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. After spending over 15 years in the production industry overseeing a variety of live and recorded projects, he started writing his own PC hardware blog for a year in the hope that people might send him things. Sometimes they did.
Now working as a hardware writer for PC Gamer, Andy can be found quietly muttering to himself and drawing diagrams with his hands in thin air. It's best to leave him to it.
Latest articles by Andy Edser
US Commerce Secretary says if China seized TSMC it would be 'absolutely devastating' to the US economy, as it buys 92% of its cutting-edge chips from the Taiwanese manufacturer
By Andy Edser published
news As Chinese relations with Taiwan remain strained, the US continues to reinforce the importance of chip manufacturing on home soil.
'A number of threads retracted from the brain' of Neuralink's first implant patient, but they say they're still 'beating my friends in games that as a quadriplegic I should not be beating them in'
By Andy Edser published
news Small setbacks and brain implants strikes as a potentially disastrous combo, but the trial still seems like a success so far.
Steam Deck update brings improved graphics driver for better performance, along with fixes and features galore
By Andy Edser published
news It's SteamOS update day, at least for those of you on the preview channel.
Experiencing Tekken 8 crashes? Nvidia admits to ongoing driver bug with 10-series cards
By Andy Edser published
news Bash, smash, and in this case, occasionally crash.
NPU who? Nah, I'll do my AI image generation on a Commodore 64 thanks very much
By Andy Edser published
news But wait, what's this? It's 42 year old hardware, coming in with the steel chair!
Nvidia overtakes Qualcomm to become the biggest chip designer by revenue, which should give Jensen plenty to smile about
By Andy Edser published
news The relentless march of Team Green continues.
Lenovo Legion 7 16IRX9 review
By Andy Edser published
White hot Intel Core i9 14900HX | RTX 4070 (130W) | 32GB DDR5-5600 | 1TB SSD | $2,000
Asus may have accidentally revealed the new AMD Strix Point naming scheme, before quickly pulling a 'nothing to see here'
By Andy Edser published
news This is a deliberate attempt to give me a headache, isn't it?
Meet Sparkles, otherwise known as Boston Dynamics' Spot in a big blue fluffy dog suit
By Andy Edser published
news I can't decide if it's better or worse. Worse, I think.
One step closer to a sci-fi reality—NASA announces funding for a quantum dot solar sail and a levitating train on the Moon
By Andy Edser published
news If my daily railway experiences are anything to go by, it'll be late. But lunar late!
Best OLED gaming monitors in 2024
By Jeremy Laird last updated
Eye candy The best OLED gaming monitors deliver awesome speed and eye-popping HDR performance.
More than half of Fortune 100 companies have bought Vision Pro units according to Apple. So it's sold at least 50 then
By Andy Edser published
news "Does anyone want a go? Just me? I'll put it back in the box"
There's still time to bid on this decommissioned petaflop supercomputer including 8,064 Intel Xeon CPUs but no cables—local collection only
By Andy Edser published
news A friend of mine owns a pickup truck, would that do?
Gray Zone Warfare delivers the odd hitch and stutter, but overall it's a reasonable Early Access ride
By Andy Edser published
Tactical Move Some early niggles for sure, but otherwise our testing has been a fairly smooth experience.
At one with the machine—How sim racing has helped me practise mindfulness
By Andy Edser published
The long way home As gaming experiences go, I'm not sure I've experienced anything quite so calming as climbing behind the wheel of a virtual car.
Best capture cards for PC gaming in 2024: whether it's streaming, recording, 1080p or the big 4K, these cards have you covered
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Broadcast Show off your greatest gaming moments with the best capture cards.
TSMC looks set to hit Intel where it hurts, announcing its A16 node with 'Super Power Rail' backside power delivery
By Andy Edser published
news The battle of the backsides. At least, that's what I'm calling it in my head.
Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2024
By Jeremy Laird last updated
High speed Our choices for the best NVMe SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.
Microsoft has released the source code for MS-DOS 4.0 and it's giving me all the nostalgia feels
By Andy Edser published
news Fond memories of beige machines.
Best SSD for gaming in 2024
By Jeremy Laird last updated
Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.
Fancy a borked Intel CPU for just $3.25? This Japanese Gacha machine is just for you
By Andy Edser published
news Makes a change from a bit of plastic tat, doesn't it?
Meta spent $4.3 billion on its VR division in three months, and made *checks figures* $440 million in return
By Andy Edser published
news Math isn't my strong point, but those numbers make my teeth hurt.
This Fallout-inspired post-apocalyptic wasteland game runs in Excel, because spreadsheets will outlive us all
By Andy Edser published
news Some would argue using Excel was like living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland already. Zing!