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NewsLaunch day performance issues and forced logins take another victim: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls sees mixed Steam rating, especially among Linux users -
Score: 78%Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) gaming laptop review -
NewsThe humble Wii Nunchuck has been turned into a video editing tool because it's 'one of the most ergonomic things ever made' -
Mouth NoisesBest microphone for gaming in 2026: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks -
Total controlBest PC controllers in 2026: I've tested lots of gamepads and these get my recommendation -
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Look Your BestBest webcams in 2026: the 1080p and 4K webcams I recommend for gamers and streamers
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NewsThe humble Wii Nunchuck has been turned into a video editing tool because it's 'one of the most ergonomic things ever made'
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Total controlBest PC controllers in 2026: I've tested lots of gamepads and these get my recommendation
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NewsValve explains clever shortcut for the Steam Controller's Grip Sense, and I'm starting to think it's a killer feature10 Comments -
Drift backSometimes you have to take a break from work to pay respects to the PC flight stick that ruled the '90s8 Comments -
NewsLick your way to victory with the Mouth Pad, a Bluetooth device that lets you control your PC with just your tongue -
DrivenBest PC racing wheels in 2026: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing -
NewsThis DIY 'OpenPuck' project allows the Steam Controller to emulate Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controllers, but no wireless charging for you -
DealHeaps of gamepads are discounted as part of Amazon Prime Day 2026, but there's only one I'd unreservedly recommend -
NewsA second OG Steam Controller prototype has been found at Goodwill
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Score: 91%Noctua NL-LC1 liquid cooler review -
NewsArctic announces price rollback thanks to a US gov tariff refund, which will continue until 'every single dollar Arctic received… has been paid back to our customers'11 Comments -
Score: 85%Cooler Master V8 Ace 3DHP review -
Score: 84%Arctic Freezer 36-S review -
Fan-tasticBest PC fans in 2026: I've put these case fans through their paces to find the coolest and quietest -
NewsHardware creator makes hat that is both a 'functioning art piece' and also uses a Noctua fan to deliver six-hours of personal cooling -
Score: 65%Be Quiet Dark Rock 6 and Dark Rock Pro 6 review -
NewsNoctua's AIO liquid cooler is here but hooo boy is it expensive -
Computex 2026Hyte's new prototype AIO cooler looks to pack funky RGB and transparent shrouds into an affordable package
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Score: 85%PowerA LucidSound LS500/P review -
Score: 73%Glorious GHS InfinitePlay review -
Volume upBest PC speakers in 2026: From 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers -
NewsThis free software aims to turn Sony headphones into a head tracker for '200+ PC games' -
Quality cansThe best gaming headsets in Australia for 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones -
Score: 88%SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7X Wireless Gen 2 review -
Score: 85%Sony Inzone H6 Air review -
HeadgearFive things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming headset -
Score: 85%Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II review
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Take a seatBest gaming chair in 2026: I've tested loads of gaming chairs and these are my top picks -
Score: 78%Secretlab Atlas review -
Score: 86%LiberNovo Omni Pro chair review -
Score: 82%Autonomous ErgoChair Ultra 2 review -
Talking chairsSecretlab's CEO is getting tough on copycat chairs and doesn't feel pressure to adopt AI: 'If we were owned by outside investors, you can bet that AI will be somehow jammed down our throats' -
Sort your postureI was roasted by a physician for sitting weird but they gave me some great tips for healthier gaming13 Comments -
NewsSecretlab's new Atlas chair is cheaper, slimmer than the Titan Evo and I've been sitting comfortably in it for the past couple days -
Computex 2026Corsair's new and supposedly affordable seat continues 'the move away from traditional gaming chair style' -
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NewsHerman Miller introduces its first ever gaming desk and, needless to say, it is gorgeous but lavishly expensive8 Comments -
Top DesksBest gaming desk in 2026: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between -
Score: 86%Secretlab Magnus Evo review -
Swanky surfaceFor the boujee among us, we've just crowned this the best luxury gaming desk (though I'd be picking the budget choice) -
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Score: 85%Autonomous SmartDesk 5 review -
Score: 82%Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review -
NewsThere's a new Warhammer 40,000 version of our favorite Secretlab desk on the way but please don't paint your minis on it -
Thunder X3 Lab-X review
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Keyed inBest gaming keyboards in 2026: we've tested the latest Hall effect, mechanical, TKL, 60% and more -
Score: 70%Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 review -
Score: 85%Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 TKL gaming keyboard review -
Score: 61%Logitech G316 X (tactile) gaming keyboard review -
Score: 69%Melgeek Real81 review -
Computex 2026MSI's new Strike Alloy has almost every gaming keyboard buzzword thrown at it, with TMR, 8k, and rapid trigger, and you can even use it underwater -
Computex 2026The best quiet gaming keyboard we've tried is getting a smaller TKL version this year -
Computex 2026We got eyes on Ducky's sleek Year of the Horse gaming keyboard, and I can say I like it more than its last horse one -
Computex 2026Cherry attempts to change my mind about wireless gaming keyboards with world's first Ultra-Wideband button basher
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NewsPulsar to study how we all use our gaming mice to make them better, offering prizes to those who help them build the mouse of the future -
NewsNoctua shows off 'custom-built torture-test rigs' for testing fans, and now I'm afraid of ever setting foot in the Noctua factory -
Score: 89%Mchose K7 V2 Ultra+ review -
NewsKeychron's gaming mouse firmware is going open-source, while the company critiques 'firmware you can't read, can't audit, can't change' -
NewsWe now have independent testing confirming Razer's latest innovative mouse sensor tech does what it says it does16 Comments -
NewsHot swappable mouse batteries might be the hot new trend as it looks like Wallhack's first ever mouse will have them -
Glass mouse pads haven't won me over but gamer sleeves are a different story24 Comments -
NewsWe might see a new Logitech Superstrike this September, just a few months after the world's first proper analogue mouse launched -
Score: 71%Asus ProArt Mouse MD301
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NewsMSI unveils its first 4K OLED monitor using a promising inkjet-printed panel, and it's not made by Samsung or LG -
Eye candyBest OLED gaming monitors in 2026: I can't keep my eyes off these vivid displays -
Score: 91%Alienware 34 AW3426DW gaming monitor review -
NewsThe best budget 1440p monitor is somehow cheaper now that it was during Prime Day, going for well under AU$200 -
Score: 85%Asus ROG Strix OLED XG32UQWMS gaming monitor review -
Score: 89%LG UltraGear Evo GX9 39GX950B gaming monitor review -
NewsBOE's new $9 billion OLED monitor plant, capable of churning out 10 million panels this year alone, is now up and running—with some big names already on board -
OLED vs mini-LEDBudget OLED versus budget mini-LED: The best real-world PC gaming monitor tech tested -
Score: 89%KTC 25M1 400 Hz gaming monitor review
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Score: 78%Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) gaming laptop review
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News'Slightly ugly, and insanely functional': Check out this custom Steam Machine faceplate that doubles as a charging stand -
NewsMicrosoft quietly deletes 32 GB RAM recommendation, which I'm sure has nothing to do with it bringing back 8 GB laptops8 Comments -
NewsGamers report a BIOS update is bricking their Legion Go handhelds, and Lenovo is quoting over $250 to fix the issue outside of warranty -
NewsMacBook Neo outperforms Dell XPS 13 in Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark—though I wouldn't recommend gaming on either notebook -
Score: 86%Razer Blade 16 (2026) gaming laptop review -
NewsOEM Steam Deck LCD batteries are back in stock on iFixIt, but now cost $130 for just the part -
6 reasons why an Alienware 15 laptop is a great Father's Day gift for gamer dadsSponsor Content Created With Dell
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NewsIt is genuinely cheaper for me to fly to QuakeCon and buy a RTX 5090 at the Nvidia booth than pick up the GPU absolutely anywhere else9 Comments -
NewsEA 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' -
NewsI tried the 'stress test your GPU hopes you never run' and it made my main gaming rig look like a chump7 Comments -
NewsFirst AMD RX 9050 8 GB review suggests RTX 3060-like performance but with some strange spec discrepancies -
Pixel PushersBest graphics cards in 2026: These are the GPUs worth spending money in right now -
NewsAMD is reportedly raising graphics card prices—it was just waiting for Nvidia to do it first -
NewsThe memory crisis keeps getting worse: Nvidia graphics card prices now rumoured to increase by as much as 30%9 Comments -
NewsAMD launches the RX 9050, and it's even more entry-level than expected - update: it's $279 and limited to certain regions -
NewsAfter months of surprising stability in graphics card prices, apparently Nvidia is now raising the cost of its GPU kits for AIB partners
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Light it up!The best desk lighting in 2026: my recommendations for key lights and lightstrips to illuminate your gaming set-up -
Win or Bin?I didn't know I needed dedicated photography lights until this $44 set turned up, but now I'm a convert -
ReactiveNanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review -
Sync'dGovee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review -
ScriptedElgato Light Strip Pro review -
Unit 01Govee x Evangelion gaming light kits review -
Lit upGovee Strip Light 2 Pro review -
StunnerGovee Cob Strip Light Pro review -
SponsoredAI-generated lighting from Lepro should be setting the mood for your gaming sessions
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NewsChinese 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 -
NewsChinese RAM is reportedly landing in laptops from HP, Asus and Acer but it won't change the memory crisis overnight -
NewsNAND and HBM have been merged into a dorky megazord for datacenters by Sandisk and SK hynix -
NewsGleefully counting its billions, Samsung cries warning of a 'severe' memory supply crisis next year -
NewsRAM prices be damned, SK hynix's record-breaking $55.6 billion quarter still failed to meet investors' wild AI expectations -
NewsConsumer electronics companies were already worried about securing memory next year—now, supply is predicted to plummet by 70%
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NewsTwo arrested for checking into esports hotels and stealing RAM, making off with over $2,000 in profit in just one month
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NewsMicron's low power DRAM 'consumes approximately one-third the power of DDR5' in AI data center workloads, but I'm not sure that's good news -
NewsMemory chipmaker CXMT sees shares surge 466%, becomes one of China's most valuable listed companies right below Tencent
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NewsGigabyte is launching B550 AM4 motherboards and recommending four-year-old CPUs because the memory crisis is really that bad -
Computex 2026Gigabyte borrows space industry and data center tech, along with all the relevant buzzwords, for its 40th anniversary motherboards -
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NewsTwenty years ago, copper was king for PC enthusiasts so Asus has brought it back for its ROG anniversary. Well, sort of -
NewsReport says motherboard manufacturers are in crisis as builders aren't building new rigs as much anymore -
NewsGigabyte's latest Intel motherboard is a little bit sideways, and it's all about reaching 10,400 MT/s with a megabucks DRAM kit -
NewsLooks like DDR3 motherboards are back on the menu, boys, though only to keep older PCs going a bit longer during the RAMpocalypse -
NewsModder uses Claude AI to code new BIOS that gets obscure all P-core Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs running on a Z790 motherboard -
NewsIf Gigabyte's original X870E X3D Wood motherboard didn't do it for you, how about this moody 'Dark Wood' respin?
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SLOOPSuperloop took out the best NBN provider for gaming in the 2026 Australian PC Awards—here's whySponsored by Superloop
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NewsNBN price hikes are coming on July 1, but you can delay them by a year if you act fast -
NewsIn my ongoing mission to save as much money on internet as possible, I just found the new cheapest NBN 500 provider for a full year -
News'The most boring protocol on the internet is also, quietly, one of the most abusable': Doom has been broken down into 1,964 DNS text records and can be run via a PowerShell script -
NewsAsus says it's confident in its 'strong product security' after FCC foreign-made router ban, also *checks notes* fixes major security hole in its routers -
NewsThe FCC says foreign routers 'pose an unacceptable risk' and now require special approval to be sold in the US -
NewsIf you missed out last year, Superloop is once again offering 1000 Mbps NBN for AU$79 a month
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NewsThis cat-themed PC case has the best power button I've ever seen -
Score: 72%Thermaltake Retro 360 TG case review -
Score: 92%Phanteks XT View Matrix case review -
NewsHavn is making a smaller, lighter version of the excellent HS 420, with a few convenient upgrades too -
NewsPhanteks shows off PC case that bucks the fish tank trend in favour of greater thermal efficiency and giving your GPU its own little room -
Computex 2026We 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 -
Computex 2026Be Quiet! unveils huge new PC case designed for 'maximum performance' with room for up to seven HDDs -
NewsMontech's new shuttered PC case is so odd, I can't decide whether I'm missing the sheer brilliance of it or if it really is totally pointless -
Computex 2026Corsair's slightly-outrageous Warthog PC case is the thing I'd most like to take home from Computex 2026, and I'm not ashamed to say it
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Look Your BestBest webcams in 2026: the 1080p and 4K webcams I recommend for gamers and streamers
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NewsIf your AMD chipset drivers are mysteriously failing to install like mine, you'll need to manually update instead -
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