Recent content by PCG Paul

Probably my secondary storage drive, a Western Digital Red 3TB NAS HDD (WD30EFRX).

The FreeSync branding is a little confusing because it's just been rebranded, so there is a mix of old and new FreeSync designations in the wild. What officially exists now is FreeSync, FreeSync Premium, and FreeSync Premium Pro (previously branded as FreeSync 2 HDR). You can read about each one...

I’d love a forum section for MISC topics. You know, in case someone wants to talk about motorcycles, or Jeeps, or ‘Hey, check out these pics from my vacation to (exotic place)’, or ‘Anyone have a good recipe for (exotic food)?’, or ‘How about them (sports team)’, etc. Maybe this was discussed...

I’m actually originally from just north of Boston (Melrose). Italian descent into my mother’s side, and Scotch-Irish on my dad’s side, I’m told.

You're in great shape with that build, including the motherboard. I mean, there are higher end options, but outside of overclocking bells and whistles and/or more connectivity options (like more USB ports and/or USB-C), there's not a whole to be gained. Certainly not much in the way of stock...

The vast majority of laptops won't let you upgrade the GPU. So barring that, RAM and SSD are the top options. SSDs are especially appealing because pricing has come down quite a bit over the past few years. Also, laptop vendors have traditionally been stingy with the size/capacity of the SSD, so...

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, because after finishing Thimbleweed Park, I decided to revisit several old school adventure games to see how they've aged (along with my wits).

Hi all, the forums are back! I feel like I've come full circle—I was a regular in Maximum PC's forums (One4yu2c) before I started writing for the magazine in 2006, and later MPC's website. Now I cover hardware and tech news for PC Gamer (so I've been writing for Future the past 14 years), and am...