James Bentley

James Bentley

Hardware writer

James is a more recent PC gaming convert, often admiring graphics cards, cases, and motherboards from afar. It was not until 2019, after just finishing a degree in law and media, that they decided to throw out the last few years of education, build their PC, and start writing about gaming instead. In that time, he has covered the latest doodads, contraptions, and gismos, and loved every second of it. Hey, it’s better than writing case briefs.

Latest articles by James Bentley

Présentation du logiciel Windows 95 en magasin, à Boston, le 24 aout 1995
Microsoft had to change the anti-piracy hologram on the Windows 95 box because an undisclosed government assumed the baby on it was naked

By James Bentley Published

News Microsoft says the government "shall remain nameless for obvious reasons".

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AMD Pins
Two architectures on one chip: Arm and IBM team up in a legendary crossover, but alas it's for 'enterprise infrastructure'

By James Bentley Published

News It will reportedly operate at more than 5.7 GHz.

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A close-up photo of an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU
Redditor sent empty box instead of Ryzen 5 9600X from Amazon... twice

By James Bentley Published

News They call it the 9600X ghost edition.

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Creative XF1 speakers on a black desk
Creative XF1 speaker review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 87% A small but mighty package.

Score: 87%
Genki's new controller about to go live on Kickstarter with a screen in the middle.
This wild new PC pro controller runs its own custom OS across a 2.79-inch color display slapped beneath the thumbsticks

By James Bentley Published

News Genki says it is "Beyond the Pro Controller".

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Arc Raiders: Key art featuring two raiders holding weapons and standing in the middle of the road, turning to run away from a large Queen spider-like robot on the buildings in the background.
The latest Windows 11 update is borking some multiplayer games, but Arc Raiders' developer has a quick workaround

By James Bentley Published

News If you've been affected, it might be worth rolling back your Windows version.

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The Razer Naga V3 Pro on a wooden table from the left hand side, showing the 12 button faceplate
Razer Naga V3 Pro review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 84% An upgrade in pretty much every way (if you ignore the audible ping of the switches).

Score: 84%
Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 in a hand, from the back
Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 72% The most luxurious gaming mouse I've managed to get grubby.

Score: 72%
PlayStation 5 and Coconut Monkey
Sony has 'zero understanding for what their customers want' says gaming preservation group

By James Bentley Published

News With Sony ending disc support, many fear what that means for game preservation going forward.

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Razer Naga V3 Pro on a black background
MMO heads rejoice, Razer is bringing out the Naga V3 Pro with upgraded switches, loads of customizability and a ridiculous DPI

By James Bentley Published

News It's like the V2 Pro, but a little lighter and a bit better.

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The Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition gaming mouse on a wooden desk, from the back right showing off the Noctua logo
Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 73% Breezy and comfortable, but I'm not a fan of its price and battery.

Score: 73%
Wolverine from Marvel Tōkon shouting with his arms out to either side, claws extended.
Launch day performance issues and forced logins take another victim: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls sees mixed Steam rating, especially among Linux users

By James Bentley Published

News Ouch, that's gotta sting.

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A screenshot from YouTube channel John's Projects, using a Nintendo Wii Nunchuck in Davinci Resolve
The humble Wii Nunchuck has been turned into a video editing tool because it's 'one of the most ergonomic things ever made'

By James Bentley Published

News What a wonderfully geeky way to edit.

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A screengrab of the ChatTJB website
ChatTJB is a fake chatbot where a guy called Tucker Bryant answers queries himself: 'I tend to overcommit to bits'

By James Bentley Published

News Bryant will answer any questions asked (eventually) and will even scribble images for users.

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Two of the best webcams on a blue background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right.
Best webcams in 2026: the 1080p and 4K webcams I recommend for gamers and streamers

By James Bentley Last updated

Look Your Best These are the top webcams we've tested for streaming, Discord, video calls and more.

Look Your Best
Aerial view of MS Datacenter in Holland .
'They call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not': Family declines $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center

By James Bentley Published

News AI companies may have the cash to throw around, but some can't be bought so easily.

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Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.
'Slightly ugly, and insanely functional': Check out this custom Steam Machine faceplate that doubles as a charging stand

By James Bentley Published

News They are apparently applying the finishing touches now.

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Valve's new and improved Steam Controller during a visit to Valve's HQ in Bellevue, Washington.
Valve explains clever shortcut for the Steam Controller's Grip Sense, and I'm starting to think it's a killer feature

By James Bentley Published

News This seems like a solid feature for the gyro heads.

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A Microsoft Surface laptop with a Qualcomm X processor
Microsoft quietly deletes 32 GB RAM recommendation, which I'm sure has nothing to do with it bringing back 8 GB laptops

By James Bentley Published

News Is 8 GB enough any more?

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A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.
Chinese memory maker CXMT mops up even more market share away from the likes of Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron, giving me hope that competition is the way out of the memory crisis

By James Bentley Published

News Could the big three become the big four?

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Battlefield 6
EA has fixed a niche Battlefield 6 issue where some Nvidia GPUs were crashing while changing attachments or 'playing on maps with large bodies of water'

By James Bentley Published

News It seems like it was linked to a recent Nvidia driver update.

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Acer Nitro V15 gaming laptop
Chinese RAM is reportedly landing in laptops from HP, Asus and Acer but it won't change the memory crisis overnight

By James Bentley Published

News CXMT is having a big couple of months.

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Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.
Okay, this time it seems like Valve has *actually* fixed Steam's local game transfer problem

By James Bentley Published

News No, this time for real.

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Elon Musk steepling his hands and looking sombre.
SpaceXAI pats itself on the back for removing temporary turbines in Memphis under agreed order over the next year: "We care deeply about being good neighbors"

By James Bentley Published

News Now if you could just cool it on the AI, that would be good.

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Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
OpenAI calls out Apple's 'careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit' in latest blog post

By James Bentley Published

News Apple has yet to respond.

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