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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

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Best website change monitoring software of 2024

By Bill Thomas last updated 17 December 24

Updated We list the best website change monitoring software, to make it simple and easy to watch for unauthorized changes to your website.

LG Gram 17 (2020) review

By Bill Thomas last updated 29 August 24

Recommended

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?

The best open world games on PC today

By Bill Thomas, Dan Griliopoulos last updated 31 July 23

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

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

By Bill Thomas last updated 2 August 22

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 is broken on PC and no one knows how to fix it

By Bill Thomas last updated 2 August 22

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

Nobody wants to play Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC

By Bill Thomas last updated 2 August 22

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 review

By Bill Thomas last updated 22 April 22

Recommended

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 review

By Bill Thomas last updated 22 April 22

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 12 April 22

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 review

By Bill Thomas last updated 12 April 22

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

Astro A50 (2019) review

By Bill Thomas last updated 12 April 22

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 Rocket Lake: everything we know

By Bill Thomas last updated 24 January 22

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 Ampere: release date, price and specs

By Bill Thomas, John Loeffler, Michelle Rae Uy last updated 24 January 22

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

Razer Opus review

By Bill Thomas last updated 24 November 21

Great Value

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

MSI GE76 Raider review

By Bill Thomas last updated 11 November 21

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 review

By Bill Thomas last updated 12 October 21

Recommended

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.

Intel Arc specs, news and rumors

By Bill Thomas, John Loeffler published 28 August 21

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?

We don't need the 12-inch MacBook anymore

By Bill Thomas published 9 August 21

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

By Vic Hood, Adam Vjestica, Bill Thomas, John Loeffler published 5 August 21

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 30 July 21

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 24 July 21

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 21 July 21

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.

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

By Bill Thomas published 20 July 21

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 17 July 21

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

Don't buy the base model Steam Deck

By Bill Thomas published 16 July 21

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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