Latest articles by Andy Edser
'The most boring protocol on the internet is also, quietly, one of the most abusable': Doom has been broken down into 1,964 DNS text records and can be run via a PowerShell script
News Is there anything on earth that can't run Doom at this point?
You can chow down on this edible thermal paste made from gold leaf and honey, and it's not as horrible for your temps as you might expect
News Condiment, meet cooling.
Yes, some DDR5 RAM prices have dropped recently—but I wouldn't pop the champagne just yet
News Good RAM is still eye-wateringly expensive, but some of the discounts are back at the very least.
This intrepid bug bounty hunter is splicing together Tesla parts from crashed cars, and has somehow managed to build a semi-working computer system on their desk
News In the Mad Max times to come, this dude's got it all figured out.
Google says it's preparing for the quantum apocalypse, when traditional encryption methods are broken by quantum computers, by 2029—which is much sooner than originally expected
News Well, it's been fun folks. Thanks for all the fish.
Senator Bernie Sanders announces bill to pause US data center construction: 'AI and robotics will impact our economy, our democracy, our privacy rights... even our very survival as human beings on this planet'
News 'I fear that Congress is totally unprepared for the magnitude of the changes that are already taking place.'
Asus says it's confident in its 'strong product security' after FCC foreign-made router ban, also *checks notes* fixes major security hole in its routers
News Well, there's that principle in action I guess.
Arc Raiders is a shining beacon of hope in the darkest times of the RAMpocalypse, proving 8 GB budget graphics cards don't have to miss out on glorious graphics
News It can be done.
MSI's new power supplies have a buzzer that warns you if your graphics card is about to melt, which seems like a solution to a problem that really shouldn't exist
News It's a genuinely good idea, though.
'Continuing to sell this product is no longer sustainable': Ayaneo has suspended pre-orders of its uber-powerful Next 2 gaming handheld after costs approached 'twice the price we originally set'
News 'If storage prices return to more reasonable levels in the future, we may consider resuming the sale of Next 2', says the company.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Doom is the most influential game ever made, and now I really want to ask him whether he prefers the chainsaw or the BFG
News Important questions are left on the table here.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang confirms he was once asked to become chief executive of TSMC: 'I declined it... it's an unbelievable offer, but I simply couldn't take it'
News It certainly hasn't stopped him from waxing lyrical about his relationship with the chipmaking titan.
'I don't love AI slop myself' says Nvidia chief Jensen Huang: 'I'm empathetic towards what [gamers] are thinking. That's just not what DLSS 5 is trying to do'
News What DLSS 5 is trying to do is still... rather unclear, though.
My real-world testing shows 8 GB GPUs are still enough for gaming in 2026, but I'm surprised at just how much faster the 16 GB versions are
8 GB vs 16 GB I've been testing 8 GB vs 16 GB graphics cards, and some of the results are a little unexpected.
Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts... not wholly positively
So... DLSS 5 This has been one of the most controversial reveals of an Nvidia technology I can remember, and people have a lot of thoughts.
Best gaming chair in 2026: I've tested a ton of gaming chairs and these are the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer
Take a seat Treat your body to one of the best gaming chairs and sit like a royal on your new throne.
DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation is coming to Nvidia App beta users on March 31, bringing on-the-fly 6x frame gen switching to RTX 50-series owners
News It worked pretty well when I saw an early version at CES, so here's hoping for a smooth launch.
Nvidia's RTX Mega Geometry system will be sprucing up the forests of The Witcher 4, making for some lush-looking ray traced trees to go Witcher-ing within
News A missed opportunity to call it Tree Tech, if you ask me.
Best PC racing wheels in 2026: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
Driven Speed away with the best PC racing wheel for gaming.
'We see everything': Report says Meta's AI smart glasses footage is reviewed by human contractors who see far more than they bargained for, which has led to a new lawsuit against the company
News 'People can record themselves in the wrong way and not even know what they are recording. They are real people like you and me.'
Microsoft banned the word 'Microslop' in its Copilot Discord server, then began restricting access after users started posting 'Microsl0p' and other funnies
News MS takes its ball and goes home. Then brings it back again.
In the battle for our living rooms, Xbox Project Helix and the Steam Machine make for unlikely rivals on paper—but Microsoft's new PC gaming-capable console might be raising some eyebrows at Valve
Console conundrum Two very different machines, perhaps closer than we initially thought.
This vibe-coded operating system looks like a nightmarish version of our AI OS future, although some of the function keys change the wallpaper so that's fun
News I guess we should be impressed that it works at all.
