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Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti graphics card
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti review (MSI Ventus 3X) A GPU with performance close to an RTX 5080 that's sadly set to be priced to oblivion.
A still from a YouTube video showing The Swedish Maker cutting a piece of wood with power tools while wearing a Meta Quest 3 VR headset.
YouTuber The Swedish Maker wears a Meta Quest 3 VR headset for his entire woodworking project and miraculously emerges with all fingers intact This could have gone so much worse.
LG UltraGear 45GX950A
LG's new 45-inch 5K2K uber OLED monitor goes into mass production and will land soon on a desk near you. For $2,000 Huge size, decent pixel density, OLED tech, what's not to like?

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Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses

By Jacob Ridley Last updated

Portable PC PC gaming is officially portable now, and these handheld gaming PCs are the best around.

Portable PC
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Best PC controllers in 2026: I've tested lots of gamepads and these get my recommendation

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 gaming headsets in 2026: I'd bet my ears on these headphones

By Dave James Last updated

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

Quality cans
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Best gaming PCs in 2026: We've tested the best current-gen gaming PCs and these are our picks

By Dave James, Jacob Fox Last updated

Perfect PC Everything you need to know about buying the best prebuilt gaming PC.

Perfect PC
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Don't tell Nvidia: 56% of you are willing to pay over $600 for your next graphics card... and 19% would spend over $1000 😮

By Dave James Published

Poll That's lucky, because the next generation of GPUs is probably going to start at $600...

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Poll
The Steam Controller on a desk during a teardown, with various parts removed.

Someone has managed to run Zork on the Steam Controller's internal hardware, but it's risky business

By Andy Edser Published

News And not the Tom Cruise kind, either.

News
A Secretlab Titan Evo and ThunderX3 Solo 360 gaming chair on a green background with a PC Gamer Recommended label on top.

Best gaming chair in 2026: I've tested loads of gaming chairs and these are my top picks

By Jacob Ridley Last updated

Take a seat These gaming chairs have earned our recommendation over hundreds of hours of testing.

Take a seat
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Best PC speakers in 2026: From 2.1 systems to bookshelf bangers, these are the best gaming PC speakers

By Andy Edser Last updated

Volume up Treat yourself to an awesome audio experience with the best PC speakers.

Volume up
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Creative XF1 speaker review

By James Bentley Published

Score: 87% A small but mighty package.

Score: 87%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D and Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus CPUs

I've just finished reviewing AMD's latest gaming CPU and I would genuinely considering switching back to Intel

By Dave James Published

On a budget It's not that the 7700X3D is a bad chip, but the value proposition of Intel's CPUs is mighty tempting for a budget gamer.

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On a budget
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