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

Subnautica
Even seven-year-old GPUs will be able to run Subnautica 2, according to its latest system requirements

By James Bentley Published

News And launch is only a week out.

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Steelseries QcK Performance Balance mouse pad on desk
Some pro gamers change mouse pads every few months, and that makes me wonder how often I should change mine

By James Bentley Published

News You're telling me people change them?

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A screenshot from Navicula Meatus showing a strange human-like creature emerging from a bin in a decrepit environment
People are shaming a Redditor for not emptying their 300 GB recycle bin and I realised mine is just as bad

By James Bentley Published

News That's gotta feel so good for the hard drive.

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Edge logo displayed on a phone screen and Microsoft logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 7, 2023.
Microsoft reiterates that it's totally fine with Edge storing passwords in cleartext, despite security researchers' concerns

By James Bentley Published

News An attacker would need access to your pc to use it but why leave it open anyways?

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NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform running on multiple devices
Nvidia confirms some user data may have been stolen in the Armenian GeForce Now breach, but not passwords

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News If you use GeForce Now in Armenia, it may be a good idea to change your password and activate 2FA.

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Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial motherboard
Report says motherboard manufacturers are in crisis as builders aren't building new rigs as much anymore

By James Bentley Published

News Can we put AI back in the box?

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Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 could see a $50-100 price hike says report as pesky investors complain about the launch price

By James Bentley Published

News Curse you, memory crisis.

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A Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Dual graphics card on a bookshelf
Palit clarifies Galax closure claims were simply a 'miscommunication', and it is 'already working on the next generations' of graphics cards

By James Bentley Published

News How that will affect both companies going forward is anyone's guess.

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Microsoft campus
Using 'trillions of anonymised productivity signals', Microsoft thinks nearly half of people like AI in their work

By James Bentley Published

News There's dozens of us who don't!

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3D visualisation of a game PC with airflow
I just built a $70,000 digital PC and visualized its terrible airflow in 3D with this neat part-picking website

By James Bentley Published

News Yes, point all fans inwards, please.

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Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge saves passwords in cleartext 'by design' and researchers argue 'this turns into a credential harvest' on shared PCs

By James Bentley Published

News You do need admin rights to get that far, though.

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Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2
There's a website to competitively guess gaming mouse shapes, and it's a better use of my time than doomscrolling

By James Bentley Published

News I'd prefer to look at a scroll wheel than doomscroll.

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A screen showing Sumsub's home page with face verification analysis.
'I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old': New report details the effects of the Online Safety Act thus far

By James Bentley Published

News How much information should a government ask for to let you go online?

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The Razer Kiyo V2 X webcam on a monior with red and purple light behind it
Razer Kiyo V2 X review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 68% Razer is not quite on the cutting edge here.

Score: 68%
The GameSir G7 Pro 8K Aimlabs Edition on its dock on wood, outside
GameSir G7 Pro 8K Aimlabs Edition review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 84% Would you pay $10 more for higher polling?

Score: 84%
A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.
'This is the first time where I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel': How the memory crisis is hitting PC builders

By James Bentley Published

Everybody hurts It seems like costly memory prices are making everyone hurt.

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Everybody hurts
The Yololiv YoloCam S3 4K webcam on top of a monitor from the front left
Yololiv YoloCam S3 webcam review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 84% DLSR-like quality makes for an impressive webcam, but a niche one.

Score: 84%
The Logitech G512 X gaming keyboard from the front left, outside, showing off the light bar
Logitech G512 X review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 90% Logitech's first foray into TMR switches is a triumph, and easily one of the best gaming keyboards I've used in recent memory.

Score: 90%
Philips Evnia 34M2C8600P gaming monitor on a white desk
Philips and AOC's upcoming 5th-gen OLED gaming monitors were a feast for my eyes and a dire threat to my wallet

By James Bentley Published

News My bank won't return my calls.

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Philips' 27M2D5901A with a game on screen and blue background
'Are monitors anti-inflation?': AOC argues monitors are a better upgrade than graphics cards or memory right now, which seems like the kind of thing a monitor manufacturer would say

By James Bentley Published

News Even if it's kinda true, it still feels strange to say it.

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Philips' 27M2D5901A gzming monitor with a blue background
Philips is bringing its 5K dual-mode gaming monitor to the West, and it comes in a neat white shell

By James Bentley Published

News Unlike its Chinese counterpart, it has some fancy lights and USB Type-C.

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AOC gaming monitor in a darkly lit room, with an OSD on the bottom right
'I've read your reviews': AOC says its software is 'one of the most highlighted' problems and it's 'finally, finally' updating its OSD

By James Bentley Published

News Suppose it's about time, with the popularity of dual-mode.

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A photo of an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor next to an Intel logo
A $3 billion infringement suit against Intel has opened up once more due to a US appeals court decision

By James Bentley Published

News This has been a story with many twists.

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Fallout hacking minigame
A 17-year-old Excel vulnerability is currently being exploited by threat actors, and it's been flagged by the US' cyber defence agency

By James Bentley Published

News The little exploit that could.

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A screenshot from Boardzy's youtube video on the Pulsar CrazyHeavy gaming mouse, demonstrating that it is 485 grams
Pulsar actually sold its 500-gram April Fools' Day joke gaming mouse, and despite looking 'extremely sluggish', it's 'really not that bad'

By James Bentley Published

News Would you prefer too light or too heavy?

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