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. 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.
Latest articles by Andy Edser
Want to destroy a perfectly good Razer mouse? The Zerømouse V34 has you covered, for some reason
By Andy Edser published
news "Not because we should, but because we can"—That's a thing, right?
US Gov report slams Microsoft over email hack—'The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred'
By Andy Edser published
news The Cyber Safety Review Board has released its assessment of last years Microsoft security breach, and it makes for uncomfortable reading.
Best gaming mouse in 2024: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James last updated
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Internet speeds 1.2 million times faster than the US average are possible using the current fibre optic cable network. How does 301,000,000 Mbps sound?
By Andy Edser published
news Existing lines could well be made a lot speedier thanks to a new optical processor.
Some gamers may be able to see more frames per second than the rest of us, adding to my list of excuses as to why I suck at fast-paced multiplayer games
By Andy Edser published
news Strike "professional athlete" off the list, I guess. I wasn't hopeful.
Diablo 4's new ray tracing update tested: It halves your frame rate for little visual gain, but I am definitely here for some Frame Generation
By Andy Edser published
Diabolic Diablo 4 looks great as it is, but some extra help in the frame rate department doesn't go amiss.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty powerful.
I used to be a frame rate snob but owning a Steam Deck has made me realise the error of my ways
By Andy Edser published
Frame Folly Turns out I'm the problem, it's me.
How to buy your first gaming PC
By Andy Edser published
First Steps Confused by all those numbers and parts descriptions? Here's our easy guide to buying the right gaming PC for you.
The best Spring Sale PC gaming deals: the 9 best bargains, from gaming laptops to SSDs
By Andy Edser published
Deals Spring has sprung, and so have the savings.
Spending all day with MSI's disappointing new gaming laptops I've learned it's not just what's inside that counts
By Andy Edser published
Dubious Design High-level hardware is one thing, but if it's wrapped up in a rubbish design, I'm out.
Neuralink demonstrates a patient using 'Telepathy' to play games with the power of the mind
By Andy Edser published
news A major leap forwards perhaps, although the tech still has a long way to go in testing.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reckons we might see AI-generated games in less than 10 years
By Andy Edser published
news If we could sort out old-fashioned AI in games first, that'd be grand. Oh who am I kidding, bring 'em on.
'You name it, we made it faster'—The State of Unreal keynote didn't just show off Unreal Engine 5.4 graphical goodies, but major performance optimisations too
By Andy Edser published
news Shiny good, but shiny also demanding. Unreal Engine 5.4 aims to make that less so.
Nvidia Blackwell: What we expect and what we want to see from Nvidia's next-gen GeForce GPUs
By Andy Edser last updated
Next-gen Rumour and speculation is running riot for Nvidia's next generation of GPUs, so here's everything we hope and expect from Nvidia's next graphics cards.
Logitech MX Brio Webcam review
By Andy Edser published
Sky eye A good 4K all-rounder, but the price puts it among tough competition.
Intel is still top dog: ships 3x more CPUs than AMD and Apple combined
By Andy Edser published
News Intel continues to dominate the CPU market, despite AMD and Apple's best efforts.
We've found an RTX 4080 Super at its $1,000 MSRP, and at this price it's probably the best way of scoring one right now
By Andy Edser published
deal Not so much a deal as it is correct pricing, but trust us, that's a rarity these days.
PS5 Pro leak allegedly reveals 'PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution' and up to four times the ray tracing performance of the regular ol' PS5
By Andy Edser published
news If this new leak is anything to go by, the PlayStation 5 Pro might have some new upscaling tricks up its sleeve.
Got a laptop plugged in 24/7? You could be ruining your battery life, so prepare to do the charger dance
By Andy Edser published
news Well, that explains why all my laptop batteries suck then. Curses.
Portal with RTX has been updated to include Nvidia's latest load time accelerating GPU tech
By Andy Edser last updated
news Portal RTX has always been fairly system demanding, but these new additions may lessen some of the strain for RTX GPU users.
Fuel cell technology can be made much more efficient thanks to immersion in caffeine, much like myself and the rest of the planet
By Andy Edser published
news I too am much more effective thanks to the magical substance.
Razer Seiren V3 Chroma microphone review
By Andy Edser published
Noise Maker Pretty lights, but this is a microphone in need of some proper noise suppression tools.