Latest articles by James Bentley
'Return of the king': AMD is bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for DDR4 platforms, launching it alongside the mid-range AM5 Ryzen 7 7700X3D
Computex 2026 I suppose more options are always a good thing.
AMD announces global rollout of the RX 9070 GRE, which is slower than the standard model for the same original MSRP
Computex 2026 Though MSRP means little right now.
Anbernic claims quiet memory size downgrade in its retro handheld devices is 'an unexpected error' without addressing criticisms over speed decreases
News It claims it will "assist with a replacement as a priority" for anyone affected.
'Basically Lego for gamers': This new game controller has modular buttons, sticks, grips, and even vibration motors
News I do wish the aesthetic was nicer, though.
Tim Sweeney takes swipes at Valve for Steam Deck price hike, blames it on the 'component parts supply chain for megayachts'
News Maybe Sweeney isn't the best person to make this point.
MelGeek Centauri 80 review
Score: 70% A lovely keyboard I couldn't actually recommend buying, unless you're a big space nerd in need of a touchscreen.
Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II review
Score: 85% It's hard to say a $350 headset is worth it, but boy, does Turtle Beach get close.
The best OLED gaming monitor we've reviewed is at its best price with over $300 off
Deal You just need to tick the coupon button before adding to the basket.
The Steam Controller's main competition isn't from Microsoft or Sony: It's from third-party vendors
Steamed up Long gone are the days when third party was for player two.
Don't buy an Xbox controller when you can get one with drift-free TMR sticks, 8x the polling rate, and a charging stand for less at Amazon
Deal The D10 is a bit of a beast.
Razer Kiyo V2 review
Score: 78% There's nothing wrong with the Kiyo V2, but nothing right enough to beat out the competition.
Framework says its Wireless Touchpad Keyboard 'is by far our most waitlisted product'
News Might be a bit galling for a company that's better known for making laptops.
Despite Donald Trump and Jensen Huang flying out to the country, China has not yet approved the sale of Nvidia AI chips
News This is after Trump turned up in China to increase AI trade.
An engineer has worked out how to speed up a 3D printer by 1000% with a Nintendo Switch, though 'for most people, a Raspberry Pi is a better choice'
News That's one way to fight e-waste.
'Average Valve W': After some Steam Controller packages were sent to the wrong country, Valve is reportedly giving 'any standard-edition title' to affected shoppers
News Apparently, a small number of packages were accidentally sent to the UK.
Owner of $400,000 in bitcoin was locked out of their account a decade ago and they just used Claude to get back in
News They technically could have saved money by not cashing out earlier.
The latest Nvidia drivers reportedly fix stutters when using frame generation and VSync, so you can generate to your heart's content
News Capcom games seem among the biggest beneficiaries.
University graduate speaker met with boos for saying AI 'is the next industrial revolution, then cheers for saying 'only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives'
News You're saying boo-urns, right?
'Bambu Labs, go f*** yourself': 3D printing company currently under fire for reportedly blocking 3rd parties from its software, legal threats and drama aplenty
News How open is open source code, really?
The US has approved the sale of Nvidia H200 chips to 10 Chinese firms, but sources say they're still waiting for the go-ahead from China itself
News Nvidia said it had 0% market share in China mere months ago.
Trump confirms he brought Jensen Huang on his expedition to convince China to 'open up'
News Or as Trump calls him, 'Great Jensen Huang'.
There's a devious hacking scheme that involves a hijacked Microsoft Teams account, a fake IT helpdesk, and a covert infection tool
News IT's a pretty bad one.
I've reviewed tons of 4K webcams, and this Emeet one with a Sony sensor and built-in gimbal is the best value thanks to two separate price cuts
Deal At $90, it's almost half the price I reviewed it at last year.
