Tag: hardware

Best gaming monitors in 2025: the pixel-perfect panels I’d buy myself

Best gaming monitors in…

The best gaming monitor is an incredibly important piece of a PC gamer’s setup. Why spend lots of money…
The open beta of Nvidia’s RTX Remix is ready to grab: Remaster your favourite old games to give them a massive graphics upgrade

The open beta of…

Do you have an old game that you wish was remastered to make full use of today's graphics technologies?…
AMD is the hardware of choice for France’s first ‘AI factory’ supercomputer

AMD is the hardware…

Move over Nvidia—France’s first Exascale Supercomputer will be powered by AMD hardware. Eyponomously named the Alice Recoque, after the…
Intel’s Arrow Lake specs break cover: Say hello to DDR5-6400, wave goodbye to DDR4 and possibly Hyper-Threading

Intel’s Arrow Lake specs…

It's fair to say that all of us in the PC Gamer office were somewhat disappointed with Intel's 14th…
Little things that matter: Valve is making performance settings in its Steam Deck easier to understand

Little things that matter:…

Not every change or update in PC gaming hardware and software needs to be revolutionary. Sometimes, what you really…
Super-fast gaming mice that weigh less than a feather are all well and good, but what the market really needs are more options for fit and feel, just like the Orbital Pathfinder

Super-fast gaming mice that…

Depending on the situation or what mood I’m in at the time, I typically use one of two mice…
The Nvidia RTX 3050 is a solid new entry-level ray tracing and DLSS GPU – if you can get it at the right price

The Nvidia RTX 3050…

It’s a weird, difficult time to review GPUs. The PC graphics market has been in overdrive for the last…
I reported on the failure of Valve’s first Steam Machines 8 years ago—this time I think they have it right

I reported on the…

If you’re experiencing déjà vu following Valve’s announcement of a little cubic “Steam Machine”—essentially a PC gaming console—it’s because…
Whatever Valve says about its PC-first credentials, its new Steam Machines are another step closer to obliterating the once-indelible line between console and PC

Whatever Valve says about…

The most fascinating thing about Valve’s newly-announced Steam Machine, in a sense, is its status as a halfway house.…
Valve recommends sharing your game library on microSD card between Steam Deck, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine: ‘They’re fully interoperable, just bring it along with you’

Valve recommends sharing your…

Valve is building out its own ecosystem of products with the announcement of the Steam Machine and the Steam…