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News
I am begging you not to watch this ghostly white 'faceless, anatomically accurate' robot dangling from wires and silently thrashing its sinewy limbs
By Christopher Livingston Published
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News
Newsflash: Intel's all-important 18A node is officially 'ready' but what exactly happened to the 'five nodes in four years' thing?
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Terrifying horror nopefest Phasmophobia combined with immersive room lighting looks like an easy way to give yourself a chronic case of the brown trousers
By Andy Edser Published
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ROG-pad
Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
Lenovo's leaked new foldable OLED AI laptop looks like someone has slipped with their mouse in Photoshop
By James Bentley Published
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News
'It’s very straightforward': Acer plans to raise the price of its PCs in the US by 10% in reaction to Trump's tech tariffs
By Andy Edser Published
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News
Graphics cards are so demanding now there are devices with tiny screens that plug into connectors and monitor temperatures
By James Bentley Published
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Explore Hardware
Controllers
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Quality clicks
Scuf Valor Pro review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Driven
Best PC racing wheels in 2025: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Sticking point
GameSir Cyclone 2 review
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Locked On
Best PC joysticks in 2025: these are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
By Dave James Last updated
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Neat-o
CRKD NEO S Wireless Collectible Controller (Classic Clear Edition) review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Wheely good
Logitech G RS Wheel Hub and RS Track Wheel review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Total control
Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James Last updated
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Cheap sticks
8BitDo Ultimate 2C wireless controller review
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
New beverage technology unlocked: this gaming controller mug keeps your drink warm and has a trigger so you can sip and shoot at the same time
By Christopher Livingston Published
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Cooling
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News
The definition of overkill: Cooling an RTX 4090 to a claimed 20°C with a household air conditioning unit
By Andy Edser Published
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Lil' chill
Noctua NH-L12S review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Cool Breeze
Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've loaded liquid and air coolers onto today's top processors and these are my favorites
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Air dried
Best air cooler for CPUs in 2025: keep your processor chilled with one of these budget-friendly and capable coolers
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Wetware
Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Whoosh
Air coolers are still cool
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Hot Tip
Best PC fans in 2025: I've put these case fans through their paces to find the coolest and quietest
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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News
You've heard of a CPU cooler screen, but have you heard of a *curved* CPU cooler screen? Apparently it has 'unmatched performance and visual appeal'
By James Bentley Published
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Finely-tuned
Noctua NH-D15 G2 review
By Antony Leather Published
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Gaming Audio
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Untethered
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James Last updated
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Budget but unbalanced
OXS Storm G2 review
By James Bentley Published
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Balance issues
XPG Precog Studio gaming headset review
By Andy Edser Published
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Budding gamers
The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2025: These are the buds I'd allow to whisper sweet nothings into my ears
By Dave James Last updated
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Silenced
I put a $139 gamer muzzle on my loud husband to muffle his Rainbow Six shouting, but the quiet wasn't worth the guilt
By Lauren Morton Published
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Volume up
Best PC speakers in 2025: from 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers
By Andy Edser Last updated
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News
This is not a drill: The Razer Kuromi collab is finally more widely available, offering a pointy-eared headset, keyboard, mouse, and gaming chair
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Alien audio
Alienware Pro Wireless gaming headset review
By Andy Edser Published
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Audiophile
The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
By Dave James Last updated
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Gaming Chairs
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News
The best Secretlab gaming chair is getting a gorgeous new Monster Hunter Wilds crossover and it may be my favourite yet
By James Bentley Published
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Take a seat
Best office chairs for gaming in 2025: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James Last updated
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Take a seat
Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Get in the robot
AndaSeat X-Air Pro Mesh Office Gaming Chair review
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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mesh me up
Ikea Matchspel gaming chair review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Painful perch
Blacklyte Kraken gaming chair review
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Cyber Monday gaming chair deals 2024
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Deal
If you grab one of these five Cyber Monday gaming keyboard deals, promise me you'll use it for Baldur's Gate 3 and not just replying to your emails
By Robin Valentine Published
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Our favourite gaming chair is discounted for Black Friday, so it's time to park your butt in style
By Shaun Prescott Published
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Gaming Desks
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Top Desks
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James Last updated
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ALL THE SPACE
Ikea Utespelare desk review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Rising RGB
Blacklyte Atlas review
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Tidy
Thermaltake Gaming Desk Pegboard (Medium) review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Stay Frosty
Dezctop Bifrost Elite 160 gaming desk review
By Dave James Published
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Crushing shame
Flexispot E2Q gaming desk review
By Alistair Jones Published
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Handy L
Flexispot E7L adjustable standing desk review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Full package
Corsair Platform:6 Creator Edition gaming desk review
By Dave James Published
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sponsored
Corsair launches its first gaming desk, and it's a beauty
By Sponsored Published
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Gaming Keyboards
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Needs work
Ducky One X review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Keyed in
Best gaming keyboards in 2025: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest keyboards I've tested
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Freedom
Best wireless gaming keyboard in 2025: my top picks for cable-free typing delights
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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That's cheap
Gamakay TK101 review
By Reece Bithrey Published
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Click Clack
Best mechanical keyboards in 2025: the clacky boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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I am speed
NuPhy Air60 HE gaming keyboard review
By Reece Bithrey Published
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Truly elite
NZXT Function Elite MiniTKL review
By Reece Bithrey Published
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SOCD-elightful
Logitech G Pro X TKL Rapid review
By James Bentley Published
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Widowmaker
Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% gaming keyboard review
By Alex Blake Published
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Gaming Laptops
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ROG-pad
Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
Lenovo's leaked new foldable OLED AI laptop looks like someone has slipped with their mouse in Photoshop
By James Bentley Published
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Take your tablet
Sorry, ROG Flow Z13, but after a weekend with you I don't see the point in a gaming tablet
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
3DMark benchmarks show off AMD's big daddy Strix Halo laptop chip in action and I'm a little underwhelmed
By James Bentley Published
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Smol
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2025: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
By Dave James Last updated
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News
Nvidia confirms RTX 50-series laptops can be pre-ordered from February 25 and will be 'available starting March', stock willing
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
The first RTX 50-series laptops are listed at retailers and dare I say it, is that reasonable pricing I see?
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Intel's modular designs could make your next laptop last longer, but probably won't deliver the holy grail of cheap GPU upgrades
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 now looks like a dazzler of a gaming laptop, even if it's still a bit of a paving slab
By Andy Edser Published
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Gaming Mice
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Unbound
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
By Dave James Last updated
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Pinpoint
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James Last updated
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News
At just over AU$30, you might as well buy this well-reviewed Logitech gaming mouse in case of emergency
By Shaun Prescott Published
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Nice & Light
NZXT Lift Elite Wireless review
By Reece Bithrey Published
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Lean and mean
Glorious Series 2 Pro wireless mouse review
By Andy Edser Published
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News
'Black smoke filled the room': Reddit user says their Gigabyte mouse spontaneously combusted 'with large flames' and now the manufacturer is taking a look
By Jacob Fox Published
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Slick
Best mouse pads for gaming in 2025: the fabric and hard-top mats I prefer to game on
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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News
The HyperX Saga and Saga Pro are magnetic build-a-mouse kits with interchangeable components and the option to add 3D printed parts
By Andy Edser Published
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Gear of the year
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming mouse of 2024
By James Bentley Published
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Gaming Monitors
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4K Vision
Best 4K gaming monitors in 2025: the ultra hi-res panels I highly recommend
By Dave James Last updated
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Bendy
Best curved monitors for gaming in 2025: These are the bendy displays I'd plant myself in front of
By Dave James Last updated
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News
Black Myth: Wukong said to single-handedly boost monitor sales in 2024 as gamers predicted to buy 2.8 million OLED monitors in 2025
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Expansive
Best ultrawide monitor for gaming in 2025: the immersive panels I recommend for PC gamers
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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News
OLED monitor market set to grow from just $75 million in 2022 to $1 billion in 2025 as LG commits to much brighter gaming OLEDs
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
LG's new 45-inch 5K2K uber OLED monitor goes into mass production and will land soon on a desk near you. For $2,000
By Jeremy Laird Published
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4th Gen QD-OLED
MSI MPG 272URX gaming monitor review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Hz so good
AOC Agon Pro AG276FK gaming monitor review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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280 Hz on the cheap
AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE gaming monitor review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Gaming PCs
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Teeny Peecees
Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most
By Al Bickham Last updated
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Perfect PC
Best gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend in 2025
By Dave James Last updated
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News
Newegg's speedy PC building contest sees two builders finish in under five minutes, leaving my best time in the mud
By Andy Edser Published
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news
Just in case you've forgotten all about them, AMD posts a less-than-convincing argument as to why AI PCs are better than any other type of PC
By Nick Evanson Published
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Simple
This no-vidia gaming PC is a great example of how small design decisions can make it feel like you're building a PC on easy-mode
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Deal
Got the Nvidia 50-series and AMD X3D stock-out blues? Skip the waiting lists with this surprisingly well-priced RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming PC
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Somehow, some way, Edge has over 30% market share in the US on Windows—and has taken share for over 3 years
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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News
Cloudflare claims to have mitigated biggest DDoS attack on record with requests flying in from 5,500 IP addresses per second
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Mullet PC
I built the mullet of gaming PCs with MSI's Project Zero 'Back-Connect' parts
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Graphics Cards
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News
Graphics cards are so demanding now there are devices with tiny screens that plug into connectors and monitor temperatures
By James Bentley Published
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MSRIP
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti review (MSI Ventus 3X)
By Dave James Last updated
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Gouged
MSI RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio OC Plus graphics card review
By Dave James Last updated
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Live
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti launch day live: All the retail links to RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards, including MSRP and absolutely nowhere near MSRP models
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Heels
The price gouging of Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti is utterly grotesque
By Dave James Published
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News
Nvidia has quietly ended support for 32-bit PhysX on its new RTX 50-series, so games like Batman: Arkham City might look and run better on older GPUs
By James Bentley Published
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news
GPUs powering AI will probably be the end of us all but at least they're being used to find small city smashing asteroids before they do
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
You joke, but I still want one: AMD 'teases' the 320 GB 90700.05XTXT Max with a 96-pin power connector and a 1.21 gigawatt power requirement
By Andy Edser Published
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News
AMD's Frank Azor says no 32 GB RX 9070 XT for you, probably because a 32 GB mid-range GPU didn't make much sense in the first place
By Andy Edser Published
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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Portable PC
Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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News
The latest Steam Deck beta update can improve battery life with the frame limiter active by *checks notes* a whole six percent
By Andy Edser Published
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Lunar Rover
MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld gaming PC review
By Andy Edser Published
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Full Steam!
The Steam Deck 2 doesn't need to happen because Valve will win either way (though I hope it does)
By James Bentley Published
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News
This Steam Deck mount looks silly, but greatly reduces the risk of dropping Valve's handheld on your face while gaming in bed
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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News
Square Enix's Chocobo Steam Deck is cute, fluffy, and unfortunately gets in-KWEH-dibly warm
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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news
Aokzoe teases its next-gen handheld gaming PC and it looks like it's just stuffed a better chip, screen, and battery into its not-bad, not-great A1 Pro
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
Looks like the Nintendo Switch 2's Joy-Cons double as gaming mice, which is neat but I can't help think about how I basically never use the Legion Go's same feature
By Jacob Fox Published
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All switched out
Nintendo Switch 2? Nah, I'll take a next-gen handheld gaming PC thanks very much
By Andy Edser Published
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Lighting
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Light it up!
The best desk lighting in 2025: my recommendations for key lights and lightstrips to illuminate your gaming set-up
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Reactive
Nanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review
By Josh Brown Published
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Sync'd
Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review
By Josh Brown Published
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Scripted
Elgato Light Strip Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Unit 01
Govee x Evangelion gaming light kits review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Lit up
Govee Strip Light 2 Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Stunner
Govee Cob Strip Light Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Sponsored
AI-generated lighting from Lepro should be setting the mood for your gaming sessions
By Sponsored Published
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Light 'em up
Elgato Key Light Neo review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Memory
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Dynamic
Best RAM for gaming in 2025: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you
By Chris Szewczyk Last updated
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News
Corsair's new 'personalised RAM' gives you the option to pick the look and speed of memory you hide in the case anyway
By James Bentley Published
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news
Corsair rolls out its first CUDIMM memory sticks for Intel Arrow Lake gaming PCs and they're as pricey as you'd expect them to be
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
G.SKILL and Kingston break the 12,000MT/s DDR5 memory barrier with Intel's new Arrow Lake CPU
By Jeremy Laird Published
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news
Samsung and SK Hynix spend billions more on DRAM production to feed the never-ending hunger for AI servers
By Nick Evanson Published
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news
After claiming 8 GB on a Mac is like 16 GB on PC, Apple's rumoured to be finally making the jump to 16 GB
By Jeremy Laird Published
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news
Super-svelte CAMM2 memory can deliver higher clock speeds, lower latencies, costs, and even better system cooling says MSI
By Andy Edser Published
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News
New world's thinnest LPDDR5X memory from Samsung could bode well for handheld gaming PCs
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Mr. DIMM, why do you have so many chips? Micron's new monstrous multi-rank memory doubles DDR5 speed to 8,800 MT/s
By Jacob Fox Published
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Motherboards
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Best Mobo
Best gaming motherboards: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James Last updated
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Mid mainstream
Asus TUF Gaming B860M-Plus WiFi motherboard review
By Nick Evanson Published
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B850 Blues
Asus ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi motherboard review
By Nick Evanson Published
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All the extras
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro review
By Antony Leather Published
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Intel on ice
Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice review
By Antony Leather Published
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Solid pick
Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice review
By Antony Leather Published
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news
AMD and Intel launch mainstream and budget motherboard chipsets at CES but some of the codenames are so similar that I've already mistaken them for each other
By Nick Evanson Published
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Gear of the year
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming motherboard of 2024
By Nick Evanson Published
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news
Gigabyte's new app for enabling its X3D Turbo Mode in Windows is, for some unfathomable reason, called Aorus AI Snatch
By Nick Evanson Published
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More about Hardware
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News
Graphics cards are so demanding now there are devices with tiny screens that plug into connectors and monitor temperatures
By James Bentley Published
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MSRIP
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti review (MSI Ventus 3X)
By Dave James Last updated
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News
There's a simple way to enable FSR 3 frame gen in Avowed and it more than doubled my frame rate, but it makes waterfalls look ugly as sin
By Andy Edser Published
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