Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas (Twitter) is TechRadar's computing editor. They are fat, queer and extremely online. Computers are the devil, but they just happen to be a satanist. If you need to know anything about computing components, PC gaming or the best laptop on the market, don't be afraid to drop them a line on Twitter or through email.

Articles by: Bill Thomas

LG Gram 17

LG Gram 17 (2020) review

By Bill Thomas last updated

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The LG Gram 17 is all about packing Ultrabook-class hardware into a 17-inch chassis that's lighter than most 13-inch laptops. But is it worth it?

A person at a laptop with a cybersecure lock symbol floating above it.

Best website change monitoring software of 2024

By Bill Thomas last updated

Updated We feature the best website change monitoring software, to make it simple and easy to alert you to any unauthorized changes to your website, such as a hacking attack.

The best open world games on PC today

The best open world games on PC today

By Bill Thomas, Dan Griliopoulos last updated

Updated Our list of the best open world games on PC will help you experience unmissable adventures

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC

Red Dead Redemption 2 performance: you're going to need a beefy gaming PC

By Bill Thomas last updated

Tested Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally out on PC, so we went ahead and tested it on all the best graphics cards.

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC

Red Dead Redemption 2 is broken on PC and no one knows how to fix it

By Bill Thomas last updated

Updated Red Dead Redemption 2 is out on PC, but it's broken, and we can't seem to find any solutions online.

red dead redemption

Nobody wants to play Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC

By Bill Thomas last updated

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been out on PC for a couple of months, but the sales haven't been great - why?

AMD Radeon RX 6800

AMD Radeon RX 6800 review

By Bill Thomas last updated

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Updated The AMD Radeon RX 6800, along with its more powerful sibling, the RX 6800 XT, are looking to bring Team Red into the 4K gaming world.

MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio

MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio review

By Bill Thomas last updated

The MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio brings a massive triple-fan cooler and even better performance to the table.

Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R review

By Bill Thomas last updated

The Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R is a open-back gaming headset without a mic. Is the audio quality good enough to demand users own a seperate mic?

Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Aero

Turtle Beach Elite Atlas Aero review

By Bill Thomas last updated

The Elite Atlas Aero is Turtle Beach's move into high-end PC gaming headsets. How does it fare against the competition?

Astro A50

Astro A50 (2019) review

By Bill Thomas last updated

The Astro A50 is one of the most premium gaming headsets on the market. Does the most recent iteration live up to the legacy?

Intel i9-11900K CPU

Intel Rocket Lake: everything we know

By Bill Thomas last updated

CES 2021 Intel has announced its 11th-generation desktop lineup, bringing the Cypress Cove microarchitecture to desktop, along with a ton of new features.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Nvidia Ampere: release date, price and specs

By Bill Thomas, John Loeffler, Michelle Rae Uy last updated

Updated Nvidia Ampere is here, and its the architecture behind the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 series.

Razer Opus

Razer Opus review

By Bill Thomas last updated

Great Value

Not a gaming headset, the Razer Opus sees the gamer lifestyle brand branch out into personal audio.

MSI GE76 RAIDER

MSI GE76 Raider review

By Bill Thomas last updated

The MSI GE76 Raider is an incredibly powerful gaming laptop, but is it worth the high price and heavy build?

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT review

By Bill Thomas last updated

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Updated AMD has finally launched the next entry in its Navi lineup, the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, and it definitely delivers where it counts.

The Intel Arc logo against a blue and purple backdrop

Intel Arc specs, news and rumors

By Bill Thomas, John Loeffler published

Intel Arc graphics cards are coming soon, but, what will these Intel graphics cards look like? What kind of specs can we expect? What will be the release date?

MacBook

We don't need the 12-inch MacBook anymore

By Bill Thomas published

Apple recently sent out a survey to 12-inch MacBook users asking for feedback, leading some to think a new model may be on the way, but do we really need one?

Back 4 Blood cleaners shooting a Ridden

Back 4 Blood early impressions: our thoughts on the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead 2

By Vic Hood, Adam Vjestica, Bill Thomas, John Loeffler published

In Depth The TechRadar team took part in a pre-beta for Back 4 Blood but, while one of us loved the upcoming squad-based shooter, not all of us were sold.

Asus Radeon RX 6600 XT on a pink background next to the graphics card's retail packaging.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT is here to take the RTX 3060 on

By Bill Thomas published

AMD has announced the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, its direct competitor to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 to target 1080p PC gamers.

Woman using a Dell XPS 13. She's sitting in front of a window, and looks pretty happy with the laptop.

Is the Dell XPS 13 OLED upgrade actually worth it?

By Bill Thomas published

The Dell XPS 13 has an optional OLED upgrade, but is it actually worth it?

Discord's "Welcome to threads" message within Discord.

Exclusive: Discord is getting threads – this is what it looks like

By Bill Thomas published

Discord just seeded an update for Threads to its bot developers, and it is one of the most exciting features to come to the chat service in years.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Asgard

Steam Deck doesn’t have Ubisoft’s support yet – and it doesn’t matter

By Bill Thomas published

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillermot said that Ubisoft would put its games on the Steam Deck if it's successful - but its games will be on the Steam Deck either way.

Steam Deck emerging from the flames of a laptop

Nintendo needs a better virtual console now that the Steam Deck is here

By Bill Thomas published

The Steam Deck is coming and Nintendo needs to beef up its support for classic games before the portable gaming PC comes out.

Steam Deck console from Valve

Don't buy the base model Steam Deck

By Bill Thomas published

The base model of the Steam Deck only has 64GB of eMMC storage. It's a joke. Don't buy it.

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