Latest articles by Alan Dexter
AMD has released new drivers for GPUs it no longer supports
News It's been a year since the last update and it isn't clear what's new here either.
This curved Samsung screen is down to $150 right now
Deal That's a cool $100 off its normal price.
Valve could cut the cord for future VR headset suggests new patent
News Let's just hope it isn't planning on powering it with a Steam Deck.
Intel really just asked the EU for $624M to pay it back for overturned anti-AMD fine
News This battle has been ongoing since 2009 and shows no sign of abating.
Modder builds the world's first PS5 slim
News DIY Perks is at it again, but this build is his coolest yet.
Gigabyte Aorus 17 XE4 gaming laptop
Review A beefy gaming laptop that balances power and price, if not quite portability and noise.
This surprisingly capable 1440p gaming PC is down to just $1,050
deal This all-AMD rig makes plenty of sense for relatively little money.
Don't be blinded by GPU price drops, buying an RTX 3080 even at MSRP is a mistake
Pick a card Nvidia's 4000-series is too close to release to be dropping serious money on today's hyper-expensive GPUs.
It's now 'more cost-effective to turn off the mining rig and buy Ethereum'
News GPU mining is now not profitable due to the perfect storm of dropping value and spiking energy prices. The hopeful few will continue for a little while yet.
4 months after infamous Super Bowl ad, Coinbase lays off 1,100 staff
News "Crypto winter" has seemingly begun.
Intel's next-gen Raptor Lake doubles cache sizes and matches AMD's Zen 4 thread count
News SiSoftware's Core i9 13900 preview certainly makes Intel's next processor generation look promising.
Scorn is already shaping up to be a horror classic
News A biomechanical horrorshow that will have your skin crawling.
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.
This powerful all-AMD Asus laptop is $300 cheaper right now
Deal You get a seriously impressive laptop for $1,400 with this reduction.
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.
There's never been a better time to grab a 2TB SSD
deal SSDs are enjoying some incredible price cuts in the Memorial Day sales.
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.
Give your storage a boost this Memorial Day with this 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for just $210
deal This saving on the WD Black SN770 makes it the drive to beat.
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.
