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'Most chairs labeled as 'gaming' chairs are simply budget task chairs with colorful accent stripes': here's what annoys industry experts the most about gaming chairs

By Dave James published

Ergo I've spoken with a group of certified ergonomists about what makes the best gaming chair and what annoys them the most about modern seats.

Ergo
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Best air cooler for CPUs in 2025: keep your processor chilled with one of these budget-friendly and capable coolers

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Air dried Quiet, reliable and affordable—why not consider a CPU air cooler in 2025?

Air dried
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Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers

By Dave James last updated

Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

Total control
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Best external hard drives in 2025: the storage media I'd take on my own gaming adventures

By Nick Evanson last updated

TB on the go Grab one of the best external hard drives to increase your storage space or backup your PC.

TB on the go
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Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: A closer battle than I expected

By James Bentley published

Head to head Is it time to make a switch? That might depend on where your game library lives.

Head to head
Twitch streamer rejoices via picture in picture streaming. She is playing Elden Ring: Nightreign while wearing a consumer-grade EEG. She has successfully beaten a boss, causing the words 'Night Repulsed' to appear across the screen.

'Sheer practice and willpower': Real-life telekinetic heroine PerriKaryal beat Elden Ring's bosses by thinking about a cricket jumping and twitching her inner ear, and Nightreign is next

By Jess Kinghorn published

Mind games Everyone plays games 'with their brain' but definitely not like this.

Mind games
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Best OLED gaming monitors in 2025: I can't keep my eyes off these vivid displays

By Jeremy Laird last updated

Eye candy The best OLED gaming monitors deliver awesome speed and eye-popping HDR performance.

Eye candy
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The best left-handed mouse for gaming in 2025: The top ambidextrous and mirrored rodents for the southpaw PC gamer

By Dave James last updated

Lefties Shopping for the best left-handed mouse for gaming doesn't have to mean wading through right-handed options that might just work.

Lefties

GIGABYTE AORUS: the premier choice for an AMD gaming PC

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Sponsored by GIGABYTE

Motherboards and graphics cards engineered to run fast and cool.

Hardware
An ROG Xbox Ally X and Ally shown during Microsoft's Xbox stream in June 2025.

Xbox is no longer a console, it's a platform, and it's already entered a battle for control over your handheld gaming PC

By Jacob Ridley published

Xbox everywhere Xbox is becoming more like PC and Windows is becoming more like Xbox... is Microsoft looking to muscle SteamOS out of the way?

Xbox everywhere
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