Damien Mason

Senior hardware editor at Club386, he first began his journey with consoles before graduating to PCs. What began as a quest to edit video for his Film and Television Production degree soon spiralled into an obsession with upgrading and optimising his rig.

Asus ROG Ally 2 leak shows Xbox button and Ryzen Z2 Extreme CPU

Asus ROG Ally 2 sees a fair few leaks, hinting that a release date for the Xbox handheld might be just around the corner.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPUs launch May 19 at $299

Nvidia announces that its budget Blackwell RTX 5060 graphics card lands at Computex, lining up with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang taking the stage.

Glorious GMMK 3 Pro HE deal makes my top gaming keyboard a steal

Get your start in custom keyboards with this belter Bank Holiday discount bringing Glorious GMMK 3 Pro HE down to its lowest price yet.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gets a rare discount and falls to its best price

Falling below MSRP for the very first time, you can currently get one heck of an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D deal for that long-awaited PC upgrade.

Intel may stagger Panther Lake launch with just one model in 2025

Intel keeps to its word that it's on track to launch Panther Lake this year, but there's a big asterisk as the rest arrive in 2026.

Valve Deckard VR headset should run Half-Life: Alyx natively

Valve Deckard shares much in common with Steam Deck, both being portable devices that can play Half-Life: Alyx without a gaming PC.

TP-Link Deco BE63 deal offers mesh WiFi 7 for the lowest price yet

Wireless connections have never been faster with WiFi 7, and you can get a trio of mesh devices from TP-Link for cheaper than ever.

Xbox increases price of games to match Nintendo Switch 2

Call of Duty and The Elder Scrolls VI will get much more expensive as Xbox raises game prices to $80 a pop.