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

Thrustmaster AVA F/A-18 Super Hornet flight stick review
By Andy Edser published
Flight of Fancy A seriously weighty and fantastically premium flight machine, with a similarly hefty price.

This compact gaming keyboard scored 93% in review and is down to $50 with a variety of switches and colors
By Andy Edser published
Deal If you're looking for a mechanical keeb, there are options here galore.

Doom will run on a literal potato but apparently quantum computers still aren't powerful enough to run even this wireframe version natively
By Andy Edser published
news Quantum computing for gaming is a long way off it seems, so you're still better off playing it on your fridge/heart monitor/toothbrush.

Lenovo looks to be doing a Nintendo Switch with leaks suggesting a Legion Go Lite and a Legion Go Gen Two
By Andy Edser published
news If in doubt, make it smaller. That's a thing, right?

The world's first fully functional 32-bit bendy CPU can run while wrapped around a straw, but boy is it slow
By Andy Edser published
news Intentionally bendy, anyway. I'm sure you could bend most of them a bit if you really, really tried.

Operation AI Comply has come out swinging against five companies the FTC says are peddling 'deceptive AI claims and schemes'
By Andy Edser published
News Five's a good start sure, but I'll bet this has made a few AI hype merchants more than a little worried.

Clicky, clacky, clunky: When it comes to choosing the best gaming peripherals, I reckon it's all about the feels
By Andy Edser published
Tactile Talk Extra features are a nice thing to have, but give me a great-feeling switch any day of the week.

Sony's speedy new Inzone gaming monitors feature trick stand designs that resolutely defied my attempts to knock them over
By Andy Edser published
News But the pricing? I'm not so convinced.

'If you're a top gamer, or a coder, your country needs you': The UK Defence Secretary wants gamers for, y'know, real-life warfare
By Andy Edser published
news I'm not quite sure how my Stardew Valley experience applies, but Sir yes Sir!

Wait, you can change the Steam Deck boot animation? This TikTok account posts custom Steam Deck boot vids and now I want mine to start up to the Scrubs intro
By Andy Edser published
news I'm no Superman.

Valve appears to be testing Arm64 support in Proton but I wouldn't get too excited about an Arm-based Steam Deck 2 just yet
By Andy Edser published
news Proton may be prepping for Windows Arm emulation support, but as for an Arm-based Steam Deck 2? I doubt it.

'It's very emotional, it's really tense': Heavy lies the crown of AI dominance as Nvidia's Jensen Huang admits to getting just three hours sleep a night
By Andy Edser published
news If I get less than five hours I'm practically dead, but super-Jensen seems ok with three.

'We can't do computer graphics anymore without artificial intelligence. We compute one pixel, we infer the other 32': Jensen thinks AI is integral to next-gen graphics tech
By Andy Edser published
news It's easy to dunk on AI, but when it comes to practical use cases, he may have a point.

BOE and Intel's AI display tech reportedly reduces screen power consumption by up to 65% in Lunar Lake laptops by dropping the refresh rate on parts of the panel
By Andy Edser published
news Anything that prevents my laptop battery from dying in another airport lounge is alright by me.

Shure MV7+ Podcast microphone review
By Andy Edser published
Pitch Perfect The best just got better.

This Acer gaming laptop delivers a ton of bang for your buck with a 2000p 165 Hz display, a proper RTX 4070, and 32 GB of DDR5 for $1,500
By Andy Edser published
Deal Ok, so it's not particularly pretty. But who cares when the specs are this good for the money?

Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake chips have been listed on a UK retailer website under the Core Ultra 200K branding, with specs that seem reasonable
By Andy Edser published
news Prepare your pinches of salt, but there's nothing here that looks too outlandish.

Sony makes a personal heatsink for the back of your neck and it's got a toasty-looking warming option, too
By Andy Edser published
news At first, I laughed, but now I kinda want one.

'I don’t want AMD to be the company that only people who can afford Porsches and Ferraris can buy': AMD's Jack Huyhn says being 'King of the Hill' isn't the priority for its next-gen GPUs
By Andy Edser published
news Looks like the RDNA 4 cards might not blow our minds with high-end performance, but price? Here's hoping.

Qualcomm has reportedly been eyeing up an acquisition of Intel's chip design business
By Andy Edser published
news That one might hurt a little, if it ends up proving out.

Acer says its next gaming PC comes with Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake chips, which seems a little premature
By Andy Edser published
news Next-gen hardware will feature in next-gen gaming PCs. Of this, we're pretty certain.

If you put hot dogs and pickles against an AM radio tower, they act as speakers. Also, don't do that
By Andy Edser published
news Acts as a speaker, yes. Also catches fire at an astonishing rate.

Senior crew on a US warship installed an unauthorised Starlink dish attached to a wooden pallet and were discovered because the network was named 'STINKY'
By Andy Edser published
news Even I'd come up with a better mounting solution than a wooden pallet and zip ties.
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