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

Fallout hacking minigame
Microsoft says 'cryptographically relevant quantum computers could arrive sooner than previously expected' as it bumps its QSP timeline to 2029

By James Bentley Published

News As attacks get more advanced, security must follow.

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Lenovo Legion 9i gaming laptop
Chinese-made YMTC SSDs have been spotted in Lenovo's latest ThinkBook laptops, as the memory crisis continues to bite

By James Bentley Published

News That's one way to cut costs.

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Valve's new and improved Steam Controller during a visit to Valve's HQ in Bellevue, Washington.
A second OG Steam Controller prototype has been found at Goodwill

By James Bentley Published

News We don't know how much it cost, but it does apparently work.

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Ammaar Reshi's ipad playing Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour
Google's AI Studio lead has vibe coded a port of Command & Conquer for iOS

By James Bentley Published

News And it even has touch controls.

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Old Audio And Visual Media Stock Photos.
'Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real': Github, wagging its finger at Sony's own goal, is offering CD-ROMs of your code for a few days

By James Bentley Published

News Time to bust out the CD drive.

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The SK Hynix Semiconductor Inc. logo is displayed at the company's plant during a media tour organized by Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX) in Cheongju, South Korea, on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. KICOX, which develops and manages industrial complexes and support for resident enterprises as a public company under South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, held a media tour to the plant.
SK hynix to invest over $60 billion in chip plants in South Korea, but the memory crisis still seems a long way from being over

By James Bentley Published

News That's $52 billion for a NAND plant and $13 billion for a chip packaging plant.

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CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from January 19 to January 23, 2026
'Something has gone completely wrong': Palantir CEO rants on live television about his problems with the AI business model: 'Why are they charging for tokens if it's so valuable?'

By James Bentley Published

News Alex Karp seems convinced that AI companies are selling AI wrong.

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PlayStation 5 turning to pixelated black and white
Sony's PlayStation 6 is now estimated to cost over $900 in materials alone, signalling a launch price tag double that of the PS5

By James Bentley Published

News That could be a tough sell.

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Acer Nitro Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card
AMD is reportedly bumping the price of its GPU and VRAM bundles to graphics card makers and you can expect to feel the sting soon

By James Bentley Published

News AI, you've struck again.

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Aerial view of MS Datacenter in Holland .
Data centers reportedly targeted by cargo thieves, with over $1 million worth of copper and equipment found in two trucks in Chicago

By James Bentley Published

News It seems almost everyone is making a lot of money from the AI boom.

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A Steam Machine and Steam Controller, side-by-side in front of a TV
'Meh': Ex-PlayStation president Shuhei Yoshida weighs in on Valve's Steam Machine after a few hours with it

By James Bentley Published

News Suppose it does seem like a decent indie machine.

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A Meta Quest 3 in a palm, outside
After losing over 30 pounds exercising in VR for six months, I can say it's worth the effort (and sweaty faceplates)

By James Bentley Published

HUD, sweat and tears Here's to another six!

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HUD, sweat and tears
Logitech G305 X Superlight gaming mouse, held in a hand outside
Logitech G305 X Superlight review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 70% A solid and fairly plain upgrade on the original, but not wholly better either.

Score: 70%
Melgeek Real 81 gaming keyboard outside
Melgeek Real81 review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 69% A competitive keyboard that stumbles in more casual settings.

Score: 69%
Hard Drive
17 years ago, one engineer made a very important discovery: If you shout at data centre HDDs, they slow down

By James Bentley Published

News Same, little HDD. Same.

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Hands-on with Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, during an interview at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington.
The Steam Frame is arriving in the US, suggesting the VR headset's launch isn't far off

By James Bentley Published

News Release may be soon, but pricing still remains a mystery.

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The Biwin Black Opal NV7400 SSD out of its packaging and installed in a PC.
An SSD company has just agreed to an almost $2 billion multi-year NAND deal, which is a sign it expects the memory crisis to stick around for a while

By James Bentley Published

News It could be a very good deal for Biwin if NAND prices continue to rise.

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A split image, showing a Corsair Vengeance A7500 PC on the left and a pekingese dog on the right hand side, shot by photographer Josh Edelson
Dog tries to shoot PC gamer, but their rig (and RAM) takes the bullet instead: 'It would have hit me while I was sleeping if the PC hadn't been there'

By James Bentley Published

News Other redditors naturally claim it's just an advanced 'dog ate my homework' excuse.

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Pseudoku's fingertip mouse
This custom fingertip mouse is one of the weirdest I've seen and now you can build one for yourself, though you'll need to sacrifice another mouse first

By James Bentley Published

News There is something fitting about this spider-like mouse devouring a different mouse to function.

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Framework 13 Pro laptop
Framework has delayed its 'MacBook Pro for Linux users' by a month, citing problems with its display and touchpad

By James Bentley Published

News You can still get the Mainboard by June if you've already preordered, though.

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Hands-on with Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, during an interview at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington.
Steam Frame's tutorial video appears to leak on Reddit, demonstrating a very brief explainer of its software

By James Bentley Published

News Here's hoping we actually see it release soon.

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Logitech Mobi Fold next to its pouch on a table
Logitech's new mouse comes with a little bag to carry it around in. Oh, and it's foldable too

By James Bentley Published

News Accessorise, accessorise, accessorise.

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Crucial DDR5-5600 2x16GB memory ICs
'The thing that gives me hope is there is an enormous amount of capacity being built' - AMD's head of Ryzen and Radeon is pinning hopes of an end to the memory crisis on a supply ramp into 2028

By James Bentley Published

News And some companies even reckon prices will get worse before they get better.

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Montech Ten PC case selection on a black display
We got our eyes and noses on a new PC case with a magnetic essential oils diffuser to make your gaming den smell less like a gaming den

By James Bentley Published

Computex 2026 Though it has surprisingly little wood for a PC case called 'Ten Wood'.

Computex 2026
photo shows a factory tool that places lids on data center system-on-chips at an Intel fab in Chandler, Arizona, in December 2023. In February 2024, Intel Corporation launched Intel Foundry as the world’s first systems foundry for the AI era, delivering leadership in technology, resiliency and sustainability.
Google reportedly orders at least three million chips from Intel to arrive in 2028, as TSMC struggles to keep up with the AI boom

By James Bentley Published

News Could Intel's Foundry efforts be starting to pay off?

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