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
Sorry folks, the tech supply crisis just got a lot more complicated
By Alan Dexter published
News Aluminum capacitor supply has been heavily affected by Covid-19 production lockdowns.
MSI lets slip Intel's Alder Lake will be on sale November 4
By Alan Dexter published
News We can thank a slightly different socket for the newest leak.
RTX 3080 Super spotted on HP's site as refresh rumors build
By Alan Dexter published
News Four new GPUs could be coming to shake up Nvidia's 30-series line up.
Intel Alchemist GPUs are being built by a competitor because Intel doesn't have room
By Alan Dexter published
News Raja confirms in an interview why Intel has turned to TSMC for its new GPU.
How to overclock Intel CPUs
By James Norris, Alan Dexter published
How-to Get a little more life out of your processor by pushing it a little harder.
If the Steam Deck doesn't run your entire library at launch Valve sees that as 'a bug'
By Alan Dexter published
News Yet a key original Proton dev has doubts it will work with every single game.
Beware miners selling thrashed second-hand SSDs as new
By Alan Dexter published
News Falling Chia coin pricing has seen miners selling off drives at a loss or rebadging them as new.
Despite AMD CPU patch, researchers highlight more exploits could be incoming
By Alan Dexter published
News AMD has mitigated Meltdown-like vulnerability, but its CPUs may still be open to further attacks.
Windows 11 gets Android Subsystem in latest developer build
By Alan Dexter published
News What mobile apps are you dying to install on your Windows PC?
DLSS Swapper means you don't have to wait for developers to update their games
By Alan Dexter published
News Easily switch out versions of Nvidia's AI tech with this neat little tool.
Nvidia's next mining GPU appears to be a passively cooled monster
By Alan Dexter published
News Nvidia isn't ready to give up on its cryptocurrency mining cards just yet.
EVGA explains why some of its RTX 3090s were blowing up in New World
By Alan Dexter published
News It wasn't the fan controller after all but some flaky soldering.
Leaked AMD 600-series mobo specs lack PCIe 5.0 support
By Alan Dexter published
News There are more PCIe 4.0 lanes over current motherboards though.
Nvidia sold fewer CMP mining GPUs than it expected
By Alan Dexter published
News But still had its best three months of sales so far.
AMD AM5 socket specs leak including info on monster 170W chip
By Alan Dexter published
News The successor to the long-lived AM4 socket is on the way and looking beefy.
Intel's Alchemist GPU looks promising in this gameplay video
By Alan Dexter published
News It's pre-production silicon, but I can't help but be hopeful about its potential.
Norton and Avast merge to form super-cybersecurity company
By Alan Dexter published
News The merged company lays claim to over 500 million users.
Nvidia's mining limiter hacked: LHR GPUs now 70% effective
By Alan Dexter published
News The light at the end of the tunnel turns out to be miners hacking GPUs.
Turn on Nvidia Reflex in Naraka: Bladepoint if you're running an older GPU
By Alan Dexter published
Reflexive Lowering system latency is never a bad thing, but how much difference does it make? It's complicated.
Next-gen PCIe 5.0 motherboards inch closer with Phison's new chip
By Alan Dexter published
News The chicken and the egg problem appears once again for next-gen storage.
This is why Valve is switching from Debian to Arch for Steam Deck's Linux OS
By Alan Dexter published
News It may all be hidden from view, but the underlying SteamOS 3.0 plays a critical role in the future of the Steam Deck.
High-end gaming PCs are exempt from the CEC power regulations
By Alan Dexter published
News Perversely, the new rules hurt mid-range PCs far more than power hogs.
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