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 Gigabyte and MSI pair of motherboards against a coloured background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkzB9JngUNy8x5yA7EbdiT-320-80.jpg)
Best gaming motherboards in 2024
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
![MSI MPG B650I Edge WiFI board and box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SpDc6e9GhRoKjMVpKNpoVU-320-80.jpg)
MSI MPG B650I Edge WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
small pleasures This little board has a couple of key ticks that give it appeal.
![TAIPEI, TAIWAN - 2023/06/01: Jensen Huang, President of NVIDIA holding the Grace hopper superchip CPU used for generative AI at supermicro keynote presentation during the COMPUTEX 2023. The COMPUTEX 2023 runs from 30 May to 02 June 2023 and gathers over 1,000 exhibitors from 26 different countries with 3000 booths to display their latest products and to sign orders with foreign buyers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bLqSjQze5JVwnLLPQ5Ks2N-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia shows no sign of slowing down as it rakes in more than $26 billion in a single quarter thanks to data center demand
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The stock rose by 6% in after hours trading.
![Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. wafers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XuGHfLVi8kZrZqBZtkFyp9-320-80.jpg)
Apple reportedly seeks to lock out its competitors from TSMC's 2nm process, by booking all of its manufacturing capacity
By Chris Szewczyk published
News That looks nice. We'll take all of it.
![3DMark Steel Nomad screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sUZ8pZF3DCD5JTMUvaNhXY-320-80.jpg)
3DMark Steel Nomad is now available to give your GPU an inferiority complex
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's punishing, but not overly so.
![Dell XPS 13 and Lenovo Yoga Slim Snapdragon AI PC laptops](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H6xysjqMP8BEdgwm3Q34bN-320-80.jpg)
All the big laptop makers are embracing Qualcomm's Snapdragon X, here are all the 'PC reborn' models available for pre-order now
By Chris Szewczyk published
News There's something about you, Snappy.
![A Microsoft Surface laptop with a Qualcomm X processor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x4jBg8VRZtGw6h8TPAyAW9-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft unveils the Copilot+ AI PC ecosystem, with Snapdragon X laptops exclusively leading the way
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Intel and AMD don't yet qualify.
![TCL 1000Hz 4K panel demonstration](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uydFAPTSLDvsJ9xmBKXz6S-320-80.jpg)
TCL smashes the refresh rate barrier as it demonstrates a 4K 1000Hz panel
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Now we await the RTX 7090 and Display Port 3 to drive it.
![HP Omen 15 laptop](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rzy2pA5HPndgcgJpUsy9YM-320-80.jpg)
This HP Omen 17 with an RTX 4090 GPU and 13th Gen i9 processor is stunning value at just AU$3,691
By Chris Szewczyk published
deal You'll be lucky to find an RTX 4080 machine at this price.
![U.S. President Joe Biden holds a semiconductor before signing an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cshs8iqqayk85AhWtzmw4N-320-80.jpg)
The Biden administration is set to double tariffs on Chinese made semiconductors, potentially leading to more expensive PC hardware
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Round and round we go.
![Intel Thunderbolt 5 information](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vQpYnMhBgAB74z4F4UkWx7-320-80.jpg)
Intel's Thunderbolt Share is the easiest way yet to link and share data between two PCs
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's not quite plug and play though.
![Asrock Z790I Lightning WiFi Mini-ITX Motherboard and box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MQ5ih66tJq9LrMNxTmKFWK-320-80.jpg)
ASRock Z790I Lightning WiFi motherboard review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Petite Power A Mini-ITX board built for the tough demands of 13th and 14th Gen i9 processors.
![Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master M.2 heatsink](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sGLMCQyRaEFP6MFZkZZtMT-320-80.jpg)
Intel's efforts to develop a PCIe throttling driver point towards a very hot Gen 6 future
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Gen 5 drives are already hot enough.
![Images of Nvidia's Blackwell GPU from GTC.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b6eLaaVWBjgus7NJqF32zW-320-80.jpg)
Move over Blackwell: Nvidia's next-next gen GPU is reportedly codenamed Rubin, with a debut scheduled for late 2025
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Don't expect gaming variants until late 2026, though.
![Generic product image of an AMD Ryzen CPU, against a stylised background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UJzKcMEZUhmREzEFWHM84J-320-80.jpg)
AMD continues to chip away at Intel's CPU market dominance, though the laptop market is still a tough market to crack
By Chris Szewczyk published
News And there's an upside with Zen 5 to come later this year.
![The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone screen in this photo illustration on 23 March, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCLkAa4qLeFsthBXaS9ok5-320-80.jpg)
TikTok files a lawsuit to fight the 'extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights' that would result from a nationwide ban
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Just another day in Washington DC.
![The Fanatec GT DD Pro racing wheel and wheelbase on a desk with monitor playing Assetto Corsa behind.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZFPod69TzKe2o83sjsEnyZ-320-80.jpg)
Corsair to go all in on sim racing with plans to acquire Fanatec and help with its €70 million debt
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Legendary but recently beleaguered sim racing gear outfit to come under Corsair's umbrella.
![Two Corsair One i500 pcs with different wooden finishes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZcKqyYgsXGgL8CaTg5J8Lh-320-80.jpg)
The new Corsair One i500 mini-PC just so happens to be one of the loveliest looking PCs I've ever seen
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Glorious wood.
![Intel Core i9 14900K CPU on a box and inside a motherboard socket.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dafyrnGsMwEY789QFppCxA-320-80.jpg)
Intel pressures all motherboard manufacturers to implement default power settings by the end of May
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Stock should actually mean stock.
![A fake Intel Core i9 14900K with heat spreader removed](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9AaZJxSjB7CJR8ppLrpqo6-320-80.jpg)
Scammers have resorted to selling CPUs without dies, as a well-known Korean overclocker has discovered
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Chips without chips.
![The Crypt Keeper introduces Windows 11's control panel](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5R6jfg8zDn4qbW72yxRrS8-320-80.jpg)
Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's not winning the hearts and minds.
![A child with a sad paper bag on their head sits staring at an old PC.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTfTWG3SLBofqyNffGB2LF-320-80.png)
Freakishly large graphics cards and super-hot SSDs mean the fundamentals of PC design needs a big change
By Chris Szewczyk published
revamp The ATX standard needs to be revisited.
![Sabrent Rocket 2230 and WD Black SN850X SSDs](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nnVn3PFZ5gZLLDR9zpeX8i-320-80.jpg)
Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2024
By Jeremy Laird last updated
High speed Our choices for the best NVMe SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.