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

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and RX 6600 prices leak
By Alan Dexter published
News We could soon get the last salvo of this GPU generation.

EVGA's GPU fans are trying to hit 200,000 RPM in New World, that might explain a fried chip or two
By Alan Dexter published
News Ridiculously high fan speeds appear to be behind the issues with the New World beta and failing RTX 3090s.

Modder adds AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to Skyrim VR, Fallout 4 VR, and more
By Alan Dexter published
News High virtual reality frame rates and higher quality visuals sound like a good use of AMD's upscaling tech.

Leaked Intel Alder Lake numbers place it up to 22% quicker than AMD's finest Ryzen
By Alan Dexter published
News Intel's gamble on big.LITTLE architecture could be about to pay off big time.

You can't escape inflated GPU prices even on MSI's own new store
By Alan Dexter published
News Don't get your hopes up if you're in the market for a new graphics card.

Early samples of Intel's next-gen Alder Lake CPUs are already selling in China
By Alan Dexter published
News Intel's 12th-gen CPUs could arrive sooner than we thought.

The best settings for Call of Duty: Warzone
By Alan Dexter published
Make sure you hit Verdansk running with our guide to optimum PC gaming performance from your rig.

AMD's Lisa Su says chip supplies will remain 'quite tight' until 2022
By Alan Dexter published
News It is increasing supply every quarter, though.

MTG Arena's new Dungeons & Dragons set is brilliantly nerdy and surprisingly fun
By Alan Dexter published
Monster mash You don't need to know your Forgotten Realms lore to enjoy turning cards sideways.

Upgrading to Windows 11 from Win7 will require a clean install
By Alan Dexter published
News That's not really an upgrade at all.

A new skin in Windows 11 is not going to suddenly make me use the Microsoft Store
By Alan Dexter published
Buyer's remorse It's the open ecosystem that has made Windows successful, not the apps.

PowerColor briefly lists Radeon RX 6600 and 6600 XT on its website
By Alan Dexter published
News Could AMD's affordable RDNA 2 graphics cards finally be on their way?

Hackers boot Windows 11 on Android and Windows Phones
By Alan Dexter published
News It may not be the Windows Phone we want, but it is the one we deserve. One that doesn't really work.

Intel Tiger Lake processors shred Comet Lake but don't take the fight to AMD
By Alan Dexter published
Burning bright Intel's latest mobile processors are on their way and are looking for a fight.

How to fix your PC when it says it can't run Windows 11
By Alan Dexter published
News The Windows 11 Health Check app is probably causing a lot of concern.

How to watch the Windows 11 announcement today
By Alan Dexter, Wes Fenlon published
News It's almost time to see 'What's Next for Windows' where we'll see what Microsoft has planned to follow Windows 10.

You can hack Nvidia's DLSS 2.2 into Cyberpunk 2077 today
By Alan Dexter published
News Although you probably should just wait until CDProjekt Red updates it.

Review bombing sees Facebook's VR ad test in need of a new game
By Alan Dexter published
News VR advertising is inevitable, but this does show developers are going to have to be careful.

AMD has picked a bad time to drop support for older GPUs
By Alan Dexter published
News You know, just when buying a new graphics card is essentially impossible.

Make the most of Amazon Prime Day by upgrading your SSD
By Alan Dexter published
news There are some incredible deals on some of the best SSDs around.

You can't get a new AMD Radeon GPU, right? These ready-to-ship Prime Day gaming PCs disagree
By Alan Dexter published
iWantItNow These iBuyPower gaming PCs could be yours by Thursday if you order today.

Cryptominers grabbed 25% of all GPUs at the start of 2021
By Alan Dexter published
News At least that's according to one analyst.

An entire build of Windows 11 has leaked, but we'd be very cautious
By Alan Dexter published
News The follow-up to Windows 10 is out there, showing off its rounded new UI.
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