Dave James
Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000!). He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. When he dropped it out of the window. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Format full-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others. Now he's back, writing about the nightmarish graphics card market, CPUs with more cores than sense, gaming laptops hotter than the sun, and SSDs more capacious than a Cybertruck.
Latest articles by Dave James
Valve explains how it built an orb out of Steam Deck OLED prototypes rather than making Half-Life 3, vowing 'we will construct an orb at any opportunity'
By Dave James published
news "We presume people from around the globe will make the pilgrimage to bask in its glow."
Ayaneo Kun handheld PC review
By Dave James published
Sticky Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky.
One of the biggest CS2 tournaments in the world has completely switched over to AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chips 'to ensure a smooth esports experience'
By Dave James published
news The first Counter-Strike 2 Major is getting big system upgrade ahead of its kick-off this month.
If you're 'worried about what AI will do' AMD's Dr. Lisa Su says 'the answer is not go slower, that is definitely not the answer'
By Dave James published
news Go faster, and maybe buy more Instinct GPUs.
Oooh, shiny. Ray tracing is coming to Diablo 4 March 26
By Dave James published
news New reflection and shadow features are incoming to leach your frame rates.
Best CPU for gaming in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
Acer's got two of the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptops around today
By Dave James published
deal These two 16-inch laptops are a great price and come with some great hardware, too.
Best gaming motherboards in 2024
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
Best PC controllers in 2024: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.
Microsoft says AI data privacy lawsuit 'devotes 198 pages to doomsday hyperbole about AI as a threat to civilization'
By Dave James published
news Also says AI is kinda like a VCR, so believe what you will.
Best gaming keyboards in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
Best 4K gaming monitors in 2024
By Dave James last updated
4K Vision The best 4K gaming monitor has all the bells and whistles an enthusiast could ever want or need.
The glossy 4K gaming monitor I'd pick over any current OLED is just $500 today
By Dave James published
deal There's a $200 discount on the gorgeously glossy Dough Spectrum One at both Amazon and B&H Photo.
HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming laptop review
By Dave James published
Cutie A supremely affordable, surprisingly gorgeous little gaming laptop with just a few teething troubles.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2024: no tails on these rodents
By Dave James last updated
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable free.
HP Omen's affordable new 14-inch Meteor Lake gaming laptop is already on sale with a chonky $300 discount and an RTX 4060 GPU
By Dave James published
deal The RTX 4060 version is a great price at just $1,270.
The Best of CES 2024
By Dave James published
CES 2024 The products and features we loved so much from the year's show.
Absolute masochist uses a mismatched pair of old iPods to game on their Steam Deck
By Dave James published
News I know the Deck's touchpads take a little getting used to, but this is just silly.
Best gaming desk in 2024
By Dave James last updated
Gametops We've chosen the best gaming desks based on hours of playing on both sitting and standing desks just to see which is worth your money.
Come get on the Framework bus with me and bag yourself an 11th Gen 13-incher for just $499
By Dave James published
News Framework's opening up its Factory Seconds and Refurb offerings as well as giving developers more to play with.
I love a little gaming laptop and this powerful 14-incher with an RTX 4070 has never been so cheap
By Dave James published
deal At $1,300 it's the cheapest it's ever been, with $1,500 as low as it's ever gone in the past. There's also no compromise on power in this slimline shell.
Best gaming PCs in 2024: these are the builds and brands I recommend
By Dave James last updated
Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best gaming PC today.
There are still massive problems with OLEDs as gaming monitors and that's why I'm sticking with my gorgeous glossy IPS for now
By Dave James published
OLED? Oh no Maybe I'll eat these words when the next-gen panels arrive, but for my PC needs OLED's not doing it for me on the desktop.