Latest articles by Alan Dexter
DDR5 RAM could cost 50–60% more than DDR4 at launch
News According to an MSI blog post, expect to pay big for Alder Lake memory.
Nvidia releases firmware update to let you get into your BIOS again
News RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3060 currently only turn on the display once Windows loads if you're using DisplayPort.
Overclocker doubles Raspberry Pi's clock speed to an incredible 3GHz
News It may not be practical but it's still impressive.
Trim the fat from your Windows 11 install with NTLite
News Not only can you bypass the system requirements for Windows 11 but you can shrink the whole install too.
Kingston announces its first blisteringly fast 7000MB/s NVMe SSD
News The latest SSD manufacturer to jump onboard the Phison E18 train.
Latest Nvidia drivers cull support for Kepler and Windows 7/8
News GeForce GTX 600 and 700 cards no longer get major driver updates.
Samsung shows the PS5 some love by slapping a heatsink on the 980 Pro SSD
News Samsung's fastest SSD just got a lot more tempting for the console owners.
Nvidia appears to be considering every GPU and memory config imaginable for the 30-series
News Rumours build for a swathe of new 30-series GPUs.
AMD's AM5 platform will support DDR5 and PCIe 5 at launch in 2022
News You'll also be able to bring across your CPU cooler.
AMD confirms Ryzen CPU refresh with 3D V-Cache early in 2022
News Slapping way more cache on existing chips gives an average uplift of 15%.
Fourth largest RAM manufacturer warns of impending price correction
News That's not great news for manufacturers, but not bad news for us gamers.
Intel confirms it won't limit cryptocurrency mining on its new Alchemist graphics cards
News Though Raja admits "I'm not going to say I have enough supply in this high-demand market."
Calm down, HP has not leaked AMD's Ryzen 7000-series
News If Ryzen 7000 is happening, HP almost certainly has no idea.
Updated burning tool makes it easy to ignore Windows 11 system requirements
News The new beta release of Rufus takes the hard work out of ISO burning.
New PCIe 5.0 GPU power connector could deliver an absurd 600W from a single cable
News The new power connector can deliver up to 600W for high-end GPUs.
Hack a better taskbar back into Windows 11
News Now you can move the taskbar to the side again.
How to turn off automatic updates in Windows 10
Reliability The quickest and the easiest ways to avoid unwanted updates.
Intel's new anti-Apple ad is just cringe
News Exactly what universe is this set in? Because it's certainly not ours.
How to move Windows 11 taskbar icons to the left
Aligned Put the Start button back where it belongs, on the left side of the taskbar.
Microsoft reveals how to bypass its own system requirements for Windows 11
News A simple registry hack is all that stands between you and its latest OS.
Intel CEO says AMD's CPU dominance is 'over with Alder Lake'
News Pat Gelsinger is bullish about Intel's future with him at the helm.
Windows 11 demands TPM 2.0 and here's what that means for you
News Why is Microsoft demanding you have TPM 2.0 for Windows 11, and what the hell is it anyway?
Windows 11 is out now: here's what you need to know before you upgrade
Windows Update Microsoft's new OS can be installed right now, but there are some things you need to know...
