Jarred Walton
Jarred's love of computers dates back to the dark ages when his dad brought home a DOS 2.3 PC and he left his C-64 behind. He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander was released a few months later. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and has been working as a tech journalist since 2004, writing for AnandTech, Maximum PC, and PC Gamer. From the first S3 Virge '3D decelerators' to today's GPUs, Jarred keeps up with all the latest graphics trends and is the one to ask about game performance.
Latest articles by Jarred Walton
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X review
By Jarred Walton published
Round Two A lower price and two fewer cores make the 2600X an attractive mainstream option.
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Dark Souls Remastered runs at 4K 60 fps even on modest PC hardware
By Jarred Walton published
Port analysis Better resolution support, textures, and input support that even a potato PC can handle.
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Why crypto mining wasn't the only culprit for wild GPU prices
By Jarred Walton published
Blame Game Looking back at the great graphics card shortage.
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What do you get from a $1,300 SSD?
By Jarred Walton published
Un-Optane-able Intel's Optane 905P is extremely fast but not a contender for best value.
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Forget Nintendo Labo, we built a PC using a cardboard box
By Jarred Walton published
Labo of love Flammable and flimsy as hell, and it required some sharp tools, but it works.
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Is the great graphics card shortage finally ending?
By Jarred Walton published
Why wait? GPU prices are returning to normal, but we're not there yet.
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Samsung 970 Evo review: we're close to maxing out PCIe x4
By Jarred Walton published
Third Gen Samsung's latest 500GB and 1TB models deliver small but consistent gains over their predecessors.
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is better than its predecessors in every way
By Jarred Walton published
Round Two Price, speed, and a new, more stable chipset make second gen Ryzen a tempting offer.
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Intel's team-up with AMD produces the fastest integrated graphics ever
By Jarred Walton published
Stranger Things But outside of laptops and NUCs, you're still better off with a dedicated graphics card.
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New Ethereum ASICs could help reduce the mining demand for graphics cards
By Jarred Walton published
News Gamers rejoice! Bitmain is taking pre-orders for dedicated Ethereum miners, shipping in July.
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MSI 6-core gaming notebooks are available for pre-order
By Jarred Walton published
News More cores to boost your non-gaming workloads.
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Far Cry 5 performance analysis and settings guide
By Jarred Walton published
Performance Preview We've tested Far Cry 5 on dozens of GPUs and CPUs to determine the best graphics settings for your PC.
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Nvidia CEO says "we're not anywhere close" to meeting the demand for its GPUs
By Jarred Walton published
News It's a combination of factors, including cryptocurrency, gaming, and supercomputing.
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Nvidia's Far Cry 5 Game Ready drivers are now available
By Jarred Walton published
News The new 395.35 drivers are Game Ready and WHQL certified.
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Cryptocurrency is coming to gaming
By Jarred Walton published
News Could this be the next evolution of the free-to-play model?
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Get ready for the high seas with AMD's latest 18.3.3 drivers
By Jarred Walton published
News Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
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Nvidia talks ray tracing and Volta hardware
By Jarred Walton published
News Volta GPUs will offer improved performance with DXR and RTX.
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What Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing means for gaming
By Jarred Walton published
Holy Grail Physically based graphics rendering could simplify and improve the way games look.
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 settings guide: demanding for both CPU and GPU
By Jarred Walton published
Performance Analysis We've tested a huge number of configurations and hardware to see how the game runs.
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Xbox One S and One X are getting AMD FreeSync 2 support
By Jarred Walton published
News Welcome to the variable refresh rate club.
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Intel's Optane SSD 800p is fast, expensive, and too small
By Jarred Walton published
Stuck between a rock and a hard drive.
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How to get the best framerate in Rainbow Six Siege
By Jarred Walton published
Performance Analysis From minimum to maximum quality, we show how the game runs on a large suite of hardware.
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The best game recording software
By Steven Messner, Jarred Walton, Tyler Wilde published
Action! Take video and screenshots of any game you like with our favorite tools.
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