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
![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.
![Forspoken Cover](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rKJQT58KDLhvkwaiGj6xui-320-80.jpg)
AMD FSR 3 and frame generation support is debuting in two games this week
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Two games to start with, and more to follow.
![Intel engineers work in Fab 34, the newest Intel manufacturing facility in Ireland](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5PBkFy87GFyC424YSY2FrU-320-80.jpg)
Intel begins high-volume production of Intel 4 node chips this week
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The second step on Intel's 'five nodes in four years' roadmap is all systems go.
![Graphics cards on a green background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Udf2Ky5RKR7pC2NJSaXSPU-320-80.jpg)
Hackers could steal your data via an unpatched GPU pixel-stealing attack. Though that 'could' is doing some real heavy lifting
By Chris Szewczyk published
News All GPUs are affected.
![MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming X NV Edition](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N4Bbeqa5XRCkT8hUTFfvti-320-80.jpg)
MSI's green themed RTX 4060 NV Edition graphics card is perfect for showing the world just how much you love Nvidia
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Limited to 6,000 units.
![Selection of graphics cards on a multicoloured background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JTZLoWEJDnxFUNZDZ4gbV4-320-80.jpg)
Newegg announces a hassle-free GPU trade-in program
By Chris Szewczyk published
News But don't expect to get big bucks for your old GPU.
![Scott Herkelman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wP2PxcohNYx6t4epTF2jiF-320-80.jpg)
Radeon boss Scott Herkelman will leave AMD at the end of the year
By Chris Szewczyk published
News He hopes the company beats 'the final boss'.
![Aerial view of MS Datacenter in Holland .](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e2yptrkzRVgkgVwvb4YyVi-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft's data centers of the future could be nuclear powered
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Now that's a power up!
![Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. wafers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XuGHfLVi8kZrZqBZtkFyp9-320-80.jpg)
US to introduce 'guardrails' to ensure that companies benefitting from CHIPS Act funding spend it where they should be
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Not a penny for China.
![Intel Meteor Lake up-close in assembly.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gmG5E9wZQLCy6TBXvUpT8o-320-80.jpg)
Intel's Meteor Lake chips are coming to desktops after all
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Intel's executive VP confirms.
![Belgium, Brussels, European Commission, European flags at Berlaymont building](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/badQ9sPRQwXWz9SFzvHTBR-320-80.jpg)
The EU says 'prove it' to companies that are dubiously claiming their products are environmentally friendly
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Slapping a 'sustainable' sticker on packaging is not enough.
![Basim showing off his hidden blade](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GZKU994Jzrz4T5H4sfBUSW-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Mirage will support DLSS and FSR after all
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Not just XeSS.
![ProArt Cinema PQ07 Micro LED display showcased at Computex 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B4UR5coxnMnMg82FD6dYVc-320-80.jpg)
Asus' 135-inch Micro-LED display is utterly ridiculous yet utterly lustworthy
By Chris Szewczyk published
News What a bargain.