Latest articles by Dave James
Best CPU for gaming in 2025: these are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Best gaming keyboards in 2025: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest boards I've tested
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 OC graphics card review
Price hike With $100 tacked onto the initial $549 price tag—at least—the RX 9070 becomes a hard card to love.
MSI RTX 5090 Suprim SOC graphics card review
Monster, monster The biggest, most powerful consumer graphics card I've ever jammed into our test rig, but not the RTX 5090 I would recommend.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
The best gaming laptops in Australia for 2025
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.
Best mechanical keyboards in 2025: the clacky boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.
Nvidia says it's sold twice as many RTX 50-series cards as RTX 40-series in the first 5 weeks. I'd bloody well hope so given there was essentially just the RTX 4090 for competition
news So, combined it sold more of four different GPUs than a single $1,600 card.
The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.
The best Mini-ITX PC case in 2025: the top tiny cases I've tested to date
Mini but Mighty Go compact and cute with the best Mini-ITX PC cases.
AMD Radeon RX 9070-series launch day live: The promise of a ton of reference priced stock is a tantalising one but likely won't last long
Live! AMD's impressive new cards are out today, and have had since January to shore up stock in the channel, and we'll be keeping an eye on how that pans out.
Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.
The best gaming headsets in Australia for 2025
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT review
Banger AMD's walking the walk on pricing and performance, it's now up to the AIBs to not let the side down.
AMD says its ghostly 'Toyshop tech demo is truly not reflective' of what FSR4 will look like when it ships with the RDNA 4 cards this week
News There are a lot of ghosting issues in AMD's new path tracing demo, and it's got a few people concerned.
Nvidia RTX 5070 Founders Edition review
Ambush The AMD ambush ought to prompt a radical rethink of the green team's pricing for a card which could, and maybe should have been the RTX 5060.
Best gaming motherboards: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.
Nvidia RTX 5070 hands-on preview: a sneak peek at my unreleased RTX Blackwell card hitting triple digit frame rates in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p and Avowed at 4K
Sneak peek Yes, that's the magic of Multi Frame Generation for you, and yes there is considerable competition on the horizon. But it's looking good, at least.
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
Top Desks We've chosen the best gaming desks based on hours of playing on both sitting and standing desks just to see which is worth your money.
