James Bentley

James Bentley

Hardware writer

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

Intel Nvidia deal
Lip-Bu Tan says 'Intel and Nvidia are collaborating to develop exciting new products' and I'm wondering what they could possibly be

By James Bentley Published

News Presumably involves a lot of AI, but I hope not.

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Noctua's NF-A12x25 G2 in black, in a gaming PC
Noctua's iconic beige and brown PC fan now comes in a slightly less iconic all-black version for PC builders who can't stand the original colour

By James Bentley Published

News It's a bit more versatile but a bit less interesting to me.

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Computer code and text displayed on computer screens. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Hackers are using fake job interviews to load applicants' PCs with a password-stealing Trojan

By James Bentley Published

News No job and a new virus. What a nightmare.

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Origami Linux on a Dell XPS 13 laptop
A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches

By James Bentley Published

News Is the 'nuclear option' sometimes the best one?

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Windows 11 operating system logo is displayed on a laptop screen for illustration photo. Gliwice, Poland on January 23, 2022.
'Apple does this and y’all love it': Microsoft defends new Low Latency feature in Windows 11

By James Bentley Published

News The new mode is reportedly snappier.

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Valve's new Steam Machine during a visit to Valve HQ in Bellevue, Washington. The Steam Machine is a compact living room gaming PC.
New Steam update hints at four separate Steam Machine models and a reservation system

By James Bentley Published

News Presumably that's for different specced models.

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Micron's 6600 ION SSD on a black background
If you're wondering where all the storage is going, it's landed in this 245 TB data center SSD from Micron

By James Bentley Published

News How's your 1 TB HDD feeling now?

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Nvidia headquarters
Nvidia's VP of deep learning says AI workers are already 'far beyond the costs of the employees'

By James Bentley Published

News How much will AI workers really cost in the end?

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A close-up photo of a pair of Micron and SK Hynix DDR5 DIMMs, showing the memory modules on black/green PCBs
'Regardless of the type of offer, available capacity is essentially zero right now': SK hynix is reportedly being swamped with 'unprecedented' offers to secure memory chips

By James Bentley Published

News And it seems like it won't slow down for a while.

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Subnautica
Even seven-year-old GPUs will be able to run Subnautica 2, according to its latest system requirements

By James Bentley Published

News And launch is only a week out.

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Steelseries QcK Performance Balance mouse pad on desk
Some pro gamers change mouse pads every few months, and that makes me wonder how often I should change mine

By James Bentley Published

News You're telling me people change them?

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A screenshot from Navicula Meatus showing a strange human-like creature emerging from a bin in a decrepit environment
People are shaming a Redditor for not emptying their 300 GB recycle bin and I realised mine is just as bad

By James Bentley Published

News That's gotta feel so good for the hard drive.

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Edge logo displayed on a phone screen and Microsoft logo displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 7, 2023.
Microsoft reiterates that it's totally fine with Edge storing passwords in cleartext, despite security researchers' concerns

By James Bentley Published

News An attacker would need access to your pc to use it but why leave it open anyways?

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NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform running on multiple devices
Nvidia confirms some user data may have been stolen in the Armenian GeForce Now breach, but not passwords

By James Bentley last updated

News If you use GeForce Now in Armenia, it may be a good idea to change your password and activate 2FA.

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Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial motherboard
Report says motherboard manufacturers are in crisis as builders aren't building new rigs as much anymore

By James Bentley Published

News Can we put AI back in the box?

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Mario Kart World on the Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 could see a $50-100 price hike says report as pesky investors complain about the launch price

By James Bentley Published

News Curse you, memory crisis.

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A Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Dual graphics card on a bookshelf
Palit clarifies Galax closure claims were simply a 'miscommunication', and it is 'already working on the next generations' of graphics cards

By James Bentley Published

News How that will affect both companies going forward is anyone's guess.

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Microsoft campus
Using 'trillions of anonymised productivity signals', Microsoft thinks nearly half of people like AI in their work

By James Bentley Published

News There's dozens of us who don't!

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3D visualisation of a game PC with airflow
I just built a $70,000 digital PC and visualized its terrible airflow in 3D with this neat part-picking website

By James Bentley Published

News Yes, point all fans inwards, please.

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Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge saves passwords in cleartext 'by design' and researchers argue 'this turns into a credential harvest' on shared PCs

By James Bentley Published

News You do need admin rights to get that far, though.

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Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2
There's a website to competitively guess gaming mouse shapes, and it's a better use of my time than doomscrolling

By James Bentley Published

News I'd prefer to look at a scroll wheel than doomscroll.

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A screen showing Sumsub's home page with face verification analysis.
'I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old': New report details the effects of the Online Safety Act thus far

By James Bentley Published

News How much information should a government ask for to let you go online?

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The Razer Kiyo V2 X webcam on a monior with red and purple light behind it
Razer Kiyo V2 X review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 68% Razer is not quite on the cutting edge here.

Score: 68%
The GameSir G7 Pro 8K Aimlabs Edition on its dock on wood, outside
GameSir G7 Pro 8K Aimlabs Edition review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 84% Would you pay $10 more for higher polling?

Score: 84%
A dramatically lit close up of computer memory/ RAM on a motherboard-style background.
'This is the first time where I'm seeing no light at the end of the tunnel': How the memory crisis is hitting PC builders

By James Bentley Published

Everybody hurts It seems like costly memory prices are making everyone hurt.

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Everybody hurts
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