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.
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The best graphics cards for PC gaming
These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today from Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon.
Watch out, Steam? Discord's Store and Nitro game subscription launches worldwide
After debuting in Canada alone, the Discord Store and Nitro game subscription service launches in beta globally today, and the lineups are pretty enticing.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition review: Better tomorrow and today
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition packs futuristic hardware for ray tracing and AI-enhanced graphics, but it's also faster than the competition in traditional games.
EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC review: Cheaper and more feature-packed than Nvidia's Founders Edition
EVGA's GeForce RTX 2070 XC graphics card is cooler, more feature-packed, and just as fast as the Nvidia Founders Edition, but it costs $50 less. With dedicated RT and tensor cores for ray tracing and AI-enhanced graphics, it's worth...
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Intel 300-series motherboards explained: Z390 vs. Z370 vs. H370 vs. B360 vs. H310
A wide variety of 300-series chipsets support Intel's"Coffee Lake" CPUs. Here's how Z390, Z370, H370, B360, and H310 motherboards compare.
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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.
PNY GeForce RTX 2080 XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition review: Okay but overpriced
The PNY GeForce RTX 2080 XLR8 is an all right card that's painfully overpriced compared to its rivals.
Intel 9th-gen CPU reactions with Intel, Alienware, GamersNexus, Paul's Hardware, and Bitwit
When you're surrounded by smart people, you ask them questions. We've got rapid reactions to the Intel 9th-gen CPU reveal from Alienware, Intel, and some of the best PC YouTube channels around.
Never preorder: Why jumping on new technology before it's tested is a bad idea
Preordering PC components based on hype and promises always winds up disappointing in some way, and we're already seeing warning signs about Intel's Core i7-9700K.
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How to get the Windows 10 October 2018 Update right now
Microsoft's big Windows 10 October 2018 Update will start rolling out new features to the masses on October 9, but you can get it today. We'll show you how.
Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update after reports of mass file deletion
Microsoft has slammed the brakes on the Windows 10 October 2018 Update's rollout after it deleted entire folders full of files for some users.