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.
Nvidia's GeForce Now adds real-time ray tracing and Android support as cloud gaming heats up
Nvidia's GeForce Now game-streaming service is adding key new features as it prepares for a full launch: real-time ray tracing and support for Android devices.
Real-time ray tracing is coming to Minecraft on Windows 10, and it looks stunning
Like Quake II before it, full-blown path tracing is coming to Minecraft with Nvidia's help.
Pre-binned Ryzen 3000 CPU listings reveal the limits of AMD overclocking potential
Case King and Silicon Lottery are selling pre-binned Ryzen 3000 CPUs with guaranteed minimum overclocks, and they show how limited the headroom is for AMD's cutting-edge processors.
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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.
Minecraft's long-promised Super Duper Graphics Pack overhaul is dead
Two years after announcing Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack overhaul, developer Mojang cancels the idea. Java Edition gamers can still use mods, though.
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 review: A stunning value supercharged by clever software tricks
The wait for custom Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards was worth it. The Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 and its new Trixx Boost feature deliver great value for a mere $9 markup over reference designs.
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News that Intel's first Xe graphics cards will cost $200 turns out to be a mistranslation
Intel graphics chief Raja Koduri's video interview with a Russian tech site went viral when enthusiasts thought he said the first Xe graphics card would cost $200. That news turns out to have been a mistranslation.
AMD CEO confirms high-end Radeon 'Navi' graphics cards are coming
AMD CEO Lisa Su said bigger Radeon Navi GPUs are "on track" during a financial earnings call.
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Warning: Watch out for awful graphics card 'deals' that aren't worth your money
Don't be a sucker. The graphics card landscape is drastically different than a few weeks ago, and GPU makers are looking to offload pricey obsolete models with 'deals' that aren't worth your dollars.
Nvidia woos creators with 10 potent RTX Studio laptops, 30-bit color support for GeForce GPUs
Nvidia revs up its RTX Studio initiative with an army of new laptops and fresh Studio drivers just in time for Siggraph.
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These 20 deep, absorbing PC games will eat days of your life
These long PC games demanded to be played for days, not hours—and your tenacity will be rewarded.