Brad ChacosSenior Editor, PCWorld
Brad Chacos spends his days digging through desktop PCs and tweeting too much. He covers gaming and graphics for PCWorld, and spends his mornings running the news desk for PCWorld, Macworld, Greenbot, and TechHive.
The best Steam Winter Sale deals: 15 great PC games at juicy prices
The 2017 Steam Winter Sale is brimming with PC game deals. These are some of our favorites.
Stardock's stellar Groupy organizes windows and programs like browser tabs
Stardock's Groupy turns your open apps into the equivalent of browser tabs. It's great.
The best free software for your PC
These are the best free programs that any PC needs: solid security tools, productivity software, and more.
How to set up your new computer
Set up your new computer the right way by performing these crucial tasks.
Every Nvidia GeForce graphics card you can buy for PC gaming
Nvidia's GeForce graphics cards range from slim HTPC-boosting options to hardware that crushes PC gaming at 4K. Here's the full lineup.
The state of 4K gaming: What you need to know, from pricing to performance needs
4K monitor prices are starting to reach affordable levels, but is 4K gaming really within reach for most PC gamers? We dig in.
10 killer PC upgrades that are shockingly cheap
Looking to put more pep in your PC's step? These surprisingly cheap PC upgrades and accessories do the trick without breaking the bank.
PowerSpec 1710 and PowerSpec 1510 review: Formidable gaming laptops at great prices
Micro Center's first laptops, the PowerSpec 1710 and PowerSpec 1510, offer a lot of bang for your buck, but ship with G-Sync disabled.
Every AMD Radeon RX graphics card you can buy for PC gaming
AMD offers Radeon graphics cards that range from the budget RX 550 to the powerful RX Vega 64. Here's what performance to expect from each.
Farewell, AIM: AOL Instant Messenger has signed off permanently
AOL's AIM is shutting down, 20 years after its debut.
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 64 Limited Edition review: Taming Vega's flaws with brute force
The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 64 Limited Edition eliminates the worst of Vega's problems with a wild cooler, but it costs a lot.
Microsoft's selling gaming laptops, PCs, and peripherals for wildly cheap today
Microsoft is slashing the price of gaming PCs for its annual 12 Days of Deals.
Meet Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition: AMD Link mobile app, Radeon Overlay, and more
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition is here for AMD graphics cards, stuffed with new features and the AMD Link companion app for mobile devices.
HP patches hundreds of laptops to remove hidden keylogger
475 HP laptops were discovered to have a keylogger hidden in their Synaptics touchpad software.
Titan V and Nvidia's bleeding-edge Volta GPU: 5 things PC gamers need to know
The Titan V brings Nvidia's next-gen Volta GPU to the PC. Here's what PC gamers need to know.