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
![Nvidia Hopper GPU die](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c3RwNWN8XeDGfgrBXGaR4f-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia's AI is helping its engineers to bring better AI to the market faster
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The chatbot has the answers you need young padawan.
![Generic product image of an AMD Ryzen CPU, against a stylised background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UJzKcMEZUhmREzEFWHM84J-320-80.jpg)
AMD makes further CPU market share gains with signs pointing to a recovery in the overall PC market
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The tea leaves point to a stronger 2024 for both AMD and Intel.
![MSI RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHRTsAffig4nRLAfhrdapX-320-80.png)
Nvidia's 'new' RTX 3050 6G gets benchmarked, and it ain't great, but it's not all bad
By Chris Szewczyk published
News A very quiet launch indeed.
![Microsoft Windows 11](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhKSGsc3TWtmnX9W99AJSe-320-80.jpg)
Windows 11 gains traction with gamers according to Steam's latest Hardware Survey
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The flippening will happen. Eventually.
![Zotac RTX 4080 Super Amp Extreme Airo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKotrCYRCetiNeMgQowdz4-320-80.jpg)
Zotac Gaming RTX 4080 Super Amp Extreme Airo review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Slightly Super An upgrade is an upgrade, and Zotac's premium challenger takes things a step further.
![AMD Ryzen 5 8600G atop an AM5 motherboard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FecpdXjdXbuFvhUHCDpV4N-320-80.jpg)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Cheapaz chip The CPU of choice for gamers on the tightest budgets.
![AMD Ryzen 7 8700G CPU in socket](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bpmceh9HnYSobhXUFRYjYT-320-80.jpg)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G review
By Chris Szewczyk published
CPU gamer 1080p gaming with integrated graphics. For real.
![An Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition graphics card from various angles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sqQSiGog4iWs6SZP9xM8k9-320-80.png)
Intel's Arc graphics cards receive yet another major performance uplift with the latest driver
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Up to 268% in the case of Just Cause 4.
![MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Geen7Dfp9HhrgpgqsdxacE-320-80.jpg)
MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super Ventus 3X review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Superseder A solid upgrade with a superior spec, but there's an asterisk.
![Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PMMpXnQopw8bvQNgi8tp5n-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia's RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti are the cards that really should be getting the Super treatment
By Chris Szewczyk published
Make it Super Make Ada Great Again.
![Nvidia RTX 4090 Founders Edition](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TswMWgc2XFgLNSC2YoycBB-320-80.jpg)
Reports of RTX 4090s being sold in China without GPUs scares the heck out of me
By Chris Szewczyk published
News I really hope this isn't the tip of the iceberg.
![Retro Games Atari 400 mini](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kqHZXVWog3pCPJqp3Cvpom-320-80.jpg)
I'm absolutely in love with the Atari 400 Mini, a recreation of one of the first ever gaming computers
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Beautiful in beige.
![Samsung transparent Micro LED screen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EugUgC9E6mn7XPTgZcj7b8-320-80.jpg)
Samsung and LG show off transparent screens at CES 2024 that have to be seen to be believed
By Chris Szewczyk published
CES 2024 They might even be affordable in about ten years.
![Intel Alchemist GPU renders on a blue gradient background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PksMGDUAVreZjfT5HEYasQ-320-80.jpg)
Intel's next gen Battlemage GPUs are up and running in its labs, and work on its next-next generation Celestial architecture is well underway
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's on track for a 2024 launch.
![Asus' ROG NUC on display at CES 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYVk7oSB9ajaX66uKEJg2g-320-80.jpg)
Asus unveils its ROG NUC, packing up to a Core 9 Ultra and RTX 4070 graphics into a compact 2.5-liter chassis
By Chris Szewczyk published
CES 2024 Consoles shmonsoles.
![Nvidia demonstrates cloud G-Sync on GeForce Now](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KQ387LyuZXhwHrw2sNjEc4-320-80.jpg)
Nvidia announces G-Sync is coming to GeForce Now and it works with any VRR monitor
By Chris Szewczyk published
CES 2024 And its introducing one-day GeForce Now passes.
![Futuristic glowing blue wi-fi symbol on black dark background with blurred reflection](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QQMnQ7q9mFbRsnRAetGdFM-320-80.jpg)
The Wi-Fi 7 era officially begins with the introduction of certified devices
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Ready for prime time.
![Samsung 990 Evo SSD](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wDZCUibFBDc8d6DPgZr45-320-80.jpg)
Samsung's 990 Evo SSD supports PCIe 4.0 x4 and 5.0 x2 and I hope it's the first of many hybrid solutions
By Chris Szewczyk published
News More Gen 5 x2 SSDs, please!
![AMD Phoenix mobile chip image against a processor base plate backdrop](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r85awoUg6usdiaYYepemq3-320-80.jpg)
AMD's Ryzen 8000-series APUs are looking pretty darn strong
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Look out for these chips if you're on a strict budget.
![AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bm4uVjEgtapH5xcaiQ2ZCE-320-80.jpg)
I've reviewed a ton of PC components over the past 12 months but AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is my pick of the year
By Chris Szewczyk published
Gear of the Year Hands down, my favorite gaming CPU.
![Intel Alchemist GPU renders on a blue gradient background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tkQYTvMoCEWWTcc6uehkVZ-320-80.jpg)
If successful, Intel's next generation Battlemage graphics cards will benefit all gamers
By Chris Szewczyk published
3-way battle It'll keep Nvidia and AMD honest.
![Alan Wake with a glowing bullet hole in his forehead in Alan Wake 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmYEhFa8zmhtDTfADVHy9X-320-80.png)
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.