Articles by: Darren Allan

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Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - 'I Know What You Did Last Supper' - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).

Articles by: Darren Allan

Think the Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU is hard to buy now? Things could get worse

By Darren Allan published 24 October 22

Rumor has it that Nvidia could be switching chip production to a more profitable product than the RTX 4090.

No, PC gaming isn't dying – Steam proves it's never been more popular

By Darren Allan published 24 October 22

Is PC gaming dying, or even rather unwell? Not a chance, certainly not going by fresh stats from Steam.

MSI GF63 Thin gaming laptop open on a wooden desk, with a plant next to it.

AMD’s RDNA 3 mobile flagship could be incredibly fast – and matched by Nvidia RTX 4090 laptop GPU?

By Darren Allan published 23 October 22

It’s too early to get excited about the future of laptop gaming, but these leaks make it difficult not to do so.

Asus TUF RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X viewed at an angle

Asus reveals faster Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti graphics card – but how much of an upgrade will it be?

By Darren Allan published 22 October 22

Some benchmarks point to a pretty solid uplift compared to the vanilla 3060 Ti, but that’s not quite the full story here.

This AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU cooling trick is something you really shouldn’t try at home

By Darren Allan published 21 October 22

Here’s one way to make an AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU run cooler – but don’t try it

Intel Core i9-13900K being overclocked with liquid nitrogen

Intel Raptor Lake flagship CPU sets world record with astonishing 8.8GHz overclock

By Darren Allan published 21 October 22

Exotic cooling was used, naturally, but this huge overclock is great news for anyone looking at a new 13th-gen processor.

Best office chairs for home, work and all budgets (February, 2023)

By Collin Probst last updated 4 January 23

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Buying Guide We feature the best office chairs for all budgets, for the home and workplace, such as for remote working at home and online learning.

Nvidia RTX 4070 could be a powerful GPU – but may not arrive for some time

By Darren Allan published 20 October 22

Leaker believes Nvidia is still yet to decide exactly where to pitch the GPU for performance, but it could be a beast.

Gigabyte Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming OC graphics card side-on

AMD RDNA 3 flagship GPU could have Nvidia RTX 4090 on the ropes

By Darren Allan published 19 October 22

Fresh AMD RDNA 3 graphics card rumors could have Nvidia worried on the power front – and more besides.

Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti GPU might be inbound, but forget about that RTX Titan

By Darren Allan published 19 October 22

Titan of Lovelace is no more, if this top-end GPU ever was planned – but an RTX 4090 Ti, on the other hand…

Best standing desks (February 2023)

By Collin Probst last updated 18 January 23

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Buying Guide The best standing desks on the market should help people looking to be healthier whether in the office or in the home.

Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU is alarmingly good at cracking passwords

By Darren Allan published 18 October 22

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Tech like Nvidia’s new flagship graphics card could make it easier for bad guys to brute force passwords.

Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU power cable woes solved by this nifty invention

By Darren Allan published 18 October 22

Some RTX 4090 owners have a real problem with cabling, but a solution is available (not for free, though).

MacBook Pro 13-inch M2 model in an office on a desk

Apple may be readying a pair of MacBook Pros with new M2 chips to arrive late 2022

By Darren Allan published 17 October 22

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New MacBook Pros with supercharged M2 chips could turn up in November and be faster – but not much else.

How to resize an image in GIMP

By Darren Allan published 17 October 22

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We take you through how to resize an image in GIMP, from simple scaling to slightly more involved cropping and other settings.

This Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card has a novel feature – and you’ll never guess what

By Darren Allan published 17 October 22

A European graphics card maker has come up with an innovation to combat the dreaded sag.

Forspoken will be the first game to use DirectStorage on PC

Microsoft’s tech to seriously speed up load times for Windows gamers is coming ‘soon’

By Darren Allan published 16 October 22

A new version of DirectStorage makes an important improvement, but there’s an obvious caveat here.

Nvidia GeForce RTX cards lined up in a row

Nvidia RTX 4050 box spotted – but don’t think the budget GPU is coming soon

By Darren Allan published 15 October 22

Nvidia’s wallet-friendly Lovelace graphics card isn’t about to turn up anytime in the near future, we’re sure of that.

Want to buy an RTX 4090 GPU? Nvidia’s testing a ‘priority access’ scheme with a catch

By Darren Allan published 14 October 22

If you’ve been worrying about RTX 4090 stock, here’s another way you might get your hands on the flagship GPU.

AMD RDNA 3 flagship GPU could debut in December, but may fall short of Nvidia RTX 4090

By Darren Allan published 13 October 22

One leaker believes AMD’s next-gen flagship will only just sneak onto shelves before the end of the year.

Nvidia benchmarks cast further doubt over RTX 4080 12GB GPU

By Darren Allan published 13 October 22

RTX 4080 12GB graphics card looks a good deal slower than the 16GB model in these official tests.

Young woman using laptop, looking annoyed

Windows 11 22H2 bug breaks Windows Hello security feature

By Darren Allan published 12 October 22

Can’t upgrade to Windows 11 22H2? The problem might be Windows Hello.

In cockpit view of Microsoft Flight Simulator

Nvidia lists games that support DLSS 3 – and RTX 4090 buyers may be disappointed

By Darren Allan published 12 October 22

The list is rather underwhelming, but there is considerably more in the pipeline to be fair.

AMD RX 6900 XT is now so cheap, Nvidia’s RTX 4090 pricing is looking even worse

By Darren Allan published 11 October 22

AMD GPU pricing continues to fall faster than Nvidia, as RX 6900 XT hits new lows in the US and Europe.

Acer unleashes world’s first gaming Chromebook

By Darren Allan published 11 October 22

After much chatter on the grapevine and leaks, a full-on gaming-focused Chromebook has been launched.

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