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NewsLenovo, HP, and Dell said to have warned customers of imminent PC price hikes, so I hope you've already picked up that upgrade you had your heart set on
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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NewsFramework calls out Dell and Apple for using the RAMpocalypse to 'gouge customers' on memory upgrade prices but the reality is more complicated
By Jeremy Laird Published
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NewsThe US gov shut down a $160 million smuggling operation trying to get Nvidia H200 chips into China and also, err, says the GPUs won't be restricted anymore
By Jacob Fox Published
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DealGood gaming laptop deals are tough to find right now, but you can still pick up this beastly RTX 5080 machine with a $1,300 discount
By Andy Edser Published
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NewsThis SIM-card-sized 2 TB SSD hits 3.5 GB/s and has full NVMe functionality, but it's arriving just in time for the memory apocalypse
By Jeremy Laird Published
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DealsBest cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James Last updated
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NewsPhilips and AOC announce the 'world's first' 1,000 Hz dual-mode gaming monitors
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NewsVarmilo releases mildly cursed looking 'foot keyboard' designed to give you an edge in competitive games
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Cyber MondayFrom TMR sticks to budget picks, these are the nine best game controller deals in the Cyber Monday sales
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondaySwitching to a leverless fighting game controller is the smartest thing I ever did, and one of the best in the biz is at its lowest-ever price
By Mollie Taylor Published
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Cyber MondayThis $16 controller is one of the best Cyber Monday stocking fillers, and the cheapest route to no-drift Hall effect sticks
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayTMR sticks, 1000 Hz polling and a charging stand top the spec sheet of one of Cyber Monday's best PC controller deals
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayMy beloved Razer PC controller is finally on discount this Cyber Monday and I implore you to behold its shapely frame
By Andy Edser Published
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PSPadHow to use the PS5 DualSense controller on PC
By Wes Fenlon Last updated
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GuideHow to use a DualShock 4 on PC: Wired or Bluetooth
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Black FridayA proper wireless Hall effect controller for under $19: It's hard to say no to this Black Friday gaming deal
By James Bentley Published
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Cooling
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NewsThe company that invented the AIO cooler has accepted an $85 million buyout offer from a major Chinese electronics group
By James Bentley Published
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Black FridayThe Hyte Thicc Q60 is the most ridiculous liquid cooler I've ever used and it's now over half off for Black Friday
By Jacob Ridley Published
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NewsThermaltake's new Borg-like AIO cooler might look ridiculous with four LCD screens, but its other cool features are far more noteworthy
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsThis Redditor is playing Battlefield 6 on an AIO cooler and I can't for the life of me figure out why
By Jacob Fox Published
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Fan-tasticBest PC fans in 2025: I've put these case fans through their paces to find the coolest and quietest
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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NewsMicrosoft is resorting to laser etching AI-designed cooling channels directly into data center chips to tame their massive heat
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsHyte says all Thicc Q80 Trio users should 'remove the cooler from their system immediately' and get a refund after internal fault found
By Jacob Fox Published
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News'It crawls into every crevice, stains your cables, and turns teardown into a full day regret spiral.' That's what awaits you if you plan on immersing your graphics card in automatic transmission fluid for a spot of messy overclocking fun
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NewsHighly intricate water blocks like this one may become the norm as server CPU power consumption soars, and could even trickle down into gaming PCs
By Nick Evanson Published
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Gaming Audio
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Score: 85%Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro headphones review
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Cyber WeekCyber Week gaming headset deals 2025: Giving the gift of great audio this deals season
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Cyber MondayThere are simply too many tempting Cyber Monday gaming headset deals, so here are the four best that I'd buy
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayYou don't need to pay an arm and a leg for a gaming soundbar because our favorite budget pick is down to $55 in the Cyber Monday sales
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayFractal's Cyber Monday Mini-ITX PC case deal is the best way to build your Steam Machine lookalike
By Katie Wickens Published
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Cyber MondayMy favorite bookshelf speakers have received a big $110 Cyber Monday price cut
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayIt's time for Cyber Monday spot the difference, where I try to work out why this wireless SteelSeries gaming headset costs $80 less than another model that's near-identical
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Cyber MondayYou might not know the brand behind these $50 earbuds, but I've been using them for months despite having many more expensive buds to choose from
By Jacob Fox Published
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Gaming Chairs
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Cyber WeekCyber Week 2025 gaming chair deals
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Cyber WeekWant a perfect perch but without the gaming bling? This Flexispot ErgoX office chair is the cheapest it's ever been, now just $250
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cyber MondayI've come along to save your ass this Cyber Monday with an immense TC500 Luxe gaming chair discount
By Kara Phillips Published
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Cyber MondayDespite the name, it's the exact opposite of a sex thing: The Playseat Challenge racing chair is down to $179 this Cyber Monday
By Andy Edser Published
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Cyber MondaySo many gaming chairs aren't worth it, but these Cyber Monday deals are such great value, that I might just buy two
By Rory Norris Published
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Cyber MondayThis classy-looking gaming chair is my daily driver in the PC Gamer office and it's looking even better with a Cyber Monday saving of $200
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayThe best thing about this gaming chair is that it doesn't look like one, and it's even cheaper for Cyber Monday than it was last week
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Black FridayBlack Friday gaming chair deals 2025
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Saddle upFive things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming chair
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Gaming Desks
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Score: 86%Secretlab Magnus Evo review
By Mollie Taylor Published
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Swanky surfaceFor the boujee among us, we've just crowned this the best luxury gaming desk (though I'd be picking the budget choice)
By James Bentley Published
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Top DesksBest gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James Last updated
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LuxuriousGrovemade desk review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 85%Autonomous SmartDesk 5 review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Score: 82%Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review
By Dave James Published
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NewsThere's a new Warhammer 40,000 version of our favorite Secretlab desk on the way but please don't paint your minis on it
By James Bentley Published
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Thunder X3 Lab-X review
By James Bentley Published
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ALL THE SPACEIkea Utespelare desk review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Gaming Keyboards
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Score: 60%Glorious GMBK 75% review
By Reece Bithrey Published
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Score: 85%Corsair Vanguard Pro 96 review
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Score: 79%MSI Forge GK600 TKL Wireless review
By Katie Wickens Published
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Score: 72%Logitech G515 Rapid TKL review
By Reece Bithrey Published
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Cyber MondayLet everyone in your life know you're a true gamer with these discounted Halo and Apex Legends graphic keyboards
By Elie Gould Published
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Cyber MondayTwo of the best gaming keyboards with the worst naming schemes are on sale this Cyber Monday and I think that's neat
By Andy Edser Published
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Cyber MondayThis Nintendo-themed gaming keyboard is such good value in the Cyber Monday deals I had to do a double-take
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayYou needn't spend more than $40 this Cyber Monday to score a gaming keyboard with competitive features and clever keys
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayThe world's first low profile keyboard with Hall Effect switches just got a deep discount for Cyber Monday
By Katie Wickens Published
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Gaming Laptops
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DealGood gaming laptop deals are tough to find right now, but you can still pick up this beastly RTX 5080 machine with a $1,300 discount
By Andy Edser Published
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DealsBest cheap gaming laptop deals
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Cyber MondayCyber Week gaming laptop deals 2025: The best discounts on gaming laptops, no matter your budget
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Specs explained: How to configure and order the Alienware Area-51 gaming laptop to play the best games this Christmas
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Cyber WeekMy favorite sub-$1,000 OLED gaming laptop deal has returned from the dead this Cyber Week because it's a stone cold badass
By Andy Edser Published
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Laptop livin'Five things I want you to think about before you buy your first gaming laptop
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Cyber MondayFor $630 this Cyber Monday, you could buy a 64 GB DDR5 RAM kit or a 16-inch RTX 5050 gaming laptop. Wow, what a tough choice
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cyber MondayI'm calling it, these are the only three sub-$1,000 Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals I would buy with my own hard-earned cash
By Andy Edser Published
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Cyber MondayNo, my eyes do not deceive me, this really is an RTX 5060 gaming laptop with a monstrous 32-thread AMD CPU hiding in the Cyber Monday sales for just $950
By Andy Edser Published
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Gaming Mice
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Score: 87%MSI Versa Pro Wireless & Mouse Dock Pro review
By Katie Wickens Published
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Cyber MondayThis mouse made an RGB lover out of me, so props to the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro which is over $60 off this Cyber Monday
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayI couldn't live without my MMO mouse, and this Razer option on offer for Cyber Monday is the perfect entry point if you're looking yourself
By Mollie Taylor Published
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Cyber MondayHere are the five Cyber Monday gaming mice deals we recommend under $60
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayEven before it was half the price this was our favorite MMO gaming mouse and the Cyber Monday sales have just confirmed it
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayYou won't find a better Cyber Monday gaming mouse deal than this Glorious $30 rodent
By James Bentley Published
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Cyber MondayThe legendary Logitech G Pro X Superlight, probably my all-time favorite gaming mouse, is cheaper than last year in the Cyber Monday sales
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayOnce the champion of all wireless gaming mice, Razer's DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed is now an absolute bargain through Cyber Monday
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cyber MondayI'm an infinite scroll stan and I know you will be too once you get hold of the Logitech G502 Hero gaming mouse for just $38
By Katie Wickens Published
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Gaming Monitors
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NewsPhilips and AOC announce the 'world's first' 1,000 Hz dual-mode gaming monitors
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Cyber WeekCyber Week gaming monitor deals 2025: Cheap screens, OLED, ultrawide, or 4K, it's all here
By Dave James Last updated
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DealsBest cheap gaming monitor deals today
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Cyber MondaySamsung's new, more affordable OLED gaming monitor has already dropped in price by $150 in the Cyber Week sales
By James Bentley Published
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News21 months and 5,000 hours in, this long-term OLED monitor burn-in test finds that panel degradation slows after six months
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Black FridayI hate the stands that most gaming monitors come with, so join me in my one-man crusade to get everyone to use display arms this Cyber Monday
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cyber MondayWhether you're just starting off in PC gaming or need a simple second display, this $90 1080p gaming monitor is easy on your eyes and your wallet
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cyber MondayI paid more for my Samsung OLED than this Cyber Monday TV deal and it's still the best thing I've done for my living room gaming setup
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Cyber MondayYou can pick up a silly-wide 49-inch gaming monitor from $500 this Cyber Monday if you've got the mega-sized desk to handle it
By Andy Edser Published
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Gaming PCs
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DealTwo of the best gaming PC deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025 are still live, and surprisingly they're from Alienware
By Jacob Fox Published
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dealBest cheap gaming PC deals
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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Cyber WeekCyber Week gaming PC deals 2025: discounts across Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon rigs
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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Cyber MondayAs Cyber Week continues, the cheapest RTX 5080 gaming PC right now is this $1,900 Alienware machine
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Cyber WeekThere are still some great gaming PCs under $2,000 as Cyber Week rolls on—here are the best I've found after scouring around
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayThese three AMD RX 9070 XT gaming PCs are all mighty tempting this Cyber Monday, but I think I've found the victor
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayBehold, another RTX 5080 gaming PC for under $2,000 this Cyber Monday, and this one's got a whopper of a CPU to boot
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayI've been keeping my eye on gaming PC deals every day for the past two weeks and these are the best sub-$1,000 deals I've found
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayI tried to build a high-end AMD gaming PC out of Cyber Monday deals but RAM prices make prebuilts better value for money
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Graphics Cards
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NewsIn a surprise change of heart, Nvidia's brought 32-bit PhysX support back to RTX 50-series graphics cards, though only for a select number of games
By Nick Evanson Published
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Pixel pushersCheap graphics card deals this week
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Cyber MondayCyber Monday graphics card deals 2025
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NewsDuring Nvidia's formative years, its CEO reckons it 'had a mission statement for a company that has no chance of success' but it was fine because Sega's CEO thought 'Jensen was a young man he liked'
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsAMD graphics card prices could rise by $40 thanks to the RAM supply crisis, but the extra you pay could be even more
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsGreat news for Intel: It now owns fully 1% of the gaming GPU market
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Cyber MondayThe best value GPU is still $350 this Cyber Monday, so upgrade your old card to a 16 GB RX 9060 XT before the RAM price crisis ruins things completely
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cyber MondayThis $520 RX 9070 16 GB is the only Cyber Monday graphics card deal I'm into right now
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Cyber MondayThis MSI RTX 5070 is not as cheap as it was yesterday but it's still the most affordable RTX 5070 Cyber Monday deal going
By Andy Edser Last updated
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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NewsAyaneo says that next up is the, err, Next II, a power-hungry handheld with a whopping 115 Wh battery
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Cyber MondayIt's time to forget the Steam Deck because this is the best Cyber Monday handheld gaming PC deal (and it runs SteamOS)
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cyber MondayThe Steam Deck LCD is now going for just $320, kicking the door wide open to handheld gaming on the cheap
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Portable PCBest handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Black FridayI take my game library with me when I travel and there's no reason to miss out with these Black Friday handheld gaming PC deals
By Jacob Ridley Published
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NewsThe ROG Xbox Ally now has tailored per-game profiles and I never thought I'd say it but as a SteamOS user I'm quite jealous
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On the moveThe PC Gamer handheld gaming PC gift guide
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NewsXbox full screen experience is no longer just for handheld gaming PCs, but the feature is rolling out gradually and we're not having much luck with workarounds
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsThis speedrunner has been making a glorious multi-handheld gaming PC body harness rig for IRL game streaming on the move
By Jacob Fox Published
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Lighting
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Cyber MondayThis smart lamp changed my gaming setup for the better and it's finally below $100 this Cyber Monday, just don't pick the wrong model
By James Bentley Published
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Win or Bin?I didn't know I needed dedicated photography lights until this $44 set turned up, but now I'm a convert
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime DayI own over 10 smart lights, here are the three I'd actually buy in the early Amazon Prime Day sales
By James Bentley Published
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Prime DayI may not need a full-blown Logitech streaming light but I'm mighty tempted now that it's 27% off in this early Prime Day deal
By James Bentley Published
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Light it up!The best desk lighting in 2025: my recommendations for key lights and lightstrips to illuminate your gaming set-up
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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As if I needed any more RGB lights, this Govee x Evangelion light kit we gave a 91% is still $60 off for Cyber Monday
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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DealI find two key lights are much better than one for evenly lighting a stream or shoot, and here's a set from Neewer that's nearly buy one, get one free for Black Friday
By Jacob Ridley Published
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ReactiveNanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review
By Josh Brown Published
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Sync'dGovee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review
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Memory
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NewsFramework calls out Dell and Apple for using the RAMpocalypse to 'gouge customers' on memory upgrade prices but the reality is more complicated
By Jeremy Laird Published
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NewsThis SIM-card-sized 2 TB SSD hits 3.5 GB/s and has full NVMe functionality, but it's arriving just in time for the memory apocalypse
By Jeremy Laird Published
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NewsHot on the heels of Micron bailing out of the consumer RAM market, SK hynix is apparently committing over $500 billion to build four new memory fabs, with the first to be finished by 2027
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsSamsung rejects the claim that it is negotiating with itself over memory contracts
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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NewsTech price rises: Tracking the PC memory and SSD supply crisis, now with added GPU fun
By Jeremy Laird Last updated
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NewsMemory crisis and sky-high DRAM prices could run past 2028 as Samsung and SK Hynix opt to 'minimize the risk of oversupply'
By Jeremy Laird Published
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NewsFramework delists standalone memory to 'head off scalpers' and Cyberpower announces system price hikes as the memory supply crisis deepens
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Memory bluesExplainer: This is why memory and storage is so expensive (of course it's AI) and why PC gaming hardware prices are only going to keep rising, even probably for GPUs
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Black FridayThere's nothing we can do about RAM prices, so here's the best 32 GB DDR5 kit I could find in the Black Friday sales that's actually worth considering
By Nick Evanson Published
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Motherboards
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NewsThe dominoes are falling: motherboard sales down 50% as PC enthusiasts are put off by stinking memory prices
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Black Friday(Sold out) RAM prices are ridiculous but Newegg is literally giving sticks away with this AM5 motherboard—easily the best Black Friday motherboard deal
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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NewsThis online tool makes choosing a motherboard easier and coincidentally has me pulling my hair out a little less
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsThis new Mac Pro-inspired motherboard standard banishes all power cables for a single connector rated at over 2,000 W
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Best MoboBest gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the AMD and Intel mobos I'd build a system around today
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Score: 70%MSI Z890 Ace motherboard review
By Nick Evanson Published
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Score: 87%MSI Z890 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard review
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Score: 70%ASRock X870 Nova WiFi motherboard review
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NewsPC component maker Maxsun decides the time is right for a new motherboard format, by taking a hacksaw to an mATX circuit board
By Nick Evanson Published
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