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

WD Black SN770 1TB SSD review
By Alan Dexter published
Momento Something DRAM-less this way comes.

Modder improves Intel's Alder Lake stock cooler with a strip of paper
By Alan Dexter published
News Intel's Core i5 CPU cooler runs quieter with the simplest of hacks.

Seagate's new hard drives show it's on track to deliver 50TB HDDs by 2026
By Alan Dexter published
News Once again the humble hard drive refuses to go to the grave.

Thanks to DirectStorage, Forspoken loads in only one second
By Alan Dexter published
News Long load times could soon be a thing of the past.

Apple's M1 Ultra absolutely dwarfs your CPU
By Alan Dexter published
News Remember, it's what you do with it that counts.

Asus ROG Flow Z13 tablet review
By Alan Dexter published
Muddled An undeniably gorgeous sliver of hardware searching for a problem to solve.

There's an annoying catch with AMD's cheapest Zen 3 CPU
By Alan Dexter published
News The Ryzen 5 5500 could have been a great budget chip, but it's too limited.

Motherlode of new AMD Ryzen CPUs could be on the way according to retailers
By Alan Dexter published
News Rumours suggest up to 10 new AMD Ryzen chips will land in April.

Razer Blade 17 gaming laptop review
By Alan Dexter published
Cutting-edge Razer takes equal parts Intel Alder Lake CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU to make for a potent laptop brew.

Does the Steam Deck Throttle?
By Alan Dexter published
Is Aerith, the APU in the Steam Deck, cramped by the constraints of the handheld?

Great moments in PC gaming: Feeding the bear in The Long Dark
By Alan Dexter published
Grrr There's a bear in there.

Should I use a TV as a computer monitor?
By Alan Dexter published
Ask PC Gamer You don't have to limit your PC gaming to a desk.

With RDNA 2 in super thin laptops the Steam Deck isn't your only mobile gaming option
By Alan Dexter published
News Integrated graphics have never looked so promising.

AMD's 'fundamental' 6nm Ryzen upgrade promises 'massive increase in yield'
By Alan Dexter published
News Chip crisis? What chip crisis?

The Cyberpunk 2077 patch finally delivers: there's now an in-game benchmark
By Alan Dexter published
News Can your machine run it at the top settings? Now you can easily see.

You should unlock your frame rate in Lost Ark, here's how
By Alan Dexter published
Lost fps Give yourself the edge in the latest MMO ARPG.

There's actually some good graphics card news for a change: they're getting cheaper
By Alan Dexter published
News They're still too expensive, but at least the pricing is heading in the right direction.

This mini PC's solution to chonky graphics cards is both brilliant and ridiculous
By Alan Dexter published
News It's not the most elegant solution you'll ever see.

Unlock Dying Light 2's hidden FSR Ultra Quality for better visuals
By Alan Dexter published
News You can change the texture quality and sharpness too.

Ignore the presets in Dying Light 2: everyone should turn on DX12 for a frame rate boost
By Alan Dexter published
News Treat DirectX 11 like the stumbling undead and kick it off a roof.

Transcend your humanity with the best settings in Dying Light 2
By Alan Dexter published
Braaains Get the edge on the undead by tweaking your settings for peak parkour performance.

What is micro stutter and how do I fix it?
By Jarred Walton, Alan Dexter published
Ask PCG Looking at the causes and solutions for frame pacing problems.

A week after launch the Radeon RX 6500 XT is still in stock, but nowhere near launch price
By Alan Dexter published
News Could this be a sign that AMD's gamble has paid off?
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