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

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.

Ex-Intel exec, Raja Koduri, blames the bureaucratic 'PowerPoint snakes' within the company for its current issues: 'These processes multiply and coil around engineers'
By Andy Edser published
News Such processes, he says, are "constraining their ability to execute on the product roadmap with the boldness it requires'."

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
News If this is immersive gaming you can keep it, thanks.

'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
News Basic economics strikes again.

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
News Still, 150 fps + even in Paradis central? I'll take it.

Ray tracing is quickly becoming inescapable and I think it's time we bit the bullet and embraced it
By Andy Edser published
All the rays Upscaling will always save the day. Right?

The 240 Hz OLED gaming laptop of my dreams is down to the lowest price I've seen yet
By Andy Edser published
Deal What, you mean you don't dream about laptops?

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
News Well, it's something, isn't it?

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
News Signs AMD is losing patience with RX 9070-series rumours, stage one.

YouTuber The Swedish Maker wears a Meta Quest 3 VR headset for his entire woodworking project and miraculously emerges with all fingers intact
By Andy Edser published
News This could have gone so much worse.

I have seen the future, and it's this 3D-printed air raid siren honking its baleful tones over my neighbourhood as the waters rise
By Andy Edser published
News Not that I'm a pessimist, or anything.

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
News That's that, then.

Youtube's CEO says it's the 'new television' with 1 billion TV viewers daily, and apparently people watch Shorts on their TV now
By Andy Edser published
News Think of all those wasted horizontal pixels.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld gaming PC review
By Andy Edser published
Lunar Rover Goliath has entered the arena.

Monster Hunter Wilds PC performance: From Nvidia's latest, past AMD's greatest, to Intel's failing silicon, this is what the game does to PCG's own rigs
By Dave James published
We put our own machines through the ringer with the Monster Hunter Wilds benchmark, to lesser or greater success.

I've found a rare treat: A 250 Hz 14-inch RTX 4070 gaming laptop that's dropped in price to $1,300
By Andy Edser published
Deal There are still great laptop deals to be found if you hunt hard enough.

OpenAI boss suggests there's the equivalent of Moore's law for AI and it's 'unbelievably stronger'
By Andy Edser published
News Bigly.

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
News I mean, they're building most of a PC at least...

In a mere decade 'everyone on Earth will be capable of accomplishing more than the most impactful person can today' says OpenAI boss Sam Altman
By Andy Edser published
News *inhales, coughs*... I dunno man, I think it's still got some issues.

The definition of overkill: Cooling an RTX 4090 to a claimed 20°C with a household air conditioning unit
By Andy Edser published
News At least it's on wheels.

Netgear says certain router owners should 'download the latest firmware as soon as possible' to patch a critical vulnerability
By Andy Edser published
News "Remote code execution" is a very bad sequence of words in this context.

We just gave this 4K gaming projector a very positive review and for $599 on pre-order it's a genuine bargain
By Andy Edser published
Deal For full MSRP it's fine, but for a smidge under $600? It's absolutely worth snapping up.
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