
James Bentley
James is a more recent PC gaming convert, often admiring graphics cards, cases, and motherboards from afar. It was not until 2019, after just finishing a degree in law and media, that they decided to throw out the last few years of education, build their PC, and start writing about gaming instead. In that time, he has covered the latest doodads, contraptions, and gismos, and loved every second of it. Hey, it’s better than writing case briefs.
Latest articles by James Bentley

Oh goody, the 'first known AI-powered ransomware' has been discovered and it 'may exfiltrate data, encrypt it, or potentially destroy it'
By James Bentley published
News Ah sweet, robot-made horror beyond my comprehension.

Currys has 30% off gaming accessories sitewide and these are two of the deals I'd pick
By James Bentley published
Deal Arguably two of the most important gaming accessories.

After running an OLED monitor for 533 days, seven hours, and 22 minutes straight, MSI claims the effects of burn-in on its displays are 'basically none'
By James Bentley published
News Though using it in the worst way can seemingly still result in light burn-in.

A recent Windows 11 update broke a popular streaming method on OBS but a temporary fix is now here
By James Bentley published
News Add it to the pile of recent Windows problems.

Elon Musk claims to be making Microsoft competitor named Macrohard and despite the 'tongue-in-cheek name', the project is unfortunately 'very real'
By James Bentley published
News Currently waiting for Doors 11.

AMD's FSR 4 open source whoopsie-daisy may be harder to take back than initially thought, thanks to the inclusion of a difficult-to-revoke MIT license
By James Bentley published
News Whoops.

After months of back and forth, Nvidia has reportedly paused making its H20 chip due to security concerns, this time from China
By James Bentley published
News Best to buckle up, folks, as this story is going to run and run.

Microsoft's CEO of artificial intelligence believes advocating for 'rights, model welfare and even AI citizenship' will become 'a dangerous turn in AI progress'
By James Bentley published
News "In the blink of a cosmic eye, we passed the Turing test."

Elgato 4K S review
By James Bentley published
Score: 86% A strong contender and Elgato's best value 4K device.

'This works better than expected': Doom on a charging station looks surprisingly playable but may have the most awkward controls ever
By James Bentley published
News Next, we have to play Doom inside of Doom, inside of the charging station.

From gaming keyboards to graphics cards, these are the five UK-only deals I'd recommend this Amazon Gaming Week
By James Bentley published
Deal A UK-only sales event? In this economy?

As a standing desk connoisseur, I'm happy to crown our new best budget and compact motorized gaming desks
By James Bentley published
Take a stand Bye-bye, E1, you will be missed.

Emeet Pixy review
By James Bentley published
Score: 82% Smart 4K webcams are getting cheaper, but they're not strictly getting better.

Medion Erazer Deputy 15 P1 review
By James Bentley published
Score: 77% The most budget RTX 5060 gaming laptop actually worth considering.

HP announces an updated set of Omen Max 45L RTX 5090 rigs with Ryzen CPUs, but no word on price yet leaves me worried
By James Bentley published
News More Ryzen rigs feel like a good thing.

I've been on a quest to find a gaming keyboard media key replacement, and like an incredibly nerdy anti-Goldilocks, I've found none of them are just right
By James Bentley published
Sound advice Crank it up!

RTX 5090 prices are so ludicrous that Alienware gaming PCs actually feel, dare I say, reasonable
By James Bentley published
Top of the pile I can't believe it either.

Noctua unveils RTX 5080 that looks like one of its lovely fans, and it promises 'exceptional performance with impressively low noise levels'
By James Bentley published
News Pretty, cool. Pretty cool.

The ROG Xbox Ally will reportedly launch in October, but I'm still not convinced there's a good enough reason to buy it yet
By James Bentley published
News The Xbox branding doesn't mean much to me.

Modders are trying their hardest to add an NVMe SSD to the Switch 2, which is both impressive and something I'm not going to do
By James Bentley published
News Though microSD Express prices are brutal.

A creator spent multiple days streaming themself unfolding a Samsung Fold 200,000 times and at one point, 'an unknown black liquid came out of the hinge, but it has not appeared again'
By James Bentley published
News That's dedication.

Acer's net income is up 110% in the past few months despite the Trump administration's tariffs and of course it's promising more 'AI solutions' to come
By James Bentley published
It has found a way to keep costs down.

Computer chips made outside the US to receive 100% tariff likely spiking tech prices, but 'there's no charge' for companies currently building on American soil
By James Bentley published
News It's good news for TSMC.
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