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Scientists have integrated 2D materials a few atoms thick into a working memory chip for the first time and you can't tell me this isn't some prime Star Trek-level tech
By Andy Edser Published
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Swanky surface
For the boujee among us, we've just crowned this the best luxury gaming desk (though I'd be picking the budget choice)
By James Bentley Published
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News
Edifier's new desktop speaker is treating gaming PCs as a luxury HiFi aesthetic, but it's just not doing it for me
By Andy Edser Published
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Top Desks
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James Last updated
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News
This RTX 5070 Ti with a literal hole in it has been kept on life support by a spliced-in AMD RX 580, because no GPU gets left behind
By Andy Edser Published
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Deal
You can still grab a high-end gaming PC for around $1,500 after October Prime Day, and you get your pick between AMD or Nvidia
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 86%
Lofree Flow 2 mechanical keyboard review
By Alex Blake Published
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Controllers
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Score: 93%
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC controller review
By Alex Blake Published
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Prime Day
8BitDo is offering a Hall effect gamepad for under $20, so long as you're not fussy about this PC controller's colorway
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Prime Day
Our biggest problem with the Scuf Envision Pro controller was price but this Prime Day deal solves that, knocking over 50% off
By James Bentley Published
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Prime Day
The comfiest controller I've ever used is currently $17 off in the Prime Day sales
By Jacob Fox Published
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Total control
Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James Last updated
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News
Logitech has announced an affordable 8 Nm direct drive racing wheel setup with full TrueForce support, along with some fancy trick pedals I want to try for myself
By Andy Edser Published
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Hail the king
Huzzah! Microsoft no longer makes the best PC controller and it's been dethroned by a brand you may not have heard of
By James Bentley Published
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News
This spicy leverless DIY kit has tiny circuit boards under each button so you can create your own rapid trigger Hitbox
By Jacob Fox Published
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These stunning new Xbox Wireless Controllers use transparencies and reflections to create a shattered depth visage
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Cooling
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Microsoft is resorting to laser etching AI-designed cooling channels directly into data center chips to tame their massive heat
By Nick Evanson Published
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Hyte says all Thicc Q80 Trio users should 'remove the cooler from their system immediately' and get a refund after internal fault found
By Jacob Fox Published
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'It crawls into every crevice, stains your cables, and turns teardown into a full day regret spiral.' That's what awaits you if you plan on immersing your graphics card in automatic transmission fluid for a spot of messy overclocking fun
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
Highly intricate water blocks like this one may become the norm as server CPU power consumption soars, and could even trickle down into gaming PCs
By Nick Evanson Published
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AMD scales back its CPU cooler bundles, with some older Ryzen models dropping it altogether
By Nick Evanson Published
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Score: 67%
MSI MPG CoreLiquid P13 360 review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
Asus heard you like screens, so it put a curved '3D effect' OLED screen on your CPU water cooler
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Whoosh
Air coolers are still cool
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Score: 88%
Tryx Panorama SE ARGB 360 review
By Zak Storey Published
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Gaming Audio
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News
Edifier's new desktop speaker is treating gaming PCs as a luxury HiFi aesthetic, but it's just not doing it for me
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
The HyperX Cloud Alpha is still our favorite gaming headset, and it's now even better at only $66
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Prime Day
The best gaming earbuds we've ever tested are down to $130 this Prime Day, and the sonically-stunning Sennheiser set I use on the daily has $150 off
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
These earbuds are my daily drivers and they just dropped to their lowest ever price of $56 for October Prime Day
By Jacob Fox Published
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Prime Day
The Asus ROG Pelta is a comfy, understated wireless headset that's now even better in the Prime Deal Days sales at only $104
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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SteelSeries unveils new high-end wireless gaming headset with a price tag that might be too dear for even my audiophile ears
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
PlayStation announces new Pulse speakers but pitches them as perfect for 'desktop gaming'
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Score: 85%
Razer Kraken Kitty V3 Pro headset review
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Razer upgrades its kitty eared headsets with a fancy wireless Kraken Kitty V3 Pro and a surprisingly affordable Kraken Kitty X
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Gaming Chairs
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Precisely why?
Secretlab's new InfinitePrecision pro-gamer armrests aren't what I thought they were going to be. Nor as precise as I expected
By Dave James Published
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Prime Day
There are two simultaneous deals on our favourite budget gaming chair, giving you $110 off a day before Prime Day
By James Bentley Published
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Score: 81%
Humanscale Freedom Chair with Headrest review
By Dave James Published
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Score: 83%
LiberNovo Omni gaming chair review
By Kizito Katawonga Published
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Score: 55%
Flexispot OC3/BS3 review
By James Bentley Published
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Prime Day
One of the best gaming chairs has just dropped to its lowest ever price at $147: Corsair's TC100 is what Prime Day deals are all about
By James Bentley Published
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Take a seat
Best gaming chair in 2025: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Score: 79%
Razer Iskur V2 X review
By Ian Evenden Published
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Couch potato
Couchmaster Cycon3 review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Gaming Desks
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Swanky surface
For the boujee among us, we've just crowned this the best luxury gaming desk (though I'd be picking the budget choice)
By James Bentley Published
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Top Desks
Best gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James Last updated
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Luxurious
Grovemade desk review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 85%
Autonomous SmartDesk 5 review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Score: 82%
Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review
By Dave James Published
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News
There's a new Warhammer 40,000 version of our favorite Secretlab desk on the way but please don't paint your minis on it
By James Bentley Published
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Thunder X3 Lab-X review
By James Bentley Published
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ALL THE SPACE
Ikea Utespelare desk review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Rising RGB
Blacklyte Atlas review
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Gaming Keyboards
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Score: 86%
Lofree Flow 2 mechanical keyboard review
By Alex Blake Published
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Sponsored
Want an ergonomic keyboard unlike any other? Experience peak performance with the ROG Falcata
By Cole Martin Published
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News
Sick of clicky-clacky keys? Google Japan offers a reminder that it could always be worse, unveiling a rotary keyboard concept
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Prime Day
I use this retro-themed gaming keyboard with two big red programmable buttons every day and the Nintendo version's at its lowest price this Prime Day
By James Bentley Published
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Prime Day
Our favorite budget gaming keyboard has just dipped to its lowest ever price this Prime Day, giving you rapid trigger for just $34
By James Bentley Published
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News
Corsair announces Vanguard 96, a line of 96% gaming keyboards with Hall effect switches and, for some reason, Stream Deck integration
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Logitech announces a solar keyboard powered by 'any light source'—yes, even your dingily lit gamer den
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Model citizen
The keyboard that all other keyboards copied turns 40 this year: here's how the IBM Model M's legacy lives on today
By Reece Bithrey Published
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A more expensive rapid trigger version of Logitech's G515 gaming keyboard has just launched and it's for low-profile fans
By James Bentley Published
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Gaming Laptops
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Gigabyte Gaming A16 gaming laptop review
By Zak Storey Published
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Prime Day Deals
Amazon October Prime Day gaming laptop deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Deals
Best cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Prime Day
Razer's latest Blade 14 is a real object of desire, and is somehow still rocking an $800 discount in the Prime Day gaming laptop deals
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Prime Day
Don't get suckered by pricey RTX 5060 gaming laptop deals this Prime Day when these RTX 5070 Ti machines sit right in the PC gaming sweet spot
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
This Alienware RTX 5080 gaming laptop has a massive $1,000 discount in the Prime Day sales, to match its honking great chassis
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
The ten best Prime Day gaming laptop deals still live for less than $1,500 right now (and numbers 2 and 9 are seriously good)
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
The RTX 5080 MSI Vector 16 has dropped by $200, so it's time for me to tap the 'it's a really good gaming laptop' sign once more
By Andy Edser Published
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Deal
This remains the best-value gaming laptop deal I've seen over Prime Day and I actually can't believe it's still available to buy
By Dave James Published
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Gaming Mice
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Apparently optical gaming mice can spy on what we're saying and video games are an 'ideal target'
By Jacob Fox Published
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Prime Day
It's only been around for five months and already the best multi-button MMO rodent is the best Prime Day gaming mouse deal
By Jacob Fox Published
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Prime Day
Don't forget about this mouse deal over Prime Day: One of the best lightweight wireless gaming mice is still enjoying a whopping $30 discount
By James Bentley Published
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Float on
There's a new king of lightweight gaming mice and I'll 1v1 anyone who disses the ultralight market
By Jacob Fox Published
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Pinpoint
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James Last updated
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Unbound
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
By Dave James Last updated
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Score: 92%
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless gaming mouse review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 79%
Glorious Model O3 Wireless review
By Jacob Fox Published
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So. Many. Buttons
Multi-button gaming mice aren't just for MMOs as Corsair's latest rodent shows, knocking Razer off its historic perch as best MMO gaming mouse
By Dave James Published
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Gaming Monitors
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Deals
Best cheap gaming monitor deals today
By Dave James Last updated
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Prime Day Deals
Amazon October Prime Day gaming monitor deals
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Prime Day
Take the plunge into VR with the Quest 3S, the best budget headset, dropping to its lowest price with this Prime Day bundle
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Prime Day
The 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor I desire most is nearly the cheapest it's ever been in the Prime Day sales and I can hear my wallet shaking in fear
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
Choices, choices: You can grab a high refresh rate 1440p VA gaming monitor for just $133 in the Prime Day sales, or the brighter IPS equivalent for a mere $10 more
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
This Samsung ultrawide gaming monitor is at its lowest price ever at Amazon—it's less than you might think at just $260
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Prime Day
Newegg's going toe-to-toe with Amazon over Prime Day gaming monitor deals, especially with this 280 Hz 27-inch screen at just $115
By Jacob Ridley Published
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This new 4K gaming monitor is so ridiculously bright I'm gonna need to wear shades
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Two in one
Now that 4K/1080p dual-mode monitors are officially a thing, it's the perfect time to play a game of guessing what madcap tech monitors will next sport
By Nick Evanson Published
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Gaming PCs
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Deal
You can still grab a high-end gaming PC for around $1,500 after October Prime Day, and you get your pick between AMD or Nvidia
By Jacob Fox Published
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deal
Best cheap gaming PC deals
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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Prime Day
The Prime Day gaming PC deals have been a highlight and here are 11 of the best machines under $1,500 still available right now.
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
One of the most gorgeous gaming laptops I've used is almost $500 off even with an RTX 5070 for October Prime Day
By Jacob Fox Published
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Prime Day
Take advantage of the Prime Day PC deals to build your own RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC with better components and a price to match prebuilt systems
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Prime Day
This RX 9070 XT gaming PC is way cheaper than equivalent RTX 5070 Ti builds this Prime Day and should be enough to tempt any Nvidia fan
By Jacob Fox Published
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Prime Day
Walmart might have actually dropped the best Prime Day gaming PC deal: I give you an RTX 5080 rig with a 12-core Ryzen CPU wrapped up with a bow and a $1000 discount
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Prime Day
$1,099 for an RTX 5070 gaming PC this Amazon October Prime Day is giving me hope for our frighteningly expensive hobby
By Jacob Fox Published
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Prime Day
Weirdly, Walmart is one of the best places to shop for Prime Day gaming PC deals
By Dave James Published
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Graphics Cards
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This RTX 5070 Ti with a literal hole in it has been kept on life support by a spliced-in AMD RX 580, because no GPU gets left behind
By Andy Edser Published
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Thank you Galax for this skinny RTX 5060 Ti because there's something surprisingly alluring about single-slot graphics cards
By Jacob Fox Published
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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
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Intel announces XeSS 3 with multi-frame generation, putting it ahead of AMD in the AI-powered graphics performance race
By Nick Evanson Published
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Pixel pushers
Cheap graphics card deals this week
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Prime Day Deals
Amazon October Prime Day graphics card deals
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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Prime Day
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
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Prime Day
With this RTX 5070 Prime Day deal dipping comfortably below its $550 MSRP it's a tough choice between AMD and Nvidia once again
By Nick Evanson Published
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AMD seals multi-year megadeal with OpenAI involving 6 gigawatts' worth of AI GPUs and a possible 10% stake in AMD
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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Prime Day
Forget the ROG Xbox Ally, for $600 this October Prime Day I'd be picking up a 1 TB Lenovo Legion Go
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
The ROG Xbox Ally X priced at $1,000 and available to preorder in October, making it officially the most expensive 'Xbox' ever
By James Bentley Published
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Microsoft wants to sell you a Steam Deck in 2025 for $600 as Xbox Ally pricing unveiled
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Despite its $1,000+ price tag, Lenovo Legion Go 2 pre-orders have 'substantially exceeded' expections, resulting in cancellations and delays
By James Bentley Published
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Deal
Valve has just dropped the Steam Deck LCD to $319 / £279 making it a stellar deal for entry-level portable PC gaming
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
GPD's Strix Halo handheld has finally seen some testing, and $2,200 still seems like a tough sell even if it blows today's handhelds out of the water
By James Bentley Published
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News
YouTuber makes a 'portable monstrosity' Xbox using a handsaw, hot glue, and eight disk drives: 'It's working. It's actually working!'
By James Bentley Published
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News
You can install the new Xbox Full screen experience mode for Windows on handhelds but whether it will work is another question entirely
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
With vapor-chamber cooling, ray-tracing, tensor cores and a high-refresh screen, the iPhone 17 Pro sounds like a premium gaming PC, but I'll stick with my trusty old Steam Deck, thanks
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Lighting
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Win or Bin?
I didn't know I needed dedicated photography lights until this $44 set turned up, but now I'm a convert
By Andy Edser Published
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Prime Day
I own over 10 smart lights, here are the three I'd actually buy in the early Amazon Prime Day sales
By James Bentley Published
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Prime Day
I may not need a full-blown Logitech streaming light but I'm mighty tempted now that it's 27% off in this early Prime Day deal
By James Bentley Published
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Light it up!
The best desk lighting in 2025: my recommendations for key lights and lightstrips to illuminate your gaming set-up
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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As if I needed any more RGB lights, this Govee x Evangelion light kit we gave a 91% is still $60 off for Cyber Monday
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Deal
I find two key lights are much better than one for evenly lighting a stream or shoot, and here's a set from Neewer that's nearly buy one, get one free for Black Friday
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Reactive
Nanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review
By Josh Brown Published
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Sync'd
Govee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review
By Josh Brown Published
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Scripted
Elgato Light Strip Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Memory
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Prime Day
Acer isn't the first name you think of with fast DDR5 RAM, but it has the best prices this Prime Day
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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News
AMD wants to patent a new DDR5 memory standard with double the bandwidth but we're not expecting to see it in PCs any time soon
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
It's going to be raining dollars over at Samsung: A stamp of approval by Nvidia, plus an incoming price hike for DRAM chips, has lifted shares out of the doldrums
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
If you bought Corsair PC memory after 2018 you might be entitled to a share of $5.5 million from a class action over advertised DDR4 and DDR5 speeds
By Jeremy Laird Published
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I can think of few things more ridiculous than a tiny OLED screen slapped on the side of some DDR5 RAM, but here we are
By Andy Edser Published
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Asus says its Intel 800-series motherboards are approved to run DDR5-7200 without an XMP profile, pointing to a RAM speed boost for an Arrow Lake refresh
By Nick Evanson Published
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Overclocked memory speed records usually don't mean squat to me but this one does because of the sheer amount of RAM involved
By Nick Evanson Published
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Team Group joins the mega memory kit clan, launching a set of 256 GB DDR5-6000 for gamers and creators who just never have enough RAM
By Nick Evanson Published
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Score: 70%
Crucial 128 GB DDR5-6400 CUDIMM review
By Nick Evanson Published
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Motherboards
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Score: 70%
ASRock X870 Nova WiFi motherboard review
By Nick Evanson Published
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PC component maker Maxsun decides the time is right for a new motherboard format, by taking a hacksaw to an mATX circuit board
By Nick Evanson Published
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AI, take the wheel: Gigabyte's latest motherboards will 'intelligently dynamically' improve performance of Ryzen chips by up to 25% in games through a built-in AI model
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Tired of jiggling your GPU to get it to fit in a small form factor PC? Maxsun reckons it has the answer to that problem around the back
By Nick Evanson Published
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MSI is celebrating 10 years of Godlike extravagance with a gold-trimmed AMD motherboard—to go with your golden graphics card and RAM, naturally
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Best Mobo
Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the AMD and Intel mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James Last updated
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News
If you're using an Intel 8–11th Gen CPU with a Gigabyte motherboard, update your BIOS to protect from a newly discovered vulnerability
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 79%
NZXT N7 Z890 review
By Antony Leather Published
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Score: 80%
NZXT N9 X870E review
By Antony Leather Published
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More about Hardware
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Score: 86%
Lofree Flow 2 mechanical keyboard review
By Alex Blake Published
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News
Trump announces new 100% China tariff along with export controls on 'any and all critical software' over rare earth spat, as Chinese gov says it doesn't want a trade war but is 'not afraid of one'
By Andy Edser Published
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Score: 93%
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC controller review
By Alex Blake Published
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