Tested: Microsoft's DirectStorage signals the sunset of SATA SSDs We test the DirectStorage performance of various SSDs and find SATA drives finally falling behind NVMe in games. By Gordon Ung 8 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 9 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 9 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 9 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 9 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 10 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 10 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 10 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 10 months ago
Nvidia finally responds to melting RTX 4090 cable controversy Nvidia said improper insertion likely cause of the 50 known cases of melted connectors. By Gordon Ung 11 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung 11 months ago
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. By Gordon Ung and Alaina Yee 12 months ago
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. By Sebastian Schenzinger, Gordon Ung and Alaina Yee 1 year ago
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. By Gordon Ung 1 year ago
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. By Gordon Ung 1 year ago
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. By Gordon Ung 1 year ago
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. By Gordon Ung 1 year ago
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 By Gordon Ung 1 year ago
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. By Gordon Ung 1 year ago
Replacing the Framework's CPU made me a believer in upgradeable laptops I replaced the CPU in Framework's upgradable laptop with Intel's newest 12th-gen processor. Here's what I learned. By Gordon Ung 1 year ago