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
![Dell XPS 13 and Lenovo Yoga Slim Snapdragon AI PC laptops](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H6xysjqMP8BEdgwm3Q34bN-320-80.jpg)
All the big laptop makers are embracing Qualcomm's Snapdragon X, here are all the 'PC reborn' models available for pre-order now
By Chris Szewczyk published
News There's something about you, Snappy.
![A Microsoft Surface laptop with a Qualcomm X processor](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x4jBg8VRZtGw6h8TPAyAW9-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft unveils the Copilot+ AI PC ecosystem, with Snapdragon X laptops exclusively leading the way
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Intel and AMD don't yet qualify.
![TCL 1000Hz 4K panel demonstration](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uydFAPTSLDvsJ9xmBKXz6S-320-80.jpg)
TCL smashes the refresh rate barrier as it demonstrates a 4K 1000Hz panel
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Now we await the RTX 7090 and Display Port 3 to drive it.
![U.S. President Joe Biden holds a semiconductor before signing an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cshs8iqqayk85AhWtzmw4N-320-80.jpg)
The Biden administration is set to double tariffs on Chinese made semiconductors, potentially leading to more expensive PC hardware
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Round and round we go.
![Intel Thunderbolt 5 information](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vQpYnMhBgAB74z4F4UkWx7-320-80.jpg)
Intel's Thunderbolt Share is the easiest way yet to link and share data between two PCs
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's not quite plug and play though.
![Asrock Z790I Lightning WiFi Mini-ITX Motherboard and box](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MQ5ih66tJq9LrMNxTmKFWK-320-80.jpg)
ASRock Z790I Lightning WiFi motherboard review
By Chris Szewczyk published
Petite Power A Mini-ITX board built for the tough demands of 13th and 14th Gen i9 processors.
![Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master M.2 heatsink](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sGLMCQyRaEFP6MFZkZZtMT-320-80.jpg)
Intel's efforts to develop a PCIe throttling driver point towards a very hot Gen 6 future
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Gen 5 drives are already hot enough.
![Images of Nvidia's Blackwell GPU from GTC.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b6eLaaVWBjgus7NJqF32zW-320-80.jpg)
Move over Blackwell: Nvidia's next-next gen GPU is reportedly codenamed Rubin, with a debut scheduled for late 2025
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Don't expect gaming variants until late 2026, though.
![Generic product image of an AMD Ryzen CPU, against a stylised background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UJzKcMEZUhmREzEFWHM84J-320-80.jpg)
AMD continues to chip away at Intel's CPU market dominance, though the laptop market is still a tough market to crack
By Chris Szewczyk published
News And there's an upside with Zen 5 to come later this year.
![The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone screen in this photo illustration on 23 March, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JCLkAa4qLeFsthBXaS9ok5-320-80.jpg)
TikTok files a lawsuit to fight the 'extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights' that would result from a nationwide ban
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Just another day in Washington DC.
![The Fanatec GT DD Pro racing wheel and wheelbase on a desk with monitor playing Assetto Corsa behind.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZFPod69TzKe2o83sjsEnyZ-320-80.jpg)
Corsair to go all in on sim racing with plans to acquire Fanatec and help with its €70 million debt
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Legendary but recently beleaguered sim racing gear outfit to come under Corsair's umbrella.
![Two Corsair One i500 pcs with different wooden finishes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZcKqyYgsXGgL8CaTg5J8Lh-320-80.jpg)
The new Corsair One i500 mini-PC just so happens to be one of the loveliest looking PCs I've ever seen
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Glorious wood.
![Intel Core i9 14900K CPU on a box and inside a motherboard socket.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dafyrnGsMwEY789QFppCxA-320-80.jpg)
Intel pressures all motherboard manufacturers to implement default power settings by the end of May
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Stock should actually mean stock.
![A fake Intel Core i9 14900K with heat spreader removed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9AaZJxSjB7CJR8ppLrpqo6-320-80.jpg)
Scammers have resorted to selling CPUs without dies, as a well-known Korean overclocker has discovered
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Chips without chips.
![The Crypt Keeper introduces Windows 11's control panel](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5R6jfg8zDn4qbW72yxRrS8-320-80.jpg)
Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It's not winning the hearts and minds.
![A child with a sad paper bag on their head sits staring at an old PC.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTfTWG3SLBofqyNffGB2LF-320-80.png)
Freakishly large graphics cards and super-hot SSDs mean the fundamentals of PC design needs a big change
By Chris Szewczyk published
revamp The ATX standard needs to be revisited.
![Sabrent Rocket 2230 and WD Black SN850X SSDs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nnVn3PFZ5gZLLDR9zpeX8i-320-80.jpg)
Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2024
By Jeremy Laird last updated
High speed Our choices for the best NVMe SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.
![The best SSD for gaming buying guide header with two NVMe SSDs and a recommended logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/znNcHLK5XbKt54m7kv39CJ-320-80.jpg)
Best SSD for gaming in 2024
By Jeremy Laird last updated
Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.
![Scuderia Ferrari F1 car and Charles Leclerc with HP branding](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UYX9Kghog3bm8vEKQBsaFN-320-80.jpg)
HP spends big to secure title sponsorship rights for the Ferrari Formula One team
By Chris Szewczyk published
News It'll help pay Lewis Hamilton's salary!
![Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem DDR5 memory installed in a motherboard](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CGh3EgLqq2jartunV4ioan-320-80.jpg)
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 4TB SSD](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nbih9eDuDeMgN7JNVJsA2V-320-80.jpg)
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.
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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 RTX 4060 Ti Unparalleled Max graphics card](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LAstyZo9Qr5vvb327i8Zvb-320-80.jpg)
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.