Latest articles by Dave James
Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse
DIY Pick the products from our latest recommendations.
Best cheap gaming laptop deals
Deals Our hand picked list of all the best gaming laptop deals you'll find today.
Best gaming keyboards in 2026: the fastest, smoothest and loveliest boards I've tested
Keyed in The best gaming keyboards have it all: style, ergonomics, and of course, the most satisfying clickity clacks.
Best PC controllers in 2026: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2026: These are the cordless rodents we love getting our mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Best gaming mouse in 2026: We've tested the very best mice and these are the top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
I'm a Linux bore now, so I used my new powers to resurrect a ten year-old laptop forgotten by Windows
Resurrection It was all going so well...
Best graphics cards in 2026: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards
Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.
Cheap graphics card deals this week
Deals We've done the hard yards sourcing the best graphics card deals for the GPUs worth putting in your gaming PC.
Best VPN for gaming in 2026
Stealth Mode Prevent DDoS attacks, secure your devices, boost your speed, and get games for bargain prices – all with a gaming VPN. Here are my top picks.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming is officially portable now, and these handheld gaming PCs are the best around.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2026: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
Best gaming headsets in 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
Quality cans Treat your ears to some audio treacle with the best gaming headsets.
'Credible and reliable contacts' claim Nvidia is releasing an RTX 5090-beating GPU around September time this year
news Sources from different countries and different companies suggest this is happening, and y'know what, I don't doubt it.
Best CPU for gaming in 2026: These are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
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.
This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list
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.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU review
Score: 87% A factory overclocked golden sample for a modest premium.
AMD's unannounced dual-CCD 3D V-Cache monster chip appears in official AMD docs
news The new AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has shown up in an EEC listing from Friday.
Asus is NOT killing off the RTX 5070 Ti as Asus issues statment saying 'certain media may have received incomplete information'
news Hardware Unboxed cited conversations it's had with Asus over the EoL status it has applied to the RTX 5070 Ti. Asus says, no we haven't.
Asus and MSI have now both clarified the RTX 5070 Ti hasn't received an end-of-life status
new Asus has officially echoed its response to us yesterday and MSI has confirmed it has "no plans to EoL anything."
Best office chairs for gaming in 2026: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
Take a seat Take care of your spine with the best office chairs for gaming.
Best mechanical keyboards in 2026: The clacky boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.
