTX 900 series can now leverage the Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting feature

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Those approved by Twitch for broadcast can now provide a better quality experience.

Asus NUC 14 Pro+ for Home and Office use with NPU-infused Intel Ultra series Meteor Lake CPUs

Asus launches NUC 14 Pro+ powered by Meteor Lake CPUs — Core Ultra 5 125H, 512GB SSD, and 16GB RAM for $860

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

This NUC 14 Pro+ also adds a tool-less design for easy hardware swap and upgrade!

The new Challenger SE series for the Intel Arc A770 16GB and Arc A750 graphics cards

ASRock finetunes Arc Alchemist GPU cooling — Arc A770 and Arc A750 SE arrive with better coolers

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

ASRock's upcoming Challenger SE series will feature the Intel Arc 770 16GB and Arc 750 8GB, which are more compact and promise better heatsink design and other features.

The new ASRock Creator series graphics, debuting with Radeon RX 7900XTX and RX 7900 XT

ASRock preps AMD GPUs for AI inference and multi-GPU systems — Creator series GPUs with dual-slot, blower-type design and 16-pin power connectors

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

ASRock's Creator series comprises Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT WS, which have a dual-slot, single-blower-type design and 16-pin power connectors.

Windows 11's GUI

Stripped-down Windows 11 'Enterprise G' ISO investigated — made for the Chinese government, associated organizations

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Youtuber 'Some Ordinary Gamers' explores an alleged Windows 11 Enterprise G ISO that it is made exclusively for the government while warning it is illegal to operate.

New Asus notebooks powered by the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 notebook processors

Asus will showcase Ryzen AI 300 laptops on July 17 — Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen AI 9 365 to power TUF Gaming, ROG Zephyrus, Zenbook, and ProArt series

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Asus is ready to showcase its first Ryzen AI 300-powered notebooks, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and the AI 9 365, on July 17.

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Australian police arrest hacker who created 'Evil Twin' wireless network to steal data during flights

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

The Australian Federal Police were able to identify and arrest 42-year-old Michael Clapsis, who created fake wireless access points during domestic flights to steal data from unsuspecting users.

Ohden P30 electric based HDD/ SSD Puncher

Hard drive, SSD puncher puts four holes through your drives — Puncher P30 destroys physical media with 12 tons of pressure

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Ohden will soon release its P30 SSD HDD puncher with electric-based hydraulics, providing up to 12 tons of force to impale through any physical media.

Telecommunications using Fiber Optics handling multiple data

Japan achieves staggering 402 Tb/s data rate with commercial optical fiber — record-breaking performance tapped into unused wavelength bands

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

New record shows potential high data throughput with no upgrade for current fiber optic infrastructure

A pile of hard drives.

Seagate opens an eBay store to sell refurbished hard drives — 22TB drives for $311

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

To expand its Hard Drive Circularity Program and reduce electronic waste, Seagate is now selling its refurbished and recertified mechanical hard drives through eBay for attractive prices.

Visiting Micron Fab 16

Fire at Micron's Taichung, Taiwan facility reportedly caused by high-pressure gas leak — no injuries reported, fab operating normally

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Taichung authorities investigating the cause of the leak

Fract Design Mood mini ITX Case

Fractal Design Mood fabric covered tower ITX case launched — comes in black or gray to match your living room

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

As shown during Computex 2024, Fractal Design releases the Mood mini ITX PC case with a pillar case design, accommodating the new 'SFF-ready' Nvidia graphics card standards and fabric exterior.

XFX's MagAir feature with swappable fans

XFX's new GPUs with swappable fans go up for sale — RX 7900 XTX start at $999 and RX 7800 XT at $549

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

XFX has now introduced the 'Mercury MagAir' and 'QickSilver MagAir' series via X, showing one of the key features being the swappable fans for its AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT graphics cards.

XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phoenix Nirvana

XFX's new GPU will have swappable fans — Phoenix Nirvana series going global with its interchangeable fan design

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

The XFX Phoenix Nirvana was initially announced to be exclusively available in China

Teamgroup T-Force Dark AirFlow D5 Memory Cooler

Teamgroup's T-Force Dark AirFlow D5 memory cooler looks like a GPU cooler

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Cooling down while looking...cool?

DeepCool Assassin IV VC CPU Cooler

DeepCool introduces new coolers, power supplies, fans and PC cases — with Pixel silicone bits offering decorative options

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

DeepCool showed off new hardware at Computex, including cases with BTF reverse connector form factors.

Team Group's Booth- Computex 2024

Team Group shows off new PCIe 5.0 SSDs for AI, SSD coolers, and a Portable SSD with a Bluetooth tag at Computex 2024

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Team Group showcased its upcoming memory and storage solutions

Acer SpatialLabs Eyes Camera

3D call me maybe: Acer’s new SpatialLabs camera live streams impressive 3D video in 8K, but few can view it

By Avram Piltch published

The $549 camera works best when paired with the company’s 3D monitors or laptops.

Windows 11's GUI

Windows 11 24H2 may block connections to unsecured third-party NAS devices — Microsoft enables SMB signing for enhanced security

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

Better late than never, Microsoft disabled two protocols by default which will secure over a billion PCs and NAS

Team Group's first LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory module.

TeamGroup's LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory modules become the third consumer option for the new space-saving RAM standard — also tosses Expert AI branding in for good measure

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

TeamGroup is ready to release its first LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory modules called the T-Create Expert AI, and aimed at AI notebooks.

VOIP and messaging platform ICQ finally shurs down

90s instant messaging service shuts down after 28 years — ICQ will stop working from June 26

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published

The once-popular messaging and VOIP platform ICQ is scheduled to shut down on June 26. It was introduced almost thirty years ago and gained an impressive userbase during the pre-social media era.

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