Nick Evanson
Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in 1981, with the love affair starting on a Sinclair ZX81 in kit form and a book on ZX Basic. He ended up becoming a physics and IT teacher, but by the late 1990s decided it was time to cut his teeth writing for a long defunct UK tech site. He went on to do the same at Madonion, helping to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark (MadOnion rebranded) full-time, as editor-in-chief for its gaming and hardware section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com and over 100 long articles on anything and everything. He freely admits to being far too obsessed with GPUs and open world grindy RPGs, but who isn't these days?
Latest articles by Nick Evanson

Team Group MP44 4 TB SSD review
By Nick Evanson published
Big value Big capacity, big performance, big value.

Black Friday is over but AndaSeat is still dishing out the gaming chair deals, with up to $80 off its sublime Kaiser 4 XL
By Nick Evanson published
Deal If you have a fuller frame, then this AndaSeat is the one for you. Actually, it's the one for you, even if you're not.

Check out your gaming PC's storage chops with 3DMark's new DirectStorage benchmark
By Nick Evanson published
news A speedy SSD makes all the difference but the Devil is in the details

OLED displays with up to five times better lifespan may be on their way sooner than you think, thanks to a manufacturing breakthrough
By Nick Evanson published
news Not just tougher but brighter and more power efficient, too.

Gigabyte's new app for enabling its X3D Turbo Mode in Windows is, for some unfathomable reason, called Aorus AI Snatch
By Nick Evanson published
news Stop sniggering at the back, okay?

If you want to give your older gaming PC an early Christmas present, I've got the perfect system upgrade for you for less than $370
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Budget doesn't mean bad, especially when 3D V-Cache is involved.

The Top 5 Cyber Monday graphics card deals still available and worth a home in your gaming PC
By Nick Evanson published
Deal It's not been the best year for GPU deals but here are some that are genuinely decent purchases.

That $740 RTX 4070 Ti Super Black Friday deal, the one which lasted all of one day, is now back on thanks to the Cyber Monday GPU deals
By Nick Evanson published
Deal That's right: an RTX 4070 Ti Super for $60 under the launch MSRP.

Make your gaming rig as quiet as mine with a full sweep of new Noctua fans thanks to this Black Friday bundle that is still live
By Nick Evanson last updated
Deal There are cheaper fans and there are flashier fans, but nothing beats a Noctua when it comes to whisper-quiet airflow.

Sadly, the cheapest way to buy an RTX 4090 right now is with this horribly cynical Black Friday GPU deal combo which makes you pay to dispose of an old card Newegg doesn't want anymore
By Nick Evanson last updated
Deal We live in some truly bizarre times.

If it's a choice between an RTX 4090 or an RTX 4080 Black Friday gaming laptop there is only one smart option, and it's not all about the money
By Nick Evanson published
Deal It's all about the heat and noise, man.

Forget about all the other high-end Black Friday gaming PC deals, this is the RTX 4080 Super rig that you want
By Nick Evanson published
Deal $1,950 is a cracking deal and there's nothing around to touch it.

My favorite PC case of all time is the cheapest it's ever been thanks to the Black Friday sales, and that design is as classy as ever
By Nick Evanson published
Deal The wood front makes me feel all posh and sophisticated, which I am very much not.

I may not have beaten Alienware's discounted RTX 4090 machine, but I still say my PC built from the best Black Friday gaming deals is better
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Say no to proprietary nonsense and say hello to a serious DIY that will be ace for years to come.

With $1,000 knocked off the asking price, you're not going to find a cheaper Black Friday RTX 4090 gaming PC than this Alienware rig
By Nick Evanson published
Deal A semi-affordable 4090 gaming PC! Yay! It's an Alienware! Yugh?

With new GPUs coming from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia soon here are the four graphics cards I believe are still worth buying this Black Friday
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Wait or buy? The eternal question.

With these two gaming PC deals, you're getting one of the best gaming CPUs no matter whether you want a Team Red or Green GPU
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Ah, that glorious 3D V-Cache magic.

This massive 420 mm Corsair AIO liquid cooler is half price this Black Friday and it'll cool any CPU you can throw at it
By Nick Evanson published
Deal You'll need an equally massive PC case to house this big boi.

You can keep your tiny 60% gaming keyboards. This monster-sized ergo button bonanza is the one for me this Black Friday
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Full-size ergonomic keyboards are my bread, butter, and jam.

My favorite affordable gaming SSD is now under $60 for 1 TB in the Black Friday sales
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Bigger drives grab all the headlines but when money is tight, a 1 TB SSD will do nicely.

Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero review motherboard review
By Nick Evanson published
Arrow Lake Hero A near-perfect motherboard for any Arrow Lake processor but how much are you willing to pay for such excellence?

Dragon Age: The Veilguard performance analysis—decent frame rates and blessedly glitch-free
By Nick Evanson last updated
New Age Dragon It even looks pretty good on the lowest graphics settings, too.

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl best graphics settings guide
By Nick Evanson last updated
Best Zone Settings Know how to prep your gaming PC before it heads into the Zone.
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