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.
MSI Cubi Z AI 8M review: A mini PC with a mighty CPU
With an 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS under the hood, this tiny PC has plenty of processing power, and it can even handle some gaming.
This 200Hz MSI gaming monitor is now a steal for just £78.97
With a 200Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync support, this Christmas MSI gaming monitor deal is outstanding for the price.
Hey AMD, it’s now time to resurrect Ryzen 7 5800X3D
With DDR5 prices rocketing, a new AM4 CPU with 3D V-cache would be good for both AMD and gamers.
At just £399, this 240Hz MSI OLED gaming monitor is a bargain right now
MSI MAG 273QP QD-OLED X24 offers a 1440p resolution, Nvidia G-Sync compatibility, and a QD-OLED screen - a bargain in this Christmas monitor deal.
Best DDR4 CPUs and motherboards: Upgrade your PC, use old RAM, avoid silly DDR5 prices
From Intel Core i5-14600K to AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT, here are some decent PC upgrades you can use with your old DDR4 memory.
Gigabyte Gaming A16 Pro review: RTX 5080 in a slim laptop chassis
This thin-and-light gaming laptop has an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU inside it, but there's not enough power to let it stretch its legs.
Best CPU 2025 – the top AMD Ryzen and Intel Core processors tested
Find the perfect CPU for your needs, whether that's an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for gaming, or an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K for content creation.
The 10 worst PC gaming GPUs ever
There have been some terrible Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards over the years, and they're not the only ones. Here are the worst GPUs ever.