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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 his dog on the South Downs.
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Amazingly, this 144Hz MSI monitor costs just £56 if you’re quick

With a 1920x1080 resolution, AMD FreeSync support, and a 144Hz refresh rate, this MSI Pro MP243L E14 monitor deal offers outstanding value for money.
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Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K benchmark leak hints at new numbering scheme for Nova Lake CPU names

Multiple leakers have now backed up the new naming strategy for Intel Nova Lake CPUs, with the 4950K apparently offering eight P-Cores and 20 E-Cores.
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This G.Skill DDR5 RAM now costs over 10x its 2025 price, as new stock lands at £1,199 for a 32GB kit

DDR5 RAM prices continue their journey into surrealism, as the costs of dual-channel 32GB G.Skill 6,000MT/s and 7,200MT/s kits sail past a grand.
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Noctua says no to RGB lighting and screens – “making things look pretty” isn’t our focus

There aren't going to be any RGB Noctua coolers, or ones with LCDs, the company tells us, explaining that fancy looks aren't a priority.
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Noctua isn’t making any white fans or heatsinks, and told us why

The veteran cooling firm explains why you won't be getting a Noctua chromax.white cooler to match your pale PC build.
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be quiet! Light Loop IO LCD 360 review: a blinged-up AIO cooler with a touch of class

The first be quiet! AIO cooler with an LCD impresses us with its dashing good looks and low-noise operation, but it's not quite a slam dunk.
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Here’s why Noctua coolers are clad in that brown and beige colour scheme

We ask Noctua where its classic livery came from, and how well its brown coolers sell compared to chromax.black versions.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D falls to record low price since rerelease – a great CPU upgrade for DDR4 owners

Now going for £299.99 in this Amazon CPU deal, the 5800X3D is ideal for anyone priced out of the DDR5 RAM circus.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D just dived to its lowest ever price, in US and UK

Treat yourself to a top-notch 16-core chip with 3D V-Cache. This Amazon CPU deal enables you to save a massive $130 or £160 off the 9950X3D launch MSRP.
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