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 in the hope that people might send him things. And they did! Now working as a hardware writer for PC Gamer, Andy's been jumping around the world attending product launches and trade shows, all the while reviewing every bit of PC 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
Sony's speedy new Inzone gaming monitors feature trick stand designs that resolutely defied my attempts to knock them over
By Andy Edser published
News But the pricing? I'm not so convinced.
'If you're a top gamer, or a coder, your country needs you': The UK Defence Secretary wants gamers for, y'know, real-life warfare
By Andy Edser published
news I'm not quite sure how my Stardew Valley experience applies, but Sir yes Sir!
Wait, you can change the Steam Deck boot animation? This TikTok account posts custom Steam Deck boot vids and now I want mine to start up to the Scrubs intro
By Andy Edser published
news I'm no Superman.
Valve appears to be testing Arm64 support in Proton but I wouldn't get too excited about an Arm-based Steam Deck 2 just yet
By Andy Edser published
news Proton may be prepping for Windows Arm emulation support, but as for an Arm-based Steam Deck 2? I doubt it.
Best PC racing wheels in 2024: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Driven Speed away with the best PC racing wheel for gaming.
'It's very emotional, it's really tense': Heavy lies the crown of AI dominance as Nvidia's Jensen Huang admits to getting just three hours sleep a night
By Andy Edser published
news If I get less than five hours I'm practically dead, but super-Jensen seems ok with three.
'We can't do computer graphics anymore without artificial intelligence. We compute one pixel, we infer the other 32': Jensen thinks AI is integral to next-gen graphics tech
By Andy Edser published
news It's easy to dunk on AI, but when it comes to practical use cases, he may have a point.
BOE and Intel's AI display tech reportedly reduces screen power consumption by up to 65% in Lunar Lake laptops by dropping the refresh rate on parts of the panel
By Andy Edser published
news Anything that prevents my laptop battery from dying in another airport lounge is alright by me.
Best microphone for gaming in 2024: 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.
Shure MV7+ Podcast microphone review
By Andy Edser published
Pitch Perfect The best just got better.
This Acer gaming laptop delivers a ton of bang for your buck with a 2000p 165 Hz display, a proper RTX 4070, and 32 GB of DDR5 for $1,500
By Andy Edser published
Deal Ok, so it's not particularly pretty. But who cares when the specs are this good for the money?
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake chips have been listed on a UK retailer website under the Core Ultra 200K branding, with specs that seem reasonable
By Andy Edser published
news Prepare your pinches of salt, but there's nothing here that looks too outlandish.
Sony makes a personal heatsink for the back of your neck and it's got a toasty-looking warming option, too
By Andy Edser published
news At first, I laughed, but now I kinda want one.
'I don’t want AMD to be the company that only people who can afford Porsches and Ferraris can buy': AMD's Jack Huyhn says being 'King of the Hill' isn't the priority for its next-gen GPUs
By Andy Edser published
news Looks like the RDNA 4 cards might not blow our minds with high-end performance, but price? Here's hoping.
Qualcomm has reportedly been eyeing up an acquisition of Intel's chip design business
By Andy Edser published
news That one might hurt a little, if it ends up proving out.
Acer says its next gaming PC comes with Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake chips, which seems a little premature
By Andy Edser published
news Next-gen hardware will feature in next-gen gaming PCs. Of this, we're pretty certain.
If you put hot dogs and pickles against an AM radio tower, they act as speakers. Also, don't do that
By Andy Edser published
news Acts as a speaker, yes. Also catches fire at an astonishing rate.
Senior crew on a US warship installed an unauthorised Starlink dish attached to a wooden pallet and were discovered because the network was named 'STINKY'
By Andy Edser published
news Even I'd come up with a better mounting solution than a wooden pallet and zip ties.
VKB Gladiator NXT EVO F-14 Combat Edition + STECS Throttle System review
By Andy Edser published
Sky's the limit Fabulously comprehensive, but be prepared to put a lot of work in.
Shure MV6 USB Gaming Microphone review
By Andy Edser published
Dynamic Dazzler Shure comes charging at the gaming market with a stunner of a desktop mic.
Intel's CEO is reportedly set to present cost-cutting plan to the board and may 'slice off unnecessary businesses'. Ouch
By Andy Edser published
news An action plan seems imminent for the beleaguered chip giant.
Microsoft might be planning to let AI loose on your local video and audio files with Windows 11 'intelligent media search'
By Andy Edser published
news What, all of them?
Lawn wars: Garden tractor manufacturers, plumbing providers and more are lobbying against the US military's right to repair its equipment
By Andy Edser published
news It's not just us techies that get all fired up about the right to repair our devices.
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