Articles by Gordon Mah Ung
Samsung’s first PCIe 5.0 SSD is here and it’s stupidly fast
Second-gen PCIe 4.0 SSDs are still fresh out of the oven but Samsung's already showing off a blazing-fast PCIe 5.0 SSD that makes them look downright pokey.
The Full Nerd ep 200: We eat our words edition
We call the Full Nerd crew onto the carpet for their incorrect predictions for 2020.
The beauty of boutique: Watch us unbox a tricked-out Falcon Northwest Talon PC
Where do Gabe Newell, Tim Sweeney, and Richard Garriott buy PCs from? Falcon Northwest. Watch us unbox the Falcon Northwest Talon PC to see the beauty of boutique builds.
We found a secret in Asus ROG’s CES teaser video
We analyzed Asus's overly dark CES 2022 teaser video and found a couple of big hints about what's coming.
Could GDPR policy erase your games? It happened to an Ubisoft customer
Ubisoft said its controversial inactive account policy is due to Europe's privacy laws on data retention.
Dell reveals Concept Luna, a radically compelling vision for sustainable laptops
Can consumers move from using to recycling to use and reuse? Dell's sustainable Concept Luna laptop is built around that vision.
Buying a laptop? These are the CPUs and GPUs to look for
Be prepared to pounce on laptop deals before they arrive by knowing the right CPU and GPU for your needs
Put down your pitchforks: Intel’s 12th-gen CPUs aren’t power hogs
Yes, Intel's 12th-gen Alder Lake CPUs can sometimes consume much more power than Ryzen, but the practical truth is much more nuanced.
8 reasons why AMD Ryzen CPUs deserve your attention
With Intel making better CPUs at last, should you still buy Ryzen? Possibly. Here's why.
FTC sues to halt Nvidia Arm purchase
US antitrust regulators are suing to halt Nvidia's purchase of chipmaker Arm.
Best external SSD for gaming
Adding an external SSD to your gaming laptop is a great way to expand your storage for holding games and making your game library portable. But you need to choose the right external SSD or you could sell your gaming performance short.
Dell’s awesome XPS 13 is down to $699
Dell's XPS 13 is a premium laptop, and now it's available at a much more reasonable price on Dell.com.
Kill Wi-Fi dead spots with this TP-Link mesh router 3-pack for $110
This TP-Link mesh router deal is so good, you might have to finally toss that router you bought during the Bush administration.
Get a Shield TV video streamer for $129 at Amazon today
Here's a Black Friday deal for cord cutters: Save on streaming bandwidth and service costs by streaming at 1080p and converting it to 4k.
The Full Nerd ep. 198: RTX 2060 redux and Black Friday PC deals
How much would a new old GeForce RTX 2060 cost? And Alaina breaks down what kind of deals to expect this Black Friday.
The Full Nerd Special Episode: Asus dives deep into Z690 motherboards, DDR5, RGB standards, and more
Why are some Z690 motherboards so expensive? Asus explains why in this episode of the Full Nerd.
This radical USB-C power bank charges insanely fast
The graphene-composite ElecJet Apollo Ultra can go from 0 to 100 in 30 minutes and supports just about every charge protocol out there.
What is DDR5? The PC’s next-gen memory, explained
Is DDR5 more future proof? Is it faster? And what about DDR5's latency? We answer those questions and more.