
Dave James
Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000!). He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. When he dropped it out of the window. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Format full-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others. Now he's back, writing about the nightmarish graphics card market, CPUs with more cores than sense, gaming laptops hotter than the sun, and SSDs more capacious than a Cybertruck.
Latest articles by Dave James

Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.

MSI Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptop review
By Dave James published
Gruntwork A classic gaming laptop that delivers on the frame rate promise of Nvidia's RTX 50-series, but not on the battery life.

The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
By Dave James last updated
Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.

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
Budding gamers So you finally managed to bag a Steam Deck or ROG Ally, now what are the best gaming earbuds to go with it?

Best cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James last updated
Deals Our regularly updated list of all the best gaming laptop deals you'll find today.

Best cheap gaming PC deals today
By Dave James last updated
deal Our simple advice: don't pay full price for a gaming PC.

Best PC joysticks in 2025: these are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
By Dave James last updated
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.

The best gaming projectors: These are the beamers I'd use for my home gaming theatre
By Jacob Fox last updated
Beam me up Bigger and more portable than monitors, grab one of these projectors for the ultimate home gaming experience.

Oblivion struggling to nail 60 fps on my RTX 5090 was not on my 2025 bingo card, but without frame gen Oblivion Remastered's top settings bring the card to its knees
By Dave James published
Struggle pug Sticking everything on Ultra with a UE5 game was always going to be thus, I guess.

Cheap graphics card deals this week
By Dave James last updated
Pixel pushers We've done the hard yards sourcing the best prices for all the best graphics cards you should consider slotting into your gaming PC.

Framework 13 AMD AI 300-series review
By Dave James published
Morals vs your wallet The finest Framework around.

Best gaming PCs in 2025: these are the rigs and brands I recommend today
By Dave James last updated
Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best prebuilt gaming PC.

Here are the Oblivion Remastered system specs: 'More friendly to gamers with modern hardware' and Steam Deck Verified
By Dave James published
News There's Lumen software and hardware ray tracing, so no RTX actually required.

Best gaming monitors in 2025: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself
By Dave James last updated
Eye candy The best gaming monitors balance price with panel quality, resolution and refresh rate.

Best curved monitors for gaming in 2025: These are the bendy displays I'd plant myself in front of
By Dave James last updated
Bendy Immerse yourself to the max with these vision-enclosing panels.

Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.

Best mechanical keyboards in 2025: the clacky boards I'd buy in a heartbeat
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Click Clack Make the switch with our guide to the best mechanical gaming keyboards.

Best gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones
By Dave James last updated
Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.

Razer has pulled the pricing and pre-order pages for its new Blade laptops and I think it's pretty obvious what's happening here
By Dave James published
news Razer's taken down laptop pricing, new tariffs will make tech pricing higher, 2+2=4.

Best 4K gaming monitors in 2025: the ultra hi-res panels I highly recommend
By Dave James last updated
4K Vision The best 4K gaming monitor has all the bells and whistles an enthusiast could ever want or need.

Best gaming chair in 2025: the seats I'd suggest for any PC gamer
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.
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