
Nick Evanson
Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in the early 1980s. After leaving university, he became a physics and IT teacher and started writing about tech in the late 1990s. That resulted in him working with MadOnion to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark (MadOnion rebranded) full-time, as editor-in-chief for its PC gaming section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com covering everything and anything to do with tech and PCs. He freely admits to being far too obsessed with GPUs and open-world grindy RPGs, but who isn't these days?
Latest articles by Nick Evanson

Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU
By Jacob Ridley last updated
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 liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.

Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the AMD and Intel mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.

So much for the Amazon Prime Day sales because here's a whole bunch of different GPUs that are even cheaper than they were last week
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Though admittedly, there's only one that I'd buy myself.

PC gamers don't have many options for CPUs and graphics cards but when it comes to gaming mice, we're absolutely spoiled for choice
By Nick Evanson published
Rodent revolution Wired or wireless, luxury or budget, there's a perfect gaming mouse for everyone.

Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 80% Tall and heavy like a mountain, and just as challenging to traverse. But the view's worth it once you're at the top.

Keychron M7 8K Wireless review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 82% There's a very good reason why it has such a big thumb rest.

Crucial 128 GB DDR5-6400 CUDIMM review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 70% Loading up your Arrow Lake PC with RAM has never been easier or more expensive.

At long last, PCIe 5.0 SSDs are finally worth buying
By Nick Evanson published
Gen 5 alive It's taken longer than it should have, but Gen 5 drives are here with outrageous speeds but without outrageous temperatures.

Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC
By Nick Evanson published
Speedy storage If you want blistering speed from your storage, a PCIe 5.0 SSD is a must-have.

Amazon Prime Day graphics card deals
By Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day Deals It's the final day of Amazon Prime Day, but other retailers will carry on until the weekend, so we're still hunting down the best GPU offers for you.

Amazon Prime Day SSD deals
By Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day Deals An SSD can do wonders for your load times and, with Prime Day sales now here, we're seeing some great deals on these flashy wonders.

MS Flight Sim 24 is the canary in the coal mine for RAM requirements, so I'm eyeballing these Prime Day deals on 64 GB kits for my next upgrade
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day Do you need 64 GB for every PC game? Not yet, but one sure does right now.

Get big, get curved, get OLED, and get happy with a huge $400 saving on this luscious Prime Day 32" 4K Acer gaming monitor
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day Your peepers will squeak with delight at the perfect pixels in this panel.

GeForce RTX 5070 or Radeon RX 9070: Which graphics card is the perfect Prime Day GPU if you have a $600 upgrade budget?
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day The answer isn't as simple as you might think it is.

Rejoice, budget graphics cards are a thing once more and after many hours digging around the Prime Day GPUs deals I've unearthed six of 'em for $300 or less
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day High-end model prices are grim, but it's a much nicer affair at the affordable end of the spectrum.

I spend hours every week tracking GPU prices and I've finally found a bunch of Prime Day graphics card deals at or below MSRP. And they're not just the 8 GB models, either
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day There's a 16 GB and a 12 GB option in there, too.

It's that classic Prime Day conundrum of 'Do I buy a big boi RTX 5090 graphics card or an entire Ryzen 9800X3D, RTX 5080 gaming PC with a monitor to boot?'
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day Err, wait. That's not much of a brain-scratcher.

The best budget AIO liquid cooler is 10% more budget-friendly in the Prime Day sales, making it 10% better than best
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day Cooler Master's cooler is even cooler thanks to a cool little discount. Cool.

Get a cracking deal this Amazon Prime Day on the best of the best from our techie tier list
By Jess Kinghorn published
Prime Day The cream of the crop is all the sweeter at a cut price.

Bringing joy to wallets and wrists alike, two of my favorite ergonomic keyboards are both discounted in the Prime Day sales
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day The only painful bit is choosing which one to buy.

Wood you look at that, the PC case I've been using every day since it launched is sporting a 19% discount in the Prime Day sales
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day It's just like me: big, bold, and very classy. I wish.

If you're planning on buying an AM5 upgrade bundle, I've got one for you that's $60 cheaper than Micro Center's in the Prime Day deals
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day Get a new CPU, motherboard, RAM kit, and AIO liquid cooler for less than $544.

DRAM or DRAM-less, both these 2 TB WD_Black SSDs are great deals, thanks to their big beautiful Bezos discounts of up to 25% off
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day It's the DRAM-equipped one for me but either drive will be perfect for your gaming PC.

The best gaming mouse I've ever tested is just $85 for Prime week but Jeff's going to be upset when he gets back off honeymoon to see the better Razer gaming mouse is only 98 cents more at GameStop
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day The choice between the Pro and the Hyperspeed used to be an easy one. It still is, but it used to be, too.
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