
James Bentley
James is a more recent PC gaming convert, often admiring graphics cards, cases, and motherboards from afar. It was not until 2019, after just finishing a degree in law and media, that they decided to throw out the last few years of education, build their PC, and start writing about gaming instead. In that time, he has covered the latest doodads, contraptions, and gismos, and loved every second of it. Hey, it’s better than writing case briefs.
Latest articles by James Bentley

Due to 'extremely limited inventory', Meta's smart glasses with a display won't be shipping outside the US anytime soon
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 Would you strap an AI machine and a few cameras to your face?

This Panther Lake-led 'semi-modular' laptop is taking a page from Framework's very upgradable book and I'm all for it
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 More repairable laptops can only be a good thing.

'We built a breathable performance engine': Razer announces Iskur V2 gaming chair follow-up that seems a lot like the previous one
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 The "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach.

Razer announces Project Motoko: kind of like AI glasses but a gaming headset
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 Too cool for glasses?

CyberPower PC unveils 'elegant' new case with three dedicated knobs on the side purely to adjust colours and I think I'm a bit smitten
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 Over 16 million colours and I'll still pick some sort of red.

Asus has announced a sweet new Kojima Productions collab but I wish it picked a better laptop
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 A luxurious aesthetic for a niche device.

Thermaltake's collaboration PC case with a French artist is so lovely it makes me want to finally start that mini PC build
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 It's a bit of a beaut.

Asus unveils 240 Hz Micro-OLED gaming glasses capable of a virtual 171-inch screen, but the resolution feels like a whiff
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 The ROG Xreal is, in fact, real.

CES 2026: From new Intel chips to far too much AI, here's everything we expect to see
By James Bentley published
CES 2026 CES always starts the year with a bang.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025: All the winners from a bumper 12 months of PC gaming tech
By Dave James published
winners! We've had our hands on the absolute best PC hardware the industry has had to offer in this bountiful year, and these are the winners.

2025 is the year I discovered I love charging docks, and it's all because of one surprisingly reasonably priced gaming mouse
By James Bentley published
Gear of the Year 8BitDo what others don't.

A psychic baby and whacky control scheme undersell the mundane brilliance of one of my favourite games this year
By James Bentley published
🏆 It's hard to say goodbye to Goodnight Universe.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming handheld of 2025
By James Bentley published
Gear of the year It's been a varied year for handhelds, with all three of the top models being from different manufacturers.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming monitor of 2025
By James Bentley published
Gear of the year Two 4K and one 1440p monitor take the nominations this year, with one being a potential dark horse.

Sam Altman says Google is 'still a huge threat' and ChatGPT will be declaring code red 'maybe twice a year for a long time'
By James Bentley published
News The AI arms race is only getting hotter.

OLED monitors are starting to get their flowers, as 2025 marks a 65% increase in shipments
By James Bentley published
News Hopefully, that comes with even more competition in the OLED market.

You won't be able to play Valorant until you update your motherboard BIOS: 'this is a necessary step in our arms race against hardware cheats'
By James Bentley published
News This should mean fewer cheaters going forward.

Samsung's new Odyssey OLED monitor has dropped by a whopping $170 in the holiday sales
By James Bentley published
Deals The cheapest OLED worth considering right now.

PC Gamer's Game of the Year Awards 2025
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Our favourite PC games of the year.

Good news and good news: Meta is reportedly hard at work on the Quest 4 and has delayed its mixed reality glasses to 2027
By James Bentley published
News Just throw a couple billion more into the MR pit.

Windows is rolling out the ability to handle all app updates from just your OS, but with limited support right now
By James Bentley published
News Oh! That seems like it could actually be useful.

AMD's Lisa Su doesn't believe there's an AI bubble: 'Emphatically, from my perspective, no'
By James Bentley published
News Bound to burst?

Rumours suggest AMD might raise CPU prices but some industry sources disagree
By James Bentley last updated
News Prepare to pay more.
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