I have been interested in science and technology for as long as I can remember, spurred on by a fondness for video games. I learned to work in Windows and manipulate files to get buggy games to work, and I learned to build and upgrade PCs for better performance.
In my role at PCMag for the past four years, I’ve deeply enjoyed the opportunity to share my knowledge and expertise. Before PCMag, I wrote for Tom's Hardware for three years, where I covered tech news, deals, and wrote some hands-on reviews. After working as a PCMag contributor for a time reviewing desktops, PC cases, budget processors, and motherboards, I now focus on testing and reviewing processors and graphics cards and sharing my insights on the industry.
As a PC component reviewer, almost every PC I use is a custom-built system. The only exceptions are my laptops, which I modify and tweak to improve performance, too. My current best laptop is a 16-inch Lenovo Slim 5 with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. My home-built desktop has an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU—all the better to play Kingdom Come Deliverance II with.
My lifelong love of computers and gaming has led me to amass a collection of old tech devices. I have several custom-built PCs, ranging from a Windows 98-based Pentium II to modern hardware, that I use to enjoy older games. These sit alongside my collection of retro game consoles, which includes an NES, a Super Nintendo, a Sega Genesis, an original PlayStation, and a first-generation Xbox.
I'm also a connoisseur of budget tech devices, like my smartphone of choice. Currently, I use a Poco X7 Pro that I bought in 2025 and love so far.
Building or buying a PC in 2026 just keeps getting more expensive, with memory and storage prices surging. I've been building PCs for a long time, so here's how I would save my money.
1 day, 19 hoursUpgrading or building out your workhorse PC on a tight budget? Here's how to shop for the right AMD or Intel processor for less than $300, along with the top-performing chips in our benchmark tests.
2 days, 15 hoursNeed a cost-conscious upgrade to your desktop's integrated graphics, or a budget boost for your aging video card? We've tested samples of all the major GPUs on the market to pick out the best values.
2 weeks, 4 daysHunting for a new GPU for gaming, multi-display, or something else? Here's everything you need to know to shop the latest Nvidia GeForce, AMD Radeon, and Intel Arc video cards with confidence. (We've tested 'em all.)
3 weeks, 6 daysBuying the right processor for PC gaming might seem complicated—especially with AMD's multiple Ryzen families and Intel's many Cores and "Lakes." Here's everything you need to know, plus our top picks based on PC Labs' deep-dive CPU reviews.
4 weeksWhether you're upgrading your desktop PC or building a new one, choosing the right processor is the most crucial and complex choice you will make. Let's simplify it! Here's how to make sense of AMD's and Intel's lines, backed by dozens of our deep-dive reviews.
4 weeksIntel's new Arc Pro cards flex 32GB of memory, aiming squarely at demanding AI pipelines and model-heavy workloads.
2 monthsIntel just tipped Core Ultra 200S Plus, a promising, price-aggressive bunch of refreshed "Arrow Lake" desktop processors coming in late March. Here's everything I've learned so far about these new chips.
2 months, 2 weeksYou need a powerful graphics card to run cutting-edge PC games at 4K resolution. These high-end GPUs are the top performers we've tested for pixel-packed gaming.
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4 months, 2 weeksAt CES, Intel details its launch lineup for the new Core Ultra Series 3 processors (based on its 2nm 18A architecture) that will launch this month across midrange to high-end AI PC laptops.
4 months, 2 weeksNvidia's biggest gaming reveal at CES 2026 was DLSS 4.5, an update for RTX GPUs that can boost frames rendered by six times via multi-frame generation and sharpen images with an upgraded Transformer AI model.
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