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
Best gaming headsets in 2024: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2024: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
No other laptop maker would let me cannibalise the best bit of its new machine the way Framework does and that's a damned shame
By Dave James published
🦄 The new Framework laptop display is exactly why I love its products.
This Nvidia GPU paired with one of the best AMD Zen 4 CPUs feels like we're finally getting the sub-$1,000 gaming PCs we deserve
By Dave James published
deal With RTX 4060 Ti and Ryzen 7 7700 silicon inside, this is peak $1,000 PC.
Best graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
Framework 13 (Intel Core Ultra Series 1) laptop review
By Dave James published
Step back Lots of improvements, but fundamentally a weaker proposition than the Ryzen mainboard.
Best mechanical gaming keyboards in 2024: the mechanical boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.
Best gaming keyboards in 2024: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest keyboards I've tested
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2024: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
By Dave James last updated
Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.
New SteamOS beta hints at an imminent general install with ROG Ally support added
By Dave James published
news "Added support for extra ROG Ally keys" is music to my ears.
I can't decide which of these $2,000 RTX 4080 Super gaming PCs I'd rather pick *checks feed* oh wait, yeah it'll be the AMD one
By Dave James published
deal The fact that an RTX 4080 Super gaming PC for under $2,000 isn't an isolated incident is pleasing.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2024: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.
How to add DLSS and Frame Generation to Starfield
By Dave James last updated
Upmarket upscaling As well as whether you should...
Best CPU coolers in 2024: I've loaded these AIO and air coolers onto today's top CPUs
By Dave James last updated
Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.
Best VPN for gaming in 2024
By Abigail Shannon last updated
Stealth Mode Prevent DDoS attacks, secure your devices, boost your speed, and get games for bargain prices – all with a gaming VPN. Here are my top picks.
Prime Day PC gaming deals
By Dave James last updated
Prime Day Deals The Prime Day PC gaming deals may have ceased, but there are still plenty more available.
Amazon Prime Day gaming laptop deals
By Dave James last updated
Prime Day Deals The big summer sales event is over and all that's left to do is mop up the last remaining deals—there are some!
Amazon Prime Day gaming PC deals
By Dave James last updated
Prime Day Deals There are always some tasty gaming PC deals on the table.
The 11 Prime Day PC gaming deals that have been the most popular with you fine PC Gamer readers
By Dave James published
Prime Day Crunching the numbers and parsing the data, we've finally figured out what it is you lot like: a lot of headsets, 4K monitors, and gaming chairs. And, of course, the best gaming laptop.
Inexplicably Best Buy has slashed the price of this RTX 4070 Blade 14 AGAIN. With a $1,000 discount this Prime Day Razer gaming laptop deal is surprisingly competitive
By Jeremy Laird last updated
Prime Day A Blade that's actually not at a price premium compared with similarly specced laptops? What timeline is this?
I've been gaming with the Audeze Maxwell solidly for over a year and there is no better-sounding gaming headset deal I could recommend
By Dave James published
Prime Day The planar magnetic drivers deliver simply stunning audio, whether for gaming or music.
If you want to go all Corsair, all the time, it's slapped $600 off Vengeance systems in the Prime Day gaming PC sale
By Dave James published
Prime Day The Vengeance range of are not the cheapest, but they've been our go-to recommendation for high-end prebuilt PCs for an age.
Fight me: 14-inch is peak gaming laptop and these are the only Prime Day gaming laptop deals I'd personally consider buying today
By Dave James published
Prime Day If I'm buying a gaming laptop it's because I want something portable and for me only the 14-inch form factor truly delivers.
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