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

This hacked 3D printer-turned-tattoo machine has a built-in panic lever, which I would be hammering furiously at every opportunity
By Andy Edser published
News Nope, nope, and yet more nope.

UK retailer expects more RTX 5090 stock in '3 to 16 weeks', so, err, adjust your diaries accordingly
By Andy Edser published
News I guess it's more time to save those pennies?

Put away your pitchforks, the first report of an RTX 50-series graphics card melting a cable was actually down to an ol' RTX 4090 under load
By Andy Edser published
News Push it. Push it real good.

Deep trouble: Infosec firm finds a DeepSeek database 'completely open and unauthenticated' exposing chat history, API keys, and operational details
By Andy Edser published
News Into the great wide open.

Jen-Hsun Huang's net worth dropped by a reported $20,800,000,000 after DeepSeek fears shook the AI market to its core earlier this week
By Andy Edser published
News Ups and downs.

DLSS 4's announcement may have convinced me to switch from AMD to Nvidia for the next generation of GPUs, and I doubt I'm the only one
By Andy Edser published
Team talk You can accuse me of drinking the Kool-Aid right now, if you wish.

XPG Precog Studio gaming headset review
By Andy Edser published
Balance issues A great set of drivers and a good mic, imprisoned in awful materials.

Time for me to tap the Asus G14 sign once more: This RTX 4060 model is $1,100, OLED, and the 14-inch gaming laptop I'd buy today
By Andy Edser published
Deal Even with a refresh coming, it's unlikely to be anywhere near as cheap as this.

FSR 4 may be a simple upgrade for FSR 3.1 games according to leaks, which hopefully means we won't see a repeat of FSR 3's poorly-supported launch
By Andy Edser published
News Has AMD learned from the mistakes of FSR 3? We can only hope.

US congressman calls again for the government to ban Chinese-made TP-Link routers: 'I would not have that in my home'
By Andy Edser published
News "It just doesn't make sense for the US government to be buying the routers."

'AI's Sputnik moment': China-based DeepSeek's open-source models may be a real threat to the dominance of OpenAI, Meta, and Nvidia
By Andy Edser published
News Some serious competition, at the very least.

Microsoft wants to 'recruit your squad' in the latest unbidden Game Pass ad on your Windows Settings homepage. Also, it might crash
By Andy Edser published
News I love me some more ads in my settings page.

I love the look of this foldable 'backpack class' Mini-ITX case but it still looks like something I'd screw up at the last minute
By Andy Edser published
News I curse enough building a regular PC, never mind an ultra small one with folding sides.

This USB flash drive has a built-in anti-malware system, but I still wouldn't use one I found in a parking lot
By Andy Edser published
News Buffalo's RUF2-KEV may look unassuming, but it's got enviable security credentials.

The world's fastest nuke-simulating supercomputer is now online, boasting peak performance of 2.79 quintillion calculations per second and other numbers my pea-sized brain can't comprehend
By Andy Edser published
News Oh El Capitan, my El Capitan.

A variant of Asus' Q-release system has been accused of grinding GPU contact pins and the thought is making my teeth hurt
By Andy Edser published
News "Grinding" and "graphics card" are two terms that should never be used in the same sentence.

Glorious Series 2 Pro wireless mouse review
By Andy Edser published
Lean and mean A stripped-down racecar of a gaming mouse. To a fault, perhaps.

Even with the next-gen Nvidia mobile GPUs on the way, I'm still remarkably tempted by the RTX 4070-touting Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 for $1,100
By Andy Edser published
Deal That chassis is still phenomenal, and it's not like the hardware inside is slow even by 2025 standards.

Samsung is working with a studio to 'create an immersive 3D gaming experience without the need for 3D glasses' using its fancy eyeball-tracking gaming monitor
By Andy Edser published
News Glasses-free 3D gaming rises once more from the briney depths.

Bitcoin hits a new all-time high, $Trump is stymied by $Melania, and I'm over here having a full-blown existential crisis
By Andy Edser published
News Stop the planet, I want to get off.

Previously borked Ubisoft games are now fixed on Windows 11 24H2 as the troubled update begins automatically downloading to compatible PCs
By Andy Edser published
News Microsoft's mega-update is coming soon to a PC near you.

It took a decade for NASA to piece together this 416,592,960 pixel image of the Andromeda galaxy and the key takeaway? 'Andromeda's a train wreck'
By Andy Edser published
News "It looks like it has been through some kind of event that caused it to form a lot of stars and then just shut down”

This leather-wrapped PC case is trying to be all executive chic but it looks like Don Draper's gaming PC
By Andy Edser published
News Does it smell of aftershave and cigars?
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