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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AOC Q27G4ZR review: a surprisingly affordable QHD 240Hz monitor

Offering a 240Hz IPS panel and 2560x1440 resolution for just £199, the AOC Q27G4ZR speeds past rivals, and its screen is surprisingly bright as well.
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Valve’s Steam Controller reservation queue is a win for gamers, and I hope we see it return for the Steam Machine

You'll now need to wait in line for the opportunity to buy a Steam Controller, but you'll have 72 hours to complete your purchase.
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New AMD chipset may debut at Computex, complete with BIOS and RAM changes

Full CUDIMM support could finally arrive on AM5, but AMD likely isn't making major changes to its motherboard chipset architecture.
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AMD Ryzen X3D CPUs called out in Apex Legends patch for being too fast

EA cites the single-threaded speed of AMD CPUs with 3D V-Cache as a driving force behind Apex Legends performance improvements.
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Steam Controller review: a great gamepad for a living room PC

Boasting dual haptic trackpads and more, Valve's Steam Controller is a compelling take on the PC gamepad, although it comes at a higher cost.
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Intel Arc B770 could have rivalled RTX 5060 Ti, according to these Pro B70 benchmarks

In addition to trading blows with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Intel's Arc Pro B70 is up to 66% faster than the Arc B580.
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Noctua explains why its chromax.black fans always take longer to arrive

The process of launching Noctua chromax.black fans is more than a simple paint job, with the design requiring months of testing.
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Intel Arc G3 Extreme handheld chip thrashes AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme by 25% in leaked benchmark

Leak suggests Intel Panther Lake handheld chips will have a multi-core advantage over rival AMD CPUs, and a faster GPU too.
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Gigabyte MO27Q28G review: a glorious Tandem OLED gaming monitor

With class-leading peak brightness and great colour performance, the MO27Q28G is a brilliant showcase of Tandem OLED tech.
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