
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

Out with the old, in with the old: AMD's still selling Zen 2 and Zen 3+ processors, now under the guise of the Ryzen 10/100 series
By Nick Evanson published
News Even if they're super cheap, the price of DDR4 will ruin sales.

'I would stay as far away from the Founders Edition 5090 as I possibly can,' says one experienced repair tech, as a key internal connector can't be sourced for replacement
By Nick Evanson published
News If you are going to waterblock an RTX 5090, you're far better off choosing a third-party model rather than Nvidia's complex affair.

Thermaltake's new Borg-like AIO cooler might look ridiculous with four LCD screens, but its other cool features are far more noteworthy
By Nick Evanson published
News Comes with reversible fan blades that you pop out and wash in water, for example.

If gamer looks aren't your thing when it comes to furnishing your PC's den, then just grab a great office chair instead, like the ThunderX3 Flex Pro
By Nick Evanson published
Perfect perches Perfect perches for your posterior.

Don't be tempted by a cheap Back to School offer when spending a little bit more will bag you a far better entry-level gaming laptop
By Nick Evanson published
Deal Just 8% more cash gets you 50% more CPU cores, 33% more system RAM, plus 33% more VRAM wrapped around a better GPU.

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.

MSI Z890 Ace motherboard review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 70% Stupendous number of USB ports, stupendous price tag.

MSI Z890 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 87% Lots of features, not a lot of price.

Routers don't grab headlines like graphics cards but having a good one in your home can make a world of difference to your digital life
By Nick Evanson published
Wi-Fine Wi-Fi 7 is no longer the preserve of the wealthy, too.

The best gaming routers: the network data drivers I'd trust with my digital life
By Ian Evenden last updated
High speed We found the best gaming routers to ensure you can play without delay.

TP-Link Deco BE25 BE5000 review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 80% Meshifying your home for less.

TP-Link Archer BE9700 review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 90% Never judge a book by its cover, they say. Or a Wi-Fi 7 router.

TP-Link Deco BE68 BE14000 review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 92% All the mesh you'll probably need, at least until wireless devices catch up.

Prime Day is old news but the GPU deals are still rolling in, with the Arc B570 and GeForce RTX 5070 now the cheapest they've ever been
By Nick Evanson published
Deal If only every graphics card had discounts like these.

OLED monitors are the perfect match for any speedy gaming PC and if you're eyeballing a new ultrawide, we've just crowned a new champion for you to consider
By Nick Evanson published
Ultra OLED Ultra wide, ultra speed, but thankfully, not ultra expensive.

ASRock X870 Nova WiFi motherboard review
By Nick Evanson published
Score: 70% Lots of features, lots of compromises.

Panther Lake revealed: Intel's pocket powerhouse is a big step up from Lunar Lake, with performance and efficiency gains all around
By Nick Evanson published
Little big cat But is the cost of multiple tiles and Foveros the answer to AMD's monolithic approach?

It's not Celestial, but Intel's new Xe3 GPU architecture looks like it'll be ideal for the next generation of handheld gaming PCs
By Nick Evanson published
news It's Intel's largest ever iGPU and big enough to put some basic dGPUs to shame.

Intel announces XeSS 3 with multi-frame generation, putting it ahead of AMD in the AI-powered graphics performance race
By Nick Evanson published
News Though Intel would probably prefer its GPU sales to be ahead instead.

Amazon October Prime Day graphics card deals
By Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day Deals Big Deal Days is over but Amazon isn't the only place to find graphics cards at a discount.

Amazon October Prime Day SSD deals
By Nick Evanson last updated
Prime Day Deals An SSD can do wonders for your load times and we're still seeing some great deals on them even though the October Prime Day sales have officially ended.

Amazon's Prime Day exclusive GPU deals aren't the best way to grab a bargain unless you want one of these four graphics cards
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day Two picks from Nvidia and one apiece from AMD and Intel.

For the same price as a mid-range graphics card, you can upgrade your gaming PC's CPU, motherboard, cooler, and RAM to the latest AMD Ryzen setup
By Nick Evanson published
Prime Day And it'll be an upgrade that will last you for many long years.
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