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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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At just £399, this 240Hz MSI OLED gaming monitor is a bargain right now

MSI MAG 273QP QD-OLED X24 offers a 1440p resolution, Nvidia G-Sync compatibility, and a QD-OLED screen - a bargain in this Christmas monitor deal.
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Best DDR4 CPUs and motherboards: Upgrade your PC, use old RAM, avoid silly DDR5 prices

From Intel Core i5-14600K to AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT, here are some decent PC upgrades you can use with your old DDR4 memory.
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Gigabyte Gaming A16 Pro review: RTX 5080 in a slim laptop chassis

This thin-and-light gaming laptop has an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU inside it, but there's not enough power to let it stretch its legs.
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Best CPU 2026 – the top AMD Ryzen and Intel Core processors tested

Find the perfect CPU for your needs, whether that's an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for gaming, or an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K for content creation.
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The 10 worst PC gaming GPUs ever

There have been some terrible Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards over the years, and they're not the only ones. Here are the worst GPUs ever.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D just appeared in a BIOS screenshot, appears to reveal CPU clock speed

More evidence is piling up about AMD having a new 8-core gaming CPU in the works, and this time we may have been given...
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Grab a 1TB Steam Deck upgrade for just $69.99 with this Samsung Evo microSD deal

Get loads more storage space for your Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, or Asus ROG Ally gaming handheld.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs. AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

It's 9070 XT vs 5070 Ti, as these two mid-range gaming GPUs square off against each other in our AI and game benchmarks.
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You can get a 100Hz MSI monitor for just £49 right now, if you’re really quick

Some Cyber Monday monitor deals are still hanging on, meaning you can grab a Full HD 100MHz MSI or 144Hz AOC screen for a really cheap price.
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