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.
How to see what Facebook knows about you, and download your data
Facebook stores a lot of data on its users, but the social media service makes it easy to see the information it has on you, and even lets you download a copy of its records.
There will be no GeForce RTX 3060 Founders Edition, Nvidia confirms
Nvidia won't release a Founders Edition model of its upcoming $329 GeForce RTX 3060, while custom graphics card makers are warning about price hikes.
RIP old-school Internet: Chrome 88 lays Flash and FTP to rest
In addition to some new features, Chrome 88 ends support for Adobe Flash, the File Transfer Protocol, and Apple's OS X Yosemite.
Intel quietly kills its face-melting Optane desktop SSDs
Intel issues a discontinuation notice for all consumer Optane SSDs in desktops, bringing a radical experiment to an end, but the technology lives on in laptops and servers.
5 innovations that pushed laptops forward at CES 2021
CES 2021 may be virtual, but the drumbeat of innovation continued with these 5 laptop trends revealed at the show.
More graphics card makers roll out significant price hikes
A week after Asus warned of impending price increases for its graphics cards, EVGA and Zotac are following suit.
New Radeon GPUs were barely seen at CES, but they cast a long shadow
AMD only briefly teased new Radeon RX 6000-series laptop and desktop graphics chips at CES 2021, but its design decisions influenced Nvidia's hardware as well.
Nvidia woos mainstream gamers with the $329 GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 30-series laptops
Nvidia courted mainstream gamers during its CES 2021 'Game On' event, unveiling mobile RTX 30-series GPUs, the desktop GeForce RTX 3060, new Reflex Latency Analyzer monitors, and more.
CES 2021 preview: Brace yourself for a deluge of new PC hardware
CES may be virtual in 2021, but we expect to see plenty of new hardware from the likes of Intel, AMD, Nvidia, HP, Dell, Asus, MSI, and more.
Acer's swanky new gaming monitors marry high resolutions with ultra-fast speeds
Fast refresh rates? Tons of pixels? Buttery-smooth adaptive sync capabilities? Acer's trio of new gaming monitors offer it all.
Graphics cards are about to get a lot more expensive, Asus warns
Graphics card prices were bad in 2020. In 2021, Asus says they'll rise even higher, thanks to tariffs, increased shipping costs, and more.
How to check your PC's CPU temperature
Is your PC's processor too hot? Here's how to monitor your computer's CPU temperature, and lower it if needed.
How to install a graphics card
Installing a new graphics card can give your PC a major performance boost. Here's how to do it.
Xbox Series X vs. gaming PCs: Fight!
The Xbox Series X delivers exceptional value for the hardware inside, but the battle against gaming PCs isn't as cut-and-dry as you may think.
The best free software for your PC
These are the best free programs that any PC needs: solid security tools, productivity software, and more.