Latest articles by Dave James
43% of you have, or will be switching to gaming on Linux this year, but more surprising than that over a quarter of you actually don't mind Windows
Polls Aww bless, Windows is really not that bad after all is it? But Linux is fun.
I turned my gaming laptop into a PC Gamer bug out kit
Prepping Prepping for the coming apocalypse with Project NOMAD.
Cheap graphics card deals this week
Deals We've done the hard yards sourcing the best graphics card deals for the GPUs worth putting in your gaming PC.
Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse
DIY Pick the products from our latest recommendations.
Best cheap gaming monitor deals today
Deals We've scoured the internet for the best deals on gaming monitors, so you don't have to.
Best cheap gaming laptop deals
Deals Our hand picked list of all the best gaming laptop deals you'll find today.
My 9 favorite Spring Sale deals so far
Deals I've been running my eyes over the Spring Sales for the past week, and these are my favorites right now.
Spring Sale live - I'm tracking the best PC gaming hardware deals to help you beat the RAMpocalypse
Live With Amazon and other retailers getting involved, sales events like this could be your best chance to beat the RAMpocalypse.
Screw you, RAMpocalypse, the Spring Sale just delivered an RTX 5060 machine for less than $860 WITH 32 GB OF MEMORY
Deal That's right. Loadsa memory. Even if it is last-gen.
Best gaming keyboards in 2026: we've tested the latest Hall effect, mechanical, TKL, 60% and more
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards, according to our testers.
This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list
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.
Best CPU for gaming in 2026: These are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
I really thought Nvidia's DLSS 5 was going to be smarter than this
News The latest details suggest a real disconnect between the ground truth of a game and the DLSS 5 layer.
The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2026: These are the buds I'd allow to whisper sweet nothings into my ears
Budding gamers So you finally managed to bag a Steam Deck or ROG Ally, now what are the best gaming earbuds to go with it?
Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts... not wholly positively
So... DLSS 5 This has been one of the most controversial reveals of an Nvidia technology I can remember, and people have a lot of thoughts.
Nvidia has just shown off DLSS 5 coming this fall... and currently it looks a lot like an AI filter
News At the GTC keynote, Jen-Hsun has just showed off the AI-enhancement of DLSS 5.
Nvidia GTC live: Jen-Hsun lays out 'the future of real-time rendering' in today's keynote and potentially 'it's gonna blow your mind'
Live Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference kicks off this week, with a leather-clad keynote from the company's CEO.
Here's 8 minutes in nostalgic benchmark heaven, with me running 3DMark2001 on an RTX 5090 to celebrate its 25th birthday
Released March 13, 2001 MadOnion's 3DMark 2001 was an instant PC graphics classic.
The one thing using a $1,337 gaming mouse has taught me is: we've come a long way from the old Razer Boomslang, baby
Boom and bust The Razer Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition has missed its true anniversary by a long shot and honestly kinda missed the mark for me.
Best PC controllers in 2026: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2026: These are the cordless rodents we love getting our mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Best gaming mouse in 2026: We've tested the very best mice and these are the top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
I'm a Linux bore now, so I used my new powers to resurrect a ten year-old laptop forgotten by Windows
Resurrection It was all going so well...
