Christopher Harper

Christopher Harper

Contributing Writer

Christopher Harper has been a successful freelance tech writer specializing in PC hardware and gaming since 2015, and ghostwrote for various B2B clients in High School before that. Outside of work, Christopher is best known to friends and rivals as an active competitive player in various eSports (particularly fighting games and arena shooters) and a purveyor of music ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Killer Mike to the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack.

Articles by: Christopher Harper

MS Flight Simulator 2024 alpha testing reflecting fairly high bandwidth use while in flight and streaming in map data.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — peak rate equivalent to 81GB of data per hour

By Christopher Harper published

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is discovered to have incredibly brutal streaming bandwidth requirements: limited cap users need not apply.

Internet Archive's WayBack Machine

Internet Archive is back up in a provisional "read-only" state since cyberattack

By Christopher Harper published

Internet Archive works its way back online following sustained attacks and a major September security breach.

Asus ROG Ally X

Gamepad keyboard input comes to Windows 11 Release Preview, aimed at handheld users and sofa surfers

By Christopher Harper published

Microsoft adds Gamepad keyboard to Windows 11 Preview Build 22631, among other tweaks.

RetroTime NES Hub, installed into the NES' bottom expansion slot.

Old-school Nintendo console gets Bluetooth and improved audio features with addon — NES hub utilizes previously unused expansion port

By Christopher Harper published

The Nintendo Entertainment System gets some Bluetooth support.

Eloi Alonso and Adam Jelley's "DIAMOND" diffusion world model used to simulate Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gameplay on series staple map, Dust II.

Counter-Strike's Dust II runs purely within a neural network on an RTX 3090 — performance is disappointing at only 10 FPS

By Christopher Harper published

A "world model" based on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's rendition of Dust II is now fully playable on a single RTX 3090, albeit not in a form ready for truly competitive experiences.

An anniversary showcase at Nvidia HQ, showcasing Nvidia Green popcorn in celebration of the occasion.

Nvidia GeForce 256 celebrates its 25th birthday — company talks about a quarter century of GPU progression

By Christopher Harper published

Nvidia touts the legacy and impact of its GeForce graphics cards, which started 25 years ago with the GeForce 256.

GPD Duo 13.3-inch dual-OLED screen laptop

AMD-powered dual-screen OLED laptop launches at $1,270 — flagship Ryzen AI 9 model carries $1,860 price tag

By Christopher Harper published

GPD Duo OLED laptop gets a finalized shipping window and

Asus ROG Ally X

SteamOS gets display configuration and VRR support for Asus ROG Ally and ROG Ally X

By Christopher Harper published

SteamOS gets updates adding Asus ROG Ally and ROG Ally X display VRR support to its GameScope compositor.

The laptop and lighter used to demonstrate the exploit.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em: Hacker gains root access using cigarette lighter

By Christopher Harper published

Hardware hacker and blogger David Buchanan investigates the use of a common lighter to secure Electromagnetic Fault Injection.

Moments before the first-ever "Rebirth" in NES Tetris is achieved by a human player at Level 255.

First-ever killscreen-less "Rebirth" achieved in NES version of Tetris, 38 years later

By Christopher Harper published

Michael Khanh posts the first ever killscreen-less "rebirth" in NES Tetris. Prior Tetris records for humans required a killscreen reached past Level 157 — but how about Level 255?

An AMD Epyc Lego Model Kit sent to ServeTheHome, presented to scale with a real 4th Generation Epyc CPU.

AMD has a limited edition 4th Generation EPYC Genoa Lego model kit, complete with die shot

By Christopher Harper published

An AMD 4th Generation Epyc Lego Model Kit is uncovered.

Elecom USB 80 Gbps Cable

Elecom intros pair of USB 80 Gbps cables, one with 60W PD and another with 240W PD

By Christopher Harper published

A Japanese company has released a pair of USB 80 Gbps cables.

Steam Deck with a limited version of Hackintosh up and running.

Deckintosh has Apple's latest macOS Sequoia running on the Steam Deck

By Christopher Harper published

Steam Deck gets a proof-of-concept Hackintosh build.

Rootkit

Security experts claim new 'Perfctl' malware could pose a risk to any Linux server

By Christopher Harper published

"Perfctl" malware targets any Linux server and serves as an extreme threat to all unsecured server operators.

Screenshot of Civ VII during a combat engagement between opposing armies

Civilization VII recommends 16 cores and 32GB RAM for 4K gameplay — RTX 4070 or RX 7800XT is the minimum

By Christopher Harper published

Civ VII wants 32 GB of RAM for a 4K60 gaming experience at Ultra settings.

Lian Li Lancool 207, in black and white

Lian Li's beloved Lancool series gets an update — Lancool 207 releases tomorrow

By Christopher Harper published

Lian Li releases the Lian Li Lancool 207 in black and white.

Windows 11

Windows 11 2024 update boosts file copying by up to 94% — ReFS and Block Cloning transition from Windows Server to mainstream Windows

By Christopher Harper published

ReFS Block Cloning is coming to the Windows 11 2024 Update.

Sipeed NanoKVM-PCIe

KVM expansion card utilizes RISC-V CPU architecture for enhanced remote PC management — Sipeed NanoKVM-PCIe now available for pre-order starting at $40

By Christopher Harper published

NanoKVM-PCIe debuts in the pre-order phase ahead of a planned October-November shipping window.

An in-progress Ryujinx emulation feature to connect to real Switch consoles, revealed post-shutdown.

Switch emulator Ryujinx taken down after alleged contact with Nintendo

By Christopher Harper published

Nintendo shuts down Ryujinx, effectively halting most Nintendo Switch emulation efforts.

AMD's improved Geometric Downscaling feature for videos viewed in a window smaller than native resolution.

AMD 24.9.1 drivers mark the proper debut of universal Fluid Motion Frames 2 — along with improved geometric downscaling

By Christopher Harper published

AMD's latest 24.9.1 drivers highlight upscaling and downscaling improvements in its Adrenalin Software. Universal support for AFMF 2 (Fluid Motion Frames 2) also gets a proper release now.

James Bruton riding his own 3D printed AT-AT

Enthusiast built a ridable, fully 3D printed AT-AT Walker from Star Wars

By Christopher Harper published

James Bruton 3D prints a ridable AT-AT mech from Star Wars.

Microsoft Defender Mobile VPN UI

Microsoft Defender can now detect insecure Wi-Fi hotspots and enable a VPN — you need to pay for Microsoft 365 and live in a supported region

By Christopher Harper published

Microsoft Defender gets some updates, especially to public Wi-Fi VPN functionality.

Doom running almost entirely off an AMD RX 6950 XT

Doom port runs entirely on your GPU — no rip-and-tear wear on your CPU

By Christopher Harper published

Doom can now run almost entirely on the GPU, thanks to the LLVM C library for GPUs.

Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 fans on display

Noctua's next-gen 140mm fans debut – NF-A14x25 G2s promise improved performance, deliver the same amount of brown

By Christopher Harper published

Noctua's NF-A14x25 G2 fans arrive in traditional brown attire.

Shot of the ITX Llama playing Wing Commander, appropriately adjusted to its CPU frequency-sensitive game logic

DIY mini-ITX motherboard lets you play DOS games without emulation — ITX Llama features a Vortex86EX 500 MHz CPU

By Christopher Harper published

A DOS enthusiast built a mini-ITX DOS PC based on the Vortex86EX.

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