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 He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander was released a few months later.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
Borderlands 3 system requirements, settings, benchmarks, and performance analysis
By Jarred Walton, James Archer published
Big guns The latest tale from the Borderlands starts off easy on hardware, but you'll need to bring the big guns for higher resolutions.
The upcoming Core i9-9900KS will require serious cooling to maximize performance
By Jarred Walton published
News Early indications are that it will use 127W, and that might only be for 4.0GHz.
How to prepare your PC for major Windows updates
By Jarred Walton published
Prepper PC Sometimes routine updates go wrong, and it pays to be prepared.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X review
By Jarred Walton published
Dirty Dozen AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X easily wins the multithreaded crown, and comes close in games.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds settings and performance guide
By Jarred Walton published
Analysis We've updated all of our testing, using the new Vikendi map with the latest GPUs and CPUs.
Do games at 1080p look worse on a higher resolution monitor?
By Jarred Walton published
Pixel perfect High resolution monitors are great for productivity but can be rough on games.
How to transfer game files between PCs
By Jarred Walton published
Data Crap It's possible on every major digital storefront... except the Microsoft Store.
Control is the best, most complex implementation of ray tracing in a game so far
By Jarred Walton published
fps We're finally starting to see ray tracing effects that are worth the performance hit.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood system requirements, settings, benchmarks, and performance analysis
By Jarred Walton published
Got VRAM? Youngblood can run on low-spec hardware, but it's best with lots of VRAM and a dedicated GPU.
Intel finally launches it's 10th Gen 10nm Ice Lake processors
By Jarred Walton published
Frosty 11 mobile CPUs sporting improved IPC and Intel's fastest graphics ever.
How are microchips made, anyway?
By Jarred Walton published
Tech Talk Creating a modern microprocessor is an incredibly complex undertaking.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super review
By Jarred Walton published
Speed Bump No Founders Edition price premium makes this modest speed bump a decent $700 card.
Revisiting AMD's 19.7.1 drivers and the RX 5700 launch
By Jarred Walton published
Driver woes A closer look at AMD's 19.7.1 drivers and an explanation for the RX 5700's sometimes questionable performance.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 review
By Jarred Walton published
Navi Redux The RX 5700 is a good alternative that isn't quite as beefy or handsome as the 5700 XT, for a lower price.
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT review
By Jarred Walton published
Next Horizon A compelling blend of 7nm tech, RDNA architecture updates, and a last minute price drop.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super review
By Jarred Walton published
Duper The GeForce RTX 2060 Super just cut the price of 2070 performance by $100.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super review
By Jarred Walton published
Refined The RTX 2070 Super keeps its predecessor's $499 price and gives a modest boost to performance.
Preparing for Zen: putting AMD's latest chipset drivers to the test
By Jarred Walton published
news Our initial testing shows no real change in performance.
The Division 2 settings, system requirements, and performance
By Jarred Walton published
Save D.C. Everything you need to know to get The Division 2 running at high frame rates.
AMD Ryzen 3000 release date, price, specs, and everything we know
By Paul Lilly, Jarred Walton published
Zen 2 Third gen Ryzen will bring 7nm, improved performance, and faster clockspeeds to AMD's CPUs
AMD announces Radeon RX 5700 XT for $449 and RX 5700 for $379
By Jarred Walton published
News Full specs and features look good, but the price is far more than we wanted.
Rage 2 system requirements, benchmarks, and performance analysis
By Jarred Walton published
Road Rage Here's what sort of CPU and GPU you'll need to get Rage 2 running at 60fps or even 144fps.
Stadia 4K streaming will use up 1TB of data in 65 hours
By Jarred Walton published
News If you have a monthly data cap, game streaming should be approached cautiously.
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