Alan Dexter, PC Gamer

Alan Dexter

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United Kingdom

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Past articles by Alan:

NZXT Streaming Plus BLD Kit

Lego for adults… and there's nothing wrong with adults playing with Lego either. → Read More

Build Redux 'Good'

A good spec and build produce a good gaming PC. → Read More

iBuyPower Gaming RDY SLMBG218

System builder iBuyPower is an old hand at putting together gaming PCs. So it's well aware that not all gamers are the same and some want a gaming machine that can also handle more serious tasks. → Read More

Samsung promises big things with the first DisplayPort 2.1 8K ultrawide monitor

AMD unveiled some pretty tasty-looking graphics cards yesterday in the form of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT coming in at $999 and $899 respectively. These cards have plenty of new features up th → Read More

Watch AMD announce its new Radeon RX 7000-series graphics cards right here

"Together we advance_gaming" is my new catchphrase. → Read More

G.Skill shows DDR5-8000 kit running on an Intel Core i9 13900K

DDR5 isn't hanging about. The memory standard may still be viewed as being new for the vast majority of us since its introduction to the PC market last year, but it's gaining speed quickly. → Read More

Windows 11 appears to be hobbling AMD Ryzen 7000 performance

Another reason gamers may want to look lower down AMD's CPU stack. → Read More

RAM and SSD prices could increase as manufacturers cut production

If you've been eyeing up a RAM or SSD upgrade, you may want to act now. → Read More

Intel promises its drivers 'will get there' as Arc Alchemist A770 readies for launch

Not long to go until we find out if this is going to be a three-horse race. → Read More

Acer shows off its own take on the Intel Arc A770

The Acer Predator BiFrost certainly catches the eye. → Read More

This whole high-end gaming PC is cheaper than an RTX 4090

Enjoy some serious high-end 4K gaming on this RX 6800 XT system. → Read More

XeSS performs worse than native rendering on AMD's Ryzen 7 5700G

Lara's better off ignoring the fancy new thing and sticking to basics. → Read More

Intel XeSS upscaling looks as good as DLSS in Tomb Raider and is almost as quick

Death Stranding: Director's Cut also gets some upscaling love from Intel. → Read More

DLSS 3 is exclusive to the RTX 40-series but older GPUs still benefit

Nvidia's DLSS 3 looks like weaving some serious magic for frame rates when Nvidia releases the GeForce RTX 4090 on October 12. I've already covered the performance boosts we can expect to se → Read More

Cyberpunk 2077 is going to become even more unbearable for your graphics card

Cyberpunk 2077 will soon get an update that will push its ray tracing to the next level with the introduction of a new Ray Tracing: Overdrive setting. This was announced as part of Nvidia's RTX 4 → Read More

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080: Release date, price, and specs

The slightly more affordable Ada Lovelace GPUs are set to arrive in November. → Read More

Nvidia unveils DLSS 3 promising 4x frame rate increases for RTX 40-series GPUs

Just when AMD and Intel thought they had a chance. → Read More

Nvidia is expected to reveal its next-gen RTX 40-series today: here's when and how to watch

Sit down, strap in, and get ready to make your bank balance weep. → Read More

Sorry, but it's still not a great time to buy a graphics card

Despite what you might think, the market is still too tricksy to upgrade. → Read More

This i7 Alder Lake gaming PC with an RTX 3060 is down to just $1,130

Be warned though, there's no eye-searing RGB to be found here. → Read More