
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

Spring Prime Day PC gaming deals
By James Bentley last updated
Prime Day Deals Amazon's Big Spring Sale event is finally here—bring on the deals!

I love the 8BitDo Retro C64 keyboard but I'd pick its cheaper NES-themed model near its lowest price ever during Amazon's Big Spring Sale
By James Bentley published
Deal NES or C64. Which one are you picking?

Thunder X3 Lab-X review
By James Bentley published
Great if you have the room and time.

Okay, so it's not technically in the Amazon Big Spring Sale, but this is the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop you'll find today
By James Bentley published
Deal A decent driver for daily gaming deeds.

HP settles the class action lawsuit which claimed its printer updates 'act as malware', avoiding either a big payout or admitting wrongdoing
By James Bentley published
News It's good and bad news for HP owners.

Nvidia CEO sets sights on making 'several hundred billion' dollars worth of electronics in the USA over the next four years, increasing the chance of your next GPU being made in America
By James Bentley published
News Whether that will continue after that is anyone's guess.

The first non-Steam Deck SteamOS handheld is now available for preorder, and Lenovo may be aiming for the ROG Ally X's throne
By James Bentley published
News The SteamOS model takes a price cut on the recent Windows one.

Best PC speakers in 2025: from 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers
By Andy Edser last updated
Volume up Treat yourself to an awesome audio experience with the best PC speakers.

My favourite rapid trigger keyboard is back at its lowest price and comes with a cute OLED screen to show game info (or a cat)
By James Bentley published
Deal It's pricey but still an excellent keeb.

After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying CPU utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way
By James Bentley last updated
News You can now more accurately manage your tasks.

The Silent Hill F system requirements look pretty modest at first but that's only for all my 720p gamers out there
By James Bentley published
News All you need to get scared is a relatively modest rig (and some patience).

This HyperX headset is quite literally for the clouds as it has the option for winged ear plates
By James Bentley published
News Head in the clouds.

'I made the world's worst keyboard': This YouTuber's homemade board has over 1,000 keys and types in words, not letters
By James Bentley published
News 'Like and sign up to watch'.

Varjo Aero VR headsets seem to be not working on RTX 5090s, and its community is opting for strange solutions while waiting for an Nvidia driver release to fix it
By James Bentley published
News Putting a dampener on that new card.

Microsoft co-authored paper suggests the regular use of gen-AI can leave users with a 'diminished skill for independent problem-solving' and at least one AI model seems to agree
By James Bentley published
News 'Generating code for others can lead to dependency and reduced learning opportunities.'

My favourite 4K webcam spins on a gimbal to track your face, and it's now at its lowest ever price at Amazon
By James Bentley published
Deal Get active in your morning meetings.

This water-cooled gaming laptop packs a full-size desktop RTX 5090 and even fits in a backpack, but I sure wouldn't want it in mine
By James Bentley published
News I'm pretty sure I saw this once as an Xbox 720 'leak'.

Gigabyte seemingly mocks Asus' recent Q-release debacle with a video swapping out an RTX 5070 Ti 100 times
By James Bentley published
News That's some cheeky marketing.

The latest Windows 11 dev build gives you the ability to snap together commonly paired apps for access in a single click, and I'm already sold
By James Bentley published
News Now I can open Solitaire and Spotify even quicker.

I never thought a handheld PC bloated with Windows could replace my Steam Deck, but after gaming on an old OneXPlayer 2 Pro I can see now I judged it too harshly
By James Bentley published
All hands off Deck Full Steam ahead.

I've never wanted a keyboard with cheese keycaps and a little mouse on it until I saw this one
By James Bentley published
News A brieboard? Charcuterkey? Key(cheese)board? Okay, maybe not that last one.

Google is rolling out an even more AI-heavy search engine mode because 'power users want AI responses for even more of their searches'
By James Bentley published
News I, for one, absolutely do not welcome our new AI overlords.

Nvidia RTX 5060 graphics cards are said to be revealed 'in about 10 days' and are expected to 'be on the shelf a month later'
By James Bentley published
News Nvidia's entry-level RTX 50 cards will soon be here. Or not if there aren't any stocks, like the rest of the Blackwell range.
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