
Monica J. White
Monica started her gaming journey playing Super Mario Bros on the SNES, but she quickly switched over to a PC and never looked back. These days, her gaming habits are all over the place, ranging from Pokémon and Spelunky 2 to World of Warcraft and Elden Ring. She built her first rig nearly two decades ago, and now, when she's not elbow-deep inside a PC case, she's probably getting paid to rant about the mess that is the GPU market. Outside of the endless battle between AMD and Nvidia, she writes about CPUs, gaming laptops, software, and peripherals. Her work has appeared in Digital Trends, TechRadar, Laptop Mag, SlashGear, Tom's Hardware, WePC, and more. When not writing, she likes to stay up all night while gaming and then regret it the next morning, swearing to never do it again—until she inevitably does.
Latest articles by Monica J. White

The PC Gamer gift guide: Our favorite hardware
By Monica J. White published
stuff We've tested every single one of these, so we know that this list will make your holiday shopping a lot easier.

This super cool Red Dead Redemption 2 rowing machine mod might be the only thing that could get me to work out
By Monica J. White published
News If this doesn't make me exercise, nothing will.

It's not just RAM—SSDs could soon cost way more too, and it's all downhill from here
By Monica J. White published
News Throw the GPUs in there too, why don't you?

Hooray, Microsoft is making File Explorer faster, but it's still slower than Windows 10 and consumes more RAM. Boo
By Monica J. White published
News It's a little bit better, but you won't even notice.

AMD has just launched the Ryzen 7 9850X3D with zero fanfare, and I think I understand why
By Monica J. White published
News The real hype may still turn out to be a fever dream.

In a major plot twist, Intel could soon be making chips for Apple once again, only this time, it'll be the Arm-based M-series
By Monica J. White published
News This wasn't on my 2025 bingo card. But then neither was the Nvidia collab.

Good news: You can hold on to that Noctua cooler a little bit longer, as it'll still work with Intel Nova Lake
By Monica J. White published
News Good timing too, now that Intel might be a more exciting option again...

'The prices will continue to rise': Better get your new gaming PC or system upgrades now because this problem isn't getting any better, says Maingear's CEO
By Monica J. White published
Shop now, because it's all downhill from here.

The Cherry era of keyboards might be at an end as the company pulls the plug on German manufacturing after a $23 million loss
By Monica J. White published
Cherry keyboards could soon be vintage.

The ZX Spectrum is one of the most iconic PCs of all time, and it could be making a fun LEGO-based comeback
By Monica J. White published
If the project gets enough backers, that is. C'mon, show your support, Speccy people.

Surprise surprise, people are still in no hurry to switch to Windows 11, Dell reveals
By Monica J. White published
Everyone will upgrade any day now, right?

Dangerous security flaws could potentially affect millions of Asus PC and router owners - here's how to protect yourself
By Monica J. White published
Asus says you should grab your updates "immediately".

Oh great, the latest rumours suggest Nvidia might stop bundling VRAM with its GPUs, because who cares about cheap graphics cards
By Monica J. White published
News Those smaller GPU vendors will love this.

The PC Gamer 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
By Monica J. White published
stuff Forget socks and coffee mugs, these are the gifts PC gamers want this Christmas.

Are high-end GPUs even worth buying anymore? I'm starting to have my doubts
By Monica J. White published
High-end GPUs The best GPUs promise to give us everything we've ever dreamed of, but hear me out -- you might not need one at all.

Prime Day deals live: I'm bringing you the perfect PC gaming impulse buys still available as these Prime Days draw to a close
By Dave James last updated
Live If you don't want to spend a ton of cash there are still some great ways to upgrade your PC gaming setup on a budget.

These are the 5 most ridiculous GPUs of all time (or rather 4 GPUs and one genuine leaf blower)
By Monica J. White published
Ridiculous GPUs These GPUs were all kinda genius, but that didn't make them any less ridiculous

Who needs a day off?! I'm here tracking down the best Memorial Day PC gaming deals so you can take it easy
By Monica J. White last updated
Live! Ain't I good to you?
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