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
![Two of the best office chairs, from Neue and Steelcase](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U4KwCxgB3DFtviLQtusndn-320-80.jpg)
Best office chairs for gaming in 2024: The greatest seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James last updated
Take a seat Take care of your spine with the best office chairs for gaming.
![Linus Torvalds with a super-imposed thumbs up](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3ZJjfbLXC6jBTn2Ls5KWn-320-80.jpg)
Today's AI may just be 'autocorrect on steroids' but it's made Linus Torvalds mellow out over Nvidia
By Dave James published
news Torvalds and Hohndel talk AI at the recent Open Source Summit, where the former thinks it's made Nvidia better, the latter thinks it's just autocorrect.
![Lenovo Legion Slim 5 gaming laptop](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LBkfLPUC8ZqEeVKfavZyRg-320-80.jpg)
It may only be slim in terms of price but this misnomered $900 Legion gaming laptop packs a lot of punch
By Dave James published
deal There's an RTX 4060 and a modern AMD Zen 4 CPU at its heart, and now Lenovo's budget machine is well under $1,000.
![Colorful RTX 4090 Batlle Ax graphics card](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hVq5bM2TUPbJdHGyCnmCjF-320-80.jpg)
US Gov sanctions won't impact Nvidia's RTX 4090D shipping to China (updated)
By Dave James published
news The clarified US government sanctions had been misinterpreted as impacting Nvidia's RTX 4090D GPU, but this is not the case.
![Acer Predator Helios 16](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2iwoA6qP7H6FX4C3BQjQfW-320-80.jpg)
Acer's RTX 4080-powered Helios 16 gaming laptop is down just below its Black Friday price
By Dave James published
deal Under $1,800 for an excellent RTX 4080 gaming laptop ain't to be sniffed at.
![Nvidia RTX 4090 and Jen-Hsun Huang](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p8q3ue5UA9LEtBVyNxgyWn-320-80.jpg)
I wonder how future historians will judge this image of Zuckerberg's 'jersey swap' with Jen-Hsun and his signature leather jacket
By Dave James published
Judge us And what will they think of us?
![Valve Steam Deck OLED handheld PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LLFqM532iCTPhKDDbZyzVJ-320-80.jpg)
Putin's ordered his government to look into creating Russia's own Steam Deck, SteamOS, and basically Steam itself
By Dave James published
news Essentially boils down to: "Make me my own Valve."
![Elgato Facecam MK.2 webcam](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p2Wmh5if9ro5kZeM6o8QjS-320-80.jpg)
Elgato Facecam MK.2 webcam review
By Dave James published
Best, now better Don't call it a sequel, but this updated cam is better in every way.
![Corsair Platform:6 Creator Edition gaming desk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uj7hjUf9RWcjoSiyzGkD6X-320-80.jpg)
Corsair Platform:6 Creator Edition gaming desk review
By Dave James published
Full package A Swiss Army Knife of a gaming desk with the promise of becoming a streaming home studio.
![Razer Blade gaming laptops](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w493hcR7BLuf6jJunHfjET-320-80.jpg)
Razer's Blade gaming laptops have lost their edge
By Dave James published
Rusty The metaphor might write itself, but the competition has gotten so fierce Razer can no longer ignore it.
![intel cpu](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ria5erNerXX8q9PbzyAZvG-320-80.jpg)
The Chinese government is phasing out Intel and AMD CPUs and Microsoft's Windows OS because they don't fit its new 'safe and reliable' guidelines
By Chris Szewczyk published
News This is getting nasty.
![Valve Steam Deck OLED orb](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3Ejd8pQQQkEXcxqzDQqWm-320-80.jpg)
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 gaming PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sNUEWc4cCfMXgnJyJ4pxr8-320-80.jpg)
Ayaneo Kun handheld PC review
By Dave James published
Sticky Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky.
![AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UNEXbPxiugyPF2cRWdeaZ4-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Dr. Lisa Su at SXSW Conference holding MI300 GPU](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ihC6XZVYjRLXb9vAWQzNY7-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Diablo 4 with ray tracing and DLSS3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4tj5bBTz7GtsmxJtva2gJf-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Acer Nitro 16](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WWyc6ANwtvYpYPtNqL9fxD-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Global warming, conceptual computer illustration. Statue of Liberty, New York, USA, flooded and in ruins, in a possible future. This is showing a rise in sea levels due to global warming. Global warming is the increase of average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans. The melting of ice and glaciers contribute to the rise in sea levels.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EAJWqCM9HsTGyeUCtiDCvW-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Dough Spectrum One](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dLpjeVQio8o6GnXfwmzwUe-320-80.jpg)
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 from various angles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5M3xq95kst8wULxMGQannV-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro and Logitech G Pro X Superlight gaming mouses](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zEsdP3hviD4YynHRUPZ2yS-320-80.jpg)
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 Transcend 14](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vMn73yGScFTds2DG2RZjBf-320-80.jpg)
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.
![PC Gamer Best of CES award](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SQuGaG8PwhXAkDMCHdgd26-320-80.jpg)
The Best of CES 2024
By Dave James published
CES 2024 The products and features we loved so much from the year's show.