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
![AMD HQ Santa Clara](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kT7rKQUhBmFQVnTCiuSYY-320-80.jpg)
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.
![MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max WiFi motherboard and box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7qKafN4MmQUC2DuVnYFbUS-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Asus Dual RTX 4060 Ti with SSD graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sFcfs9k7tL6XY5jx6EWR2m-320-80.jpg)
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.
![ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi motherboard and box.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pqbLyLKN5a4nezDCUb83zP-320-80.png)
ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Budget beauty Do you really need to spend more?
![Thermaltake TGM-V32CQ curved gaming monitor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/37RHJD2xWSaFcTTaB2mQKh-320-80.jpg)
Thermaltake steps into the monitor market with a pair of gaming focused monitors
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Me too.
![Asus TUF Gaming Z790 Pro WiFi motherboard and box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MhDZiiKDjZ5NCVkfGAQWPT-320-80.jpg)
Asus TUF Gaming Z790-Pro WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
TUF enuff Asus enters the ring at the $300 price point.
![Single slot RTX 4060 Ti 16GB graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sE5eDmrCtW9skbiYSPnzZg-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Samsung GDDR7 memory chips](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pzLfsz82mbMg7ZQdqabVxP-320-80.jpg)
Samsung talks up its fast and power-efficient GDDR7 memory
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Coming to a GPU near you not-so-soon.
![Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X motherboard and box](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XQ4SDTDZ9jgLt944X9pR5Y-320-80.jpg)
Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Memory master A board built for demanding 14th Gen processors.
![AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000-Series render](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wfkwa2cnbXrdvaVaGJ9xYf-320-80.jpg)
AMD brings Threadripper back to the desktop with a new non-Pro range of monster chips... that I'm going to now call Wallet-ripper
By Chris Szewczyk published
News You can also jam in full Pro chip into your desktop, too, so fancy a beast rig with up to 96 cores?
![ZBOX pico PI430AJ with AirJet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QFkrPdKGniV4JwPDXA4aEZ-320-80.jpg)
Zotac’s new Mini PC will hopefully usher in a new era of device cooling
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Airflow without fans.
![AMD RX 6750 XT graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QgmnK97FTbA82Awtn7Yf5N-320-80.jpg)
AMD's newly announced RX 6750 GRE cards are strong RTX 4060 competitors, though you won't find them on shelves in the west
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Expect a few to pop up in OEM systems, though.
![AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nrj9oY4megRJ3AGSfKxTeY-320-80.jpg)
AMD's Fluid Motion Frames tech now works in any DX11 and DX12 game with any RX 7000 and RX 6000-series graphics card
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It won't magically make a slow card fast though.
![Intel NUC Beast Canyon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ExokSCgvFWXtKb6CFGuNGK-320-80.jpg)
The NUC is in good hands with Asus as it outlines its future plans
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's commercial stuff, but gaming NUCs are under consideration too.
![A laptop covered in tools and equipment](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SMsXG3A7V6Kd8i5PV3JN4W-320-80.jpg)
California's right to repair bill is now law, so don't toss that 'old' device just yet
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's a big win for consumers.
![Express VPN](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k2ArvEecwT8xZDyMnz3p4R-320-80.jpg)
Russia seeks to stop access to unfiltered information by attempting to ban VPNs
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Easier said than done.
![AMD Phoenix](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZyZwQRJ9rchKTs7d7YLxHM-320-80.jpeg)
AMD APUs are set to make their AM5 debut after support was added to AMD's latest BIOS microcode
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Phoenix Ryzing.
![ASRock Arc A580 Challenger OC graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mjwa8yzNa2EaT6yfn7fqTX-320-80.jpg)
The Intel Arc A580 graphics card has finally broken cover
By Chris Szewczyk published
News ASRock and Sparkle cards pictured.
![AMD Threadripper CPU render with name on chip](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6E9ayVshhvaJCyCFzD3RL4-320-80.jpg)
96 core AMD Threadripper Pro 7000-series chips reportedly ready for launch on October 19
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Lots of cores, cache, and, er... cash.
![Microsoft Copilot screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmKGDHVqLSNgtqTeQ8FgKQ-320-80.jpg)
Windows Copilot is not playing well with AMD's Adrenalin software
By Chris Szewczyk published
News But there's a fix if you're having problems.
![RGB PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VRhNp99k7js4PH6FT4ucY4-320-80.png)
Windows 11's RGB control features are finally available to the public
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The dream of a unified RGB ecosystem takes a giant leap forward.
![MSI RTX 3060 Gaming X](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9RNAASsKwXYPfUJpH94RZX-320-80.jpg)
There's a new king of the GPUs in Steam's September hardware survey
By Chris Szewczyk published
News And CPU core counts continue to rise.
![Cooler Master Sneaker X PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w7VFSeiPHbgGsXcfSZNT7j-320-80.jpg)
Give your old PC the boot with Cooler Master's Sneaker X gaming PC
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's uhh, unique.