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

Do you hate being forced to reboot your PC every time a new Windows update drops? If so, there's a welcome change in the works.
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Hot patching is coming to Windows.

MSI releases Intel BIOS with support for 256GB of RAM, just in case 192GB isn't enough
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Too much is better than not enough.

Nvidia rakes in more than $22 billion in a single quarter on the back of surging AI demand
By Chris Szewczyk last updated
News Revenue is up by 265% if you don't mind.

Apple issues rice advice, saying it's not the way you should dry out your wet iPhone
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Debunks an urban myth.

Intel announces new 14A node at IFS Direct Connect 2024, and its aggressive 'five nodes in four years' roadmap remains on track
By Chris Szewczyk published
News On the path to the Angstrom era.

Intel Lunar Lake CPU with a curious configuration spotted running Windows
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's early days though.

Intel Core i9 14900KS shows up at multiple EU retailers, indicating its launch is imminent
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Pushing the limits.

How to clean your computer
By Jon Martindale, Hope Corrigan published
Keep it clean Follow our tips to keep your PC dust-free.

Gamers report aptly named fire ants are causing their PCs to overheat
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Not your typical PC bug.

Microsoft really wants you to upgrade to Windows 11 by touting its start menu as a 'game changer'
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Yeah, I'm not sure if that's a really compelling reason to upgrade.

A native AI assisted Super Resolution feature is coming to Windows 11
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Upscaling for all.

As if it didn't dominate the AI market already, Nvidia is gearing up to go after the custom AI chip market
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Could consoles be on the menu?

Delidding a Ryzen 7 8700G APU allows it to run up to 25 degrees cooler
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The stock TIM is crap.

ASRock's latest 600 and 700-series BIOS updates deliver an optional boost to your 14th Gen non-K CPU
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Moar Powah.

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.

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.

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.

Windows 11 gains traction with gamers according to Steam's latest Hardware Survey
By Chris Szewczyk published
News The flippening will happen. Eventually.

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 review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Cheapaz chip The CPU of choice for gamers on the tightest budgets.

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G review
By Chris Szewczyk published
CPU gamer 1080p gaming with integrated graphics. For real.

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 Ventus 3X review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Superseder A solid upgrade with a superior spec, but there's an asterisk.
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