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A gaming PC with RGB lighting enabled on a desk.

This gaming PC build smashes together the very latest components but if I did it again, I'd do it differently

By Zak Storey published

OTT The H9 Elite looks glorious, but with an RTX 5090 plus AMD's 9950X, it makes for a toasty little number.

OTT
Screenshots from Half-Life 2 RTX, showing the various new effects delivered by full ray tracing and enhanced assets.

I just played Half-Life 2 RTX, a fully ray-traced overhaul of the original, and its meaty headcrabs have me hankering for more

By Jacob Ridley published

Gordon's back It's time to dust off the ol' crowbar.

Gordon's back
PC Gamer best audiophile headphones buying guide image, with Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic headphones

The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy

By Dave James last updated

Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.

Audiophile
An air cooler from Noctua and a liquid cooler from Arctic on a blue background with the PC Gamer Recommended badge in the upper right.

Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've loaded liquid and air coolers onto today's top processors and these are my favorites

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.

Cool Breeze
SteelSeries QcK Performance mouse pads overlapping on a desk

The SteelSeries QcK Performance series has reignited my excitement over the simple pleasure of a quality mouse pad… and trying to click skulls with pinpoint accuracy

By Jacob Fox published

Premium glide Time to party like it's 2012 and pretend I don't have an old man's reaction time.

Premium glide
A screenshot from the original Assassin's Creed game

Assassin's Creed: Shadows is just around the corner, so come and see the last 17 years of the series' PC graphics at max 4K settings

By Nick Evanson published

Rendering creed Bringing history to life and then killing it with a hidden blade. Or bugs.

Rendering creed
Be Quiet and Noctua CPU air coolers on an orange background with the PC Gamer Recommends badge in the upper right hand side.

Best air cooler for CPUs in 2025: keep your processor chilled with one of these budget-friendly and capable coolers

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Air dried Quiet, reliable and affordable—why not consider a CPU air cooler in 2025?

Air dried
OneXPlayer 2 pro on a table

I never thought a handheld PC bloated with Windows could replace my Steam Deck, but after gaming on an old OneXPlayer 2 Pro I can see now I judged it too harshly

By James Bentley published

All hands off Deck Full Steam ahead.

All hands off Deck
An Elgato Key Light Neo and Govee Strip Light 2 Pro on a grey background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right.

The best desk lighting in 2025: my recommendations for key lights and lightstrips to illuminate your gaming set-up

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Light it up! Whether making your Twitch stream more professional or aiming for an ambient office environment, I've got the best lighting kits for your PC covered.

Light it up!
Radeon RX 9070 XT cards all X'd out, out of stock

We all deserve better than this

By Wes Fenlon published

Sellouts Idiotic tariffs, indifferent retailers, depraved flippers and AI mania are making the simple act of buying a graphics card the defining misery of PC gaming in 2025.

Sellouts
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