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

Nvidia Blackwell: What we expect and what we want to see from Nvidia's next-gen GeForce GPUs
By Andy Edser last updated
Next-gen Rumour and speculation is running riot for Nvidia's next generation of GPUs, so here's everything we hope and expect from Nvidia's next graphics cards.

Leaker suggests the RTX 5090 won't have a 'significant price increase' and even with AMD down for the count here's how we think the RTX 50-series will line up
By Andy Edser published
news Then again, Nvidia does as Nvidia does.

SpaceX's Starship 'chopstick landing' technique just made every Kerbal Space Program enthusiast go green with envy
By Andy Edser published
news I had enough trouble making rockets go up up up, never mind down down down.

Our favourite silly headphone creator is back at it again with two more stunningly impractical and gloriously outrageous designs
By Andy Edser published
news The Scrub Daddy or the Moon tube? The choice is yours!

Naughty Windows 11 24H2 hasn't been tidying up its toys, leaving an undeletable 8.63 GB update cache for some users
By Andy Edser published
news If you don't tidy up before dinner there'll be no ice-cream for afters. And don't even think about a bedtime story.

Say happy 25th birthday to 'the world's first GPU', the almighty 120 MHz Nvidia GeForce 256
By Andy Edser published
news In our minds, forever young.

Nvidia's RTX 5070 is rumoured for a CES 2025 reveal but I kinda think people need to calm down over its unconfirmed memory specs
By Andy Edser published
news CES 2025 is looking like it might be a hot one for GPU launches.

Glorious GMMK 3 HE keyboard review
By Andy Edser published
Custom Conundrum A massively customisable keeb, but what you get out of the box is strangely average for the price.

Best UK October Prime Day PC gaming deals
By Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day Deals And it's not just Amazon dropping the prices on everything PC gaming.

This redditor's PC was overrun with '50 to 100' baby spiders and now my day is ruined
By Andy Edser published
news "I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

Forcing users to periodically change their passwords should go the way of the dodo according to the US government
By Andy Edser published
news Perfect. PCGamer123 shall remain forever! Oops...

Civilization 7's system requirements are here and they look downright breezy, plus you'll only need 20 GB of storage space
By Andy Edser published
news Looks like plenty of you will have the hardware to go Civ-ing with aplomb.

This ortholinear Mobius strip keeb is twisting my melon, man
By Andy Edser published
News Round and round the keyboard goes, where it stops, nobody knows.

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.

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.

Good news if you're in the UK: These RTX 40-series graphics card deals mean Nvidia's GPUs are finally at a reasonable price
By Andy Edser published
Deal Some of the lowest UK prices we've seen on these GPUs, from the RTX 4060 to the RTX 4080 Super.

'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.
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