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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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Several Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs just dropped below MSRP in the UK, if you’re quick

Grab an RTX 5060 Ti for £299 if you're in the UK, along with several other cut-price GPU deals, starting from £218.99
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be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 6 review: top-quality air cooler design

This classy CPU cooler has no trouble cooling an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, even at low fan speeds, and its build quality is excellent too.
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We’re using the wrong aspect ratio – why we need to bring back 16:10 monitors

16:9 might offer a good compromise between 4:3 and 2.35:1 for TVs, but it makes no sense as the standard for desktop PC monitors.
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We unboxed MSI’s Mandalorian and Grogu RTX 5080 graphics card, and it looks fab

Grogu does a fine job of holding up this Star Wars Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card up close, with its classy box art and premium backplate.
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Best PSU 2026: the top PC power supplies tested

Find the best power supply for your rig with our full expert guide, all based on our own detailed testing, reviews, and experience.
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For just £225, this MSI Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 deal is exceptional

You can grab this decent Nvidia gaming GPU for an outstanding price in this Amazon graphics card deal, if you're quick.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D just dropped to its lowest ever price

In this latest Amazon AMD CPU deal, you can save £81 on the 9800X3D's MSRP, bringing down the price to just £368.97.
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PCSpecialist Ionico 16 D review: a classy, well-built gaming laptop with a gorgeous screen

A wide array of ports, great build quality, and an Intel Core Ultra 275HX CPU make for a powerful portable machine, and there's plenty of RAM too.
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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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