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

A Keychron concept render for a vibe coding mini-keeb... thing
Keychron is experimenting with a mic-equipped mini keeb that lets you chat to your AI agent while it vibe codes, and I have my head in my hands

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News Stop the train, I want to get off.

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A water cooled Steam Machine DIY project with pink tubing
The 'world's first' water-cooled Steam Machine is a Frankenstein's monster of neon pink tubing and external hardware

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News More Franken-machines, please.

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A close-up photo of a set of Corsair DDR5 DIMMs installed in a motherboard, lit by their own RGB lights
Corsair isn't rolling in money from its mega-expensive RAM kits—and it's all thanks to higher component costs and lower demand

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News The memory crisis is a complicated beast.

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+
Valve has added 'initial' SteamOS gamepad support for several new gaming handhelds, including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+

By Andy Edser Published

News Along with a host of bug fixes, of course.

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An Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) gaming laptop on a wooden-topped table next to a benchmarking rig
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) gaming laptop review

By Andy Edser Published

Score: 78% The super-portable G16 is, in many ways, better than ever—but the memory crisis has priced it out of top contention.

Score: 78%
A photo of an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor mounted in a motherboard CPU socket
If your AMD chipset drivers are mysteriously failing to install like mine, you'll need to manually update instead

By Andy Edser Published

News Something's borked with the AMD Install Manager, it seems.

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A Razer Blade 16 (2026) gaming laptop on white gravel
Razer Blade 16 (2026) gaming laptop review

By Andy Edser Published

Score: 86% It's still one of the best gaming laptops money can buy, but the massive price tag throws me for a loop.

Score: 86%
A man holding a gun drives a boat as money flies out the back in GTA Online
Nearly half of organisations falling victim to ransomware encryption pay up, says report—although half of those often negotiate the payment down first

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News Bad news, our data is being held hostage for money. Good news, I've got them down to a fairer price.

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Black Ops 7 Season 1: A massive robot firing a red laser beam at the ground, creating an explosion, while playerrs shoot up at it.
OpenAI admits several of its AI models breached testing and hacked into a startup's network by themselves, calling it an 'unprecedented cyber incident'

By Andy Edser Published

News Containment has been breached.

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Steam Deck with menu screen
Steam Deck sales are estimated to have plummeted by around 80% since the massive price hikes earlier this year, back of the napkin maths suggests

By Andy Edser Published

News A situation nobody wants.

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An image of a golden tower in Cities: Skylines, from the Africa In Miniature content pack.
A hacker has reportedly wiped out parts of the land registry database of Romania, bringing its real-estate market to a shuddering halt

By Andy Edser Published

News Backups are said to be on the way.

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A Steam Machine and Steam Controller, side-by-side in front of a TV
Valve has replaced a Steam Machine for free after it was stolen by porch pirates, saving one UK redditor roughly £1,000

By Andy Edser Published

News A feel-good story? What year is this again?

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The Ayaneo Next II handheld gaming PC floats in a void.
Think gaming handhelds are too expensive? Ayaneo says 'hold my beer,' lists $5,000+ monster

By Andy Edser Published

News How much is too much?

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A collage of Noto Color thinky face emojis.
'With the power of illustration, we can capture the true, playful vibe of a kangaroo': Google explains the thinking behind its new 3D emojis

By Andy Edser Published

News 🤘🤓🤘

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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)
One of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's leather jackets has fetched an auction price of $960,000: 'It has become a symbol for the vision at the forefront of the AI revolution'

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News And now I have it I'm going to frame it and stick it up on my wall.

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A screenshot from Assassin's Creed Odyssey, showing an ancient Greek warrior kicking someone off of a cliff
'AI is a Trojan horse that everybody knows the Greeks are inside' says The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan: 'It's a transparent horse. It's made of glass. Everybody can see what's going on inside'

By Andy Edser Published

News Which ancient civilization was famous for scepticism? I can't think.

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A cleaner standing in front of a house
Meet GigaWiper, a tricksy new malware that can wipe your PC's storage drives squeaky clean and spy on your desktop all at once

By Andy Edser Published

News I guess I could do with the free space...

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TIL: All the computers on the set of Jurassic Park were real, and someone has finally catalogued them in 'excruciating detail' because life, uh, finds a way

By Andy Edser Published

News Hold onto your butts.

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An Open AI/Work Louder collaboration mini keyboard called the Codex Micro, split apart on a sky blue background
OpenAI's collab mini keeb has optional 'yeet' and 'yolo' buttons, which is totally lit my fellow rizz lords, no cap

By Andy Edser Published

News Staying hip with the kids, I see.

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Orchestra conductor watching AI robot conduct music notes on beige background - stock illustration
AI music generator Suno has been hacked, detailing the data scraping of millions of songs from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius

By Andy Edser Published

News The same old tune.

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Seattle, USA - Jul 24, 2022: The South Lake Union Google Headquarter entrance at sunset.
Over 4,500 Google workers have signed a petition calling for layoff protections: 'These layoffs and cuts are not difficult decisions, but simply profit being put over the people that make this company run'

By Andy Edser Published

News The petition was reportedly "greeted with closed doors and no response for the most part."

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The Sims 4 - a Sim reacting with shock
The team behind Windows NT sent 'black cardboard coffins' and fake dog poop to their rivals back in the 90s, because nerds

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News Halcyon days.

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Pacific Drive Endless Expeditions spring 2025 update trailer still - a sexy, tricked-out 1980s station wagon being blasted with magic healing electricity
This AliExpress-sourced $5 USB hub has been described as 'mildly dangerous' for your PC, thanks to a nasty power issue

By Andy Edser Published

News In a word: Eek.

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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'

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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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