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Somebody actually bought that $3,000 Steam Deck prototype off eBay, then they let a YouTuber crack it open to see what's inside
By Ted Litchfield Published
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News
Xbox handheld rumoured to be 'essentially cancelled' but the new Asus Xbox Ally is actually a preview of all future Xbox consoles, not just handhelds
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
This $40 electric screwdriver is a must-have for fixing tech on the go, or putting together your next PC build in style
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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News
Some RX 9070 XTs are reportedly slightly slower than others thanks to Samsung GDDR6 memory chips
By Andy Edser Published
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Deja jeu
Alienware 34 AW3425DW review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Imagine how big Nvidia's GB200 AI superchip is in person. Nope, it's even bigger than that
By Andy Edser Published
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News
Intel's mythical Big Battlemage GPU pops up in the MESA Linux driver making a launch later this year that little bit more likely
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Controllers
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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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Almost ultimate
8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller Review
By Nick Evanson Published
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Driven
Best PC racing wheels in 2025: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Computex
The Scuf Envision Pro and non-Pro will finally get Hall effect from May 29, and if you already own a non-HE one you'll get a free calibration buff
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
Nintendo Switch 2 mouse controls shown off in latest clip makes me wonder why anyone would use it on the home screen
By James Bentley Published
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Deal
Our favourite budget direct drive racing wheel bundle is down to $440 right now, making it an even better deal for sim racing hijinks
By James Bentley Published
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Cheap thrills
Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition review
By Andy Edser Published
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News
'There are currently three Xbox controller prototypes': New cloud gaming-enabled controller rumour suggests everything really is an Xbox
By James Bentley Published
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News
UK government says Нет to British companies selling game controllers to Russia, to combat the use of drone attacks
By Nick Evanson Published
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Cooling
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Cool Breeze
Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Deal
Cooler Master's super stylish Hyper 612 Apex air cooler is a genuine bargain with this 34% discount
By Nick Evanson Published
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Air dried
Best air cooler for CPUs in 2025: keep your processor chilled with one of these budget-friendly and capable coolers
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Wetware
Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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News
Lian Li's new Hydroshift AIO cooler doesn't work properly on some motherboards but it will send you a replacement part if you can't get around the issue in the BIOS
By Nick Evanson Published
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Stealthy
Corsair Nautilus 360 RS review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Keepin' cool
Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Flashy
Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Poppin'
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB (2024) review
By Zak Storey Published
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Gaming Audio
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Stylish buds
Nothing Ear (a) review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Sonic speed
'Our drivers are incredibly fast': I've been testing a prototype gaming headset with ultra-responsive speakers and it's transformed my Gray Zone Warfare sessions
By Andy Edser Published
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Deals
Just two days after I said this is the only wireless gaming headset I'd buy on sale it's now $20 off
By James Bentley Published
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Budding gamers
The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2025: These are the buds I'd allow to whisper sweet nothings into my ears
By Dave James Last updated
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Bit of a Belta
Asus ROG Pelta review
By James Bentley Published
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Volume up
Best PC speakers in 2025: from 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers
By Andy Edser Last updated
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Untethered
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James Last updated
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Two steps forward
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 review
By James Bentley Published
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Deal
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless headset is now at the best price I've seen at only $229
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Gaming Chairs
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Take a seat
Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Ergo
'Most chairs labeled as 'gaming' chairs are simply budget task chairs with colorful accent stripes': here's what annoys industry experts the most about gaming chairs
By Dave James Published
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Ow.
AndaSeat Novis gaming chair review
By Kizito Katawonga Published
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Take a seat
Best office chairs for gaming in 2025: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James Last updated
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Office life
ThunderX3 Flex Pro review
By Alistair Jones Published
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news
Razer's newest gaming headset goes on your chair instead of your head
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Deal
Are you sitting down? My favourite budget gaming chair is the cheapest it’s ever been at only $170
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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news
I honestly thought Razer's Sensa haptics stuff was just a gimmick until I tried it with a sim racing setup, and now I'm absolutely sold
By Nick Evanson Published
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Meshed
Asus ROG Destrier Core gaming chair review
By Kegan Mooney Published
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Gaming Desks
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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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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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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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Tidy
Thermaltake Gaming Desk Pegboard (Medium) review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Stay Frosty
Dezctop Bifrost Elite 160 gaming desk review
By Dave James Published
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Crushing shame
Flexispot E2Q gaming desk review
By Alistair Jones Published
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Handy L
Flexispot E7L adjustable standing desk review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Gaming Keyboards
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Razer's first barebones kit is a big win for keyboard nerds and is cheaper than Corsair's new one
By Jacob Fox Published
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Ergo introduction
Kinesis mWave ergonomic keyboard review
By Nick Evanson Published
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news
The new Arctis Nova 3 looks like SteelSeries is min-maxing the midranged headset with both hardware and software
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Deals
Our favourite gaming keyboard of this year has already received a tidy discount, and it may just be the quietest keeb we've ever used
By James Bentley Published
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Computex
Ducky's year of the snake keyboard is my favourite shown off at Computex so far, and it's limited to just 2025 units
By James Bentley Published
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Computex
Cherry proclaims a 'new era' for keyboard switches: induction is 'half the cost of a regular mechanical switch', more reliable, and less power hungry than analog alternatives
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Computex 2025
Wooting is adding knobs to its gaming keyboards and the good news is existing Wooting owners can knob themselves too
By Jacob Ridley Published
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news
Cherry debuts new mechanical, magnetic, and inductive switches with a whole new naming scheme to match
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Computex
Corsair introduces do-it-yourself gaming keyboard MAKR 75, and says 'hello' to a new era of web-based peripheral customization
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Gaming Laptops
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Deal
One of our favorite RTX 50-series gaming laptops has $100s knocked off the price already, so it's just down to you to pick the GPU
By Andy Edser Published
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Deals
Best cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Deal
This Memorial Day MSI gaming laptop deal for $770 is as cheap as RTX 4060 mobile gaming gets
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Looks like the latest Nvidia driver has given some RTX 5080 and 5090 laptops a little performance boost
By Jacob Fox Published
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Computex
Razer's new super-skinny Blade 14 gaming laptop is a serious threat to my wallet, but I want a GPU with more than 8 GB VRAM for $2,700
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Ancient ThinkPad laptops, beloved by a certain kind of hardcore hardware fan, can be resurrected with a bespoke Meteor Lake mainboard, bringing the 2000s machine right up to date
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Mean, not lean
MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XW gaming laptop review
By Andy Edser Published
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Portable powerhouses
Best gaming laptop in 2025: I've put the best of this new generation head-to-head and we have a winner
By Dave James Last updated
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Deal
This MSI machine is the cheapest way to get a great RTX 5080 gaming laptop right now and it's stonkingly quick for the cash
By Dave James Published
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Gaming Mice
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US peripheral maker cites 'global supply chain issues' as the reason for releasing its new gaming mouse everywhere except the US
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Lefties
The best left-handed mouse for gaming in 2025: The top ambidextrous and mirrored rodents for the southpaw PC gamer
By Dave James Last updated
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News
I've been gaming with Razer's new wireless charging mouse pad and I'm glad there's finally serious competition for Logitech
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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Deal
At just $23 the Razer DeathAdder Essential is virtually an impulse purchase, so surely it's time to replace your clattered old mouse
By Andy Edser Published
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Slick
Best mouse pads for gaming in 2025: the fabric and hard-top mats I prefer to game on
By Jacob Ridley 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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A worthy rival?
SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wireless review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Computex
'It's not just a gimmick': Noctua is working with Pulsar on a gaming mouse that has a fan in it to cool your sweaty palm
By Jacob Fox Published
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Gaming Monitors
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Deja jeu
Alienware 34 AW3425DW review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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news
After 15 months and 3,800 hours of 'worst case' usage, one independent test finds OLED burn-in is now almost a non-issue
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Eye candy
Best gaming monitors in 2025: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself
By Dave James Last updated
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Eye candy
Best OLED gaming monitors in 2025: I can't keep my eyes off these vivid displays
By Jeremy Laird Last updated
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4K QD-OLED redux
MSI MPG 322URX review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Dual-mode monitor
Asus ROG Strix XG27UCG review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Deals
Best cheap gaming monitor deals today
By Dave James Last updated
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Deal
The bargains ain't over yet: Grab a QD-OLED ultrawide for $660 with this luscious 34-inch MSI display
By Andy Edser Published
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Deal
These Memorial Day gaming monitor deals are absolutely killer and the very best of the bunch starts at just $153
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Gaming PCs
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SPONSORED
Get the most out of your demon smashing with this ultra-powerful desktop
By Jacob York Published
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deal
Best cheap gaming PC deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Deal
I wouldn't pass up this gaming PC deal: the latest AMD components and 32 GB of RAM for way under $2000
By Jacob Fox Published
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Tron-style
The RX 9070 XT might not be the truly mid-range graphics card I'm still dreaming of but it turned my latest sci-fi PC build into a frame rate menace
By Zak Storey Published
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Teeny Peecees
Best mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most
By Al Bickham Last updated
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DIY
Best gaming PC builds: budget, mid-range and high-end recommendations
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Deal
Snag yourself an RTX 4060 gaming PC for a whisker under $800 with this nifty Memorial Day deal
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Deal
I'm all-in for this all-AMD gaming PC, sporting the best gaming CPU of last generation, the mighty RX 9070 XT, and a $400 price cut
By Dave James Published
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Deal
I can't recommend Nvidia when this AMD RX 9070 XT gaming PC is $300 off right now
By Jacob Fox Published
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Graphics Cards
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News
Some RX 9070 XTs are reportedly slightly slower than others thanks to Samsung GDDR6 memory chips
By Andy Edser Published
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News
Intel's mythical Big Battlemage GPU pops up in the MESA Linux driver making a launch later this year that little bit more likely
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
Some RTX 50-series gamers with EVGA motherboards are having to physically tape their graphics cards to boot up their PC
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
This one-of-a-kind GPU is actually an entire prebuilt PC in disguise—with a memorable codename and everything
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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News
'MSI Afterburner is a bit PowerColor Afterburner now' as the dev had to buy another manufacturer's GPU to build support for AMD's RDNA 4 graphics cards into the next beta
By Nick Evanson Published
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A new report indicates Intel's latest Battlemage GPUs are a total failure and AMD's gaming graphics market share fell to just 8% but overall graphics cards sales are up
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
This camo-wrapped RTX 5060 has a real nostalgic flair, but I prefer the screen-integrated prototype GPU MSI showed me at Computex 2025
By Andy Edser Published
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News
AMD claims 'regional market demand' is why we've seen few 8 GB RX 9060 XT reviews, implying low VRAM isn't really for the West
By Jacob Fox Published
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News
This tech DIYer swapped their graphics card's cooling for a CPU cooler because why not? Also it actually works
By Jacob Fox Published
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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News
Xbox handheld rumoured to be 'essentially cancelled' but the new Asus Xbox Ally is actually a preview of all future Xbox consoles, not just handhelds
By Jeremy Laird Published
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News
The Switch 2 has already sold 3.5 million units, making it Nintendo's fastest selling console yet—but I'm struggling to feel enthusiastic about this hardware launch
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Head to head
Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: A closer battle than I expected
By James Bentley Published
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News
The most convenient handheld gaming PC I've ever used is getting upgraded with an OLED screen, Ryzen HX 370, and a repositioned mouse nub (that's the best bit)
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Xbox everywhere
Xbox is no longer a console, it's a platform, and it's already entered a battle for control over your handheld gaming PC
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
Xbox is headed to handhelds but its gaming-first UI will also land on existing ROG Ally and ROG Ally X and 'other Windows handhelds starting next year'
By Jacob Ridley Published
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News
Switch 2 teardown shows that Nintendo hasn't learned a single lesson from the OG Switch when it comes to repairing it
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
'This is an Xbox' says Microsoft of its new handheld but, let's be honest, it's a PC
By Jacob Ridley Published
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news
AMD's baffling 'new' Ryzen Z2 APUs for handheld gaming PCs include a premium 'AI' model with an NPU and seemingly the ancient chip from Valve's Steam Deck
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Lighting
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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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Unit 01
Govee x Evangelion gaming light kits review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Lit up
Govee Strip Light 2 Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Stunner
Govee Cob Strip Light Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Memory
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Computex
Will 2025 be the year that CAMM2 memory finally makes a proper entrance? Rambus and Team Group believe it is
By Nick Evanson Published
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Dynamic
Best RAM for gaming in 2025: I've tested the best DDR4 and DDR5 RAM to find the right kits for you
By Chris Szewczyk Last updated
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News
Samsung rakes in nearly $5 billion profit from companies hoarding memory chips like Smaug ahead of Trump's tumultuous tariffs
By James Bentley Published
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News
G.Skill's 128 GB golden RAM kit is the first high-capacity set to hit DDR5-8000 speeds and it's making me reconsider my views on PC hardware bling
By Andy Edser Published
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Wasted potential
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-8400 CUDIMM review
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
Corsair's new 'personalised RAM' gives you the option to pick the look and speed of memory you hide in the case anyway
By James Bentley Published
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news
Corsair rolls out its first CUDIMM memory sticks for Intel Arrow Lake gaming PCs and they're as pricey as you'd expect them to be
By Nick Evanson Published
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Deal
We've more or less hit RAM price equilibrium: this 32 GB 6000 MT/s DDR5 kit is closing in on the price of a comparable DDR4 kit
By James Bentley Published
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News
G.SKILL and Kingston break the 12,000MT/s DDR5 memory barrier with Intel's new Arrow Lake CPU
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Motherboards
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News
ASRock acknowledges AMD is not at fault for recent CPU failures and recommends updating the BIOS now, though we still don't know if problems have actually been fixed
By James Bentley Published
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News
ASRock acknowledges and explains dying AMD 9000-series chips in its motherboards, rolls out a BIOS fix
By Jacob Fox Published
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Mini marvels
Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested
By Chris Szewczyk Last updated
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Best Mobo
Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James Last updated
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Computex
Gigabyte unveils its second generation of X3D Turbo Mode, for squeezing up to 15% more performance from Ryzen X3D CPUs
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
This odd but surprisingly well-priced mini ITX motherboard from Minisforum packs an embedded AMD X3D processor
By Nick Evanson Published
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News
I know tariff-related price increases are a thing right now but a $1,371 motherboard might be pushing it, even if it is 'Extreme'
By Andy Edser Published
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Legend
ASRock B850 Steel Legend Wi-Fi review
By Antony Leather Published
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Lightning
ASRock Phantom Gaming B850I Lightning Wi-Fi review
By Antony Leather Published
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More about Hardware
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News
Intel's mythical Big Battlemage GPU pops up in the MESA Linux driver making a launch later this year that little bit more likely
By Jeremy Laird Published
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deal
Best SSD deals for gaming today
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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news
AMD stealth launches the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a cheaper downclocked version of its oldest 3D V-Cache CPU architecture
By Jeremy Laird Published
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