Nick Evanson
Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in 1981, with the love affair starting on a Sinclair ZX81 in kit form and a book on ZX Basic. He ended up becoming a physics and IT teacher, but by the late 1990s decided it was time to cut his teeth writing for a long defunct UK tech site. He went on to do the same at Madonion, helping 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 gaming and hardware 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 and over 100 long articles on anything and everything. 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
Now might be the perfect time to load up your gaming PC with a 32GB RAM kit, thanks to these sub-$100 Cyber Monday deals
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It surely won't be long before 32GB becomes the standard recommendation in games.
Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti vs AMD RX 7900 XT: Cyber Monday deals stick them around the same price, so here's which I recommend buying
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It's a tough choice, so let me help you make a decision.
All these Intel Z690 motherboards are 50% off, thanks to good ol' Black Friday
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At these prices, you're getting masses of mobo for your mono. Err, sorry, money.
Black Friday sliced hundreds of dollars off this great gaming laptop and gaming PC, just because it could
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There really are great deals out there, if you know where to look.
Black Friday $600 portable PC gaming showdown: Asus ROG Ally or an MSI gaming laptop?
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I know which one I'd get, every single time.
Ballsy B&H Photo is trying to sell GTX 1660s for $260 on Black Friday, so here are the graphics card deals I recommend instead
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You can get a far better GPU for that kind of money.
Here's the cheapest gaming PC for Fortnite I've found (that's actually any good) in the Black Friday sales
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A console is cheaper still but nowhere near as useful as a PC.
Just $1200 gets you this fantastic RTX 4070 gaming PC, perfect for a Modern Warfare 3 zombiefest
By Nick Evanson published
You gotta lotta hardware for notta lotta hard cash.
AMD's best 1080p GPU, and our office favorite, is even better value right now
By Nick Evanson published
Grab a Radeon RX 6700 XT for just $299.99
AMD's best gaming CPU is on sale for Black Friday, making a pitch to be the heart of your next gaming PC
By Nick Evanson published
AMD's god of gaming is $90 cheaper, and just more godlier right now.
Here is my advice on how to ensure you get a good Black Friday deal, without spending too much or being caught out by a bad offer
By Nick Evanson published
Deals With so much PC gaming goodness on sale, buyer's remorse is never far from rearing its head.
You know what, I think I may have found the perfect AMD Ryzen upgrade package for any PC gamer
By Nick Evanson published
Buy this CPU, mobo, and RAM together and the whole lot only costs $614.
Forget the other sizes and types, 2TB drives are the sweet spot for a Black Friday SSD upgrade
By Nick Evanson published
Grab one before the inevitable price rise kicks in next year.
These are the only last-gen graphics cards I think are worth hunting down in the Black Friday graphics card sales
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But there are limits and these are the price thresholds that would make me think about going last-gen.
These two RTX 4070 gaming PCs are both great value for money so let me help you decide which is best for you
By Nick Evanson published
For once, it's good to have a tough decision like this.
There's a new naming scheme for future PCIe cables but PCI-SIG hasn't really explained what it's all about
By Nick Evanson published
news We might know more details about it all fairly soon but don't hold your breath.
Zen 3 is the gift that keeps on giving as it looks like two more X3D CPUs are heading our way
By Nick Evanson published
News AMD's first experiment with 3D V-Cache resulted in a lot of leftovers.
OneXplayer crowdfunding project offers an external GPU and SSD combo but also questions over performance
By Nick Evanson published
News The makers will need to clear up some key details first, methinks.
A new Evangelion anime tribute motherboard from Asus is getting plenty of attention but not quite for the right reasons
By Nick Evanson published
News Well, it's one way to get your product to stand out in the market.
How to choose the best Black Friday SSD deal for you
By Nick Evanson published
Deals Prices will rise again next year so now's the perfect time to grab some cheap storage.
Details on AMD's Ryzen 8000 APUs have leaked, with the eight core 8700G topping the list with 12 CUs
By Nick Evanson published
news No official word on any of this yet, but CES is just around the corner.
This Angry Birds clone made entirely through AI prompts makes me wonder what the future of small-scale game development is going to be like
By Nick Evanson published
news The lure of easy money will have a role to play, that's for sure.
Better HDR screen capture is finally coming to Windows thanks to an updated Snipping Tool
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news About ruddy time, Microsoft. Sheesh.