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An air cooler from Noctua and a liquid cooler from Arctic on a blue background with the PC Gamer Recommended badge in the upper right.

Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.

Cool Breeze
Two of the best liquid coolers on a red background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right.

Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.

Wetware
MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi and Asus ROG Maximum Z790 Hero gaming motherboards on a green background with a PC Gamer Recommended label

Best gaming motherboards in 2025: these are the AMD and Intel mobos I'd build a system around today

By Dave James last updated

Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.

Best Mobo
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The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2025: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy

By Dave James last updated

Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.

Audiophile
Hatsune Miku x TUF Gaming collaboration ft. Keyboard, Mini Wireless Mouse, Headset, and Mouse Mat against pale wood background

My desktop has been overrun by virtual pop sensation Hatsune Miku goodies from Asus, but I'm here to tell you that it really is a case of style over substance

By Kara Phillips published

Hold fire Sometimes I've got to do the right thing too, you know.

Hold fire
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Best external SSDs for gaming in 2025: These are the portable drives I'd use for backups, game libraries, and travel storage

By Jacob Fox last updated

SSDs to go Bag one of the best USB Type-C SSDs for game storage on a PC or console.

SSDs to go
A pair of PCIe 5.0 gaming SSDs against a gradient red/orange background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo in the corner.

Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC

By Nick Evanson published

Speedy storage If you want blistering speed from your storage, a PCIe 5.0 SSD is a must-have.

Speedy storage

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Vault Boy jumping back in surprise as he looks at a malfunctioning monitor.

OLED burn-in anxiety will ruin my sanity long before it ruins my monitor

By Andrea Shearon published

Burned Out Nice OLED you've got there, sure would be a shame if the pale outline of an Excel document burned into it.

Burned Out
Nvidia RTX 5090 and XFX RX 9070 graphics cards

Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards

By Dave James published

Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.

Pixel Pushers
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