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

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

By James Bentley Published

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

Score: 67%
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

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

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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

News Down but not out.

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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

News More of this, and less AI, please.

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

News Thanks, AI.

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LG Ultragear 45GX950A
It looks like monitor manufacturers can download bloatware without consent that will serve you pop-up ads

By James Bentley Published

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

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Game of Tobi playing Minecraft on a Game Boy Color
YouTuber gets Minecraft running on an original Game Boy Color, and it even looks kinda playable

By James Bentley Published

News Has the 'can it run Minecraft' arms race begun?

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Microsoft Windows Event
An alleged member of a hacking group was caught, thanks to one hated Windows feature

By James Bentley Published

News Good news and bad news then?

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Palo Alto, CA, USA - Feb 18, 2020: The Amazon logo seen at Amazon campus in Palo Alto, California. The Palo Alto location hosts A9 Search, Amazon Web Services, and Amazon Game Studios teams.
This Chrome extension hides 'knockoff' brands on Amazon: 'Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXY'

By James Bentley Published

News This would have been handy last Prime Day.

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Amazon Q, Amazon's AI coding assistant
'Slopfix': A software team is charging up to $10,000 to clean up AI-generated code, with the help of *checks notes* AI

By James Bentley Published

News Who fixes the fixes?

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CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29: In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of “Claude,” an AI language model by Anthropic, with the company’s logo visible in the background, illustrating the rapid development and adoption of generative AI technologies, on December 29, 2024 in Chongqing, China. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a cornerstone of China’s strategic ambitions, with the government aiming to establish the country as a global leader in AI by 2030.
China's National Vulnerability Database warns that recent Claude Code models have a security backdoor

By James Bentley Published

News An update seems in order.

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Acer gaming monitor on a pink deals background
This $110 1440p gaming monitor is the absolute cheapest I'd buy with my own cash right now

By James Bentley Published

Deal It's IPS too, which isn't always expected at this price.

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Sony WH-1000XM5 review
This free software aims to turn Sony headphones into a head tracker for '200+ PC games'

By James Bentley Published

News Your audio device may have just gotten much more useful.

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A mobile phone showing social media apps in front of a screen stipulating Australia's social media age restrictions
'Not once have we been asked to verify our age': Study suggests companies falling under Australia's under-16 social media ban are failing to verify accounts

By James Bentley Published

News And that's before mentioning workarounds.

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Micron RAM production shot
Analysts think SK hynix's DRAM and NAND prices will finally drop by the end of 2028, but not before a huge rise over the next year

By James Bentley Published

News Here's hoping the expected price drop isn't just wishful thinking.

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A screenshot from the White House's July 6 stream of President Donald Trump, alongside JD Vance, Michael and Susan Dell, and other politicians
After buying up between $1m and $5m in Dell stock this year, Trump tells everyone to 'go out and buy a Dell computer'. Again.

By James Bentley Published

News Dell's stock price has risen significantly since his investment.

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Illustrations Of The Microsoft Windows Operating SystemThe Windows logo appears on the screen of a smartphone reflecting an abstract illustration in blue colors. Microsoft releases a major update to Windows 11 (25H2) and Windows 10 support ends permanently on October 14. In Creteil, France, on October 9, 2025
A nasty Windows 11 bug is taking upwards of 500 GB worth of storage, and is surprisingly difficult to spot, but there's a fix

By James Bentley Published

News That's about $100 worth of space in the current memory crisis.

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Fallout hacking minigame
Microsoft says 'cryptographically relevant quantum computers could arrive sooner than previously expected' as it bumps its QSP timeline to 2029

By James Bentley Published

News As attacks get more advanced, security must follow.

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Lenovo Legion 9i gaming laptop
Chinese-made YMTC SSDs have been spotted in Lenovo's latest ThinkBook laptops, as the memory crisis continues to bite

By James Bentley Published

News That's one way to cut costs.

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Valve's new and improved Steam Controller during a visit to Valve's HQ in Bellevue, Washington.
A second OG Steam Controller prototype has been found at Goodwill

By James Bentley Published

News We don't know how much it cost, but it does apparently work.

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Ammaar Reshi's ipad playing Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour
Google's AI Studio lead has vibe coded a port of Command & Conquer for iOS

By James Bentley Published

News And it even has touch controls.

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Old Audio And Visual Media Stock Photos.
'Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real': Github, wagging its finger at Sony's own goal, is offering CD-ROMs of your code for a few days

By James Bentley Published

News Time to bust out the CD drive.

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