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Articles by: Bill Thomas

Hands on: Acer Swift X review

By Bill Thomas published 27 May 21

Not yet rated

The Acer Swift X is Acer’s newest budget-friendly workhorse, and it looks to bring solid performance to a no-frills chassis.

Photo Of An Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Nvidia will be at Computex, but don't expect an RTX 3080 Ti

By Bill Thomas published 20 May 21

Nvidia has announced its Computex 2021 keynote, but we wouldn't hold our breath for a shiny new graphics card.

Macs have too much malware, according to Apple's own top exec

By Bill Thomas published 19 May 21

In a court statement, Craig Federighi says that there is an unacceptable level of malware on Macs.

iBuyPower Element CL Pro review

By Bill Thomas published 18 May 21

Recommended

The iBuyPower Element CL Pro brings excellent performance with some sweet liquid cooling.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT - which graphics card is right for you?

By Bill Thomas published 15 May 21

The battle of the graphics card flagships

Still can't buy an RTX 3080? New gaming laptops are here

By Bill Thomas published 11 May 21

With Intel Tiger Lake-H and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, the best gaming laptops are about to get more powerful and more affordable.

The new MacBook Air has leaked, and it looks a lot like the colorful new iMac

By Bill Thomas published 10 May 21

Leaks for the upcoming MacBook Air 2021 are starting to appear, and we may be in for a colorful surprise.

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT review

By Bill Thomas published 7 May 21

Updated The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the fourth RDNA 2 graphics card to hit the market, hoping to give 1440p gamers an affordable upgrade.

IBM just made the first 2nm processor, but don't expect a 2nm gaming CPU any time soon

By Bill Thomas published 6 May 21

IBM has just made the world's first functioning 2nm processor, but what does that mean for our precious gaming PCs and Ultrabooks?

Resident Evil Village PC performance - the (almost) perfect PC port we all needed

By Bill Thomas last updated 5 May 21

Tested Resident Evil Village is here, and we put it to the test on every major current-generation graphics card, including the RTX 3060 and AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.

Oops! Samsung just leaked the Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti at Unpacked

By Bill Thomas published 28 April 21

Samsung revealed its new laptop lineup at Unpacked, and may have accidentally revealed something on Nvidia's behalf

Xbox Series X processors might be showing up in pre-built PCs

By Bill Thomas published 26 April 21

The processor behind the Xbox Series X may have just appeared without an iGPU in China.

DDR4 RAM may be the next gaming PC component to skyrocket in price 🚀

By Bill Thomas published 21 April 21

RAM is predicted to skyrocket in price soon, so you might want to plan your PC build ASAP.

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X review

By Bill Thomas published 14 April 21

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X is a beefed up version of AMD's mid-range graphics card.

Final Fantasy XIV on PS5 brought a PC improvement I've been waiting for

By Bill Thomas published 13 April 21

Opinion Final Fantasy XIV launched its new patch, which also launched the PS5 beta. But, with it, it brings a key improvement to the UI on PC.

Cyberpunk 2077 ray tracing works on AMD graphics cards – but don't turn it on

By Bill Thomas published 10 April 21

Tested With the gigantic 1.2 patch, Cyberpunk 2077 now supports ray tracing on AMD graphics cards. But we put it to the test and you're better off just leaving it disabled.

MSI GE76 Raider review

By Bill Thomas last updated 11 November 21

The MSI GE76 Raider is an incredibly powerful gaming laptop, but is it worth the high price and heavy build?

The Intel Core i9-11900K isn't good, but at least it means we'll finally get faster SSDs

By Bill Thomas published 30 March 21

Analysis With Intel Rocket Lake officially supporting PCIe 4.0, we can finally start seeing more SSD manufacturers pumping out faster drives.

Nvidia Ampere: release date, price and specs

By Bill Thomas, John Loeffler, Michelle Rae Uy last updated 24 January 22

Updated Nvidia Ampere is here, and its the architecture behind the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 series.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 review

By Bill Thomas last updated 22 April 22

Recommended

Updated The AMD Radeon RX 6800, along with its more powerful sibling, the RX 6800 XT, are looking to bring Team Red into the 4K gaming world.

Here's what Nvidia's new cryptocurrency mining cards might look like

By Bill Thomas published 11 March 21

Nvidia already hinted that graphics cards aimed squarely at cryptocurrency mining were on the way, and now we just got a glimpse of what they might look like.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super and RTX 2070 Super on pink and yellow background

Nvidia really needs to refresh its entire Ampere graphics card lineup

By Bill Thomas published 20 February 21

Opinion The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 will limit hash rate performance for crytocurrency miners. Nvidia should use this as an opportunity to refresh its entire lineup.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 in a bonkers PC case with 0 fans and just a ton of heatsinks.

Check out this RTX 3080 rig with absolutely no active cooling

By Bill Thomas published 17 February 21

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 is an incredibly power-hungry graphics card, but someone was able to get it running without any fans.

The Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti might actually release after cancellation rumor

By Bill Thomas published 16 February 21

An Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has appeared in a store listing for a Lenovo gaming PC – after rumors that it has been cancelled.

This RTX 3090 from Galax is pure graphics card decadence

By Bill Thomas published 10 February 21

The Galax RTX 3090 HOF is up for pre-order in Australia, and it looks like one of the most extra graphics cards you could ask for.

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