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The kit filter: We've tracked down the gear pro-gamers use to git gud
All the kit to help you game like a professional.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming PC review
Score: 84% Expensive, and one of the best handheld gaming PCs, but c'mon, Microsoft, this is no Xbox.
Now it's in my hands the new Xbox Ally X is a far better handheld than I expected, but it's still got a lot of work to do to convince me it's a) worth $1,000 or b) that it's an Xbox
ROGer It's seriously quiet, real fast, and the Windows handheld experience mostly works. Mostly. But that price...
Amazon October Prime Day gaming laptop deals
Prime Day Deals October Prime Day might have finished but some of its deals are still flowing.
Best October Prime Day Deals Live — The best PC gaming hardware deals still live
Prime Day live We're ploughing on through the Big Deal Days sales, and there are still impressive discounts on GPUs, gaming laptops, PCs, SSDs, and monitors.
This remains the best-value gaming laptop deal I've seen over Prime Day and I actually can't believe it's still available to buy
Deal Egregious memory config cardinal sin aside, this is a great little gaming laptop.
Weirdly, Walmart is one of the best places to shop for Prime Day gaming PC deals
Prime Day Who woulda thought it?
Secretlab's new InfinitePrecision pro-gamer armrests aren't what I thought they were going to be. Nor as precise as I expected
Precisely why? I can't help but feel this is more pro-gamer placebo than anything else.
With AI datacenters gobbling up all the memory, a 2 TB SSD deal for just 4.5₵ per GB might not make it to Black Friday
Deal Get 'em while they're vaguely affordable.
Multi-button gaming mice aren't just for MMOs as Corsair's latest rodent shows, knocking Razer off its historic perch as best MMO gaming mouse
So. Many. Buttons The Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless SE isn't just a pretty facia of many, many buttons.
Of all that's wireless in this gaming life, gaming keyboards aren't just entirely pointless they're [expletive deleted] annoying
Wires Nope, you won't convince me this is a worthwhile thing. Wires are fine.
Humanscale Freedom Chair with Headrest review
Score: 81% An almost ludicrously expensive chair for those with discerning tastes. And spines.
Cheap graphics card deals this week
Pixel pushers We've done the hard yards sourcing the best prices for all the best graphics cards you should fit into your gaming PC.
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2026: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
Smol The 14-inch form factor is the perfect nexus point between performance and portability.
Framework's promise of an upgradeable gaming laptop has finally been made real as Nvidia steps into the void left by AMD
News The new Framework 16 has been announced with a backwards compatible RTX 5070 graphics module.
Corsair's Platform:4 has got a real deep discount on the best-looking, compact gaming desk you can buy
Deal If you're after a top-quality compact desk, this beautiful and beautifully smooth desk is a banger.
Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review
Score: 82% Corsair's buffed the rough edges off its first desk, and some of the width too, creating the best compact gaming desk you can buy.
It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.
Corsair Vengeance a7500 gaming PC review
Score: 87% The Vengeance line once more proves itself some of the best gaming PCs, even if it can't yoink the latest and greatest Corsair gear out the warehouse.
Razer BlackShark V3 gaming headset review
Score: 91% Finally, a wireless headset to topple the all-conquering Cloud Alpha.
Razer BlackShark V3 Pro review
Score: 79% Great audio and ANC comes at a frustrating cost.
