Katie Wickens

Katie Wickens

Hardware Writer

Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it. Having been obsessed with computers and graphics for three long decades, she took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni, and has been rambling about games, tech and science—rather sarcastically—for four years since. She can be found admiring technological advancements, scrambling for scintillating Raspberry Pi projects, preaching cybersecurity awareness, sighing over semiconductors, and gawping at the latest GPU upgrades. Right now she's waiting patiently for her chance to upload her consciousness into the cloud.

Latest articles by Katie Wickens

The best gaming chairs guide header image with Logitech Herman Miller Embody chair and Secretlab Titan Evo 2022 on a green background with PC Gamer recommend badge.

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.

Take a seat
Two of the best gaming PCs on a grey background with the PC Gamer Recommends badge in the top right.

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.

Perfect PC
Sabrent Rocket 2230 and WD Black SN850X SSDs

Best M.2 SSDs for gaming in 2024: my top picks for blazing fast storage

By Jeremy Laird last updated

High speed Our choices for the best NVMe M.2 SSDs give you blisteringly fast load times.

High speed
The WD Black SN850X and the Lexar NM790 NVMe SSDs on a pink gradient background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right

Best SSD for gaming in 2024: the speediest SSDs I personally recommend

By Jeremy Laird last updated

Speedy storage Give your gaming PC a serious speed boost with the best SSD for gaming.

Speedy storage
RedMagic Titan Pro gaming laptop

RedMagic Titan 16 Pro gaming laptop review

By Katie Wickens published

Illusory Great for rendering, but with a bit of a strange GPU/CPU pairing.

Illusory
Image of some of the best gaming desks with a green background.

Best gaming desk in 2024: my top picks for standing, sitting and everything in between

By Dave James last updated

Top Desks We've chosen the best gaming desks based on hours of playing on both sitting and standing desks just to see which is worth your money.

Top Desks
Image of the Steam Deck playing Frostpunk.

The best Steam Deck games

By Katie Wickens, Wes Fenlon last updated

Steam On The games that you should play on Valve's gaming handheld.

Steam On
Two of the best PC joysticks, the Thrustmaster Warthog flight stick alongside a Logitech G X56 HOTAS, on a two-tone grey background

Best PC joysticks in 2024: 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.

Locked On
BenQ TK700STi and Optoma UHZ55 gaming projectors on a colourful background with PC Gamer Recommended logo

The best gaming projectors in 2024: 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.

Beam me up
Corsair HS55 and HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless gaming headsets against a colored background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best wireless gaming headsets in 2024: 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.

Untethered
MSI Crosshair 16 HX gaming laptop

MSI Crosshair 16 HX gaming laptop review

By Katie Wickens published

How much?! A chunky funky gaming laptop with high refresh and a lovely 16:10 panel.

How much?!
Optoma UHZ55 gaming projector

Optoma UHZ55 projector review

By Katie Wickens published

Beaming A speed-demon of a long throw projector that will empty your pockets just as fast.

Beaming
Nvidia GeForce Now

Kick back by the pool with a half price RTX 4080 GeForce NOW subscription this summer

By Katie Wickens published

Promoted

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Games

Students, don't miss out: GeForce Now Ultimate RTX 4080 for just a tenner

By Katie Wickens published

Promoted

Neverness to Everness screenshots

Fantasy becomes reality in Neverness to Everness, a supernatural, urban, open-world anime game built in UE5

By Katie Wickens published

Sponsored

Gigabyte Aorus 17X gaming laptop

Gigabyte Aorus 17X (2024) gaming laptop review

By Katie Wickens published

Spine tingling A 17-inch monster gaming laptop worth breaking your back over.

Spine tingling
The best VR headsets on a white gradient background with a PC Gamer Recommended badge in the top right

Best VR headset in 2024: my top picks for stunning virtual reality experiences

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Jack In Immerse yourself in stunning game worlds with the best VR headset.

Jack In
PlayStation 4 dualshock 4 controller with the Ask PC gamer logo in the top right, on a grey background

How to use the DualShock 4 on PC

By Wes Fenlon, Katie Wickens last updated

Guide When a keyboard won't cut it, jam a DualShock 4 PS4 controller into your PC.

Guide
A pc lit up with the ask pc gamer logo.

How to stability test your PC

By Katie Wickens last updated

Ask PC Gamer There's no point in having an overclocked system that continually crashes. Here's how to stability test.

Ask PC Gamer
Ray tracing in Cyberpunk.

PC graphics options explained

By Katie Wickens last updated

GFX Understand what graphics options mean, and which to choose.

GFX
Elden ring pixelated monster for ASK PC gamer graphics settings guide

Which graphics settings should I always disable?

By Katie Wickens last updated

Ask PC Gamer These performance-intensive settings have little visual impact.

Ask PC Gamer
Endgame Gear OP1 8K gaming mouse on a bright mouse pad.

Endgame Gear OP1 8K wired gaming mouse review

By Katie Wickens published

8K A lightweight wired gaming mouse with zero drag and a superb polling rate, but a price that doesn't quite sit right.

8K
Pointing a gun at a mutant.

Dead Space meets Half-Life, only its a 3-way co-op horror Sci-Fi game

By Katie Wickens published

Complete with sentient pet gun.

Characters battle in a field of sunflowers

This Soulslike RPG from the makers of the Ori series is steeped in lore and intrigue

By Katie Wickens published

Sponsored

Corsair K65 pictured outdoors with black and grey keycaps.

Corsair K65 Plus review

By Katie Wickens published

Compact Corsair A little keyboard with very little to complain about.

Compact Corsair
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