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

AMD's Ryzen 8000-series APUs are looking pretty darn strong
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Look out for these chips if you're on a strict budget.

I've reviewed a ton of PC components over the past 12 months but AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is my pick of the year
By Chris Szewczyk published
Gear of the Year Hands down, my favorite gaming CPU.

If successful, Intel's next generation Battlemage graphics cards will benefit all gamers
By Chris Szewczyk published
3-way battle It'll keep Nvidia and AMD honest.

Nvidia's RTX technologies are now supported by 500 games and apps, with more to come
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Here's to 500 more.

Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem DDR5-8200 review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Xtreem speeds You want it, but do you need it?

Barring unforeseen shocks, the signs point towards a strong 2024 for the global PC market
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Lots of exciting new hardware to come. Oh, and AI is a thing.

The Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D gaming shootout
By Chris Szewczyk published
Clocks or cache? We compare the two companies' flagship CPUs in a series of head-to-head matchups.

Rising NAND and DDR chip prices mean SSD and memory prices are sure to increase in 2024
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Now might be your last chance to grab a bargain.

Some Google Drive users are reporting that their recently uploaded files have vanished
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Google is investigating.

You can create a RAM disk within the 3D V-Cache of an AMD X3D CPU if you really want to
By Chris Szewczyk published
News A very fast, but very small 32MB RAM drive.

Nvidia RTX 4060 vs RTX 3060 and its 7 other biggest rival GPUs
By Chris Szewczyk last updated
Head-to-head Here's how the GeForce RTX 4060 stacks up against the previous generation, its Ada compatriots, and its AMD rivals in our tests.

Nvidia's next-gen flagship graphics card to feature GDDR7 memory delivering up to 50% more bandwidth
By Chris Szewczyk published
News 32Gbps GDDR7 with a 384-bit bus.

Nvidia's unreleased quad slot RTX 4090 Ti behemoth smiles for the camera
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Nvidia could release it if it wants to.

If you've got an inactive Google account you don't want to lose, log into it by December 1 or it's at risk of being deleted
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Grab those wedding photos before its too late.

UL announces the 3DMark Steel Nomad benchmark for you to punish your rig with
By Chris Szewczyk published
News We'll be running that one a few times, no doubt.

AMD's pre-RDNA graphics products are ready to be put out to pasture as active driver support winds down
By Chris Szewczyk published
News A little too soon?

Canon challenges ASML dominance with new chipmaking tech that could lead to cheaper chips
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Or fatten profit margins...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger candidly reveals where Intel dropped the ball in recent years
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Mistakes and what-ifs.

AMD's third quarter financial results show growth, but it'll be AI that determines its future trajectory
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Its gaming business was down year-on-year.

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Mad Max A powerful, affordable mid-range contender for a new 14th Gen system.

Asus' Dual RTX 4060 Ti with an integrated M.2 SSD slot answers a question few thought to ask
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's not just a gimmick.

ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Budget beauty Do you really need to spend more?
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