Intel’s downfall hurts everyone
Intel can’t catch a break. The instability saga we’ve witnessed over the past few months, along with a historically disastrous earnings report for the company, has led Intel into some…
I grilled Intel about its massive stability problem — here’s what it told me
Intel is in trouble. We’ve known there was a problem for months, but the true scope of the issue is coming into focus. Intel has finally said a microcode update…
These 9 Steam apps have been transformative for my gaming PC
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends You don’t need to install a ton of apps to set up a gaming PC these days. You grab your favorite browser, download Steam and…
The RTX 4090 has finally met its match
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The RTX 4090 is a monster graphics card. It continues to challenge even standard-sized PC cases with its triple-slot size, as well as its thick…
Don’t upgrade your GPU until you’ve read this
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends We’re on the brink of a new generation of graphics cards. AMD, Nvidia, and even Intel have all hinted that we’ll see new graphics cards…
This $7 app doubled the performance of my gaming PC — seriously
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I know it sounds too good to be true, but there’s a $7 app that will double your performance in any game, with any graphics…
It’s time to stop ignoring the CPU in your gaming PC
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends There’s one thing that will strike fear into the heart of any PC gamer: a CPU bottleneck. It’s unimaginable that you wouldn’t get the full…
GDC 2024 in review: Path tracing, upscaling, and CPU-killing tech
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends ReSpec is a bit different this week. I’ve spent the week in sunny San Francisco at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), running from meeting to…
AMD needs to fix this one problem with its next-gen GPUs
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD’s current-gen graphics cards have been a revelation. Last generation, AMD was able to hit performance parity with Nvidia while sacrificing ray tracing performance. This…
GPUs are on an apology tour
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends There’s no better way to reverse bad press than a genuine apology tour. GPUs are on a bit of one right now in an attempt…