Latest articles by Dave James
Best gaming monitors in 2026: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself
Eye candy The best gaming monitors balance price with panel quality, resolution and refresh rate.
I've only seen this excellent budget gaming chair as cheap as this once before... and that was years ago
Deal A great way to make a tangible and affordable difference to your gaming setup.
Framework 13 Pro laptop review
Score: 88% The best laptop Framework's ever produced, and one of the best I've ever used.
Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse
DIY Pick the products from our latest recommendations.
MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming PC review
Score: 85% The best handheld gaming PC I've ever used, but one whose pricing is a tragedy.
60 fps is still the de facto minimum frame rate for half of PC Gamer readers, but more than 10% of you are dying on the 120 fps hill
Poll We asked what the minimum frame rate you'd accept as playable, and 60 fps still stands as a measure of smooth gaming.
Best mini PCs in 2026: The best compact computers for gaming
Teeny Peecees Searching for a new super-compact gaming machine? Look no further.
This is the cheapest Nvidia's RTX 5070 has been all year... and [whisper] there's actually a deal on the RTX 5070 Ti, too
deal Neither are at MSRP, but while the RTX 5070 Ti is still way off, the RTX 5070 is very close to its $549 launch price.
Best gaming laptops 2026: We've reviewed the best gaming laptops of this generation and these are our favorites
Portable powerhouses From our own extensive testing, rigorously benchmarking 60+ machines over the past two years, these are the best gaming laptops you can buy today.
What memory crisis? 79% of PC Gamer readers are rocking 32 GB or more RAM in their gaming rigs
Poll Sadly that does also mean 21% are on 16 GB or less, with upgrades only getting more expensive.
This is hands-down one of the best value CPU upgrades you can make to your AMD AM5 gaming rig
Deal Under $275 for a genuine 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen chip is a win.
Seasonic has removed the RTX 50-series Super GPU variants from its PSU wattage calculator. Was it just guesswork or actual info revealed too soon?
News Still, CES 2027, perhaps?
Do not buy an RTX 5060, not while the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is inexplicably cheaper
Deal If you're looking around for a GPU upgrade this 8 GB RTX 5060 Ti is at its lowest ever price.
Valve has released Windows drivers for the Steam machine, y'know for the three people who managed to buy one and inexplicably want a different OS
news Not many have been made, the device is hella expensive, and Windows is not made for the living room while Steam OS is. Otherwise, great news.
Prime Day gaming deals live - it's day five of Prime week and I'm still trying to find a way for you to save money on your next PC upgrade
Prime Day The past two decades of being a PC hardware journalist has brought me here.
I would almost class these 9 Prime Day PC gaming deals as must-buys for a PC gamer
Prime Day Sure, it's all relative to your budget, but if you're in the market these deals are nearly too good to pass up.
GTA 6 pre-orders are now live, but will you buy on console or hold out for the (obviously superior) PC version?
GTA 6 Or will you double dip... as Rockstar wants?
The best value way to bag a Prime Day RTX 5080 deal is inside a prebuilt gaming PC and I've found four worth a look
Prime Day It's now a $1,200+ graphics card, and with the prices of RAM and storage at an all-time high, any discount is worth chasing.
I hoped for Prime Day graphics card deals, and actually Newegg has delivered near-MSRP deals on my favorite AMD GPU, the RX 9070
Prime Day The RX 9070, our pick as the best graphics card to buy right now, is getting mighty close to MSRP.
Upgrade your gaming setup on the cheap with possibly the best Prime Day gaming chair deal
Prime Day I've been recommending this gaming chair every sales event since it launched in 2024, and it's a damned bargain this year.
I have this Razer gaming headset on my head right now and it's cheaper than it's ever been at just $85 for Prime Day
Prime Day You'll have to sign up to Prime, but this is a bargain price for the best wireless gaming headset you can buy.
Valve confirms it's 'working with AMD on FSR 4 support for Steam Machine'
News It's potentially good news for owners, but will potentially become a balancing act of performance vs fidelity.
Y'know, I don't think you'll find a better gaming laptop deal over Prime Day than this bargain RTX 5070 Acer Nitro for under $1,000
Prime Day It may be a lower-spec 85 W RTX 5070, but we've not seen a sub-$1,000 machine like this for a loooong time.
