Author: [email protected] (Dave James)

[ad_1] Alienware’s Concept Nyx home streaming box and its Concept Polaris external GPU box have me confused. These are both ideas of products that have already existed for many years, in fact Alienware already had an external GPU box it shipped back in 2014, this just seems to have a different design. Either it’s me…

[ad_1] Making bold claims about your new hardware is what CES is all about. The first tech show of the new year is nominally in Las Vegas after all, the sort of place that positively thrives on hyperbole. Though who’s actually bold enough to be there in person this year is tough to say. But…

[ad_1] Look, a new graphics card! Yes, AMD has announced a new desktop GPU at its CES 2022 press conference, with the $199 Radeon RX 6500 XT launching on January 19. So it’s less than two weeks until you too can not buy a graphics card because it’s suddenly out of stock. But it’s great…

[ad_1] When we were naively previewing 2021, still in the warm afterglow of the impressive GeForce RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 6800 XT launches, this year looked like it was to be the year of affordable PC gaming hardware. A golden year for bargain rigs, and one in the eye for the latest consoles. As…

[ad_1] As we bid farewell to the disparate collection of hours, days, and months we’ve come to know as 2021, let us pour out a wee dram and raise a glass in salute to the best PC gaming hardware released this year. In some ways it’s not been a golden year for PC hardware; it’s…

[ad_1] Staff Picks (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2021, each member of the PC Gamer team is shining a spotlight on a game they loved this year. We’ll post new staff picks, alongside our main awards, throughout the rest of the month. The past year has left…

[ad_1] No matter what’s been going on this year, there have been reasons to be cheerful despite the pandemic backdrop, supply crisis, chip shortage, and crypto mining explosion. There is PC gaming hardware to be had, and you can buy a new GPU if you really, really put in the hard graft. And, y’know, the…

[ad_1] The recent trend in PC gaming monitors has been towards ever more expensive panels, and each one, ever more ludicrous in scope. Sure, we’d all love some micro (mini?) LED backlight, or OLED display, but how many of us can really afford to drop a grand or more on a shiny new monitor? Not…

[ad_1] You should think of the best gaming desk as an ergonomic investment. Getting the right one will mean the difference between comfort and years of pain. If you spend a lot of time at a computer, your wrists and hands might ache, your back might be getting sore, and let’s face it, bad posture…