Latest articles by Alan Dexter
Kingston explains why DDR5 costs so much, and when it will be the dominant memory tech for PCs
Ramifications Intel's Alder Lake is the first platform to support DDR5, but what can we expect from the future of RAM?
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best SSD of 2021?
Gear of the year SSDs are now faster, bigger and available for less, what more could you want?
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best motherboard of 2021?
Gear of the Year The lack of GPUs makes system building tricky, but there are still some great motherboards out there.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: What is the best CPU of 2021?
Gear of the year After being forced into the corner by AMD, this is the year that Intel came out swinging.
PC gaming in 2021: The hardware highlights and lowlights
Highs and lows It's been a wild ride of a year, and not all of it bad.
Innistrad: Crimson Vow has renewed my thirst for turning cards sideways
Staff Pick Even after 24 years, Magic the Gathering still manages to scratch that itch.
Save up to $220 on a mini PC this Christmas
Deals Treat yourself to a mini marvel starting from $299.
Nvidia appears to be bumping the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 Ti's memory specs
News Cards rumoured for much of the year finally appear to be heading our way.
MSI Pulse GL66 gaming laptop review
Mismatched A powerful CPU and weak GPU make for an odd couple even at this tempting price point.
Save $650 on this 4K OLED gaming laptop from Gigabyte
Great for creative types that also want to enjoy some gaming.
Microsoft is finally pushing out the Windows 11 update that solves AMD's performance problem
News Now's a good time to check for Windows 11 updates.
This is the cheapest 2TB NVMe SSD you can buy right now
Down to just $150, is this a deal that's just too good to ignore?
Save $80 on this Razer DeathAdder V2 mouse and BlackShark V2 X headset bundle
Deals The only obvious downside is the silly 'Battle Bundle' name.
G.Skill celebrates Intel Alder Lake's launch by setting a new world record for DDR5
News DDR5 hits 8,704MT/s using liquid nitrogen. Begun, the DDR5 OC wars have...
Save $300 on this 1440p 240Hz Alienware gaming monitor bang on PC gaming's sweet spot
Deals Dell is already pushing hard on some great monitor deals.
Alienware announces Alder Lake-powered Aurora R13 desktops are available immediately
News Or you could stick with the red team and go for the Aurora R14 instead.
Intel finally confirmed its new GPU's specs, and it looks like a beast
News Intel's Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs will be every bit as chunky as we'd hoped.
Intel 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs: What are they, when will they launch, and how fast will they be?
Duality The next-gen Alder Lake processors will heat up the AMD vs. Intel gaming performance debate.
Raspberry Pi increases in price for the first time ever. Thanks, chip shortage
News The supply chain shortage strikes once again. This time it's bumped the price of the wonderful Raspberry Pi.
