Dave James
Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000!). He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. When he dropped it out of the window. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Format full-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others. Now he's back, writing about the nightmarish graphics card market, CPUs with more cores than sense, gaming laptops hotter than the sun, and SSDs more capacious than a Cybertruck.
Latest articles by Dave James
Best gaming mouse in 2024: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
By Dave James last updated
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Black Friday gaming laptop deals 2024
By Dave James last updated
Black Friday is just over a month away and we're going to be on hand from here on out making sure to bring you the best gaming laptop deals around.
The best audiophile headphones for gaming in 2024: my top recommendations for the best cans money can buy
By Dave James last updated
Audiophile Immerse yourself in your games with the best audiophile headphones for gaming.
The best gaming projectors in 2024: These are the beamers I'd use for my home gaming theatre
By Jacob Fox last updated
Beam me up Bigger and more portable than monitors, grab one of these projectors for the ultimate home gaming experience.
Black Friday SSD deals 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Black Friday is a month away now so we're keeping tabs on all the best SSD prices in the build-up to give you the best storage advice
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2024: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
By Dave James last updated
Smol The 14-inch form factor is the perfect nexus point between performance and portability.
Best graphics cards in 2024: the GPUs I recommend for every budget
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Pixel Pushers Our picks of the most powerful gaming GPUs and the ones that provide the best bang for your buck.
Asus TUF A14 gaming laptop review
By Dave James published
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Nvidia RTX 4060 (100 W) | 16 GB LPDDR5x-7500 | 1 TB SSD | $1499 | £1479
Black Friday gaming monitor deals 2024
By Dave James last updated
With Black Friday being a month out, we'll track all of the best deals and tell you which monitor is right for you.
Black Friday gaming PC deals 2024
By Dave James last updated
Black Friday is a month away now, and we're going to be keeping track of the prices of gaming PCs in the lead up to the event to be able to give you the best advice.
Best gaming motherboards in 2024:these are the mobos I'd build a system around today
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
Best PC joysticks in 2024: these are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
By Dave James last updated
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.
Best cheap gaming laptop deals
By Dave James last updated
Deals Our regularly updated list of all the best gaming laptop deals you'll find today.
Valve says its 'not really fair to your customers' to create yearly iterations of something like the Steam Deck, instead it's waiting 'for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life'
By Dave James published
News Valve may not be creating yearly iterations of the Steam Deck, but it's having to give the same answer every year.
AMD's spoiling Intel's Arrow Lake party with Ryzen 9000-series price cuts and the promise of 'next-gen gaming' X3D chips arriving November 7
By Dave James published
Kicking a lump of silicon while it's down.
Best cheap gaming PC deals today
By Dave James last updated
deal Our simple advice: don't pay full price for a gaming PC.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2024: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.
Best curved monitors for gaming in 2024: These are the bendy displays I'd immerse myself in
By Dave James last updated
Bendy Immerse yourself to the max with these vision-enclosing panels.
There's a future where you and your graphics card decide what a game looks like, not the developers
By Dave James published
Gen-Hsun? The current stream of gen-AI game videos teases a future where the rendering power of your GPU barely matters, it's the built-in AI chops which matter.
Best office chairs for gaming in 2024: The top seats for work and gaming that I've tried and tested
By Dave James last updated
Take a seat Take care of your spine with the best office chairs for gaming.
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