Dave James
Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000!). He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. When he dropped it out of the window. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Format full-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others. Now he's back, writing about the nightmarish graphics card market, CPUs with more cores than sense, gaming laptops hotter than the sun, and SSDs more capacious than a Cybertruck.
Latest articles by Dave James
Best CPU for gaming in 2024: these are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity and peace of mind
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
Best PC controllers in 2024: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.
Best gaming desk in 2024: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James last updated
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.
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2024: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
By Dave James last updated
Smol The 14-inch form factor is the perfect nexus point between performance and portability.
Best gaming motherboards in 2024:these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
The best left-handed mouse for gaming in 2024
By Dave James last updated
Lefties Shopping for the best left-handed mouse for gaming doesn't have to mean wading through right-handed options that might just work.
Best PC joysticks in 2024: these are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
By Dave James last updated
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.
Dezctop Bifrost Elite 160 gaming desk review
By Dave James published
Stay Frosty A sturdy standing desk, but it's got a fight on its hands trying to topple Secretlab's mighty Magnus.
Looks like Intel has quietly killed the 20A process, announcing that no Arrow Lake chip will use its first Angstron Era node
By Dave James published
news The Intel 20A process seems like it's going to go down in history as purely a test platform for backside power and GAAFET.
Gaming laptops on sale: top Australian deals in October 2024
By Chris Szewczyk published
Deals A running list of the best gaming laptop discounts and deals from across Australia, updated regularly.
The best gaming projectors in 2024: These are the beamers I'd use for my home gaming theatre
By Jacob Fox last updated
Beam me up Bigger and more portable than monitors, grab one of these projectors for the ultimate home gaming experience.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2024: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
No other laptop maker would let me cannibalise the best bit of its new machine the way Framework does and that's a damned shame
By Dave James published
🦄 The new Framework laptop display is exactly why I love its products.
Best graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
The best gaming laptops in Australia for 2024
By Dave James last updated
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.
Framework 13 (Intel Core Ultra Series 1) laptop review
By Dave James published
Step back Lots of improvements, but fundamentally a weaker proposition than the Ryzen mainboard.
New SteamOS beta hints at an imminent general install with ROG Ally support added
By Dave James published
news "Added support for extra ROG Ally keys" is music to my ears.
How to add DLSS and Frame Generation to Starfield
By Dave James last updated
Upmarket upscaling As well as whether you should...
Best CPU coolers in 2024: I've loaded these AIO and air coolers onto today's top CPUs
By Dave James last updated
Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.
Best VPN for gaming in 2024
By Abigail Shannon last updated
Stealth Mode Prevent DDoS attacks, secure your devices, boost your speed, and get games for bargain prices – all with a gaming VPN. Here are my top picks.
The Tony Blair Insitute 'did not simply ask ChatGPT for the results' of its AI impact report, it trained its own version of ChatGPT instead
By Andy Edser last updated
news If there's one thing I trust, its AI predictions. Said nobody ever.
The latest Windows update means Notepad might now be my favourite word processor
By Dave James published
news Having not really been updated since 1983, Notepad is getting rich features without losing its essence.
The best gaming monitors in Australia for 2024
By Dave James last updated
Eye candy The best gaming monitors offer the perfect mix of resolution, refresh rate, and size to immerse you in your favorite gaming worlds.
It's been a frustrating 18 months since launch but we'll finally be getting PCIe 5 SSDs worth a damn this year
By Dave James published
news SiliconMotion's new controller is finally ready to roll out to SSD makers.
Nvidia loses $500 billion in the biggest short term loss in company value in all of recorded history. A year ago that would have killed it yet today it will barely notice
By Dave James published
news After briefly becoming the world's most valuable company Nvidia has now experienced the biggest three-day loss in value of any company ever.
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