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A Corsair HS55 Stereo and Razer BlackShark V3 gaming headset on a pink background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo on top.

Best gaming headsets in 2025: I'd bet my ears on these headphones

By Dave James last updated

Quality cans Treat your ears to some treacle with the best gaming headsets.

Quality cans
Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS and Valve Steam Deck on a yellow background with PC Gamer Recommended label

Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: 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.

Portable PC
A promotional image for Samsung's 12 nm-class DDR5-DRAM production, showing multiple DRAM modules on a UDIMM circuit board.

Explainer: This is why memory and storage is so expensive (of course it's AI) and why PC gaming hardware prices are only going to keep rising, even probably for GPUs

By Jacob Fox last updated

Memory blues Here's all we know about skyrocketing memory prices and what's causing it.

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Memory blues
Sony DualSense controller on a wooden table top

How to use the PS5 DualSense controller on PC

By Wes Fenlon last updated

PSPad Playing PC games with Sony's DualSense controller is a piece of cake.

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

How to use a DualShock 4 on PC: Wired or Bluetooth

By Wes Fenlon, Katie Wickens last updated

Guide A step-by-step guide to using the DualShock 4 on PC via Bluetooth.

Guide
Two products and a holiday-themed background with the PC Gamer logo.

The PC Gamer handheld gaming PC gift guide

By Joel Loynds published

On the move Gift ideas for you or someone you know that's gaming on-the-go.

On the move
Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 processor inside it

iCame, iSaw, iConquered: With its new M5 chip, the Apple MacBook Pro is now a gaming PC. Just, y'know, without the games

By Ian Evenden published

iGame The undisputed king of integrated graphics when it works.

iGame
Arctic's Xtender PC case on a white desk with various parts being installed to build a functional gaming PC.

I build loads of gaming PCs and this is the first to make me regret my decisions with my own personal rig—here's what you need to build it yourself

By Jacob Ridley published

Chilly Tinted glass makes everything look better.

Chilly
A compact gaming PC on a desk with various parts on show.

This is all the best PC gaming gear we recommend in one techie tier list

By Dave James published

The guide Here are PC Gamer's hardware picks, based on years of experience and expert knowledge, all in an easily digestible but admittedly big ol' list.

The guide
A photo of a Silicon Power SSD mounted in an M.2 slot on an AMD motherboard, with an 'Ask PC Gamer' logo in the top right hand corner

Five things I always tell people before they buy their first SSD

By Nick Evanson last updated

I've been buying and using SSDs for over 20 years, and here's my quick guide to making sure you get the right one for your gaming PC.

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