Latest articles by James Bentley
AMD accuses Intel's Arrow Lake of being a 'horrible' product and implies a lack of options for consumers has caused the Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage
News AMD is taking its victory lap a little early.
You've heard of a CPU cooler screen, but have you heard of a *curved* CPU cooler screen? Apparently it has 'unmatched performance and visual appeal'
News What would you display on it?
Early Radeon RX 9070 benchmarks are positive, though don't bank too much on them
News I'm hoping further tests prove just as strong.
Corsair's new 'personalised RAM' gives you the option to pick the look and speed of memory you hide in the case anyway
News It does look pretty though.
This $2000 Dual OLED screen laptop with 'outstanding computing power' has been spotted at CES but I'm unconvinced
News There's a lot to unpack.
Nvidia's impressive AI-based computer tuneup tool G-Assist launches next month but the best bit is missing
"As modern PCs become more powerful, they also grow more complex to operate".
Logitech has announced an 'intelligent streaming assistant' in Streamlabs to tell you when your live stream sucks
news And it comes with a 3D 'co-host'.
PUBG teammates not good enough? Nvidia's new generative AI-led 'Co-Playable Character' aims to offer you an alternative
News You can even chat with them, sort of.
AMD announces new driver-based AI for 'AMD-related questions', local file summaries, and image generation for its new line of graphics cards
News The AI land rush is hitting almost every company.
The TDP of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 have been leaked, suggesting it's a little less power-hungry than we thought, though still massive
News You might want to upgrade that PSU.
A German retailer reports the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has outsold the entire non-X3D 9000 line
News 3D V-Cache takes the win.
Nvidia is giving away 5 classic Jensen-signed GeForce cards if you tweet to build hype for its CES 2025 briefing, and its first choice is almost older than me
news Sorry for making you feel ancient.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2024: The winners in every category of PC gaming greatness from the past 12 months of tech
The winners We've had our hands on all the best PC gaming hardware of 2024 and these are our absolute, solid gold favourites.
The NZXT Relay is a flawed set of speakers but it's also my favourite bit of hardware from 2024 thanks to its ingenious stand
Gear of the Year These aren't smart™ speakers but they are SMART speakers.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming mouse of 2024
Gear of the year With more than 20 mice reviewed this year by the PC Gamer team, only three stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Google being pushed to sell off Chrome is likely a good thing, but don't cheer on the decision just yet
Time with tell The devil is in the details.
VR gaming was one of my favourite hobbies of 2024 and it's because I've noticed myself using it as a meditation exercise
Getting active It's a surprisingly meditative practice.
YouTubers are reportedly losing their channels due to crypto scammers and one got his back, only to have it terminated once again for a 'trademark' claim
A severe emotional whiplash.
Lenovo is showing off 'the future of handheld gaming' next month and Valve being involved could signal it uses SteamOS
News It's one of the best parts of the Steam Deck.
The Nvidia App is damaging frame rates in some games, on some PCs, with Nvidia staffers recommending you nix the Game Filters overlay as a potential solution to the problem
News We've tested on different PCs and found issues on one but not the other.
After the 'change of regime', spinning off Intel Foundry is an 'open question' for the CPU manufacturer
News Intel could be in for a weird year.
Researchers have found a way to hack the memory on some virtual machines using a Raspberry Pi
news Though an attacker would need physical access to make the most of it.
