To state the obvious, PC hardware is the most important part of our computers. Without a solid set of components, our software and gaming experiences will be sloooow. This section covers a range of articles I’ve written about PC hardware, with a particular focus (so far) on:
If you’re looking to start video editing on a laptop, you can easily get confused – there is just so much choice out there! Should you buy a Dell, HP or ASUS laptop? And do you need an AMD or Intel CPU? While we’re at it, is 16 gigs of RAM enough or do you … Read more
Here’s a terrible tech tip. If you’re not sure whether the graphics card has gone into the PCI express slot correctly or not, just give your computer a good shake upside down. If it doesn’t fall out, then it’s secure! This video is also available to view on:
I freely admit that my study (and PC) looks a bit… boring: The lack of sparkly RGBs or triple 4K monitors means that I won’t win any style awards. However I’m actually pretty happy with my home computing setup, which includes a fairly powerful 4K video editing PC (that has 12 cores and 64GB of … Read more
ASUS are a bit of a confusing company to buy from, because they have so. many. different. sub-brands. ASUS Prime. TUF-Gaming. ProArt. ROG Strix. Oh yeah, and plain ‘ol ROG. What’s the difference? Is one sub-brand ‘better’ than the other? I explore these questions and more in this video. I also discuss why ROG Strix … Read more
I loved buying my first NVMe M.2 SSD, because it was so much faster (than my old SATA SSD) – plus it required zero cables. NVMe drives just seem better all round. So why are some people STILL buying SATA SSDs? Well there are a few reasons for this, for example not all motherboards have … Read more
PC hardware is getting cheaper all the time, to the point that you can build a fairly powerful 1080p gaming rig for just $350 – which is LESS than the price of a PS5 or Xbox Series X console. So in this video, I cover four great PC part lists and builds at different prices … Read more
I enjoy learning lots of random (I mean, totally useful) facts. So in this video I cover five of my favorite facts about the PC industry, ranging from Microsoft’s “illegal” Embrace Extend Exterminate strategy from the 1990s, Lisa Su’s cousin who also works in tech, one of the earliest (and most successful) tech start-up founders … Read more
A slow computer is one of the most annoying IT issues you can have, especially because they can be so difficult to debug. Finding the issue and resolving can be difficult. This video covers 16 different things you should check and change to speed up your computer and hopefully start getting lower CPU usage. I … Read more
DDR5 is here and – thankfully – cheaper than ever. This has led to lots of PC builders wondering if they should finally upgrade to DDR5 RAM. However some early adopters of DDR5 memory complained that their RAM was “overheating” or running “too hot”. Is this still true? And do you need special cooling for … Read more
Many people in technology rightly point to really toxic comments and behaviors from a small majority of fans – whether that’s “AMD Fanboys” or Intel/NVIDIA fans. Clearly toxic behaviour is always wrong, but can generally “fanboyism” actually be a force for good in some cases? That’s the question that I discuss in today’s video. I … Read more
