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Stealthy
Corsair Nautilus 360 RS review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Keepin' cool
Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Flashy
Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Poppin'
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB (2024) review
By Zak Storey Published
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Widescreen
Tryx Panorama 360 review
By Zak Storey Published
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Cheap screen
NZXT Kraken Plus 360 RGB (2025) review
By Zak Storey Published
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News
Nvidia's research boss claims the company's Chinese AI researchers are now writing programs for Huawei instead and is blaming the US chip exports
By Jacob Fox Published
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Explore Hardware
Controllers
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Driven
Best PC racing wheels in 2025: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Computex
The Scuf Envision Pro and non-Pro will finally get Hall effect from May 29, and if you already own a non-HE one you'll get a free calibration buff
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Nintendo Switch 2 mouse controls shown off in latest clip makes me wonder why anyone would use it on the home screen
By James Bentley Published
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Total control
Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James Last updated
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Cheap thrills
Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition review
By Andy Edser Published
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News
'There are currently three Xbox controller prototypes': New cloud gaming-enabled controller rumour suggests everything really is an Xbox
By James Bentley Published
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News
UK government says Нет to British companies selling game controllers to Russia, to combat the use of drone attacks
By Nick Evanson Published
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Locked On
Best PC joysticks in 2025: these are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
By Dave James Last updated
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Axial size
Thrustmaster T598 direct drive racing wheel review
By Andy Edser Last updated
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Cooling
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Stealthy
Corsair Nautilus 360 RS review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Keepin' cool
Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Flashy
Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Poppin'
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB (2024) review
By Zak Storey Published
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Widescreen
Tryx Panorama 360 review
By Zak Storey Published
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Cheap screen
NZXT Kraken Plus 360 RGB (2025) review
By Zak Storey Published
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News
Samsung's new Peltier cooling tech is more efficient and less wasteful and could be a great for keeping a power-hungry U chilly
By Jacob Fox Published
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Computex
Pump noise, what pump noise? Asetek's new liquid cooler pump is so quiet 'it's on a level where you can't hear it'
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Computex
Tryx's new AIO cooler features two LCD screens and a display shelf, because it's Computex
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Gaming Audio
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Sonic speed
'Our drivers are incredibly fast': I've been testing a prototype gaming headset with ultra-responsive speakers and it's transformed my Gray Zone Warfare sessions
By Andy Edser Published
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Budding gamers
The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2025: These are the buds I'd allow to whisper sweet nothings into my ears
By Dave James Last updated
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Bit of a Belta
Asus ROG Pelta review
By James Bentley Published
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Volume up
Best PC speakers in 2025: from 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers
By Andy Edser Last updated
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Untethered
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James Last updated
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Two steps forward
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 review
By James Bentley Published
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Sponsored
Logitech G522 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset: gaming just got louder
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Good buds
Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds review
By Katie Wickens Published
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News
If you're into ambient rainfall sounds, why not use headphones with 'two half-gallon basins' and plenty of real water sloshing around everywhere
By Jacob Fox Published
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Gaming Chairs
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Take a seat
Best office chairs for gaming in 2025: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James Last updated
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Office life
ThunderX3 Flex Pro review
By Alistair Jones Published
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news
Razer's newest gaming headset goes on your chair instead of your head
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Take a seat
Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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news
I honestly thought Razer's Sensa haptics stuff was just a gimmick until I tried it with a sim racing setup, and now I'm absolutely sold
By Nick Evanson Published
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Meshed
Asus ROG Destrier Core gaming chair review
By Kegan Mooney Published
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News
The best Secretlab gaming chair is getting a gorgeous new Monster Hunter Wilds crossover and it may be my favourite yet
By James Bentley Published
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Get in the robot
AndaSeat X-Air Pro Mesh Office Gaming Chair review
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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mesh me up
Ikea Matchspel gaming chair review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Gaming Desks
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News
There's a new Warhammer 40,000 version of our favorite Secretlab desk on the way but please don't paint your minis on it
By James Bentley Published
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Top Desks
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James Last updated
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Thunder X3 Lab-X review
By James Bentley Published
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ALL THE SPACE
Ikea Utespelare desk review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Rising RGB
Blacklyte Atlas review
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Tidy
Thermaltake Gaming Desk Pegboard (Medium) review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Stay Frosty
Dezctop Bifrost Elite 160 gaming desk review
By Dave James Published
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Crushing shame
Flexispot E2Q gaming desk review
By Alistair Jones Published
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Handy L
Flexispot E7L adjustable standing desk review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Gaming Keyboards
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news
The new Arctis Nova 3 looks like SteelSeries is min-maxing the midranged headset with both hardware and software
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Computex
Ducky's year of the snake keyboard is my favourite shown off at Computex so far, and it's limited to just 2025 units
By James Bentley Published
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Computex
Cherry proclaims a 'new era' for keyboard switches: induction is 'half the cost of a regular mechanical switch', more reliable, and less power hungry than analog alternatives
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Computex 2025
Wooting is adding knobs to its gaming keyboards and the good news is existing Wooting owners can knob themselves too
By Jacob Ridley Published
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news
Cherry debuts new mechanical, magnetic, and inductive switches with a whole new naming scheme to match
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Computex
Corsair introduces do-it-yourself gaming keyboard MAKR 75, and says 'hello' to a new era of web-based peripheral customization
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Computex
These Godzilla and Mechagodzilla custom keycaps stopped me dead in my tracks, like a nuclear lizard caught in a headlock from an oversized monkey
By Andy Edser Published
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Computex
Asus is bringing two great features to ergonomic keyboards with its ROG Falcata
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Freedom
Best wireless gaming keyboard in 2025: my top picks for cable-free typing delights
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Gaming Laptops
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Deals
Best cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James Last updated
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News
Looks like the latest Nvidia driver has given some RTX 5080 and 5090 laptops a little performance boost
By Jacob Fox Published
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Computex
Razer's new super-skinny Blade 14 gaming laptop is a serious threat to my wallet, but I want a GPU with more than 8 GB VRAM for $2,700
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Ancient ThinkPad laptops, beloved by a certain kind of hardcore hardware fan, can be resurrected with a bespoke Meteor Lake mainboard, bringing the 2000s machine right up to date
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Mean, not lean
MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XW gaming laptop review
By Andy Edser Published
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Portable powerhouses
Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner
By Dave James Last updated
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Powa
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 gaming laptop review
By Dave James Published
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Smol
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2025: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
By Dave James Last updated
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Max noise
HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop review
By Ian Evenden Published
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Gaming Mice
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News
I've been gaming with Razer's new wireless charging mouse pad and I'm glad there's finally serious competition for Logitech
By Jacob Fox Published
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Pinpoint
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James Last updated
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Slick
Best mouse pads for gaming in 2025: the fabric and hard-top mats I prefer to game on
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Unbound
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
By Dave James Last updated
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A worthy rival?
SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wireless review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Computex
'It's not just a gimmick': Noctua is working with Pulsar on a gaming mouse that has a fan in it to cool your sweaty palm
By Jacob Fox Published
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Computex
Corsair's new MMO mouse has a neat function that can entirely replace your Stream Deck
By James Bentley Published
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News
The new SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 is the perfect reminder of the benefits of removable batteries in gaming mice
By Jacob Fox Published
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Straight up
Keychron M5 review
By Nick Evanson Published
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Gaming Monitors
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Computex
If there was one non-AI Computex trend this year it's that everything needs a damned screen in or on it
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Bendy
Best curved monitors for gaming in 2025: These are the bendy displays I'd plant myself in front of
By Dave James Last updated
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Beaming
Hisense C2 Ultra projector review
By Kizito Katawonga Published
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Computex
ASRock outs new 400 Hz 1440p gaming monitor and we're hopeful the price is going to be punchy
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Samsung OLED TVs are finally getting Nvidia G-Sync , should you ever want to hook your rig up to a 60+ inch screen
By James Bentley Published
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Computex
Asus has announced the world's first 610 Hz gaming monitor, and a 'Super TN' is the price you pay for that speed
By James Bentley Published
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Computex
MSI's clever new 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor can detect when you leave the screen and turn itself off to begin its anti-burn-in cycle
By Andy Edser Published
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Computex
The new Acer Nitro PG1 is the first portable monitor I actually want thanks to 4K resolution and up to 144 Hz refresh
By Jeremy Laird Published
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news
Samsung's world-first 500 Hz OLED is the ultimate no-compromise esports monitor but it's painfully pricey at nearly $1,500
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Gaming PCs
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deal
Best cheap gaming PC deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Tron-style
The RX 9070 XT might not be the truly mid-range graphics card I'm still dreaming of but it turned my latest sci-fi PC build into a frame rate menace
By Zak Storey Published
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Teeny Peecees
Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most
By Al Bickham Last updated
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DIY
Best gaming PC builds: budget, mid-range and high-end recommendations
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Apple Mac Studio M4 Max review
By Ian Evenden Published
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deal
Save £100 on some colourful Chillblast RTX 5070 Ti PCs
By PC Gamer Last updated
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Perfect PC
Best gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend today
By Dave James Last updated
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Masters of disaster
This subreddit dedicated to the worst computer setups on Earth makes me weirdly proud to be a PC gamer
By Rick Lane Published
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news
The new Asus ROG NUC is a mini PC with an Arrow Lake U and RTX 5080 laptop GPU, and is going to be very, very, VERY expensive
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Graphics Cards
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News
AMD claims 'regional market demand' is why we've seen few 8 GB RX 9060 XT reviews, implying low VRAM isn't really for the West
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
This tech DIYer swapped their graphics card's cooling for a U cooler because why not? Also it actually works
By Jacob Fox Published
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Little terror
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB review (XFX Swift)
By Andy Edser Published
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News
Spot the connector: Gigabyte's new graphics card design lets you hide your power cable even if you don't have a back-connect motherboard
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Over $90,000 worth of RTX 5090 GPUs have been replaced in-box by crossbody backpacks at just one Silicon Valley Micro Center
By Dave James Published
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News
Nvidia's Jen-Hsun Huang says Chinese competitors are 'quite formidable' just days after the announcement of a Chinese RTX 4060-level GPU powering up
By James Bentley Published
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News
If you're getting a blank screen on reboot with an RTX 50-series GPU, use this Nvidia firmware updater
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Nvidia's Hopper GPUs are now dead to the Chinese market after export controls that made the company take a 'multibillion-dollar write-off'
By Jacob Fox Published
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news
AMD's exciting new mainstream RX 9060 XT GPU spotted in online benchmarks as June 5 launch day fast approaches
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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News
Linux enjoys a small usage uptick with Steam s, though at 2.69% it still has a long way to go to topple Windows
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Decked out
Best Steam Deck accessories in 2025: These are the add-ons that I'd let keep my handheld company on its travels
By Katie Wickens Last updated
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News
GeForce Now finally gets a native app for the Steam Deck, solving what was our biggest complaint with the streaming service on Valve's plucky handheld
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Gettin steamy
I've swapped Windows for the latest SteamOS build on my Legion Go S and I'm not going back
By Jacob Fox Published
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news
Valve certifies the Lenovo Legion Go S for SteamOS, improves AMD compatibility, controller , and officially brings 80% limiting to SteamOS in 3.7.8 update
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Portable PC
Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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News
Apparently a new 'advanced' Zotac Zone will be announced at Computex and it looks like it might use a bespoke Linux OS
By Jacob Fox Published
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Doom Drivers
Doom: The Dark Ages is unplayable on handheld gaming PCs at the moment but it's not because the hardware isn't good enough
By Nick Evanson Published
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news
Valve is using Steam Deck's beta build to test 80% battery limit
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Lighting
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Light it up!
The best desk lighting in 2025: my recommendations for key lights and lightstrips to illuminate your gaming set-up
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Reactive
Nanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review
By Josh Brown Published
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Sync'd
Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review
By Josh Brown Published
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Scripted
Elgato Light Strip Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Unit 01
Govee x Evangelion gaming light kits review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Lit up
Govee Strip Light 2 Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Stunner
Govee Cob Strip Light Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Sponsored
AI-generated lighting from Lepro should be setting the mood for your gaming sessions
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Light 'em up
Elgato Key Light Neo review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Memory
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Computex
Will 2025 be the year that CAMM2 memory finally makes a proper entrance? Rambus and Team Group believe it is
By Nick Evanson Published
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Dynamic
Best RAM for gaming in 2025: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you
By Chris Szewczyk Last updated
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News
Samsung rakes in nearly $5 billion profit from companies hoarding memory chips like Smaug ahead of Trump's tumultuous tariffs
By James Bentley Published
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News
G.Skill's 128 GB golden RAM kit is the first high-capacity set to hit DDR5-8000 speeds and it's making me reconsider my views on PC hardware bling
By Andy Edser Published
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Wasted potential
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-8400 CUDIMM review
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
Corsair's new 'personalised RAM' gives you the option to pick the look and speed of memory you hide in the case anyway
By James Bentley Published
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news
Corsair rolls out its first CUDIMM memory sticks for Intel Arrow Lake gaming PCs and they're as pricey as you'd expect them to be
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
G.SKILL and Kingston break the 12,000MT/s DDR5 memory barrier with Intel's new Arrow Lake U
By Jeremy Laird Published
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news
Samsung and SK Hynix spend billions more on DRAM production to feed the never-ending hunger for AI servers
By Nick Evanson Published
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Motherboards
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News
ASRock acknowledges AMD is not at fault for recent U failures and recommends updating the BIOS now, though we still don't know if problems have actually been fixed
By James Bentley Published
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News
ASRock acknowledges and explains dying AMD 9000-series chips in its motherboards, rolls out a BIOS fix
By Jacob Fox Published
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Mini marvels
Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested
By Chris Szewczyk Last updated
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Best Mobo
Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James Last updated
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Computex
Gigabyte unveils its second generation of X3D Turbo Mode, for squeezing up to 15% more performance from Ryzen X3D Us
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
This odd but surprisingly well-priced mini ITX motherboard from Minisforum packs an embedded AMD X3D processor
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
I know tariff-related price increases are a thing right now but a $1,371 motherboard might be pushing it, even if it is 'Extreme'
By Andy Edser Published
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Legend
ASRock B850 Steel Legend Wi-Fi review
By Antony Leather Published
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Lightning
ASRock Phantom Gaming B850I Lightning Wi-Fi review
By Antony Leather Published
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More about Hardware
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News
Nvidia's research boss claims the company's Chinese AI researchers are now writing programs for Huawei instead and is blaming the US chip exports
By Jacob Fox Published
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Take a seat
Best office chairs for gaming in 2025: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James Last updated
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Sonic speed
'Our drivers are incredibly fast': I've been testing a prototype gaming headset with ultra-responsive speakers and it's transformed my Gray Zone Warfare sessions
By Andy Edser Published
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