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Darren Allan

Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - 'I Know What You Did Last Supper' - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).

Articles by: Darren Allan

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card showing ports

GPU stock could soon improve – and get much better from mid-2022

By Darren Allan published 25 January 22

Let’s hope this rumor is on the money, as we could do with some good news in the graphics card world.

Arc Alchemist leak provides details for Intel’s five laptop GPUs

By Darren Allan published 25 January 22

Intel’s mobile graphics cards are looking promising, and hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for them.

Expert-Oriented AMD RX 550 graphics card front-on

AMD RX 550 GPU reportedly back on sale – but you can’t buy one

By Darren Allan published 24 January 22

RX 550 is apparently available from some Japanese retailers, but even this half-decade-old GPU is price hiked.

Apple could have the biggest launch event in its history later in 2022

By Darren Allan published 24 January 22

Potentially including new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, a refreshed iMac and much more.

Intel Alder Lake Core i5 CPU you can’t buy hits a staggering 5.7GHz overclock

By Darren Allan published 23 January 22

Don’t get overly excited – this chip can’t be bought outside of Asia, and there’s another reason not to get carried away, too.

Intel warns against Alder Lake overclocking trick that could 'damage' your CPU

By Darren Allan published 22 January 22

It has recently been shown that non-K 12th-gen chips can be overclocked, but Intel has cautioned against this.

God of War on the MacBook Air proves Apple accidently made a gaming laptop

By Darren Allan published 21 January 22

God of War runs just fine on a MacBook Air M1, but admittedly it takes some tweaking beforehand.

Intel Alder Lake CPU overclocking trick works with cheaper motherboards (but there’s a catch)

By Darren Allan published 21 January 22

The tale of the 12th-gen non-K processors which can be hugely overclocked comes with another twist.

Intel Arc Alchemist flagship GPU could be a match for Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti

By Darren Allan published 21 January 22

Doubts still remain, however, about how soon we might see these Arc Alchemist graphics cards launch.

Laptop cooling pad with an RGB light strip around the edge, on a black background and one fan in the middle.

Best laptop cooling pad 2022: top picks for keeping your notebook cool

By Darren Allan published 21 January 22

Buying Guide We picked out some fan-tastic laptop cooling pads that could help prolong the longevity of your notebook.

Windows 10 and 11 get a fix for search-breaking Outlook bug

By Darren Allan published 20 January 22

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Yet another bug has popped up in Windows, although thankfully this rather odd glitch has now been cured.

Windows 11 showing virtual keyboard with voice controls

Windows 11 now lets you type with your voice

By Darren Allan published 20 January 22

The voice access features in Windows 11 are already being expanded, but remember they’re still in testing.

AMD RX 6500 XT is on sale – but good luck finding the GPU

By Darren Allan published 20 January 22

There is some more positive news with pricing, at least with some models of the 6500 XT.

Illustration of chip processor background circuit board

Overclocked Intel Core i3-12300 destroys quad-core CPU world record

By Darren Allan published 19 January 22

It doesn’t just beat the Ryzen 5300G, the previous record holder, but annihilates the AMD processor.

Intel’s lowly Celeron G6900 CPU gets overclocked to a staggering 5.3GHz

By Darren Allan published 18 January 22

Expert overclocker Der8auer has also ramped up other Alder Lake processors with very impressive results.

Gigabyte RX 6500 XT Eagle graphics card angle view

AMD RX 6500 XT pricing looks like seriously bad news for a ‘budget’ GPU

By Darren Allan published 18 January 22

Pricing for Gigabyte RX 6500 XT graphics cards over in France is seriously disappointing.

Best standing desk for home office and WFH in 2022

By Darren Allan, Anthony Spadafora published 18 January 22

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Buying Guide The best standing desks on the market should help people looking to be healthier whether in the office or in the home.

AMD could turbocharge RX 6000 GPUs with faster memory

By Darren Allan published 17 January 22

A new rumor claims that AMD could be mulling a refresh of some Big Navi graphics cards.

Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti GPU leak suggests eye-watering power demands

By Darren Allan published 17 January 22

It’s not just your wallet that could feel the impact of the mighty new Ampere flagship, but also your power supply.

Nvidia RTX 3090 being held close to camera

Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti leaked pricing suggests a wallet-damaging GPU

By Darren Allan published 16 January 22

If spilled prices from some European retailers turn out to be in the right ballpark, this could be one seriously expensive GPU.

Intel Core i9 Processor Shown Back and Front

Intel Raptor Lake CPUs could be good news for gamers

By Darren Allan published 15 January 22

Rumor mill reckons next-gen chips could have seriously beefed-up cache compared to Alder Lake.

God of War PC is so good it could make God of War: Ragnarok on PS5 even better

By Darren Allan published 14 January 22

Or indeed Ragnarok even better for the PC, when the port eventually happens (fingers crossed).

Good news on Steam Deck launch date – it’s still on target for February 2022

By Darren Allan published 14 January 22

Valve delivers further reassurance on the release date, and shows off a photo of in-house units now in testing.

PC gamers can soon play the entire Hitman trilogy in VR

By Darren Allan published 13 January 22

VR support debuts with Hitman 3 Year 2 on January 20 – and it looks seriously cool.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 graphics card shown with box

Clever RSR tech will boost frame rates by up to 70% on AMD GPUs

By Darren Allan published 12 January 22

This new feature looks to be a powerful addition to AMD’s existing FSR (which is only supported by certain games).

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