
Nick Evanson
Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in the early 1980s. After leaving university, he became a physics and IT teacher and started writing about tech in the late 1990s. That resulted in him working with MadOnion to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark (MadOnion rebranded) full-time, as editor-in-chief for its PC gaming section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com covering everything and anything to do with tech and PCs. He freely admits to being far too obsessed with GPUs and open-world grindy RPGs, but who isn't these days?
Latest articles by Nick Evanson

Internet Starlink satellites aren't just messing up visible light images of the universe, they're unintentionally interfering with radio astronomy as well
By Nick Evanson published
News Nobody can hear you scream in space, but those satellites sure are loud.

Team Group joins the mega memory kit clan, launching a set of 256 GB DDR5-6000 for gamers and creators who just never have enough RAM
By Nick Evanson published
News But with four DIMM slots being used, will it run properly on every desktop PC?

Robots and heavy metal should be a match made in music heaven, but this collab in China is as exciting as your grandma moshing to Megadeth on metoprolol
By Nick Evanson published
News Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth. Party on, terminally dull robot dude.

Samsung's US chip fab gets a much-needed lifeline in the form of a $16.5 billion deal to supply Tesla's next generation of car processors
By Nick Evanson published
News Meanwhile, Intel Foundry continues to shout into the void for customers, getting only echoes as a reply.

If you've ever wondered if Japanese blossom-scented thermal paste in a weeb-inspired applicator is worth using, we have at long last the scientific answer to the greatest quandary of our time
By Nick Evanson published
News In short, no. In long, noooooooooo.

US government announces that its investigation into chip imports will have results within two weeks, potentially paving the way for a raft of new tariffs on all things silicon
By Nick Evanson published
News I need your clothes, your boots, your motorcycle, and more of your money. Please.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers gets another patch to improve performance, though the fixes appear to be nothing more than forcing on upscaling, even when it's supposed to be off
By Nick Evanson published
News Why more pixel when fewer pixel better?

Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU
By Jacob Ridley 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 liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.

Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 80% Tall and heavy like a mountain, and just as challenging to traverse. But the view's worth it once you're at the top.

Keychron M7 8K Wireless review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 82% There's a very good reason why it has such a big thumb rest.

Crucial 128 GB DDR5-6400 CUDIMM review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 70% Loading up your Arrow Lake PC with RAM has never been easier or more expensive.

Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC
By Nick Evanson published
Speedy storage If you want blistering speed from your storage, a PCIe 5.0 SSD is a must-have.

The European Commission wants Europe to become the world leader in quantum computing within the next five years
By Nick Evanson published
News The AI ship has already sailed and the fusion boat is still stuck in the docks, so is this the next best thing?

No PC gamer actually needs this 3000 W power supply unit but like Gollum and the one ring, I wants it
By Nick Evanson published
News Must have the precious.

All change at the top: Corsair's founder and long-running CEO steps down after 31 years as former company president Thi La takes over the reins
By Nick Evanson published
News Before you ask, no he wasn't Gelsingered.

After more than a year of conflict woes between Bigscreen Beyond VR headsets, Nvidia GPUs and Linux, there's good news at long last as a fix is nearly in sight
By Nick Evanson published
News Windows drivers had the same issue, but they've already been sorted.

To the surprise of nobody, sales of the 16 GB RTX 5060 Ti at retailer Mindfactory outstrip the 8 GB version by a factor of 16
By Nick Evanson published
News It's a different story when it comes to OEMs and system builders, though.

When Microsoft finally pulls the plug on Windows 10 its successor will be four years old, and for three of those, it was never the OS of choice amongst Steam users
By Nick Evanson published
News Windows 11 has yet to crack 60% of any Steam Hardware Survey.

Anthropic tasked an AI with running a vending machine in its offices, and it not only sold some products at a big loss but it invented people, meetings, and experienced a bizarre identity crisis
By Nick Evanson published
News It's all funny to watch an AI have an existential moment in a little experiment, but it's a stark reminder of the limitations that LLMs have.

Anker recalls a number of power banks amid safety fears, though it says that 'the likelihood of malfunction is considered minimal'
By Nick Evanson published
News Minimal or not, when the problem involves lithium-ion cells, it's better to be safe than very, very sorry.

Right to repair bill in Texas has been signed into law after winning by a landslide victory, with not a single vote against it
By Nick Evanson published
News That's seven states done, only another 43 to go.

Jamming Windows 95 onto a PS2, goes about as well as you might expect, but the Sisyphean struggle is still compelling viewing
By Nick Evanson published
News Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. The saying doesn't cover PS2s, unfortunately.
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