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 comprehensive online privacy bill is one step closer after US Congressional leaders reach a tentative bipartisan deal
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Hands off my data you big tech grubs.
The US seeks not just to block China's access to advanced chip making tech, it wants to ban servicing on the equipment it already has
By Chris Szewczyk published
News No sales, and no service.
Best webcams in 2024: the 1080p and 4K webcams I recommend for gamers and streamers
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Look Your Best These are the best webcams for streaming and video calls.
Best AIO cooler for CPUs in 2024: I've tried all the best coolers and these are my top picks
By Nick Evanson last updated
Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.
The launch of AMD's Zen 5 processors is close, as motherboard manufacturers begin rolling out BIOSes supporting the next-gen chips
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Computex is just a matter of weeks away.
PCIe 7.0 is on track for a 2025 release, which means SSDs with speeds of up to 60GB/s should be available in the coming years
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Just one PCIe 7.0 lane has as much bandwidth as four PCIe 5.0 lanes
Building a rig with MSI's Project Zero is a glimpse into the (almost) cable-less future of PC gaming
By Chris Szewczyk published
Cables begone! We can't yet cut out PC cables, so completely hiding them gives us the next best thing.
Asus Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD OC review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Innovation A graphics card and an SSD walk into a bar...
AI is poised to tackle some of the world's most important issues, including making beer taste better
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Beer: Even when its bad it's still pretty good.
Economy class will be slightly less punishing if you fly on an aircraft with Panasonic's Astrova in-flight entertainment system
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Now, about those seats...
The Chinese government is phasing out Intel and AMD CPUs and Microsoft's Windows OS because they don't fit its new 'safe and reliable' guidelines
By Chris Szewczyk published
News This is getting nasty.
Iceland's prime minister favors farming over finance as Bitcoin miners feast on the island's cheap power
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Maize over mining.
Nvidia's RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, and 4070 are set to receive GPU updates, but sadly it looks like they won't bring any improvements
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Same specs. Different GPUs.
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin? It's not Craig Wright according to a UK judge
By Chris Szewczyk published
News A mortal blow for Faketoshi.
Billions from the CHIPS Act is soon to begin flowing with Samsung, Intel and TSMC set to benefit
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Made in the USA.
The Asus ROG NUC is launching soon, and it ain't cheap
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Available April 10.
Demand for AMD CPUs surges as crypto mining rises from the ashes
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Mining some coins became profitable again.
Google develops an AI that will actually play games with you
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Hey Google, kill that sucker.
The US House passes a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The bill will now head to the Senate.
Best gaming motherboards in 2024
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
The mid-range graphics card market heats up as AMD and Nvidia get aggressive
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Things are getting interesting around that $400 mark.
Nvidia's next gen AI superchips will reportedly consume up to 1,000W
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Upgrade the power grid while you're at it.
DNA storage has been talked about for years, but how close is it to becoming a reality?
By Chris Szewczyk published
midichlorians? The future of storage is currently a massive $1,000 per kilobyte, so there's a way to go.