Articles by Aleksha McLoughlin, Contributor

Aleksha McLoughlin is an experienced hardware writer. She was previously the Hardware Editor for TechRadar Gaming until September 2023. During this time, she looked after buying guides and wrote hardware reviews, news, and features. She has also contributed hardware content to the likes of PC Gamer, Trusted Reviews, Dexerto, Expert Reviews, and Android Central. When she isn't working, you'll often find her in mosh pits at metal gigs and festivals or listening to whatever new black and death metal has debuted that week.

Articles by: Aleksha McLoughlin

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The best 120Hz 4K monitors of 2024

By Michelle Rae Uy last updated 1 September 24

Updated Are you looking for a 120Hz 4K monitor? You’re not alone. These are the best such displays for PC and console gaming.

Best Acer laptops in 2025: Top machines for work and play

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 30 August 24

Buying Guide We're ranking only the best Acer laptops across all budgets, from budget, mid-range, and enthusiast-class champions.

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The best budget keyboards in 2025

By Rob Webb last updated 28 August 24

Updated You don't need to splash the cash to get a fully featured deck as the best budget keyboards will see you through confidently.

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The best PS5 deals for January 2025

By Rob Dwiar last updated 8 August 24

Deals We've been hard at work finding you all the best PS5 deals in the US and the UK to help you save money on hardware.

The cheapest Nintendo Switch bundles and deals in January 2025

By Dashiell Wood last updated 8 August 24

Deals Our roundup of the very cheapest Nintendo Switch bundles and deals right now.

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AMD vs Intel: which chipmaker does processors better?

By Aleksha McLoughlin last updated 3 August 24

Updated After years of one-sided beatdowns, the AMD vs Intel fight is getting much more interesting.

Best laptop CPU in 2024: all you need to know from AMD, Intel, Apple, and more

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 2 August 24

Whether you're after a gaming powerhouse, an entry-level model, or a sleek ultrabook, the best laptop CPUs are at the heart of the experience.

New Intel Arrow Lake CPU leak suggests its NPU could be disappointingly weak

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 9 July 24

New Arrow Lake leak makes it seem clear enough that desktop rigs aren't going to be Copilot+ PCs anytime soon.

AMD Ryzen 9600X and 9700X leaks suggest these CPUs will offer a big leap in performance

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 9 July 24

Leaked benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen 9600X and 9700X hint at some major performance uplifts.

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AMD’s top-end RDNA 4 GPU might not turn up until CES 2025 – and the second-tier model could be much later than that

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 8 July 24

A hardware leaker has claimed that AMD's RX 8000 graphics cards could arrive a lot later than expected.

New AMD Ryzen 9 9900X leaks show a powerful CPU that could worry Intel

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 8 July 24

New Ryzen 9900X leaks have surfaced showing the chip's supposed performance in two different benchmarks.

Seagate FireCuda 530 review - Still a trailblazer

By Aleksha McLoughlin last updated 8 July 24

Despite its age, the Seagate FireCuda 530 continues to be one of the best SSDs for PS5 that you can put into the console.

The best MSI gaming laptops 2024: our pick of the gaming powerhouses

By Allisa James last updated 7 July 24

Buying Guide We're rounding up only the best MSI gaming laptops from budget picks to midrange offerings, and leading options.

The best high refresh rate monitors 2025: fast displays for gamers

By Michelle Rae Uy last updated 5 July 24

We're rounding up only the best high refresh rate monitors on the market from 144Hz picks to 500Hz superfast models.

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Best 4K curved monitors 2024: top picks for immersive media, work, and gaming

By Michelle Rae Uy last updated 4 July 24

I'm rounding up all the best 4K curved monitors available in 2024 from budget choices to high-end offerings for gamers.

Intel Arrow Lake leak suggests overclocking is exclusive to the most expensive Z890 motherboards

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 4 July 24

Leaked specs indicate that only Intel's Z890 platform will officially support CPU overclocking.

Is this the most pointless addition to a PC ever? Dedicated Copilot button on Minisforum’s compact rig is a mystifying move

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 4 July 24

Minisforum has a new mini PC with a Meteor Lake chip inside, and the Copilot button is a puzzling addition to say the least.

Windows 11 is poised to finally become more popular than Windows 10 – at least with PC gamers

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 3 July 24

Latest Steam hardware survey indicates that Windows 11 will soon become the most prevalent OS on the gaming platform.

Lenovo LOQ 15 Gen 9 review: a solid if unspectacular 1080p gaming laptop

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 3 July 24

The Lenovo LOQ 15 Gen 9 impresses with solid 1080p performance and good build quality, but has a few drawbacks for its price that means it's not as encompassing as it could have been.

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AMD’s new FSR 3.1 loses first round fight to Nvidia DLSS in battle of the frame rate boosters

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 3 July 24

Despite improvements with AMD's FSR 3.1 update, it still lags behind Nvidia's DLSS 3.7 for overall image quality.

A mockup of an AMD Ryzen 9000-series processor

AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs are getting a nifty trick to help enthusiasts get the best out of the next-gen chips

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 2 July 24

Curve Shaper is coming to AMD's Curve Optimizer feature with the Ryzen 9000 series of processors.

An Intel Core i9-14900K slotted into a motherboard

Leaked Intel Arrow Lake benchmark hints at a seriously promising mid-range CPU

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 2 July 24

Purported mid-range Arrow Lake CPU is seemingly 20% faster than Intel's current top dog Core i9 chip.

A laptop with the Windows 11 desktop on screen, glowing, while on a work desk

Windows 11 runs into more trouble as Microsoft halts rollout of new features in testing

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 2 July 24

Microsoft has paused the latest batch of Windows 11 features due to testers flagging up some evidently serious problems.

Intel Arrow Lake leak suggests big changes for next-gen CPUs including shifting up a gear to faster RAM

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 2 July 24

Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs are rumored to run with a total of 32 PCIe lanes and drop support for DDR4 memory.

Latest Windows 11 update resumes rollout as Microsoft deals with nasty reboot bug – but some unlucky users have found their taskbar is now broken

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 1 July 24

Microsoft has taken out the taskbar now, sadly - so be careful around this preview update.

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