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

Six-core CPUs are now more popular than quad-core chips on Steam
By Alan Dexter published
News The march of progress pushes gaming PCs forward.

Intel's retro platformer to celebrate its CEO's first year is surprisingly fun
By Alan Dexter published
News Spice up your Monday with some 8-bit browser action.

WD Black SN770 1TB SSD review
By Alan Dexter published
Momento Something DRAM-less this way comes.

Modder improves Intel's Alder Lake stock cooler with a strip of paper
By Alan Dexter published
News Intel's Core i5 CPU cooler runs quieter with the simplest of hacks.

You get a whole lot of gaming PC for £860 with this RTX 3060 build
By Alan Dexter published
deal With a 12th-Gen Intel Core i5 12400F and a decent spec, this is a quality gaming PC.

Seagate's new hard drives show it's on track to deliver 50TB HDDs by 2026
By Alan Dexter published
News Once again the humble hard drive refuses to go to the grave.

Thanks to DirectStorage, Forspoken loads in only one second
By Alan Dexter published
News Long load times could soon be a thing of the past.

This RTX 3070 gaming PC is down to just £1,399 right now
By Alan Dexter published
Deal Pair this with a 1440p monitor and your set for years of happy high-end gaming.

Apple's M1 Ultra absolutely dwarfs your CPU
By Alan Dexter published
News Remember, it's what you do with it that counts.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 tablet review
By Alan Dexter published
Muddled An undeniably gorgeous sliver of hardware searching for a problem to solve.

Save £45 on this Noblechairs Epic gaming chair right now
By Alan Dexter published
Deal Treat your behind to one of the best gaming chairs around and save cash.

There's an annoying catch with AMD's cheapest Zen 3 CPU
By Alan Dexter published
News The Ryzen 5 5500 could have been a great budget chip, but it's too limited.

Motherlode of new AMD Ryzen CPUs could be on the way according to retailers
By Alan Dexter published
News Rumours suggest up to 10 new AMD Ryzen chips will land in April.

Get this RTX 3060 gaming laptop for just £720 right now
By Alan Dexter published
Deal This is an incredible amount of laptop from not much cash.

Save £60 on this speedy PS5-ready 1TB SSD right now
By Alan Dexter published
Deal The FireCuda 530 is one of the fastest NVMe SSDs you can buy, and it's down to just £160 today.

Razer Blade 17 gaming laptop review
By Alan Dexter published
Cutting-edge Razer takes equal parts Intel Alder Lake CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU to make for a potent laptop brew.

Does the Steam Deck Throttle?
By Alan Dexter published
Is Aerith, the APU in the Steam Deck, cramped by the constraints of the handheld?

Great moments in PC gaming: Feeding the bear in The Long Dark
By Alan Dexter published
Grrr There's a bear in there.

Should I use a TV as a computer monitor?
By Alan Dexter published
Ask PC Gamer You don't have to limit your PC gaming to a desk.

With RDNA 2 in super thin laptops the Steam Deck isn't your only mobile gaming option
By Alan Dexter published
News Integrated graphics have never looked so promising.

AMD's 'fundamental' 6nm Ryzen upgrade promises 'massive increase in yield'
By Alan Dexter published
News Chip crisis? What chip crisis?

The Cyberpunk 2077 patch finally delivers: there's now an in-game benchmark
By Alan Dexter published
News Can your machine run it at the top settings? Now you can easily see.

You should unlock your frame rate in Lost Ark, here's how
By Alan Dexter published
Lost fps Give yourself the edge in the latest MMO ARPG.
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