Alan Dexter
Alan has been writing about PC tech since before 3D graphics cards existed, and still vividly recalls having to fight with MS-DOS just to get games to load. He fondly remembers the killer combo of a Matrox Millenium and 3dfx Voodoo, and seeing Lara Croft in 3D for the first time. He's very glad hardware has advanced as much as it has though, and is particularly happy when putting the latest M.2 NVMe SSDs, AMD processors, and laptops through their paces. He has a long-lasting Magic: The Gathering obsession but limits this to MTG Arena these days.
Latest articles by Alan Dexter
Save $650 on this 4K OLED gaming laptop from Gigabyte
By Alan Dexter published
Great for creative types that also want to enjoy some gaming.
Microsoft is finally pushing out the Windows 11 update that solves AMD's performance problem
By Alan Dexter published
News Now's a good time to check for Windows 11 updates.
This is the cheapest 2TB NVMe SSD you can buy right now
By Alan Dexter published
Down to just $150, is this a deal that's just too good to ignore?
Save $80 on this Razer DeathAdder V2 mouse and BlackShark V2 X headset bundle
By Alan Dexter published
Deals The only obvious downside is the silly 'Battle Bundle' name.
G.Skill celebrates Intel Alder Lake's launch by setting a new world record for DDR5
By Alan Dexter published
News DDR5 hits 8,704MT/s using liquid nitrogen. Begun, the DDR5 OC wars have...
Save $300 on this 1440p 240Hz Alienware gaming monitor bang on PC gaming's sweet spot
By Alan Dexter published
Deals Dell is already pushing hard on some great monitor deals.
Alienware announces Alder Lake-powered Aurora R13 desktops are available immediately
By Alan Dexter published
News Or you could stick with the red team and go for the Aurora R14 instead.
Intel finally confirmed its new GPU's specs, and it looks like a beast
By Alan Dexter published
News Intel's Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs will be every bit as chunky as we'd hoped.
Intel 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs: What are they, when will they launch, and how fast will they be?
By Alan Dexter published
Duality The next-gen Alder Lake processors will heat up the AMD vs. Intel gaming performance debate.
Raspberry Pi increases in price for the first time ever. Thanks, chip shortage
By Alan Dexter published
News The supply chain shortage strikes once again. This time it's bumped the price of the wonderful Raspberry Pi.
DDR5 RAM could cost 50–60% more than DDR4 at launch
By Alan Dexter published
News According to an MSI blog post, expect to pay big for Alder Lake memory.
Nvidia releases firmware update to let you get into your BIOS again
By Alan Dexter published
News RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3060 currently only turn on the display once Windows loads if you're using DisplayPort.
Overclocker doubles Raspberry Pi's clock speed to an incredible 3GHz
By Alan Dexter published
News It may not be practical but it's still impressive.
Trim the fat from your Windows 11 install with NTLite
By Alan Dexter published
News Not only can you bypass the system requirements for Windows 11 but you can shrink the whole install too.
Kingston announces its first blisteringly fast 7000MB/s NVMe SSD
By Alan Dexter published
News The latest SSD manufacturer to jump onboard the Phison E18 train.
Latest Nvidia drivers cull support for Kepler and Windows 7/8
By Alan Dexter, Katie Wickens published
News GeForce GTX 600 and 700 cards no longer get major driver updates.
Samsung shows the PS5 some love by slapping a heatsink on the 980 Pro SSD
By Alan Dexter published
News Samsung's fastest SSD just got a lot more tempting for the console owners.
Nvidia appears to be considering every GPU and memory config imaginable for the 30-series
By Alan Dexter published
News Rumours build for a swathe of new 30-series GPUs.
AMD's AM5 platform will support DDR5 and PCIe 5 at launch in 2022
By Alan Dexter published
News You'll also be able to bring across your CPU cooler.
AMD confirms Ryzen CPU refresh with 3D V-Cache early in 2022
By Alan Dexter published
News Slapping way more cache on existing chips gives an average uplift of 15%.
Fourth largest RAM manufacturer warns of impending price correction
By Alan Dexter published
News That's not great news for manufacturers, but not bad news for us gamers.
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