Darren Allan
Tech Reporter - United Kingdom
Darren has written for numerous magazines and websites in the technology world for almost 30 years, including TechRadar, PC Gamer, Eurogamer, Computeractive, and many more. He worked on his first magazine (PC Home) long before Google and most of the rest of the web existed. In his spare time, he can be found gaming, going to the gym, and writing books (his debut novel – ‘I Know What You Did Last Supper’ – was published by Hachette UK in 2013).
Editorial Responsibilities: technology news
What's in Darren's PC?
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- MOTHERBOARD: MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon
- RAM: TEAM Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
- GPU: ZOTAC GeForce RTX 2060 Super
- SSD: WD Black SN750 M.2 1TB
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
- COOLER: Alpenfohn Matterhorn CPU Cooler 120mm
- CASE: Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air
- PSU: Super Flower Leadex III 650W
Darren Allan has written 612 pieces of content
- February 2024
- AMD Zen 5 CPUs may not debut until late in 2024 - could Intel's Arrow Lake even arrive first?
- NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to arrive in 2024 leaker insists - don't believe the delay to 2025 rumors
- AMD RX 7900 GRE GPU goes on sale in the UK, fueling rumors that it's due for a US launch soon
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs could be 60% faster - and 2.5x for RT - but may not arrive until Q2 2025
- Ever wanted to play a PvP version of Home Alone? RBO is coming from the maker of Hello Neighbor
- No Man's Sky - regarded as the greatest gaming comeback ever by some - is free this weekend
- NVIDIA GeForce Now gets Skull and Bones, Halo: Infinite - and the possible sleeper hit of 2024
- MSI Afterburner drops support for Windows XP - but let's be honest, 23 years was a good run
- Windows 11 brings in the widget board change everyone wants - and other nifty interface tweaks
- Microsoft's new plan to push folks to upgrade to Windows 11 may be its most confusing move yet
- AMD's Anti-Lag+ tech is returning 'soon' - but what form will the reintroduced feature take?
- Literal bugs in NVIDIA GTX 1060 graphics card: Red ants invade a PC and 'eat the GPU alive'
- Fed up with sky-high pricing for NVIDIA's RTX 4090? The GPU now seems to be falling in price
- Ever wanted to chat to your GPU? NVIDIA's new RTX-powered AI chatbot is fast, local and private
- Helldivers 2 blows away God of War with new record player count for PlayStation launch on Steam
- DIYer makes a real-world Pokedex powered by ChatGPT AI, and it's every bit as cool as it sounds
- Unofficially running Windows 11 on an aged PC? The OS soon won't boot - at all - with old CPUs
- AMD Zen 5 CPUs rumored to offer 'totally ludicrous' performance boost to the tune of 30%
- Will 2024 be a year of breakout hits for PC gaming? Helldivers 2 is suddenly Steam's top-seller
- Intel Arc driver makes Palworld, Starfield run faster, and there's a 70% FPS boost elsewhere
- Dreams of Windows 12 this year are shot down, as Windows 11 24H2 is confirmed by Microsoft
- Think you've got a long wait for Windows 11's next feature update? Think again as it's imminent
- Microsoft's Copilot gets a makeover, as AI's image creation powers are taken to the next level
- Microsoft's new PC Manager app aims to speed up Windows 11 and get rid of ads (oh the irony)
- Leaked Intel CPU with 12 performance cores might sound like a gamer's dream - but it isn't
- Forget faster frame rates, the PlayStation 6's trump card could be AI? That's one theory anyway
- Video of reckless Tesla driver using Apple Vision Pro headset behind the wheel goes viral
- PowerColor RX 7900 XT Spectral White may tempt buyers away from NVIDIA's RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU
- How much burn-in coverage is right for OLED? ASUS and MSI reveal policies for their PC monitors
- Want all your PC games to be HDR? NVIDIA GPUs could get a better option than Windows Auto HDR
- Why are NVIDIA RTX 4090 prices so high? China reportedly still can't get enough of the GPU
- Your webcam might be shuttered, but an ambient light sensor is also a risk for being spied on
- Another clue points to Windows 11 24H2 coming later this year - and not Windows 12
- Nasty bug means Windows 10's default apps are reportedly crashing constantly for some users
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super GPU rumored to be selling decently - better than the 4070 Ti Super anyway
- Zen 5 CPUs are on track for release in the second half of 2024, AMD rep confirms January 2024
- Windows 11's new setup interface is found out - it was actually in Windows 10 a decade ago
- Can a mouse become a webcam? This clever mod shows what can be done with an optical sensor
- Microsoft Graveyard lets you wander among the headstones of the products Microsoft has axed
- NVIDIA beta GPU driver spotted boosting Cyberpunk 2077 frame rates by 23%, but there's a catch
- AMD's new graphics driver is only for one game, fixing graphics corruption with Suicide Squad
- Max Payne RTX Remix mod jazzes it up nicely - but destroys frame rate of NVIDIA's RTX 4080 GPU
- Amazon Prime Video subscribers: You're getting ads from today (unless you pay to avoid them)
- Windows 11 users, wave goodbye to WordPad - it'll likely be removed with the 24H2 update
- Windows 11 beta testers get the chance to turn their preview build into a release installation
- Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs on target for 2024 launch, CEO asserts - with massive AI gains in tow
- Is Palworld unstoppable? It's the top game on Xbox Game Pass and has 2 million players on Steam
- NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU reportedly sold well on launch - showing the value of 16GB VRAM?
- Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition arrives on PC on March 21 with DirectStorage and DLSS 3
- We loved Until Dawn on PS4 - and the horror classic is rumored to be coming to PC and PS5
- A dusty long-forgotten Windows 11 app is set for a major overhaul - stand by for Stickier Notes
- Palworld patch arrives to deal with cheaters - but it may not have the fix you really crave
- Palworld attracts 8 million buyers - but also the attention of The Pokemon Company, apparently
- Intel Arc driver offers 30% boosts for DX11 games, sparking excitement for Battlemage GPUs
- NVIDIA's new graphics driver supports RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU and transforms SDR videos into HDR
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super leak suggests a GPU that might be a touch faster than we expected
- AMD's fastest RDNA 4 GPU could offer RX 7900 XTX performance at $400 (if we're lucky)
- NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs could be 30%-40% faster than Lovelace - but RTX 5090 may hit 60% uplift
- Palworld hits 1.5m concurrent players on Steam but serious bugs might dampen the party mood
- Solidigm 61TB monster SSD, the biggest in the world, is now on sale for those with deep pockets
- MaxSun's RTX 4070 Super graphics card is different in that it avoids the 16-pin power connector
- Intel Arrow Lake might have a surprise up its sleeve: some peppy low-end laptop CPUs
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth introduces a new gaming paywall - New Game+ is a $15 upgrade
- Microsoft's take on Civilization is a grand strategy epic that promises not to waste your time
- Windows 11 is getting a feature to make editing your Android phone photos so much easier
- Another game gets AMD's FSR 3 frame generation - but (probably) not the one you were hoping for
- Manor Lords, a city builder from a lone developer, is now the number 2 wished-for game on Steam
- Intel Arrow Lake support is in CPU-Z - a sign 15th-gen CPUs will arrive earlier than expected?
- 2024 could be the year all laptops get 16GB of RAM - and you can thank Microsoft's AI for that
- NVIDIA's RTX 4070 Super is below MSRP already in Europe - another hint this GPU is struggling?
- Got your heart set on an NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super? Sadly this GPU could be tricky to buy
- Top-end GIGABYTE RTX 4070 Super GPU looks tempting - it's very nearly as fast as an RTX 4070 Ti
- NVIDIA's new driver brings RTX 4070 Super support, and 100+ games now have Reflex tech
- Linux is suddenly 6% faster in one respect after a developer spent 5 minutes tinkering with it
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl now has a final release date - September 5, 2024
- Windows 12 concept video shows how Microsoft's next OS might look - and it's surprisingly slick
- Cities: Skylines 2 devs warn they may 'pull back our engagement' with community due to toxicity
- Chrome users may be jealous of Microsoft Edge's new feature to double the power of web searches
- Microsoft is now charging for Copilot: New Pro AI is $20 monthly to make it faster and better
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is yet another PC game that demands an SSD to run
- Rumor suggests RTX 3050 6GB is nerfed so much we wonder why NVIDIA is bothering with this GPU
- Leak suggests Microsoft plans to charge for a Copilot Pro subscription with the best features
- MSI Claw isn't even out yet, but the next version of this gaming handheld is already planned
- Microsoft admits latest Windows 10 update has a strange error, says it's working on a fix
- Forget smartphone battery life woes - the future is nuclear batteries that never need charging
- Windows 11's Copilot AI may get convenient drag and drop functionality that'd be a handy extra
- Copilot in your face? Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 change that's bound to be controversial
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super leak suggests GPU that's better than expected but 4070 Super looks shaky
- NVIDIA reveals 10 new games for GeForce Now and reminds us of new day passes for the service
- AMD's frame generation (AFMF) debuts on January 24, but will NVIDIA respond with its own take?
- Windows 10's latest update is failing to install and confusing some users with a weird error
- How will Cowriter AI work in Windows 11's Notepad? New leak gives us a good idea
- Having Wi-Fi woes on Windows 11? Intel's new driver fixes a bunch of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth bugs
- Forza Motorsport devs are listening to players and acting on some of the biggest complaints
- Windows 11 users, take note - literally - Notepad is rumored to get an AI 'Cowriter' soon
- Paranoid about melting NVIDIA power cables? ASUS RTX 4090 BTF GPU ditches the cable completely
- Wave goodbye to the RTX 4070 Ti and 4080, as NVIDIA is officially scrapping these GPUs
- HP leak is another hint Windows 12 isn't coming this year - we'll get Windows 11 24H2 instead
- Galaxy Book 4 gets a Copilot feature that allows the AI to deal with texts from a Samsung phone
- Not sure what something does in Windows 11? Take a screenshot and Copilot AI will tell you
- NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs on track for Q4 2024 launch but don't expect a Lovelace performance leap
- Windows 11 gaming bugs get worse for testers as Microsoft struggles to fix the OS
- Breakfast achievement unlocked: Microsoft's new Xbox toaster puts its iconic logo on your toast
- Microsoft says dedicated Copilot key is most 'significant change' to keyboard since Windows key
- New stats make it clear: Windows 11 has a real problem getting Windows 10 users to upgrade