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…
Anything is possible in this new era of gaming monitors
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Sometimes, you get everything you’ve wanted. We probably won’t see much innovation from gaming monitors over the next couple of years. We’re on the heels…
Brighter isn’t better for OLED monitors. An expert told me the surprising reason why
Digital Trends “That’s just too dim.” It’s the same feedback I always get when reviewing OLED gaming monitors, which have made waves throughout this year. The criticism puts a damper…
Windows is holding back the future of handheld gaming
Digital Trends I’ve used most of the handheld gaming PCs that have released this year, but I always go back to my Steam Deck. It’s not the most powerful, it…