Chris Szewczyk
Chris' gaming experiences go back to the mid-nineties when he conned his parents into buying an 'educational PC' that was conveniently overpowered to play Doom and Tie Fighter. He developed a love of extreme overclocking that destroyed his savings despite the cheaper hardware on offer via his job at a PC store. To afford more LN2 he began moonlighting as a reviewer for VR-Zone before jumping the fence to work for MSI Australia. Since then, he's gone back to journalism, enthusiastically reviewing the latest and greatest components for PC & Tech Authority, PC Powerplay and currently Australian Personal Computer magazine and PC Gamer. Chris still puts far too many hours into Borderlands 3, always striving to become a more efficient killer.
Latest articles by Chris Szewczyk
![a single fire ant](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a5SpkzeSN8NSsKT4VHE3EY-320-80.jpg)
Gamers report aptly named fire ants are causing their PCs to overheat
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Not your typical PC bug.
![Windows 11 2H22 update screenshots](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3eLzhcqYBfwSAQDTneUPzk-320-80.png)
Microsoft really wants you to upgrade to Windows 11 by touting its start menu as a 'game changer'
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Yeah, I'm not sure if that's a really compelling reason to upgrade.
![Sets of G.Skill, Corsair, and Kingston DDR5 memory modules](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ccoRKH6PLHHbALspdsQdyL-320-80.jpg)
Best DDR5 RAM for gaming in 2024: I've been down the memory mines so you don't have to
By Chris Szewczyk last updated
Dynamic I've put the top gaming memory through its paces to find out what the best DDR5 RAM to pair with your new gaming PC is.
![Microsoft Windows 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhKSGsc3TWtmnX9W99AJSe-320-80.jpg)
A native AI assisted Super Resolution feature is coming to Windows 11
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Upscaling for all.
![AI on a chip.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hTqnRPDNbs8jT8x7QGNwbW-320-80.jpg)
As if it didn't dominate the AI market already, Nvidia is gearing up to go after the custom AI chip market
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Could consoles be on the menu?
![AMD Ryzen 7 8700G leaning against its box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CP9xBK59FzAWKn59RgrxUJ-320-80.jpg)
Delidding a Ryzen 7 8700G APU allows it to run up to 25 degrees cooler
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The stock TIM is crap.
![Image of the ASRock Z690 Taichi motherboard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MJCfmitygNLiZphYLSYmsH-320-80.jpg)
ASRock's latest 600 and 700-series BIOS updates deliver an optional boost to your 14th Gen non-K CPU
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Moar Powah.
![Nvidia Hopper GPU die](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c3RwNWN8XeDGfgrBXGaR4f-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia's AI is helping its engineers to bring better AI to the market faster
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The chatbot has the answers you need young padawan.
![Generic product image of an AMD Ryzen CPU, against a stylised background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UJzKcMEZUhmREzEFWHM84J-320-80.jpg)
AMD makes further CPU market share gains with signs pointing to a recovery in the overall PC market
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The tea leaves point to a stronger 2024 for both AMD and Intel.
![MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHRTsAffig4nRLAfhrdapX-320-80.png)
Nvidia's 'new' RTX 3050 6G gets benchmarked, and it ain't great, but it's not all bad
By Chris Szewczyk published
News A very quiet launch indeed.
![Microsoft Windows 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhKSGsc3TWtmnX9W99AJSe-320-80.jpg)
Windows 11 gains traction with gamers according to Steam's latest Hardware Survey
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The flippening will happen. Eventually.
![Zotac RTX 4080 Super Amp Extreme Airo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKotrCYRCetiNeMgQowdz4-320-80.jpg)
Zotac Gaming RTX 4080 Super Amp Extreme Airo review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Slightly Super An upgrade is an upgrade, and Zotac's premium challenger takes things a step further.
![AMD Ryzen 5 8600G atop an AM5 motherboard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FecpdXjdXbuFvhUHCDpV4N-320-80.jpg)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Cheapaz chip The CPU of choice for gamers on the tightest budgets.
![AMD Ryzen 7 8700G CPU in socket](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bpmceh9HnYSobhXUFRYjYT-320-80.jpg)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G review
By Chris Szewczyk published
CPU gamer 1080p gaming with integrated graphics. For real.
![An Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition graphics card from various angles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sqQSiGog4iWs6SZP9xM8k9-320-80.png)
Intel's Arc graphics cards receive yet another major performance uplift with the latest driver
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Up to 268% in the case of Just Cause 4.
![MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Geen7Dfp9HhrgpgqsdxacE-320-80.jpg)
MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super Ventus 3X review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Superseder A solid upgrade with a superior spec, but there's an asterisk.
![Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PMMpXnQopw8bvQNgi8tp5n-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia's RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti are the cards that really should be getting the Super treatment
By Chris Szewczyk published
Make it Super Make Ada Great Again.
![Nvidia RTX 4090 Founders Edition](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TswMWgc2XFgLNSC2YoycBB-320-80.jpg)
Reports of RTX 4090s being sold in China without GPUs scares the heck out of me
By Chris Szewczyk published
News I really hope this isn't the tip of the iceberg.
![Retro Games Atari 400 mini](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kqHZXVWog3pCPJqp3Cvpom-320-80.jpg)
I'm absolutely in love with the Atari 400 Mini, a recreation of one of the first ever gaming computers
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Beautiful in beige.
![Samsung transparent Micro LED screen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EugUgC9E6mn7XPTgZcj7b8-320-80.jpg)
Samsung and LG show off transparent screens at CES 2024 that have to be seen to be believed
By Chris Szewczyk published
CES 2024 They might even be affordable in about ten years.
![Intel Alchemist GPU renders on a blue gradient background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PksMGDUAVreZjfT5HEYasQ-320-80.jpg)
Intel's next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's on track for a 2024 launch.
![Asus' ROG NUC on display at CES 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYVk7oSB9ajaX66uKEJg2g-320-80.jpg)
Asus unveils its ROG NUC, packing up to a Core 9 Ultra and RTX 4070 graphics into a compact 2.5-liter chassis
By Chris Szewczyk published
CES 2024 Consoles shmonsoles.
![Nvidia demonstrates cloud G-Sync on GeForce Now](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KQ387LyuZXhwHrw2sNjEc4-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia announces G-Sync is coming to GeForce Now and it works with any VRR monitor
By Chris Szewczyk published
CES 2024 And its introducing one-day GeForce Now passes.
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