Latest articles by Andy Edser
Valve 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
News Mmm, sweet accuracy.
Talks are reportedly underway for the US Gov. to take a stake in Intel, and its share price has already jumped 7% in response
News My, how the turntables have... turned.
AMD made major gains on Intel in the desktop CPU market over the last year, but still lags significantly behind in mobile, according to a Mercury Research report
News Those X3D desktop processors appear to be flying off the shelves.
A 'massive and unpredictable presence of jellyfish' has partially shut down one of Europe's biggest nuclear power plants with four out of six of its reactors taken offline
News It's definitely had a major wobble. Sorry, not sorry.
'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
News I'll leave the 39-inch ultrawide at home, yes?
Things I have (sort of) learned: Audio fades are one of the most CPU-intensive tasks you can possibly do, and my maths is too awful to properly explain why
News The more you know. Well, the more this video tells you, anyway.
Still using WinRAR? It might be time for an update, as a zero-day vulnerability is being 'exploited in the wild in the guise of job application documents'
News WinArrrrgh.
I had no idea it was possible to create a working floppy disk from scratch, and neither did this YouTuber until they broke out their engineering chops
News Things I will never attempt, item one.
Trump says Nvidia's 'super-duper advanced' Blackwell AI chips might be part of future China deals as long as they're 'somewhat enhanced, in a negative way'
News 'I think he’s coming to see me again about that, but that will be an un-enhanced version of the big one.'
This 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
News Out, foul bot.
Graphics card prices are totally ridiculous and it's creating a barrier to entry that makes me fear for the future of PC gaming
Gripes week The haves, the have nots, and you.
Best gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.
It's time to get over the brand snobbery because this $26 Amazon Basics model is the best budget microphone you can buy today
Budget banger Seriously, it's that good.
Best microphone for gaming in 2025: from streaming to podcast mics, these are my top picks
Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.
Amazon Basics USB condenser microphone review
Score: 86% It's really hard to argue with this sort of audio quality for the price.
I think this $26 Amazon Basics USB desktop microphone should make more expensive models a little nervous
Budget or bust It sounds surprisingly good for the cash, and no one's happier about that than me.
Nacon Rig 900 Max HS review
Score: 59% For this sort of price, I was expecting much more.
Financial Times report suggests chip smugglers shifted an alleged $1 billion worth of Nvidia's AI chips to China over the course of 3 months while stricter US export controls were in effect
News "There is no evidence that [Nvidia] is involved in, or has knowledge of, its restricted products being sold to China."
'You can't raw dog it' says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: 'If you're not using AI, you're going to lose your job to somebody who uses AI'
News 'I'll be sure to go home and tell people, you're not gonna raw dog this.'
Asus says 'all issues have been resolved' regarding Armoury Crate, MyAsus, and router vulnerabilities, so I'd jump on those updates now if you were putting them off
News You've definitely updated your Asus gear recently, yes?
AMD's mighty 96-core Threadripper Pro has been overclocked with a car radiator and some big ol' beefy fans, and I am remarkably satisfied
News For those who ever wondered if car parts had a place in their rig.
