Samuel Willetts - Page 28

With a mouse in hand from the age of four, Sam brings two-decades-plus of passion for PCs and tech in his duties as Hardware Editor for Club386. Equipped with an English & Creative Writing degree, waxing lyrical about everything from processors to power supplies comes second nature.

Windows 11 adoption surges as Windows 10 support deadline looms

The number of Windows 11 desktop PCs has grown exponentially since the beginning of 2025, as end of support for Windows 10 approaches.

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X prices are lower than ever but this may be your last chance to buy the CPU

Stock for Ryzen 9 5950X is dwindling, meaning you'll need to act fast if you fancy grabbing yourself this powerful processor.

Nintendo Switch 2 HDR is a wash, here’s how to fix it

The tools Nintendo provides to tweak Switch 2 HDR are a headache to set properly, but there are ways to bend them to your will.

Borderlands 4 excludes 50% of Steam users through high CPU requirements

You'll need at least an eight-core CPU to even run Borderlands 4 according to specs set out by developer Gearbox Software.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is finally available below MSRP

The fastest CPU on the market can now be yours for less than its launch price, as the cost of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D falls.

Intel and AMD won’t prioritise PCIe 6.0 SSD support, and I’m fine with that

PCIe 6.0 will supercharge SSD speeds to 32GB/s, but neither AMD nor Intel are interested in quickly adopting the new standard.

Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF offers tempting value as the CPU falls to its lowest ever price

Intel makes an offer that's difficult to refuse by further slashing the price of Core Ultra 7 265KF to its most affordable level yet.

Grab a Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9070 XT with a discount if you’re fast enough

RX 9070 XT is a rare find in the current market, let alone rocking a Sapphire Nitro+ cooler with a small but welcome discount.

Intel stirs hopes of Arc B770 with confirmation of BMG-G31 GPU die

Intel confirms the existence of its BMG-G31 GPU, but questions remain as to whether it will use it in an Arc B770 graphics card.