Andy Edser

Andy Edser

Hardware Writer

Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't. 26 years later (yes he's getting old), he now spends his days writing about and reviewing graphics cards, CPUs, keyboards, mice, gaming headsets and much, much more. You name it, if it's PC gaming hardware he'll write words about it, with opinions and everything.

Latest articles by Andy Edser

The PC Gamer buying guide to the best racing wheels
Best PC racing wheels in 2026: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing

By Jacob Ridley Last updated

Driven Speed away with the best PC racing wheel for gaming.

Driven
ALBANY, NY - MAY 13: Environmental advocates and progressive lawmakers hold a rally in support of legislation that would put a moratorium on new data centers in the state on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
NY governor orders a pause on large AI data center construction, to ensure that 'when companies succeed because of New York, New Yorkers succeed too'

By Andy Edser Published

News 'It’s my responsibility to take action and lead," said governor Hochul.

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The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition in 3/4 profile on a silver background
HWMonitor now shows you thermal hotspot data for RTX 50-series graphics cards, so I thought I'd give one of ours a quick test

By Andy Edser Published

News Keep an eye on your spots.

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A photo of a gaming monitor displaying queued Windows updates
Latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates stamp out a record 622 security vulnerabilities, as the company's AI-enhanced bug hunt looks to bear fruit

By Andy Edser Published

News Squish, squish, squish.

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The Steam Controller on a desk next to its charging dock and a keyboard.
This DIY 'OpenPuck' project allows the Steam Controller to emulate Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controllers, but no wireless charging for you

By Andy Edser Published

News Still, it's a perfectly practical puck in many respects.

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The Mackie CR3.5BT speakers and Mackie CR8SBT subwoofer on a pink background, with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right
Best PC speakers in 2026: From 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers

By Andy Edser Last updated

Volume up Treat yourself to an awesome audio experience with the best PC speakers.

Volume up
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM
BOE's new $9 billion OLED monitor plant, capable of churning out 10 million panels this year alone, is now up and running—with some big names already on board

By Andy Edser Published

News That's a whole lot of OLED competition and some seriously delicious pixels.

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Nvidia RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card on different backgrounds
Too hot to handle: A leaked internal Nvidia tool re-enables blocked GPU hotspot sensor data for RTX 50-series graphics cards

By Andy Edser Published

News Exactly how hot are we talking?

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A split image of Elon Musk and Sam Altman
'After stealing an open source AI charity, you then stole all of Apple’s phone technology! Wow': Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting on the internet again

By Andy Edser Published

News Keep it down would you, lads? Some of us have work to do.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, signs an executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the rates other nations charge to import American goods. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Report suggests the US gov may have 'urged' Apple into Intel chipmaking deal to avoid tariffs, at almost the same time it took a $9 billion stake in blue team stock

By Andy Edser Published

News Allegedly.

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Microsoft Copilot
A new Copilot feature tells you what might be slowing down your PC—while gorging itself on a fair chunk of your system RAM

By Andy Edser Published

News It can't help, can it?

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Nvidia RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card from different angles
Seasonic has removed the RTX 50-series Super GPU variants from its PSU wattage calculator. Was it just guesswork or actual info revealed too soon?

By Andy Edser Last updated

News Still, CES 2027, perhaps?

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An Asus ProArt Mouse MD310 on white gravel
Asus ProArt Mouse MD301

By Andy Edser Published

Score: 71% A professional design, but with enough quirks to give me pause.

Score: 71%
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming PC
Somehow, the $1,000 Asus ROG Xbox Ally X is the best value gaming handheld I can think of right now

By Andy Edser Published

I guess? Handheld gaming PC pricing is ridonculous.

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I guess?
A Razer Seiren V3 Pro microphone on a desk, in front of a gaming keyboard
Razer Seiren V3 Pro microphone review

By Andy Edser Published

Score: 82% Razer's Shure MV7+ competitor has the odd quirk, but it's a good effort regardless.

Score: 82%
A Corsair HS55 Stereo and Razer BlackShark V3 gaming headset on a pink background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo on top.
The best gaming headsets in Australia for 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones

By Dave James Last updated

Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

Quality cans
A Steam Machine with a red faceplate on a blue background, in the center of the frame
Steam Machine review

By Andy Edser Published

Score: 62% A wonderful design can't beat the ugly realities of pricing, performance, and consumer value.

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Score: 62%
A Steam Machine in front of a TV next to a Steam Controller, showing the SteamOS in the background
The Steam Machine is the biggest victim of the RAMpocalypse to date, and that's made me unreasonably annoyed

By Andy Edser Published

Steamed up Chalk another one up to AI demand, I guess.

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Steamed up
KOCAELI, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 14: A stack of old mobile phones are seen before recycling process in Kocaeli, Turkiye on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Cem Ali Kus/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Uni researchers plan to build a low-carbon data center hivemind from 2,000 Pixel smartphones—with Google's help, no less

By Andy Edser Published

News The omni-phone.

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A collection of gaming headsets on a neutral background with the "Ask PCG" logo in the top right corner.
Five things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming headset

By Andy Edser Last updated

Headgear If you're eyeing up potential headset purchases, you've come to the right place.

Headgear
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming PC
MSI has listed the official pre-order price of its new Claw gaming handheld and I think you're going to want to sit yourself down

By Andy Edser Published

News $1,799. Eeeeeeesh.

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A ProtoArc EM25 ergonomic wireless mouse on a wooden desk, in front of some brightly-coloured post-it notes
ProtoArc EM25 ergonomic mouse review

By Andy Edser Published

Score: 40% Rough around the edges.

Score: 40%
Nvidia RTX Spark chip
'Reinventing the PC' is the concept Nvidia wanted to get across this Computex, but I'm not sure the AI room is being read

By Andy Edser Published

Agentic apathy Your agentic AI PC is coming.

Agentic apathy
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the RTX Spark laptop during his keynote speech at Computex 2026 in Taipei on June 1, 2026. Nvidia unveiled a powerful laptop chip for Windows machines on June 1, staking its claim in the market for next-generation consumer PCs integrated with artificial intelligence. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)
Computex 2026 Live: The biggest PC gaming hardware announcements at this year's show

By Andy Edser Last updated

Computex 2026 It's here, it's happening, and we're on the ground covering all the latest hardware news.

Computex 2026
An MSI graphics card, an AMD CPU, and a Corsair PC case
Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse

By Andy Edser Last updated

DIY Pick the products from our latest recommendations.

DIY
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