Samuel Willetts

With a mouse in hand from the age of four, Sam brings two-decades-plus of passion for PCs and tech in his duties as Hardware Editor for Club386. Equipped with an English & Creative Writing degree, waxing lyrical about everything from processors to power supplies comes second nature.
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Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 review: an all-round excellent SSD

Consistently delivering flagship speeds, but with comparatively low temps, and a fair price in today's market, the Exercia Pro G2 is a marvellous PCIe Gen 5.0 SSD.
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Intel won’t launch its 52-core Nova Lake CPUs until mid-2027, according to leak

While the first Core Ultra Series 4 processors should arrive at the start of 2027, Intel is apparently staggering the wider launch.
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Steam Machine running Windows 11 is about as fast as SteamOS, with a few exceptions

It's now possible to run Windows 11 on the Steam Machine, and benchmarks suggest performance is broadly the same as SteamOS.
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Samsung just launched a new PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD, and it’s a warning of the pricing horrors to come

Costing $529 for a 2TB SSD, the Samsung 990 is even more expensive than PCIe Gen 5.0 drives at current prices, but probably not for long.
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Alienware AW3226DM review: a surprisingly bright and responsive VA gaming monitor

Sporting a large and unexpectedly responsive VA panel, as well as excellent build quality, this 32in gaming monitor is keenly prices at $299.
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Gigabyte gives the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 an Aorus Infinity makeover

The Aorus GeForce RTX 5070 Infinity promises the same beautiful design and excellent cooling as prior graphics cards in the range, but in a smaller size.
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PCSpecialist Ionico 18 review: a great, big gaming laptop

With an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GPU and QHD+ screen, this gaming laptop packs plenty of performance and punch for just under £2,000.
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Valve just released the Steam Machine Windows drivers, but there’s a catch

You can now run Windows on a Steam Machine, but don't expect to run SteamOS simultaneously without additional hardware.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Super GPU breaks cover, and it has a high TDP

Making its debut in Seasonic's PSU calculator, the RTX 5080 Super apparently draws 15% more power than a standard 5080 graphics card.
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