Latest articles by Alan Dexter
AMD has promising plans for laptops in the next two years
News Ryzen 6000 isn't a one-off, it looks like up-to-date graphics in laptop chips are the future.
You should run Windows 11 on an SSD whether Microsoft demands it or not
News Hard drives can still have a place in your gaming PC, but not as the boot drive.
EU enforces USB Type-C charging on most electronic devices
News Laptops will also be covered by the new law, although not until 2027.
First Intel Arc Alchemist benchmarks are a bit of a mixed bag
News An impressive 3DMark result is undermined by unexciting in-game performance.
Seasonic's wattage calculator sees no power increase for AMD's 7000-series GPUs
News It could just be placeholder data but just imagine if it's right.
AMD's budget laptop chip might not be game-ready on its own
News The dream of Steam Deck power in a budget laptop gets a wake up call.
That Asus 500Hz gaming monitor isn't for us
It Hertz We're not competitive enough for that sort of speed. And at least 75% of us aren't young enough, either.
Windows 11 will soon let you restore apps to a new PC
News There's a plan to introduce Microsoft Store ads as well, which could actually be useful.
You're not ready for this 'CNC machinist pornography'
news EK is showing off some seriously gorgeous custom builds at Computex.
Don't worry, AMD is still supporting overclocking across all AM5 boards
News That doesn't mean Zen 4 will be great for overclocking though.
AMD confirms first PCIe 5.0 SSDs will launch alongside Zen 4
News AMD is working with Phison, Crucial, and Micron to produce the first PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs in time for the AM5 launch.
RTX 3080 12GB and RTX 3050 crypto-mining limiters unlocked to 90% efficiency
News Cryptocurrency giveth and then taketh away.
Framework's 12th Gen Intel upgrade kit is a welcome first for laptops
News The modular laptop design delivers on its promise of the Right to Repair nirvana.
Latest Intel beta drivers confirm upcoming Arc GPU models
News Is it going to be too little too late though?
Life's too short to give a crap about your PC's cable management
Cthulhu cables Yes, I suck at cable management, but you know what? I just don't care.
5.2GHz AMD Zen 4 test CPU pops up in database and then vanishes
News That's faster than any current Zen 3 CPU, and confirms they'll come with integrated RDNA 2 graphics chips, too.
Intel's latest HX chips bring desktop-grade features to gaming laptops
News These powerful CPUs take aim at workstations and extreme gaming laptops.
DDR5 is finally relevant for PC gaming
News Lower latencies and faster frequencies will finally make a difference to our frame rates.
RAM manufacturer reveals Ryzen 7000 will support DDR5-5200
News Apacer says AMD will support faster DDR5 RAM than Intel.
Magic Arena gets all dark and dangerous in the Streets of New Capenna
Roaring The latest Magic expansion goes back to the prohibition era.
MSI had to sacrifice everything to hit this 10,004MT/s DDR5 RAM overclock
News A new record for DDR5 and a testing time for the 12900KS.
Intel could flood retailers with up to eight different Arc graphics cards
News It's almost summer for graphics cards.
AMD's high-performance motherboard chipsets might be built out of chiplets
News AM5 is already shaping up to be a powerful platform.
