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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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Deal of the day: Grab a 144Hz AOC gaming monitor for just $79.99, complete with Nvidia G-Sync

With its 144Hz refresh rate and 1920x1080 resolution, this is a great upgrade from a 60Hz screen, or if you just want a decent second display.
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This £620 Acer gaming laptop deal is mind-blowing, includes Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050, 16GB of RAM, and Intel Core i7

Now at its lowest ever price by a long way, this Acer Nitro V15 offers all the essentials, including a 165Hz screen, 512GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, and Nvidia GPU.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition vs. Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Does the 9950X3D2's extra 64MB of 3D V-Cache justify its price premium over the 9950X3D? We benchmark the two chips side by side to find out.
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Whoa, AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is down to just £135.50 on Amazon right now, if you’re really quick

At nearly half its original MSRP, this 6-core AMD Zen 5 CPU is now an absolute steal, although limited quantities are available, and they're going fast.
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The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D price just dropped, and you get Crimson Desert free

Save 16% on the price of this acclaimed 8-core CPU with 3D V-cache, and grab a free game worth £54.99 in the process.
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Upcoming Intel Raptor Lake Refresh reportedly won’t have a Core i9 model

There's reportedly a new lineup of Intel LGA1700 chips on the way, but it looks as though none of them are going to directly take on the Core i9-14900K.
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Intel is reportedly planning a Raptor Lake Refresh – more 14th-gen CPUs inbound?

More LGA1700 Intel Core CPUs may be released in the future, providing an upgrade path that could potentially work with DDR4 memory.
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Wired2Fire Haven Ember Pro 9060 review: a gorgeous mini gaming PC with a generous price

This lovely, wooden-fronted mini PC comes with 32GB of DDR5 RAM, a 2TB SSD, and an AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GPU, all for £1,499.
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This Logitech G309 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse deal is exceptional, now just £29.74

Save over 63% on the MSRP of this Logitech wireless gaming mouse, if you're quick, with over £50 slashed off the price.
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