Samuel Willetts - Page 55

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.

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro review: style and substance

Underneath the flashy appearance of X870E Aorus lies an AM5 motherboard packing a punch that's as pretty as it is powerful.

ASRock X870E Taichi Lite review: trimming the fat

Few details separate X870E Taichi Lite from its more expensive sibling, retaining all the overclocking chops you could ask of a motherboard.

MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi review: all that you could axe for

Shifting to AMD's X870 chipset, MSI makes smart changes to its Tomahawk WiFi motherboard that make it a better buy than its predecessor.

Here’s how MSI makes over 1.3 million motherboards a month

MSI kindly invited us to take a tour of its factory in Shenzhen, to show us exactly what it takes to build 35,000 motherboards a day.

If I were building a QHD gaming PC, I’d buy this Radeon graphics card for it

AMD created a QHD champion with Radeon RX 7800 XT and now the price of the stylish Sapphire Pure model is more affordable than ever.

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.