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Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.

Here's what we think the Steam Machine will cost now that Valve's admitted 'limited availability and growing prices' have forced it to change plans

By Jacob Ridley published

Out of Steam? Let's revise our optimistic guesses from last year now the memory crisis is in full swing.

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Out of Steam?
An MSI graphics card, an AMD CPU, and a Corsair PC case

Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse

By Andy Edser published

DIY Pick the products from our latest recommendations.

DIY
A photo of a DDR5 RAM kit by Corsair, mounted in a gaming PC motherboard

My testing shows that 16 GB of system memory is still absolutely fine for today's PC games but there are some caveats to it all

By Nick Evanson published

If it's good enough for consoles, surely it's good enough for a gaming PC?

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Memory
Steam Controller

Steam Controller re-review: A fresh look at Valve's flawed but influential 10-year-old controller

By James Bentley published

Flawed potential Overlooked or rightfully neglected?

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Flawed potential
A compact gaming PC on a desk with various parts on show.

This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list

By Dave James last updated

The guide Here are PC Gamer's hardware picks, based on years of experience and expert knowledge, all in an easily digestible but admittedly big ol' list.

The guide

Which headset suits your game style?

By Jacob York published

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These Logitech keyboards provide the right feel for any player

By Cole Martin published

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From your game room to the esports stage, these keyboards are built to fit your desk, your backpack, and your battle station.

Two ultrawide gaming monitors on a blue background with the PC Gamer Recommended label

Best ultrawide monitor for gaming in 2026: the immersive panels I recommend for PC gamers

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Expansive It's time to go wide... ultrawide: these gaming monitors are wider, brighter, and faster than ever.

Expansive
A photo of a set of Lexar Thor OC DDR5 UDIMMs, resting on top of a motherboard's heatsink

RAMpocalypse be damned, I've tested a range of games to see if slow DDR5 will ruin my gaming experience

By Nick Evanson published

Going slow And you know what? It doesn't. Mostly.

Going slow
Alienware Area-51 laptop

5 things you can do with the Area-51's Thunderbolt 5 port

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Thunderbolt 5 is the pinnacle of connectivity - here's how to make the most of it in your Alienware laptop.

Gaming Laptops
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