
Zak Storey
After graduating from the University of Derby in 2014, Zak joined the PC Format and Maximum PC team as its resident staff writer. Specializing in PC building, and all forms of hardware and componentry, he soon worked his way up to editor-in-chief, leading the publication through the covid dark times. Since then, he’s dabbled in PR, working for Corsair for a while as its UK PR specialist, before returning to the fold as a tech journalist once again.
He now operates as a freelance tech editor, writing for all manner of publications, including PC Gamer, Maximum PC, Techradar, Gamesradar, PCGamesN, and Trusted Reviews as well. If there’s something happening in the tech industry it’s highly likely Zak has a strong opinion on it.
Outside of the world of silicon transistors, Zak also moonlights as first barista and head of coffee, at a local independent cafe in the Forest of Dean. In his spare time, you can find him training calisthenics, or out in the Wye Valley shooting longbows with his field archery club.
Latest articles by Zak Storey

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Core design Churning away inside this month’s machine is Intel’s Core i3-8350K—is it worth the money?

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The Byte stuff All the Gigabyte goodies.

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Crystal clear? Corsair makes a stab at an RGB microATX cube.

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Can do Our new favorite wireless cans?

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Cool as ice Follow our guide to building your own mini-ITX piece of computational perfection.

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Motherload A second take on the last of a generation.

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Build a PC AMD’s 12nm manufacturing process makes its debut in our Build It section.

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Price price, baby Budget buster beats the bosses.

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Masterwork Meet a new budget go-to.

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Naked keys A second look at Mechanical Keyboard Design.

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Cool x3 The sound of silence.

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Review A lotta dollar for a lotta case.

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Review Also included: the SOLOX F30 amp. Do the two make for a great audio package?

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Review A standout motherboard for Intel's Coffee Lake CPUs.

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Looking Good Motherboard LEDs finally done right.

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Weak Sauce It just doesn’t make any sense.

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Review Perfection in non-ambidextrous form.

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Best budget board for your buck? Perfect for any new Skylake build.

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The Sabertooth is a case modder's performance dream: clean, feature-packed, and ready to overclock up a storm.

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Looking for a mid-range affordable card? AMD has your back bro.

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The new king of overclocking motherboards for Skylake, but it comes at a cost.

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Razer Kraken headset All about the buttery biscuit bass
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