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
The best Mini-ITX PC case in 2024: the top tiny cases I've tested to date
By Dave James last updated
Mini but Mighty Go compact and cute with the best mini-ITX PC cases.
Best office chairs for gaming in 2024: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James last updated
Take a seat Take care of your spine with the best office chairs for gaming.
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 graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2024: 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 graphics card for laptops in 2024: the mobile GPUs I'd want in my next gaming laptop
By Dave James last updated
Go mobile Helping you pick the right graphics silicon for your next laptop purchase.
The best wireless gaming earbuds in 2024: 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 PC deals today
By Dave James last updated
deal Our simple advice: don't pay full price for a gaming PC.
Best Cyber Monday PC gaming UK deals 2024: The yearly tech discounts have rolled through Black Friday weekend and beyond
By Dave James last updated
As always, we're curating them all and picking out the best deals for you.
Cyber Monday gaming PC deals 2024: discounts across RTX 40-series and Radeon rigs
By Dave James last updated
Cyber Monday and the week of deals that follows is here, and we're tracking down the best prebuilt gaming PC deals.
Cyber Monday gaming keyboard and mouse deals 2024: majestic mechanicals and righteous rodents
By Dave James last updated
The best Cyber Monday deals on gaming mice and gaming keyboards from Razer, Corsair, Logitech, Drop and the rest.
Cyber Monday SSD deals 2024: The fastest PC storage at the lowest price per GB
By Dave James last updated
Apparently, Cyber Monday is now a whole "Cyber Week," despite the deals day being done. Well, whatever the case: there are SSD offers a-plenty.
Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals 2024: big screen, OLED, ultrawide, or 4K, it's all here
By Dave James last updated
Black Friday is never really over, the discounts continue right through Cyber Monday and into Cyber Week.
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.
Cyber Monday graphics card deals 2024: Today's best prices on the best GPUs
By Dave James last updated
Cyber Monday is done and dusted for another year, but there are still GPU deals to be found.
Cyber Monday gaming headset deals 2024: giving the gift of great audio this deals season
By Dave James last updated
Sound can be an easily overlooked area of gaming, but there's no excuse with some of the best gaming headsets on sale.
Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals 2024: we've found the best discounts on gaming laptops as Cyber Monday kicks off
By Dave James last updated
The discounts are rolling out for Cyber Monday, and would ya know it's a mix of new and existing Black Friday deals.
I'm serving the best Cyber Monday gaming deals using every second of my near 20 years as a PC gaming tech vet. That's veteran, not veterinarian, btw
By Dave James last updated
Live It's all been leading to this point.
The best Black Friday gaming chair deal is still available on Cyber Monday
By Dave James last updated
Deal The Corsair TC100 Relaxed is enjoying a hefty price cut, even post-Black Friday.
Best CPU for gaming in 2024: these are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity and peace of mind
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
Best gaming chairs in 2024: the seats I'd suggest for any gamer
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Take a seat Treat your posterior to one of the best gaming chairs.
Best gaming PCs in 2024: these are the rigs and brands I recommend
By Dave James last updated
Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best gaming PC today.
Best PC controllers in 2024: 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.
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