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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Three premium PC builds with killer specs – meet the latest Club386 test rigs

We've built three test rigs with the latest kit, which we'll be using in Club386 reviews. Find out which parts we picked and why, plus how they perform.
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Save up to 58% on an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K in this early Prime Day Deal

Both the UK and US Amazon stores are offering Prime Day discounts on Fire Sticks right now, starting at just $17.99 for the Select model.
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Apple AirPods 4 tumble to lowest ever price in this early Prime Day deal, saving you 33%

Pick up a set of Apple AirPods 4 for just £79.80 while promotional stock lasts, with the ANC version now costing only £125.40.
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Asus ROG has abandoned gamers in favour of overpriced tat

Asus' Republic of Gamers brand was tone deaf to the needs of hardware enthusiasts at its 20th birthday presentation, prioritising toys and needless frills over decent kit.
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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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Intel shows off 18A-P, promising a 9% clock speed boost for the same power as 18A

Intel Foundry reveals the details of its latest refinements to the 18A manufacturing process, including improved thermals and power management.
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MSI MPG CoreLiquid P22 360 review: a great-looking LCD AIO cooler for just $149

We test MSI's latest AIO cooler, which easily keeps an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D in check with low fan speeds, and looks good while it does it.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 price returns to £499, thanks to this limited-time MSI GPU deal

For a short time, you can pick up an MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ventus 2X OC graphics card for just £499.98.
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AMD threw gamers a bone at Computex 2026, and I think there are more AM4 X3D CPUs coming

It turns out the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D rerelease wasn't straightforward at all, and involved a considerable engineering effort.
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