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During a memory crisis do you really need fast memory for PC gaming? No, no you do not
By Nick Evanson published
Going slow Does fast DDR5 make a difference to gaming, you know what? It doesn't. Mostly.

Look, 16 GB of RAM is absolutely fine for PC gaming in 2026. Though there are some caveats to that...
By Nick Evanson published
Don't fret If it's good enough for consoles, surely it's good enough for a gaming PC?

This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list
By Dave James last updated
The guide Here are PC Gamer's hardware picks, based on years of experience and expert knowledge, all in an easily digestible but admittedly big ol' list.

Keychron has shared the source files for all its keyboard and mice meaning you could almost build an entire kit from scratch
By James Bentley published
News It even offers a license to sell homemade accessories you make.

Of course 1440p is your favorite gaming res, but I'm kinda stunned there are as many 4K gamers as 1080p ones in PC Gamer's ranks
By Dave James published
Poll Sure, 36% of you play at 2560 x 1440, but at 22% it's a straight tie between 4K and 1080p gamers in our latest poll.

Intel's fabs may at long last be worth all those billions of dollars
By Nick Evanson published
News Its market capitalization is higher than it's ever been for over 25 years, thanks to recent chips and deals with Google and the Terafab project.

Asus announces the ROG Equalizer: a new cable aimed at making melting GPU power connectors a thing of the past
By Nick Evanson published
News It's even compatible with PSUs from other vendors, as long as it has a decent 12V-2x6 socket.

Framework: 'There is a very real scenario in which personal computing as we know it is dead'
By James Bentley published
News The memory crisis may have a very lasting impact on the PC hardware industry.
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