I had zero issues with uBlock Origin on the Tom's Hardware site. I do also use Privacy Badger, though I doubt that would make it more likely to work.

One thing I have started doing is running NoScript but by default I allow scripts. But when a site puts up notices about adblocking or other annoying things I disable scripts for them. Surprisingly it often allows me to read the website without issues. I did not do that with Tom's Hardware though.