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James Bentley

James Bentley

Hardware writer

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

Samsung Electronics America Corporate office in Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA. - stock photo. Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA - August 23, 2022

Gleefully counting its billions, Samsung cries warning of a 'severe' memory supply crisis next year

By James Bentley Published 30 July 26

News 'Beyond 2029, it is hard to say because of more limited visibility'

Keychron MagOptic mouse switches

Keychron's gaming mouse firmware is going open-source, while the company critiques 'firmware you can't read, can't audit, can't change'

By James Bentley Published 29 July 26

News I'm always in favour of more open-source software.

KTC M27T6S gaming monitor on a pink deals background

The best mini-LED 1440p gaming monitor this year has dropped to its lowest price with $80 off

By James Bentley Published 29 July 26

Deal $270 is a bit of a steal.

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.

OpenAI CEO thinks the AI singularity is already upon us and that cracking down on it wouldn't be good for humanity, because of course he does

By James Bentley Published 28 July 26

News It makes sense that the OpenAI CEO wants you to think that AI is very, very intelligent.

Hands-on with Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, during an interview at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington.

The Steam Frame subreddit is currently losing its collective mind praying for a release date

By James Bentley Published 28 July 26

News Good lord! What is happening in there?!

GOG

GOG Galaxy for Linux is officially in the works

By James Bentley Published 28 July 26

News Another win for Linux gamers.

A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.

Two arrested for checking into esports hotels and stealing RAM, making off with over $2,000 in profit in just one month

By James Bentley Published 28 July 26

News And that's from just 16 sticks.

steam deck

'Easily the dumbest thing I've ever built': Guy puts spikes and taser on Steam Deck to stop family from using it

By James Bentley Published 27 July 26

News Yes, they tried putting a password on it first.

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks at the Nvidia GTC event on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Jensen Huang's first-ever post on X is in defense of open access to AI models, alongside Google, OpenAI, and Meta

By James Bentley Published 27 July 26

News Many companies argue a bad guy with an open AI is best fought by a good guy with an open AI.

Hands-on with Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, during an interview at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington.

More bad news for Valve and its still unreleased Steam Frame as Qualcomm is set to raise the price of its chips, like everyone else

By James Bentley Published 27 July 26

News Valve's new VR headset is due to launch soon.

Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 from the front, outside

Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 review

By James Bentley Published 24 July 26

Score: 70% The type of keyboard you buy because you can, and boy does it shine.

A screenshot from Halo: Campaign Evolved, showing Master Chief in a hangar

Halo: Campaign Evolved early adopters were unable to play the game on Steam as it kept forcing them to look at the art book instead

By James Bentley Published 24 July 26

News I mean, it is a pretty art book.

Halo: Campaign Evolved - Johnson

Forget Ultra settings, Halo: Campaign Evolved looks nearly as good with everything set to Low

By James Bentley Published 24 July 26

News From testing the game on four rigs and a handheld, I'd be picking Low.

An Asus ROG Xbox Ally X on a wooden desk playing Halo: Campaign Evolved

I would only play Halo: Campaign Evolved on handheld with upscaling

By James Bentley Published 23 July 26

News It's a bit choppy running natively.

Halo Campaign Evolved Motion Blur

Halo: Campaign Evolved's motion blur is terrible. Just look at it

By James Bentley Published 23 July 26

News I know motion blur is the devil, but it's particularly… devilish here.

A Samsung Odyssey G5 G50SF QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor on a pink and white deals background with "Deals" text running down the right hand side

The day has finally come where you can get OLED gaming monitors for $300, and this Samsung Odyssey is my pick

By James Bentley Published 22 July 26

Deal It's the best I've seen all year.

Dell Pro 5 webcam on its stand, in a hand, outside

Dell Pro 5 Webcam review

By James Bentley Published 15 July 26

Score: 67% A corporate webcam with Windows Hello functionality and a frustrating lack of customisation to go with it

Razer BlackShark V3 on a pink deals background

The best gaming headset out there right now has just received a tidy $19 discount at Best Buy

By James Bentley Published 15 July 26

Deal $19 off isn't huge, but it's a decent chunk off our favorite headset.

A Meta Quest 3S, alongside a Quest 3 and Quest 2, on a stack of PC Gamer magazine.

Meta says its working on 'multiple next-generation headsets' despite the struggles of VR and the heat death of the metaverse

By James Bentley Published 10 July 26

News Down but not out.

Nvidia's GeForce Trading cards on a black background

'Finally a card I can afford': Nvidia announces GeForce-themed trading cards, which are free but you'll need to travel or get lucky to win some for yourself

By James Bentley Published 10 July 26

News More of this, and less AI, please.

Nvidia RTX 3070 Founders Edition

Legendary dad fixes their kid's dead RTX 3070 by ripping the capacitor out of an old radio and slapping it on the side, saving over $100 in the process

By James Bentley Published 10 July 26

News Is he looking for customers? I have a friend looking for some repairs.

Hands-on with Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, during an interview at Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington.

Valve's Steam Frame launch looks imminent, with new 'Great on Frame' category spotted

By James Bentley Published 10 July 26

News Though there are only four games as of right now.

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor

AMD Zen 6 server CPUs are launching this month, which has me hopeful for a desktop release this year

By James Bentley Published 10 July 26

News Here's hoping the swap to 2 nm is huge.

A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.

New IDC report claims worldwide PC shipments fell by 5% but revenue didn't, as 'vendors are pushing through price increases faster than demand is dropping'

By James Bentley Published 9 July 26

News Thanks, AI.

LG Ultragear 45GX950A

It looks like monitor manufacturers can download bloatware without consent that will serve you pop-up ads

By James Bentley Published 9 July 26

News Here's hoping this doesn't become a trend.

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