Articles by Andy Edser, Hardware Writer

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Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't. After spending over 15 years in the production industry overseeing a variety of live and recorded projects, he started writing his own PC hardware blog for a year in the hope that people might send him things. Sometimes they did.

Now working as a hardware writer for PC Gamer, Andy can be found quietly muttering to himself and drawing diagrams with his hands in thin air. It's best to leave him to it.

Articles by: Andy Edser

Windows 11 23H2 update reportedly slows down gaming performance for some but there does seem to be a somewhat complicated fix

By Andy Edser published 8 December 23

news Users report a fairly significant performance drop, but the fix remains more than a little involved for now.

AMD Hawk Point mobile processor announcment

AMD announces refreshed Ryzen 8040 'Hawk Point' mobile chips and the excitement is, well, not particularly exciting

By Andy Edser published 7 December 23

News Those of you that were holding out hope for something special are likely to be disappointed.

If you just can't let Windows 10 go Microsoft will let you pay for three more years of extra support

By Andy Edser published 6 December 23

news Windows 10 security support will continue for a while yet, but after that Microsoft would like some cash to keep you up to date.

ChatGPT is Wikipedia's most viewed article in 2023, beating out last year's 'winner' which was checks notes Jeffrey Dahmer

By Andy Edser published 6 December 23

news The interest around ChatGPT this year has been immense and the Wikipedia stats reflect it, along with some other surprising results.

If you're looking to get an RTX 4090, we've found two deals on entire gaming PCs for not much more cash

By Andy Edser published 5 December 23

deal Ludicrous as it sounds, here's two fully fledged gaming PCs with top-end hardware for somewhere near the same amount of money.

While we wait on a GTA 6 PC release, these are the PC-specific features we want to see when it does finally appear

By Andy Edser published 5 December 23

PC candy Yep, we don't have all that much to go on as of yet. But in the meantime, let's have a good ol' think about what we might get from a PC version.

Windows 12 release date pegged to June 2024 by Taiwanese financial paper

By Andy Edser published 4 December 23

news Remember all those years ago when Windows 10 was reported as "the last version of Windows"? Yeah, about that.

US gov fires a warning shot at Nvidia: 'We cannot let China get these chips... If you redesign a chip that enables them to do AI, I'm going to control it the very next day'

By Andy Edser published 4 December 23

news The chipmaker has been quick to redesign its products to pass the current restrictions, but US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo seems to have had enough.

You can almost triple your frame rate in Cyberpunk 2077 using multiple GPUs, but SLI this ain't

By Andy Edser published 1 December 23

news DLSS 3 Frame Generation and AMD Fluid Motion Frames, together at last in unholy matrimony.

Chrome and Chromium-based browser zero-day exploit that 'exists in the wild' has been patched but an estimated 4 billion people may still be affected

By Andy Edser published 1 December 23

news An update has been released, but it may take weeks to spread to all the affected browsers.

Yorkshire Tea PlayStation 5 Dualsense and Xbox controllers

Yorkshire Tea is now selling branded Xbox and PS5 controllers for £150 and the designs are something to behold

By Andy Edser published 29 November 23

news As unusual brand tie-ins go, this has got to be well up there on the list.

This year's ugly Windows sweater is here and it's one of the best in a long line of gloriously ugly jumpers

By Andy Edser published 29 November 23

news This year it's a more serene take on the Windows ugly sweater theme, and I may actually want one. On second thoughts, nah.

I'm tracking all the best Cyber Monday SSD deals live right now, join me in my palace of storage dreams

By Andy Edser last updated 28 November 23

I'm keeping a beady eye on all the best Cyber Monday SSD deals live on this page, so roll up roll up, let's find some fast storage!

An image of three powerful monitors with deals for this Cyber Monday.

You haven't missed the best Cyber Monday deals on OLED monitors and TVs, as all these discounts are still alive and kicking

By Andy Edser last updated 26 November 23

We've seen some good deals on OLED displays this Cyber Monday, and these ones are hanging around for a bit longer yet.

Nextorage Japan 4TB, Silicon Power 4TB, Lexar NM790 4TB deals

At just 4¢ per GB, why not just get 4TB of SSD storage and never worry about your gigantic Steam library again this Cyber Monday?

By Andy Edser last updated 26 November 23

Well, at least until you install 4TB worth of games, which you know you will. As shall I. Why are we like this.

Our number one pick for best gaming CPU has a Black Friday discount right now, and its a scorcher of a chip

By Andy Edser published 24 November 23

The Core i5 13600K might technically be a generation behind, but we reckon this is still the best gaming CPU in 2023.

Lexar NM790 2TB, SIlicon Power, Nextorage Japan 2TB XS70 2TB,

The Samsung 990 Pro isn't the best Cyber Monday 2TB SSD deal: I'd buy one of these instead

By Andy Edser last updated 26 November 23

The Samsung ain't bad, but in terms of value for money and equivalent performance, here are three alternatives I'd go for instead.

If I had $300 to spend on a budget Intel upgrade, here's the CPU, motherboard and RAM I'd buy this Black Friday

By Andy Edser last updated 24 November 23

These components might be cheap right now, but make no mistake: the beating heart of a powerful gaming PC lives right here.

Feel the need for speed? This 240Hz 32-inch monitor is a whole lot of screen for not a lot of money

By Andy Edser published 22 November 23

1440p high refresh at a substantial discount? If speedy screens are your thing, this Acer VA panel is worth a look.

This Nextorage 1TB Gen4 NVMe packs a mighty Phison punch for very little cash

By Andy Edser published 22 November 23

A 1TB drive for just over $50 ain't bad. But a speedy drive such as this is an absolute steal.

The best Cyber Monday deals we've found so far on a blue background.

These are my favorite bang-for-buck deals this Cyber Monday: from $20 gaming mice to $380 RX 6800 GPUs

By Andy Edser last updated 26 November 23

If you're looking for the best Cyber Monday PC gaming deals on a tight budget, we've got you covered.

This 2TB Cyber Monday SSD is a ludicrous deal at $68 and proves you just don't need an HDD anymore

By Andy Edser last updated 26 November 23

It might be a little slow in comparison to the latest SSDs, but for data storage or even as a big boot drive this Crucial drive still has the goods.

The original Steam Deck 64GB is down to $349 and that makes it the cheapest gaming PC you're probably ever going to find

By Andy Edser published 17 November 23

While the new OLED refresh might be at the top of your newsfeeds, grabbing the original for this price is rather tempting, wouldn't you say?

Black Friday Top Ten Deals Lenovo, Asus, Silicon Power, Cyberpower

These are our top ten early Black Friday deals this week: $899 gaming PCs, RTX 4080 laptops and 2TB SSDs

By Andy Edser last updated 17 November 23

We've been furiously sorting the biggest deals this side of Black Friday, and here are the best we've found so far.

Logitech G435 LIGHTSPEED and Razer Basilisk Ultimate Wireless

Two of our favorite wireless gaming mice are at a heavy Black Friday discount right now and I can't decide which one I want

By Andy Edser published 16 November 23

In the age-old battle between Razer and Logitech, only one can triumph. Time to get off the fence and decide which is best.

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