Articles by Aleksha McLoughlin, Freelancer

Formerly TechRadar Gaming's Hardware Editor, Aleksha McLoughlin is now a freelancer specializing in computing tech, gaming, and Ecommerce. She's the author of The Hardest Video Games Ever Made, the Editor-in-Chief of Kyusai, and is experienced in gaming/tech PR. As well as TechRadar, you can find her work on GamesRadar, PC Gamer, Dexerto, PC Guide, Esports Insider, Club386, Trusted Reviews, Play Magazine, The Escapist, and dozens of other outlets.

Articles by: Aleksha McLoughlin

John Loeffler holding the Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Great news! The best gaming CPU ever made is finally available for its original launch price again

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 18 March 25

CPU AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is now back in stock at list price.

The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 could power the latest generation of powerful mini PCs

The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 dominates as the "most powerful" APU on the market, but its competition is questionable

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 18 March 25

New benchmarks posted for the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 show how far we've come in AI computing

PCIe lanes explained: Bandwidths, slots, and uses in 2026

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 18 March 25

Computing TechRadar explains everything you need to know about PCIe lanes in 2026

There's no need for a monitor with this Ryzen AI-powered mini PC

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 17 March 25

Mini PC The Aoostar G-flip 370 has just been announced, featuring a flip-up screen and removable memory.

This prototype mini PC demonstrates a massive leap forward for integrated graphics in a console form factor

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 17 March 25

PC Gaming GMKTec's latest mini PC prototype features powerful performance without a dedicated GPU

Nvidia Frame Generation vs native performance

What is Frame Generation? The GPU technology explained in 2026?

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 17 March 25

GPU TechRadar explains Frame Generation, the AI-powered GPU technology, and whether it's worth using in 2026

What is AMD EXPO? The RAM technology explained in 2026

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 16 March 25

RAM TechRadar explains AMD EXPO, the company's RAM overclocking technology in detail

What is XMP? The Intel RAM technology explained

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 15 March 25

RAM TechRadar explains XMP, Intel's RAM technology, how it works, and if you should use it in 2026

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 sitting on its packaging

What is GDDR7? The latest VRAM technology explained

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 15 March 25

GPU TechRadar explains everything you need to know about what GDDR7 is and how it works

The main battle pass characters in Fortnite Lawless, including Midas, Sub Zero and a large wolf-man

You'll finally be able to play Fortnite on Windows 11 Arm-powered laptops as Epic Games partners with Qualcomm

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 14 March 25

ARM Epic Games and Qualcomm have announced a partnership to bring Easy Anti-Cheat to ARM devices.

An AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT made by Sapphire on a table with its retail packaging

AMD describes its recent RDNA 4 GPU launch as 'unprecedented' and promises restocking the Radeon RX 9070 XT as 'priority number one'

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 14 March 25

GPU AMD has committed to restocking its RDNA 4 graphics cards following an "unprecedented" launch for the company.

The Hyte Y70 Touch on a desk displaying its touchscreen

PC case sizes explained: all form factors available in 2026

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 13 March 25

PC cases TechRadar explains the different PC cases available, what each offers, and their use cases.

Nvidia RTX 5080 stock is so barren that retailers are holding competitions where you can "win" the right to buy one for MSRP

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 13 March 25

An online retailer in India is hosting a competition where winners get to buy the cards

AMD's most powerful processor ever actually runs better on Windows 10 than Windows 11

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 13 March 25

Benchmarks posted online claim that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D runs better on Windows 10.

Motherboard sizes explained: which should you buy in 2026?

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 12 March 25

Motherboards TechRadar outlines the differences between different motherboard sizes and their different features and functionality

An AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RX 9070 against a red two-tone background

AMD RX 9070 XT vs 9070: Which RDNA 4 GPU should you buy?

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 10 March 25

Versus TechRadar compares the recently released RX 9070 XT against the RX 9070.

AMD officially announces price and release date for Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D processors

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 7 March 25

CPU AMD has announced the price and release date for its two highest-end 3D chips.

A masculine hand holding the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

Budget gamers rejoice as Nvidia RTX 5050 and RTX 5060 are rumored to launch in April

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 7 March 25

GPU A new rumor circulating online suggests the RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 will launch next month

Bad news PC gamers - it seems AMD's aggressively low price for its Radeon RX 9070 GPU will only be for a limited time

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 6 March 25

Worldwide retailers have explained that AMD's MSRP for the RX 9070 may not be honored by its partners.

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There's finally a fix for an annoying Microsoft Store bug that's older than Windows 11

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 6 March 25

News Microsoft has finally fixed a problem with its store app that has preceded Windows 11.

Nvidia confirms that an RTX 5070 Founders Edition is coming... just not on launch day

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 5 March 25

The RTX 5070 Founders Edition model isn't available today, and Nvidia hasn't said when you should expect it.

AMD RX 9070 could struggle to compete with Nvidia 50-series GPUs according to latest tech demo

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 5 March 25

New path tracing benchmarks have revealed that AMD's latest GPU generation struggles when weighed up against Nvidia's latest

Microsoft quietly updates Copilot to cut down on unauthorized Windows activations

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 4 March 25

News Microsoft has updated Windows Copilot in a bid to cut down on unauthorized activations of its latest operating system.

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Worried your Nvidia RTX 5080, 5090 or 5070 Ti isn't performing as well as it should? CPU-Z can now check your GPU for missing ROPs

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 4 March 25

News A new update to CPU-Z Validator now checks for missing ROPs for reduced performance in Nvidia's RTX 50 series graphics cards.

It looks like Microsoft might have broken Windows 11 24H2 again as performance plummets with Intel's latest CPUs

By Aleksha McLoughlin Published 3 March 25

News The latest version of Windows 11 has had some problems with slowing down and even crashing, according to some users.

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