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Biopod on the moon.

These inflatable farm pods are straight outta Surviving Mars

By Jorge Jimenez published

News The BioPod could help feed future space settlers.

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Shot of GTX 1660 Ti

The GTX 1650 is now the most commonly used GPU among Steam users

By Jorge Jimenez published

News The GTX 1060's time at the top has come to an end.

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LG OLED gaming monitor on a desk

LG's first OLED gaming monitors are super fast but not so bright

By Jeremy Laird published

news 27-inch and 45-inch panels hit 0.03ms but only 200 nits.

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RTX 3060 8GB

RTX 3060 8GB: Way slower, no cheaper, avoid, says first online review

By Jeremy Laird published

News Old 12GB board is up to 35% faster. Yikes.

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Two characters in science-fiction mining equipment talking to each other from game The Callisto Protocol

System specs for sci-fi horror epic Callisto Protocol will terrify your PC

By Jeremy Laird published

News The full sweat-and-gore experience needs some serious hardware.

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Latest Hardware Buying guides

Best MSI gaming laptop deals

Best MSI gaming laptop deals

By Alan Dexter published

Big Dragon Energy Ride the dragon with these killer MSI gaming laptop deals.

Big Dragon Energy
The best microphone for gaming: Two microphones on a grey background with the PC Gamer Recommended badge in the top right.

The best microphone for streaming, gaming, and podcasting

By Jorge Jimenez last updated

Mouth Noises Make your voice heard with the best microphones for streaming and gaming.

Mouth Noises
Two of the best graphics cards from top down and side on view, on a pastel yellow background

The best graphics cards in 2022

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Pixel Pushers The most powerful gaming GPUs, as well as the best graphics cards that strike a balance between price and performance.

Pixel Pushers
Best gaming laptop: Razer and MSI gaming laptops on a blue background

Best gaming laptops in 2022

By Dave James last updated

Portable powerhouses The best gaming laptop doesn't compromise on portability and performance.

Portable powerhouses
Two of the best gaming PCs on a white background.

The best gaming PC in 2022

By Dave James last updated

Game Ready Make one of the best gaming PCs the center of your universe.

Game Ready

Latest Reviews

HyperX Procast on a mic arm

HyperX Procast review

By Jorge Jimenez published

Review HyperX's first XLR microphone offers truly incredible sound for a cost.

Review
MelGeek Pixel gaming keyboard

MelGeek Pixel keyboard review

By Dave James published

Bricked I'm obsessed with LEGO and love mechanical keyboards, yet even I hate this faux-LEGO keeb.

Bricked
The Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ on a desk.

Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ 4K OLED review

By Kizito Katawonga published

ROG is pog The rise of OLED gaming monitors continues with this excellent entry from Asus.

ROG is pog
Thermaltake Argent E700 gaming chair

Thermaltake Argent E700 review

By Christian Guyton published

Fly ride A mighty gaming throne, but the price for greatness is undeniably high.

Fly ride
Nvidia RTX 4080 graphics card

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 FE review

By Dave James published

Pixel pusher Knock $200 off the price tag and we'll talk.

Pixel pusher

Latest Features

Image for These incredible LAN party photos remind us how much work it used to be to play games together

These incredible LAN party photos remind us how much work it used to be to play games together

By Luke Winkie published

interview LAN Party photobook author Merritt K on the allure of a bygone era in PC gaming.

interview
Cyber Monday gaming chair deals

Cyber Monday gaming chair deals 2022

By Jacob Ridley published

As we shift gears from Black Friday to Cyber Monday there are still discounts on the most lustrous of gaming chairs.

Steelseries headset

Cyber Monday gaming headset deals 2022

By Dave James published

Sound can be an easily overlooked area of gaming, but there's no excuse with some of the best gaming headsets on sale right now.

Cyber Monday GPUs

Cyber Week graphics card deals 2022

By Dave James published

Buying a new graphics card can be a minefield, so we're on hand to guide you in what actually is a good GPU deal this year.

Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals

Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals 2022

By Dave James published

With new machines launching next year, retailers are offering big discounts on still great gaming laptops today.

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