Samuel Willetts - Page 50

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.

Fractal Design Era 2 review: a souped-up successor

A refined design sees Era 2 successfully build on its original namesake while taking cues from other cases in Fractal's lineup.

MSI Cubi NUC 1M review: a petite, professional eco-warrior

MSI Cubi NUC 1M is a great SFF system for general computing, with a low power draw and temperatures that make for a quaint, quiet machine.

Fractal Design Refine review: sitting pretty

Refine marks a marvellous debut for Fractal Design into the world of gaming chairs, with features that show up seasoned competitors.

PCSpecialist Helio Elite review: a brilliant budget build

Sometimes simplicity is spectacular, as Helio Elite proves by marrying GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and Ryzen 5 9600X in a high value system.

Ryzen 5 7600X3D only needs half the watts to closely rival 7800X3D

Across a suite of ten games, Ryzen 5 7600X3D is just 8% slower on average than 7800X3D and more efficient to boot.

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs will primarily rely on TSMC fabs

In light of Intel 18A progress, the company is shifting away from Intel 20A ahead of schedule, affecting the fabrication of Arrow Lake.

I’d jump at this Pixel 8 Pro & Pixel Buds Pro combo deal if I didn’t own both already

Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Buds Pro bundles are available for as little as £649, making last year's Google flagship smartphone an absolute steal.

Intel is reportedly running out of CPUs for its Raptor Lake RMAs

Reports of stock shortages for Core i9-14900K and 13900K are mounting, as more users reach out to Intel to replace their defective processors.

Nvidia RTX 5080 performance should be 10% ahead of RTX 4090

Second tier Blackwell outdoes flagship Lovelace, but Nvidia RTX 5080 apparently requires a lot of power to accomplish this.