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
DDR5-10000 memory is closer than ever after JEDEC, the managing body of the standard, extends the base DDR5 spec
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Let's see what those next-gen CPUs are capable of.
Fake Samsung 1080 Pro SSDs show up on Aliexpress, and the benchmark results are hilarious
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's surprising the damn thing even works at all.
Windows 10 users are soon to be hit with nagging prompts asking them to create an online account
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's an improvement—supposedly.
Galax's single-slot RTX 4060 Ti is out in the wild, though sadly it appears to be a little tempestuous
By Chris Szewczyk published
News 165W is a little beyond a single slot cooler according to a new review.
The ultimate bloatware removal tool now works on any version of Windows 11
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's a great way to add Windows 11 support to an older machine.
Teamgroup Z540 2TB NVMe SSD review
By Chris Szewczyk published
getting there We're not there yet, but the price of this speedy Gen 5 drive is slowly becoming more palatable.
Best RAM for gaming in 2024: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you
By Chris Szewczyk published
Dynamic I've put the top gaming memory through its paces to find out what the best RAM to pair with your new gaming PC is.
Arm laptops are almost ready for prime time, and some new benchmarks with a Snapdragon X processor will have Intel, AMD and even Apple worried
By Chris Szewczyk published
News This Lenovo Yoga Slim Snapdragon Edition looks great.
Acer's curvy Predator Z57 dual UHD MiniLED 57-inch monitor hits retail for $1,999
By Chris Szewczyk published
News We're gonna need a bigger desk.
Desktop ATX motherboards with SO-DIMM memory slots? It's not as silly as it sounds
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Asus went and did it.
A repair shop reveals the RTX 4090 melting connector problem remains worryingly widespread
By Chris Szewczyk published
News 200 in one month!
It's a new week with a new development in the ongoing China-US tech dispute: Now China is going to ban US chips from its telco networks from 2027
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Tit-for-tat.
Taiwanese chipmaking bounces back after last week's 7.4 magnitude earthquake
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Chip makers were well prepared.
Best graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
It's not just OLEDs that can suffer from burn in. Your graphics card's backplate might suffer from it too
By Chris Szewczyk published
News My retinas at night know the feeling.
A comprehensive online privacy bill is one step closer after US Congressional leaders reach a tentative bipartisan deal
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Hands off my data you big tech grubs.
The US seeks not just to block China's access to advanced chip making tech, it wants to ban servicing on the equipment it already has
By Chris Szewczyk published
News No sales, and no service.
Best webcams in 2024: the 1080p and 4K webcams I recommend for gamers and streamers
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Look Your Best These are the best webcams for streaming and video calls.
Best AIO cooler for CPUs in 2024: I've tried all the best coolers and these are my top picks
By Nick Evanson last updated
Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.
The launch of AMD's Zen 5 processors is close, as motherboard manufacturers begin rolling out BIOSes supporting the next-gen chips
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Computex is just a matter of weeks away.
PCIe 7.0 is on track for a 2025 release, which means SSDs with speeds of up to 60GB/s should be available in the coming years
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Just one PCIe 7.0 lane has as much bandwidth as four PCIe 5.0 lanes
Building a rig with MSI's Project Zero is a glimpse into the (almost) cable-less future of PC gaming
By Chris Szewczyk published
Cables begone! We can't yet cut out PC cables, so completely hiding them gives us the next best thing.
Asus Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD OC review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Innovation A graphics card and an SSD walk into a bar...