Nick Evanson
Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in the early 1980s. After leaving university, he became a physics and IT teacher and started writing about tech in the late 1990s. That resulted in him working with MadOnion to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark (MadOnion rebranded) full-time, as editor-in-chief for its PC gaming section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com covering everything and anything to do with tech and PCs. He freely admits to being far too obsessed with GPUs and open-world grindy RPGs, but who isn't these days?
Latest articles by Nick Evanson

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High speed We found the best gaming routers to ensure you can play without delay.

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Evolution, not revolution.

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Deal Alas, AMD's graphics cards are all back over MSRP.

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CES 2026 I have questions, Nvidia. Many questions.

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CES 2026 Let's face it, modders have been doing a better job of expanding FSR 4's user base than AMD has.

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CES 2026 Plus there's now a proper app. As in one that doesn't look like it was thrown out on a wet weekend back in 2003.

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CES 2026 The right hardware, now matched by the right operating system. Probably not the right price, though.

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CES 2026 Because we all want a GPU that looks like a 1980s beatbox.

By Nick Evanson, Andy Chalk Published
news The minimum system requirement is basic but the recommended hardware is fairly high-end, despite only promising 60 fps at 1080p.

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CES 2026 Shame the hardware inside is a bit limited for gaming.

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CES 2026 Assuming you're happy paying $350 for the privilege, of course. Yarrr, curses!

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CES 2026 It'd be kinda nice to see some Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops first, though.

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CES 2026 For those times when RGB just isn't bling enough.

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CES 2026 It's certainly better for gaming than the 'new' Ryzen AI 400 chips, that's for sure.

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CES 2026 And AMD tells us to only expect 2 - 3% higher performance on average, 5% at best if a game really likes higher clocks.

By Dave James Published
winners! We've had our hands on the absolute best PC hardware the industry has had to offer in this bountiful year, and these are the winners.

By Nick Evanson Published
Next gen Upscaling is almost perfect. Now it's frame gen's time.

By Nick Evanson Published
Gear of the Year No joke, it's been the best upgrade I've done in years.

By Nick Evanson Published
Gear of the year Motherboards are the only way that Intel stands any chance of winning an award this year.

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Gear of the year It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.

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Best dev …and three not-so-shining examples. Oh dear.

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🏆 It's not me, it's you. I don't like you.

By Nick Evanson Published
News Ultra-tiny, cutting-edge processes aren't needed for platform controllers.

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News Intel's 14A process node and die-stacking EMIB are the favoured technologies.

By Nick Evanson Published
News At 140 W, it sits right between the RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 in terms of power munchies, and just above the Steam Machine's GPU.
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