Jarred Walton
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Olympia, WA, United States
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The best settings for Cyberpunk 2077
We've tested Cyberpunk 2077 to determine which settings do and don't matter, with benchmarks and image quality comparisons to help you tune your experience. → Read More
Zombie Army 4: Dead War benchmarks, settings, and performance analysis
Pretty much any PC built in the last five years can run this game. → Read More
GeForce Now is the cloud gaming service Stadia should be
GeForce Now costs less, works with more games, has a free tier, and you don't need to buy any equipment to use it. → Read More
AMD's last minute 5600 XT BIOS update feels like a 'bait and switch'
This week, AMD launched its latest graphics card, the Radeon RX 5600 XT. Prior to the retail launch, however, there was far more going on behind the scenes. AMD initially revealed the cores specs for the RX 5600 XT at CES 2020, pitching it as a superior solution to Nvidia's GTX 1660 Ti for the same $279 starting price. That's when things got messy.To the surprise of virtually no one, Nvidia… → Read More
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT review
AMD's RX 5600 XT shakes up the mid-range market with good performance for under $300. → Read More
When will PC hardware get exciting again?
With CES now behind us, we reflect on the show itself and where PC hardware will go from here. → Read More
I rode in a self-driving car that's basically powered by a high-end gaming PC
The 20 minute ride included plenty of traffic, and the 'safety engineer' didn't touch the controls once. → Read More
The best of CES 2020
There was a lot to see at CES, but here's what stood out the most. → Read More
I took a test drive with Intel's DG1 discrete graphics card and wasn't impressed
Intel's Xe Graphics performance needs to improve a lot between now and launch. → Read More
Intel says its next-gen laptop CPUs double the graphics performance of 10th Gen processors
Intel also gave a sneak peek of DG1, its first discrete graphics card using Xe Graphics. → Read More
Intel is throwing shade at AMD CPUs again
Performance for the 'real world,' backed by cherry picked benchmarks. → Read More
What to expect from CES 2020
A preview of the upcoming tech we expect to see in 2020. → Read More
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order benchmarks, settings, and performance analysis
Hitting 60 fps isn't too difficult, though occasional stutters can be a problem. → Read More
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PC settings guide, system requirements, benchmarks, ray tracing, and more
A return to form for both Call of Duty and Intel, though the ray tracing effects and Ryzen performance are lacking. → Read More
We live in a Windows 10 world now
After the travesty of Windows 8, Microsoft got back on track with Windows 10. → Read More
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB review
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB review: does doubling the VRAM help performance? → Read More
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB review
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB review: features, performance, and everything you need to know. → Read More
The best graphics settings for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Tune your MechWarrior 5 settings to get the best image quality without killing performance. → Read More
Why I love extreme motherboards
There's nothing quite like HEDT motherboards, even if they're totally impractical. → Read More
Cooler Master's Hyper 212 Black RGB is at its lowest price ever
Cooler Master's Hyper 212 Evo is the stuff of legend—it's been our budget pick for the best CPU coolers practically forever, often outperforming solutions that cost twice as much. And right now, there's a Cyber Monday deal allowing you to get it for 25 percent off—that's only $10, but it's still the lowest price ever on the RGB edition. → Read More