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'We essentially created a virtual headset': Scientists transmit inaudible sound using ultrasonic beams to create single person 'audio enclaves'
By Andy Edser Published
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If you've ever wanted to upgrade a laptop with 'modular AI units' then Compal might just have the very thing you're looking for
By Nick Evanson Published
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Dune: Awakening system requirements are here, complete with Razer Sensa HD haptic support to 'feel the rumble of your ornithopter's seat'
By Andy Edser Published
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MSI has gone so heavy with 12V-2x6 power sockets in its latest high-end PSUs that many AMD and Intel graphics cards have no way of being powered
By Nick Evanson Published
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The RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti are rumoured to be mere weeks away, with board partners reportedly required to ensure at least one MSRP model at launch
By Nick Evanson Published
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Noctua's pumpless 'thermosiphon' liquid cooling unit is expected to be released in 2026 and has already given me a free lesson in basic thermodynamics
By Andy Edser Published
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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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Controllers
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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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Microsoft's Adaptive Joystick is geared towards 'players with limited mobility' and is available now for just $30
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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The best budget controller for PC gaming can be had for just AU$20, if you know where to look
By PC Gamer AU Published
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Nacon's promising Revosim RS Pure direct drive racing wheel lets you use your phone as a dashboard and settings tool, but it feels like it could do with a little work
By Andy Edser 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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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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Neat-o
CRKD NEO S Wireless Collectible Controller (Classic Clear Edition) review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Cooling
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Noctua's pumpless 'thermosiphon' liquid cooling unit is expected to be released in 2026 and has already given me a free lesson in basic thermodynamics
By Andy Edser Published
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Dual wield
Endorfy Fortis 5 Dual Fan review
By Antony Leather Published
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Easy flow
MSI MAG CoreLiquid A15 360 review
By Antony Leather 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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Putty problems
Thermal Grizzly TG Putty review
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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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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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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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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Gaming Audio
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'We essentially created a virtual headset': Scientists transmit inaudible sound using ultrasonic beams to create single person 'audio enclaves'
By Andy Edser 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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Multitalented
Mackie CR3.5BT + CR8SBT subwoofer review
By Andy Edser Published
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Sennheiser says it 'will not become a gaming brand' but its new HD 550 are a good excuse to use audiophile headphones for gaming
By Jacob Ridley Published
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This HyperX headset is quite literally for the clouds as it has the option for winged ear plates
By James Bentley Published
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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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Budding
Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro earbud review
By Jacob Ridley 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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Audio-Technica ATH R50X headphones review
By Kizito Katawonga Published
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Gaming Chairs
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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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I honestly thought Razer's Sensa haptics stuff was just a gimmick until I tried it with a sim racing setup, and now I'm absolutely sold
By Nick Evanson Published
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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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Meshed
Asus ROG Destrier Core gaming chair review
By Kegan Mooney Published
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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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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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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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Corsair launches its first gaming desk, and it's a beauty
By Sponsored Published
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Gaming Keyboards
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Keyed in
Best gaming keyboards in 2025: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest boards 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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'I made the world's worst keyboard': This YouTuber's homemade board has over 1,000 keys and types in words, not letters
By James Bentley Published
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A subtle star
Cherry MX 8.2 Wireless Xaga gaming keyboard review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Subtle? Nah
Cherry Xtrfy K4V2 TKL gaming keyboard review
By Hope Corrigan 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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Capital TKL
Corsair K70 Pro TKL gaming keyboard review
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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I've never wanted a keyboard with cheese keycaps and a little mouse on it until I saw this one
By James Bentley Published
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Forget Gondor, Drop's latest LOTR-themed keyboard has my approval because it's got a tiny little sword on the Enter key
By Andy Edser Published
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Gaming Laptops
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If you've ever wanted to upgrade a laptop with 'modular AI units' then Compal might just have the very thing you're looking for
By Nick Evanson Published
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Portable powerhouses
The best gaming laptops in Australia for 2025
By Dave James Last updated
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This water-cooled gaming laptop packs a full-size desktop RTX 5090 and even fits in a backpack, but I sure wouldn't want it in mine
By James Bentley Published
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Lenovo's clever solar-powered laptop can turn 20 minutes of sunlight into an hour of video playback but sun-powered mobile gaming still isn't a goer
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Razer has seen sense and slightly lowered the Razer Tax with its latest Blade 16 gaming laptops
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Go mobile
Best graphics card for laptops in 2025: the mobile GPUs I'd want in my next gaming laptop
By Dave James Last updated
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Battery tested
We've tested the battery life of over 30 gaming laptops and here's how they stack up
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Framework takes aim at 'janky, locked-down, disposable, underpowered, and frankly, boring' entry-level laptops with its new 12-inch touchscreen
By Dave James Published
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ROG-pad
Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Gaming Mice
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Lotta dosh
Logitech G PowerPlay 2 review
By Jacob Fox Published
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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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Smooth as butter
SteelSeries QcK Performance mouse pad review
By Jacob Fox Published
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The Logitech G PowerPlay charging mouse pad was my baby and now there's a new version with a lower MSRP, thinner mat, and larger charging area
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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I was wrong, the Logitech G PowerPlay 2 charging mouse pad isn't smaller than the first one, it's just the official dimensions were listed incorrectly since 2021
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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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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Gaming Monitors
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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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It's bananas...
Acer Predator Z57 review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Sony's fixing the wrong panel problems while showing off its new 'RGB LED' backlight tech with outrageous colours and brightness
By Jeremy Laird Published
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By Grabthar's Hammer...
Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-OLED gaming monitor review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Asus' new monitors purify 90% of airborne dust from your desktop and I've definitely seen some gnarly gaming setups that would benefit
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Tight
Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM gaming monitor review
By Kizito Katawonga Published
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Eye candy
Best OLED gaming monitors in 2025: I can't keep my eyes off these vivid displays
By Jeremy Laird Last updated
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Alienware launches two new OLED gaming monitors and one of them is its cheapest yet at $550
By Jeremy Laird Published
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This DIY 'infinite contrast' screen uses an old projector in a seriously clever way and makes monitors with full-array dimming look like absolute garbage
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Gaming PCs
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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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This Redditor rocked up to Best Buy and bought an RTX 4060 gaming PC for cheaper than its extended warranty, saving $1,195 and their friend from buying a console
By Jacob Fox Published
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OTT
This gaming PC build smashes together the very latest components but if I did it again, I'd do it differently
By Zak Storey Published
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DIY
Best gaming PC builds: budget, mid-range and high-end recommendations
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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iFixit has pulled apart Framework's mini PC and it looks to be the AMD Strix Halo-powered desktop device I've been wanting for at least a week and more
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Framework's first desktop PC is giving us the AMD Strix Halo machine we've been craving, and the opportunity to build our own
By Dave James Published
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Deal
The RTX 50-series might make 'high-end pricing' seem like an understatement but at least there are still reasonably priced entry-level builds out there like this one
By Jacob Fox Published
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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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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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Graphics Cards
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The RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti are rumoured to be mere weeks away, with board partners reportedly required to ensure at least one MSRP model at launch
By Nick Evanson Published
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A Jensen Huang-signed version of this golden Asus RTX 5090 will be auctioned off to support relief efforts for the California wildfires
By Andy Edser Published
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Nvidia CEO sets sights on making 'several hundred billion' dollars worth of electronics in the USA over the next four years, increasing the chance of your next GPU being made in America
By James Bentley Published
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You can win an MSI RTX 5080 in Taiwan if you collect nine dragon figurines given away with *checks notes* MSI RTX 50-series GPUs
By Andy Edser Published
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Too much, man
Colorful iGame RTX 5070 Ti Vulcan OC review
By Dave James Published
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Microsoft announces DirectX Raytracing 1.2 claiming 'game changing' performance benefits but it looks like the important stuff is already in Nvidia's RTX GPUs, even the old ones
By Jeremy Laird Published
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CEO Jensen Huang reveals that Nvidia is now making chips in the USA but will that help with gaming GPU supplies?
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Getting Half-Life 2 to work on 8 MB of VRAM means turning it into an eerily befitting voidscape: 'there were absolutely no effects left'
By Jacob Fox Published
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A single RTX 4090 managed to brute force crack an Akira ransomware attack in just 7 days
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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The first non-Steam Deck SteamOS handheld is now available for preorder, and Lenovo may be aiming for the ROG Ally X's throne
By James Bentley Published
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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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Microsoft is finally rolling out its controller-friendly virtual keyboard for a better Windows handheld gaming PC experience
By Jacob Fox Published
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Better... but worse?...
Lenovo Legion Go S (Windows) review
By Jacob Fox Published
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A new and improved desktop experience just landed on Steam Deck and SteamOS is readying 'support for non-Steam Deck handhelds'
By Andy Edser Published
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'The future of hardware at Valve is bright': Valve celebrates the success of Steam Deck and Steam OS
By Shaun Prescott Published
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Samsung's handheld prototype delivers folding phone screens to Switch-like gaming hardware, and I am absolutely here for it
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Microsoft is reportedly prepping a handheld Xbox for later this year with new consoles coming in 2027
By Jeremy Laird Published
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All hands off Deck
I never thought a handheld PC bloated with Windows could replace my Steam Deck, but after gaming on an old OneXPlayer 2 Pro I can see now I judged it too harshly
By James Bentley 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
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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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Wasted potential
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-8400 CUDIMM review
By Nick Evanson Published
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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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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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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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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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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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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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New world's thinnest LPDDR5X memory from Samsung could bode well for handheld gaming PCs
By Jacob Fox Published
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Motherboards
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Rejoice! PCI Express 7.0 hits 'final draft' status enabling bandwidth that you probably won't notice on devices that won't appear for years
By Jeremy Laird Published
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A bit too lite
ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite motherboard review
By Nick Evanson Published
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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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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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Perfect PC
Best gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend in 2025
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HP settles the class action lawsuit which claimed its printer updates 'act as malware', avoiding either a big payout or admitting wrongdoing
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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