Ben Hardwidge - Page 9

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.

Grab this fast 2TB Steam Deck SSD for a bargain price, if you’re quick

This SSD is ideal for any gaming handheld that takes an M.2 2230 SSD, from the Lenovo Legion Go to the Asus ROG Ally X.

Grab a 27in MSI gaming monitor with a 200Hz refresh rate for just £89, if you’re quick

Saving you a massive 36% over the MSRP, this bargain monitor deal gets you a 200Hz IPS panel with Active Sync support.

The top 10 greatest PC gaming GPUs ever

From 3dfx Voodoo to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, we chart the GPUs and graphics cards that had the biggest impact on PC gaming.

Valve’s new Steam Machine is let down by a seriously underwhelming GPU

With even less GPU power than a Radeon RX 7600, the Steam Machine is going to struggle to play games at 4K as Valve claims.

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D has just been unleashed, and the price is great

At a price of just $269, Ryzen 5 7500X3D is likely to be very popular with gamers on tight budgets, but clock speed has taken a big hit.

At £69, this 180Hz AOC gaming monitor deal is just silly

With Nvidia G-Sync compatibility, a 1080p resolution, and a fast IPS panel, this deal represents outstanding value.

Apple MacBook Air 13 2025 just dropped to $749.99, its lowest ever price

You can save a massive 25% off the price of a brand new Apple MacBook Air 2025 right now, complete with an M4 CPU.

UK gamers – save a huge £450 on this 4K MSI OLED monitor, if you’re quick

With a 240Hz refresh rate, G-Sync compatibility, and super-fast response times, the MSI MPG 272URX is a bargain of a monitor right now.

A call to PC case manufacturers – bring back 5.25in drive bays

Drive bays aren't just about installing optical drives, but also expanding your PC with new ports and features.