
Andy Edser
Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't—and he hasn't stopped since. Now working as a hardware writer for PC Gamer, Andy spends his time jumping around the world attending product launches and trade shows, all the while reviewing every bit of PC gaming hardware he can get his hands on. You name it, if it's interesting hardware he'll write words about it, with opinions and everything.
Latest articles by Andy Edser

If you were ever worried about a machine uprising, check out the World Humanoid Robot Games and have a giggle with me
By Andy Edser published
News I haven't had this much fun in ages.

Biwin has announced a teeny-tiny new type of SSD with shock and water resistance built-in, but it might be a while before you see one in your next mobile device
By Andy Edser published
News MicroSD, eat your heart out. Prepare for Mini SSD.

Valve says Steam's performance monitor should now report GPU utilisation more accurately than Task Manager in the latest beta, and as a nerd, this pleases me in ways I can't describe
By Andy Edser published
News Mmm, sweet accuracy.

Talks are reportedly underway for the US Gov. to take a stake in Intel, and its share price has already jumped 7% in response
By Andy Edser published
News My, how the turntables have... turned.

AMD made major gains on Intel in the desktop CPU market over the last year, but still lags significantly behind in mobile, according to a Mercury Research report
By Andy Edser published
News Those X3D desktop processors appear to be flying off the shelves.

A 'massive and unpredictable presence of jellyfish' has partially shut down one of Europe's biggest nuclear power plants with four out of six of its reactors taken offline
By Andy Edser published
News It's definitely had a major wobble. Sorry, not sorry.

'Just a tap water, please': Starbucks Korea asks customers to stop bringing desktop PCs, printers, and pop-up dividers into its coffee shops for a cheeky work session
By Andy Edser published
News I'll leave the 39-inch ultrawide at home, yes?

Things I have (sort of) learned: Audio fades are one of the most CPU-intensive tasks you can possibly do, and my maths is too awful to properly explain why
By Andy Edser published
News The more you know. Well, the more this video tells you, anyway.

Still using WinRAR? It might be time for an update, as a zero-day vulnerability is being 'exploited in the wild in the guise of job application documents'
By Andy Edser published
News WinArrrrgh.

I had no idea it was possible to create a working floppy disk from scratch, and neither did this YouTuber until they broke out their engineering chops
By Andy Edser published
News Things I will never attempt, item one.

Trump says Nvidia's 'super-duper advanced' Blackwell AI chips might be part of future China deals as long as they're 'somewhat enhanced, in a negative way'
By Andy Edser published
News 'I think he’s coming to see me again about that, but that will be an un-enhanced version of the big one.'

This undetectable AI-powered aimbot physically moves the mouse pad to cheat in Valorant, an invention so unholy I demand it be cast down to the depths of hell where it belongs
By Andy Edser published
News Out, foul bot.

Fractal Design Scape review
By Andy Edser published
Score: 86% Nordic refinement, now in gaming headset form.

Audeze MM-100 headphone review
By Andy Edser published
Score: 82% Boutique, slightly temperamental, wonderful.

These two RTX 50-series gaming laptop deals are back down to Prime Day prices because time has no meaning anymore and we're all living in a simulation
By Andy Edser published
Deal Probably.

Graphics card prices are totally ridiculous and it's creating a barrier to entry that makes me fear for the future of PC gaming
By Andy Edser published
Gripes week The haves, the have nots, and you.

Best gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

It's time to get over the brand snobbery because this $26 Amazon Basics model is the best budget microphone you can buy today
By Andy Edser published
Budget banger Seriously, it's that good.

Best microphone for gaming in 2025: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks
By Andy Edser last updated
Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.

Amazon Basics USB condenser microphone review
By Andy Edser published
Score: 86% It's really hard to argue with this sort of audio quality for the price.

I think this $26 Amazon Basics USB desktop microphone should make more expensive models a little nervous
By Andy Edser published
Budget or bust It sounds surprisingly good for the cash, and no one's happier about that than me.

I've just anointed the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro as our new best gaming mouse because... well, it's simply better than the rest in almost every conceivable way
By Andy Edser published
Snek Oh, you'd like to know more? Well *cracks fingers*, let me count the ways.

Nacon Rig 900 Max HS review
By Andy Edser published
Score: 59% For this sort of price, I was expecting much more.

Glorious has fixed the main issues I had with this super-speedy 8K gaming mouse and at $55 I reckon it's now a bit of a bargain
By Andy Edser published
Deal Less than half the price I reviewed it for? Yep, works for me.

Financial Times report suggests chip smugglers shifted an alleged $1 billion worth of Nvidia's AI chips to China over the course of 3 months while stricter US export controls were in effect
By Andy Edser published
News "There is no evidence that [Nvidia] is involved in, or has knowledge of, its restricted products being sold to China."
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