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Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti graphics card
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti review (MSI Ventus 3X) A GPU with performance close to an RTX 5080 that's sadly set to be priced to oblivion.
A still from a YouTube video showing The Swedish Maker cutting a piece of wood with power tools while wearing a Meta Quest 3 VR headset.
YouTuber The Swedish Maker wears a Meta Quest 3 VR headset for his entire woodworking project and miraculously emerges with all fingers intact This could have gone so much worse.
LG UltraGear 45GX950A
LG's new 45-inch 5K2K uber OLED monitor goes into mass production and will land soon on a desk near you. For $2,000 Huge size, decent pixel density, OLED tech, what's not to like?

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The WD Black SN850X and the Lexar NM790 NVMe SSDs on a pink gradient background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right

Best SSD for gaming in 2025: the speediest SSDs I personally recommend

By Jeremy Laird last updated

Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.

Speedy storage
ABS Cyclone Ruby gaming PC

ABS Cyclone Ruby Gaming PC review

By Ian Evenden published

Ruby, ruby, ruby Bringing it all together at 1440p.

Ruby, ruby, ruby
ABS Cyclone Aqua gaming PC

ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming PC review

By Ian Evenden published

DIWhy? A pre-built gaming PC that offers a good 1080p experience for the money.

DIWhy?
A 12-sided marine exploration drone swims in a blue tiled pool. Each face side has a blue tentacle, allowing it to swim. On-screen text reads 'Swimming Gait Inspired by Bacterial Flagella'.

Adorable or terrifying: Researchers unveil tentacular marine exploration drone prototype guaranteed to set off your Subnautica flashbacks

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Me? I want to give this soggy science experiment a great big hug.

News
A GameSir Nova Lite and Microsoft Xbox Wireless pair of controllers against a coloured background with a PC Gamer recommended logo

Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers

By Dave James last updated

Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

Total control
The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition in 3/4 profile on a silver background

Asus TUF Gaming RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition review

By Andy Edser published

TUF customer An overbuilt and very speedy gaming GPU, but one that falls into the same pricing trap as the rest of the pack.

TUF customer
A Gigabyte and MSI pair of motherboards against a coloured background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today

By Dave James last updated

Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.

Best Mobo
Asus Prime RX 9070 XT graphics card

Looks like 8 GB and 16 GB versions of the RX 9060 XT and RTX 5060 Ti are fast approaching, so *please* can we have some affordable graphics cards for a change

By Jacob Fox published

News You know, cards that actually stay near MSRP.

News
Valve Index packaged in box with controllers and accessories

Valve Deckard, a long-rumoured standalone VR headset, might not be too far off if these leaked shipping manifests are legit

By Jacob Fox published

News A standalone HMD from Valve might be just what the VR market needs.

News
An AVGPC Whirlwind gaming desktop PC against a teal background with a white border

This Ryzen 7 9700X, GeForce RTX 5070 gaming PC is the cheapest I've seen this week, which might not stay that way for long

By Nick Evanson published

Deal PC prices are probably going to be rough while the tariff situation sorts itself out.

Deal
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