Brad Chacos
Senior Editor
Brad Chacos spends his days digging through desktop PCs and tweeting too much. He covers gaming and graphics for PCWorld, and spends his mornings running the news desk for PCWorld, Macworld, Greenbot, and TechHive.
No, Asus didn't cancel Radeon-exclusive Arez GPUs
Several major websites ran articles claiming the new Asus Arez GPU brand was already dead, but the Arez Twitter account was a fake.
NZXT H500i review: A $100 case loaded with premium features
The NZXT H500i PC case comes loaded with materials, design elements, and a Smart Device controller typically found in much more expensive cases.
EVGA moves its motherboard drivers to reusable flash drives, finally leaving DVDs behind
Optical drives are a dying breed among enthusiasts, so new EVGA motherboards will ship their drivers on flash drives instead.
Nvidia's first 4K G-Sync HDR monitor is available to preorder, with a cutting-edge price
The Acer Predator X27, one of the first 4K G-Sync HDR displays, is on Newegg for $2,000.
The best CPUs for gaming
The best gaming CPUs will help your PC pump out as many frames as possible, as quickly as possible. We pick the best for every budget.
MSI's Mech 2 graphics cards give AMD another Radeon-exclusive brand
AMD lands another Radeon-exclusive brand in MSI's RX Mech 2 graphics cards. Is it because of the now-dead GeForce Partner Program?
Microsoft may release a tiny $400 Surface tablet to challenge the iPad
Microsoft's working on a $400 Surface tablet with USB-C and Intel inside to take on Apple's iPad, Bloomberg reports.
EVGA's powerful SC15 gaming laptop is loaded with enthusiast features and $900 off
The EVGA SC15 got glowing reviews at $1,900 thanks to its powerful hardware and luxurious features. Now it's on sale for $999.
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Intel 8th-gen motherboards explained: Z390 vs. Z370 vs. H370 vs. B360 vs. H310
A wide variety of 300-series chipsets support Intel's 8th-generation "Coffee Lake" CPUs. Here's how Z390, Z370, H370, B360, and H310 motherboards compare.
Microsoft lets you gift digital PC games now, but the Xbox experience still sucks on computers
You can now gift PC games, DLC, and Xbox One games in the Microsoft Store, a feature Steam has had since before the Microsoft Store launched five years ago.
You can actually afford Nvidia GeForce graphics cards now
Graphics card prices haven't quite returned to pre-crisis levels, but Nvidia's GeForce GPUs are at or near MSRP.