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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Intel and AMD CPU prices are increasing by up to 20%, say manufacturers, with further rises expected this year

AI demand has driven up the costs of consumer and server processors, with both AMD and Intel reportedly planning further price increases.
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Intel plans to launch overclockable budget CPUs

Multiplier overclocking looks set to soon find its way to low-cost Intel CPUs, but questions remain about chipset support.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition review: more cache, minor gains, less value

Dual 3D V-Cache is finally here, but only a select few users will benefit from this feature, as our Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 benchmarks demonstrate.
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Forget RAM and GPUs, now is an awesome time to buy a monitor – here’s what to look for

PC monitors lead the way for upgrade paths in 2026, here's what to look for, from screen size and refresh rate, to panel tech and resolution.
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Intel Nova Lake bLLC will outpace AMD 3D V-Cache, according to leak

While Intel's rumoured big Last Level Cache apparently won't feature on every Nova Lake CPU, the feature should deliver more cache than AMD rivals.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 9GB is delayed, but RTX 3060 12GB will return soon, rumour claims

Instead of deploying an RTX 5050 refresh, Nvidia is apparently planning to re-release the five-year-old RTX 3060 12GB.
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I put Intel Core 200S Boost to the test with a 270K Plus, here are the results

Core 200S Boost can give Intel Arrow Lake processors a boost, but the effect usually isn't transformative.
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Nvidia GPU warranty claims rise sharply, costing the company $894M in 2025

The rate of warranty claims relative to sales quadrupled for Nvidia in 2025, with a huge spike in costs.
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Steam Controllers may finally be making their way across the globe, according to Valve shipping records

Valve recently imported just under 13,000kg of wireless PC controllers, building hope that the Steam Hardware launch isn't far away.
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