Articles by Gordon Mah Ung
Apple’s M2 Pro MacBooks will get smoked by new PC chips—but it doesn’t matter
Here's why you shouldn't get worked up whether Apple's new M2 MacBook Pro wins or loses versus the latest PC hardware.
CAMM: The future of laptop memory has arrived
The CAMM Common Spec module should replace the aging SO-DIMM module as early as next year in some laptops.
Intel to smash 6GHz barrier with $699 Core i9 CPU
Intel's 6GHz Core i9-13900KS will go on sale today, breaking the 6GHz barrier for $699.
The Full Nerd ep 241: 2023 tech predictions and eating our words
This week, Gordon, Brad, Alaina and Adam take responsibility for their PC predictions of 2022—and then proceed to predict what will happen in 2023.
You don't have to get outraged at everything Internet
With 2022 being the year of outrage, let's all hope everyone can be calmer in 2023.
The Full Nerd: Old-school PC gaming with AMD, Microsoft, and Falcon Northwest
The Full Nerd kicks it old school and talks about the early days of PC gaming with Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb, AMD's Frank Azor, and Falcon Northwest founder Kelt Reeves.
EcoFlow Delta 2 power station review: Flexible, advanced, and LOUD
Marred only by fan noise, EcoFlow's updated Delta 2 ups the ante in power station capabilty.
This common time-saving shortcut can freak out your new PC
Paid tech support people hate this one trick that makes a newly built PC work right from day one.
Nvidia finally responds to melting RTX 4090 cable controversy
Nvidia said improper insertion likely cause of the 50 known cases of melted connectors.
Gamers Nexus may have solved why RTX 4090 power cables are melting
Improperly inserted cables and foreign debris may be behind the 12VHWPR mystery surrounding the launch of Nvidia's RTX 4090 powerhouse GPU.
Intel Core i9-13900K review: Raw, unapologetic power
With the launch of its 13th-gen Raptor Lake processors, Intel slides back into first place. Mostly.
Ryzen 9 7950X review: A ferocious start to AMD's next chapter
AMD’s Ryzen 7950X pack a hard, impressive punch, even with Intel’s 13th-gen Raptor Lake looming large on the horizon.
We tested 43 old USB-C to USB-A cables. 1 was great. 10 were dangerous
You may want to take scissors to your pile of old USB-C to USB-A cables.
Intel’s 13th-gen Core i9 just beat AMD’s Ryzen 7000!
Bigger, rounder numbers work on humans and that benefits Intel's first 6GHz CPU, coming as part of the 13th-gen 'Raptor Lake' lineup.
Intel's new Raptor Lake CPUs will run at 6GHz
Intel's 13th gen breaks 6GHz barrier and offer 15 percent single-threaded performance improve.
Calm down, USB4 version 2.0 haters
You're outage is again misplaced internet. Here is another way to look at the latest USB spec: USB4 Version 2.0.
USB4 2.0: What to expect
USB4 version 2.0 doubles throughput to 80Gbps and implies PCIe might move to more to the "latest" version
Tested: Intel 11th-gen vs. 12th-gen CPUs in the Framework laptop
We upgraded the CPU in our Framework laptop from a 4-core 11th-gen to a 12-core 12th-gen Intel processor to find out if its worth it or not.