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NewsCall that ideal GPU physique? Nah, the 800 W 30th anniversary Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 is ideal GPU physique
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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NewsAsus just grabbed the fastest OLED crown with this 540/720 Hz dual mode beast of a monitor
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsAsus' new monitor brings tandem OLED into the fray and promises brighter panels with a whopping 60% increased lifespan
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsThis adjustable Allen key tool is one small project for a YouTube channel, one giant leap for PC building kind
By Jeremy Laird Published
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NewsAsus has announced even more Hatsune Miku-themed gaming gear, further leading me towards financial ruin
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Take a standAs a standing desk connoisseur, I'm happy to crown our new best budget and compact motorized gaming desks
By James Bentley Published
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NewsThe new HyperX SoloCast 2 looks like a return to gaming microphone simplicity, whereas its bigger brother is covered in all the bells and whistles you could think of
By Andy Edser Last updated
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Controllers
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newsGameSir's G7 Pro has removable faceplates, TMR sticks, and 1000 Hz polling rate for under $80
By Hope Corrigan Published
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newsThe sequel to the best high-end Hall effect controller just dropped with Razer's esports focussed Wolverine V3 Pro 8k PC
By Hope Corrigan Published
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newsThis retro-styled programmable high-polling wireless mouse comes with a charging dock for under $60 USD
By Hope Corrigan Published
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PSPadHow to use the PS5 controller on PC
By Wes Fenlon Last updated
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NewsI don't think they should make this
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newsSony finally acknowledges the minor, but annoying part of using a PS5 controller on PC with an update that will make my life easier
By Tyler Colp Published
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NewsI have no idea what I'd use this gorgeous retro futuristic macropad for, but at $99 I'm thinking of slamming the buy button anyway
By Andy Edser Published
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news8BitDo's newest Pro 3 Controller has magnetic swappable face buttons for Switch and Xbox configurations
By Hope Corrigan Published
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NewsIf you're on the latest Windows 11 Insider build you might have to uninstall your Xbox controller driver to get it to play nicely
By Jacob Fox Published
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Cooling
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WhooshAir 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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NewsIf you've ever wondered if Japanese blossom-scented thermal paste in a weeb-inspired applicator is worth using, we have at long last the scientific answer to the greatest quandary of our time
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsAMD's mighty 96-core Threadripper Pro has been overclocked with a car radiator and some big ol' beefy fans, and I am remarkably satisfied
By Andy Edser Published
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Top pickYou don't need to buy a liquid cooler with a screen: Arctic's Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 ARGB has everything you need, and that's why it's our new top recommendation
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Cool BreezeBest 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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WetwareBest 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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Score: 90%Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 ARGB review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Score: 68%Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Gaming Audio
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NewsHyperX just updated one of our favorite wireless gaming headsets with a new RGB base station... and slightly worse battery life
By Andy Edser Last updated
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NewsI'm genuinely excited to check out Beyerdynamic's first 2.4 GHz wireless gaming headsets, but they'll only be available in Canada and the EU for now
By Andy Edser Published
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UntetheredBest wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James Last updated
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Score: 86%Fractal Design Scape review
By Andy Edser Published
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Score: 82%Audeze MM-100 headphone review
By Andy Edser Published
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Gripes WeekMy speakers automatically go into standby mode and it's driving me mad
By Andy Chalk Published
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Gripes WeekI thought audio driver troubleshooting hell was a thing of the '90s until I tried using Bluetooth headphones with my laptop
By Tyler Wilde Published
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Quality cansBest gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James Last updated
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Score: 91%Razer BlackShark V3 gaming headset review
By Dave James Published
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Gaming Chairs
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Score: 55%Flexispot OC3/BS3 review
By James Bentley Published
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Prime DayOne 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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Prime DayIf I needed a gaming chair right now, our favorite budget Corsair choice would be my pick now that it's less than $200
By James Bentley Published
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Take a seatBest 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 potatoCouchmaster Cycon3 review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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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 seatBest 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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Gaming Desks
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Take a standAs a standing desk connoisseur, I'm happy to crown our new best budget and compact motorized gaming desks
By James Bentley Published
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Top DesksBest gaming desk in 2025: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between
By Dave James Last updated
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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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NewsThere'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 SPACEIkea Utespelare desk review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Rising RGBBlacklyte Atlas review
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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TidyThermaltake Gaming Desk Pegboard (Medium) review
By Jacob Fox Published
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Gaming Keyboards
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newsRazer's esports keyboard goes low-profile with its latest Blackwidow V4
By Hope Corrigan Published
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NewsRazer claims optical gaming keyboards are more precise than Hall effect ones because magnets are 'hard to control'
By Jacob Fox Published
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Sound adviceI've been on a quest to find a gaming keyboard media key replacement, and like an incredibly nerdy anti-Goldilocks, I've found none of them are just right
By James Bentley Published
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newsThis futuristic keyboard from the past and some street stylin' peripherals are the result of this latest gaming hardware collab
By Hope Corrigan Published
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newsCherry brings its MX2A hot-swappable wireless keyboard and graphene fabric mousepad to the United States
By Hope Corrigan Published
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NewsThis keyboard looks like it's been plucked straight from Half-Life 1 with how well it replicates low-res classic game textures
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 60%Asus ROG Azoth X review
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Score: 70%Corsair MAKR 75 keyboard review
By Phil Iwaniuk Published
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Prime DayI genuinely can't believe how cheap wireless Hall effect gaming keyboards are, with our pick for the best budget keeb getting a Prime Day price cut
By James Bentley Published
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Gaming Laptops
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DealThe gaming laptop deal I've been waiting for is finally here, as the RTX 5070 version of the OLED-equipped Asus G16 has dropped down to a reasonable sum
By Andy Edser Published
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DealsBest cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Score: 80%Alienware 18 Area-51 (2025) review
By Nick Evanson Published
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Score: 77%Medion Erazer Deputy 15 P1 review
By James Bentley Published
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newsOneXPlayer is releasing an ROG Flow Z13 competitor with its own massive gaming tablet powered by an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
By Hope Corrigan Published
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DealGigabyte's Back to School sale has the lowest price RTX 5060 and RTX 5070 gaming laptops I've seen
By Jacob Fox Published
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DealThese two RTX 50-series gaming laptop deals are back down to Prime Day prices because time has no meaning anymore and we're all living in a simulation
By Andy Edser Published
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Score: 89%Asus TUF A14 (2025) gaming laptop review
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsThe AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 chip in the laptop I've been testing just scored over 1,000,000 in Cinebench, breaking space and time and sending me whirling around my room like a nut in a blender
By Jacob Fox Published
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Gaming Mice
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Score: 66%SteelSeries Rival 3 Gen 2 Wireless review
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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NewsThis undetectable AI-powered aimbot physically moves the mouse pad to cheat in Valorant, an invention so unholy I demand it be cast down to the depths of hell where it belongs
By Andy Edser Published
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SnekI've just anointed the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro as our new best gaming mouse because... well, it's simply better than the rest in almost every conceivable way
By Andy Edser Published
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PinpointBest 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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UnboundBest wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
By Dave James Last updated
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DealGlorious has fixed the main issues I had with this super-speedy 8K gaming mouse and at $55 I reckon it's now a bit of a bargain
By Andy Edser Published
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Score: 90%Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro gaming mouse review
By Dave James Published
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NewsEndgame Gear confirms it had malware-compromised mouse software on its official site but promises changes to prevent it happening again
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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DealDon't scroll away! The best wireless gaming mouse is now the cheapest it's ever been at less than $75
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Gaming Monitors
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NewsAsus just grabbed the fastest OLED crown with this 540/720 Hz dual mode beast of a monitor
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsAsus' new monitor brings tandem OLED into the fray and promises brighter panels with a whopping 60% increased lifespan
By Jacob Fox Published
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Score: 78%LG Ultragear 45GX950A review
By Jeremy Laird Published
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newsSamsung has announced the world's first 500 Hz OLED monitor, but it's the new 5K2K panel that's got my wallet twitching
By Jeremy Laird Published
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DealI'm as surprised as you are that the cheapest curved ultrawide gaming monitor I'd actually buy right now is a Samsung Odyssey
By James Bentley Published
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DealsBest cheap gaming monitor deals today
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newsSamsung's new Micro RGB tech is confusingly still an LCD panel with a backlight, but it could have the most precise local dimming yet
By Jeremy Laird Published
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DealThis $130 250 Hz MSI gaming monitor proves that you don't have to sacrifice speed when you're shopping on a tight budget
By Nick Evanson Published
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How RefreshingBest high refresh rate gaming monitor in 2025: These are the speedy panels I'd snap up
By Jacob Ridley Last updated
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Gaming PCs
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NewsHP announces an updated set of Omen Max 45L RTX 5090 rigs with Ryzen CPUs, but no word on price yet leaves me worried
By James Bentley Published
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NewsThis is not an Xbox 360, it's a gaming PC in disguise
By Jacob Fox Published
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DealSave $850 on this RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC and get all the power, memory, and storage you'll need for years to come
By Nick Evanson Published
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News'Just a tap water, please': Starbucks Korea asks customers to stop bringing desktop PCs, printers, and pop-up dividers into its coffee shops for a cheeky work session
By Andy Edser Published
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Small but mightyThe Framework Desktop's small footprint is deceptively cute, as it's actually sequestering serious compute power that makes it the best mini AI PC
By Jess Kinghorn Published
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Teeny PeeceesBest mini PCs in 2025: The compact computers I love the most
By Al Bickham Last updated
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Top of the pileRTX 5090 prices are so ludicrous that Alienware gaming PCs actually feel, dare I say, reasonable
By James Bentley Published
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Perfect PCBest gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend today
By Dave James Last updated
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dealBest cheap gaming PC deals
By Dave James Last updated
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Graphics Cards
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NewsCall that ideal GPU physique? Nah, the 800 W 30th anniversary Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 is ideal GPU physique
By Jacob Fox Last updated
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NewsNvidia's RTX Hair feature looks set to give the cast of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle some fabulously luscious locks
By Andy Edser Published
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NewsNvidia announces the official release of Smooth Motion for RTX 40-series GPUs, enabling Frame Generation in unsupported games
By Andy Edser Published
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NewsNvidia DLSS Override is getting a global toggle, allowing you to easily force Multi Frame Gen and transformer upscaling across all regular FG and DLSS games
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsNvidia announces the 'biggest launch in GeForce Now RTX history': RTX 5080 performance, local-style installs, better game streaming quality, and more
By Jacob Fox Published
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NewsCan't afford the $7,000 gold-plated Asus RTX 5090? How about the downright reasonable $2,589 RTX 5080 Core version?
By Andy Edser Published
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NewsValve says Steam's performance monitor should now report GPU utilisation more accurately than Task Manager in the latest beta, and as a nerd, this pleases me in ways I can't describe
By Andy Edser Published
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Pixel pushersCheap graphics card deals this week
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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newsWhen CEO Lisa Su is finished making AMD the default choice for GPUs, she wants to use AI to help fix the 'travesty' that is modern healthcare
By Jeremy Laird Published
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Handheld Gaming PCs
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newsDreaming of an Nvidia Steam Deck? This modder converted an RTX 4090 laptop GPU into 4K 'portable' handheld gaming PC
By Hope Corrigan Published
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NewsThe ROG Xbox Ally will reportedly launch in October, but I'm still not convinced there's a good enough reason to buy it yet
By James Bentley Published
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NewsModders are trying their hardest to add an NVMe SSD to the Switch 2, which is both impressive and something I'm not going to do
By James Bentley Published
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NewsA gaming benchmark face-off between AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme and Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V is surprisingly close, proving once more that Lunar Lake is the best chip Intel has made in years
By Nick Evanson Published
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Steam OnThe best Steam Deck games
By Wes Fenlon Last updated
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NewsWe just got our first proper look at GPD's battery-optional Strix Halo handheld gaming PC and I'm still unconvinced
By James Bentley Published
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NewsThe first gaming benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip
By Nick Evanson Published
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NewsAyaneo confirms a Strix Halo handheld gaming PC is on the way, but if you think the powerful AMD chip is overkill, wait until you see the M.2 slots
By James Bentley Published
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NewsAMD's powerful Strix Halo chip has been stuffed inside a handheld gaming PC, and it only requires carrying a battery in a backpack
By James Bentley Published
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Lighting
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Prime DayI 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 DayI 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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DealI 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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ReactiveNanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror Kit review
By Josh Brown Published
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Sync'dGovee AI Sync Box Kit 2 review
By Josh Brown Published
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ScriptedElgato Light Strip Pro review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Unit 01Govee x Evangelion gaming light kits review
By Hope Corrigan Published
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Memory
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NewsOverclocked 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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NewsTeam 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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Prime DayMS Flight Sim 24 is the canary in the coal mine for RAM requirements, so I'm eyeballing these Prime Day deals on 64 GB kits for my next upgrade
By Nick Evanson Published
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Prime DayI don't need 64 GB of RAM but I am tempted when prices are as low as they are right now for genuinely speedy sticks
By Jacob Ridley Published
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Prime DayOnce you're above a certain speed, it's all about CAS latency with your RAM and there are my top early Prime Day picks so far
By Nick Evanson Published
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ComputexWill 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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DynamicBest 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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NewsSamsung 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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Motherboards
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Best MoboBest 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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NewsIf 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
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Score: 84%NZXT N9 Z890 review
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Budget steelThis B860 motherboard is what I'd pair with a Core Ultra 265K to make a powerful pairing for about $500
By Jacob Fox Published
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YoinkCall me Victor Kermit Kiam, cos I liked this mobo so much I built my new gaming PC around it
By Dave James Published
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Mini marvelsBest Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested
By Nick Evanson Last updated
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MiniASRock Phantom Gaming B860I Lightning Wi-Fi review
By Antony Leather Published
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More about Hardware
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NewsThe new HyperX SoloCast 2 looks like a return to gaming microphone simplicity, whereas its bigger brother is covered in all the bells and whistles you could think of
By Andy Edser Last updated
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NewsHyperX just updated one of our favorite wireless gaming headsets with a new RGB base station... and slightly worse battery life
By Andy Edser Last updated
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DealThe gaming laptop deal I've been waiting for is finally here, as the RTX 5070 version of the OLED-equipped Asus G16 has dropped down to a reasonable sum
By Andy Edser Published
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