Latest articles by Dave James
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2025: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
Smol The 14-inch form factor is the perfect nexus point between performance and portability.
Framework's promise of an upgradeable gaming laptop has finally been made real as Nvidia steps into the void left by AMD
News The new Framework 16 has been announced with a backwards compatible RTX 5070 graphics module.
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
Top Desks We've chosen the best gaming desks based on hours of playing on both sitting and standing desks, just to see which is worth your money.
The best PC cases in 2025: These are the chassis I'd use for my next gaming build
Best Case You'll want the best PC case if you're building your perfect gaming PC.
The best gaming headsets in Australia for 2025
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
Best gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend today
Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best prebuilt gaming PC.
Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review
Score: 82% Corsair's buffed the rough edges off its first desk, and some of the width too, creating the best compact gaming desk you can buy.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.
Corsair Vengeance a7500 gaming PC review
Score: 87% The Vengeance line once more proves itself some of the best gaming PCs, even if it can't yoink the latest and greatest Corsair gear out the warehouse.
Razer BlackShark V3 gaming headset review
Score: 91% Finally, a wireless headset to topple the all-conquering Cloud Alpha.
Razer BlackShark V3 Pro review
Score: 79% Great audio and ANC comes at a frustrating cost.
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro gaming mouse review
Score: 90% For the budding professional gamer, the new DeathAdder has everything you could want. For everyone else it might be a stretch.
Alienware Area-51 gaming PC review
Score: 81% The most impressed I've been with a modern Alienware PC in years.
Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the AMD and Intel mobos I'd build a system around today
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.
The best gaming laptops in Australia for 2025
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.
This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list
The guide Here are PC Gamer's hardware picks, based on years of experience and expert knowledge, all in an easily digestible but admittedly big ol' list.
Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards
Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.
