Andy Edser
Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't—and he hasn't stopped since. Now working as a hardware writer for PC Gamer, Andy's been jumping around the world attending product launches and trade shows, all the while reviewing every bit of PC hardware he can get his hands on. You name it, if it's interesting hardware he'll write words about it, with opinions and everything.
Latest articles by Andy Edser

Best mechanical keyboards in 2025: the clacky boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.

Best gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

Nvidia says it really has sorted RTX 50-series black screen issues this time around as yet another driver fix finds its way to release
By Andy Edser published
News It can't hurt to be sure, can it?

Warner Bros says it will replace certain DVDs damaged by 'disc rot', but you might not get the same movie you sent in for replacement
By Andy Edser published
News Send in The Matrix, receive The Goonies. Or something like that.

This Amazon-bought fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is actually a 14-year-old Bulldozer chip with a cheap sticker on it
By Andy Edser published
News Never mind the wrong chip, it's not even the right socket.

A recently launched and now terminally sideways Moon lander contains Imagine Dragon's Starfield song, which seems eerily fitting
By Andy Edser published
News 'All my life's led to this and now I see what I've become.'

Best OLED gaming monitors in 2025: I can't keep my eyes off these vivid displays
By Jeremy Laird last updated
Eye candy The best OLED gaming monitors deliver awesome speed and eye-popping HDR performance.

Intel is still using TSMC for 30% of its wafer demands: 'We were talking about trying to get that to zero as quickly as possible. That's no longer the strategy'
By Andy Edser published
News So, not much has changed then.

GTA 5 Enhanced performance analysis: Forget max settings, my advice is to enable Very High RT and enjoy the show
By Andy Edser published
Enhance GTA 5 has received a significant dose of the shinies.

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
News The bones are there, at the very least—and strong bones they seem to be.

Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

Best microphone for gaming in 2025: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks
By Andy Edser last updated
Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.

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
By Andy Edser last updated
News There are a lot of ghosting issues in AMD's new path tracing demo, and it's got a few people concerned.

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
News And who doesn't want that? No friend of mine, let me tell you.

Freeware tool CPU-Z now warns you if your GPU doesn't have the correct number of ROPs
By Andy Edser published
News A feature I didn't know I needed until now.

Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.

Ex-Intel CEO Craig Barrett suggests the company should 'fire the board and rehire Pat Gelsinger to finish the job he has aptly handled over the past few years'
By Andy Edser published
News 'Let’s stop talking about breaking up Intel as the only solution.'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says his company is 'out of GPUs' to which I reply 'welcome to the party, pal'
By Andy Edser published
News Turns out everyone's hunting for some fresh silicon right now.

Watch the AMD RX 9000-series livestream with us here: Finally, some new AMD graphics cards to get nerdy with
By Andy Edser last updated
News Watch along with me as we get our first proper look at AMD's next-generation RDNA 4 GPUs.

AMD has just taken the fight to Nvidia with its pricing for the RX 9070-series and I'm here for it
By Andy Edser published
Ding ding Game on, folks. Game on.

AMD has officially revealed its RDNA 4-based RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs and they look a lot like RDNA 3, only turbocharged
By Andy Edser published
News $549 for the RX 9070, $599 for the RX 9070 XT.

'Infused with AMD DNA': FSR 4 has been announced with a healthy dose of machine learning and support for 30+ games at launch
By Andy Edser published
News The sort of AI infusion I can get behind.

I still can't beat the sheer value for money this 240 Hz Lenovo RTX 4070 gaming laptop provides for $1,399 and it's starting to bug me
By Andy Edser published
News A deal that has brought me to my metaphorical knees on more than one occasion.

Life isn't easy if your last name is 'Null' as it still breaks database entries the world over
By Andy Edser published
News Hopefully not the headline of this article. *Peeks*

So long and thanks for all the space junk: China-based Starlink competitor SpaceSail plans to have 15,000 satellites deployed by 2030, and it's not the only one with its eyes on the skies
By Andy Edser published
News Because if there's one thing we need more of, it's big chunks of metal orbiting the planet.
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