Articles by Ural Garrett

Ural Garrett is an Inglewood, CA-based journalist and content curator. His byline has been featured in outlets including CNN, MTVNews, Complex, TechRadar, BET, The Hollywood Reporter and more.

Articles by: Ural Garrett

Lenovo Legion R25F-30 review: a solid 1080p gaming monitor with some compromises

By Ural Garrett published 11 October 24

A respectable sub-$200 1080p gaming monitor

Lenovo ThinkVision M14t Gen 2 portable monitor connected to a laptop

Lenovo ThinkVision M14t Gen 2 review

By Ural Garrett published 30 August 24

The portable ThinkVision series sees some respectable revisions

Star Wars Outlaws hands-on: Ubisoft may have its most streamlined open-world action game yet

By Ural Garrett published 30 July 24

We've been hands-on with four hours of Star Wars Outlaws and have come away excited by the blend of gameplay features, environment design, and character acting.

An ASRock Steel Series Radeon RX 7900 GRE on a desk

ASRock Steel Legend RX 7900 GRE review: the best midrange GPU but better

By Ural Garrett published 15 July 24

Recommended

The ASRock Steel Legend RX 7900 GRE features switchable RGB lighting customizable via Polychrome SYNC, a metal backplate, and enhanced cooling components.

Monster Hunter Wilds looks to be a graceful evolution of the popular franchise

By Ural Garrett published 12 June 24

Capcom’s action RPG takes hunting large monsters in clever, cool directions.

Phantom Blade Zero hands-on preview: a serious soulslike competitor

By Ural Garrett published 12 June 24

The S-GAME-developed action-adventure game Phantom Blade Zero is taking some clever liberties with the soulslike genre.

A screenshot of the protagonist in Kunitsu-Gami.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess preview: has the potential to be a great new IP

By Ural Garrett published 11 June 24

This action, real-time strategy, and tower defense hybrid could potentially be another great new IP from Capcom.

Street Fighter 6 M.Bison DLC hands-on: the franchise’s supreme villain returns

By Ural Garrett published 11 June 24

M.Bison kicks off Street Fighter 6's second year of content on June 26.

Microsoft's handheld gaming PC plan is the next chapter of Xbox brand

By Ural Garrett published 16 March 24

Microsoft, often viewed as an underdog in the console wars, has strategically embraced PC gaming with its Game Pass service, and gaming handhelds might be key to its future Xbox plans.

LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB review: a balance of price and performance that can't be beat

By Ural Garrett published 4 March 24

Recommended

The LG UltraGear 45GR75DCB strikes an unusual balance between price, performance, and features for a 45-inch curved ultra-wide gaming monitor, making it hard to beat.

Asus ROG G22CH review: the Intel NUC Extreme lives on, at least in spirit

By Ural Garrett published 1 March 24

Recommended

At 4.53 inches wide and 11.30 inches high, the Asus ROG G22CH still manages to pack in some powerful components.

An Acer Predator BiFrost Arc A770 OC on a gray deskmat

Acer Predator BiFrost Arc A770 OC review: a flashy makeover for those who want that RGB

By Ural Garrett published 25 February 24

Great Value

If you're in the market for the Intel Arc A770 GPU but want a bit more RGB flash, the Acer BiFrost Arc A770 OC is just what you're looking for.

Keychron C3 Pro review: punching way above its weight

By Ural Garrett published 22 February 24

Recommended

For its $36.99 price tag, the Keychron C3 Pro is a phenomenal keyboard that provides an experience of others twice or more its price.

Patriot Viper VP4300 review: a long-lasting SSD workhorse for PC and PS5

By Ural Garrett published 22 February 24

Recommended

The 2TB Viper VP4300 SSD storage leverages PCIe Gen4 X4 NVMe technology and features DDR4 DRAM cache for incredible speed and efficiency — and it'll even work in your PS5!

What I want to see from Intel in 2024

By Ural Garrett published 31 December 23

As Intel heads into 2024, it's facing more vigorous competition from AMD and Apple, but it's got a lot of exciting tech in the pipeline that can help cement its place atop of the chip heap.

What I want to see from AMD in 2024

By Ural Garrett published 29 December 23

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, here's what I want to see from AMD in the year ahead.

Chromebooks are primed for their best year ever in 2024

By Ural Garrett published 25 December 23

From elementary school classrooms to offices, Google’s laptop OS is bringing the heat to Windows and Apple.

A PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Ti on a desk with a pink desk mat.

PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Ti review: a great 1080p GPU with added extras

By Ural Garrett published 23 December 23

Recommended

The PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a fantastic 1080p graphics card that brings a few nice extras.

Best GTA V mods to see you through until GTA VI drops on PC

By Ural Garrett published 5 December 23

The modder community for the PC version of Rockstar’s open-world crime adventure have given gamers plenty to choose from.

Official GTA VI image saying coming 2025

Why GTA VI needs to launch on PC and not just on consoles

By Ural Garrett published 5 December 23

Rockstar Game’s iconic open world action adventure can only benefit by showing gaming desktops and laptops some love on day one.

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i (2023) review: a purposefully improved update

By Ural Garrett published 14 October 23

Recommended

More performance power and an even more compact design

Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27 review: an all-in-one with plenty of style

By Ural Garrett published 27 June 23

Recommended

The Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 5i 27 is a fantastic AIO for school or office work, but if you're looking for a high-performance machine, you might want to look elsewhere.