Alan Dexter
Alan has been writing about PC tech since before 3D graphics cards existed, and still vividly recalls having to fight with MS-DOS just to get games to load. He fondly remembers the killer combo of a Matrox Millenium and 3dfx Voodoo, and seeing Lara Croft in 3D for the first time. He's very glad hardware has advanced as much as it has though, and is particularly happy when putting the latest M.2 NVMe SSDs, AMD processors, and laptops through their paces. He has a long-lasting Magic: The Gathering obsession but limits this to MTG Arena these days.
Latest articles by Alan Dexter
Best gaming PCs in 2024: these are the rigs and brands I recommend
By Dave James last updated
Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best gaming PC today.
Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2024: my top picks for blazing fast storage
By Jeremy Laird last updated
High speed Our choices for the best NVMe M.2 SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.
Best SSD for gaming in 2024: the speediest SSDs I personally recommend
By Jeremy Laird last updated
Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.
Best gaming motherboards in 2024:these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
Best external hard drives in 2024
By Nick Evanson last updated
TB on the go Grab one of the best external hard drives to increase your storage space or backup your PC.
Best MSI gaming laptop deals
By Alan Dexter published
Big Dragon Energy Ride the dragon with these killer MSI gaming laptop deals.
iBuyPower Gaming RDY SLMBG218 PC review
By Alan Dexter last updated
Review The CPU focus will appeal to a niche but gamers would benefit more from a better GPU.
NZXT Streaming Plus BLD Kit PC review
By Alan Dexter published
Review Lego for adults… and there's nothing wrong with adults playing with Lego either.
Build Redux 'Good' PC review
By Alan Dexter published
Review A good spec and build produce a good gaming PC.
Save up to $300 on these RTX 3060 Lenovo laptops right now
By Alan Dexter last updated
Deals Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5? 15.6-inch or 17.3-inch? The choice is yours.
Western Digital's new drive promises to be every gamer's dream SSD
By Alan Dexter last updated
News Up to 7,300MB/s, predictive loading, minimized latency, and adaptive thermals promise perfection.
Western Digital's new SSD is aimed at budget gamers
By Alan Dexter last updated
News The WD_Black SN750 SE is a long way off the performance of the SN850.
Samsung promises big things with the first DisplayPort 2.1 8K ultrawide monitor
By Alan Dexter published
News Shame it isn't really 8K.
HTC's new Vive Pro 2 headset comes with a beefy specs list... and price tag
By Alan Dexter last updated
News Dedicated PC VR isn't giving up the fight just yet.
Watch AMD announce its new Radeon RX 7000-series graphics cards right here
By Alan Dexter published
News "Together we advance_gaming" is my new catchphrase.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080: Release date, price, and specs
By Alan Dexter published
The slightly more affordable Ada Lovelace GPUs are set to arrive in November.
Big surprise, Apple's new M1 Ultra isn't actually faster than an RTX 3090
By Alan Dexter last updated
News Benchmarks show Apple may have been over-eager with the M1 Ultra's performance.
G.Skill shows DDR5-8000 kit running on an Intel Core i9 13900K
By Alan Dexter published
News It's also announced Trident Z5 DDR5-7800 kits are on the way.
Windows 11 appears to be hobbling AMD Ryzen 7000 performance
By Alan Dexter published
News Another reason gamers may want to look lower down AMD's CPU stack.
The best Amazon Prime Day Early Access gaming PC deals
By Alan Dexter published
Prime Early Access Deals Amazon Prime Early Access is great time to grab a gaming PC deal now the RTX 40-series GPUs have been announced.
The best Amazon Prime Day Early Access SSD deals
By Alan Dexter published
Prime Early Access Deals An SSD can do wonders for your load times and there are some great deals on these flashy wonders right now.
RAM and SSD prices could increase as manufacturers cut production
By Alan Dexter published
News If you've been eyeing up a RAM or SSD upgrade, you may want to act now.
Intel promises its drivers 'will get there' as Arc Alchemist A770 readies for launch
By Alan Dexter published
News Not long to go until we find out if this is going to be a three-horse race.
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