Latest articles by Nick Evanson
Microsoft rolls out tables in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, though I'd feel happier about this if I knew this was the final addition to my favorite little app
News You can have too much of a good thing.
Best external hard drives in 2026: the storage media I'd take on my own gaming adventures
TB on the go Grab one of the best external hard drives to increase your storage space or backup your PC.
Best gaming motherboards in 2026: these are the AMD and Intel mobos I'd build a system around today
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
Best wireless gaming keyboard in 2026: my top picks for cable-free typing delights
Freedom Cut the cord with the best wireless gaming keyboards.
Best CPU coolers in 2026: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU
Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.
Best RAM for gaming in 2026: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you
Dynamic I've put the top gaming memory through its paces to find out what the best RAM to pair with your new gaming PC is.
Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2026: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested
Mini marvels The best Mini-ITX motherboards for both Intel and AMD.
It's 2026, CES is over, and there's still no sign of Intel's Arrow Lake refresh, but one hardware channel is adamant it'll be here in the spring
News Would a no-show even matter when Nova Lake is coming?
The name's still Bond but at least everything is right this time, as 007 First Light's devs have corrected their system requirements after 'an internal miscommunication' error
News Who knew that PC hardware was so complicated?
Best gaming mouse in 2026: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Best CPU for gaming in 2026: These are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
Best gaming laptop 2026: I've tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend
Portable powerhouses From our own extensive testing, rigorously benchmarking 40+ machines over the past two years, these are the best gaming laptops you can buy today.
The best gaming routers 2026: the network data drivers I'd trust with my digital life
High speed We found the best gaming routers to ensure you can play without delay.
This $280 DDR5 memory kit and B580 motherboard bundle is the best way to beat the RAMpocalypse at its own game
Deal At this price, you're almost getting the mobo for free.
I've put Nvidia's new DLSS 4.5 to the test: Here's how to enable it yourself and whether you should
Evolution, not revolution.
GPU prices absolutely are on their way up but I've found a bunch of decent value options, whatever your budget is
Deal Alas, AMD's graphics cards are all back over MSRP.
'It is basically DLSS. That’s the way graphics ought to be': Nvidia's Jensen Huang has a clear vision for the future of its gaming GPUs and is going to be all about neural rendering
CES 2026 I have questions, Nvidia. Many questions.
AMD suggests that FSR 4 will eventually be open-sourced, bar the core technology, as part of its 'long term plan'
CES 2026 Let's face it, modders have been doing a better job of expanding FSR 4's user base than AMD has.
Audeze slams out the new planar magnetic Maxwell 2 headset with 16 improvements over the original and still-brilliant design
CES 2026 Plus there's now a proper app. As in one that doesn't look like it was thrown out on a wet weekend back in 2003.
We might have a new contender for the best handheld gaming PC, because Lenovo's just announced a SteamOS version of its mega Legion Go 2
CES 2026 The right hardware, now matched by the right operating system. Probably not the right price, though.
You probably won't be able to afford it but Gigabyte's new Aorus RTX 5090 Infinity card is so damn ugly, you'll be demanding payment just to tarnish your rig with one
CES 2026 Because we all want a GPU that looks like a 1980s beatbox.
007 First Light reveals some pretty forgiving PC system requirements, with a couple caveats
news The minimum system requirement is basic but the recommended hardware is fairly high-end, despite only promising 60 fps at 1080p.
HP's new AI PC might look like a laptop that lost a fight with an angle grinder but it's compact and discreet as you could possibly get
CES 2026 Shame the hardware inside is a bit limited for gaming.
