Ben Hardwidge

Managing editor of Club386, he started his long journey with PC hardware back in 1989, when his Dad brought home a Sinclair PC200 with an 8MHz AMD 8086 CPU and woeful CGA graphics. With over 25 years of experience in PC hardware journalism, he’s benchmarked everything from the Voodoo3 to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. When he’s not fiddling with PCs, you can find him playing his guitars, painting Warhammer figures, and walking his dog on the South Downs.
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Best CPU cooler 2026: AIO and air coolers tested for Intel and AMD processors

Here are the best air, passive, and AIO coolers for your PC build, whether you're using an AMD Ryzen or Intel Core CPU.
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At just £679.99, this Acer Nvidia GeForce RTX gaming laptop deal is a steal, but you’ll need to be really quick

With a 165Hz screen, Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 GPU, this budget laptop has a great spec for the price.
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This NZXT H6 Flow RGB PC case deal is a bargain at nearly half price, and it looks gorgeous

You can get a huge 48% off the price of an NZXT H6 Flow RGB white PC case in this Amazon Spring deal, meaning it now costs just £61.97.
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Best motherboard 2026: AMD and Intel CPU platforms tested

Find the right home for your AMD Ryzen AM5 or Intel Core LGA1851 CPU, with our full buying guide based on expert in-depth reviews and testing.
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AMD just announced a new version of FSR with multi-frame gen, but it reportedly only works on future GPUs

AMD's FSR Diamond tech promises MFG support, and improved ray regeneration for path tracing, but it's apparently exclusive to RDNA 5.
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Intel announces its “fastest gaming desktop processors ever” – meet Arrow Lake Refresh

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 250K Plus are now official, with more cores, and an intriguing new change to boost gaming performance.
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Grab a fully-modular MSI PSU for an absurdly low price, complete with 80 Plus Gold cert

Amazon has slashed a massive 32% off the price of 750W and 850W PSUs, and they both come with dedicated 16-pin GPU cables.
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Sapphire already has the latest AMD Ryzen AI P100 chips in its embedded gear

An updated Sapphire Rave2 Edge+ VPR-7P100 now supports the latest P100 chips, and there's an x86-only mini-ITX motherboard as well.
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An interview with Intel: why Bartlett Lake isn’t coming to desktops, Panther Lake handhelds, CPU sockets, and more

We talk to Intel UK general manager, Simon Wilyman, about gaming handhelds, Bartlett Lake on the desktop, and RAM prices.
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