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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 on the South Downs.
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MSI MEG CoreLiquid E15 360 review: bright lights, big screen

Sporting a massive AMOLED screen, and some ingenious design ideas, this fancy 360mm AIO cooler is built to wow, although it costs a pretty penny.
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Best DDR4 CPU and motherboard guide: upgrade your PC, use old RAM, avoid silly DDR5 prices

From the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D to the Intel Core i5-14600K, here are some decent PC upgrades you can use with your old DDR4 memory.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 is more popular than 5060, as PC gamers demand more GPU power

Nvidia's mid-range GPU grabs the #4 spot in the Steam Hardware Survey, suggesting PC gamers now want more than 8GB of VRAM when they upgrade.
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10 graphics cards that changed PC gaming forever

PC gaming has undergone several graphical quantum leaps in its rich history, thanks to 3dfx, Nvidia, AMD, and even IBM. Here are the big ones.
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This AOC QD-OLED gaming monitor is down to just £269, if you’re really quick

Prime members can grab this AOC Agon Pro AG276QZD monitor for just £269, saving a massive £180 on the usual price. The deal expires soon, though.
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Upgrade your Nintendo Switch 2 storage for just $39.99, if you’re quick

This 256GB Samsung P9 microSD Express card currently has a big discount thanks to Amazon Prime Day, but there's not long left to claim it.
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Best SSD 2026: the top M.2 NVMe and USB drives tested for your PC

Here are the best PCIe Gen 5.0 and 4.0 solid state drives for your PC build, as well as external drives and USB hard disks, all based on our expert testing.
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Intel Core Ultra 270K Plus crashes to record-low price for Prime Day, in both US and UK

This Amazon Intel CPU deal offers fantastic value, with the 24-core 270K Plus going for its lowest ever price of just $264.99 / £259.99.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti dives to £269 in Prime Day GPU deal, and it’s an MSI Trio card too

Grab an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB graphics card for the same price as a 5060 if you're a Prime member, and bag a £25 Steam wallet code too.
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