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
The full Snapdragon X CPU line-up has now been unveiled, and according to Qualcomm's numbers it should put the fear of ARM into AMD and Intel's laptop divisions
By Dave James published
news Qualcomm has shown the full specs of both its Snapdragon X Elite and the new, presumably cheaper X Plus processors.
Cheap graphics card deals this week
By Dave James last updated
Pixel pushers Yes, once more there are cheap graphics card deals.
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 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 VPN for gaming in 2024
By Abigail Shannon last updated
Stealth Mode Prevent DDoS attacks, secure your devices, boost your speed, and get games for bargain prices—all with a gaming VPN. Here are my top picks.
What do you mean you've never played Half-Life: Alyx? Y'know one of the best VR headsets is down below $200 for the first time, right?
By Dave James published
deal Just make sure to grab the discounted Elite Strap for the Meta Quest 2 at the same time.
Best office chairs for gaming in 2024: The greatest 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.
Today's AI may just be 'autocorrect on steroids' but it's made Linus Torvalds mellow out over Nvidia
By Dave James published
news Torvalds and Hohndel talk AI at the recent Open Source Summit, where the former thinks it's made Nvidia better, the latter thinks it's just autocorrect.
PC Gamer is hiring: You know PC hardware, we know PC hardware, let's get together and spread the good word
By Dave James published
Join us! We're looking for a new hardware writer to join the team in Bath.
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.
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.
US Gov sanctions won't impact Nvidia's RTX 4090D shipping to China (updated)
By Dave James published
news The clarified US government sanctions had been misinterpreted as impacting Nvidia's RTX 4090D GPU, but this is not the case.
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.
I wonder how future historians will judge this image of Zuckerberg's 'jersey swap' with Jen-Hsun and his signature leather jacket
By Dave James published
Judge us And what will they think of us?
Putin's ordered his government to look into creating Russia's own Steam Deck, SteamOS, and basically Steam itself
By Dave James published
news Essentially boils down to: "Make me my own Valve."
Elgato Facecam MK.2 webcam review
By Dave James published
Best, now better Don't call it a sequel, but this updated cam is better in every way.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty powerful.
Corsair Platform:6 Creator Edition gaming desk review
By Dave James published
Full package A Swiss Army Knife of a gaming desk with the promise of becoming a streaming home studio.
Razer's Blade gaming laptops have lost their edge
By Dave James published
Rusty The metaphor might write itself, but the competition has gotten so fierce Razer can no longer ignore it.
The Chinese government is phasing out Intel and AMD CPUs and Microsoft's Windows OS because they don't fit its new 'safe and reliable' guidelines
By Chris Szewczyk published
News This is getting nasty.
Best gaming laptops in 2024: I've had my pick of portable powerhouses and these are the best
By Dave James last updated
Portable powerhouses Don't compromise on power or portability with the best gaming laptops.
Valve explains how it built an orb out of Steam Deck OLED prototypes rather than making Half-Life 3, vowing 'we will construct an orb at any opportunity'
By Dave James published
news "We presume people from around the globe will make the pilgrimage to bask in its glow."
Ayaneo Kun handheld PC review
By Dave James published
Sticky Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky.