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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Valve appears to be shipping Steam Machines ready for launch

A number of "game console" shipments have been spotted heading to Valve in the US, suggesting the Steam Machine release could be imminent.
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MSI handheld with Intel Panther Lake chip appears for sale, with what looks like a killer spec

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ won't threaten Valve's Steam Deck if this price is genuine, but it looks like you get 32GB of RAM and an Intel Arc G3 Extreme.
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ADATA’s profit jumps by over 2,800% compared to last year, describes tight RAM supply as “new normal”

ADATA's latest year-on-year operating profits dwarf the same figures from this time last year, as analysts predict more RAM price increases to come.
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D now has a surprisingly low price

You can pick up this 8-core AMD chip with 3D V-Cache for a low price of just $324.99, thanks to this Amazon gaming CPU deal.
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Microsoft reportedly has a secret project to make Windows 11 as fast as SteamOS in games

It looks as though ads are going from the Start menu too, and File Explorer is getting loads of improvements. Is Microsoft finally listening?
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Corsair has slashed £50 off the price of this aquarium RGB PC case, now just £69, if you’re quick

Grab a great-looking Corsair 3500X RS-R ARGB with two tempered glass panels for just £69 in this PC case deal, which expires on 30 April.
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It’s official: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU now has 12GB of VRAM, and it’s about time

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 mobile GPU won't be languishing with just 8GB of memory any more, as 12GB model gets officially confirmed.
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Valve confirms why Steam Controller is out before Steam Machine – it “doesn’t have RAM in it”

Valve has just explained the key reason why it's already launched the Steam Controller, but there's still no sign of its Steam Machine, despite...
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Deal of the day: Save $90 on a 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT, and use your old DDR4 RAM with it

At $259.99, this 16-core AMD Zen 3 CPU offers a great drop-in upgrade for owners of AM4 systems, especially when RAM prices are so high.
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