Latest articles by James Bentley
'This is the first time where I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel': How the memory crisis is hitting PC builders
Everybody hurts It seems like costly memory prices are making everyone hurt.
The cheapest OLED gaming monitor I'd actually buy has just received a further $20 discount
Deal And it's an Acer too.
Yololiv YoloCam S3 webcam review
Score: 84% DLSR-like quality makes for an impressive webcam, but a niche one.
Logitech G512 X review
Score: 90% Logitech's first foray into TMR switches is a triumph, and easily one of the best gaming keyboards I've used in recent memory.
I can't believe you can get 1440p ultrawide monitors well under $200 now, and yet MSI has come through with a killer deal
Deal It is VA, though.
Philips and AOC's upcoming 5th-gen OLED gaming monitors were a feast for my eyes and a dire threat to my wallet
News My bank won't return my calls.
'Are monitors anti-inflation?': AOC argues monitors are a better upgrade than graphics cards or memory right now, which seems like the kind of thing a monitor manufacturer would say
News Even if it's kinda true, it still feels strange to say it.
Philips is bringing its 5K dual-mode gaming monitor to the West, and it comes in a neat white shell
News Unlike its Chinese counterpart, it has some fancy lights and USB Type-C.
'I've read your reviews': AOC says its software is 'one of the most highlighted' problems and it's 'finally, finally' updating its OSD
News Suppose it's about time, with the popularity of dual-mode.
A $3 billion infringement suit against Intel has opened up once more due to a US appeals court decision
News This has been a story with many twists.
A 17-year-old Excel vulnerability is currently being exploited by threat actors, and it's been flagged by the US' cyber defence agency
News The little exploit that could.
Pulsar actually sold its 500-gram April Fools' Day joke gaming mouse, and despite looking 'extremely sluggish', it's 'really not that bad'
News Would you prefer too light or too heavy?
Valve could be prepping to roll out 30-day Steam price tracking in the US, making it harder for publishers to mess with discounts
News It already exists in some EU countries.
A shoe company has taken $50 million to pivot to, of all things, GPU-powered AI infrastructure
News The shoe's on the other foot.
Seems like opting out of website cookies doesn't actually guarantee you are opted out of website cookies
News That's not very tasty.
As a dual gaming monitor connoisseur, this Acer 1080p pick would be my choice for a second panel now that it's just $90
Deal It is the superior way to game, after all.
One YouTuber has built their own $950 Steam Machine, with a custom wood panel, because 'Valve was taking too long'
News "I think we can make something that's cheaper, faster, and overall better than what Valve has to offer."
NZXT class action lawsuit settlement includes $3 million in damages, and some buyers will get to keep their rented PCs
News Though they will have to fit certain criteria to keep the PCs.
Alienware's new $350 OLED gaming monitor could become the cheapest way to score the enviable panel tech
News The AW2726DM is no slouch with a 240 Hz refresh rate and 0.03 ms response time.
A Valve developer has just made it easier to run games on Linux with 8 GB cards thanks to a simple fix
News You just need to be on an Arch-based distro, for now.
Task Manager's creator says it used to be 50 times smaller because 'in that time and place, small was fast and fast mattered'
News "It has to look calm even when the rest of the system is not."
YouTuber builds PC side panel out of 15 Noctua fans and names it the 'Superdome', cuts temps by 20 °C
News "It started as a meme, but I think I might actually leave this on my PC."
'It has a real 'ring of power' dynamic to it, and makes people do crazy things' says Sam Altman on AI after alleged arson attack on home
News "We should de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics and try to have fewer explosions in fewer homes, figuratively and literally."
