Chris Szewczyk

Chris Szewczyk

Hardware Writer

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

Allied Patriot-A gaming PC
Allied Patriot-A Gaming PC Review

By Chris Szewczyk Published

Review Ryzen 5 7500F | RTX 4070 12GB | 16GB DDR5 | A powerful gaming PC with the right stuff

Review
Alan Wake with a glowing bullet hole in his forehead in Alan Wake 2.
Nvidia's RTX technologies are now supported by 500 games and apps, with more to come

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Here's to 500 more.

News
Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem DDR5 memory installed in a motherboard
Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem DDR5-8200 review

By Chris Szewczyk Published

Xtreem speeds You want it, but do you need it?

Xtreem speeds
Stylised image of gaming laptops
Barring unforeseen shocks, the signs point towards a strong 2024 for the global PC market

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Lots of exciting new hardware to come. Oh, and AI is a thing.

News
Intel Core i9 14900K and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
The Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D gaming shootout

By Chris Szewczyk Published

Clocks or cache? We compare the two companies' flagship CPUs in a series of head-to-head matchups.

Clocks or cache?
A photo of two Samsung NAND flash chips
Rising NAND and DDR chip prices mean SSD and memory prices are sure to increase in 2024

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Now might be your last chance to grab a bargain.

News
Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on September 26, 2022.
Some Google Drive users are reporting that their recently uploaded files have vanished

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Google is investigating.

News
Render of AMD 3D V-Cache technology
You can create a RAM disk within the 3D V-Cache of an AMD X3D CPU if you really want to

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News A very fast, but very small 32MB RAM drive.

News
Nvidia Geforce RTX 4060 card and box view
Nvidia RTX 4060 vs RTX 3060 and its 7 other biggest rival GPUs

By Chris Szewczyk Last updated

Head-to-head Here's how the GeForce RTX 4060 stacks up against the previous generation, its Ada compatriots, and its AMD rivals in our tests.

Head-to-head
Nvidia GPU closeup
Nvidia's next-gen flagship graphics card to feature GDDR7 memory delivering up to 50% more bandwidth

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News 32Gbps GDDR7 with a 384-bit bus.

News
Nvidia quad slot unreleased graphics card next to a Titan card for size reference
Nvidia's unreleased quad slot RTX 4090 Ti behemoth smiles for the camera

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Nvidia could release it if it wants to.

News
Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on September 26, 2022.
If you've got an inactive Google account you don't want to lose, log into it by December 1 or it's at risk of being deleted

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Grab those wedding photos before its too late.

News
Allied Stinger-A Gaming PC with rainbow RGB lighting
Allied Stinger-A Gaming PC Review

By Chris Szewczyk Published

Review Ryzen 5 5600 | RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | 16GB DDR4 | An affordable gaming PC with grunt where it counts.

Review
A screenshot of the 3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark
UL announces the 3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark for you to punish your rig with

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News We'll be running that one a few times, no doubt.

News
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 reference card
AMD's pre-RDNA graphics products are ready to be put out to pasture as active driver support winds down

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News A little too soon?

News
TSMC wafer in manufacturing
Canon challenges ASML dominance with new chipmaking tech that could lead to cheaper chips

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Or fatten profit margins...

News
Intel headquarters exterior photo
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger candidly reveals where Intel dropped the ball in recent years

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Mistakes and what-ifs.

News
AMD HQ Santa Clara
AMD's third quarter financial results show growth, but it'll be AI that determines its future trajectory

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Its gaming business was down year-on-year.

News
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max WiFi motherboard and box
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max WiFi review

By Chris Szewczyk Published

Mad Max A powerful, affordable mid-range contender for a new 14th Gen system.

Mad Max
Asus Dual RTX 4060 Ti with SSD graphics card
Asus' Dual RTX 4060 Ti with an integrated M.2 SSD slot answers a question few thought to ask

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News It's not just a gimmick.

News
ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi motherboard and box.
ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi review

By Chris Szewczyk Published

Budget beauty Do you really need to spend more?

Budget beauty
Thermaltake TGM-V32CQ curved gaming monitor
Thermaltake steps into the monitor market with a pair of gaming focused monitors

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Me too.

News
Asus TUF Gaming Z790 Pro WiFi motherboard and box
Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Pro WiFi review

By Chris Szewczyk Published

TUF enuff Asus enters the ring at the $300 price point.

TUF enuff
Single slot RTX 4060 Ti 16GB graphics card
Small form factor fans could soon have an intriguing new option after pictures of a single slot RTX 4060 Ti emerge

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News I'm getting an 8800 GT vibe here.

News
Samsung GDDR7 memory chips
Samsung talks up its fast and power-efficient GDDR7 memory

By Chris Szewczyk Published

News Coming to a GPU near you not-so-soon.

News
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